The Office of the Vice President, and the Departments of Education, Information and Communications Technology, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs have been allocated 'zero confidential funds' under the 2024 budget bill of the House of Representatives.
A small committee at the House of Representatives has unanimously decided not to give confidential funds to some civilian agencies in the 2024 budget bill and realign them instead to those focused on national security.
Quimbo said that instead of confidential funds, the abovementioned agencies will receive allocations of Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses . Based on the panel's recommendation, Quimbo said a total of ₱1.23 billion in confidential funds were realigned to the following agencies:– ₱100 million for the National Security Council– ₱381.8 million to the Department of Transportation for airport development/expansion of Pag-asa Island Airport.
Quimbo said the small committee believes the"House of Representatives is on the right side of history" and that they are responding to the"call of the times" amid tensions in the West Philippine Sea.– ₱30 million for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – ₱150 million for DepEd's aid to private school students and teachers
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