THE Senate Committee on Finance approved on Monday, September 4, 2023, the proposed P2.385 billion budget of the Office of the Vice President for 2024.
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio said they are not insisting on having confidential and intelligence funds but it would be easier for them to work with such especially in monitoring the safe, secure and successful implementations of their programs, projects and activities such as the construction of a vice presidents' museum and an OVP permanent office, as well as free bus rides, tree plantings and feeding programs.
Intelligence is being used for information-gathering activities of uniformed and military personnel, and intelligence practitioners that have a direct impact on national security. These may only be released upon the approval of the President and agencies are required to submit a quarterly accomplishment report on the use of the funds.
Duterte confirmed that they received such an amount from the Office of the President when they requested confidential funds in August 2022. Senator Risa Hontiveros said the transfer of such allocations should be investigated as it is clearly “unauthorized and illegal.” "So while it is true that the law allows the President -- among certain other officials -- to realign or transfer appropriations which have become savings, these savings cannot augment a non-existent item in the GAA," she added.
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