“A law prohibits discussion of confidential funds.”
What Vera Files found
There is no such law prohibiting discussion of confidential funds. What exists is Joint Circular 2015-01, which says, “The utilization of such funds is generally confidential and classified by nature, which requires not only strong internal controls in the release and utilization thereof, but also strict accounting and auditing rules to prevent mishandling or improper application of the funds.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Sara Duterte made this claim around 25 November 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 November 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Sara Duterte has 21 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 16 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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