THE Bible might have said that money is the root of all evil, but in the Philippines, the blithe use of public money is the root of all controversy. Such was the case when a controversy erupted over the use of confidential and intelligent funds.

Confidential funds are lump sums allocated to national government agencies for classified expenses or for surveillance activities in civilian agencies related to their work.

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