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MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has dropped her request for P650 million-worth of confidential funds in the proposed budget for next year following months of widespread pushback that led her to tag critics as “enemies of the people.”
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 8)— Sen. Risa Hontiveros is eyeing the prohibition of augmenting confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the contingent fund for the proposed 2024 budget.
MANILA, Philippines — Senators have unanimously agreed to remove all confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Department of Education (DepEd) and all civilian agencies from the national budget for 2024, a senator has disclosed.
THE Senate Committee on Finance has adopted the P9.82 billion confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) recommended by the House of Representatives when it approved the proposed P5.768 trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2024.
THE Senate will provide a budget for the establishment of new facilities at the Ayungin Shoal and Kalayaan Island, Sen. Francis Joseph «Chiz» Escudero said Tuesday.
(UPDATE) THE Supreme Court on Tuesday was asked to declare as unconstitutional the transfer of P125 million in confidential funds to the office of Vice President Sara Duterte.
AKO Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co said Wednesday that the survey showing more than half of respondents agreed with the House of Representatives' decision to realign confidential funds of several civilian agencies to national security agencies was proof that the chamber's move was right.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 7) — A group of lawyers, constitutional experts, and economists filed a petition before the Supreme Court to declare the transfer of ₱125 million confidential funds to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in 2022 as unconstitutional.