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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tono ni Sara Duterte sa isyu ng confidential funds nagbago

WHAT WAS CLAIMED

Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer pursue the proposed confidential funds for the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education because it has generated divisiveness.

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Duterte earlier said that anyone who opposes the allocation of confidential funds is an enemy of the state.

By VERA Files

Nov 18, 2023

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Sinabi ni Vice President Sara Duterte noong Nobyembre 9 na hindi na niya ipipilit ang panukalang P650-million na confidential funds sa 2024 national budget para sa Office of the Vice President at Department of Education (DepEd) dahil nagiging sanhi daw ng pagkakawatak-watak ang isyu. 

Pagkambyo ito sa naunang pahayag ni Duterte noong Oktubre 4 na “kalaban ng bayan” ang sinumang kumokontra sa confidential funds para sa kanyang mga opisina.

Bagama’t ayaw na raw niya ng confidential funds, hiniling naman niya sa mga mambabatas na ilipat ang P150-million confidential funds ng DepEd sa National Learning Recovery Program ng ahensya.

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