SENATOR Imee Marcos lamented the scholarship assistance fund intended for surviving children of permanently incapacitated or fallen personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology are barely being used.

The funds are sourced from firearms licensing fees collected by the Philippine National Police.

Marcos cited a report indicating the funds are hardly used as confirmed by the BJMP, citing that it still has P88 million in unused scholarship funding.

“Let’s just transfer this fund if it is not being used. We all are looking for money, for extra funds, and it seems that these are being left unused,” Marcos said.

PNP Chief Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. proposed before the Senate committee to consider amending the law, and modify relevant provisions to indicate therein that the release of scholarship funding to the AFP, BJMP and BFP are implemented on a need-based scheme instead.

“Yes, that’s correct PNP Chief Azurin. We will consider that quickly,” Marcos replied.