Filipino youth groups condemned Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte for her statement regarding the use of Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF) for the country's “security and peace.” Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook Progressive group Anakbayan, in a statement issued Oct. 6,...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB) The "small committee" in the House of Representatives is endeavoring to "correct" the allocation of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) in the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte herself had said that she would follow Congress' discretion as to the fate of her confidential funds in the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) As far as House Speaker Martin Romualdez is concerned, he and Vice President Sara Duterte are on the same page when it comes to how confidential and intelligence...
Senators on Thursday, October 5 told officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to forego the P50-million confidential funds allocated to the agency under their proposed 2024 national budget. Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and Sen. Raffy Tulfo...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) In an obvious jab at Vice President Sara Duterte, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Thursday, Oct. 5 that schools should be "temples of knowledge" and not "arenas of...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte's "insidious motivations" remark is a virtual swipe against numerous personalities in the legislature who are either questioning or want to change the rules the use of confidential funds in...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (Rep. Castro's office, Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro says Vice President Sara Duterte is trying to paint critics of confidential funds...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte defended her controversial multi-million confidential funds, insisting instead that anyone against it is against peace and order and becomes an enemy of the state. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a speech at the 122nd anniversary celebration...
(Unsplash) House Committee of Appropriations Vice Chairperson Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said that requests for confidential funds should not be abused by government agencies. Garin, deputy majority leader, had this to say as she noted...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) The alleged P2.697 billion confidential funds spent by the local government of Davao City between 2016 and 2022 could have been used to fund the allowance of local teachers for over a decade. Makabayan...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from YouTube live) House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro called on the Commission on Audit (COA) to look into the alleged spending of P2.697 billion in confidential...
