About this transcript: This is a full AI-generated transcript of 20th Congress — 2nd Regular Session #3 from House of Representatives, published August 3, 2026. The transcript contains 24,606 words with timestamps and was generated using Whisper AI.
"Welcome to the House of Representatives. Your safety is our top priority. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our emergency exit plan. First, remember that illuminated exit signs will always show you the way. Please remain calm and follow these signs in an orderly manner. Now, for..."
[0:26] Welcome to the House of Representatives.
[0:28] Your safety is our top priority.
[0:32] Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our emergency exit plan.
[0:38] First, remember that illuminated exit signs will always show you the way.
[0:44] Please remain calm and follow these signs in an orderly manner.
[0:51] Now, for your specific location.
[0:54] If you are on the plenary floor, exits are at both ends, leading to the north and south
[1:01] wing lobbies.
[1:03] You may also use the main entrance glass doors, which open toward the flagpole area.
[1:11] If you are in the middle gallery, your primary exit is through the main entrance glass doors,
[1:18] located near the flagpole area.
[1:24] You are in the second or third floor galleries.
[1:28] In addition to the main door on your level, emergency exits are located at the ends of
[1:34] the seat rows on both the east and west sides.
[1:39] All of these exits will lead you to the main hallway stairways, going down to the main entrance
[1:45] and out to the flagpole area.
[1:49] A quick guide.
[1:51] If you are on the south side of the gallery, turn right as you go through the emergency exit.
[1:58] If you are on the north side, turn left will lead you towards the main hallway stairways.
[2:05] If you are seated at the rostrum, your nearest exits are on the north and south sides, leading
[2:13] directly to the rear entrance lobby and out to the helipad area.
[2:18] Finally, if you are unable to leave the plenary hall, do not panic.
[2:25] Essential safety items, a hard hat, whistle, bottled water, and flashlight are readily available
[2:33] under your table for your immediate use.
[2:38] Thank you for your attention.
[2:40] Your safety is our shared responsibility.
[2:43] The session is called to order.
[4:18] Everyone is requested to stand for the singing of the Philippine National Anthem.
[4:21] The invocation will be led by Attorney Jennifer Karen A. Lagbas of the 1st District of Misamis Oriental.
[5:37] Heavenly Father, with grateful hearts, we come before you as we begin another session.
[5:46] Thank you for the privilege and responsibility to serve our fellow Filipinos and our nation.
[5:54] We surrender to you all our plans, deliberations, meetings, and hearings this week.
[6:01] Grant us wisdom to make sound decisions, courage to uphold what is right, and humility to put the welfare of our people above our own interests.
[6:12] Forgive our shortcomings and renew our hearts and minds.
[6:18] Help us listen with understanding, deliberate with respect, and work together despite our differences.
[6:26] Unite this house, O Lord, in a shared commitment to justice, peace, and the common good.
[6:34] Bless every member of this house, our families, and all those who serve alongside us.
[6:42] Grant us strength, good health, protection, and your abiding presence.
[6:48] Above all, remind us that our service is a calling and a responsibility before you.
[6:56] May our words, decisions, and actions reflect your wisdom, compassion, and love for our people.
[7:06] Guide us throughout this week, and may everything we do bring honor and glory to your name. Amen.
[7:16] Majority Leader.
[7:18] Mr. Speaker, I move to call the roll of members.
[7:22] Secretary General, please call the roll.
[7:24] Roll call of members, honorable representatives.
[7:30] Abalos, Abante, Asidre, Acop, Acosta, Adyong, Advincula, Agaraw, Agyao, Alano, Alba, Albano, Almario Chino Miguel, Almario Dennis, Almonte, Alvarez Jose, Alvarez Mercedes, Amante, Amatong, Ang, Angara, Angelo.
[8:30] Aquino, Aquino, Aquino, Aquino, Aquino Magsaysay, Arbison Munir, Arbison Munir Jr., Arenas, Arogancia, Asistio, Atayde, Aumentado, Ayon, Bagao, Balindong, Bañas Nograles, Bangkoro, Barba, Barbers, Baronda, Baskug, Bautista Claude, Bautista Johan Monich,
[9:29] Bautista Lim, Beltran, Benitez Alfredo, Benitez Javier Miguel, Bernos Ching, Bernos JB, Biron, Bocobo, Bolilia, Bondoc, Briones, Bulutbegtang, Cagas, Calderon, Calixto, Pawagdan, Carrie, Castro,
[10:39] Chan Jan Franz Norbert Joselito Almario, Chan Junard, Chua, Chua Tai, Chungalao, Ko, Ko Pilar, Kujuanco Jaime Eduardo Mark, Kujuanco Mark, Koliantes, Corvera, Cruz Agatha, Cruz Ricardo, Cruzado,
[11:24] Huwa, Tagook, Dalog, Dayanghirang, Daza, DeJesus, DeLima, DeVenecia, Defensor, DeGamo, Delmar, DeLos Santos, DeMakuha, DeMagila, DeMaporos Imelda, DeMaporos City Amina,
[12:14] Teocno, Dionisio, Domingo, Domogan, Duterte Harold James, Duterte Omar Vincent, Duterte Paulo, D. Faustino, D. Faustino Michael Carlos, D. Ian Paul,
[12:46] Elago, Emano, Enverga, Erice, Escudero, Espares, Espina, Estrella, Ferrer Antonio, Ferrer Jeffrey, Flores, Fortes, Frasco, Presnedi, Puentebelia, Galang, Galeos, Garbin,
[13:39] Garcia Albert, Garcia Dante, Garcia Jose Arturo, Garcia Karen Hope, Garcia Maria Angela, Guardiola, Garin, Gatchalian, Gato, Glepa, Go, Gomez,
[14:15] Gonzalez Alexandria, Gonzalez Eliza Micaela, Gonzalez Christopher Sheen, Gonzalez Roy, Goriseta, Guiko, Gintu, Gulias, Gutierrez,
[14:47] Hernandez Charisse Ann, Hernandez Dennis, Hernandez Ferdinand, Hernandez Ramil, Hofer Hassim, Horibata, Ismula, Iway, Javier,
[15:12] Ko Antonio, Ko Elisa, Ko Wilton, Kung Hoon, Ko Labad Labad, Lakson, Lagbas, Lagdameo Jose Manuel, Lagdameo Monique Yasmin Maria,
[15:45] Lagman, Lagon Daphne, Lagon Sunny, Lara, Lazatin, Ledesma, Legacion, Legarda, Legazpi, Leviste, Libanan,
[16:15] Lopez, Loria, Loria, Loyola, Luistro, Lumayag, Makapagal Arroyo, Makasait, Maceda, Madrona, Malapitan, Mangudadatu, Maniquis, Maranyon,
[16:58] Marcoleta, Marcos, Marquez, Mastura, Matibag, Matugas, Mendoza, Mercado, Mercado Revilla, Miraflores, Momo, Montes, Nava, Nazal, Nisay, Nolasco,
[17:48] Nolasco, Oamenal Henry, Oamenal Sancho Fernando, Olivares, Ong Chuan, Ordanes, Oreta, Ortega, Uwano Dizon,
[18:14] Padernos, Panaligan, Pancho, Panotes, Pascual, Perez, Pimentel, Plaza, Plato, Po, Primishas Agabas,
[18:51] Pumaren, Puno, Kimbo, Rama, Recto, Rigencia, Remulia, Revilla Bryan, Revilla Ramon Jolo,
[19:16] Ridon, Rivera, Robes, Rodriguez, Elohio, Rodriguez, Maximo, Rodriguez, Rufus, Roman, Romualdez Andrew Julian,
[19:46] Romualdez Ferdinand Martin, Romualdez Yeda Marie, Romualdo, Romulo, Roque,
[20:00] Sagarberia, Sakaluran, Salceda, Sally, Salvation, Salvador, Salvame, San Fernando, Santos Maria Alana Samantha,
[20:33] Santos Mark Anthony, Shimura, Singson Richelle, Singson Ronald, Singson Meehan, Solon, Soriano, Suwon,
[20:57] Swansing Bella Vanessa, Swansing Micaela Angela, Suarez, Suntay, Talyado, Tan Eman, Tan Joseph, Tan Keith Micah, Tan Reynolds Michael,
[21:28] Tan Samir, Tan Stephen James, Tan Shai, Tan Watko, Tariela, Teodoro, Tering, Teves,
[21:50] Tianco, Tieng, Tinio, Tolentino, Tuon, Tulfo Jocelyn, Tulfo Ralph Wendel, Tupas, Chutor, Ti, Umali, Ungab,
[22:27] Uy De Carlo, Uy Roberto, Valeriano, Vargas, Vargas Alfonso, Veloso, Veloso Tuazon, Vergara,
[22:50] Villia, Villafuerte Miguel Luis, Villafuerte Vincenzo Renato Luigi, Villanueva, Villarica,
[23:09] Violago, Yamsuan, Yap Arthur, Yap Christopherson, Yap Eric, Yap John G. Snell,
[23:30] Yatko, Inares, Yu Jaisel Victoria, Yu Joseph Kim, Yulo, Zamora Maria Carmen,
[23:48] Zamora Isabel Maria, Zubiri.
[24:28] Mr. Speaker, the roll call shows that 233 members responded to the call.
[24:36] With 233 members responding to the call, the Chair declares the presence of a quorum.
[24:42] Majority Leader.
[24:43] Mr. Speaker, may we acknowledge the guests of the Honorable Deputy Speaker,
[24:48] Francisco Paolo P. Ortega V of the 1st District of the Province of La Union.
[24:54] They are officers and members of Bayi and Hiaraya Team.
[24:59] They are Maya Tamayo, Co-Executive Director, Bayi Incorporated,
[25:05] Ayela Potestades, Co-Executive Director, Bayi Incorporated,
[25:11] Donna Cabuyao, Administrative Officer, Bayi Incorporated,
[25:16] Kaya Alcantara, Program Associate, Bayi Incorporated,
[25:21] Layla Cruz, Program Officer, Hiraya Initiatives for Change and Progress Incorporated,
[25:28] Gail Clemente, Documenter, Bayi Incorporated,
[25:32] and Maria Micaela M. Ortega, Angat, Bayi.
[25:37] We also request to recognize the fellows of the Young Bayi Political Empowerment Program of La Union.
[25:46] They are Alexandra Nicole Peralta,
[25:49] Alisa May Ninialga,
[25:52] April Ann Pili,
[25:54] Arnel Mendevil,
[25:56] Charisse May Flores Opena,
[25:59] Christina Esperon,
[26:01] Zarina Marquez,
[26:03] Edna Dulatre,
[26:05] Jana Ashley Tumbaga,
[26:07] Marjorie De Ramos,
[26:08] Monica Lorraine Mendoza,
[26:12] Viosa Angelica Calderon,
[26:15] and Venus Badua.
[26:17] Mr. Speaker.
[26:19] To our guests from Bayi, Hiraya,
[26:22] and the beautiful province of La Union,
[26:24] welcome to the House of Representatives.
[26:28] Majority Leader.
[26:31] Mr. Speaker,
[26:32] I'd like to welcome and recognize the guests of our Deputy Speaker,
[26:37] Bambi B. Emano,
[26:38] the following guests from Misamis Oriental,
[26:41] headed by Jana Pearl Batilo,
[26:43] namely,
[26:44] Edgarlo Batilo,
[26:46] John Kemp James Batilo,
[26:48] John Michael Batilo,
[26:49] Jaziel Ray Batilo,
[26:51] Arlene Batilo,
[26:53] Amy Batilo,
[26:54] Samantha James Batilo,
[26:56] Cassandra James Batilo,
[26:58] Twitty Sam Garcia,
[27:00] Clark Anthony Dacoco,
[27:03] Aureline Fernando,
[27:04] and Gabriela Pilar.
[27:06] Fernando, Mr. Speaker.
[27:08] To the guests of the Honorable Deputy Speaker,
[27:10] Bambi Emano,
[27:11] from Misamis Oriental,
[27:14] welcome to the House of Representatives.
[27:19] Majority Leader.
[27:20] Mr. Speaker,
[27:21] Mr. Speaker,
[27:22] I would like twice want to move forward to welcome and recognize the guest of also of Deputy Speaker,
[27:31] Bambi B. Emano,
[27:32] and to recognize Ms. Ruel Canino,
[27:35] a chess player from Causwagan,
[27:38] Cagayan de Oro City,
[27:39] who won several championships.
[27:42] Mr. Speaker.
[27:42] Again, to the guests of the Honorable Deputy Speaker,
[27:45] Bambi Emano,
[27:46] Ms. Ruel Canino,
[27:51] from Causwagan,
[27:52] Cagayan de Oro City,
[27:53] welcome to the House of Representatives.
[27:56] Majority Leader.
[28:02] Mr. Speaker,
[28:03] considering that copies of Journal No. 1,
[28:05] dated July 27, 2026,
[28:08] were already distributed to the members,
[28:09] I move to dispense with the reading thereof,
[28:11] and subsequently to approve the said journal.
[28:14] Is there any objection?
[28:16] Chair, here's none.
[28:17] Said motion is approved.
[28:19] Majority Leader.
[28:20] Mr. Speaker,
[28:21] I move to proceed.
[28:22] We do reference to business
[28:23] and request that the Secretary-General
[28:25] be directed to read the titles of bills
[28:27] and resolutions on first reading,
[28:29] as well as communications and committee reports.
[28:32] So move, Mr. Speaker.
[28:33] Secretary-General is ordered to read the titles.
[28:38] Reference of business.
[28:40] Bills on first reading.
[28:43] House Bill No. 1-0-3-4-7.
[28:45] Preparing every Filipino learner
[28:48] for the age of artificial intelligence
[28:50] by integrating AI literacy,
[28:52] guided use,
[28:53] and creative thinking assessment
[28:54] into education,
[28:56] for Representative Katulpos.
[28:57] The Committee on Basic Education and Culture
[28:59] and Committee on Higher and Technical Education.
[29:02] House Bill No. 1-0-3-4-8.
[29:04] Declaring tourism as a national development priority,
[29:07] for Representative Katulpos.
[29:09] The Committee on Tourism.
[29:11] House Bill No. 1-0-3-4-9.
[29:13] Promoting the welfare and recovery
[29:14] of micro, small, and medium enterprises
[29:16] and their employees
[29:18] by easing the conduct of business.
[29:19] Per Representative Katulpos.
[29:21] The Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development.
[29:25] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-0.
[29:27] Guaranteeing free and safe childbirth
[29:29] for every Filipino mother
[29:30] by institutionalizing zero out-of-pocket maternity care
[29:33] for eligible mothers.
[29:34] Per Representative Katulpos.
[29:36] The Committee on Women and Gender Equality.
[29:38] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-1.
[29:41] Accelerating the production of socialized housing
[29:43] as complete and livable communities.
[29:45] Per Representative Katulpos.
[29:47] The Committee on Housing and Urban Development.
[29:49] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-2.
[29:51] Strengthening Filipino families
[29:53] by institutionalizing practical, responsible parenting
[29:55] and family life education in basic education
[29:58] and in pre-marriage orientation and counseling.
[30:01] Per Representative Katulpos.
[30:03] The Committee on Population and Family Relations.
[30:05] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-3.
[30:07] Recognizing tourism frontliners as heroes
[30:10] and as a marginalized and vulnerable sector
[30:12] and promoting their welfare through social protection,
[30:15] free accreditation, training, scholarships, rapid assistance
[30:18] during calamities and economic shocks
[30:20] and a performance-based incentive program
[30:22] complementing RA-9593.
[30:25] Per Representative Katulpos.
[30:27] The Committee on Tourism.
[30:28] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-4.
[30:30] Defining, prohibiting, and penalizing nihilistic violent extremism.
[30:34] Per Representative Katulpos.
[30:36] The Committee on Welfare of Children.
[30:38] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-5.
[30:40] Ensuring fairness and integrity in the selection of socialized housing beneficiaries
[30:44] by institutionalizing objective, transparent, and need-based qualification and ranking
[30:49] and by reserving socialized housing units for qualified beneficiaries
[30:52] against capture and resale.
[30:54] Per Representative Katulpos.
[30:56] The Committee on Housing and Urban Development.
[30:58] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-6.
[31:00] Establishing a National Disaster Assistance Registry and Rapid Response System
[31:04] to ensure the fast, accurate, verified, and duplication-free delivery of relief and assistance
[31:08] to calamity-affected families and establishments.
[31:11] Per Representative Katulpos.
[31:13] The Committee on Disaster Resilience.
[31:15] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-7.
[31:17] Prohibiting the direct or indirect recovery of distribution system loss charges,
[31:21] including any VAT attributable there too, from electricity consumers.
[31:26] Per Representative Nazal.
[31:27] The Committee on Energy.
[31:29] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-8.
[31:31] Instituting a Policy on Blood-Borne Viral Hepatitis Testing and Screening.
[31:35] Per Representative Sendanya, Diokno, Ismula, and Bagao.
[31:38] The Committee on Health.
[31:39] House Bill No. 1-0-3-5-9.
[31:42] Strengthening Healthcare Insurance, Non-Denial, and Inclusive Medical Assistance
[31:45] for All Welfare and Access Needs Act.
[31:48] Per Representative Ang.
[31:49] The Committee on Health.
[31:51] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-0.
[31:53] Providing an increase in automatic adjustment mechanism
[31:55] in the personal economic relief allowance, PERA, granted to government employees.
[32:00] Per Representative Zamora, Isabel, Maria.
[32:02] The Committee on Appropriations.
[32:04] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-1.
[32:06] Further promoting entrepreneurship by strengthening, empowering, enhancing the financing,
[32:10] and other support programs for micro, small, and medium enterprises.
[32:14] Per Representative Zamora, Isabel, Maria.
[32:16] The Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development.
[32:19] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-2.
[32:21] Providing for a National Framework for Artificial Intelligence Governance.
[32:25] Per Representative Diokno, Sendanya, Ismula, and Bagao.
[32:28] The Committee on Information and Communications Technology.
[32:31] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-3.
[32:33] Strengthening the Katarungan Pambarangay.
[32:36] Per Representative Amante.
[32:37] The Committee on Local Government.
[32:39] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-4.
[32:42] Expanding the base of income tax exemption.
[32:44] Per Representative Amante.
[32:46] The Committee on Ways and Means.
[32:47] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-6.
[32:50] Protecting consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive online lending practices.
[32:54] Per Representatives Diokno, Sendanya, Ismula, and Bagao.
[32:57] The Committee on Banks and Financial Intermediaries.
[33:00] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-7.
[33:02] Adjusting and Providing for the Periodic Indexation of Personal Income Tax Brackets and Related Thresholds.
[33:08] Per Representative Cruz Agata.
[33:10] The Committee on Ways and Means.
[33:12] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-8.
[33:14] Promoting clear, accessible, and plain language and government-issued public advisories,
[33:19] notices, forms, citizens' charters, and other public-facing documents.
[33:23] Per Representative Cruz Agata.
[33:25] The Committee on Public Information.
[33:26] House Bill No. 1-0-3-6-9.
[33:29] Establishing a structured, compensated, and merit-based government internship program for qualified youth.
[33:34] Per Representative Cruz Agata.
[33:36] The Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation.
[33:39] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-0.
[33:41] Requiring food establishments to provide the half-priced serving as a menu option.
[33:46] Per Representative Cruz Agata.
[33:48] To the Committee on Trade and Industry.
[33:49] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-1.
[33:52] Institutionalizing the Personal Economic Relief Allowance, or PERA, granted to government employees.
[33:57] Per Representative Cruz Agata.
[33:59] The Committee on Appropriations.
[34:00] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-2.
[34:02] Prohibiting the imposition of systems lost charges on electricity consumers,
[34:06] centering accountability and distribution utilities,
[34:09] and electronic cooperatives reducing system losses.
[34:12] Per Representative Hernandez Charizan.
[34:14] The Committee on Energy.
[34:15] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-3.
[34:17] Developing the Philippine Bamboo Industry.
[34:19] Per Representative Hernandez Charizan.
[34:22] The Committee on Sustainable Development Goals.
[34:24] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-4.
[34:27] Institutionalizing the Philippines Low Food Program.
[34:29] Per Representative Hernandez Charizan.
[34:32] The Committee on Agriculture and Food.
[34:34] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-5.
[34:36] Strengthening the purchasing power of Filipino taxpayers
[34:38] by increasing the tax exempt annual taxable income threshold,
[34:42] expanding the tax exempt ceiling for 13-month pay and other benefits.
[34:46] Per Representative Hernandez Charizan.
[34:49] The Committee on Ways and Means.
[34:50] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-6.
[34:53] Postponing the synchronized barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections to November 2028.
[34:57] Per Representatives Garin, Asidre, Ortega, Kunghun, Zamora, Isabel Maria, and Ridon.
[35:03] The Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms.
[35:05] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-7.
[35:07] Rationalizing the renewal periods of professional licenses
[35:11] and enhancing access to continuing professional development programs.
[35:15] Per Representative Hernandez Ramil.
[35:17] The Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation.
[35:20] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-8.
[35:23] Institutionalizing a National Telemedicine System in the Philippines.
[35:26] Per Representative Hernandez Ramil.
[35:28] The Committee on Health.
[35:29] House Bill No. 1-0-3-7-9.
[35:32] Mandating the grant of student discount privilege for telecommunication services.
[35:36] Per Representative Hernandez Ramil.
[35:37] The Committee on Information and Communications Technology.
[35:40] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-0.
[35:43] Establishing the Balikbayani Center as a one-stop reintegration hub for returning OFWs and OFW dependents.
[35:49] Per Representative Hernandez Ramil.
[35:51] The Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs.
[35:54] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-1.
[35:56] Amending certain provisions of RA-8550 as amended by the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998.
[36:02] Per Representative De Gamo.
[36:04] The Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources.
[36:06] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-2.
[36:09] Mandating an accident and life insurance coverage for construction workers.
[36:13] Per Representative De Gamo.
[36:15] The Committee on Labor and Employment.
[36:17] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-3.
[36:19] Strengthening the electoral process by expanding the circumstances to be considered a nuisance candidate and making it an election offense.
[36:25] Per Representative De Gamo.
[36:27] The Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms.
[36:29] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-4.
[36:32] Promoting accessible government communication and transparency by requiring the use of plain language and local language translation or dialect in all government-issued public documents, advisories, and other similar documents intended for public dissemination.
[36:45] Per Representative De Gamo.
[36:47] The Committee on Public Information.
[36:49] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-5.
[36:50] Establishing the Philippine Industrial Crops Research Institute under the University of Southern Mindanao.
[36:56] Per Representative Cruzado.
[36:58] The Committee on Agriculture and Food.
[37:00] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-6.
[37:02] Establishing a digitalized OFW's welfare and monitoring system.
[37:06] Per Representative Yap Eric.
[37:08] The Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs.
[37:10] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-7.
[37:13] To enforce the constitutional right to the free exercise of religion by students of public schools.
[37:18] Per Representative Mastura.
[37:20] The Committee on Basic Education and Culture.
[37:22] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-8.
[37:24] Providing for the administrative and summary titling of real properties used as sites for public schools.
[37:29] Per Representative Mastura.
[37:31] The Committee on Justice.
[37:32] House Bill No. 1-0-3-8-9.
[37:34] Mandating each city or municipality to create a river development authority for the preservation, protection, and development of all rivers, river systems, and natural waterways within its jurisdiction.
[37:44] Per Representative Mastura.
[37:46] The Committee on Government, Enterprises, and Privatization.
[37:49] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-0.
[37:51] Providing for the construction of public restrooms along national and provincial highways throughout the country.
[37:56] Per Representative Mastura.
[37:57] The Committee on Public Works and Highways.
[37:59] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-1.
[38:01] Prohibiting the PNP and other law enforcement agencies from labeling gangs by their hometown, religion, or religious, or ethnic grouping.
[38:10] Per Representative Mastura.
[38:11] The Committee on Public Order and Safety.
[38:13] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-2.
[38:15] Amending Section 4-8-8-A of the Local Government Code of 1991.
[38:19] Per Representative Mastura.
[38:21] The Committee on Local Government.
[38:22] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-3.
[38:25] Maintaining the PNPA to select one cadet each from every congressional district every year to compress its class.
[38:31] Per Representative Mastura.
[38:33] The Committee on Public Order and Safety.
[38:35] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-4.
[38:37] Requiring all graduating senior high school and college students to plant ten mangrove trees each for coastal environment protection and preservation.
[38:44] Per Representative Mastura.
[38:46] The Special Committee on Reforestation.
[38:48] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-5.
[38:50] Providing government assistance to the Madrasa Education System.
[38:53] Per Representative Mastura.
[38:55] The Committee on Basic Education and Culture.
[38:57] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-6.
[38:59] Imposing a logging ban in the province of Maguindanao del Norte.
[39:03] Per Representative Mastura.
[39:04] The Committee on Natural Resources.
[39:06] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-7.
[39:08] Establishing a maternal and infant health home visitation program.
[39:12] Per Representative Mastura.
[39:13] The Committee on Health.
