During the 122nd police service anniversary celebration of the Police Regional Office 13 in Butuan City, Duterte stressed the role of confidential funds in maintaining security by providing agencies the necessary resources to address certain challenges. “Anyone who attacks or undermines funds allocated for peace and order is naturally assumed to have insidious motivations. Such actions go against the protection and well-being of the citizenry.
Asked if the confidential funds lodged under the OVP and DepEd will be included, Zubiri said, “We shall review all agencies.” 2022 confidential funds Duterte is also being questioned by several members of Congress as well as other critics for the OVP’s P125 million confidential expenses in 2022 even if such an item was not provided under last year's General Appropriations Act. For her part, she said that the allocation of confidential funds “should not be constrained by time.