Sara Duterte has P500-million confidential funds in the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in the proposed 2023 annual budget but the Vice President is asking for more: P150 million confidential fund as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).

The P150M DepEd budget for Duterte’s confidential fund was queationed on Wednesday, September 14, by Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas during deliberations on the education budget at the House of Representatives.

Brosas said that Duterte already has P500-million worth of confidential funds in the OVP proposed budget, and but Duterte is asking for P150 million more.

what is this for?, Brosas asked Duterte who attended the hearing to defend the DepEd proposed budget.