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NTF-ELCAC rejects claims P8-B barangay allocation is ‘discretionary fund’
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) has refuted claims that the P8.08 billion allocated for the Barangay Development Program (BDP) is a discretionary fund.
NTF-Elcac Executive Director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. clarified that the BDP is a multi-agency initiative managed by regular government departments, not by the NTF-Elcac.
Torres stated that the NTF-Elcac does not handle or disburse the funds, nor does it have operational control over the projects funded by the BDP.
He emphasized that the P8.08 billion is not an NTF-Elcac fund, a discretionary pool, a patronage fund, or 'ayuda' for compliance.
This clarification comes after Catholic groups questioned whether the funds served as incentives for communities to support the government's anti-insurgency campaign.
The BDP is implemented by various line agencies such as the Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, and Department of Education.
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