He said lawmakers should also look into the “reasonableness of the amount” being asked for.
MANILA - Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel Pimentel on Monday sought an explanation for the Department of Justice's nearly P1 billion request for confidential funds for its Witness Protection Program.
“I’ll try to look for a way to make the witness protection budget more transparent. Meron din sigurong confidential part but it must not be the entire thing. Ilan ba yung mga beneficiaries natin dyan? Ilan ba yung under protection? No names, just figures and how much do we give them para lang makita natin,” he said.
“Witness protection is important, sir, because there are many tips that are given. But these tips come at a cost because we have to protect the people who give the tips,” he added.
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