Magic? P26.7 billion inserted in 2024 DSWD budget allegedly used for Cha-Cha drive
Magic? P26.7 billion inserted in 2024 DSWD budget allegedly used for Cha-Cha drive
By BONZ MAGSAMBOL
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MANILA – Going by what senators discovered during their probe into the people’s initiative on Tuesday, February 13, the push for charter change can be traced back to the budget deliberations in the last quarter of 2023.
Senators were baffled after they found that some P26.7 billion “magically” appeared in the approved 2024 budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The funds in question were supposedly for financial aid of the agency called Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita or AKAP.
“Nagulat din ako sa AKAP at mas lalo akong nagulat sa halaga, P26.7 billion. Isang programa na ngayon ko lang natuklasan at ngayon lang narinig,” said Senator Imee Marcos, chairman of the Senate committee on electoral reforms.
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