'We can live without confidential funds but of course our work will be much easier if we have the flexibility,' says Vice President Sara Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, September 4 she was not insisting to have confidential and intelligence funds in her office’s budget, but that the money makes their work at the Office of the President “easier.”
It was the second time that Duterte requested for a CIF allocation of P500 million, after making the same request last year. On Monday, theDuterte’s predecessor, Leni Robredo, did not have confidential funds. Duterte said that she requested the Office of the President P125 million which was granted through the Department of Budget Management.
In response, Duterte said that while the vice president is “[a] reserve, a benchwarmer” position, her office has three permanent projects – the charter, the museum, and the permanent office and residence of the OVP.advocacy campaign,” she said.
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