The Confidential and Intelligence Fund (CIF) allocation in the proposed P6.35 trillion 2025 national budget was reduced to P10.2 billion compared to the 2024 budget’s P12 billion, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said on Monday.
“From P12 billion in the 2024 GAA (General Appropriations Act), the one we submitted now under the 2025 National Expenditure Program is P10.2 billion,” said Pangandaman, as the Department of Budget and Management submitted the proposed 2025 national budget to the House of Representatives.
“This is a decrease of 16%,” she added.
The Defense Department received the largest CIF allocation at P1.8 billion, of which P1.7 billion went to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) received the second largest allocation of P991 million, followed by the Philippine National Police with P806 million.
The proposed 2024 budget initially included CIF allocations to civilian agencies, including the Office of the President and the Vice President, allocated P2.5 billion and P500 million, respectively.
Congress ultimately stripped the Office of the Vice President of a CIF, while the Office of the President retained its CIF allocation. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
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