00:00 The Senate Committee on Finance approves the proposed P2.3 billion budget of the Office
00:05 of the Vice President for 2024, including P500 million in confidential and intelligence
00:10 funds.
00:11 The deliberations were cut short when Senator Bong Revilla moved to terminate the budget
00:16 hearing as courtesy to the country's second-highest official.
00:19 "When the budget of the Office of the Vice President is tackled here in the committee,
00:25 the deliberations are terminated after a few pleasantries.
00:30 This is what we can do based on the tradition of recognizing and respecting the Vice President."
00:45 Senator Rizonteveros points out Duterte's request of P500 million is bigger than the
00:50 confidential funds of the Defense Department in the proposed 2024 budget.
00:54 "Of course, our work will be much easier if we have the flexibility of confidential
01:02 funds."
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