00:00Several lawmakers were stunned by the Office of the Vice President, or OVP's alleged usage of 16 million pesos in confidential and intelligence funds
00:09to rent 34 safe houses for just 11 days in the last quarter of 2022.
00:15During the third hearing of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability,
00:20the lawmakers discussed about the controversial CIF of the OVP in 2022,
00:26which include the 16 million peso allocation for safe house rentals, which the lawmakers think is too pricey.
00:34For its part, Committee Chair Joel Chua was surprised the amount was higher than the prevalent rates in high-end resorts in Boracay or in Taguig City.
00:42Several OVP officials were invited to explain themselves in the hearing, but were no-shows.
00:48That's why the committee issued subpoenas against them and even requested to place them in a lookout bulletin.
00:56Have you not wondered that 1 million pesos is too expensive in just 4 days?
01:01What kind of safe house is this?
01:04Does this have a swimming pool?
01:08Does it have Wi-Fi?
01:10Does it have BGC?
01:12We don't have information on what kind of safe house this is.
