Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The results of the recent "Tugon ng Masa" survey by OCTA Research is "clear proof" that the House of Representatives made the right move when it comes to the issue of confidential funds, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep....
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB. Facebook House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro wants to get a categorical statement from Vice President Sara Duterte regarding the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte is also no longer interested to pursue the Department of Education’s (DepEd) request for a P150-million worth of confidential funds for 2024. Sen. Pia Cayetano, who is defending DepEd’s proposed P718-billion budget for 2024, read...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President SaraDuterte (PPAB, Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro taunted Vice President Sara Duterte Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9 after the latter declared in a statement...
Vice President Sara Duterte is no longer asking Congress to grant its proposed P500-million confidential funds for 2024 because the issue has been “divisive.” Vice President Sara Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In a statement sent to the media on Thursday, Nov. 9, the official noted the...
The Office of the President’s (OP) proposed P10.645 billion budget for 2024 was approved by the Senate plenary on Thursday, November 9, retaining as well its P2.3 billion intelligence funds. Angara faces his colleagues during the marathon plenary session Thursday, November 9, 2023, to...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday, November 9 urged the Senate to craft a law that would set guidelines and parameters concerning the use of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF). During the plenary debates on the proposed national budget for 2024, Tolentino said it is...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, October 9 proposed that the P50-million worth of confidential fund allocated to the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the 2024 national budget be realigned to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP) and other law enforcement...
The Senate Committee on Finance should consider banning the use of contingency funds to increase the confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) of civilian agencies under the proposed national budget for 2024. Sen. Risa Hontiveros suggested this to Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara...
Occidental Mindoro lone district Rep. Leody "Odie" Tarriela (Rep. Tarriela's office) "We echoed the pulse of the majority." Occidental Mindoro lone district Rep. Leody "Odie" Tarriela made this declaration Wednesday, Nov. 8 after seeing the results of OCTA...
Quezon City 3rd district Rep. Franz Pumaren (Facebook) Deputy Majority Leader Quezon City 3rd district Rep. Franz Pumaren stressed that the House of Representatives did the right thing in realigning confidential funds from the 2024 national budget. This,...
Vice President Sara Duterte welcomed the petition filed by legal and economic experts asking the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the P125-million confidential funds transferred to her office in December 2022. Vice President Sara Duterte (OVP photo) In a video message on Tuesday, Nov....
