Sandro Marcos ends OVP budget hearing before P500-M confidential fund is questioned

For the second year in a row, Vice President Sara Duterte breezed through the House appropriations committee as it terminated without any questions on Wednesday, August 30, the deliberations on the the proposed P2.385 billion budget of the Office of the Vice Presiden (OVP).

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[AC-nxqr]

The way they just cut off her microphone while she was talking gave me shivers. Most Filipinos don’t realize it but we’re getting fooled right in front of our eyes

[rosscanezal]

Oh God ! Help this country. We need you Lord...

[themanilafolder]

The government should open a website that contains all the expenses of the government from all departments. Everyone is welcome to check if the money is well spent by doing their own evaluation of any project. No more "confidential funds".Everything should be open to the public. They can even offer reward for anyone who is successful in exposing any abuse in funding a project.

[mylacucal]

Pinapatunayan Nyo sa amin, na ang gobyerno ay hindi mapagkakatiwalaan, walang pede pagkatiwalaan.

[bonitamendoza]

May the Lord help the Philippines. In Jesus Name amen

[animatixreaction]

It's a confidential fund. Only the management at the COA are allowed to review.

[Messenger]

Traditional Philippine politics has become the greatest obstruction to our country's potential. I will continue to pray and dream of the day that Filipino's of the future may experience a Philippines that is free from incompetent governance and led by true patriots - statesmen who would have turned our country into the first world metropolis it was meant to be.

[yumideb]

This could have been a good venue for VP to clear herself of any suspicion with regards to her CIF. Her allies doing this only cast more doubt on the VP's handling of public funds.

[clarissa]

Wow! Di ko nakita ito. Ganito pala ang ginawa. Kawawang Pililipinas.

[peteilagan]

Public interest should prevail over parliamentary courtesy

[livingsimply]

Napakapowerful talaga ng pera!Nawawala ang prinsipyo at ang tunay na dahilan kung bakit nagpahalal sa taong bayan!To honestly serve the people.Hindi nagpapabayad, hindi nagnanakaw sa pera ng bayan.😢

[Nowseemypoint]

It might be a confidential fund to the ordinary people but it should be open for lawmakers and COA litigation, no budget must be exempted from auditing.

[manassehgillied]

Pati ung inuutang natin ganito ang nangyayari kaya walang patutunguhan ang ating bansa. Pinamumungaran ng mga korap na politician at mga magnanakaw.

[rinalim]

I can't believe how these "dishonorable" tonggressmen have gone so low. You are worse
than . . ( unspeakable)
.

[jerelyncordova]

Very few good humans in the government, we must be proud of them.

[jonathanjunio]

This happened just last year! This tradition of giving the OVP/ OP parliamentary courtesy and not scrutinizing their proposed budget should be discontinued. Sandro Marcos is a young congressman but TRAPO in the making. 😢😢😢

[nythingunderthemoon]

Tsk tsk tsk this is how the youngest politician and others deliberately protects the OVP when regards to budget hearing. This shows how he protects the interest of other poliltician than the people's interest. Skipping the procedure and immediately approved without deliberation. Wow... one day all of you will be accountable on what your doing....😎

[beckyzaugg]

Unbelievable.
Hati hati siguro sila…
Corruption in our country has no more solution because it’s too imbedded na. And our politicians no longer care what people think nor how rotten is our country’s reputation internationally: All they care about is: MAG PAYAMAN.

[AlejandraCordero-xbpm]

Lord God dalangin ko lagi Ang kapayapaan Ang pagkakaisa at nawa maresolva itong mga problema ng aming bansang Pilipinas tulungan mokami salamat po

[hernaniong]

Hocus pocus! These politicians are numb. Shameless!