OVP says it didn’t request confidential funds for 2025

Luisa Cabato 06/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Vice President (OVP) did not request confidential funds from the proposed P6.3-trillion national budget for 2025, Vice President Sara Duterte announced. “For the Office of the Vice President, no, wala…

Marcos: VP Duterte’s confidential funds a ‘settled issue’

Jean Mangaluz 12/18/2023

TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called the matter of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds “settled.” “That was actually the initiative of the Vice President. I’m not actually talking about the confidential funds, and to…

Confidential funds remain excluded in 2024 budget bill

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter 12/11/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The leaders of the Senate and House appropriations panels disclosed that the confidential funds (CF) removed earlier were not added back in the General Appropriations Bill approved by the bicameral conference committee. In separate…

SC orders VP Sara to respond to petition on constitutionality of OVP’s P125M CF

Tetch Torres-Tupas 12/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has directed Vice President Sara Duterte to respond to the petition that questions the constitutionality of the P125-million confidential fund (CF) allocated for the Office of the Vice President in…

Bicam panel: ‘0’ secret funds for OVP, Deped

Melvin Gascon 12/01/2023

Lawmakers comprising the bicameral conference committee on Wednesday sealed the fate of the controversial confidential funds for the offices under Vice President Sara Duterte, retaining the versions of both the Senate and the House of Representatives that…

Pimentel: Duterte’s secret funds may be restored in bicam

Julie Aurelio 11/11/2023

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III warned on Friday that lawmakers may not have heard the last of the debates over Vice President Sara Duterte’s request for P650 million in confidential funds even after she withdrew the proposed…

Dutertes’ anger at secret fund scrutiny, queries opens crack in ‘UniTeam’

Kurt dela Peña 10/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines—With the decision of the House of Representatives to strip Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte of P650 million in confidential funds, her father, Rodrigo Duterte, seemed to have no choice but to come to…

‘Know who your true friends are’ – VP Sara Duterte

Jean Mangaluz 10/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — “Know who your true friends are,” Vice President Sara Duterte said in a video posted on her Facebook account. Duterte uploaded the video with the caption “Pahayag” (Filipino for “statement”) after the House of…

Confidential funds: House stands firm on decision to realign funds despite Duterte threats

10/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Confidential funds amounting to P1.23 billion will still go to government agencies defending the West Philippine Sea the House of Representatives said despite the “threats and intimidation” from former President Rodrigo Duterte. Quezon City…

Grave threat complaint eyed vs ex-president Rodrigo Duterte

Luisa Cabato 10/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Rep. France Castro of the ACT Teachers party-list said that the Makabayan bloc is contemplating the filing of a grave threat complaint against former President Rodrigo Duterte. This is after he threatened Castro’s life in relation to…

Duterte could face raps after threatening Sara critic

10/13/2023

Former President Rodrigo Duterte may be facing his first criminal complaint in the country after leaving Malacañang as Makabayan lawmakers are likely to file charges for his alleged death threat against ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro. Gabriela…

House answers Rodrigo Duterte’s rant after OVP lost secret funds

Philippine Daily Inquirer 10/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has no confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in its budgets for this year and in 2024 and all appropriations given to the chamber are subject to regular accounting and auditing…

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