Leftist groups appeal to Congress to realign confidential funds for social services projects, such as construction of hospitals and schools and salary increase for government employees
MANILA, Philippines – Leftist groups urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives to remove the confidential funds from the proposed budgets of the offices led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, and realign them to social services.
In an open letter to the lawmakers on Monday, September 25, the groups pointed out that the confidential and intelligence funds allotted to these agencies “dwarf the CIF budgets of all other intelligence and law enforcement agencies combined.” “Such lump-sum funds, being discretionary, confidential, and not subject to regular Commission on Audit auditing procedures, naturally [lead] to corruption and abuse,” the groups wrote.
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