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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Pagdating sa Senado, aling ahensya kaya ang in or out ang confidential funds?

Tinanggal ng House of Representatives ang confidential funds ng limang civilian agencies, kasama ang Office of the Vice President at Department of Education. 

Babalik sa sesyon ang Senado sa Nob. 6 para pag-debatehan sa plenaryo ang panukalang P5.77-bilyong budget ng national government sa 2024.

Sasang-ayon kaya ang mga senador sa desisyon ng House at kung saan ilalagay ang mga natapyas na pondo?

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CNN Philippines, Congress to reallocate intel, confidential funds to security agencies | The Final Word, Sept. 27, 2023

Department of Budget and Management, Glossary of Terms

PTV Philippines, WATCH: Press conference of House Speaker Martin Romualdez and other House officials, Oct. 5, 2023

Senate of the Philippines, LIVE: Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri answers questions from the Senate media today, Sept. 6, 2023

ANC 24/7, Angara: Senators did not agree to follow House reallocation of confidential funds | ANC, Oct. 12, 2023

Inday Sara Duterte Facebook Page, PAHAYAG, Oct. 18, 2023

Super Radyo DZBB 594khz, DOBOL B BANTAY BALITA SA KONGRESO, Oct. 15, 2023

DZAR 1026, #SonshineNewsblast: VP Inday, kinampihan ng dalawang senador kaugnay sa confidential funds, Oct. 7, 2023

Radyo 630, Radyo 630 – Official Livestream (October 1, 2023), Oct. 1, 2023

Senate of the Philippines, Committee on Finance [Subcommittee “A”] (September 4, 2023), Sept. 4, 2023

Senate of the Philippines, (PART2/2) Public Hearing of the Committee on Finance (Subcommittee “D”) | September 4, 2023, Sept. 4, 2023

ANC 24/7, DICT to appeal scrapping of confidential funds | ANC, Oct. 11, 2023

Senate of the Philippines, ICYMI: Sen. Win Gatchalian answers queries from the media in a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

Sen. Joel Villanueva, Sen. JV Ejercito back DICT CIFs

Senate of the Philippines, Committee on Science and Technology (October 17, 2023), Oct. 17, 2023

ABS-CBN News, Pimentel rejects confidential funds for DICT, Oct. 19, 2023

Senate of the Philippines, Committee on Finance (Subcommittee “B”) (October 5, 2023), Oct. 5, 2023

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