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Jonvic declines P500-M intel fund
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla rejected a P500 million intelligence fund proposed for the agency's 2025 budget.
Remulla stated that he turned down the fund immediately upon seeing it and directed officials to remove it from the 2026 budget proposal.
He explained that the fund was not aligned with the President's National Expenditure Program and that the DILG's primary functions are office-based.
Additionally, Remulla flagged a P1 billion allocation for light amphibian vehicles for Region 5, deeming it unnecessary for the department's operations.
He drew parallels between these proposed allocations and the controversial P8 billion firearms deal in the Philippine National Police's 2026 budget, which led to the ouster of former PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III.
Remulla clarified that certain groups were attempting to create a false narrative of discord between him and Torre.
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