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The Philippine National Police headquarters in Quezon City. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

The Philippine National Police headquarters in Quezon City. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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RG Cruz

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176060211051720160701-PNP-police-JC-7.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">The Philippine National Police headquarters in Quezon City. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has returned P500 million worth of insertions in the Philippine National Police&#x27;s 2025 intelligence funds to the Office of the President, Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Thursday. </p><p>During the DILG&#x27;s budget briefing, Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, noted that the agency&#x27;s intelligence budget was down by P500 million from P1.3 billion in 2025 to P800 million in 2026.</p><p>Remulla revealed that they did not use the P500 million fund because it was an &quot;insertion&quot; that came from a person who requested 3,000 containers of fish.</p><p>He did not name the person.</p><p>Last month, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. alleged that Rep. Zaldy Co, who has now resigned, pressured him to issue fish import allocations to companies he nominated, including ZC Victory Fishing Corp. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/29/zaldy-co-resigns-as-house-representative-amid-flood-control-scandal-1600">Zaldy Co resigns as House representative amid flood control scandal</a></div><p>Laurel said he rejected the request, which involved a massive volume of fish containers.</p><p>&quot;We were being forced at that time to give him (Rep. Zaldy Co) 3,000 containers of fish, which I did not agree [to],&quot; Laurel said in September.</p><p>Remulla surmised that &quot;there might have been a trade-off with&quot; the insertion.</p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s why we refused the insertion of the P500 million,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/16/agri-chief-explains-revelations-on-zaldy-co-in-house-budget-hearing-1642">Agri chief says revelations on Zaldy Co meant to defend import system</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=ABnKdaDAQupdOtUh"></script></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oK_ibXto57E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong></div>

<p>Remulla revealed that they did not use the P500 million fund because it was an "insertion" that came from a person who requested 3,000 containers of fish.</p>

Remulla revealed that they did not use the P500 million fund because it was an "insertion" that came from a person who requested 3,000 containers of fish.

Jonvic Remulla reveals P500M insertion slid into PNP's 2025 intel funds

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Jonvic Remulla reveals P500M insertion slid into PNP's 2025 intel funds

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 16, 2025 04:16 PM PHT

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Updated October 16, 2025 08:18 PM PHT

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