DepEd to keep its P150-M intel funds in 2023 budget

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     DepEd to keep its P150-M intel funds in 2023 budget Lawmakers on Monday approved the final version of the P5.268-trillion proposed budget for 2023, leaving intact the controversial P9.3 billion in confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) of various offices by restoring the P150-million CIF of the Department of Education (DepEd) that the Senate earlier realigned to the agency’s healthy learners program.     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Gov’t eyeing ‘tweaked’ high-rise BLISS housing units President Marcos said on Monday that the government was considering building high-rise housing units to address the 6.5 million backlog and lack of available land.   OFF HE GOES  Suspended Bureau of Corrections Director General Gerald Bantag rides a passenger jeepney to get away from reporters hounding him as he leaves the Department of Justice in Manila after attending the resumption of the preliminary investigation into the murder of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa on Monday.—GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE   SUBSCRIBE NOW   Red alert raised in the Visayas grid The country’s power supply was put at risk after a red alert status was raised in the Visayas while Luzon continued to suffer from a thin electricity supply.     Opinion: Rewarding inefficiency Yet, despite the NTF-Elcac’s many violations—failure to identify intended projects in violation of budget regulations, inefficient implementation of, and failure to submit its accomplishment reports on such projects for the past two years—the House leadership ordered that the budget cut be reinstated.  Restoring the NTF-Elcac’s budget cut amounts to 'rewarding incompetence and Red-tagging.'       © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe