UPDATED: Under the proposal, a bulk of the confidential and intelligence funds for 2024 would go to President Marcos and Vice President Duterte's offices, just like what happened in the 2023 budget.
MANILA, Philippines – The executive branch is seeking P10.14 billion in confidential and intelligence funds across all government agencies for 2024, a bulk of which would go to the offices of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte if approved.
The total is slightly higher than the confidential and intelligence funds for the current fiscal year 2023 worth P10.01 billion. Duterte’s Office of the Vice President requested P500 million, and her Department of Education sought P150 million. House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro flagged the proposed increase worth P119 million in the CIF for 2024.
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