Matapos purihin ang pag-alis ng Kamara ng 2024 confidential funds ng limang ahensya ng gobyerno, hinamon ni Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na “i-give up” umano ang ₱4.56 bilyong confidential at intelligence funds (CIFs) ng Office of the President (OP).

Sa kaniyang pahayag nitong Martes, Oktubre 10, pinuri ni Brosas ang desisyon ng small committee ng Kamara na i-realign ang 2024 confidential funds ng limang mga ahensya ng gobyerno para umano sa mga ahensyang dumidipensa sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea (WPS) at nakatutok sa “peace and order” ng bansa.

Kasama sa mga ahensyang may “zero confidential funds” sa 2024 budget ang Office of the Vice President (OVP), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), at Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

Confidential funds ng 5 gov’t agencies, inalis ng Kamara – Quimbo

"The overwhelming public clamor to remove and realign confidential funds has prompted Congress to realign such corruption-prone allocations. This is a huge win for the vast majority of FIlipino people calling for transparency and accountability in government spending," pahayag ni Brosas.

"However, we still have a long way to go. As the Senate deliberates the proposed 2024 National Budget, we will strengthen our call to completely remove all confidential funds and realign it to social services and programs," dagdag pa niya.

Samantala, hinamon ng mambabatas ang Pangulo na ipaalis ang confidential funds ng OP at i-realign umano sa pagtugon sa mga pangangailangan ng lipunan, partikular na raw ang basic social services tulad ng edukasyon, healthcare, housing, at livelihood programs.

"We call on President Marcos Jr. to give up his ₱4.56 billion confidential and intelligence funds, which is almost half of the total CIF (48.9%). These funds should be redirected to basic social services especially amid the high prices of food and meager wages," ani Brosas.