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00:00So I just want to state for the record the huge disparity of the confidential fund of Davao City as compared with the other LGUs.
00:12We have on the screen Cebu City, 7.38, City of Manila, 120 million, Makati City, 240 million, Quezon City, 75 million, while Davao,
00:27it skyrocketed to 460 million. May we request the Secretariat to please flash the fourth slide.
00:40This is the history of confidential fund of Davao City.
00:462016, it is 144 million. 2017, it is 294. 2018, it's 420. 2019, it is 460. 2019 up to 2022, it is 460 million.
01:08I just wish to state for the record, Mr. Chair, that while we acknowledge that the LGU is entitled to confidential fund
01:19because under Section 16 of the Local Government Code, bahagi po ng mandato nila is the promotion of peace and order.
01:27I just wish to state for the record that during this time, 2018 to 2022, the mayor of Davao City, I believe, is no less than the vice president.
01:42And I wish to state for the record as well that the confidential fund that we're discussing about the OVP last quarter of 2022
01:52and the first three quarters of 2023, the one in disposal, is no less than our vice president as well.
02:03I wish to express my – I wish to lament that it seems to us that the confidential fund is being used comfortably.
02:22We have to emphasize that it is addressing a very important reason, and that is the promotion of peace and order, conduct of surveillance activities,
02:39including matters concerning national security.
02:44And if this is the case, Mr. Chair, I believe that the COA has to be very strict concerning the very loose, the very light, and the very few requirements
02:59which are being imposed in procurement and even liquidation of confidential funds.
03:07What I wish to point out, Mr. Chair, maluwag tayo sa confidential fund because we give value to matters concerning peace and order and national security.
03:17However, Mr. Chair, I observed na ito pong kaluaga na ito ay nagiging dahilan kung bakit ang COA ngayon are issuing the notice of disallowance
03:30and even this Congress is prompted to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation.
03:36I wish to manifest my observation that the irregularities which have been observed in the utilization of confidential fund in the office of the vice president
03:48should be checked as well with respect to the utilization of confidential fund of the VAUCITY during those time that the mayor is no less than our vice president.
04:04I submit, Mr. Chair.