I have consistently and repeatedly opposed the appropriation of confidential and intelligence funds with respect to its propriety and magnitude, particularly in departments and agencies which do not need said funds like the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.

I have also stressed that the said funds are sources of corruption as their utilization is shrouded in mystery and their audit is behind closed doors, solely between the auditor and the audited. 

Unfortunately, I belong to the slim opposition which is invariably overwhelmed by the ascendant numerical superiority of the majority coalition, for which reason confidential and intelligence funds are institutionalized in the national budget. 

EDCEL C. LAGMAN