OVP, DepEd walang confidential funds sa 2024

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00:00 As they promised, the lawmakers did not return the confidential and intelligence funds or CIF of some civilian agencies, including the Office of the Vice President and Education Department.

00:14 We did not return it and we sustained the will of our fellowmen to avoid this confidential and controversial fund.

00:26 Some members of the Bicameral Conference Committee, which was given by the CIF, were also blocked by the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

00:34 But according to the House Appropriations Committee Chairman Zaldico, who is the head of the House Contingent, this did not happen.

00:42 The DICT, they were just talking about cyber hacking. Instead of confidential funds, we gave them to the MOOE for transparency, so that there will be a receipt.

00:53 According to the Senate and House Appropriations Committee, the CIF is worth more than P7 billion, equivalent to 0.02% of the P5.76 trillion national budget.

01:06 P8 billion was added to the Department of National Defense and P4 billion to the Philippine Coast Guard.

01:14 According to the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sonny Angara, he was the head of the Senate Contingent until Sunday night.

01:23 They were still working to resolve the 16 contentious provisions.

01:27 In the past, but eventually it was settled. I think a little give and take.

01:32 Congressmen also accepted the provision prohibiting the use of contingent funds for confidential and intelligence expenses.

01:42 Just like what happened last year when the Office of the President transferred funds to become a confidential fund of the OVP.

01:49 Senator Rizontiveros said that he was the one who proposed that provision. Congressmen were given a condition.

01:56 Something like unless certified, urgently certified by the President. There is a condition that it should be tightened because there is an extreme necessity.

02:06 There is a little back and forth, but I think they understood.

02:10 Rizontiveros hopes that the CIF will continue to tighten the provision so that it can only go to agencies that are involved in defense and security.

02:20 After the Senate and House of Representatives ratified the bill, the General Appropriations Bill will be sent to President Marcos to implement the 2024 budget.

02:30 Amor Santos, CNN Philippines.

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