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Can Sara Duterte say the same thing now to the members of the House of Representatives who guillotined her confidential funds? Are they enemies of peace?
Imagine this: You have P125 million burning a hole in your pocket. What would you do? Buy hotdogs. But not just any hotdogs – we’re talking about Jollibee’s finest, loaded with cheese, mayo, ketchup, and all the trimmings. Why not?
Now, the story takes a wild turn. The hotdog enthusiast decides to throw the mother of all hotdog parties, an 11-day marathon. For 11 straight days, more than 142,000 hotdogs rain down like confetti every day. People are munching on hotdogs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, day in and day out. The first message is crystal clear: “Sorry, Madame Vice President, no more P500 million for you. It’s time to tighten that belt!”
The House then decided to sprinkle some of those confidential funds on agencies responsible for safeguarding our territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea. This time, they got it right. Transparency issues have long hounded Sara. This isn’t a surprise, especially considering that in March 2019, she made this reckless statement:
All of a sudden, the budget of the Office of the Vice President surged to P2.3 billion this year, from P702 million in 2022. The P702 million was the second-highest annual budget the OVP ever had in six years. It started with P500 million in 2016, P429 million in 2017, P544 million in 2018, 663 million in 2019, P700 million in 2020, P900 million in 2022, and P2.3 billion in 2023. Wow!“Kung sino man kumokontra sa confidential funds ay kumokontra sa kapayapaan.
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