MANILA, Philippines --- The House of Representatives leadership has been looking beyond confidential funds in a bid to boost allocation for Pag-asa Island and the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as the P4.8 billion confidential funds in the proposed 2024 national budget might not be enough. In a press briefing Thursday night, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, committee on appropriations chair and Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co, and senior vice chair and Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo said other line items in the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) may also be touched. Romualdez and Co, along with key House officials, went to Pag-asa Island earlier, promising to residents and s...Keep on reading: House seeking budget for Pag-asa Island: P4.8-B secret funds not enough