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Realignment ng confi funds para mapalakas security agency tinukuran ni Rep. Unabia
ANG paglipat umano ng P1.23 bilyong confidential funds ng mga civilian agency sa ilalim ng 2024 national budget patungo sa mga ahensya na nangangalaga ng seguridad ng bansa ay naaayon sa kapangyarihan na iginawad ng Konstitusyon sa Kongreso.
Ito ang sinabi ni Misamis Oriental Rep. Christian S. Unabia na naniniwala na tama ang ginawang paglipat ng Kamara de Representantes sa naturang pondo dahil sa umiinit na tensyon sa West Philippine Sea (WPS).
“I maintain my belief that the House of Representatives has done nothing wrong in realigning confidential funds in the 2024 national budget. It is the constitutional mandate of Congress to exercise the power of the purse. And boosting the budget of national security agencies is a responsible way of spending public funds,” ani Unabia.
“This is especially true in light of the country’s predicament in the WPS. We need to boost our capabilities in protecting our exclusive economic zone. Our fishermen are being kept from their livelihood and turned away in our own fishing grounds,” dagdag pa nito.
Kamakailan ay nagdesisyon ang Kamara na ilipat ang confidential funds ng Office of the Vice President (OVP), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), at Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) na nasa ilalim ng panukalang 2024 national budget.
Napunta ang bahagi ng pondo sa National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (P300 milyon); National Security Council (P100 milyon); Philippine Coast Guard (P200 milyon); at Department of Transportation (P351 milyon) na aayos sa airport ng Pag-asa Island na nasa WPS.
“I believe this is a prudent way of allocating public funds, which is to spend it on programs that protect the Filipino people’s livelihood. For me, the decision to realign confidential funds is just based on an assessment of who needs it more,” sabi ni Unabia.
“And in this case, I feel the sector of defense and security needed an augmentation of funds. Our power comes from the people and our mandate is set by the Constitution. Our decision to realign confidential funds mirrors this fact,” pagpapatuloy ng mambabatas.
