Rep. George Arnaiz (Neg. Or., 2nd District) sought for details of how the peace and order budget is allocated and spent, during the Provincial Development Council meeting held recently in Dumaguete City.

Arnaiz said Governor Roel Degamo did not answer directly the query, and added the purpose of his question was to check if there were duplications.

The discussion of the proposed expenditures, particularly the P10 million intelligence fund for 2015, was done amid claims that such funding was not authorized in the 2014 annual budget but was already spent.

Capitol sources said that “intelligence fund” per se is to buy guns and anti-crime paraphernalia.

Next year’s intelligence fund, as approved by the PDC, is P10 million for the Governor’s office. The fund is confidential and the governor is accountable directly to the national Commission on Audit only.*RG

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