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Victoria Tulad

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Senatorial aspirant Mar Valbuena wants confidential funds limited to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).Valbuena, the leader of transport group Manibela, shared his thoughts in ABS-CBN’s Harapan 2025 on Friday. He said even Presidents and Vice Presidents should not dip their hands in confidential funds.“Dapat po talaga parehong mawala sa kanila para wala silang pinag-aawayan para yung Uniteam tahimik na kayo,” Valbuena said.“Sa’king pananaw military lang dapat talaga ang meron nito or pulis, basta mga uniformed personel. Kung yung pinaggagamitan nito na confidential funds na hinihingi ni VP Sara ay magagamit doon sa military, bakit hindi? Pero kung sa ibang bagay na po ito magagamit, siyempre medyo lihis na doon sa programa,” he added. Valbuena, meanwhile, appealed to lawmakers to stop using the funds for the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) allegedly as pork barrel. “Yung totong malasakit at pagtulong sa taumbayan ang gawin natin,” he said. <div>WAR ON DRUGS</div>Asked to comment about the controversial War on Drugs, Valbuena said former President Rodrigo Duterte should face the International Criminal Court (ICC).“Dapat na niyang harapin para pakita niya na doon, masasabi niya na tama yung ginawa kong polisiya pagdating doon sa War on Drugs,” Valbuena said.  If he were the former President, Valbuena said what he would have done differently was to go after drug lords.“Dapat yung mga nakaupong drug lords ang pinapatay mo, di yung maliliit,” Valbuena remarked. “Kasi naiwan yuing mga drug lords ngayon na naglo-lobby doon sa mga kakampi nila ngayon kaya ka binabanatan.”“Yung sinasabi na nanlaban, di rin ako sang-ayon doon pero yung ipapatay yung mga drug lords, ako mismo papatay sayo,” he further said.  <div>WEST PHILIPPINE SEA</div>As for the West Philippine Sea dispute, Valbuena said a diplomatic approach is needed while implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).He also wants the country to be bold in its defense strategy and to deploy a ship as big as China’s monster ship.“Para tayong David and Goliath. Alam niyo nang malalaki yung kalaban natin yung budget doon sa Armed Forces binawasan niyo pa. Di ba puwedeng yung bulsa, laman ng bulsa ninyo ang bawasan ninyo para mamodernize natin yung ating Armed foces at may maipantapat din tayo sa kanila na hindi tayo binubully,” Valbuena said.

Senatorial aspirant Mar Valbuena wants confidential funds limited to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Senatorial aspirant Mar Valbuena wants confidential funds limited to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).

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Harapan 2025: Valbuena wants confidential funds limited to uniformed personnel

Victoria Tulad,

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Published Jan 18, 2025 12:20 AM PHT

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