[39:15] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-8.
[39:17] Amending Section 287 of the Local Government Code of 1991.
[39:21] Per Representative Mastura.
[39:22] Committee on Local Government.
[39:23] House Bill No. 1-0-3-9-9.
[39:26] Providing for a general reapportionment of the legislative districts of the Philippines pursuant to the latest census of population and households.
[39:33] Per Representative Mastura.
[39:34] The Committee on Local Government.
[39:36] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-0.
[39:39] Amending Section 35 of the National Health Insurance Act of 1995 as amended.
[39:44] Per Representative Mastura.
[39:46] The Committee on Health.
[39:47] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-1.
[39:49] Amending the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act.
[39:52] Per Representative Mastura.
[39:54] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[39:57] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-2.
[39:59] Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Child Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination.
[40:03] Per Representative Mastura.
[40:05] The Committee on the Welfare of Children.
[40:07] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-3.
[40:09] Amending Articles 3-3-3 and 3-4-4 and repealing Article 3-3-4 of the Revised Penal Code.
[40:14] Per Representative Mastura.
[40:16] The Committee on Revision of Loss.
[40:18] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-4.
[40:20] Branding 2,500 pesos monthly allowance to all barangay tanods.
[40:24] Per Representative Mastura.
[40:26] The Committee on Local Government.
[40:28] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-5.
[40:30] Protecting Electric Consumers by Prohibiting the Pass-On-Off System Loss Charges.
[40:34] Strengthening the Accountability of Distribution Utilities for System Losses.
[40:38] Per Representative Abalos.
[40:40] The Committee on Energy.
[40:41] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-6.
[40:43] Declaring September 29 of every year as a special non-working holiday in the Municipality of Piquet, Province of Cotabato.
[40:49] To be known as the Piquet Foundation Day.
[40:51] In commemoration of its founding anniversary.
[40:53] Per Representative Cruzado.
[40:56] The Committee on Local Government.
[40:57] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-7.
[41:00] Postponing the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.
[41:04] Per Representative Daza.
[41:06] The Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms.
[41:09] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-8.
[41:11] Establishing Minimum Safety Standards for School-Sponsored Activities.
[41:15] Per Representative Roman.
[41:16] The Committee on Basic Education and Culture.
[41:18] And the Committee on Higher and Technical Education.
[41:20] House Bill No. 1-0-4-0-9.
[41:23] Exempting the System Loss Charge Bill to Residential and End-User Consumers
[41:26] by Distribution Utilities or Electric Cooperatives from the Coverage of the VAT.
[41:31] Per Representative Soriano.
[41:32] The Committee on Ways and Means.
[41:34] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-0.
[41:36] Repeating Batas Pambansa Bilang 36,
[41:38] an Act Imposing an Energy Tax on Electric Power Consumption.
[41:42] Per Representative Soriano.
[41:44] The Committee on Ways and Means.
[41:45] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-1.
[41:47] Establishing Regional Branches of Specialty Hospitals
[41:50] such as the Philippine Heart Center, National Kidian Transplant Institute,
[41:54] Lung Center of the Philippines,
[41:55] Philippine Children's Medical Center, and Philippine Cancer Center.
[41:58] Per Representative Soriano.
[42:00] The Committee on Health.
[42:01] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-2.
[42:03] Mandating Monetary Compensation for Overtime Work and Work Rendered During Rest Days
[42:07] and Special Holidays of Public Health Workers.
[42:10] Per Representative Soriano.
[42:12] Committee on Health.
[42:13] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-3.
[42:15] Establishing the National Nutrition Commission.
[42:17] Per Representative Soriano.
[42:19] The Committee on Health.
[42:20] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-4.
[42:22] Defining and Prohibiting Elder Abuse.
[42:24] Per Representative Soriano.
[42:26] Committee on Senior Citizens.
[42:28] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-5.
[42:30] Providing for Hospital Benefits and Other Privileges
[42:32] for Public School Teachers and Their Dependents.
[42:35] Per Representative Soriano,
[42:36] Tulfo Joseline, and Tulfo Ralph Wendell.
[42:40] The Committee on Health.
[42:41] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-6.
[42:43] Encouraging Corporate Social Responsibility.
[42:45] Per Representative Soriano,
[42:47] Tulfo Joseline, and Tulfo Ralph Wendell.
[42:49] The Committee on Trade and Industry.
[42:52] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-7.
[42:54] Upgrading the Salary Grade of Dentists
[42:56] Employed in the Public Sector.
[42:57] Per Representative Soriano,
[42:59] Tulfo Joseline, and Tulfo Ralph Wendell.
[43:01] The Committee on Appropriation.
[43:02] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-8.
[43:05] Expanding Enforcement Authority
[43:06] and Upgrading Penalties to Further Strength
[43:08] and Nationwide Road Safety.
[43:10] Per Representative Soriano,
[43:11] Tulfo Joseline, and Tulfo Ralph Wendell.
[43:14] The Committee on Transportation.
[43:15] House Bill No. 1-0-4-1-9.
[43:18] Mandating Internet Service Providers
[43:20] to Implement a Rollover Data Allocation Scheme
[43:22] for Unused Data.
[43:24] Per Representative Soriano,
[43:25] Tulfo Joseline, and Tulfo Ralph Wendell.
[43:28] The Committee on Information and Communications Technology.
[43:32] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-0.
[43:34] Institutionalizing the Grant of a One-Time Internship Allowance
[43:37] for Students in Public or Private Higher Education Institutions
[43:40] and Technical Vocational Institutions.
[43:42] Per Representative Soriano,
[43:44] Tulfo Joseline, and Tulfo Ralph Wendell.
[43:47] The Committee on Transportation.
[43:49] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-1.
[43:51] Defining and Prohibiting Overcapacity or Overloading in Public Transportation.
[43:55] Per Representative Soriano,
[43:57] Tulfo Joseline, and Tulfo Ralph Wendell.
[43:59] The Committee on Transportation.
[44:01] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-2.
[44:03] Providing for a Magna Carta of the Out-of-School Youth.
[44:05] Per Representative Soriano,
[44:07] Tulfo Joseline, and Tulfo Ralph Wendell.
[44:10] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[44:12] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-3.
[44:15] To Institute Policies and Systems to Address Climate Change.
[44:18] Per Representative Soriano.
[44:21] To the Committee on Climate Change.
[44:25] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-4.
[44:28] Providing all barangay officials,
[44:29] including barangay tanods,
[44:30] members of the Lupon Tagapamayapa,
[44:32] barangay health workers,
[44:33] and barangay daycare workers,
[44:35] alumsum retirement pay equivalent to one-year honorarium.
[44:38] Per Representative Fortes.
[44:40] To the Committee on Local Government.
[44:42] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-5.
[44:44] Mandating the permanent appointment of a provincial,
[44:47] city, municipal, environment, and natural resources officer.
[44:50] Per Representative Fortes.
[44:52] The Committee on Local Government.
[44:54] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-6.
[44:56] Declaring September 29 of every year
[44:58] as a special non-working holiday
[44:59] in the municipality of Irosin,
[45:01] province of Sorsogon,
[45:02] in celebration of the Paray Festival.
[45:05] Per Representative Fortes.
[45:06] The Committee on Local Government.
[45:08] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-7.
[45:10] Providing for the Magna Carta of the Out-of-School Youth.
[45:13] Per Representative Fortes.
[45:15] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[45:17] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-8.
[45:19] Providing for the Magna Carta of Student Athletes.
[45:22] Per Representative Fortes.
[45:23] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[45:25] House Bill No. 1-0-4-2-9.
[45:27] Establishing regional youth leadership
[45:29] and nation-building training centers
[45:30] for student leaders in all regions of the country.
[45:33] Per Representative Fortes.
[45:35] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[45:37] House Bill No. 1-0-4-3-0.
[45:39] An act removing systems loss
[45:41] as a separate component of electricity bills.
[45:43] Empowering the Energy Regulatory Commission
[45:45] to determine the cost that may be recovered
[45:47] as part of distribution service.
[45:50] Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9-1-3-6.
[45:52] Otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.
[45:56] For Representatives D. Faustino and Marcos.
[45:59] The Committee on Energy.
[46:01] House Bill No. 1-0-4-3-1.
[46:03] An act promoting the installation
[46:04] of behind-the-meter electricity generation
[46:06] and energy storage systems.
[46:08] Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9-1-3-6.
[46:11] Otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.
[46:15] For Representatives D. Faustino and Marcos.
[46:18] Committee on Energy.
[46:25] Resolutions.
[46:25] House Resolution 1-2-1-8.
[46:28] Congratulating and commending
[46:29] Alexandra Alex Ayala
[46:31] for becoming the first Filipino
[46:33] to enter the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament
[46:36] as a seated player.
[46:37] The first Filipino to be seated
[46:39] at the Wimbledon Championships.
[46:41] The first Filipino to win
[46:42] a main draw match at Wimbledon
[46:44] and at any Grand Slam tournament.
[46:47] And the first Filipino to reach
[46:49] the round of 16 of a Grand Slam singles tournament.
[46:52] Thereby bringing immense pride,
[46:54] honor, international recognition
[46:55] to the country
[46:56] and serving as an inspiration
[46:58] to generations of Filipino athletes.
[47:01] By Representative Gomez.
[47:03] The Committee on Rules.
[47:05] House Resolution 1-2-1-9.
[47:08] Congratulating and commending
[47:09] Filipino tennis star
[47:11] Alexandra Alex Ayala
[47:12] for her outstanding achievements
[47:14] in the international tennis,
[47:16] for bringing honor and prestige
[47:17] to the Philippines,
[47:19] and for serving as an inspiration
[47:20] to Filipino youth
[47:21] to excel in sports.
[47:23] By Representative Gonzales Roy.
[47:25] The Committee on Rules.
[47:26] House Resolution 1-2-2-0.
[47:29] Denouncing the proliferation
[47:30] of troll farms
[47:31] and organized disinformation operations
[47:34] as threats to national security
[47:36] and public accountability
[47:37] and directing the appropriate committees
[47:40] of the House of Representatives
[47:41] to conduct an inquiry
[47:43] into their financing,
[47:44] organization, and operations
[47:46] by Representative Vargas.
[47:48] The Committee on Rules.
[47:50] House Resolution 1-2-2-1.
[47:52] Expressing the deepest sympathy
[47:54] and heartfelt condolences of the House
[47:56] on the demise
[47:57] of former Zambales Governor
[47:59] Attorney Amor F. Deloso
[48:01] and honoring his remarkable legacy
[48:03] of dedicated public service
[48:05] to the people of Zambales
[48:07] and the nation
[48:08] by Representative Olivares.
[48:10] The Committee on Rules.
[48:11] House Resolution 1-2-2-2.
[48:14] Expressing the Biosphere Reserve
[48:16] by the UNESCO
[48:17] by Representative Tariela.
[48:21] To the Committee on Natural Resources.
[48:23] House Resolution 1-2-2-5.
[48:24] Congratulating and commending
[48:26] Alexandra Ann Diaz
[48:28] for winning three gold medals
[48:30] and establishing two youth world records
[48:32] as well as the members of Team Philippines
[48:34] for their outstanding performance
[48:36] at the 2026 International Weightlifting Federation
[48:39] World Youth Championships
[48:41] held in Cali, Colombia
[48:43] from July 5-11, 2026
[48:45] by Representative D. Faustino Michael Carlos.
[48:49] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[48:52] House Resolution 1-2-2-6.
[48:53] Congratulating and commending
[48:55] Alexandra Alex Maniego El Ayala
[48:58] for her historic performance
[48:59] at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships
[49:01] becoming the first Filipino player
[49:04] in the Open Era
[49:04] to reach the round of 16
[49:06] of a Grand Slam singles tournament
[49:09] by Representatives
[49:10] Romualdez Ferdinand Martin,
[49:12] Romualdez Yedemarie,
[49:14] Romualdez Andrew Julian,
[49:16] and Asidre.
[49:17] The Committee on Rules.
[49:19] House Resolution 1-2-2-7.
[49:21] Urging the appropriate House committees
[49:23] to conduct an inquiry
[49:24] into the PAC-Silica Initiative,
[49:26] particularly its projected economic benefits,
[49:29] environmental, labor, social,
[49:31] and national security implications,
[49:33] and the adequacy of existing laws
[49:35] and regulations
[49:37] governing its implementation.
[49:39] By Representatives,
[49:39] Tino, Elago, and Co.,
[49:40] by Representatives Sandania Diokno,
[49:41] Ismula, and Bagao.
[49:43] To the Committee on Rules.
[49:44] House Resolution 1-2-2-8.
[49:47] Directing the House
[49:47] through the Committee on Labor and Employment
[49:49] to conduct an investigation
[49:51] into the alleged unfair labor practices,
[49:54] union-busting,
[49:55] violation of workers' right
[49:57] to security of tenure,
[49:58] and the impending mass layoff
[50:00] of 800 regular workers
[50:02] placed on floating status
[50:03] by San Miguel Integrated Logistics Services, Inc.,
[50:07] by Representatives Tino, Elago, and Co.
[50:10] The Committee on Rules.
[50:11] House Resolution 1-2-2-9.
[50:13] Directing the appropriate committees
[50:15] of the House
[50:16] to conduct an inquiry
[50:17] into the implementation enforcement
[50:19] of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995
[50:21] and other related mining
[50:23] and environmental laws,
[50:25] rules, and regulations
[50:26] in light of the recent
[50:27] anti-legal mining operation
[50:29] in Barangay Araibo,
[50:31] Pantukan, Dabaw, de Oro
[50:33] by Representative Siniza.
[50:35] The Committee on Rules.
[50:37] House Resolution 1-2-3-0.
[50:39] Commending and congratulating
[50:41] the Meriam College High School Glee Club
[50:43] for winning two gold awards
[50:45] and the Excellence in Choral Sound Award
[50:48] at the Musica Orbis Prague Festival 2006
[50:51] held in Prague, Czech Republic
[50:53] by Representative Siniza.
[50:55] The Committee on Basic Education and Culture.
[50:58] House Resolution 1-2-3-1.
[51:00] Directing the House Special Committee
[51:02] on Strategic Intelligence
[51:04] in coordination with relevant committees
[51:06] to conduct a briefing
[51:07] on the proposed Paxilica
[51:09] AI Industrial and Acceleration Hub in Luzon
[51:12] to assess its strategic intelligence,
[51:15] national security,
[51:16] environmental,
[51:17] and socioeconomic implications
[51:18] for the Philippines
[51:19] by Representative Pimentel.
[51:21] The Committee on Rules.
[51:23] House Resolution 1-2-3-2.
[51:25] Directing the House Committees
[51:26] on Social Services
[51:27] and Poverty Elevation
[51:29] to conduct a joint inquiry
[51:31] into the persistent data mismatches,
[51:33] validation failures,
[51:35] and interagency coordination gaps
[51:37] in the implementation
[51:38] of the community-based monitoring system
[51:40] which may have delayed
[51:41] and compromised government
[51:42] social protection programs
[51:44] by Representative Abalos.
[51:46] The Committee on Rules.
[51:47] House Resolution 1-2-3-3.
[51:49] Congratulating and commending
[51:51] Ms. Alexandra M. Ayala
[51:53] for winning as the champion
[51:54] of the Women's Tennis Association
[51:56] during the 2026 Lexus Birmingham
[51:59] 1-5 Open held at the Edge Bastion Priory Club
[52:03] in Birmingham, England
[52:05] by Representative Tan Keith Maika.
[52:08] The Committee on Rules.
[52:08] House Resolution 1-2-3-4.
[52:11] Congratulating and commending
[52:13] Ms. Alexandra M. Ayala
[52:15] for her historic exemplary performance
[52:18] at the Wimbledon Championships
[52:19] in London, England
[52:20] making history as the first Filipino
[52:22] to compete in a Wimbledon singles main draw
[52:26] and the first to reach the fourth round
[52:28] in a Grand Slam
[52:28] by Representative Tan Keith Maika.
[52:32] The Committee on Rules.
[52:33] House Resolution 1-2-3-5.
[52:36] Congratulating and commending
[52:37] Igilas Filipinas
[52:38] for winning its first ever world title
[52:41] in the E-Fiba World Final Season 4
[52:43] held in Qatar
[52:45] by Representative Plato.
[52:47] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[52:49] House Resolution 1-2-3-6.
[52:51] Congratulating and commending
[52:52] Nitos Vincere Philippines, Navi PH
[52:56] for winning the silver medal
[52:58] in the Mobile Legends Bang Bang
[52:59] Women's International
[53:01] at the 2026 Sports World Cup
[53:03] by Representative Plato.
[53:05] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[53:08] House Resolution 1-2-3-7.
[53:10] Congratulating and commending
[53:12] Brothers Carlos Edriel
[53:13] and Carl L. Drew P. Yulo
[53:15] for winning a gold and bronze medals respectively
[53:18] at the floor exercise finals
[53:20] of the 13th Senior Artistic Gymnastics
[53:22] asian championships in Sun Yi, China
[53:25] on Saturday, July 18, 2026
[53:27] by Representative Plato.
[53:29] The Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
[53:31] House Resolution 1-2-3-8.
[53:33] Congratulating and commending
[53:35] Ms. Alexandra Krishna M. Orinio
[53:37] of the province of Albay
[53:38] for being crowned
[53:39] Mysterism 2026
[53:41] in Negombos, Sri Lanka
[53:43] on 25 July 2026
[53:45] for bringing singular honor
[53:47] and distinction
[53:48] to the Bicol region
[53:49] and to the entire Filipino nation
[53:51] and for exemplifying the grace,
[53:53] intelligence, and resilience
[53:54] of the Bicolana.
[53:56] May Representatives
[53:57] Garbin, Chan, Jan, Franz, Norberto, Salito, and Salceda.
[54:02] Committee on Rules.
[54:04] House Resolution 1-2-3-9.
[54:06] Directing the House Committee
[54:08] on Labor and Employment
[54:09] to conduct an inquiry
[54:11] into the effects of
[54:11] artificial intelligence,
[54:13] automation, and account
[54:14] restructuring on workers
[54:16] in the business process
[54:17] outsourcing industry,
[54:18] including mass redeployment,
[54:20] abuse of floating status,
[54:22] possible constructive dismissal,
[54:24] and other labor rights violations
[54:25] with the ending view
[54:27] of enacting measures
[54:28] for a just transition
[54:29] and stronger protection
[54:30] of displaced BPO workers
[54:32] by Representative San Fernando.
[54:34] Committee on Rules.
[54:36] House Resolution 1-2-4-0.
[54:39] Directing the House Committee
[54:40] on Energy
[54:41] to conduct an inquiry
[54:42] into the policy
[54:43] allowing distribution utilities
[54:45] and electric cooperatives
[54:46] to pass system loss charges
[54:48] onto electricity consumers
[54:50] by Representative Benitez Javier Miguel.
[54:53] Committee on Rules.
[54:54] House Resolution 1-2-4-1.
[54:57] Commemorating the 70th anniversary
[54:59] of the establishment
[55:00] of the diplomatic relations
[55:02] between the Republic of the Philippines
[55:03] and Japan,
[55:04] recognizing their enduring ties
[55:06] and reaffirming
[55:07] the strategic partnerships
[55:08] between the two nations
[55:10] by Representative Santos,
[55:12] Maria Alana, Samantha.
[55:14] Committee on Foreign Affairs.
[55:15] House Resolution 1-2-4-2.
[55:18] Directing the appropriate committees
[55:19] of the House
[55:20] to conduct an inquiry
[55:21] into the recent increase
[55:23] in electricity rates
[55:24] for the July 2026 billing period
[55:26] with the end view
[55:27] of determining the reasonableness
[55:29] of the increase,
[55:30] the adequacy of the regulatory oversight
[55:32] by the Energy Regulatory
[55:34] Commission
[55:35] and the need for legislative measures
[55:37] to protect consumers
[55:38] from undue and recurring power rate hikes
[55:41] by Representative Yap Arthur.
[55:43] The Committee on Rules.
[55:45] House Resolution 1-2-4-3.
[55:47] Congratulating and commending
[55:48] Jeremy Errol L. Sakyan,
[55:51] PTRP of St. Paul University,
[55:53] Iloilo,
[55:53] for emerging as the top-notcher
[55:55] in the June 2026
[55:56] Physical Therapist Licensure Examination
[55:59] by Representative Ang.
[56:01] The Committee on Civil Service
[56:02] and Professional Regulation.
[56:03] House Resolution 1-2-4-4
[56:06] for the appropriate committees
[56:07] to conduct an inquiry
[56:08] on the speed of exponential increase
[56:11] in electricity and power rates,
[56:14] particularly for residential users
[56:16] by Representative Duterte,
[56:18] Harold James.
[56:20] The Committee on Rules.
[56:21] House Resolution 1-2-4-5
[56:23] for the appropriate committees
[56:25] to conduct an inquiry
[56:26] on an abated exponential increases
[56:28] of fuel prices
[56:30] despite suspension of excise taxes
[56:32] by Representative Duterte,
[56:34] Harold James.
[56:35] The Committee on Rules.
[56:37] House Resolution 1-2-4-6.
[56:39] Congratulating and commending
[56:41] Chez Casenteno
[56:42] for her exceptional victory
[56:44] and for winning the WPA
[56:46] Women's World 8-Ball Championship
[56:48] in Green Bay, Wisconsin,
[56:51] United States
[56:51] on July 26, 2026
[56:53] by Representative Plato.
[56:55] The Committee on Youth
[56:56] and Sports Development.
[56:57] House Resolution 1-2-4-7
[57:00] directing the appropriate committee
[57:02] of the House
[57:03] to conduct an inquiry
[57:04] into the Paxilica Agreement
[57:06] and its implementation
[57:07] by Representatives Erice,
[57:09] Lagman, San Fernando,
[57:11] De Jesus, and De Lima.
[57:12] The Committee on Rules.
[57:14] House Resolution 1-2-4-8
[57:16] directing the Committee
[57:17] on Transportation
[57:18] to conduct an inquiry
[57:20] into the commission rates,
[57:21] fare deductions,
[57:22] and other platform charges
[57:24] imposed by Transport Network
[57:25] companies on Transport Network
[57:27] vehicle service drivers
[57:28] and operators
[57:29] by Representatives
[57:31] Dago'oq and De Jesus.
[57:32] The Committee on Rules.
[57:34] House Resolution 1-2-4-9.
[57:36] Directing the appropriate
[57:37] House Committee
[57:38] to conduct an inquiry
[57:39] on recoverable system laws
[57:41] and related electricity costs
[57:43] of the transmission provider,
[57:45] private distribution utilities,
[57:47] and electric cooperatives
[57:49] to ensure fair, transparent,
[57:51] reasonable, and efficient
[57:52] electricity pricing
[57:53] and stronger consumer protection
[57:55] by Representative Alvarez-Jose.
[57:58] Committee on Rules.
[57:59] House Resolution 1-2-5-0.
[58:02] Directing the House Committee
[58:03] on Natural Resources
[58:04] jointly with the Committee
[58:06] on Indigenous Cultural Communities
[58:08] and Indigenous Peoples
[58:09] to conduct an inquiry
[58:10] into the establishment
[58:12] and continued operation
[58:13] of an illegal open dump site
[58:15] within the ancestral domain
[58:17] of the Aita community
[58:19] of Sitcho-Tibag,
[58:20] Barangay, Naugzol,
[58:22] Subic, Zambales
[58:23] by Representative De Lima.
[58:25] Committee on Rules.
[58:26] House Resolution 1-2-5-1.
[58:29] Congratulating and commending
[58:30] Filipina tennis star
[58:31] Alexandra Alex Ayala
[58:33] for her historic victory
[58:35] at the 2026
[58:36] Fimbledon Championships
[58:37] bringing honor, pride,
[58:38] and inspiration
[58:39] to the Filipino people
[58:41] by Representative Teodoro.
[58:43] Committee on Rules.
[58:44] House Resolution 1-2-5-2.
[58:48] Congratulating
[58:48] Ms. Asia Rose Simpson
[58:50] for being crowned
[58:51] Miss World Philippines 2026
[58:53] and for earning the honor
[58:55] of representing
[58:55] the Republic of the Philippines
[58:57] in the Miss World 2026 pageant
[58:59] by Representative Teodoro.
[59:01] Committee on Rules.
[59:02] House Resolution 1-2-5-3.
[59:05] Congratulating and commending
[59:07] Filipino Billiards Champion
[59:08] Jessica Centeno
[59:09] for winning the 2026
[59:11] ANAIDA-WPA
[59:13] Women's World 8-Ball Championship
[59:15] and for bringing honor,
[59:16] pride, and distinction
[59:17] to the Philippines
[59:18] by Representative Teodoro.
[59:20] The Committee on Youth
[59:21] and Sports Development.
[59:23] House Resolution 1-2-5-4.
[59:25] Urging the NDRRMC
[59:26] in coordination
[59:28] with relevant
[59:29] national government agencies
[59:30] and LGUs
[59:31] to formulate
[59:32] a comprehensive
[59:33] nationwide disaster
[59:34] resilience roadmap
[59:35] for highly urbanized cities
[59:36] by Representative Teodoro.
