00:00The palace has expressed support for the House of Representatives call to investigate alleged
00:05irregularities in the 6.4 billion pesos local government support fund allocated to the
00:10Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and Muslim Mindanao or BARM. The lower house urged the commission on
00:16Audit Orkoa to scrutinize the fund's distribution following claims that only certain favored
00:21barangays in the region received financial assistance. According to Presidential Communications
00:26Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Ator Nicolae Castro, the investigation falls
00:32under Congress' oversight function and is necessary to determine any issues regarding
00:37fund allocation. Also, the palace also clarified that this probe is unrelated to the recent
00:42leadership transition in BARM wherein President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed Abdul Rauf
00:48Makakua as the Interim Chief Minister.
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