Only senators Koko Pimentel and Risa Hontiveros quiz Vice President Sara Duterte about her request for P500 million in confidential and intelligence funds
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate committee on finance on Monday, September 4, approved the proposed P2.3 billion budget of the Office of the Vice President for 2024, including P500 million in confidential and intelligence funds .
The deliberations, which lasted for about an hour and a and half, was cut short when Senator Bong Revilla moved to terminate the budget hearing as “courtesy” to the second highest official of the country. “Traditionally, with due respect and courtesy to the second highest official of the country. When the budget of OVP, deliberations are terminated after a few pleasantriesOnly the minority bloc, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel and Deputy Senate Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros, quizzed Vice President Sara Duterte about her request for P500-million CIF.
Hontiveros pointed out that Duterte’s request of P500 million is bigger than the confidential funds of the Department of National Defense and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency in the proposed 2024 budget. “Ano po ba ‘yung magiging subjects ng OVP intelligence gathering operations? Ano ang mga intensyon at capabilities ng mga subjects na ito na kailangan ng OVP ng intelligence on these? At paano nitong mga subjects tine-threaten ang operations ng OVP?”LOOK: OVP and DepEd have bigger confidential funds in proposed 2024 budget compared to Department of National Defense and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.
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