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G.R. No. 208566. November 19, 2013. GRECO ANTONIOUS BEDA B. BELGICA, JOSE M. VILLEGAS, JR., JOSE L. GONZALEZ, REUBEN M. ABANTE, and QUINTIN PAREDES SAN DIEGO, petitioners, vs. HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT FLORENCIO B. ABAD, NATIONAL TREASURER ROSALIA V. DE LEON, SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by FRANKLIN M. DRILON in his capacity as SENATE PRESIDENT, and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, represented by FELICIANO S. BELMONTE, JR. in his capacity as SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, respondents. G.R. No. 208493. November 19, 2013. SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIETY (SJS) PRESIDENT SAMSON S. ALCANTARA, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE FRANKLIN M. DRILON, in his capacity as SENATE PRESIDENT, and HONORABLE FELICIANO S. BELMONTE, JR., in his capacity as SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, respondents. G.R. No. 209251. November 19, 2013. PEDRITO M. NEPOMUCENO, Former Mayor-Boac, Marinduque, Former Provincial Board Member-Province of Marinduque, petitioner, vs. PRESIDENT BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III** and SECRETARY FLORENCIO "BUTCH" ABAD, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, respondents. Belgica vs. Ochoa, Jr., 710 SCRA 1, G.R. No. 208566 November 19, 2013 PERLAS-BERNABE, J.: FACTS: The so-called pork barrel system has been around in the Philippines since about 1922. Pork Barrel is commonly known as the lump-sum, discretionary funds of the members of the Congress. It underwent several legal designations from "Congressional Pork Barrel" to the latest "Priority Development Assistance Fund" or PDAF. The allocation for the pork barrel is integrated in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA). Since 2011, the allocation of the PDAF has been done in the following manner: a. P70 million: for each member of the lower house; broken down to – P40 million for "hard projects" (infrastructure projects like roads, buildings, schools, etc.), and P30 million for "soft projects" (scholarship grants, medical assistance, livelihood programs, IT development, etc.); b. P200 million: for each senator; broken down to – P100 million for hard projects, P100 million for soft projects; c. P200 million: for the Vice-President; broken down to – P100 million for hard projects, P100 million for soft projects....