Manila, Sept. 17 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will review the policies governing government-funded travel for local government officials, including those for the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Wednesday.

Remulla made the remark following the controversy surrounding the "capacity development" and "international benchmarking" activities of Sangguniang Kabataan members from the city of Manila, in Thailand, funded by SK funds.

Posts of the participants about the foreign trip sparked backlash from netizens, who criticized the trip as a mere junket.

Remulla suggested that it may be time to reassess the current policy, emphasizing that all government-funded travel should s...