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 P9.2 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.
“For 2024, the confidential fund is P4.3 billion, and the intelligence fund is P4.9 billion. The amount is the same as 2023 levels,” Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said on Wednesday, August 2, during theIn 2022, the present administration also sought confidential and intelligence funds worth P9.2 billion for the current year.The Office of the President would get nearly half of it based on the proposal, at P4.56 billion .
Duterte’s Office of the Vice President requested P500 million, and her Department of Education sought P150 million. The Department of Agriculture – also led by Marcos – wants P50 million in confidential funds for 2024. The agency does not have confidential funds for the current year. Last year, opposition lawmakers fought tooth and nail to remove the DepEd’s confidential funds for 2023, but the budget was eventually restored in the bicameral conference committee.released by five government agencies defines confidential expenses as those pertaining to surveillance activities in civilian government agencies, while intelligence expenses are those related to intel information-gathering activities of uniformed and military personnel that have direct impact on national security.
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