Efficiency finally arrives in Philippine bureaucracy, just not in the department anyone expected

A speed record nobody saw coming

Staff confirm the Office of the Vice President fully disbursed one hundred twenty five million pesos in confidential funds in just eleven days, according to The Manila Times’ report on the disbursement timeline. Government offices famous for taking eleven days just to approve a leave form have somehow managed to move nine figures worth of confidential spending before most citizens finished their morning commute.

Efficiency, selectively applied

Filipinos who have waited months for a single barangay permit can only marvel at an agency finding this particular gear when it counts. Analysts note that confidential funds by definition require limited public accounting, which conveniently also means limited public patience-testing paperwork.

Lawmakers request more detail, politely

Legislators have asked for a fuller accounting of where exactly eleven days’ worth of spending went, a request that historically produces answers roughly as detailed as the funds themselves were confidential, according to coverage in the Philippine Star.

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One hundred twenty five million pesos, eleven days, and a bureaucratic speed record that raises more questions than it answers. SOURCE: https://www.manilatimes.net/ For more British satire on a related theme, see The London Prat’s Edward The Elder And AEthelflaed: When Teamwork Started To Win.