NSC, NICA proposed 2024 budget hurdle Senate plenary

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Senators want the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency and the National Security Council to look into government agencies giving out Philippine documents to foreigners. This comes as the proposed budget of both agencies hurdle the Senate plenary along with their additional confidential funds.  Eimor Santos reports.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 After yet another incident of China harassing a Philippine supply vessel in the West Philippine Sea

00:06 We will not be deterred

00:08 we will not be intimidated by any illegal actions of the Chinese Coast Guard the Chinese militia and

00:15 PLA Navy

00:18 National Security Advisor Eduardo Año says the additional confidential fund is a big help for the National Security Council

00:25 This is one of the agencies that received confidential funds reallocated from various civilian agencies in

00:32 plenary senators confirmed

00:35 Confidential funds have been realigned to the NSC as well as the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency

00:40 The final amounts have yet to be disclosed

00:43 the minority has no problem with a grant of confidential fund to the NSC and

00:50 Confidential and intelligence funds for NICA saying it's an intelligence agency after all just

00:57 Do a good job. Keep up the good work as a under your leadership

01:01 To my us for an trust no legislatures a you know that in a Sun Yungan you

01:06 I see I F for saying Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel requests regular updates from the NSC about the country's security

01:15 Situation like what it is doing for the president on the conflict concerning the West Philippine Sea Taiwan and Israel

01:22 subject to his discretion on what he can share not to

01:24 To the senators if he can also give us some regular briefings given our so that we will not be too passive in foreign relations

01:32 Even our role given the fact that we have a role in

01:35 To brief us if we want if we request their honor

01:39 Senate President Meek's obiti has sought the help of Nika and NSC in investigating the issuance of Philippine birth certificate

01:46 Passport in various IDs to foreign nationals. He says it's a threat to national security

01:53 Not only sleeper cells, but also criminal syndicates. We've seen kidnapped for ransom

01:58 extortion

02:00 sex trafficking

02:02 Being done by foreigners using our legal documents

02:07 Zubiri is pushing for a law imposing stiff penalties and government officials and employees involved in the scheme

02:13 Budget sponsor senator Sonny Angara says the two agencies agreed on the need to investigate

02:18 The communist insurgency was also tackled but Angara says there are only one thousand eight hundred armed communist rebels left

02:26 the two agencies proposed budgets hurdled Senate plenary more than

02:31 1.9 billion pesos for Nika and over 800 million pesos for NSC

02:36 Amor Santos, CNN, Philippines.

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