[59:38] The Committee on Disaster Resilience.
[59:40] House Resolution 1-2-5-5.
[59:43] Urging the Department of Agriculture,
[59:45] the Department of Agarian Reform,
[59:47] the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation,
[59:49] and the other concerned agencies
[59:51] to enhance government assistance,
[59:53] climate adaptation programs,
[59:55] and livelihood support
[59:56] for farmers adversely affected
[59:58] by climate-related disasters
[59:59] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:00:01] The Committee on Agriculture and Food.
[1:00:04] House Resolution 1-2-5-6.
[1:00:07] Directing the appropriate
[1:00:08] committee of the House
[1:00:10] to conduct an inquiry
[1:00:11] into the effectiveness
[1:00:12] of flood forecasting,
[1:00:14] early warning,
[1:00:15] and emergency alert systems
[1:00:16] in Metro Manila
[1:00:17] with the end view
[1:00:18] of strengthening
[1:00:19] the country's disaster risk reduction
[1:00:21] and climate resilience policies
[1:00:23] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:00:26] The Committee on Rules.
[1:00:27] House Resolution 1-2-5-7.
[1:00:29] Directing the appropriate
[1:00:30] committee of the House
[1:00:31] to conduct an inquiry
[1:00:33] into illegal quarrying,
[1:00:34] illegal logging,
[1:00:35] watershed destruction,
[1:00:36] and other environmentally
[1:00:37] destructive activities
[1:00:38] that aggravate flooding,
[1:00:40] soil erosion,
[1:00:41] and environmental degradation
[1:00:42] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:00:45] Committee on Rules.
[1:00:46] House Resolution 1-2-5-8.
[1:00:49] Congratulating the members
[1:00:50] of the Philippine delegation
[1:00:51] to the 2026 Regenerate International Science
[1:00:55] and Engineering Fair
[1:00:56] for their outstanding achievements
[1:00:58] in winning international awards
[1:01:00] and for bringing honor
[1:01:01] and prestige to the Philippines
[1:01:02] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:01:05] The Committee on Science and Technology.
[1:01:07] House Resolution 1-2-5-9.
[1:01:10] Urging the DOH
[1:01:11] in coordination with the DepEd,
[1:01:13] LGUs,
[1:01:13] and other concerned agencies
[1:01:15] to strengthen mental health programs
[1:01:17] and psychosocial support services
[1:01:19] for children and adolescents
[1:01:20] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:01:22] The Committee on Health.
[1:01:24] House Resolution 1-2-6-0.
[1:01:26] Urging the DepEd, DOH, DPWH,
[1:01:29] and the Office of Civil Defense
[1:01:31] to conduct a nationwide assessment
[1:01:33] of the structural integrity
[1:01:34] of public schools
[1:01:35] and government hospitals
[1:01:37] located in disaster-prone areas
[1:01:39] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:01:41] The Committee on Basic Education and Culture
[1:01:43] and the Committee on Health.
[1:01:45] The Committee on Disaster Resilience.
[1:01:47] House Resolution 1-2-6-1.
[1:01:50] Urging the DPWH, DNR, MMDA,
[1:01:53] the Marikina River Basin Management Office,
[1:01:55] and other concerned agencies
[1:01:57] to undertake the immediate rehabilitation,
[1:02:00] regular desilting,
[1:02:01] and continuing maintenance
[1:02:02] of the Marikina River
[1:02:03] and its tributaries
[1:02:05] to mitigate flooding
[1:02:06] in Metro Manila
[1:02:07] and adjacent provinces
[1:02:08] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:02:11] The Committee on Public Works and Highways.
[1:02:13] House Resolution 1-2-6-2.
[1:02:15] Urging the PNP, NBI,
[1:02:17] the Bureau of Immigration, PIDEA,
[1:02:20] the Bureau of Customs,
[1:02:21] the Anti-Money Laundering Council, DOJ,
[1:02:24] and other concerned law enforcement agencies
[1:02:27] to strengthen inter-agency coordination,
[1:02:30] intelligence sharing,
[1:02:31] and joint enforcement operations
[1:02:32] in combating transnational organized crime
[1:02:35] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:02:37] The Committee on Public Order and Safety.
[1:02:38] House Resolution 1-2-6-3
[1:02:41] commending Ambassador Maria Andrelita S. Austria,
[1:02:45] permanent delegate of the Philippines to UNESCO,
[1:02:48] the Department of Foreign Affairs,
[1:02:50] the Philippine National Commission for UNESCO,
[1:02:52] and the Philippine permanent delegation to UNESCO
[1:02:54] for their exemplary diplomatic efforts
[1:02:57] which led to the election of the Philippines
[1:02:59] to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee
[1:03:01] for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
[1:03:05] for the term 2026-2030
[1:03:08] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:03:10] The Committee on Foreign Affairs.
[1:03:12] House Resolution 1-2-6-4
[1:03:14] expressing the sense of the House
[1:03:16] to adopt a policy of zero tolerance
[1:03:19] against the unnecessary cutting of trees,
[1:03:21] urging the strict enforcement
[1:03:23] of existing environmental laws,
[1:03:25] and encouraging all government agencies
[1:03:27] and local government units
[1:03:28] to prioritize represervation
[1:03:30] in all development projects
[1:03:32] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:03:33] The Committee on Natural Resources.
[1:03:36] House Resolution 1-2-6-5
[1:03:38] urging the DNR to conduct
[1:03:40] a nationwide inventory,
[1:03:42] assessment, and mapping
[1:03:43] of protected forests,
[1:03:44] critical watersheds,
[1:03:46] and other environmentally sensitive areas
[1:03:48] to strengthen environmental conservation
[1:03:50] and disaster risk reduction
[1:03:51] by Representative Teodoro.
[1:03:58] The Committee on Natural Resources.
[1:04:00] House Resolution 1-2-6-6
[1:04:02] commending and congratulating
[1:04:04] the Pinoy P-POP Group SB-19
[1:04:07] for making history as the first Filipino act
[1:04:10] to perform at Lollapalooza 2026
[1:04:12] and recognizing their contribution
[1:04:14] to the global promotion
[1:04:15] of Filipino talent, music, and culture.
[1:04:19] May Representative Hernandez, Charisse Ann.
[1:04:21] Special Committee on Creative Industries.
[1:04:24] House Resolution 1-2-6-7
[1:04:26] commending and congratulating
[1:04:27] Maria Katrina Liagado
[1:04:29] for winning the Miss Supranatural
[1:04:31] National 2026 title
[1:04:33] and for bringing honor, pride, and distinction
[1:04:36] to the Philippines
[1:04:37] by Representative Hernandez, Charisse Ann.
[1:04:40] The Committee on Rules.
[1:04:41] House Resolution 1-2-6-8
[1:04:43] commending and congratulating
[1:04:45] Team Philippines
[1:04:46] for its remarkable achievements
[1:04:47] and exemplary performance
[1:04:49] at the World Championships
[1:04:50] of Performing Arts 2026
[1:04:53] by Representative Hernandez, Charisse Ann.
[1:04:56] Special Committee on Creative Industries.
[1:04:58] House Resolution 1-2-6-9
[1:05:00] directing the House Special Committee
[1:05:02] on Southern Tagalog Development
[1:05:04] and the House Committee on Ecology
[1:05:06] to conduct a joint ocular inspection
[1:05:09] and inquiry on the Sierra Madre mountain range
[1:05:12] within the Southern Tagalog region
[1:05:14] to determine its current environmental condition
[1:05:17] and to recommend legislative and policy measures
[1:05:20] for its protection, conservation,
[1:05:22] rehabilitation, and sustainable management
[1:05:24] by Representatives Amante and Omentado.
[1:05:27] The Committee on Rules.
[1:05:28] House Resolution 1-2-7-0
[1:05:31] expressing the profound condolences
[1:05:32] of the House to the family
[1:05:34] of the late Honorable Leopoldo E. San Buenaventura,
[1:05:38] former representative
[1:05:39] of the 2nd Legislative District
[1:05:41] of the province of Camarines-sur
[1:05:43] during the 10th Congress
[1:05:44] by Representatives D. Faustino, Marcos, and Libanan.
[1:05:48] Committee on Rules.
[1:05:50] House Resolution...
[1:05:51] Message from the Senate.
[1:05:53] Message dated July 28, 2026,
[1:05:56] informing the House of Representatives
[1:05:58] at an even date the Senate passed
[1:05:59] the following Senate Bills
[1:06:01] in which it requests the concurrence
[1:06:03] of the House of Representatives.
[1:06:05] Senate Bill 199,
[1:06:07] ensuring the development, promotion,
[1:06:10] and protection of agricultural
[1:06:11] and fisheries cooperatives.
[1:06:15] The Committee on Cooperatives Development
[1:06:17] and the Committee on Agriculture and Food.
[1:06:18] Senate Bill 199,
[1:06:21] strengthening the National Agriculture
[1:06:22] and Fisheries Extension System
[1:06:24] to accelerate agriculture
[1:06:26] and fisheries development.
[1:06:28] The Committee on Agriculture and Food
[1:06:31] and the Committee on Aquaculture
[1:06:33] and Fisheries Resources.
[1:06:35] Communications.
[1:06:37] Letters dated June 30, July 9,
[1:06:39] and 14, 2026,
[1:06:41] of the BSP Bank Officer 6,
[1:06:44] Office of the General Counsel
[1:06:45] and Legal Services,
[1:06:46] transmitting to the House
[1:06:48] of Representatives
[1:06:48] and under-served communities
[1:06:50] and appropriating funds.
[1:06:51] The Committee on Banks
[1:06:52] and Financial Intermediaries.
[1:06:55] Letter dated July 22, 2026,
[1:06:57] of the Office of the President,
[1:06:59] Acting Executive Secretary Malacanang,
[1:07:02] transmitting two original copies
[1:07:04] of RA-12321,
[1:07:06] titled,
[1:07:07] An Act Institutionalizing Support
[1:07:09] for Public Basic Education Schools
[1:07:11] in Geographically Isolated
[1:07:13] and Disadvantaged Areas
[1:07:15] and Underserved Communities
[1:07:17] and Appropriating Funds, Therefore,
[1:07:19] which was signed by
[1:07:20] President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr.
[1:07:23] The Archives.
[1:07:28] Subpoena de Sistecum,
[1:07:30] Persuble 1 to Section 153,
[1:07:32] Rule 24 of the Rules
[1:07:34] of the House of Representatives,
[1:07:36] transmitting the subpoena de Sistecum,
[1:07:38] dated June 10, 2026,
[1:07:40] issued by Nelly P. Boguen-Goles,
[1:07:43] Assistant Ombudsman,
[1:07:45] Pamu II,
[1:07:45] Chairperson's Special Panel
[1:07:47] of Investigators,
[1:07:48] and Jesus Crispin,
[1:07:50] Sirimulia, Ombudsman,
[1:07:52] Office of the Ombudsman,
[1:07:54] regarding FF-C-APR-26-0337,
[1:08:01] pursuant to Section 153,
[1:08:03] Rule 24 of the Rules of the House,
[1:08:05] informing the House
[1:08:06] that in reference to the Sistecum
[1:08:08] relative to FF-C-APR-26-0285
[1:08:15] and FF-C-APR-26-0290,
[1:08:22] issued by Francisca A. Mulyon-Cerfino,
[1:08:25] Director, GIB-E,
[1:08:27] FIO2,
[1:08:29] Office of the Ombudsman,
[1:08:30] dated May 7, 2026,
[1:08:33] which was included in order of business
[1:08:35] on July 28, 2026.
[1:08:38] The Secretary General
[1:08:39] is adopting the recommendation
[1:08:40] of the Legal Affairs Department
[1:08:42] that the issuance of said subpoena
[1:08:44] is a proper exercise of jurisdiction
[1:08:47] by the Office of the Ombudsman.
[1:08:49] Committee Reports.
[1:08:51] Committee Report 524,
[1:08:53] submitted by the Committee
[1:08:54] on Government Enterprises
[1:08:56] and Privatization
[1:08:57] on House Bill 10365,
[1:09:01] Committee Report Numbers 525,
[1:09:03] 526,
[1:09:04] 527,
[1:09:05] and 528,
[1:09:06] submitted by the Committee
[1:09:08] on Science and Technology
[1:09:09] on House Resolution Numbers
[1:09:11] 292,
[1:09:12] 444,
[1:09:13] 497,
[1:09:14] and 439,
[1:09:15] respectively.
[1:09:16] Committee Report Numbers
[1:09:18] 529,
[1:09:19] 530,
[1:09:20] 531,
[1:09:21] 532,
[1:09:22] 533,
[1:09:23] 534,
[1:09:24] 535,
[1:09:25] and 536,
[1:09:26] submitted by the Committees
[1:09:27] on Higher and Technical Education
[1:09:31] and Appropriations
[1:09:33] on House Bill Numbers
[1:09:34] 10432,
[1:09:36] 10433,
[1:09:38] 10434,
[1:09:40] 10435,
[1:09:42] 10436,
[1:09:43] 10437,
[1:09:45] 10438,
[1:09:46] and 10439,
[1:09:48] respectively.
[1:09:49] Affirmentioned Committee Reports
[1:09:51] are all referred to the Committee on Rules.
[1:09:56] Secretary Leader.
[1:10:03] Mr. Speaker,
[1:10:04] may we recognize
[1:10:05] the spouse of Honorable
[1:10:07] Alexander Pimentel
[1:10:09] of Surigao del Sur,
[1:10:12] the Honorable Mayor
[1:10:13] Roxanne Pimentel,
[1:10:15] and their guests
[1:10:16] from Tandag City,
[1:10:18] Sunday Tadem,
[1:10:19] Junray Catap,
[1:10:20] Glicerio Cabrera Jr.,
[1:10:22] Attorney Janisa Delicona,
[1:10:24] Haina Jean Bonillao,
[1:10:26] Gay Geraldine Hieron Ian,
[1:10:28] Ravine John Helly,
[1:10:30] Abener Baloyo Jr.,
[1:10:31] Sherwin Revelleza Jr.,
[1:10:34] Danielle Quisada,
[1:10:35] Joel Suniel Jr.,
[1:10:37] Silverine Espinoza,
[1:10:39] Ina Ramos,
[1:10:40] Rudolph Ramos,
[1:10:41] Lucy Lee,
[1:10:42] Elidia,
[1:10:43] Maria L. Maculiantes,
[1:10:45] Marian Kizo,
[1:10:45] Nepp Jr.,
[1:10:47] Marvix Mera Lagunda,
[1:10:49] Regine Villamor,
[1:10:51] and Jemima Nahial.
[1:10:53] To the guests
[1:10:54] of the Honorable
[1:10:55] Alexander T. Pimentel,
[1:10:58] headed by
[1:10:59] the Honorable Mayor
[1:11:00] Roxanne C. Pimentel
[1:11:01] of the Local Government
[1:11:03] of Tandag City,
[1:11:05] welcome to the
[1:11:06] House of Representatives.
[1:11:09] To our leader.
[1:11:12] Mr. Speaker,
[1:11:13] may also recognize
[1:11:14] the guests of
[1:11:15] APEC Partylist
[1:11:17] Representative
[1:11:17] Sergio Dagook
[1:11:19] and Phil Reca
[1:11:20] Representative
[1:11:21] Presley De Jesus.
[1:11:23] The visitors
[1:11:24] are line workers,
[1:11:25] officers,
[1:11:26] employees,
[1:11:27] and rural
[1:11:27] electrification advocates
[1:11:29] representing electric
[1:11:31] cooperatives
[1:11:31] from the different
[1:11:32] parts of the country.
[1:11:33] From Region 1,
[1:11:40] North Luzon,
[1:11:44] Region 2,
[1:11:46] CAR,
[1:11:47] Central Luzon,
[1:11:48] Region 3,
[1:11:49] South Luzon,
[1:11:50] Region 4A,
[1:11:51] 4B,
[1:11:51] and 5,
[1:11:54] Western Visayas,
[1:11:55] Region 6,
[1:11:56] Central Visayas,
[1:11:57] Region 7,
[1:12:00] Eastern Visayas,
[1:12:01] Region 8,
[1:12:05] 10,
[1:12:06] 11,
[1:12:07] Caraga 12,
[1:12:08] BARM,
[1:12:09] and NCR.
[1:12:13] The guests
[1:12:13] of the Honorable
[1:12:14] Representative
[1:12:15] Sergio
[1:12:16] C. Dagook
[1:12:17] and Phil Reca
[1:12:18] Rep. Presley
[1:12:19] De Jesus.
[1:12:21] Welcome to the
[1:12:22] House of Representatives
[1:12:23] and Happy
[1:12:24] National Line
[1:12:25] Workers Appreciation
[1:12:27] Day
[1:12:27] and National
[1:12:28] Electrification
[1:12:29] Awareness Month.
[1:12:33] Majority Leader.
[1:12:34] Yes,
[1:12:34] Mr. Speaker,
[1:12:35] we'd also like
[1:12:35] to recognize
[1:12:36] the guests
[1:12:37] of APEC
[1:12:37] Representative,
[1:12:38] ah,
[1:12:39] Sergio Dagook
[1:12:40] and Phil Reca
[1:12:41] Partylist
[1:12:42] Representative
[1:12:42] Presley De Jesus
[1:12:43] from
[1:12:44] Shargao
[1:12:45] Electric
[1:12:46] Cooperatives,
[1:12:47] Dennis
[1:12:47] Arendidon,
[1:12:49] John Phillips
[1:12:50] Adlao
[1:12:50] and Jay
[1:12:51] Solid.
[1:12:52] From
[1:12:52] Dinagat
[1:12:53] Island
[1:12:53] Electric
[1:12:54] Cooperatives,
[1:12:55] Jerome
[1:12:55] Morente
[1:12:56] and Apollinar
[1:12:57] Daligdig.
[1:12:59] To the
[1:12:59] guests
[1:12:59] of the
[1:12:59] Honorable
[1:13:00] Representative
[1:13:02] Sergio Dagook
[1:13:03] and Phil Reca
[1:13:04] Representative
[1:13:04] Presley
[1:13:05] De Jesus,
[1:13:06] our guests
[1:13:07] from
[1:13:07] Shargao
[1:13:08] Electric
[1:13:09] Cooperatives
[1:13:10] and Dinagat
[1:13:11] Island
[1:13:11] Electric
[1:13:12] Cooperatives,
[1:13:13] welcome to
[1:13:13] the House
[1:13:14] of Representatives.
[1:13:17] Majority Leader.
[1:13:19] Mr. Speaker,
[1:13:20] pursuant to
[1:13:21] our rules,
[1:13:22] today being
[1:13:23] a Monday,
[1:13:23] I move to
[1:13:24] open the
[1:13:25] Privilege
[1:13:25] Hour.
[1:13:26] Is there
[1:13:26] any objection?
[1:13:27] Chair,
[1:13:28] here is none.
[1:13:29] The Privilege
[1:13:29] Hour is now
[1:13:30] open.
[1:13:31] Majority Leader.
[1:13:32] Mr. Speaker,
[1:13:33] I move to
[1:13:34] recognize the
[1:13:35] gentleman from
[1:13:37] Partylist
[1:13:37] Four Peace
[1:13:38] to avail of the
[1:13:39] Honorable
[1:13:40] Marcelino Libanan,
[1:13:42] Minority Leader,
[1:13:43] to avail of the
[1:13:44] Privilege Hour.
[1:13:45] The Honorable
[1:13:45] Marcelino Libanan
[1:13:47] from Four Peace
[1:13:48] Party List,
[1:13:49] our Minority Leader,
[1:13:50] is now
[1:13:51] recognized.
[1:13:52] You may
[1:13:52] proceed,
[1:13:52] sir.
[1:13:53] Thank you,
[1:13:55] Mr. Speaker.
[1:13:57] Mr. Speaker,
[1:13:57] this
[1:13:58] presentation
[1:13:58] will deliver
[1:14:00] the traditional
[1:14:00] response
[1:14:02] or
[1:14:03] contrasona
[1:14:04] of the
[1:14:04] minority
[1:14:04] leader
[1:14:05] to the
[1:14:06] State of
[1:14:07] the
[1:14:07] Nation
[1:14:07] address
[1:14:08] delivered
[1:14:09] by the
[1:14:10] President
[1:14:10] of the
[1:14:12] Republic
[1:14:12] last
[1:14:12] Monday.
[1:14:16] Mr. Speaker,
[1:14:17] distinguished
[1:14:17] colleagues,
[1:14:18] fellow
[1:14:19] Filipinos,
[1:14:23] when a
[1:14:23] patient
[1:14:24] visits a
[1:14:25] physician,
[1:14:27] the doctor
[1:14:27] begins with
[1:14:28] good news
[1:14:28] if there is
[1:14:30] good news
[1:14:30] to tell.
[1:14:32] Healthy
[1:14:32] blood pressure,
[1:14:34] a stronger
[1:14:34] heart,
[1:14:36] better
[1:14:36] laboratory
[1:14:37] results.
[1:14:38] But a
[1:14:39] good physician
[1:14:40] does not
[1:14:41] stop there.
[1:14:42] He also
[1:14:43] points out
[1:14:44] what still
[1:14:44] requires
[1:14:45] attention,
[1:14:47] not to
[1:14:47] discourage
[1:14:48] the patient,
[1:14:49] but to
[1:14:50] prevent
[1:14:50] a greater
[1:14:51] illness.
[1:14:53] Last
[1:14:53] Monday,
[1:14:55] the President
[1:14:55] faithfully
[1:14:56] discharged
[1:14:57] his
[1:14:57] constitutional
[1:14:58] duty
[1:14:58] by
[1:15:00] reporting
[1:15:00] to the
[1:15:01] Filipino
[1:15:01] people
[1:15:02] the
[1:15:03] state
[1:15:03] of our
[1:15:03] nation.
[1:15:05] Today,
[1:15:06] the
[1:15:06] minority
[1:15:07] fulfills
[1:15:08] an equally
[1:15:08] important
[1:15:09] constitutional
[1:15:10] responsibility
[1:15:11] to provide
[1:15:13] an honest
[1:15:14] assessment
[1:15:15] of what
[1:15:16] and where
[1:15:17] we stand
[1:15:18] as a nation,
[1:15:19] recognize
[1:15:20] what has
[1:15:20] been achieved,
[1:15:22] identify
[1:15:22] what remains
[1:15:24] to be done,
[1:15:25] and present
[1:15:27] alternatives
[1:15:27] that can
[1:15:29] help move
[1:15:30] our country
[1:15:31] forward.
[1:15:32] We recognize
[1:15:33] the signs
[1:15:34] of progress,
[1:15:36] but we must
[1:15:36] also speak
[1:15:37] honestly
[1:15:38] about the
[1:15:39] challenges
[1:15:40] that continue
[1:15:41] to confront
[1:15:42] the Filipino
[1:15:43] people,
[1:15:44] because only
[1:15:45] an honest
[1:15:46] diagnosis
[1:15:47] can lead
[1:15:48] to the
[1:15:48] right
[1:15:49] prescription.
[1:15:52] Before I
[1:15:52] proceed,
[1:15:54] allow me to
[1:15:54] assure the
[1:15:55] President
[1:15:56] that the
[1:15:57] minority
[1:15:57] approaches
[1:15:58] this
[1:15:59] response
[1:15:59] in the
[1:16:00] spirit
[1:16:00] of
[1:16:01] constructive
[1:16:01] engagement.
[1:16:03] We welcome
[1:16:04] the
[1:16:04] President's
[1:16:05] call
[1:16:05] to revisit
[1:16:07] the
[1:16:08] Electric Power
[1:16:09] Industry
[1:16:09] Reform Act,
[1:16:11] and we
[1:16:12] stand ready
[1:16:12] to work
[1:16:13] with the
[1:16:14] majority
[1:16:14] on reforms
[1:16:15] that will
[1:16:16] bring down
[1:16:16] electricity
[1:16:17] costs,
[1:16:18] strengthen
[1:16:18] our nation's
[1:16:19] energy
[1:16:20] security,
[1:16:21] and better
[1:16:22] protect
[1:16:23] consumers.
[1:16:24] We likewise
[1:16:25] welcome
[1:16:26] the
[1:16:26] President's
[1:16:27] proposal
[1:16:27] to provide
[1:16:29] tax relief
[1:16:30] to Filipino
[1:16:32] workers and
[1:16:33] small
[1:16:34] businesses,
[1:16:35] recognizing
[1:16:36] its potential
[1:16:37] to ease
[1:16:38] the burden
[1:16:39] on families
[1:16:40] and stipulate
[1:16:42] economic
[1:16:43] activity while
[1:16:46] ensuring that
[1:16:47] such reforms
[1:16:48] remain
[1:16:49] fiscally
[1:16:49] responsible
[1:16:51] and sustainable.
