📁 ACCESS THE FULL COPY OF PETITION Re Mandanas -Garcia Ruling: SUPREME COURT PETITION FOR LGU FISCAL AUTONOMY] ⚖️📑🇵🇭 In the interest of transparency and to keep our members fully informed, we are providing a copy of the said petition here on our Community Page. We encourage all local legislators to review the document to understand the legal basis of our fight for fiscal autonomy. ​🔍 WHAT IS AT STAKE? We are seeking to declare the inclusion of the P1.19 Trillion National Tax Allotment (NTA) in the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) as NULL AND VOID. ​Key points from our petition: ​Automatic Release is a Right: The NTA is a constitutionally mandated share that must be automatically released. It is not a national expenditure subject to legislative approval. ​Preventing Financial Shortfalls: Because the NTA was tied to the GAA, the delay in passing the 2026 budget led to a reenactment of 2025 figures, causing an aggregate shortfall of P155.9 Billion for LGUs nationwide. ​Ending "Gatekeeping": Treating the NTA as an appropriation subjects it to presidential vetoes and budget execution controls that can freeze or diminish local funds. ​Protecting Local Services: Uncertainty in these funds directly harms our ability to deliver time-bound health, infrastructure, and social service projects. ​"This petition is a commitment to the 17,000 local legislators we represent," says PCL National Chairman Atty. Raul R. Corro. "We are ensuring the NTA remains a protected, independent share for the benefit of the grassroots level." ​📰 Sources: Manila Bulletin ABS-CBN ​#PCLat35 #FiscalAutonomy #MandanasGarciaRuling #PublicServiceAboveSelf #SupremeCourt #Transparency #LocalGovernance

PCL STANDS WITH VICE GOV. DODO MANDANAS FOR LGU FISCAL AUTONOMY] ⚖️🇵🇭 ​The Philippine Councilors League (PCL) is taking a historic stand to protect the constitutional rights of our Local Government Units! ​Led by National Chairman Atty. Raul R. Corro and Executive Director Dr. Helario "Larry" Caminero, the PCL has officially joined Batangas Vice Governor Hermilando "Dodo" Mandanas in a petition filed before the Supreme Court. ​What is this about? We are challenging the inclusion of the P1.19 Trillion National Tax Allotment (NTA) in the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA). Our goal is to declare this inclusion null and void, as it violates the constitutional principle of the automatic release of local funds. ​Why is it important? ​Constitutional Mandate: Under the 1987 Constitution, local tax shares must be automatically released. ​Fiscal Independence: Treating the NTA as a discretionary national appropriation creates unnecessary oversight that can delay vital local services. ​Grassroots Impact: This legal move ensures that funds for health, infrastructure, and social services reach our constituents directly and without delay. ​"Our support for this petition is a commitment to the 17,000 local legislators we represent," says Chairman Atty. Raul R. Corro. "We are ensuring that the NTA reaches the grassroots level as mandated by the law." ​The PCL remains steadfast in enforcing the Mandanas-Garcia Ruling to ensure every municipality and city has the stable financial foundation it deserves. ​Witnessed by the PCL Advocacy/CLLEP Team: Atty. Alan Zulueta, Psyche Sucaldito, Oden Berces, and Junjie Navales Cruz. ​#PCLat35 #LocalGovernance #FiscalAutonomy #MandanasGarciaRuling #PublicServiceAboveSelf #PhilippineCouncilorsLeague ​📸 Photo Courtesy of the Office of Councilor Atty. Raul Corro Raul and VGov Dodo Mandanas, Batangas.