House lawmakers will get one final chance to scrutinize the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the President in the plenary on September 25. Rappler chats with thought leaders about the questions they want to see thrown at Marcos' office.
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.House lawmakers will get one final chance to scrutinize the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the President in the plenary on September 25. Rappler chats with thought leaders about the questions they want to see thrown at Marcos' office.
1. How does the OP justify the release of billions of pesos in confidential and intelligence funds to Marcos’ office? In comparison, the Department of National Defense wants P1.8 billion in CIF for next year while the Department of the Interior and Local Government is seeking P906.6 million. The confidential funds of Vice President Duterte in 2022 came from the contingent funds of the General Appropriations Act as the OVP’s budget document was prepared by her predecessor Leni Robredo who did not request confidential funds.
Suzara pointed out: “Unprogrammed appropriations cannot be readily used like the contingent fund because it is subject to certain conditions. Unless those conditions are met, the UA cannot be used. That is no longer the case in the 2024 unprogrammed appropriations because the bicameral conference committee added GOCC funds.”
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