[1:16:52] We also
[1:16:54] express our
[1:16:55] appreciation for
[1:16:56] the Administration's
[1:16:57] continuing
[1:16:58] rehabilitation
[1:16:59] and upgrading
[1:17:00] of the
[1:17:01] Maharlika Highway,
[1:17:02] recognizing its
[1:17:03] importance to
[1:17:04] national connectivity,
[1:17:05] disaster
[1:17:06] resilience,
[1:17:08] and the
[1:17:08] long-term
[1:17:09] development
[1:17:09] of the
[1:17:10] eastern
[1:17:11] seaboard.
[1:17:13] Truly,
[1:17:13] there is
[1:17:14] much in
[1:17:14] the President's
[1:17:15] report that
[1:17:16] deserves
[1:17:17] recognition.
[1:17:18] The
[1:17:19] Philippine
[1:17:19] economy continues
[1:17:20] to demonstrate
[1:17:21] resilience,
[1:17:24] supported by
[1:17:24] sustained economic
[1:17:26] activity,
[1:17:27] growing investments,
[1:17:29] and improving
[1:17:30] business confidence.
[1:17:32] the Administration
[1:17:33] has reported
[1:17:34] $1.94 trillion
[1:17:37] in approved
[1:17:38] economic prospects.
[1:17:41] These are
[1:17:42] encouraging indicators
[1:17:44] that demonstrate
[1:17:46] the resilience
[1:17:47] of the
[1:17:48] Philippine
[1:17:48] economy.
[1:17:50] We likewise
[1:17:51] recognize the
[1:17:52] government's
[1:17:52] efforts to
[1:17:54] expand
[1:17:54] infrastructure,
[1:17:57] strengthen
[1:17:57] health care,
[1:17:59] improve
[1:18:00] digital government
[1:18:01] services,
[1:18:02] increase
[1:18:03] employment,
[1:18:05] and widen
[1:18:05] educational
[1:18:06] opportunities.
[1:18:08] These
[1:18:08] accomplishments
[1:18:09] provide a
[1:18:10] stronger
[1:18:11] foundation upon
[1:18:12] which future
[1:18:13] progress can
[1:18:15] be built.
[1:18:16] For these
[1:18:16] gains,
[1:18:18] the Administration
[1:18:19] deserves
[1:18:20] acknowledgement.
[1:18:22] But,
[1:18:22] Mr. Speaker,
[1:18:24] the true
[1:18:25] state of the
[1:18:26] nation cannot
[1:18:27] be measured by
[1:18:28] macroeconomic
[1:18:29] indicators alone.
[1:18:31] Beyond the
[1:18:32] encouraging numbers
[1:18:33] are the daily
[1:18:35] realities faced
[1:18:37] by millions of
[1:18:38] Filipino families.
[1:18:40] The true
[1:18:41] measure of our
[1:18:42] nation's
[1:18:42] progress is
[1:18:44] found not
[1:18:44] only in
[1:18:45] economic reports
[1:18:46] but in the
[1:18:48] everyday lives
[1:18:49] of our
[1:18:49] people.
[1:18:51] Can parents
[1:18:52] now provide
[1:18:52] three decent
[1:18:53] meals a day
[1:18:55] for their
[1:18:55] children?
[1:18:56] Can workers
[1:18:58] earn enough
[1:18:59] to support
[1:19:00] their families
[1:19:01] with dignity?
[1:19:03] Can our
[1:19:03] farmers and
[1:19:04] fisherfolk
[1:19:05] finally receive
[1:19:08] a fair return
[1:19:09] for their
[1:19:09] hard work?
[1:19:10] can our
[1:19:12] young people
[1:19:13] look to the
[1:19:14] future with
[1:19:15] confidence that
[1:19:16] opportunities await
[1:19:17] them here at
[1:19:21] home?
[1:19:23] These are the
[1:19:23] questions that
[1:19:24] matter most.
[1:19:26] For while
[1:19:27] statistics tell us
[1:19:30] where the economy
[1:19:32] is going,
[1:19:33] it is the lived
[1:19:34] experience or
[1:19:37] lived experience
[1:19:38] of our people
[1:19:39] that tells us
[1:19:41] whether progress
[1:19:43] is truly
[1:19:44] inclusive.
[1:19:44] The Filipino
[1:19:46] people do
[1:19:47] not expect
[1:19:48] perfection.
[1:19:50] They understand
[1:19:51] that this
[1:19:52] administration has
[1:19:53] governed amid
[1:19:55] global inflation,
[1:19:57] geopolitical
[1:19:58] tensions,
[1:20:00] natural disasters,
[1:20:02] and economic
[1:20:03] uncertainty.
[1:20:05] But they
[1:20:05] rightfully expect
[1:20:06] that every year
[1:20:08] life should
[1:20:09] become a little
[1:20:10] easier,
[1:20:12] opportunities a
[1:20:14] little greater,
[1:20:15] stronger, and
[1:20:16] hope a little
[1:20:18] stronger.
[1:20:20] Sapagkat ang
[1:20:20] pagunlad na
[1:20:22] hindi nararamdaman
[1:20:24] ng kariniwang
[1:20:24] Pilipino ay
[1:20:26] pagunlad na
[1:20:28] hindi pa
[1:20:28] ganap.
[1:20:29] As we present
[1:20:34] the minority's
[1:20:35] response today,
[1:20:37] we do not
[1:20:38] diminish what
[1:20:39] has been
[1:20:39] accomplished,
[1:20:41] but to help
[1:20:41] ensure that the
[1:20:42] gains of our
[1:20:43] country has
[1:20:45] achieved are
[1:20:46] shared more
[1:20:47] broadly,
[1:20:48] sustained more
[1:20:49] effectively,
[1:20:50] and felt more
[1:20:51] deeply by every
[1:20:53] Filipino family.
[1:20:55] For in the end,
[1:20:57] the true state of
[1:20:57] the nation is
[1:20:58] measured not by
[1:21:00] success of the
[1:21:01] government alone,
[1:21:02] but by the
[1:21:03] well-being of
[1:21:04] the Filipino
[1:21:05] people.
[1:21:07] Mr. Speaker,
[1:21:09] a growing economy
[1:21:10] is something every
[1:21:11] Filipino should
[1:21:13] welcome.
[1:21:14] Philippine economy
[1:21:15] expanded by 2.8%
[1:21:18] in the first
[1:21:19] quarter of
[1:21:20] 2026,
[1:21:22] and our
[1:21:22] country's
[1:21:22] reclassification
[1:21:23] as an upper
[1:21:24] middle income
[1:21:25] economy reflects
[1:21:27] years of
[1:21:29] sound fiscal
[1:21:29] management and
[1:21:30] economic reforms.
[1:21:32] These are
[1:21:33] milestones that
[1:21:34] deserve
[1:21:35] recognition.
[1:21:35] But growth
[1:21:37] by itself
[1:21:38] is not
[1:21:39] enough.
[1:21:40] The real
[1:21:41] measure of
[1:21:42] economic success
[1:21:42] is not how
[1:21:44] fast the
[1:21:45] economy grows,
[1:21:46] but how
[1:21:47] many Filipinos
[1:21:48] grow with
[1:21:49] it.
[1:21:50] Hindi sa pat
[1:21:51] na may
[1:21:52] pagunlad.
[1:21:54] Dapat
[1:21:54] maramdaman ito
[1:21:56] ng bawat
[1:21:57] Filipino.
[1:21:58] Mr. Speaker,
[1:22:00] the Filipino
[1:22:01] family remains
[1:22:02] the engine of
[1:22:03] our economy.
[1:22:05] Household
[1:22:05] consumption
[1:22:06] accounts for
[1:22:07] more than
[1:22:08] 70% of our
[1:22:09] gross domestic
[1:22:10] product.
[1:22:11] While
[1:22:11] Filipino
[1:22:12] families have
[1:22:13] the capacity
[1:22:13] to spend,
[1:22:16] businesses
[1:22:16] expand,
[1:22:18] investments
[1:22:18] grow,
[1:22:20] and jobs
[1:22:20] are created.
[1:22:22] Yet,
[1:22:23] many families
[1:22:24] continue to
[1:22:25] struggle with
[1:22:27] the rising
[1:22:27] cost of
[1:22:28] food,
[1:22:29] electricity,
[1:22:30] transportation,
[1:22:32] medicines,
[1:22:33] and education.
[1:22:34] Ang tunay
[1:22:36] na sukatan
[1:22:37] ng ekonomiya
[1:22:38] ay hindi
[1:22:39] gaano kalaki
[1:22:40] ang ating
[1:22:40] kinikita
[1:22:41] bilang bansa,
[1:22:42] kundi kung
[1:22:43] gaano
[1:22:43] kalayo
[1:22:44] ang nararating
[1:22:46] ng kita
[1:22:46] ng bawat
[1:22:48] pamilyang
[1:22:49] Filipino.
[1:22:49] Mr. Speaker,
[1:22:52] we likewise
[1:22:53] welcome the
[1:22:54] President's
[1:22:54] proposal to
[1:22:55] provide tax
[1:22:56] relief to
[1:22:56] Filipino
[1:22:57] workers and
[1:22:58] small
[1:22:59] businesses,
[1:23:00] allowing our
[1:23:01] people to
[1:23:02] keep more
[1:23:03] of what they
[1:23:03] earn in a
[1:23:05] meaningful way
[1:23:06] of easing the
[1:23:08] pressures brought
[1:23:09] about by the
[1:23:10] rising cost of
[1:23:11] living.
[1:23:13] It also
[1:23:13] recognizes the
[1:23:14] vital contribution
[1:23:15] of the Filipino
[1:23:16] middle class and
[1:23:18] our micro,
[1:23:19] small, and
[1:23:20] medium enterprises,
[1:23:21] the growth of
[1:23:23] our economy.
[1:23:25] As Congress
[1:23:25] deliberates on
[1:23:26] this proposal,
[1:23:28] however, we
[1:23:29] must also ensure
[1:23:30] that the resulting
[1:23:32] reduction in
[1:23:33] government revenues
[1:23:34] will not come at
[1:23:36] the expense of
[1:23:37] essential investments
[1:23:39] in education,
[1:23:41] health care,
[1:23:43] agriculture,
[1:23:44] and more
[1:23:45] efficient tax
[1:23:46] administration,
[1:23:48] and stronger
[1:23:49] efforts to curb
[1:23:51] tax evasion
[1:23:52] and smuggling.
[1:23:54] In this way,
[1:23:55] we can provide
[1:23:56] immediate relief
[1:23:58] to taxpayers
[1:23:59] while preserving
[1:24:01] our capacity
[1:24:02] to invest
[1:24:04] in our nation's
[1:24:05] future.
[1:24:07] Mr. Speaker,
[1:24:09] the President
[1:24:10] reported that
[1:24:11] employment
[1:24:11] increased from
[1:24:14] $46.89 million
[1:24:16] in 2022
[1:24:17] to $49.01 million
[1:24:21] in 2025,
[1:24:24] while investment
[1:24:24] approvals
[1:24:25] reached nearly
[1:24:26] $1.94 trillion
[1:24:27] last year.
[1:24:30] These are
[1:24:30] encouraging indicators
[1:24:31] that reflect
[1:24:32] growing confidence
[1:24:33] in the Philippine
[1:24:34] economy.
[1:24:34] But our challenge
[1:24:36] today is no
[1:24:38] longer to create
[1:24:39] jobs.
[1:24:40] It is to create
[1:24:42] better paying,
[1:24:44] more secure,
[1:24:45] and more productive
[1:24:47] jobs that allow
[1:24:48] Filipino families
[1:24:50] not merely to
[1:24:51] survive,
[1:24:52] but to thrive.
[1:24:55] Mr. Speaker,
[1:24:56] we welcome the
[1:24:57] administration's
[1:24:58] vision of
[1:24:59] positioning the
[1:25:00] Philippines
[1:25:00] as a participant
[1:25:02] in emerging
[1:25:03] industries through
[1:25:04] initiatives such
[1:25:06] as the proposed
[1:25:07] Fox Silica
[1:25:09] Industrial Hub.
[1:25:11] Investments in
[1:25:12] artificial intelligence,
[1:25:14] advanced manufacturing,
[1:25:16] and high technology
[1:25:17] industries are
[1:25:19] essential in our
[1:25:20] economy if our
[1:25:22] country is to
[1:25:23] remain competitive
[1:25:25] in an increasingly
[1:25:26] digital global
[1:25:29] economy.
[1:25:31] As we pursue
[1:25:32] this vision,
[1:25:33] however,
[1:25:34] let us ensure
[1:25:35] that economic
[1:25:37] progress never
[1:25:38] comes at the
[1:25:39] expense of
[1:25:40] environmental
[1:25:41] protection.
[1:25:43] Industrial
[1:25:43] development and
[1:25:44] industrial
[1:25:45] stewardship are
[1:25:47] not mutually
[1:25:48] inclusive.
[1:25:49] The success
[1:25:50] of the
[1:25:51] Fox Silica
[1:25:51] Initiative
[1:25:52] should be
[1:25:54] measured not
[1:25:55] only by the
[1:25:59] investments it
[1:26:00] attracts or
[1:26:01] job it
[1:26:02] creates, but
[1:26:04] also by
[1:26:05] adherence to
[1:26:06] the highest
[1:26:07] standards of
[1:26:08] environmental
[1:26:08] sustainability,
[1:26:11] responsible land
[1:26:13] use, efficient
[1:26:14] water and
[1:26:15] energy management,
[1:26:18] and meaningful
[1:26:18] consultation with
[1:26:21] affected communities.
[1:26:23] Hindi natin
[1:26:26] kailangan
[1:26:26] mamili sa
[1:26:28] pagitan ng
[1:26:29] pagunlad at
[1:26:30] pangangalaga sa
[1:26:31] kalikasan.
[1:26:33] Ang tunay na
[1:26:34] konlaran ay
[1:26:35] iyong
[1:26:35] pinangangalagaan
[1:26:38] ang kalikasan
[1:26:39] habang
[1:26:40] pinaunlad
[1:26:41] ang kabuhayan
[1:26:42] ng ating
[1:26:43] mamamayan.
[1:26:45] As we
[1:26:45] embrace
[1:26:46] the industries
[1:26:47] of the
[1:26:47] future,
[1:26:49] let us
[1:26:49] also ensure
[1:26:50] that
[1:26:51] opportunities
[1:26:51] they create
[1:26:53] are not
[1:26:54] confined to
[1:26:55] a few
[1:26:56] economic
[1:26:56] corridors,
[1:26:58] Cagayan
[1:26:58] to
[1:26:59] Cebu,
[1:27:00] from
[1:27:01] Batanes
[1:27:01] to Hulu,
[1:27:03] should have
[1:27:03] access to
[1:27:04] education,
[1:27:05] digital
[1:27:06] infrastructure,
[1:27:07] quality jobs
[1:27:08] that will
[1:27:09] enable them
[1:27:11] to participate
[1:27:12] in this
[1:27:13] new economy.
[1:27:15] The industries
[1:27:16] of tomorrow
[1:27:17] should not
[1:27:18] leave behind
[1:27:19] either our
[1:27:20] people or
[1:27:21] our environment.
[1:27:24] The challenge
[1:27:24] before us
[1:27:25] is not to
[1:27:26] simply to
[1:27:28] build an
[1:27:29] EI economy,
[1:27:30] it is to
[1:27:31] build an
[1:27:32] inclusive,
[1:27:33] sustainable,
[1:27:34] and innovation
[1:27:36] driven economy
[1:27:37] where every
[1:27:39] Filipino has
[1:27:41] a fair
[1:27:41] opportunity
[1:27:42] to contribute
[1:27:43] and to
[1:27:44] benefit
[1:27:45] while preserving
[1:27:46] the natural
[1:27:48] resources
[1:27:48] that future
[1:27:50] generations
[1:27:51] will inherit.
[1:27:52] We also
[1:27:54] appreciate
[1:27:54] the
[1:27:55] President's
[1:27:55] recognition
[1:27:56] that the
[1:27:58] Electric Power
[1:27:59] Industry
[1:27:59] Reform Act,
[1:28:00] IPERA,
[1:28:02] is due
[1:28:02] for legislative
[1:28:03] review.
[1:28:05] The minority
[1:28:05] shares the
[1:28:06] view that
[1:28:07] after more
[1:28:08] than two
[1:28:08] decades,
[1:28:10] the law
[1:28:10] should be
[1:28:12] evaluated
[1:28:12] to determine
[1:28:14] whether it
[1:28:14] has fulfilled
[1:28:15] its objectives
[1:28:16] of providing
[1:28:17] reliable,
[1:28:19] efficient,
[1:28:20] and affordable
[1:28:21] electricity.
[1:28:21] We welcome
[1:28:24] the Administration's
[1:28:25] efforts to
[1:28:26] diversify our
[1:28:28] country's energy
[1:28:28] mix.
[1:28:30] As Congress
[1:28:31] studies the
[1:28:31] proposed amendments
[1:28:33] to IPERA,
[1:28:34] we must ensure
[1:28:35] that reforms
[1:28:37] achieve three
[1:28:40] objectives,
[1:28:41] affordability
[1:28:42] or affordable
[1:28:44] electricity,
[1:28:46] energy security,
[1:28:48] and consumer
[1:28:49] protection.
[1:28:53] Mr. Speaker,
[1:28:55] affordable
[1:28:55] electricity is not
[1:28:56] merely an
[1:28:57] economic issue.
[1:28:59] It is a matter
[1:29:00] of competitiveness,
[1:29:02] investment,
[1:29:03] and social
[1:29:04] justice.
[1:29:06] Every peso
[1:29:07] that a family
[1:29:09] saves on
[1:29:10] electric bill
[1:29:11] is also
[1:29:12] another peso
[1:29:14] that can be
[1:29:15] spent on
[1:29:16] food,
[1:29:17] education,
[1:29:19] or healthcare.
[1:29:20] Every reduction
[1:29:21] in power
[1:29:22] costs
[1:29:22] makes us,
[1:29:24] makes our
[1:29:25] industries more
[1:29:26] competitive,
[1:29:27] encourages
[1:29:28] investment,
[1:29:29] and create
[1:29:30] jobs.
[1:29:31] Mr. Speaker,
[1:29:34] infrastructure
[1:29:35] remains one of
[1:29:36] government's most
[1:29:37] powerful instruments
[1:29:39] for economic
[1:29:41] transformation.
[1:29:43] Between 22
[1:29:44] to 2026,
[1:29:46] the government
[1:29:47] completed over
[1:29:48] 3,259
[1:29:50] kilometers of
[1:29:51] farm-to-market
[1:29:52] roads,
[1:29:53] expanded
[1:29:54] irrigation
[1:29:54] systems,
[1:29:56] rehabilitated
[1:29:57] fish ports,
[1:29:58] and invested
[1:29:59] in logistics
[1:30:00] infrastructure
[1:30:02] that benefit
[1:30:03] our farmers
[1:30:03] and fisher
[1:30:04] folk.
[1:30:06] These
[1:30:06] accomplishments
[1:30:06] deserve
[1:30:08] recognition
[1:30:09] because they
[1:30:11] strengthen food
[1:30:12] security
[1:30:12] and improve
[1:30:14] market access.
[1:30:16] But infrastructure
[1:30:17] planning must
[1:30:19] now enter its
[1:30:21] next chapter.
[1:30:22] For decades,
[1:30:24] much of our
[1:30:25] public investment
[1:30:26] has naturally
[1:30:28] gravitated
[1:30:29] toward
[1:30:31] established
[1:30:32] growth centers,
[1:30:35] particularly
[1:30:35] Luzon.
[1:30:37] While these
[1:30:38] investments have
[1:30:39] fueled economic
[1:30:40] expansion,
[1:30:42] they have also
[1:30:43] widened the
[1:30:44] development gap
[1:30:45] between regions.
[1:30:48] The time
[1:30:48] has come to
[1:30:50] fully realize
[1:30:51] the vision
[1:30:53] of the
[1:30:54] National
[1:30:54] Spatial
[1:30:55] Strategy
[1:30:56] to develop
[1:30:58] multiple
[1:30:58] regional growth
[1:30:59] centers so
[1:31:01] that opportunities
[1:31:02] are shared
[1:31:03] more equally
[1:31:04] across
[1:31:05] Luzon,
[1:31:07] the Visayas,
[1:31:09] and Mindanao.
[1:31:11] Mr. Speaker,
[1:31:13] one area that
[1:31:14] deserves greater
[1:31:15] national attention
[1:31:16] is the
[1:31:17] development of
[1:31:18] the eastern
[1:31:19] seaboard.
[1:31:22] For far too
[1:31:22] long,
[1:31:24] Pacific-facing
[1:31:25] provinces have
[1:31:26] remained on
[1:31:28] the margins
[1:31:28] of our country's
[1:31:30] economic growth
[1:31:31] despite their
[1:31:33] vast potential
[1:31:34] in agriculture,
[1:31:36] fisheries,
[1:31:37] tourism,
[1:31:38] renewable energy,
[1:31:40] and maritime
[1:31:41] trade.
[1:31:43] Yet,
[1:31:44] their exposure
[1:31:44] to typhons
[1:31:45] and other
[1:31:45] natural calamities
[1:31:46] should not be
[1:31:48] viewed as
[1:31:49] a reason
[1:31:50] to limit
[1:31:50] investments.
[1:31:52] On the
[1:31:52] contrary,
[1:31:53] it should
[1:31:53] strengthen
[1:31:54] our resolve
[1:31:55] to build
[1:31:56] resilient
[1:31:56] communities
[1:31:57] and modern
[1:31:59] infrastructure.
[1:32:01] Japan,
[1:32:02] a nation
[1:32:03] equally exposed
[1:32:03] to powerful
[1:32:04] typhons,
[1:32:05] earthquakes,
[1:32:06] and other
[1:32:06] natural hazards,
[1:32:08] has successfully
[1:32:09] transformed
[1:32:10] mass of the
[1:32:11] Pacific coastline
[1:32:12] into driving
[1:32:14] centers of
[1:32:15] industry,
[1:32:16] commerce,
[1:32:17] and innovation
[1:32:19] through
[1:32:19] sustained
[1:32:20] investment
[1:32:21] and disaster
[1:32:24] resilient
[1:32:24] planning.
[1:32:25] The Philippines
[1:32:27] should aspire
[1:32:28] to do the same.
[1:32:29] our eastern
[1:32:31] seaboard
[1:32:31] should be
[1:32:32] known not
[1:32:34] only as the
[1:32:35] first to face
[1:32:35] every storm,
[1:32:37] but as one
[1:32:39] of the country's
[1:32:40] next great
[1:32:41] engines of
[1:32:42] economic growth.
[1:32:44] In this regard,
[1:32:46] we express our
[1:32:47] appreciation for
[1:32:49] the administration's
[1:32:49] continuing
[1:32:50] rehabilitation
[1:32:51] and upgrading
[1:32:52] of the
[1:32:53] Maharlika Highway,
[1:32:55] the country's
[1:32:55] principal
[1:32:56] north-to-south
[1:32:58] transport corridor.
[1:32:59] The vital
[1:33:00] artery
[1:33:01] connects
[1:33:03] Lausanne,
[1:33:04] Samar,
[1:33:04] Leyte,
[1:33:05] and Mindanao,
[1:33:06] facilitating
[1:33:07] the movement
[1:33:08] of our
[1:33:08] people,
[1:33:09] goods,
[1:33:10] and essential
[1:33:11] services.
[1:33:12] Its sustained
[1:33:14] improvement
[1:33:15] is indispensable
[1:33:17] not only
[1:33:19] to economic
[1:33:19] growth,
[1:33:20] but also
[1:33:21] to national
[1:33:21] integration
[1:33:22] and disaster
[1:33:24] resilience.
[1:33:26] Yet,
[1:33:26] much more
[1:33:28] remains to be
[1:33:29] done.
[1:33:30] The eastern
[1:33:30] seaboard
[1:33:31] requires a
[1:33:32] comprehensive
[1:33:33] development
[1:33:33] strategy,
[1:33:35] one that
[1:33:36] complements
[1:33:36] the rehabilitation
[1:33:37] of the
[1:33:38] Maharlika Highway
[1:33:38] with modern
[1:33:40] ports,
[1:33:40] airports,
[1:33:41] digital
[1:33:42] infrastructure,
[1:33:44] resilient
[1:33:44] bridges,
[1:33:45] and farm-to-market
[1:33:47] roads.
[1:33:48] We must
[1:33:49] strengthen the
[1:33:50] links that
[1:33:51] connect our
[1:33:52] Pacific provinces
[1:33:53] to the rest
[1:33:54] of the country
[1:33:54] and unlock
[1:33:56] the enormous
[1:33:57] economic
[1:33:58] potential of
[1:34:00] eastern
[1:34:00] Visayas,
[1:34:01] Bicol,
[1:34:02] Carga,
[1:34:03] and
[1:34:03] Dabao Oriental.
