Pimentel questions intel allotment

by The Manila Times

Aug 06, 2023 12:17 am

SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel 3rd on Saturday questioned the billion-peso allocation for confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) of the Marcos administration in the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program.

'The allocation of P9.2 billion to confidential and intelligence funds while our fellow Filipinos in calamity-stricken areas suffer raises serious questions about the government's understanding of the real needs and challenges faced by our country,' said Pimentel in a statement.

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