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Sa panukalang budget ng national government para sa 2024, nasa P10.1 bilyon ang nakalaan na confidential and intelligence funds. Ano-ano ang mabibili ng ilang pamilya sa palengke o supermarket sa halagang ‘yan?
Sino sa atin ang hindi pa nakikisawsaw sa usapin ng napakamahal na mga bilihin? Tiyak na nakireklamo na tayo sa group chats, nagdikit ng hug o crying face emojis sa social media posts, nag-comment ng “hahahuhu” sa memes, o nag-post ng hinaing at gumawa ng sariling memes.
Kaya nga mainit ang ulo ng netizens nang may isang celebrity mom na nag-post tungkol sa healthy meals ng pamilya niya para sa isang buong linggo saAlam ‘nyo kung ano ang makatotohanan? Ito: na habang hilahod na ang karamihan sa pamilyang Pilipino sa pagtitipid para pagkasyahin ang hindi nadaragdagang kita para makakain ng may wangis na sustansiya, ang ilang opisyal ng gobyerno na pinasusuweldo ng ating mga buwis ay lumalangoy sa mapaglalaruang pondo.
Ang CIF, kung hindi pa ninyo nababalitaan, ay parang blank check. Inire-release ang mga ito ayon sa pagpapasiya ng hepe ng ahensiya, hindi idinedetalye ang pagre-report, at halos di tinutuos o audit dahil, well, confidential nga – lihim, hindi puwedeng ibulgar dahil baka mapahamak ang mga espiya, baka maudlot o makompromiso ang pagbitag sa mga kriminal at mga kalaban ng kaayusan sa lipunan.
Hindi yata tayo nae-eskandalo na ang mga ahensiyang ang trabaho ay wala namang kinalaman sa pagsugpo ng krimen at pagtatanggol sa bayan ay nilalaanan ng mas malalaking CIFs kaysa ilan na nasa sektor na panseguridad.
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