[1:34:06] We therefore
[1:34:06] renew our
[1:34:07] call for
[1:34:08] greater
[1:34:08] investments
[1:34:09] in strategic
[1:34:10] infrastructure,
[1:34:12] including
[1:34:12] the proposed
[1:34:14] Sorsogon
[1:34:15] Summer Bridge,
[1:34:16] the Leite
[1:34:17] Mindanao
[1:34:18] Bridge,
[1:34:19] and other
[1:34:19] transformative
[1:34:20] projects that
[1:34:22] will bring
[1:34:23] opportunities
[1:34:23] closer to
[1:34:25] our people.
[1:34:27] Ang
[1:34:27] kaunglaran
[1:34:28] ng Pilipinas
[1:34:29] ay hindi
[1:34:30] dapat nagtatapos
[1:34:31] sa ating
[1:34:31] pangunahing
[1:34:32] sintro ng
[1:34:33] ekonomiya.
[1:34:33] Dapat itong
[1:34:36] umabot sa
[1:34:36] bawat
[1:34:37] lalawigan,
[1:34:38] bawat
[1:34:39] pamayanan,
[1:34:40] at bawat
[1:34:41] Pilipinas.
[1:34:42] Mr. Speaker,
[1:34:44] we welcome
[1:34:45] the administration's
[1:34:46] efforts to
[1:34:48] stabilize food
[1:34:49] prices
[1:34:49] through
[1:34:50] Kadiwa,
[1:34:51] irrigation
[1:34:51] expansion,
[1:34:53] and support
[1:34:54] programs for
[1:34:55] farmers and
[1:34:56] fisher folk.
[1:34:59] No economy,
[1:35:00] however,
[1:35:01] can become
[1:35:01] fully and
[1:35:03] truly
[1:35:03] inclusive
[1:35:04] if those
[1:35:05] who feed
[1:35:06] the nation
[1:35:06] remain
[1:35:07] poor.
[1:35:09] Agriculture
[1:35:10] contributes
[1:35:11] less than
[1:35:11] 8%
[1:35:12] of our
[1:35:13] gross
[1:35:14] domestic
[1:35:14] product,
[1:35:16] yet it
[1:35:16] provides
[1:35:17] livelihood
[1:35:18] roughly
[1:35:18] to one
[1:35:20] out of
[1:35:21] every five
[1:35:22] Filipino
[1:35:22] workers.
[1:35:24] Our
[1:35:24] farmers and
[1:35:25] fisher folk
[1:35:26] deserve
[1:35:27] more than
[1:35:28] our gratitude.
[1:35:30] They deserve
[1:35:31] irrigation,
[1:35:32] affordable credit,
[1:35:34] modern technology,
[1:35:35] farm-to-market roads,
[1:35:39] post-harvest
[1:35:39] facilities,
[1:35:41] and fair
[1:35:41] access to
[1:35:43] markets.
[1:35:44] Kapag
[1:35:45] umangat
[1:35:45] ang magsasaka
[1:35:46] at manging isda,
[1:35:48] umaangat
[1:35:49] ang buong
[1:35:50] sambayanan.
[1:35:52] Mr. Speaker,
[1:35:54] the next chapter
[1:35:55] of our
[1:35:55] economic story
[1:35:56] should not
[1:35:58] simply be about
[1:35:59] sustaining growth.
[1:36:01] It should be about
[1:36:02] sharing growth,
[1:36:04] not only across
[1:36:05] industries,
[1:36:06] but across
[1:36:07] islands,
[1:36:08] across regions,
[1:36:10] across
[1:36:11] communities.
[1:36:12] Because in
[1:36:13] the end,
[1:36:15] the true
[1:36:15] state,
[1:36:16] the true
[1:36:17] strength of
[1:36:17] our economy
[1:36:18] is measured
[1:36:20] not by the
[1:36:21] wealth created
[1:36:21] in few
[1:36:22] centers of
[1:36:23] growth,
[1:36:24] but by the
[1:36:25] opportunities
[1:36:26] created
[1:36:26] for every
[1:36:28] Filipino
[1:36:28] family.
[1:36:30] Sapagkat
[1:36:30] ang pagunlad
[1:36:31] na tunay
[1:36:32] ay hindi
[1:36:33] lamang
[1:36:34] nakikita
[1:36:34] sa mga
[1:36:35] numero.
[1:36:36] Ito ay
[1:36:36] nararamdaman
[1:36:37] sa bawat
[1:36:38] tahanan,
[1:36:39] bawat
[1:36:40] barangay,
[1:36:41] at sa
[1:36:41] bawat
[1:36:42] sulok
[1:36:42] ng ating
[1:36:43] bansa.
[1:36:43] Mr.
[1:36:44] Speaker,
[1:36:46] indeed,
[1:36:47] no nation
[1:36:48] can achieve
[1:36:48] lasting progress
[1:36:50] without good
[1:36:51] governance.
[1:36:53] No economy
[1:36:54] can remain
[1:36:54] strong
[1:36:55] without
[1:36:55] confidence
[1:36:56] of its
[1:36:56] people.
[1:36:58] No
[1:36:58] government
[1:36:59] can truly
[1:36:59] succeed
[1:37:00] unless it
[1:37:02] earns and
[1:37:03] keeps
[1:37:03] the public's
[1:37:04] trust.
[1:37:06] In his
[1:37:06] State of the
[1:37:07] Nation
[1:37:07] address last
[1:37:08] year,
[1:37:10] President
[1:37:10] Ferdinand
[1:37:11] Marcos
[1:37:11] Jr.
[1:37:11] delivered
[1:37:12] an unequivocal
[1:37:13] warning to
[1:37:14] corrupt public
[1:37:15] officials
[1:37:15] when he
[1:37:16] delivered
[1:37:17] Mahiya
[1:37:18] naman
[1:37:19] kayo.
[1:37:21] That
[1:37:21] message
[1:37:22] resonated
[1:37:23] deeply
[1:37:23] with
[1:37:24] Filipinos.
[1:37:26] It
[1:37:26] echoed the
[1:37:27] expectation
[1:37:27] of every
[1:37:28] honest
[1:37:28] taxpayer
[1:37:29] that
[1:37:30] public
[1:37:30] office
[1:37:31] is a
[1:37:32] public
[1:37:32] trust,
[1:37:33] that
[1:37:34] those
[1:37:34] who
[1:37:34] betray
[1:37:35] that
[1:37:36] trust
[1:37:36] have
[1:37:37] no place
[1:37:38] in
[1:37:38] government.
[1:37:38] This
[1:37:39] year,
[1:37:41] the
[1:37:41] President
[1:37:41] reaffirmed
[1:37:42] the
[1:37:43] compromising
[1:37:43] stance.
[1:37:45] He
[1:37:45] even
[1:37:45] welcomed
[1:37:46] the
[1:37:46] filing
[1:37:47] of
[1:37:47] charges
[1:37:47] against
[1:37:48] those
[1:37:49] who
[1:37:49] may
[1:37:49] have
[1:37:49] violated
[1:37:50] the
[1:37:50] law,
[1:37:52] even
[1:37:52] if
[1:37:52] they
[1:37:53] happened
[1:37:53] to be
[1:37:53] his
[1:37:54] own
[1:37:54] relatives.
[1:37:55] He
[1:37:56] likewise
[1:37:56] highlighted
[1:37:57] reforms
[1:37:58] to
[1:37:58] strengthen
[1:37:58] government
[1:37:59] services
[1:38:00] through
[1:38:01] digitalization
[1:38:02] and improve
[1:38:03] public
[1:38:04] accountability.
[1:38:06] The
[1:38:06] minority
[1:38:07] welcomes
[1:38:08] this
[1:38:08] clear
[1:38:09] commitment.
[1:38:10] Corruption
[1:38:10] has no
[1:38:11] place in
[1:38:12] public
[1:38:12] service.
[1:38:13] The
[1:38:14] administration
[1:38:14] reports
[1:38:15] that
[1:38:15] from
[1:38:16] July
[1:38:16] 2022
[1:38:18] to
[1:38:19] April
[1:38:19] 2026,
[1:38:21] the
[1:38:21] Presidential
[1:38:22] Complaint
[1:38:22] Center
[1:38:23] resolved
[1:38:23] more than
[1:38:23] 1.7
[1:38:24] million
[1:38:25] public
[1:38:25] concerns,
[1:38:27] while
[1:38:27] hundreds
[1:38:27] of
[1:38:28] government
[1:38:28] services
[1:38:29] have
[1:38:30] already
[1:38:30] been
[1:38:31] digitalized
[1:38:32] to make
[1:38:34] transactions
[1:38:35] faster,
[1:38:36] more
[1:38:36] efficient,
[1:38:37] and less
[1:38:38] vulnerable
[1:38:38] to
[1:38:39] corruption.
[1:38:41] These
[1:38:41] reforms
[1:38:42] deserve
[1:38:42] recognition
[1:38:44] because
[1:38:45] they make
[1:38:45] government
[1:38:46] more
[1:38:47] accessible
[1:38:48] and
[1:38:49] reduce
[1:38:49] opportunities
[1:38:51] for
[1:38:52] abuse.
[1:38:53] But
[1:38:54] our
[1:38:54] work
[1:38:54] is
[1:38:55] far
[1:38:55] from
[1:38:56] finished.
[1:38:57] The
[1:38:57] 2024
[1:38:58] Corruption
[1:38:59] Perception
[1:38:59] Index
[1:39:00] ranks the
[1:39:01] Philippines
[1:39:02] 114th
[1:39:03] out of
[1:39:03] 180
[1:39:04] countries.
[1:39:05] This
[1:39:06] tells us
[1:39:07] that while
[1:39:08] progress
[1:39:08] has been
[1:39:09] made,
[1:39:10] restoring
[1:39:11] public
[1:39:11] confidence
[1:39:12] remains
[1:39:13] an
[1:39:13] unfinished
[1:39:14] task.
[1:39:15] Mr.
[1:39:16] Speaker,
[1:39:17] the
[1:39:18] overwhelming
[1:39:19] majority
[1:39:19] of our
[1:39:20] civil
[1:39:20] servants
[1:39:21] are
[1:39:21] honest,
[1:39:22] dedicated,
[1:39:23] and
[1:39:23] hardworking.
[1:39:25] They
[1:39:25] deserve a
[1:39:26] government
[1:39:26] that protects
[1:39:27] their
[1:39:28] integrity
[1:39:29] by holding
[1:39:31] accountable
[1:39:31] the few
[1:39:32] who tarnish
[1:39:33] the reputation
[1:39:35] of public
[1:39:36] service.
[1:39:38] For
[1:39:38] when
[1:39:38] government
[1:39:39] is
[1:39:39] transparent,
[1:39:41] people
[1:39:41] invest
[1:39:42] with
[1:39:42] confidence.
[1:39:44] When
[1:39:44] government
[1:39:44] is
[1:39:45] accountable,
[1:39:45] public
[1:39:46] funds
[1:39:47] reach
[1:39:48] those
[1:39:49] who
[1:39:49] need
[1:39:49] them
[1:39:49] most.
[1:39:51] And
[1:39:51] when
[1:39:51] government
[1:39:52] earns
[1:39:53] the
[1:39:53] people's
[1:39:54] trust,
[1:39:55] democracy
[1:39:55] itself
[1:39:56] grows
[1:39:57] stronger.
[1:39:59] Ang
[1:39:59] tiwala
[1:40:00] ng
[1:40:00] taong
[1:40:00] bayan
[1:40:01] ang
[1:40:02] pinakamahalagang
[1:40:03] puhunan
[1:40:03] ng
[1:40:04] anumang
[1:40:04] pamahalaan.
[1:40:06] Kapag
[1:40:06] tapat
[1:40:07] ang
[1:40:07] pamahalaan,
[1:40:09] mas
[1:40:09] mabilis
[1:40:10] ang
[1:40:10] pagunlad.
[1:40:11] Mas
[1:40:12] matatag
[1:40:12] ang
[1:40:13] ekonomiya
[1:40:13] at
[1:40:14] mas
[1:40:15] nagkakaisa
[1:40:16] ang
[1:40:16] sambayanan.
[1:40:18] Mr.
[1:40:19] Speaker,
[1:40:19] the true
[1:40:21] wealth
[1:40:21] of
[1:40:22] every
[1:40:22] nation
[1:40:22] is not
[1:40:23] measured
[1:40:23] by its
[1:40:24] buildings,
[1:40:26] its
[1:40:26] roads,
[1:40:26] or even
[1:40:27] the size
[1:40:27] of
[1:40:27] economy.
[1:40:29] It is
[1:40:29] measured
[1:40:29] by the
[1:40:30] will-being
[1:40:30] of its
[1:40:31] people.
[1:40:32] Economic
[1:40:33] growth
[1:40:33] has
[1:40:34] value
[1:40:35] only
[1:40:35] when
[1:40:36] it
[1:40:36] enables
[1:40:36] every
[1:40:37] Filipino
[1:40:37] to
[1:40:38] live
[1:40:39] with
[1:40:39] dignity,
[1:40:40] security,
[1:40:41] and
[1:40:42] hope.
[1:40:43] Kapag
[1:40:43] ang
[1:40:43] tao
[1:40:44] ang
[1:40:44] inuuna,
[1:40:46] ang
[1:40:46] bayan
[1:40:47] ang
[1:40:47] tunay
[1:40:48] na
[1:40:48] umuunlad.
[1:40:50] Mr.
[1:40:50] Speaker,
[1:40:52] education
[1:40:53] remains
[1:40:53] the
[1:40:53] greater
[1:40:54] equalizer.
[1:40:56] It is
[1:40:56] the
[1:40:56] one
[1:40:56] investment
[1:40:57] that
[1:40:57] no
[1:40:58] crisis
[1:40:58] can
[1:40:58] take
[1:40:59] away
[1:40:59] from
[1:40:59] a
[1:40:59] child.
[1:41:01] The
[1:41:01] administration
[1:41:01] reported
[1:41:02] significant
[1:41:03] gains
[1:41:03] in
[1:41:03] expanding
[1:41:04] access
[1:41:05] to
[1:41:05] education,
[1:41:06] including
[1:41:07] the
[1:41:07] construction
[1:41:07] of
[1:41:08] new
[1:41:08] classrooms,
[1:41:09] the
[1:41:10] hiring
[1:41:10] of
[1:41:10] additional
[1:41:10] teachers,
[1:41:12] and
[1:41:12] continued
[1:41:13] investment
[1:41:13] in
[1:41:14] digital
[1:41:14] learning
[1:41:15] and
[1:41:15] every
[1:41:16] vocational
[1:41:16] education.
[1:41:18] These
[1:41:18] are
[1:41:19] important
[1:41:19] steps
[1:41:20] toward
[1:41:20] preparing
[1:41:21] our
[1:41:22] youth
[1:41:22] for
[1:41:23] an
[1:41:23] increasingly
[1:41:24] competitive
[1:41:25] world.
[1:41:25] But
[1:41:27] our
[1:41:27] task
[1:41:27] does
[1:41:28] not
[1:41:28] end
[1:41:28] with
[1:41:29] getting
[1:41:29] children
[1:41:29] to
[1:41:30] school.
[1:41:31] We
[1:41:31] must
[1:41:31] ensure
[1:41:32] that
[1:41:32] they
[1:41:32] learn,
[1:41:34] that
[1:41:34] every
[1:41:34] classroom
[1:41:35] has
[1:41:35] qualified
[1:41:36] teachers,
[1:41:37] that
[1:41:37] every
[1:41:38] school
[1:41:38] has
[1:41:38] access
[1:41:39] to
[1:41:39] electricity,
[1:41:41] internet
[1:41:41] connectivity,
[1:41:43] libraries,
[1:41:44] laboratories,
[1:41:45] and learning
[1:41:46] materials.
[1:41:47] Because
[1:41:48] every
[1:41:49] Filipino
[1:41:50] child,
[1:41:51] wherever
[1:41:51] he or
[1:41:52] she is
[1:41:53] born,
[1:41:54] deserves
[1:41:55] the
[1:41:55] same
[1:41:56] opportunity
[1:41:58] to
[1:41:59] succeed.
[1:42:00] Mr.
[1:42:01] Speaker,
[1:42:02] health
[1:42:03] is not
[1:42:03] a
[1:42:04] privilege.
[1:42:05] It
[1:42:05] is a
[1:42:06] fundamental
[1:42:07] right.
[1:42:09] The
[1:42:09] administration
[1:42:10] reported
[1:42:10] that
[1:42:11] the
[1:42:11] last
[1:42:12] year's
[1:42:12] Sona
[1:42:12] field
[1:42:14] health
[1:42:14] has
[1:42:15] continued
[1:42:15] to
[1:42:16] provide
[1:42:17] zero
[1:42:17] balance
[1:42:18] billing,
[1:42:19] while
[1:42:20] millions
[1:42:20] of
[1:42:20] Filipinos
[1:42:21] continue
[1:42:22] to
[1:42:23] benefit
[1:42:23] from
[1:42:24] expanded
[1:42:25] primary
[1:42:25] care
[1:42:26] and
[1:42:27] outpatient
[1:42:27] services.
[1:42:28] These
[1:42:29] reforms
[1:42:30] deserve
[1:42:31] recognition
[1:42:31] because
[1:42:32] they
[1:42:33] reduce
[1:42:33] the
[1:42:33] financial
[1:42:34] burden
[1:42:34] on
[1:42:35] Filipino
[1:42:36] families.
[1:42:38] But
[1:42:38] for
[1:42:38] many
[1:42:38] Filipinos,
[1:42:40] especially
[1:42:41] those
[1:42:41] seeking
[1:42:42] treatment
[1:42:43] in
[1:42:44] private
[1:42:44] hospitals,
[1:42:46] serious
[1:42:46] illness
[1:42:47] can still
[1:42:48] mean
[1:42:48] serious
[1:42:49] financial
[1:42:50] hardship.
[1:42:52] Even
[1:42:52] with
[1:42:52] field
[1:42:53] health
[1:42:53] assistance,
[1:42:54] many
[1:42:55] families
[1:42:56] continue
[1:42:56] to
[1:42:56] shoulder
[1:42:57] significant
[1:42:58] out-of-pocket
[1:42:59] expenses
[1:43:00] for
[1:43:00] medicines,
[1:43:02] professional
[1:43:02] fees,
[1:43:04] diagnostics,
[1:43:05] and other
[1:43:05] hospital
[1:43:06] costs.
[1:43:07] Universal
[1:43:08] health
[1:43:08] care
[1:43:09] should
[1:43:09] not
[1:43:10] merely
[1:43:11] mean
[1:43:11] broader
[1:43:12] benefit
[1:43:13] packages.
[1:43:15] It
[1:43:15] should
[1:43:15] mean
[1:43:15] that
[1:43:16] no
[1:43:16] Filipino
[1:43:16] family
[1:43:17] is
[1:43:17] forced
[1:43:17] to
[1:43:18] choose
[1:43:18] between
[1:43:18] saving
[1:43:19] a loved
[1:43:19] one's
[1:43:20] life
[1:43:20] and
[1:43:21] losing
[1:43:21] everything
[1:43:22] they
[1:43:23] own.
[1:43:24] Moreover,
[1:43:26] health
[1:43:27] care
[1:43:27] should
[1:43:27] not
[1:43:27] only
[1:43:28] be
[1:43:28] affordable,
[1:43:30] it
[1:43:30] must
[1:43:30] be
[1:43:30] also
[1:43:31] accessible.
[1:43:33] A
[1:43:33] field
[1:43:33] card
[1:43:34] has
[1:43:35] little
[1:43:35] value
[1:43:36] if
[1:43:37] the
[1:43:37] nearest
[1:43:37] hospital
[1:43:38] is
[1:43:39] hours
[1:43:40] away.
[1:43:41] Universal
[1:43:42] health
[1:43:42] care
[1:43:42] must
[1:43:43] mean
[1:43:43] that
[1:43:44] every
[1:43:44] Filipino,
[1:43:46] whether
[1:43:46] in
[1:43:46] Manila,
[1:43:48] in
[1:43:48] Samar,
[1:43:49] Basilan,
[1:43:49] or Batanis,
[1:43:51] can
[1:43:51] receive
[1:43:52] timely,
[1:43:54] quality
[1:43:54] medical
[1:43:55] care.
[1:43:57] According
[1:43:58] to
[1:43:58] achieving
[1:43:59] this vision
[1:44:00] requires
[1:44:01] more than
[1:44:02] promises.
[1:44:03] It
[1:44:04] demands
[1:44:04] unwavering
[1:44:05] resolve
[1:44:05] to meet
[1:44:07] the milestones
[1:44:08] of
[1:44:08] universal
[1:44:08] health
[1:44:09] care,
[1:44:10] we
[1:44:10] must
[1:44:10] uphold
[1:44:11] enduring
[1:44:11] principles
[1:44:12] of
[1:44:12] social
[1:44:13] solidarity
[1:44:14] by
[1:44:15] ensuring
[1:44:16] adequate
[1:44:16] and
[1:44:17] sufficient
[1:44:17] funding
[1:44:18] for
[1:44:18] health.
[1:44:19] Through
[1:44:20] this
[1:44:20] shared
[1:44:20] responsibility,
[1:44:22] we can
[1:44:22] fulfill the
[1:44:23] promise of
[1:44:24] universal
[1:44:25] health care
[1:44:25] and build
[1:44:26] a nation
[1:44:27] where
[1:44:28] quality
[1:44:28] health care
[1:44:29] is not
[1:44:30] a privilege
[1:44:31] of the
[1:44:31] fortunate,
[1:44:33] but a
[1:44:34] fundamental
[1:44:34] right
[1:44:35] guaranteed
[1:44:36] to every
[1:44:37] Filipino.
[1:44:39] Mr. Speaker,
[1:44:41] housing is
[1:44:43] more than
[1:44:43] a roof
[1:44:44] over one's
[1:44:45] head.
[1:44:47] It is the
[1:44:47] foundation of
[1:44:48] stable families
[1:44:49] and stronger
[1:44:50] communities.
[1:44:52] The government
[1:44:53] has launched
[1:44:54] an ambitious
[1:44:54] housing program
[1:44:55] to address
[1:44:56] the country's
[1:44:57] backlog
[1:44:57] and provide
[1:44:58] more Filipino
[1:45:00] families
[1:45:00] with decent
[1:45:02] homes.
[1:45:03] We support
[1:45:04] this commitment,
[1:45:07] but we must
[1:45:07] ensure that
[1:45:09] housing projects
[1:45:10] are connected
[1:45:11] to employment,
[1:45:13] schools,
[1:45:14] hospitals,
[1:45:15] transportation,
[1:45:17] and other
[1:45:18] basic services.
[1:45:20] Communities do
[1:45:21] not thrive
[1:45:21] simply because
[1:45:22] houses are
[1:45:24] built.
[1:45:25] They thrive
[1:45:26] because
[1:45:26] opportunities
[1:45:27] are built
[1:45:28] alongside them.
[1:45:31] Mr. Speaker,
[1:45:32] our social
[1:45:33] protection programs
[1:45:34] must continue
[1:45:35] to uplift
[1:45:36] those who
[1:45:38] need them
[1:45:38] most,
[1:45:40] whether through
[1:45:40] assistance for
[1:45:41] vulnerable families,
[1:45:43] support for
[1:45:44] senior citizens,
[1:45:47] persons with
[1:45:47] disabilities,
[1:45:50] members of
[1:45:51] the LGBTQIA+,
[1:45:54] or victims
[1:45:56] of calamities.
[1:45:58] Government
[1:45:58] must always
[1:45:59] remain compassionate.
[1:46:01] At the same time,
[1:46:02] social protection
[1:46:03] should not only
[1:46:05] merely provide
[1:46:05] temporary leave.
[1:46:08] It should create
[1:46:08] pathways towards
[1:46:10] self-reliance
[1:46:11] through education,
[1:46:13] employment,
[1:46:14] skills development,
[1:46:15] and entrepreneurship.
[1:46:19] Mr. Speaker,
[1:46:21] the Filipino youth
[1:46:22] remain our
[1:46:23] country's
[1:46:23] greatest asset.
[1:46:25] They are not
[1:46:26] merely the
[1:46:27] leaders of
[1:46:27] tomorrow.
[1:46:29] They are
[1:46:29] partners in
[1:46:30] nation-building
[1:46:30] today.
[1:46:32] Let us invest
[1:46:33] in their
[1:46:34] education,
[1:46:36] expand
[1:46:36] scholarships,
[1:46:38] strengthen
[1:46:39] science,
[1:46:40] technology,
[1:46:42] engineering,
[1:46:43] and mathematics
[1:46:43] education,
[1:46:45] support research
[1:46:46] and innovation,
[1:46:47] and prepare our
[1:46:49] young people
[1:46:50] for the
[1:46:51] opportunities
[1:46:51] of the
[1:46:52] digital economy.
[1:46:54] Because the
[1:46:55] greatest legacy
[1:46:56] we can leave
[1:46:57] is not a
[1:46:58] bigger budget,
[1:47:00] but a better
[1:47:01] generation.
[1:47:04] Ang pinakamalagang
[1:47:05] pamana ng isang
[1:47:06] pamahalaan ay hindi
[1:47:07] mga gusali.
