OVP Spox Says No Confidential Funds in 2026 Budget - BusinessWorld Online

OVP appoints new spokesman

(UPDATE) FORMER Trade and Industry undersecretary Ruth Castelo has been appointed as the new spokesman for the Office of the Vice President (OVP).In a press briefing at the OVP’s central office in Mandaluyong on Wednesday, Castelo said that she aims to highlight the accomplishments of the office.“The vice president is the second-highest leader in the country, and she would have similar obligations to the people as the president and that is what …

OVP spox says no confidential funds in 2026 budget - BusinessWorld Online

THE OFFICE of the Vice-President (OVP) on Wednesday said that it would no longer seek confidential and intelligence funds for its 2026 budget, its spokesperson said, amid questions over Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s 2022 secret fund expenditure. “There are no confidential funds, we did not request that,” OVP Spokesperson Ruth B. Castelo told reporters, as the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) hiked the OVP’s budget to P903 million…

No confidential funds request in proposed OVP budget for 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President did not seek confidential and intelligence funds in its proposed budget for 2026. OVP Spokesperson Ruth Castelo said in a news briefing on Wednesday, July 9, that their office submitted a P733-million budget for 2026 — the same as the approved budget in 2025 — but the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) eventually increased this to P903 million. This was after the DBM initially added a…