Manila, Oct. 23 -- Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) Secretary Joey Sarte Salceda welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling on unprogrammed appropriations, saying it places President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in a strong position to lead comprehensive reforms in the national budget process.

Salceda said the Court recognized that unprogrammed appropriations are not inherently unconstitutional but are legitimate fiscal management instruments subject to constitutional limits and safeguards.

He also highlighted the ruling's finding that Marcos was not personally responsible for grave abuse of discretion. The Court's findings principally concerned congressional increases beyond the President's proposed budget and deficiencies in legal ...