[1:47:09] Ito ay mga
[1:47:10] mamamayang may
[1:47:12] kakayang bumuo
[1:47:13] ng mas magandang
[1:47:14] kinabukasan.
[1:47:16] Mr. Speaker,
[1:47:18] when every child
[1:47:19] receives quality
[1:47:19] funds,
[1:47:20] the minority
[1:47:22] has recognized
[1:47:26] the gains
[1:47:26] that our
[1:47:29] country has
[1:47:30] achieved.
[1:47:31] We have also
[1:47:32] pointed out
[1:47:33] the work that
[1:47:34] remains unfinished,
[1:47:37] not because
[1:47:38] we wish to
[1:47:39] diminish
[1:47:40] the accomplishments
[1:47:41] of this
[1:47:42] administration,
[1:47:43] but because
[1:47:44] every achievement
[1:47:46] should inspire us
[1:47:47] to aim
[1:47:50] even higher.
[1:47:52] Mr. Speaker,
[1:47:54] the challenges
[1:47:55] before our nation
[1:47:56] remain formidable.
[1:47:58] Climate change
[1:47:59] continues to
[1:48:00] threaten our
[1:48:01] communities.
[1:48:02] Food security
[1:48:03] demands sustained
[1:48:04] investment in
[1:48:05] agriculture and
[1:48:07] fisheries.
[1:48:10] Energy security
[1:48:11] requires a
[1:48:12] balanced transition
[1:48:13] to cleaner and
[1:48:15] more reliable
[1:48:16] sources of power.
[1:48:18] Technology is
[1:48:19] transforming
[1:48:20] industries and
[1:48:22] workplaces
[1:48:23] at a pace
[1:48:26] never seen
[1:48:27] before.
[1:48:29] And the world
[1:48:30] around us
[1:48:31] grows more
[1:48:33] uncertain
[1:48:33] with its
[1:48:34] passing day.
[1:48:36] These challenges
[1:48:37] require more
[1:48:38] than good
[1:48:39] intentions.
[1:48:41] They require
[1:48:42] leadership,
[1:48:43] vision,
[1:48:44] and above all,
[1:48:46] national unit.
[1:48:48] Mr. Speaker,
[1:48:49] the Filipino
[1:48:50] people did not
[1:48:51] elect us
[1:48:52] merely to
[1:48:53] debate one
[1:48:54] another.
[1:48:55] They elected
[1:48:55] us to solve
[1:48:56] problems,
[1:48:57] to make life
[1:48:58] more affordable,
[1:48:59] to create
[1:49:01] opportunities to
[1:49:03] protect the
[1:49:04] vulnerable,
[1:49:05] to prepare our
[1:49:06] nation for the
[1:49:07] future.
[1:49:09] Government and
[1:49:09] opposition may
[1:49:10] differ in
[1:49:11] perspective,
[1:49:13] but we should
[1:49:13] never differ in
[1:49:15] our commitment to
[1:49:17] serve the
[1:49:17] Filipino people.
[1:49:19] The minority
[1:49:19] will continue to
[1:49:21] support every
[1:49:22] measure that
[1:49:24] advances the
[1:49:25] public interest.
[1:49:28] We will also
[1:49:29] continue to
[1:49:30] question every
[1:49:31] policy that,
[1:49:33] in our judgment,
[1:49:34] falls short of
[1:49:35] that objective.
[1:49:37] This is not
[1:49:37] obstruction.
[1:49:38] That is
[1:49:39] constitutional duty
[1:49:40] entrusted to
[1:49:42] every member of
[1:49:43] this House,
[1:49:44] because democracy
[1:49:45] is the strongest
[1:49:47] when different
[1:49:49] voices are
[1:49:50] heard, and
[1:49:51] when those
[1:49:52] voices remain
[1:49:53] united with
[1:49:54] one common
[1:49:55] purpose, the
[1:49:56] welfare of the
[1:49:58] Filipino people.
[1:49:58] Mr. Speaker, the
[1:50:02] Philippines has
[1:50:04] never lacked
[1:50:04] talent.
[1:50:06] We never
[1:50:06] lacked resilience.
[1:50:08] We never
[1:50:09] lacked hope.
[1:50:11] What our nation
[1:50:12] needs is the
[1:50:14] collective resolve
[1:50:15] to transform
[1:50:16] those strengths
[1:50:17] into lasting
[1:50:18] progress.
[1:50:20] Let us build an
[1:50:21] economy where
[1:50:22] growth is shared
[1:50:23] by every region,
[1:50:26] a government
[1:50:26] worthy of the
[1:50:27] people's trust,
[1:50:29] a society where
[1:50:30] every child receives
[1:50:31] quality education,
[1:50:33] every family has
[1:50:34] access to health
[1:50:35] care, every
[1:50:36] worker earns
[1:50:37] decent living,
[1:50:39] and the
[1:50:39] community, every
[1:50:41] community has
[1:50:43] the opportunity
[1:50:44] to prosper.
[1:50:47] Let us
[1:50:47] ensure that no
[1:50:49] Filipino is left
[1:50:50] behind, not
[1:50:53] because of where
[1:50:54] he or she was
[1:50:55] born, but
[1:50:56] because every
[1:50:57] citizen is given
[1:50:59] a fair chance
[1:51:00] to succeed.
[1:51:01] Ang tunay na
[1:51:03] bagong Pilipinas
[1:51:04] ay di hindi
[1:51:05] lamang nasusukat
[1:51:06] sa dami ng
[1:51:07] ating mga
[1:51:07] proyek,
[1:51:09] nasusukat ito
[1:51:10] sa dami ng
[1:51:11] mga buhay na
[1:51:12] ating nababag.
[1:51:13] Mr. Speaker,
[1:51:15] history will not
[1:51:16] remember us for
[1:51:17] the speeches we
[1:51:18] delivered.
[1:51:19] It will remember
[1:51:20] us for the
[1:51:21] lives we
[1:51:22] improved,
[1:51:23] for the
[1:51:25] opportunities we
[1:51:26] created,
[1:51:28] for the trust
[1:51:28] we upheld,
[1:51:30] and for the
[1:51:31] future that we
[1:51:32] built together.
[1:51:33] As representative of the Filipino people, let us rise above politics whenever the national interest calls.
[1:51:44] Let us choose cooperation over division, service over self-interest, and country over partisan difference.
[1:51:54] Because in the end, the true measure of our success will not be found in the economic reports of government accomplishments alone.
[1:52:00] It will be found in everyday lives of our people, in the farmer who earns a better income.
[1:52:09] The worker who finds decent employment.
[1:52:12] The student who graduates with hope.
[1:52:14] The senior citizen who receives proper care.
[1:52:18] And the family that can finally say, mas magaan na ang aming buhay.
[1:52:25] Hindi natin layunin na pabagsakin ang mayaman.
[1:52:28] Ang layunin natin ay iahon ng mahirap.
[1:52:32] Sapagkat ang isang lipunang tunay na maula ay iyong patuloy na pinapaliit ang agwat ng mayaman at mahirap.
[1:52:40] Hanggang ang bawat Pilipino ay magkaroon ng patas na pagkakataong umasins.
[1:52:47] Maraming salamat po.
[1:52:48] Mabuhay ang sambayang Pilipino.
[1:52:50] Mabuhay ang Republikaan ng Pilipinas.
[1:52:56] Majority Leader.
[1:52:59] Mr. Speaker, I move to refer the speech of the Honorable Marcelino Libanan to the Committee on Rules for its appropriate action.
[1:53:07] The privilege speech of the Honorable Minority Leader is now referred to the Committee on Rules.
[1:53:13] Majority Leader.
[1:53:16] Mr. Speaker, I move to recognize the Honorable Laila De Lima.
[1:53:23] Mr. Speaker, suspension.
[1:53:26] Moment suspension.
[1:53:27] Session suspended.
[1:53:57] Session resumed.
[1:53:59] Majority Leader.
[1:54:01] Mr. Speaker, I move to recognize the Honorable Laila De Lima for her privilege speech.
[1:54:07] The Honorable Laila De Lima of ML Party List is now recognized.
[1:54:12] You may proceed, ma'am.
[1:54:14] Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
[1:54:17] Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, my fellow Filipinos.
[1:54:21] Magandang hapon po.
[1:54:24] Sinusuportahan po natin ang napakakomprehensibo at makatotohanan kontrasona ng ating minority leader.
[1:54:33] Meron lang po akong mga naisbigyan ng diin.
[1:54:35] The President knew where the public wound was deepest, so he began with corruption in his fifth State of the Nation address.
[1:54:47] It was refreshing that he zeroed in on the flood control scam at the very start, thus setting the tone of the sauna as one about transparency, accountability, and good governance.
[1:55:02] Umaasa tayo na tototohani niya ito sa nalalabi niyang termino.
[1:55:07] We expect airtight cases against other high-profile personalities involved in the systemic corruption and criminal conspiracy.
[1:55:18] Hindi ito nadadaan sa pagbanggit lang sa kaanak niya.
[1:55:23] Oo, may mga naipakulong na, may mga frozen assets pa, pero nakukulangan ng taong bayan.
[1:55:31] Bigo ang Pangulo na makapag-update sa pagtugis kay Zaldico.
[1:55:35] Isa si Zaldico sa mga dapat mapasagot sa mga akusasyon laban sa kanya at sa iba pang sangkot.
[1:55:46] Isa pagtanong natin ay ukol sa hindi na pag-usad ng panukalan nating Independent Commission Against Infrastructure Corruption Act, ICAC bill.
[1:55:58] Malaking tulong sana ito sa bilis at visa ng mga investigasyon.
[1:56:03] Ito na po, ang pangalawa sa pinakahuling zona ng Pangulo.
[1:56:09] Last two minutes na, kumbaga sa basketball.
[1:56:13] At this stage, the Filipino people expected a record of promises fulfilled.
[1:56:19] Instead, we received another set of promises for the remaining two years.
[1:56:25] Mga pahayag na masarap pakinggan, pero mahirap pang hawakan.
[1:56:29] Pero in fairness, bukod sa isinusulong natin ang mga tax relief, isa sa mga positibo nating narinig ang pagtatanggal ng systems laws na kinakarga sa electric bill, pati ang pabigat na VAT.
[1:56:45] Suportado tayo sa pag-amienda ng Epiral Law.
[1:56:49] Sana nga magkatotoo ito at hindi paasa lang.
[1:56:52] Maganda itong pakinggan, lalo na para sa ating mga consumers.
[1:56:57] Pero dapat maigiring pag-aralan at tugunan ang impact nito sa serbisyo ng power distributors, lalo na sa ating mga electric cooperatives.
[1:57:08] Kung gaano kabuo ang suporta natin sa mga batas para mapagaan ang pasani ng ating mga kababayan sa buwis at kuryente.
[1:57:17] Hindi naman tayo dapat magpadalos-dalos sa planong paggamit ng nuclear power.
[1:57:21] Bago pasukin ito, pagtibayin muna ang mga polisiya para mapatektahan ang kalikasan, kalusugan at mga maapektuhang komunidad.
[1:57:33] Dapat ding siguruhin na hindi mauulit ang bangungot ng katiwalian na bumalot noon sa bataan nuclear power plant sa panahon ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
[1:57:44] Ganoon din ang dapat na maging pagsusuri muna sa magiging epekto ng Pax Silica sa ating pambansang siguridad, kalikasan at sa buhay,
[1:57:55] kalusugan at kabuhayan ng tatamaang mga komunidad, lalo na ng ating mga katutubo.
[1:58:01] Investment of this scale must come with a clear account of its environmental and social costs.
[1:58:09] Projects involving mineral processing, manufacturing, and data infrastructure can consume vast amounts of land, water, and electricity.
[1:58:21] They can disturb watersheds, affect farms and fishing grounds, and place ancestral domains under pressure.
[1:58:28] Hindi pwedeng isantabi lang ang mga ito dahil sa pangakong pagunlad.
[1:58:35] Pukol naman sa pagpapababa ng presyo ng langis, may mga nabanggit na paraan para isagawa ito.
[1:58:42] Nagtatakakak nga po tayo, kaya naman pala itong gawin, e bakit hindi agad ginawa gayong matagal nang umaaray ito, dito, ang ating mga kababayan.
[1:58:52] At kung proteksyon sa nakalulang presyo ng krudo ang pag-uusapan, umasa tayo na bibigyang diin sa SONA ang agarang pag-amienda sa oil deregulization or deregulation law.
[1:59:09] Wala rin.
[1:59:10] Importante ito para palakasin ang mga mekanismo laban sa market abuse, nadulot ng predatory pricing, cartel, at pagsasamantala sa extreme price shocks.
[1:59:21] Ang pagiging makatotohanan ng SONA ay hindi masusukat sa dami ng palakpak.
[1:59:29] Nakikita ito sa isang ina na kailangan magbawas ng bibilhin dahil kapus na ang budget.
[1:59:36] Makikita ito sa mga guro na hindi na maganda o gaga sa pagtuturo sa classroom na todo at sisiksikan ang mga estudyante.
[1:59:47] Makikita ito sa mga di maasikasang pasyente sa mga ospital na kulang ang mga gamit, gamot, nurse, at doktor.
[1:59:56] Makikita ito sa mga residente sa mga binabahang lugar.
[2:00:00] Nagtatanong sila lagi saan napunta ang bilyon-bilyong pondo para sa flood control.
[2:00:06] We are nonetheless glad that the President devoted time to agrarian reform and the agricultural sector in general.
[2:00:16] Pero malinaw na bigo pa rin mapunan ang backlog sa pamamahagi ng lupa na itinakda ng carper na mahigit isang dekada nang inaasam ng ating mga benepisyaryo.
[2:00:30] Hindi makatarungan ang mas tumatagal pa nilang paghihintay.
[2:00:35] May nabanggit na ilang tulong sa mga mangingisda.
[2:00:40] Pero kulang na kulang pa ito para sa sektor na nanatiling isa sa pinakamahirap sa lipunan.
[2:00:47] Bukod sa dagdag ng suporta, ang inaasaan natin ay malakas na paninindigan.
[2:00:53] Ang 15 kilometro ng municipal waters ay para sa maliliit na mangingisdang Pilipino.
[2:01:00] In education, the mass promotion of teachers is a welcome development.
[2:01:07] Many teachers waited years for recognition, matching their responsibilities and experience.
[2:01:13] Subalit, nananatili ang kalbaryo ng ating mga guro at mga estudyante sa kakulangan pa rin ng mga gamit at silid-aralan.
[2:01:22] The classroom backlog remains enormous.
[2:01:26] Bakit usadpagong pa rin ng pagtugon dito?
[2:01:29] Napakatagal na rin ng pagtitiis ng ating mga kababayan sa kakulangan sa mga asahang serbisyong pangkalusugan.
[2:01:39] The President announced expanded PhilHealth benefits and spoke again of reducing the financial burden of illness.
[2:01:47] Pero dapat mas itulak pa ang paggamit sa bilyon-bilyong unused funds ng PhilHealth para sa dagdag ng mga benepisyong medikal.
[2:01:56] True and effective medical assistance should reach patients through adequately funded hospitals,
[2:02:03] comprehensive PhilHealth coverage, available medicines, and clear rules applied equally to everyone.
[2:02:12] Illness should never force a family to plead for political favor before receiving help already owed to them as citizens.
[2:02:20] Human rights were also largely absent from the SONA.
[2:02:24] Dito ako na lungkot.
[2:02:27] The President made no strong appeal for laws protecting human rights defenders,
[2:02:32] strengthening the Commission on Human Rights, ending red tagging, and preventing abuses by agents of the state.
[2:02:39] Human rights, as we know, define the boundaries of public power.
[2:02:44] Kung nagpapatuloy ang pag-abuso sa mga karapatan,
[2:02:47] kailangan natin ang mga batas na poprotekta sa buhay at dignidad ng bawat individual,
[2:02:53] anuman na ng Estado sa buhay, kasarian, at paniniwala.
[2:02:58] Samantala, natutuwa naman tayo sa matapang napahayag ng Pangulo,
[2:03:03] ukol sa ating pagkapilipino at sa pagtatanggol sa ating soberanya.
[2:03:09] Malayong malayo ito.
[2:03:10] Sa polisiya ng nakaraang administrasyon na tikomang bibig sa pangangamkam ng ating teritoryo at panggigipit ng China.
[2:03:19] We hope to see more commitment to justice and genuine efforts to prevent and confront impunity.
[2:03:27] We need to reaffirm our solidarity with many other countries
[2:03:31] and ensuring accountability for victims of crimes against humanity
[2:03:36] and other crimes of serious international concern anywhere in the world.
[2:03:41] Kaya nararapat na simulan na ang proseso ng pagbalik ng Pilipinas bilang miyembro na International Criminal Court or ICC
[2:03:50] sa lalong madaling panahon.
[2:03:53] Meanwhile, the President failed to renew his call for a genuine anti-political dynasty law.
[2:04:00] 38 taon na ang umuutos ng konstitusyon
[2:04:05] at matagal ng sigaw ng ating mga kababayan ang pagbuwag sa mga dinastiya.
[2:04:11] Hindi totoo ang demokrasya kung mananatili ang konsentrasyon ng kapangyarihan
[2:04:16] at ang pagpapalit sa posisyon ng iilang pamilya lamang.
[2:04:21] Gayun din, wala rin nabanggit tungkol sa party list system reform.
[2:04:26] Dapat tiyakin na ang mga nasa party list ay talagang mula sa mga sektor
[2:04:30] o tunay na mga kumakatawan sa lehitimong isyo at interes na mga nasasantabi at vulnerable.
[2:04:37] The President declared that he is President of the Philippines
[2:04:42] and not President of his family or friends.
[2:04:46] The country should hold him to that standard
[2:04:49] in every investigation involving an ally,
[2:04:52] every demand for transparency,
[2:04:55] every human rights complaint,
[2:04:57] every environmentally important decision,
[2:05:00] and every initiative to reform our electoral and political systems.
[2:05:04] Kung pangulo siya ng lahat ng Pilipino,
[2:05:08] dapat pang ipagbayuhin o pag-ibayuhin ang mga programa at servisyo
[2:05:13] sa iba pang mga sektor tulad ng persons with disabilities,
[2:05:18] indigenous peoples, manggagawa, maralitang tagalunsod,
[2:05:22] LGBTQIA+, at iba pang mga sektor na matagal nang naisasantabi.
[2:05:28] This was the President's second to the latest SONA.
[2:05:31] The remaining two years must carry promises across the distance
[2:05:36] between language and life, between expectation and reality.
[2:05:42] Kailangan ang servisyo ng totoong ramdam
[2:05:44] at napakikinabangan, napakikinabangan ng ating mga kababayan.
[2:05:51] Hindi uubra ang mga pangakong masarap pakinggan, mahirap pang hawakan.
[2:05:58] The President can still change the second half of that sentence.
[2:06:02] A speech can tell us where a government hopes to go.
[2:06:07] At this point in the administration,
[2:06:10] the Filipino people deserve proof that it has arrived somewhere.
[2:06:16] Maraming salamat po. Thank you very much.
[2:06:22] Majority Leader.
[2:06:25] Mr. Speaker, I move to refer the speech of the Honorable Laila Dilima
[2:06:29] to the Committee on Rules for its appropriate action.
[2:06:33] The speech of the Honorable Dilima is now referred to the Committee on Rules.
[2:06:37] Majority Leader.
[2:06:38] Mr. Speaker, I move to extend the Privilege Hour for another 60 minutes
[2:06:42] to allow other members who registered from the Committee on Rules
[2:06:46] to avail of the Privilege Hour.
[2:06:48] Is there any objection?
[2:06:50] There is none.
[2:06:52] That motion is approved.
[2:06:54] Privilege Hour extended for another one hour.
[2:06:57] Majority Leader.
[2:06:59] Mr. Speaker, I move to recognize the gentleman from Partilist APEC,
[2:07:04] the Honorable Sergio C. Dagook, to avail of the Privilege Hour.
[2:07:08] The Honorable Sergio Dagook of APEC Partilist is now recognized.
[2:07:17] You may proceed, sir.
[2:07:18] Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
[2:07:20] Thank you, Majority Leader.
[2:07:23] At maraming salamat po sa aking mga kasamahan na nagparaya, paunahin kami.
[2:07:30] Mr. Speaker, ngayong Lunes ng Agusto, kasabay ng pagunita ng National Electrification Awareness Month
[2:07:42] sa visa ng Proclamation No. 1743, nararapat lamang na itoon natin ang liwanag sa mga taong araw-araw
[2:07:54] na nagsisiguro na may kuryente ang ating tahanan at mga komunidad.
[2:07:59] Mr. Speaker, today, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege.
[2:08:08] Hindi upang talakayin ng politika, hindi upang magbigay ng puna sa ating mga pulisya,
[2:08:16] at hindi rin upang makipagtalo sa kahit anong isyo.
[2:08:21] Ako po ay tumatayo ngayon upang bigyang pugay ang isang siktor na matagal na ang nagbibigay liwanag sa ating bansa.
[2:08:30] Ngunit, madalas ay nananatiling nasa dilim ang pagkakakilanlan.
[2:08:38] Ang ating mga warriors of light, ang ating mga line workers,
[2:08:47] Mr. Speaker, kapag may bagyo, baha o lindul, sila ang unang mga responders.
[2:08:55] Sila ang mag-iinspeksyon ng mga maputol na linya at unang humaharap sa mga panganib upang masiguro natin ang mabilisang pagbalik ng kuryente.
[2:09:10] Hindi sisindi ang ilaw ng ating mga tahanan kung wala sila.
[2:09:16] Hindi aandar ang ating mga negosyo kung wala sila.
[2:09:21] Hindi gagana ang mga kagamitan sa ating mga ospital kung wala sila.
[2:09:26] Magiging mahirap ang pag-akses sa internet, sa anumang komunikasyon at ilang servisyo publiko kung wala sila.
[2:09:37] Mr. Speaker, sa bawat pag-akyat ng ating mga line workers sa pusti,
[2:09:43] ay nakataya rin ang kanilang buhay.
[2:09:46] Tahimik nilang ginagawa ang kanilang tungkulin.
[2:09:49] Walang kamera, walang headline, walang parangal para sa ating mga line workers.
[2:09:58] Ito ay trabaho lamang na kailangang tapusin.
[2:10:03] Isang komunidad na kailangang pailawan at may mga pamilya na naghihintay na magkaroon muli ng kuryente.
[2:10:12] Mr. Speaker, makagalanggalang kong mga kasamahan.
[2:10:18] Hindi natin malilimutan ang mga pagkakataong sinalanta ng mga malalakas na bagyo o kalamidad ang ating bansa.
[2:10:28] Tingnan lang natin ang datos nitong mga nakaraang dalawang taon.
[2:10:32] Noong 2024, may kabuoang 640 line workers ang ipinadala sa ilalim ng inisyatiba ng Task Force Kapatid.
[2:10:47] Tumulong ang mga grupong ito mula sa iba't ibang electric cooperative sa Luzon,
[2:10:53] kasunod ng pananalasa ng mga bagyong Hulyan, Christine, Marcy, Nika at Pipito.
[2:11:01] Ang pinakamalaking bahagi ng mobilisasyon ng Task Force Kapatid ay isinagawa bilang tugon sa matinding ipikto ng Super Typhon Pipito
[2:11:14] na nagdulot ng mga lawakang pinsala sa Aurora at Katanduanis.
[2:11:20] Noong 2025 naman, umabot sa 1,343 line workers ang nakiisa at naipadala sa ilalim ng Task Force Kapatid.
[2:11:34] Ang mga grupong ito ay itinalaga sa iba't ibang electric cooperatives sa Luzon at Visayas,
[2:11:41] kasunod ng pananalasa ng bagyong Imong, Nando, Opong, Tino at Uwan.
[2:11:50] Ang pinakamalaking bahagi ng mga membro ng Task Force Kapatid ay naipadala bilang tugon sa matinding ipikto ng Super Typhon,
[2:12:00] Opong, na nagdulot ng malawakang pinsala sa lalawigan ang masbati kabilang ang Tikau Island.
[2:12:08] Sa bawat pagkakataong ito, daan-daang line workers mula sa iba't ibang electric cooperatives ang kusang loob na tumutugon sa tawag ng servisyo.
[2:12:22] Hindi nila tinatanong kung saan sila pupunta, ni tinatanong kung gaano kahirap, ni tinatanong kung gaano kapanganib.
[2:12:32] Ang tanong lamang nila ay saan kami kailangan?
[2:12:37] Ang ating mga line workers ay handang iiwan ang kanilang sariling pamilya upang tulungan ang ilang pamilya na hindi naman nila kakilala.
[2:12:50] Magbabagong taon sa gitna ng putik, ulan at pagkukumpuni ng mga naputol na linya, sila ay nandoon.
[2:12:58] Sa likod ng kanilang kabayanihan ay ang mga sakripisyong hindi natin nakikita bilang sambayanan na kanilang pinagsisilbihan.
[2:13:10] Ang kanilang mga anak na naghintay sa kanilang ama.
