The Marcos administration is seeking P9.2 billion in confidential and intelligence funds across all government agencies for 2024. A bulk of these funds will go to the offices of President Marcos and Vice President Duterte.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/marcos-administration-proposal-confidential-intelligence-funds-op-ovp-deped-2024/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/marcos-administration-proposal-confidential-intelligence-funds-op-ovp-deped-2024/
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00:00 The Marcos administration is seeking P9.2 billion in confidential and intelligence funds
00:06 across all government agencies for 2024.
00:10 Just like what happened in the 2023 budget, the proposed confidential fund is P4.3 billion
00:16 and the intelligence fund is P4.9 billion.
00:19 A bulk of these funds will go to the offices of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice
00:23 President Sara Duterte and the agriculture and education departments that they lead.
00:28 The Office of the President, meantime, wants to allocate P1.4 billion for local and foreign
00:33 trips as well as state visits for 2024.
00:37 The figure is a 58 percent increase from the budget for travels in 2023.
00:42 In the proposed 2024 budget, the Office of the President is asking for a total of P10.6
00:47 billion.
00:48 The 19th Congress is set to deliberate on the proposed 2024 budget.
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