G.R. No. L-10405 - Pascual vs. Secretary of Public Works and Communications

Pascual vs. Secretary of Public Works and Communications

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Title Supreme Court: Pascual vs. Secretary of Public Works and Communications

Case: G.R. No. L-10405

Decision Date: Dec 29, 1960

A provincial governor challenged the constitutionality of a law appropriating funds for private roads, arguing it served a private purpose. The Supreme Court ruled the appropriation unconstitutional, as public funds cannot benefit private interests, and upheld the petitioner's standing as a taxpayer.

appropriation

donation

private feeder roads

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