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Marcos OKs P5.26-trillion national budget for 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 11:12 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomes the swift passage by Congress of the government's P5.26-trillion national budget for 2023. Read more »

Watchdog: Bigger chunk of confidential, intel funds should be realigned

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:15 PM

A watchdog urged the public to be vigilant over P9.2 billion in confidential and intelligence funds requested by agencies in the proposed 2023 budget. Read more »

Public told to be on guard vs 'lump sums, hidden pork'

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 04:00 PM

Social Watch Philippines, an NGO whose advocacy is to eradicate poverty and promote social protection, strongly advised the public to be vigilant as far as the proposed P5.268T 2023 national budget is concerned. Read more »

Senate taps oversight panel on confidential, intel funds

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:15 PM

Sen. Koko Pimentel reiterated his position that granting CIF to some agencies is not a good practice. Read more »

Marcos admin ‘open’ to Congress proposals on confi funds

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 02:31 PM

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will cooperate with legislators as it seeks more oversight for these funds. Read more »

Senate wraps up plenary debates on 2023 budget

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 07:32 PM

The Senate finished early morning Friday its plenary deliberation on the proposed 2023 budget after nearly 2 weeks of marathon debates. Read more »

Senate oversight panel must take job seriously: Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 01:59 PM

Former senator Franklin Drilon said he hoped the Senate oversight committee on confidential and intelligence funds would take its job seriously. Read more »

Ilang senador nais bigyan ng intelligence fund ang DICT

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 12:05 AM

Ani Sen. Raffy Tulfo, mahirap na umasa lang ang DICT sa mga telcos dahil lumalabas na may utang na loob pa ang DICT sa mga ito. Read more »

Pag-alis ng P9.3-B 'confidential funds' itinutulak ng Senate minority

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 07:27 PM

Tuloy ang pagsilip ng minorya ng Senado sa mga ahensiyang may confidential funds para sa taong 2023, partikular iyong mga hindi naman umano nakatoka sa isyung pang-seguridad. Read more »

Senate to revive oversight panel on intel funds

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 08:13 PM

The Senate will revive a committee that would exercise congressional oversight on confidential and intelligence funds. Read more »

Senate minority keen on realigning confidential funds of non-security agencies

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 10:20 PM

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and his ally, Senator Risa Hontiveros, have vowed to recommend the realignment of Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIFs) in the proposed P5.268 trillion 2023 national budget of the Marcos Jr. administration. Read more »

Congress urged to 'carefully' scrutinize 2023 intel funds

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 07:39 PM

According to former Sen. Franklin Drilon, confidential and intelligence funds is "the antithesis of transparency." Read more »

'Why seek confidential funds in the middle of a crisis?' - Koko

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 12:47 PM

It's a question that needs answering: Why seek confidential funds, including P500 million for the Office of the Vice-President, in the middle of a financial crisis? Read more »

Pimentel on OVP, DepEd, OSG confidential funds: 'Wag niyo na umpisahan'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 03:24 PM

Sen. Koko Pimentel particularly flagged the confidential funds granted to the OVP, DepEd, and OSG. Read more »

DBM chief defends confidential, intel funds for DepEd, others

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 04:04 PM

DBM chief Amenah Pangandaman explained that Vice President Sara Duterte brought the request to the Cabinet. Read more »

'Leave it to the pros': Lawmaker says DepEd intel funds bigger than NICA's

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 01:11 PM

An opposition senator has flagged the 2023 proposed intelligence fund of the DepEd for exceeding that of the state intelligence agency. Read more »

Confidential, intel funds intact after realignments

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 03:33 PM

Confidential and intelligence funds remain intact in the 2023 budget after the House realigned P77.5 billion to social services, a lawmaker said. Read more »

'Unprogrammed funds' pinuna sa hirit na 2023 national budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:28 PM

Mainit na usapin ang daan-daang bilyong pisong unprogrammed funds, lumalaking pondong inialaan para sa intelligence, surveillance, at AFP modernization at pagbabayad ng utang sa bansa. Read more »

Marcos office's P8.9-B budget gets quick House panel nod

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 01:57 PM

A House panel on Friday terminated deliberations on the P8.9-billion 2023 budget for the Office of the President with no questions asked. Read more »

Surveillance spending up in proposed 2023 national budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 09:20 PM

The 2023 National Expenditure Program shows that for 2023, the Marcos administration allocated P4.957 billion in intelligence funds and P4.332 billion in confidential funds, for approximately P9.29 billion in total. Read more »