DepEd spokesman Undersecretary Michael Poa still refused to identify the schools, citing “the sensitive nature of the issue” but claimed all their information had been cleared with NICA.
During Monday’s Senate hearing on DepEd’s proposed budget for 2024, Poa cited the alleged NPA recruitment in 16 Metro Manila schools to justify the department’s P150 million confidential fund request. For his part, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday said the Upper Chamber will convene a special committee on confidential and intelligence funds of the different government agencies, including that of the Office of the Vice President which has the highest CIF pegged at P500 million for 2024. DepEd, which is also headed by Vice President Sara Duterte, also has a P150 million CIF request.
“The President is authorized to approve releases to cover funding requirements of new or urgent activities of national government agencies, among others, that need to be implemented during the year,” the OES said. “VP Sara, who was newly elected then, needed funds for her new programs for the remaining period of 2022. The President supported this initiative and released the funds, with the favorable recommendation of DBM,” it added.
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