Manila, Oct. 22 -- The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) will ask the Supreme Court (SC) to review parts of its ruling on the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets, arguing that Congress and the executive should be allowed to correct budget issues within their constitutional powers.

At a Palace briefing Thursday, Solicitor General Darlene Marie Berberabe said the OSG respects the Court's ruling that unprogrammed appropriations are not unconstitutional per se but wants clarification on safeguards affecting the implementation of the 2026 budget.

The OSG seeks to clarify which safeguards the Constitution requires and which should be left to Congress and the executive, which have separate powers to enact and implement the national budge...