[2:13:14] Ang kanilang may bahay na hindi makatulog habang nasa operasyon ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay.
[2:13:21] Ang mga magulang na nagdarasal gabi-gabi para sa kanilang kaligtasan.
[2:13:26] Ang totoo po nito, sa bawat araw na umaakyat ang isang line worker sa pusti,
[2:13:34] kaakibat nito ang panganib na maaaring kumitel sa kanyang buhay sa isang iglap.
[2:13:41] Isang maling hakbang, isang maling hawak lamang, isang iglap lamang,
[2:13:47] maaaring magbago ang buhay ng isang pamilya, ng isang line worker.
[2:13:52] Kaya naman, habang tayo ay nagdiriwa ngayon, alalahanin din natin ang mga line workers na nasugatan dahil sa pagtupad ng kanilang mga tungkulin.
[2:14:06] At higit sa lahat, alalahanin natin ang mga line workers na pumanaw na at hindi na nakauwi sa kanilang pamilya matapos maglingkod sa ating sambayanan.
[2:14:19] At Mr. Speaker, noon lang, July 3, ako po ay namatayan ng isang line worker.
[2:14:29] Walong araw mula nung nakarating ang taong yun sa pagsaklulo sa South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative na tinamaan ng malakas na lindol.
[2:14:41] At pagdating niya sa Siargao, walong araw mula sa pagtulong doon, siya ay nasawi.
[2:14:47] Mga bayaning hindi man lamang nakilala ng marami, ngunit nag-alay ng kanilang buhay upang mapanatili ang ating mga tinatamasang liwanag.
[2:14:59] Mr. Speaker, kung may isang tao sa bulwagang ito na totoong nakakaunawa sa kanilang pinagdaraanan, ako po iyon.
[2:15:10] Dahil bago ako nakaapak sa bulwagang ito, siyam na taon po akong naglilingkod bilang isang line man.
[2:15:19] Ako po ay umaakyat sa mga puste noong mga panahon yun.
[2:15:26] Ako po ay nangangamba din sa bawat operasyon at sa makatuwid.
[2:15:31] Dumaan na po ako ng pagkakuryente, pangalawang buhay ko na po ngayon.
[2:15:36] Ako po ay nakaranas, malaunan, maarawan, mapuyat at mapalayo sa pamilya dahil sa trabahong ito.
[2:15:44] Mr. Speaker, hanggang ngayon, daladala ko pa rin ang mga aral na itinuro sa akin ng pagiging isang line worker.
[2:15:58] Ano po ang mga aral na iyon?
[2:16:01] Natutunan ko po na ang servisyo ay hindi nasusukat sa posisyon.
[2:16:07] Ang kabayanihan ay hindi nasusukat sa kasikatan.
[2:16:11] Ang tunay na leader ay handang magsakripisyo para sa kapakanan ng iba.
[2:16:17] Ganun pa man, Mr. Speaker, hindi sapat ang pagkilala sa ating mga line mission at distribution system
[2:16:26] ay magkaroon din ng life accident disability insurance na buong sasagutin ng kanilang mga employer.
[2:16:37] Kasama rin sa ating advokasya na magkaroon ng marangal na retirement benefits,
[2:16:42] mortuary assistance, disability benefits at reimbursement ng aktual na gastusing medikal
[2:16:50] kapag sila ay nasaktan, nagkasakit o nasawi sa kanilang pagtupad sa kanilang tungkolin.
[2:16:57] At kapag sila ay ipinadala sa calamity stricken areas sa ilalim ng task force kapatid,
[2:17:06] hindi dapat mawala ang kanilang proteksyon sa sandaling lumampas sila sa hangganan ng insurance ng saliri nilang electric cooperative.
[2:17:17] Dapat natin silang kilalanin, protektahan at pangalagaan.
[2:17:21] Aking ipinapanawagan, Mr. Speaker, na ang liderato ng bulwagang ito, sana ay tulungan kami doon sa Senado
[2:17:35] na yung mga panukalang iyon ay tatlong bisis na nating ipinasa dito mula sa 18th, 19th at ngayon sa 20th Congress.
[2:17:46] Ay hindi ko maintindihan bakit nakabinbin pa rin sa Senado na wala man sanang problema tungkol sa budget.
[2:17:57] Kasi yung mga insurance na yun ay babayaran naman ng kanya-kanyang mga employer.
[2:18:03] Hindi naman ang gobyerno ang magbayad.
[2:18:07] At yung pagdeklara noong unang lunes ng Agosto na Line Workers Appreciation Day,
[2:18:15] ay wala namang gastos ang gobyerno.
[2:18:18] Kaya hindi ko maintindihan bakit hanggang ngayon nakabinbin pa sa Senado.
[2:18:24] Nanawagan ako sa kapulungan ng Senado,
[2:18:27] sana ipasanan ninyo agad-agad yung dalawang panukalang batas na yun
[2:18:33] na matagal lang na-transmit ng mababang kapulungan sa inyo.
[2:18:37] Sa aking kapwa mambabatas, sana ay matulungan din natin na maipasa ang mga panukalang ito sa Senado.
[2:18:48] Ang palakpak ay mahalaga, ngunit hindi nito nababayaran ang hospital bill.
[2:18:53] Ang parangal ay mahalaga, ngunit hindi nito mapuprotektahan ang pamilyang maiwan kapag namatay ang isang line worker.
[2:19:02] Ang tunay na papasasalamat ay nasusukat sa mga batas at pulisiya na nag-iingat sa buhay ng ating mga nagbibigay ng liwanag.
[2:19:15] Sa ngalan ng milyon-milyon na mga member consumer owners ng 121 electric operatives sa Pilipinas,
[2:19:24] maging sa kanayunan man, sa mga lungsod at sa lahat ng sulok ng bansa, maraming salamat sa ating mga line workers.
[2:19:34] Maraming salamat sa inyong tapang, sa inyong dedikasyon at malasakit, at maraming salamat sa inyong sakripisyo sa araw-araw.
[2:19:44] At sa pagtapos ng aking talumpati, nais kong magsalita,
[2:19:49] hindi bilang kongresista, kundili bilang isang dating line worker.
[2:19:56] Hayaan ninyong sabihin ko sa inyong ngayon,
[2:20:00] habang ang karamihan sa atin ay naghahanap ng liwanag,
[2:20:05] kayo ang lumikha nito.
[2:20:08] Habang ang iba ay naghahanap ng pag-asa,
[2:20:12] kayo ang nagdadala nito.
[2:20:15] At habang ang bayan ay natutulog ng payapa sa gabi,
[2:20:19] kayo ang patuloy na nagbabantay upang manatiling may ilaw ang bawat tahanan.
[2:20:27] Sa inyong lahat, mga kawarriers of light,
[2:20:30] hindi lamang kami nagpasasalamat.
[2:20:33] Kami ay tauspuso at walang sawang nagpupugay.
[2:20:37] Pabuhay po kayong lahat.
[2:20:39] Pabuhay ang ating mga warriors of light.
[2:20:43] Maraming salamat po.
[2:20:45] Mr. Speaker, I move to refer the speech of the Honorable Sergio Dagook
[2:20:52] to the Committee on Rules for its appropriate action.
[2:20:55] Any objection?
[2:20:56] The speech of the Honorable Dagook is now referred to the Committee on Rules.
[2:21:00] Majority Leader.
[2:21:02] Mr. Speaker, I move to recognize the gentleman
[2:21:04] from Partilist Philreca,
[2:21:07] the Honorable Presley De Jesus,
[2:21:10] to avail of the Privileged R.
[2:21:11] The Honorable Representative Presley C. De Jesus of Partilist Philreca
[2:21:17] is now recognized.
[2:21:18] You may proceed, sir.
[2:21:20] Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
[2:21:22] I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege
[2:21:27] to recognize a vital segment of our workforce
[2:21:32] whose contribution is so fundamental to our nation's progress
[2:21:38] that modern Filipino life,
[2:21:42] our economy,
[2:21:44] our resilience against disaster,
[2:21:47] our hope for rural development
[2:21:49] is unimaginable without them.
[2:21:53] Yet, despite the weight of what they carry,
[2:21:59] they often go unnoticed.
[2:22:03] They work quietly.
[2:22:05] They serve quietly.
[2:22:07] They sacrifice quietly.
[2:22:10] And far too often,
[2:22:12] they are quietly forgotten.
[2:22:14] But this afternoon, Mr. Speaker,
[2:22:18] we place them exactly where they belong,
[2:22:21] at the center of our honor and our gratitude.
[2:22:26] To our line workers,
[2:22:28] welcome to the House of Representatives.
[2:22:32] Mr. Speaker,
[2:22:36] when we speak of national development,
[2:22:39] we usually picture massive infrastructure projects,
[2:22:45] expressways, airports, seaports,
[2:22:48] railways, bridges,
[2:22:52] modern buildings,
[2:22:54] economic zones,
[2:22:56] data centers,
[2:22:57] and industrial hubs.
[2:23:00] But there is another infrastructure,
[2:23:03] just a vast but far less noticed,
[2:23:07] that gives life and power
[2:23:09] to all of this,
[2:23:11] the network of electric lines
[2:23:13] built and maintained
[2:23:16] by our electric cooperatives.
[2:23:18] The truth is,
[2:23:21] the importance of electricity
[2:23:22] cannot be underestimated.
[2:23:25] Businesses cannot operate without ease,
[2:23:29] without electricity.
[2:23:31] Factories cannot produce goods
[2:23:33] in huge numbers,
[2:23:35] without electricity.
[2:23:37] Hospitals will have difficulty
[2:23:39] responding swiftly
[2:23:41] and delivering services
[2:23:43] without electricity.
[2:23:46] Schools cannot keep pace
[2:23:48] with modern learning
[2:23:50] without electricity.
[2:23:51] There will be no digital economy,
[2:23:55] no modern agriculture,
[2:23:57] no telecommunications,
[2:24:00] no artificial intelligence,
[2:24:02] and no advanced manufacturing
[2:24:03] without reliable and stable power.
[2:24:08] And above all,
[2:24:10] no community can truly progress
[2:24:12] without affordable,
[2:24:14] dependable,
[2:24:16] continuous supply of electricity.
[2:24:18] But, Mr. Speaker,
[2:24:22] electricity does not simply flow
[2:24:24] from an outlet.
[2:24:26] It will not simply travel
[2:24:28] from its source
[2:24:28] to its destination.
[2:24:31] It takes working hands,
[2:24:33] it takes bodies
[2:24:35] that endure heat,
[2:24:37] rain, wind,
[2:24:39] exhaustion, and danger.
[2:24:41] It takes men and women
[2:24:43] who climb towering poles,
[2:24:46] repair damaged conductors,
[2:24:48] replace transformers,
[2:24:49] clean fallen trees,
[2:24:52] and maintain thousands
[2:24:53] of kilometers
[2:24:54] of distribution lines.
[2:24:57] Mr. Speaker,
[2:24:59] if electricity
[2:24:59] is the lifeblood
[2:25:01] of modern society,
[2:25:03] our electric cooperatives
[2:25:05] are the arteries
[2:25:06] that carry it
[2:25:07] to the farthest reaches
[2:25:09] of our archipelago.
[2:25:12] And our line workers
[2:25:13] are the heartbeat
[2:25:14] that keeps it flowing.
[2:25:17] Because of them,
[2:25:19] light and progress
[2:25:20] are not privileges
[2:25:21] reserved for cities
[2:25:23] and urban areas.
[2:25:25] Because our line workers,
[2:25:27] light and progress,
[2:25:29] reach our barangays,
[2:25:31] our islands,
[2:25:32] our mountains,
[2:25:33] our remote communities,
[2:25:34] and even
[2:25:36] the unviable areas.
[2:25:39] The history
[2:25:39] of rural electrification
[2:25:40] as a government program
[2:25:43] in the Philippines
[2:25:44] is indeed
[2:25:45] a record of contracts,
[2:25:49] funding poles,
[2:25:51] transformers,
[2:25:52] and cables.
[2:25:53] But more than that,
[2:25:54] it is a living story
[2:25:56] of courage
[2:25:58] of our line workers
[2:25:59] who walked
[2:26:00] through muddy roads,
[2:26:03] climbed steep mountains,
[2:26:06] crossed raging rivers,
[2:26:08] and carried heavy poles
[2:26:10] and cables
[2:26:11] to places
[2:26:12] no vehicle
[2:26:13] could ever reach.
[2:26:16] It was the sacrifices
[2:26:17] of our line workers
[2:26:19] that ended
[2:26:20] decades of darkness
[2:26:22] in so many
[2:26:24] of our provinces.
[2:26:27] When an electric cooperative
[2:26:29] brings electricity
[2:26:31] to a new community,
[2:26:34] when we energize
[2:26:36] islands
[2:26:37] and cities,
[2:26:39] we just don't bring
[2:26:40] light alone.
[2:26:42] We bring opportunity,
[2:26:45] education,
[2:26:45] faster and more
[2:26:47] accessible communications,
[2:26:50] local enterprise
[2:26:51] and commerce,
[2:26:53] safer, stronger,
[2:26:54] more responsive
[2:26:55] health services,
[2:26:57] and above all,
[2:26:59] we bring hope
[2:26:59] for a better future.
[2:27:03] Electricity
[2:27:03] reaching rural
[2:27:05] health centers
[2:27:06] means vaccines
[2:27:07] can be properly
[2:27:09] stored,
[2:27:10] medical equipment
[2:27:11] can run,
[2:27:12] and more than
[2:27:13] lives
[2:27:14] can be saved.
[2:27:16] Energizing
[2:27:17] a rural community
[2:27:18] means modern
[2:27:19] agriculture
[2:27:20] and fisheries,
[2:27:22] cold storage
[2:27:23] for local produce,
[2:27:25] better irrigation,
[2:27:27] and more livelihood
[2:27:27] for families.
[2:27:30] Behind every one
[2:27:31] of these achievements
[2:27:32] stands
[2:27:33] the tireless
[2:27:34] service
[2:27:35] of our line workers.
[2:27:39] Indeed,
[2:27:39] they are the
[2:27:40] front liners
[2:27:41] of rural development,
[2:27:43] Mr. Speaker.
[2:27:43] in his fifth state
[2:27:45] of the nation
[2:27:47] address last
[2:27:48] July 27,
[2:27:49] the president
[2:27:50] emphasized
[2:27:51] that a secure
[2:27:53] and adequate
[2:27:53] energy supply
[2:27:54] is a foundation
[2:27:56] of a strong
[2:27:58] and stable nation.
[2:27:59] He reported
[2:28:00] that government
[2:28:01] is pursuing
[2:28:02] 200 energy
[2:28:03] projects
[2:28:04] that will add
[2:28:05] nearly
[2:28:06] 10,000
[2:28:07] megawatts
[2:28:08] of new
[2:28:09] capacity
[2:28:10] along with
[2:28:11] more than
[2:28:11] 1,700 megawatts
[2:28:13] from energy
[2:28:15] storage
[2:28:15] and reaffirmed
[2:28:17] the goal
[2:28:18] of total
[2:28:18] electrification,
[2:28:20] especially in
[2:28:21] off-grid
[2:28:22] and geographically
[2:28:24] isolated areas.
[2:28:27] But every
[2:28:28] megawatt
[2:28:29] generated
[2:28:29] must still travel
[2:28:31] through a network.
[2:28:33] Every plant
[2:28:34] must be connected.
[2:28:36] Every substation
[2:28:37] must be maintained.
[2:28:39] Every feeder
[2:28:40] must be kept
[2:28:42] running.
[2:28:43] Every pole
[2:28:43] must be
[2:28:45] kept standing.
[2:28:46] And whenever
[2:28:47] a line goes down,
[2:28:49] someone must
[2:28:50] fix it.
[2:28:51] Energy security
[2:28:52] is not achieved
[2:28:53] the moment
[2:28:54] a power plant
[2:28:54] is built.
[2:28:56] Mr. Speaker,
[2:28:58] it is our
[2:28:58] line workers
[2:28:59] who complete
[2:29:00] this mission.
[2:29:02] We cannot speak
[2:29:03] of national
[2:29:04] development
[2:29:05] without recognizing
[2:29:06] what our
[2:29:07] line workers
[2:29:08] and electric
[2:29:09] cooperatives
[2:29:10] do during
[2:29:11] disaster.
[2:29:13] Ours
[2:29:14] is a nation
[2:29:15] struck again
[2:29:16] and again
[2:29:17] by typhoons.
[2:29:19] Earthquakes,
[2:29:21] floods,
[2:29:22] storm surges,
[2:29:24] and landslide.
[2:29:26] And power lines
[2:29:26] are almost always
[2:29:28] among the first
[2:29:29] casualties.
[2:29:31] When a community
[2:29:32] loses electricity
[2:29:33] after disaster,
[2:29:35] more than just
[2:29:36] the light
[2:29:37] go out,
[2:29:38] communications
[2:29:38] breakdowns,
[2:29:40] hospital
[2:29:40] and rural
[2:29:41] health units
[2:29:43] struggle to function,
[2:29:45] water system
[2:29:46] stop,
[2:29:46] local government
[2:29:48] struggle
[2:29:49] to deliver
[2:29:50] relief.
[2:29:51] It is
[2:29:53] in this moment
[2:29:54] that our
[2:29:55] line workers
[2:29:55] shine brightest.
[2:29:59] While most people
[2:29:59] run away
[2:30:00] from the store
[2:30:01] if they can,
[2:30:02] our line workers
[2:30:04] will face them
[2:30:05] head on,
[2:30:06] ready with their
[2:30:07] tools and equipment
[2:30:09] at hand.
[2:30:11] While others
[2:30:12] wait for typhoons
[2:30:13] to pass,
[2:30:14] they stand prepared
[2:30:15] to inspect
[2:30:16] poles,
[2:30:18] lines,
[2:30:18] feeders,
[2:30:19] and substation
[2:30:20] the moment
[2:30:21] it is safe
[2:30:22] to move.
[2:30:24] And while communities
[2:30:25] begin the hard work
[2:30:26] of recovery,
[2:30:28] our line workers
[2:30:29] are already among
[2:30:30] the first
[2:30:31] carrying that weight.
[2:30:33] Mrs. Speaker,
[2:30:35] I take pride
[2:30:36] in Task Force
[2:30:37] Kapatid,
[2:30:39] one of the finest
[2:30:40] expressions
[2:30:41] of solidarity
[2:30:42] within our
[2:30:44] one ECMCO
[2:30:46] family.
[2:30:47] When electric cooperatives
[2:30:50] are devastated
[2:30:50] by calamity,
[2:30:52] we do not let it
[2:30:53] face the crisis
[2:30:54] alone.
[2:30:55] Line workers,
[2:30:57] engineers,
[2:30:58] technical personnel,
[2:31:00] vehicles,
[2:31:01] and equipment
[2:31:01] from electric cooperatives
[2:31:03] across the country
[2:31:04] are mobilized
[2:31:05] and sent
[2:31:06] to the affected
[2:31:07] area.
[2:31:09] This is not
[2:31:09] symbolic.
[2:31:11] They scale
[2:31:11] and impact
[2:31:12] what they do
[2:31:14] is real
[2:31:14] and it saves
[2:31:15] lives.
[2:31:17] But they are
[2:31:18] not just
[2:31:18] statistics.
[2:31:20] In a deployment
[2:31:21] report,
[2:31:22] every line worker
[2:31:23] in Task Force
[2:31:24] Kapatid
[2:31:24] is someone's
[2:31:26] parent,
[2:31:27] someone's child,
[2:31:29] someone's spouse,
[2:31:31] someone's sibling,
[2:31:32] or someone's
[2:31:33] friend,
[2:31:34] someone who
[2:31:35] leaves their
[2:31:36] own family
[2:31:37] to help
[2:31:38] other families
[2:31:39] they have
[2:31:40] never met.
[2:31:41] Each one
[2:31:42] travels
[2:31:43] toward the
[2:31:44] very place
[2:31:44] of typhoon
[2:31:45] or earthquake
[2:31:46] dust truck,
[2:31:48] not to escape
[2:31:49] the danger
[2:31:50] but to confront
[2:31:51] it.
[2:31:52] It is painful
[2:31:53] that once
[2:31:54] the lights
[2:31:55] come back
[2:31:56] on and life
[2:31:58] returns to
[2:31:58] normal,
[2:31:59] such sacrifices
[2:32:00] and hardships
[2:32:02] are so easily
[2:32:03] forgotten.
[2:32:06] We have all
[2:32:07] heard the
[2:32:08] saying that
[2:32:09] no one is
[2:32:10] indispensable,
[2:32:12] but when
[2:32:12] it comes
[2:32:13] to national
[2:32:13] development,
[2:32:15] rural
[2:32:15] electrification,
[2:32:17] disaster
[2:32:17] response,
[2:32:19] and energy
[2:32:20] security,
[2:32:21] the work
[2:32:22] of a line
[2:32:22] worker is
[2:32:24] not merely
[2:32:24] important.
[2:32:25] It is
[2:32:26] indispensable.
[2:32:28] They are not
[2:32:29] a minor part
[2:32:29] of the energy
[2:32:30] sector.
[2:32:31] They are the
[2:32:32] foundation that
[2:32:33] the entire
[2:32:33] nation stands
[2:32:34] on.
[2:32:35] Mr. Speaker,
[2:32:37] as we celebrate
[2:32:38] the National
[2:32:39] Line Workers
[2:32:40] Appreciation Day,
[2:32:42] I offer my
[2:32:43] highest recognition
[2:32:44] and deepest
[2:32:45] gratitude
[2:32:46] to our
[2:32:47] warriors of
[2:32:48] light.
[2:32:49] For every
[2:32:50] remote community
[2:32:51] and home
[2:32:52] you have energized,
[2:32:53] for every
[2:32:54] community you
[2:32:55] helped rise
[2:32:56] again from
[2:32:57] darkness,
[2:32:58] for every
[2:32:59] child you
[2:32:59] gave the
[2:33:00] chance to
[2:33:00] study and
[2:33:01] dream at
[2:33:02] night,
[2:33:03] for every
[2:33:04] businesses
[2:33:04] you allowed
[2:33:06] to open
[2:33:07] and contribute
[2:33:07] to our
[2:33:08] economy,
[2:33:09] for every
[2:33:10] rural health
[2:33:10] center and
[2:33:12] hospital you
[2:33:12] kept running
[2:33:13] and saving
[2:33:14] lives,
[2:33:15] and for every
[2:33:16] Filipino family
[2:33:18] to whom you
[2:33:19] restored hope
[2:33:21] after calamity.
[2:33:23] Every light
[2:33:24] that shines
[2:33:25] carries your
[2:33:26] pains,
[2:33:27] hardships,
[2:33:28] and sacrifice.
[2:33:29] Every community
[2:33:30] that rises
[2:33:31] again carries
[2:33:33] your courage.
[2:33:34] and every
[2:33:35] Filipino life
[2:33:36] you touch
[2:33:37] carries the
[2:33:38] mark of
[2:33:39] your heroism.
[2:33:41] To the
[2:33:41] line workers
[2:33:42] with us
[2:33:43] in this
[2:33:43] hall today,
[2:33:45] you are more
[2:33:45] than workers
[2:33:46] in the
[2:33:47] energy industry.
[2:33:48] You are
[2:33:49] architects
[2:33:49] and carriers
[2:33:50] of national
[2:33:51] progress.
[2:33:53] You are
[2:33:53] our partners
[2:33:54] in achieving
[2:33:55] total
[2:33:56] electrification,
[2:33:58] in protecting
[2:33:59] our communities,
[2:34:00] in helping
[2:34:01] them recover
[2:34:02] after
[2:34:03] disasters.
[2:34:04] you are
[2:34:05] noble servants
[2:34:07] of the
[2:34:07] Filipino
[2:34:08] people.
[2:34:09] You remind
[2:34:10] us that
[2:34:10] real development
[2:34:11] is not
[2:34:12] measured only
[2:34:13] by GDP,
[2:34:14] or by the
[2:34:15] number of
[2:34:16] buildings we
[2:34:16] construct,
[2:34:18] or the size
[2:34:18] of our
[2:34:19] corporation.
[2:34:20] It is
[2:34:21] measured by
[2:34:22] the reach
[2:34:23] and quality
[2:34:23] of what
[2:34:24] ordinary
[2:34:25] Filipinos
[2:34:26] receive,
[2:34:28] especially
[2:34:28] those in
[2:34:29] the farthest
[2:34:30] corners of
[2:34:31] our
[2:34:31] archipelago.
[2:34:32] that is
[2:34:34] the mission
[2:34:35] of our
[2:34:36] electric
[2:34:37] cooperatives.
[2:34:38] Continue
[2:34:39] to carry
[2:34:39] forward
[2:34:40] through
[2:34:41] your
[2:34:42] service.
