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Based mostly on their monetary statements, the confidential spending of the seven wealthiest cities within the nation in 2023 solely quantities to P529.5 million in whole – decrease than Davao Metropolis’s P530 million
MANILA, Philippines – Davao Metropolis’s confidential funds spending for 2023 was greater than the confidential bills of the seven wealthiest cities within the nation mixed.
Beneath Mayor Sebastian Duterte, the Dutertes’ dwelling turf spent P530 million in 2023, based mostly on the Davao Metropolis authorities’s monetary statements submitted to the Fee on Audit (COA). The 2023 bills have been P70 million or 15.22% greater in comparison with 2022’s P460 million.
Based mostly on their monetary statements, the confidential spending of the seven wealthiest cities within the nation in 2023 solely amounted to P529.5 million in whole. Their particular person spending was as follows:
- Quezon Metropolis – P100 million
- Makati – P240 million
- Manila – P120 million
- Pasig – P0
- Taguig – P0
- Parañaque – P49.5 million
- Mandaue – P20 million
For the fourth straight 12 months, Quezon Metropolis was the Philippines’ wealthiest metropolis when it comes to belongings, based mostly on COA’s annual monetary report on native authorities models for 2023. It had P448.51 billion in whole belongings, adopted by Makati with P243.44 billion. The nation’s capital, Manila, was on the third spot with P85.92 billion.
Mandaue, Davao Metropolis (ninth), and Cebu Metropolis (tenth) have been the one cities exterior Metro Manila that made it to the highest 10. (LIST: Richest Philippine cities, municipalities, provinces in 2023)
Since 2016, or when former Davao Metropolis mayor Rodrigo Duterte rose to the presidency, his dwelling turf’s confidential spending has seen a gradual enhance.
- 2016 – P144 million
- 2017 – P293 million
- 2018 – P420 million
- 2019 – P460 million
- 2020 – P460 million
- 2021 – P460 million
- 2022 – P460 million
- 2023 – P530 million
Joint Round No. 2015-01 states that confidential spending of native authorities models should be associated to their peace and order applications. Beneath the identical round, the actions eligible for confidential spending are solely restricted to crime prevention and regulation enforcement actions, and applications associated to unlawful medication, unlawful playing, counterinsurgency, smuggling, human trafficking, and towards unlawful logging, mining, and fishing, amongst others.
Not like common funds that undergo the COA’s rigorous auditing course of, confidential and intelligence funds are nonetheless being audited however not subjected to the identical strict COA guidelines.
The problem concerning these funds has been a scorching subject lately, triggered by the controversy involving Vice President Sara Duterte, who additionally as soon as led Davao Metropolis. Throughout deliberations for the 2024 finances, as an example, it was revealed that the Workplace of the Vice President below Sara Duterte spent P125-million confidential funds inside 11 days.
Hinged on her allegedly anomalous confidential funds spending, the vp is dealing with at the very least three impeachment complaints pending with the Home of Representatives.
No less than three petitions difficult the constitutionality of confidential and intelligence funds are additionally pending with the Supreme Court docket. – with experiences from Jairo Bolledo/ Rappler.com
