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MANILA, Philippines — After an eleventh-hour assurance from ranking House lawmakers to realign Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds, the Makabayan bloc has vowed to scrutinize whether this and other suggested amendments would make it into the actual proposed budget.
MARIKINA 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo on Monday pushed for the creation of a special oversight committee, in a bid to increase transparency in government agencies' use of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs).
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) spent its P125-million confidential fund in 2022 in just 11 days, Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo said on Monday.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated September 25, 2:52 p.m.) — The Office of the Vice President spent its P125 million confidential funds in just 11 days — even shorter than the 19 days initially detailed by Makabayan lawmakers, Rep. Stella Quimbo (Marikina) revealed during budget plenary debates at the House of Representatives.
(UPDATE) FORMER Marikina City mayor and Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Bayani Fernando died after falling from the roof of his house on Friday. He was 77.