00:00 The Office of the Ombudsman has already proposed to lower their confidential funds to just P1 million.
00:06 The P5 million budget for 2024 has already been approved by the Senate.
00:13 We have first news, Dano Tingcunco.
00:15 The Senate has already approved the P5.4 billion proposed budget of the Office of the Ombudsman.
00:29 The Office of the Ombudsman has already proposed to lower their confidential funds to just P1 million from the original P51 million.
00:37 We are very thankful to the Senate for giving notice to our budget and not discussing it too much.
00:46 This is lower than the actual budget for this year. But is this enough for the next year?
00:54 That's what the elders are saying. If you have a small mouth, you will be able to speak.
01:01 If you have a small mouth, you will be able to speak.
01:03 Our little gossip, even if there's no coffee, I can still swallow it. I just have to validate that.
01:13 But it cannot be zero because confidential funds are needed for the investigation and surveillance of the cases and complaints filed against them.
01:22 This is also a cloud of expenses for the security of the investigators and the Office of the Ombudsman.
01:28 This is the first news, Dano Tingcunco for GMA Integrated News.
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