Ombudsman asks Congress to reduce confidential funds to P1 million
Ombudsman Samuel Martires has asked both chambers of Congress to slash the P 51 million confidential and intelligence funds allocated to his office in the proposed budget for 2024.
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Ombudsman Samuel Martires has asked both chambers of Congress to slash the P 51 million confidential and intelligence funds allocated to his office in the proposed budget for 2024.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology warned that the lawmakers’ move to strip the agency of its confidential funds conveys a “wrong message” that the Philippines is not committed to safeguarding its cyber borders.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 10) — Both chambers of Congress have denied having allocations of confidential funds, explaining that they only have «extraordinary expenses» under the budget.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), both under Sara Duterte, will no longer have confidential funds under the proposed P5.768-trillion budget for 2024, lawmakers announced yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Walang mahihitang confidential funds ang Office of the Vice President, Department of Education, atbp. civilian departments matapos tanggalin ng House small committee sa pagpasok ng "institutional amendments" sa panukalang 2024 budget.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President, Department of Education (DepEd), Department Of Information And Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will not receive confidential funds, the House Committee on Appropriations said on Tuesday.
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