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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 7:30 p.m.) — Marikina City Rep. Stella Quimbo's defense of the confidential funds, particularly those allocated to the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education, as well as the Maharlika Investment Fund, has ignited controversy within the Liberal Party, according to LP President Edcel Lagman (Albay representative)
MANILA, Philippines — Days after the House of Representatives started its process of realigning confidential funds in the proposed 2024 national budget, Vice President Sara Duterte branded critics of the secret funds as “enemies of the nation” due to its supposed necessity for peace and security.
Not all government agencies are entitled to confidential and intelligence funds, according to Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.
MANILA, Philippines — The "belatedly released" government document showing a fund release confirmed that the Office of the Vice President received its confidential funds through the Office of the President, a lawmaker said.
MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker on Tuesday scored the “flawed” manner in which the Office of the Vice President requested additional funds in 2022, this time pointing out specific wordings in the OVP’s letter request to the Department of Budget and Management allegedly proving the adjustment was done through augmentation.
MANILA, Philippines — Retired Catholic bishops Deogracias Iniguez Jr. of Kalookan and Antonio Tobias of Novaliches will hold a mass at the EDSA Shrine today for the 51st anniversary of the declaration of martial law by former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.