Na-audit na ng COA ang kamara — House Speaker Romualdez | Saksi
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Transcript
00:00 The camera's defendants lost their confidential and intelligence funds and were also audited.
00:06 This is the next step of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:09 to liquidate the expenses of the camera in defense of his son, Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:15 Watch this, by MAV Gonzalez.
00:17 Before the camera removed the confidential funds, the Office of the Vice President and four other agencies,
00:26 the discussion was heated. Former President Rodrigo Duterte defended his son, Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:34 He was shown by VP Sara the plan in the fund.
00:37 According to the former president, he ordered the VICE to use it as a PMT and require the ROTC.
00:43 He told his son to direct the intel fund to prepare the minds of Filipinos for insurgency or to be in a hurry.
00:51 But he did not detail how he will do it based on the plan seen by the former president.
00:56 At the same time of defending his son, the former president demanded liquidation.
01:00 He demanded liquidation to let the public know that the most corrupt institution in the country is the Congress
01:06 because the use of pork barrel funds is limitless according to the former president.
01:11 He also mentioned to House Speaker Martin Romualdez that the congressmen are being manipulated.
01:16 The expenses of the camera should be audited because the speaker will run for president.
01:21 The Office of the President also asked how much is being spent.
01:25 House Speaker Martin Romualdez replied that the camera was audited by COA.
01:29 The camera also does not have a confidential or intelligence fund, according to the Secretary General of the Camera.
01:34 The expenses of the camera are also regularly audited and always open to the Commission on Audit.
01:38 Based on the COA report of October 2, there are no disallowances,
01:42 notice of suspension or notice of charge for the camera, that's why it was passed in the audit.
01:46 The Senate also stated that they do not have confidential funds this year.
01:50 According to the Senate Secretary, there are extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses
01:55 that are being used for meetings, seminars and other activities of the Senate.
01:59 The Senate Committee on Finance also said that it was also audited by COA.
02:03 And even though there was an allocation of confidential funds to the former leaders of the Senate,
02:08 these were not spent and were returned to the country.
02:12 The Senate President Soto did not use it.
02:16 So maybe it's just a standby. They just want to have a standby, but they did not see the need.
02:22 The Senate Committee also stated that the camera's plan was not yet done deal or teak.
02:27 They transferred more than P1 billion in confidential funds of civilian agencies
02:32 to agencies and programs to protect the West Philippine Sea.
02:36 A senator insisted that the camera should be removed from the confidential funds of the Department of Information and Communications Technology
02:43 because it needs to be used against cybercrimes.
02:46 A senator also wanted to give confi and intel funds to the NBI Cybercrime Division.
02:51 The Office of the Ombudsman said that their confidential funds for 2024 should be reduced to P1 million from the estimated P51 million.
03:00 The Office of a Solicitor General, Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Migrant Workers also said that they do not need confidential funds.
03:09 The Senate Committee quickly approved the proposed P10.7 billion 2024 budget of the Office of the President.
03:16 There are P4.56 billion of confidential and intelligence funds.
03:21 That was even before the Senate Minority Leader cut it because the Office of the President is a civilian agency
03:27 and the intelligence of the specialists should be allowed.
03:31 The Finance Committee explained,
03:33 Do we want to cut the President?
03:35 If he said that it is necessary, you know, there are many things that even me as a senator, I don't know.
03:41 Because only the President can receive intelligence.
03:44 He is the only one who knows. He has knowledge that we don't know.
03:47 For GMA Integrated News, I am Mav Gonzalez, your witness.
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