FACT CHECK: P4.1-T budget NOT released to PBBM
The P4.1 trillion released by the DBM from the P6.3 trillion national budget for 2025 went to government agencies and projects, not to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
Former Senate President Tito Sotto wants a Senate return to scrutinize the national government budget. He pushes for the rightsizing of the bureaucracy and the creation of a presidential drug enforcement authority.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Para saan ba ang unprogrammed funds?
Ano ba ang unprogrammed funds? Para saan ito at ano ang kahulugan nito para sa mga Filipino?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Zubiri na maaaring gamitin ang confidential funds para sa pagkukumpuni ng mga silid-aralan hindi totoo
Mali ang pahayag ni Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri noong Nob. 7 na maaaring gamitin ang confidential funds sa pagkukumpuni ng mga silid-aralan.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Zubiri inaccurately claims that confidential funds can be used for repair of classrooms
A 2015 Commission on Audit (COA) set of guidelines defines confidential expenses as lump sum amounts for “surveillance activities in civilian government agencies.” It categorically states that “in no case shall (confidential or intelligence funds) be used for … construction or acquisition of buildings or housing structures.”
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Tatlong bagay na kailangan mong malaman tungkol sa mga confidential at intelligence fund
Ano ang mga confidential at intelligence funds at para saan ito magagamit?
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Three things you need to know about confidential and intelligence funds
What are confidential and intelligence funds? For what can these be used?
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Sen. Imee Marcos described the Palace parties as "simple," probably compared with those they had during the time of her father.
