In a statement, Pimentel questioned the government’s understanding of the plight and commitment to serve ordinary Filipinos in allocating an increase in confidential and intelligence funds in the proposed P5.768-trillion budget for 2024.
MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III expressed “deep concern” over the Marcos administration’sin its proposed 2024 national government budget.
“The allocation of P9.2 billion to confidential and intelligence funds while our fellow Filipinos in calamity-stricken areas suffer raises serious questions about the government’s understanding of the real needs and challenges faced by our country,” Pimentel said. The budget department turned over the proposed National Expenditure Program, which would become the basis of the 2024 General Appropriations Act, to the House of Representatives on August 2.
Marcos also wants P50 million in confidential funds for the Department of Agriculture, which he leads in a concurrent capacity . The DA does not have confidential funds for 2023.
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