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Lower confidential, intel funds in 2025 mean more budget for 'ayuda'——Dalipe

Published Jul 30, 2024 08:26 am

At A Glance

  • House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe said the lower allocation for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in the proposed national budget for 2025 means there would be more money allotted for various government services, such as assistance programs.

IMG-544a872a6d4501d3777af7e078d925f9-V.jpgZamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (PPAB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe said the lower allocation for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in the proposed national budget for 2025 means there would be more money allotted for various government services, such as assistance programs.

Under the P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP), the CIF for 2025 is at P10.2 billion——a 16 percent decrease from the P12.3 billion total in 2024.

Dalipe says the lower allocation is “welcome news” since lawmakers may utilize more funds for programs aimed at improving the welfare of Filipinos in need.

“For us who have been here in the House for a couple of terms, it means that it gives us more elbow room to provide those funds for other purposes,” the veteran lawmaker said in a press conference on Tuesday, July 30.

“We may be able to add it for other programs of government, specifically ‘yung ayuda sa ating mga mamamayan na nangangailangan (the aid to our people in need),” he added.

He particularly cited the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Both AICS and TUPAD are programs that provide a safety net during economic uncertainties, with the latter providing temporary employment.

Dalipe, however, pointed out that the proposed national budget for 2025 is still subject to revisions and amendments.

He underscored that it is up to the concerned national agencies to defend their proposed CIF once the House begins budget deliberations.

“And in the event na meron silang gusto idagdag I think it is incumbent upon the House of Representatives, the power of the purse, to put back again whatever a national government agency needs,” he continued.

The Majority Leader says that the lower chamber is “always attuned with the current times” and will respond accordingly on possible changes to the currently proposed CIF and other appropriations.

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