Army official assures ELCAC budget will go directly to communities
Philippine Information Agency
17 May 2021, 18:38 GMT+10
MABINAY, Negros Oriental, May 17 (PIA) The commander of the Philippine Army (PA) brigade based in Negros Oriental clarified that the funding which the government allocated for the implementation of Barangay Development Programs (BDP) will not go to the country s armed forces as it will be given directly to communities affected by insurgency. Hindi po iyan papasok sa bulsa ng mga militar o kapulisan kundi yan po ay pupunta sa barangay. Talaga po didiretso yan kasi sa DILG dadaan ang pondo pero kung walang permiso ang ating Kongreso ay baka mawala po. Sama-sama po tayo manawagan na hindi sana siya ma-defund (The funds will not go to the pockets of the military or the police. It will be given directly to the barangay since the budget will be lodged at DILG. However, if the Congress will not allow the release of the budget, then the funding allocation will b