Filipino Lawmaker Questions Office of the President’s Proposed Secret Funds Budget

Tinio questions OP’s secret funds, seeks fair transparency rules

MANILA, Philippines – ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio on Tuesday questioned why nearly half of the Office of the President’s (OP) proposed budget next year falls under secret funds, a query left unanswered after lawmakers opted to forego questioning. The House Appropriations Committee voted 37-5 to swiftly end debate on the OP’s P10.1 billion

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