Lacson Questions Proposed Transfer of P35B in AFP Modernization Fund to SPF October 2, 2021 - S en. Panfilo M. Lacson on Friday questioned a proposal of the Department of National Defense (DND) to transfer at least P35 billion from the regular budget of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to the Special Purpose Fund (SPF). Lacson said such a transfer to the SPF effectively turns the amount into a "lump sum" that will be released only upon the approval of the President. "You are proposing that P35 billion be transferred from the regular budget to the SPF. Why is that? The SPF is used to augment the regular budget and is released only upon approval of the President. Bakit inaalis nyo sa regular budget (Why do you want to remove it from the regular budget)?" he asked DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at the Senate committee hearing on the DND's proposed budget for 2022. Lacson did not agree with Lorenzana's explanation that unlike the regular budget, the ...