GR 169815,
August 13, 2008
Facts: The BFAR Employees Union issued a resolution requesting the BFAR Central Office for a Food Basket Allowance. It justified its request on the high cost of living which makes it hard to sustain even the four basic needs. On post-audit, COA disallowed the grant of Food Basket Allowance. Petitioners moved for reconsideration and prayed for the lifting of the disallowance for being unconstitutional as it contravenes the fundamental principle of the State enshrined under Sections 9 and 10, Article II of the 1987 Constitution:
Section 9. The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.
Section 10. The State shall promote social justice in all phases of national development.
Issue: Is the disallowance in question unconstitutional?
Held: The court denied the petition. Social justice provisions of the Constitution are not self-executing principles ready for enforcement through the courts. They are merely statements of principles and policies giving guidelines for legislation and that they do not embody judicially enforceable constitutional rights.
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