[2:34:43] On
[2:34:43] behalf of
[2:34:44] Pireca
[2:34:44] Partless,
[2:34:46] our
[2:34:46] power block
[2:34:46] in the
[2:34:47] House of
[2:34:48] Representatives,
[2:34:49] our
[2:34:49] electric
[2:34:50] cooperatives,
[2:34:51] and the
[2:34:52] millions of
[2:34:53] member
[2:34:53] consumer
[2:34:54] owners,
[2:34:55] our
[2:34:55] MCOs,
[2:34:56] whom you
[2:34:57] faithfully
[2:34:57] serve.
[2:34:58] Thank you
[2:34:59] for your
[2:35:00] faithful
[2:35:00] service.
[2:35:01] Thank you
[2:35:02] for your
[2:35:02] courage
[2:35:03] in times
[2:35:04] of
[2:35:04] disaster.
[2:35:05] Thank you
[2:35:06] for your
[2:35:06] profound
[2:35:07] love of
[2:35:07] country.
[2:35:09] And thank
[2:35:09] you
[2:35:09] for the
[2:35:10] light
[2:35:10] you
[2:35:11] continue
[2:35:12] to
[2:35:12] bring
[2:35:12] to
[2:35:13] every
[2:35:13] corner
[2:35:14] of the
[2:35:14] Philippines.
[2:35:16] Long
[2:35:16] live
[2:35:16] our
[2:35:17] line
[2:35:17] workers,
[2:35:19] long
[2:35:19] live
[2:35:19] task force
[2:35:20] kapatid,
[2:35:21] long
[2:35:21] live
[2:35:22] our
[2:35:22] electric
[2:35:22] cooperatives,
[2:35:24] and long
[2:35:24] live
[2:35:25] the
[2:35:25] Filipino
[2:35:26] people.
[2:35:27] Good
[2:35:27] afternoon
[2:35:28] at
[2:35:28] maraming
[2:35:28] salamat
[2:35:29] po sa
[2:35:29] inyo
[2:35:29] lahat.
[2:35:30] Majority
[2:35:33] Leader.
[2:35:34] Mr. Speaker,
[2:35:35] I move
[2:35:35] to refer
[2:35:36] the speech
[2:35:36] of the
[2:35:37] Honorable
[2:35:37] Presley
[2:35:38] De
[2:35:38] Jesus
[2:35:38] to the
[2:35:39] Committee
[2:35:39] on Rules
[2:35:40] for its
[2:35:40] appropriate
[2:35:41] action.
[2:35:42] Any
[2:35:42] objection?
[2:35:43] Chair
[2:35:43] hears
[2:35:43] none.
[2:35:44] Motion
[2:35:44] is now
[2:35:45] approved.
[2:35:46] Majority
[2:35:46] Leader.
[2:35:48] Mr. Speaker,
[2:35:49] I move
[2:35:50] to recognize
[2:35:50] the gentleman
[2:35:51] for the
[2:35:51] 4th District
[2:35:52] of Quezon
[2:35:52] City,
[2:35:53] the
[2:35:53] Honorable
[2:35:53] Jesus
[2:35:54] Bong
[2:35:54] Suntay,
[2:35:55] to avail
[2:35:56] of the
[2:35:56] privilege
[2:35:56] hour.
[2:35:58] The
[2:35:58] gentleman
[2:35:58] from
[2:35:59] the
[2:35:59] 4th
[2:36:00] District
[2:36:00] of
[2:36:00] Quezon
[2:36:01] City,
[2:36:02] Representative
[2:36:02] Bong
[2:36:03] Jesus
[2:36:04] Bong
[2:36:05] Season
[2:36:05] Ties,
[2:36:06] now
[2:36:06] recognized
[2:36:06] for its
[2:36:06] privilege
[2:36:07] speech.
[2:36:07] Thank you.
[2:36:08] Mr. Speaker,
[2:36:10] last
[2:36:10] Monday,
[2:36:11] the nation
[2:36:12] heard
[2:36:12] two accounts
[2:36:13] of itself.
[2:36:15] One came
[2:36:15] from the
[2:36:16] restroom,
[2:36:17] billions
[2:36:17] recovered,
[2:36:18] millions
[2:36:19] assisted,
[2:36:20] programs
[2:36:21] enlarged,
[2:36:21] reforms
[2:36:22] promised.
[2:36:23] The
[2:36:23] others,
[2:36:25] the
[2:36:25] other
[2:36:25] came
[2:36:26] from
[2:36:26] the
[2:36:26] ground.
[2:36:28] A
[2:36:28] mother
[2:36:28] returning
[2:36:29] milk
[2:36:29] to the
[2:36:29] shelf
[2:36:30] because
[2:36:30] rice
[2:36:31] must
[2:36:32] come
[2:36:32] first.
[2:36:33] Isang
[2:36:33] trabahador
[2:36:34] na
[2:36:35] sampung
[2:36:35] oras
[2:36:35] nagtabaho
[2:36:36] pero
[2:36:37] kulang
[2:36:38] pa rin
[2:36:38] ang
[2:36:38] naiuwing
[2:36:39] pera.
[2:36:39] A senior
[2:36:41] citizen
[2:36:42] asking
[2:36:42] the
[2:36:42] pharmacist,
[2:36:44] kung alin
[2:36:45] sa nasa
[2:36:46] riseta
[2:36:46] niya
[2:36:47] ang pwedeng
[2:36:48] hindi
[2:36:48] muna
[2:36:49] bilin.
[2:36:51] The
[2:36:51] first
[2:36:51] was
[2:36:51] expressed
[2:36:52] in
[2:36:52] numbers.
[2:36:53] The
[2:36:53] second
[2:36:54] is
[2:36:54] lived
[2:36:55] in
[2:36:55] hunger,
[2:36:56] death,
[2:36:57] and
[2:36:57] fear.
[2:36:58] Ang
[2:36:59] pamahalaan
[2:37:00] ay
[2:37:00] nagbilang
[2:37:01] ng
[2:37:01] benepisyaryo.
[2:37:02] Ang
[2:37:03] mamamayan
[2:37:03] ay
[2:37:04] nagbilang
[2:37:05] ng
[2:37:05] bariyang
[2:37:06] natira
[2:37:06] sa
[2:37:07] kanilang
[2:37:07] kita.
[2:37:07] This
[2:37:09] is
[2:37:09] the
[2:37:10] disconnect
[2:37:10] we
[2:37:11] cannot
[2:37:11] evade.
[2:37:12] The
[2:37:12] Sona
[2:37:12] described
[2:37:13] the
[2:37:14] movements
[2:37:14] of
[2:37:14] government,
[2:37:16] the
[2:37:16] people
[2:37:16] described
[2:37:17] the
[2:37:17] weight
[2:37:18] of
[2:37:18] living.
[2:37:19] Mahal
[2:37:19] pa rin
[2:37:20] ng
[2:37:20] bigas,
[2:37:22] mabigat
[2:37:22] pa rin
[2:37:23] ng
[2:37:23] kuryente,
[2:37:24] hulang
[2:37:24] pa rin
[2:37:24] ng
[2:37:25] sahod.
[2:37:26] Ang
[2:37:26] isang
[2:37:27] karamdaman,
[2:37:29] isang
[2:37:29] baha,
[2:37:30] o isang
[2:37:30] pagkawala
[2:37:31] ng
[2:37:31] trabaho
[2:37:32] ay
[2:37:32] sapat
[2:37:32] na
[2:37:33] para
[2:37:34] matulak
[2:37:35] ang
[2:37:35] isang
[2:37:35] pamilya
[2:37:36] sa
[2:37:36] utang
[2:37:36] at
[2:37:37] desperasyon.
[2:37:38] A
[2:37:39] government
[2:37:40] may
[2:37:40] measure
[2:37:41] its
[2:37:41] work
[2:37:41] by
[2:37:41] appropriations,
[2:37:43] releases,
[2:37:44] and
[2:37:44] beneficiaries.
[2:37:46] The
[2:37:47] citizen
[2:37:47] measures
[2:37:48] it
[2:37:48] by
[2:37:48] consequences.
[2:37:50] Can
[2:37:50] food
[2:37:50] be
[2:37:51] bought?
[2:37:52] Can
[2:37:52] the
[2:37:52] full
[2:37:52] prescription
[2:37:53] be
[2:37:54] filled?
[2:37:54] Can
[2:37:55] a
[2:37:55] child
[2:37:55] remain
[2:37:55] in
[2:37:56] school?
[2:37:57] Kaya
[2:37:57] pa
[2:37:57] ba
[2:37:58] ng
[2:37:58] ordinaryong
[2:37:59] pamilya
[2:38:00] matulog
[2:38:00] na
[2:38:01] hindi
[2:38:01] nag-aalala
[2:38:02] na
[2:38:03] ang
[2:38:03] kanilang
[2:38:03] bayarin
[2:38:05] kinabukasan
[2:38:06] ay
[2:38:07] kayang
[2:38:08] maibigay?
[2:38:10] The
[2:38:10] poor
[2:38:11] are not
[2:38:11] footnotes
[2:38:12] to the
[2:38:12] state
[2:38:13] of
[2:38:13] the
[2:38:13] nation.
[2:38:15] They
[2:38:15] are
[2:38:15] the
[2:38:16] state
[2:38:16] of
[2:38:16] the
[2:38:16] nation.
[2:38:18] The
[2:38:18] address
[2:38:18] preferred
[2:38:19] ayuda
[2:38:20] as a
[2:38:21] main
[2:38:21] accomplishment.
[2:38:23] Assistance
[2:38:24] is
[2:38:24] necessary
[2:38:25] because
[2:38:25] in
[2:38:26] the
[2:38:26] moment
[2:38:27] of
[2:38:27] crisis,
[2:38:29] government
[2:38:29] must
[2:38:30] not
[2:38:31] be
[2:38:31] absent.
[2:38:33] But
[2:38:33] the
[2:38:33] need
[2:38:34] for
[2:38:34] ayuda
[2:38:34] is
[2:38:35] not
[2:38:35] by
[2:38:35] itself
[2:38:35] proof
[2:38:36] of
[2:38:36] progress.
[2:38:37] When
[2:38:37] the
[2:38:37] line
[2:38:38] grows
[2:38:38] longer,
[2:38:39] it
[2:38:39] proves
[2:38:39] the
[2:38:40] opposite.
[2:38:42] Ang
[2:38:42] pila
[2:38:42] sa
[2:38:42] ayuda
[2:38:43] ay
[2:38:43] hindi
[2:38:43] parada
[2:38:44] ng
[2:38:44] kaunlaran.
[2:38:46] Ito
[2:38:46] ay
[2:38:49] anino
[2:38:50] ng
[2:38:50] kahirapang
[2:38:51] hindi
[2:38:52] pa
[2:38:52] nalulutas.
[2:38:55] Ayudan
[2:38:55] may put
[2:38:56] rice on
[2:38:56] the
[2:38:56] table
[2:38:57] tonight,
[2:38:58] but
[2:38:59] it
[2:38:59] does
[2:38:59] not
[2:38:59] assure
[2:39:00] there
[2:39:01] will
[2:39:01] be
[2:39:01] food
[2:39:02] tomorrow.
[2:39:03] Temporary
[2:39:04] work
[2:39:04] may
[2:39:05] carry
[2:39:05] a
[2:39:06] worker
[2:39:06] for
[2:39:07] several
[2:39:07] days,
[2:39:08] but
[2:39:08] it
[2:39:08] does
[2:39:08] not
[2:39:09] afford
[2:39:10] and
[2:39:11] create
[2:39:11] job
[2:39:11] security.
[2:39:13] A
[2:39:13] medical
[2:39:14] guarantee
[2:39:14] may
[2:39:14] reduce
[2:39:15] one
[2:39:15] hospital
[2:39:15] bill,
[2:39:16] but
[2:39:16] it
[2:39:16] does
[2:39:17] not
[2:39:17] repair
[2:39:17] a
[2:39:18] system
[2:39:18] in
[2:39:19] which
[2:39:19] the
[2:39:19] poor
[2:39:19] must
[2:39:20] first
[2:39:20] find
[2:39:21] a
[2:39:21] patron
[2:39:22] before
[2:39:22] they
[2:39:23] can
[2:39:23] find
[2:39:23] treatment.
[2:39:25] Relief
[2:39:25] has
[2:39:26] its
[2:39:26] place,
[2:39:27] but
[2:39:27] relief
[2:39:27] cannot
[2:39:27] become
[2:39:28] the
[2:39:28] permanent
[2:39:29] architecture
[2:39:30] of
[2:39:30] government.
[2:39:30] Ang tulay
[2:39:32] ay
[2:39:32] magagamit
[2:39:33] lamang
[2:39:33] kung
[2:39:34] meron
[2:39:34] itong
[2:39:34] patutunguan.
[2:39:36] Hindi
[2:39:36] pangarap
[2:39:37] ng
[2:39:37] Pilipino
[2:39:38] ang
[2:39:38] pumila,
[2:39:38] hindi
[2:39:39] pangarap
[2:39:39] ng
[2:39:40] magsasaka
[2:39:40] ang
[2:39:41] humingi
[2:39:41] ng
[2:39:41] tulong
[2:39:42] matapos
[2:39:42] magpakain
[2:39:44] sa
[2:39:44] bayan.
[2:39:46] Hindi
[2:39:46] pangarap
[2:39:47] ng
[2:39:47] manggagawa
[2:39:47] ang
[2:39:52] para
[2:39:52] sa
[2:39:53] kanilang
[2:39:53] kabuhayan.
[2:39:54] Our
[2:39:55] people
[2:39:55] do not
[2:39:55] ask
[2:39:56] for
[2:39:56] charity
[2:39:57] as a
[2:39:59] way
[2:39:59] of
[2:39:59] life.
[2:39:59] They
[2:40:00] ask
[2:40:00] for
[2:40:00] chance
[2:40:01] to
[2:40:02] work,
[2:40:03] earn,
[2:40:03] produce,
[2:40:04] and stand
[2:40:05] with
[2:40:05] dignity.
[2:40:07] The
[2:40:07] President
[2:40:08] spoke
[2:40:08] of
[2:40:08] accountability.
[2:40:10] Corruption
[2:40:10] is not
[2:40:11] merely a
[2:40:11] defect
[2:40:12] in
[2:40:12] administration.
[2:40:14] It
[2:40:14] is a
[2:40:14] taking
[2:40:15] from
[2:40:15] the
[2:40:15] hungry,
[2:40:17] the
[2:40:17] sick,
[2:40:18] and
[2:40:18] the
[2:40:18] young.
[2:40:19] Those
[2:40:20] who
[2:40:20] steal
[2:40:20] from
[2:40:20] the
[2:40:21] people,
[2:40:21] whether
[2:40:21] they
[2:40:22] are
[2:40:22] public
[2:40:22] officials
[2:40:24] or
[2:40:25] private
[2:40:25] contractors,
[2:40:26] must
[2:40:26] be
[2:40:27] made
[2:40:27] to
[2:40:27] answer.
[2:40:30] But
[2:40:30] accountability
[2:40:30] is not
[2:40:31] complete
[2:40:32] when a
[2:40:33] case
[2:40:33] is
[2:40:33] filed
[2:40:34] or
[2:40:34] an
[2:40:34] asset
[2:40:34] is
[2:40:35] frozen.
[2:40:36] Recovered
[2:40:37] funds
[2:40:37] must
[2:40:37] be
[2:40:38] returned
[2:40:39] to
[2:40:39] the
[2:40:39] people
[2:40:39] as
[2:40:40] lower
[2:40:41] costs.
[2:40:42] Working
[2:40:42] hospitals,
[2:40:44] adequate
[2:40:44] classrooms,
[2:40:45] reliable
[2:40:45] flood
[2:40:46] control
[2:40:46] systems,
[2:40:48] productive
[2:40:48] farms,
[2:40:49] and real
[2:40:49] jobs.
[2:40:51] Otherwise,
[2:40:51] accountability
[2:40:52] remains a
[2:40:54] headline,
[2:40:55] not a
[2:40:55] reform.
[2:40:57] The
[2:40:57] law is
[2:40:57] tested not
[2:40:58] by the
[2:40:59] force of
[2:40:59] its
[2:40:59] declaration,
[2:41:00] but by
[2:41:01] the
[2:41:01] reality
[2:41:01] of
[2:41:02] its
[2:41:02] operation.
[2:41:04] The
[2:41:04] same
[2:41:04] is
[2:41:04] true
[2:41:04] of
[2:41:04] policy.
[2:41:06] The
[2:41:06] same
[2:41:07] rule
[2:41:07] applies
[2:41:07] to
[2:41:07] food
[2:41:08] security.
[2:41:09] We
[2:41:09] cannot
[2:41:09] subsidize
[2:41:10] hunger
[2:41:10] indefinitely
[2:41:11] while
[2:41:11] leaving
[2:41:12] production
[2:41:12] weak.
[2:41:14] Importation
[2:41:14] may
[2:41:14] fill
[2:41:15] a
[2:41:15] shortage,
[2:41:17] but
[2:41:17] it
[2:41:18] cannot
[2:41:18] be a
[2:41:18] permanent
[2:41:19] foundation
[2:41:19] of
[2:41:20] national
[2:41:20] policy.
[2:41:21] If
[2:41:24] nais
[2:41:24] nais
[2:41:24] nating
[2:41:24] bumaba
[2:41:25] ang
[2:41:25] presyo
[2:41:25] ng
[2:41:25] pagkain,
[2:41:26] palakas
[2:41:27] natin
[2:41:27] ang
[2:41:27] Pilipinong
[2:41:28] nagtatanim
[2:41:28] at
[2:41:29] nangingisda.
[2:41:31] Give
[2:41:31] them
[2:41:32] irrigation,
[2:41:33] insurance,
[2:41:34] storage,
[2:41:34] transport,
[2:41:35] access to
[2:41:36] markets,
[2:41:36] and
[2:41:36] protection
[2:41:37] from
[2:41:37] ruin
[2:41:38] after a
[2:41:39] single
[2:41:39] typhoon.
[2:41:41] A
[2:41:41] nation
[2:41:42] that
[2:41:42] cannot
[2:41:42] sustain
[2:41:43] those
[2:41:43] who
[2:41:44] feed
[2:41:44] it
[2:41:44] has
[2:41:45] mistaken
[2:41:46] dependence
[2:41:46] for
[2:41:47] security.
[2:41:50] The
[2:41:50] same
[2:41:50] is
[2:41:50] true
[2:41:50] of
[2:41:51] flooding.
[2:41:53] Cleanup
[2:41:54] and
[2:41:54] declogging
[2:41:54] are
[2:41:55] necessary,
[2:41:56] but a
[2:41:56] broom
[2:41:56] is
[2:41:57] not
[2:41:57] a
[2:41:57] flood
[2:41:58] control
[2:41:58] system.
[2:42:00] To
[2:42:00] pod
[2:42:00] workers
[2:42:01] may
[2:42:01] clear
[2:42:01] waterways
[2:42:02] today,
[2:42:03] but without
[2:42:04] an
[2:42:04] adequate
[2:42:04] drainage
[2:42:05] system,
[2:42:06] river
[2:42:07] rehabilitation,
[2:42:08] retention
[2:42:08] facilities,
[2:42:10] watershed
[2:42:10] protection,
[2:42:12] and
[2:42:12] rational
[2:42:12] land
[2:42:13] use,
[2:42:15] the
[2:42:15] same
[2:42:15] homes
[2:42:15] will
[2:42:16] be
[2:42:16] underwater
[2:42:17] to
[2:42:17] borrow.
[2:42:19] Hindi
[2:42:19] sapat
[2:42:19] ang
[2:42:19] maglinis
[2:42:20] pagkatapos
[2:42:21] bumaha,
[2:42:21] ang
[2:42:22] tungkulin
[2:42:22] ng
[2:42:22] pamahalan
[2:42:23] ay
[2:42:23] pigilin.
[2:42:25] Hindi
[2:42:25] lamang
[2:42:26] bilangin
[2:42:26] ng
[2:42:26] pinsala.
[2:42:29] Infrastructure
[2:42:30] must
[2:42:31] not
[2:42:31] be
[2:42:31] a
[2:42:32] collection
[2:42:32] of
[2:42:34] projects
[2:42:34] selected
[2:42:35] by
[2:42:35] convenience
[2:42:35] or
[2:42:36] patronage.
[2:42:37] It
[2:42:37] must
[2:42:37] answer
[2:42:38] engineering
[2:42:38] necessity,
[2:42:40] long-term
[2:42:41] national
[2:42:41] priorities,
[2:42:42] climate
[2:42:42] risk,
[2:42:44] and
[2:42:44] measurable
[2:42:44] public
[2:42:45] benefit.
[2:42:47] In
[2:42:47] education
[2:42:47] and
[2:42:48] healthcare,
[2:42:49] announcement
[2:42:49] is also
[2:42:50] no
[2:42:50] substitute
[2:42:51] for
[2:42:51] access.
[2:42:52] A
[2:42:53] building
[2:42:53] is not
[2:42:53] yet
[2:42:54] a
[2:42:54] service.
[2:42:55] A
[2:42:55] benefit
[2:42:55] is not
[2:42:56] yet
[2:42:56] relief
[2:42:56] unless
[2:42:57] the
[2:42:57] person
[2:42:57] entitled
[2:42:58] to
[2:42:58] it
[2:42:58] can
[2:42:59] actually
[2:43:00] obtain
[2:43:00] it.
[2:43:02] May
[2:43:02] hospital
[2:43:02] nga,
[2:43:02] wala
[2:43:03] naman
[2:43:03] doktor,
[2:43:04] may
[2:43:04] health
[2:43:04] center
[2:43:05] nga,
[2:43:05] wala
[2:43:05] namang
[2:43:06] gamot,
[2:43:06] may
[2:43:06] para
[2:43:07] lang
[2:43:07] nga,
[2:43:07] pero
[2:43:07] kulangan
[2:43:08] silid
[2:43:08] at
[2:43:08] guro.
[2:43:09] The
[2:43:10] measure of
[2:43:10] government
[2:43:11] is not
[2:43:11] how many
[2:43:12] programs
[2:43:13] it can
[2:43:14] name,
[2:43:15] but how
[2:43:15] many
[2:43:15] citizens
[2:43:16] can use
[2:43:17] them
[2:43:17] when
[2:43:18] it
[2:43:19] is
[2:43:19] needed.
[2:43:19] Mr.
[2:43:20] Mr.
[2:43:21] Speaker,
[2:43:22] responsiveness
[2:43:23] must
[2:43:23] govern
[2:43:24] the
[2:43:25] remainder
[2:43:26] of
[2:43:26] this
[2:43:26] administration.
[2:43:28] Responsiveness
[2:43:28] means
[2:43:29] acting
[2:43:29] before the
[2:43:30] harvest
[2:43:30] is
[2:43:31] lost,
[2:43:32] before
[2:43:32] the
[2:43:33] business
[2:43:33] closes,
[2:43:34] before
[2:43:34] the
[2:43:34] patient
[2:43:34] gives
[2:43:35] up,
[2:43:36] treatment
[2:43:36] before
[2:43:37] the
[2:43:37] flood
[2:43:38] enters
[2:43:38] the
[2:43:38] home.
[2:43:40] Urgency
[2:43:40] is not
[2:43:41] recklessness.
[2:43:43] It is
[2:43:43] the
[2:43:43] recognition
[2:43:43] that
[2:43:44] delay
[2:43:44] is
[2:43:45] itself
[2:43:46] a
[2:43:46] decision
[2:43:46] and
[2:43:47] that
[2:43:48] its
[2:43:48] cost
[2:43:48] is
[2:43:49] paid
[2:43:49] first
[2:43:49] by
[2:43:50] those
[2:43:50] least
[2:43:51] able
[2:43:51] to
[2:43:51] bear
[2:43:52] it.
[2:43:52] Many
[2:43:53] of
[2:43:54] the
[2:43:54] directions
[2:43:54] now
[2:43:54] announced
[2:43:55] by the
[2:43:55] administration
[2:43:56] have
[2:43:56] long
[2:43:57] been
[2:43:57] urged
[2:43:57] in
[2:43:58] this
[2:43:58] house
[2:43:58] and
[2:43:59] in
[2:44:00] the
[2:44:00] country.
[2:44:01] Lower
[2:44:01] electricity
[2:44:02] costs,
[2:44:03] stronger
[2:44:03] food
[2:44:04] system,
[2:44:05] protection
[2:44:05] for
[2:44:05] farmers,
[2:44:06] coherent
[2:44:07] infrastructure
[2:44:07] planning,
[2:44:08] better
[2:44:08] waste
[2:44:09] management,
[2:44:10] accessible
[2:44:10] education,
[2:44:13] and effective
[2:44:14] healthcare.
[2:44:15] Ang
[2:44:15] bansa
[2:44:15] natin
[2:44:16] ay
[2:44:16] nagdurusa
[2:44:17] hindi
[2:44:17] lamang
[2:44:18] dahil
[2:44:18] sa
[2:44:18] kawalan.
[2:44:20] Hindi
[2:44:21] dahil
[2:44:21] sa
[2:44:21] kawalan
[2:44:22] ng
[2:44:22] mga
[2:44:22] panukala.
[2:44:23] Ang
[2:44:23] bansa
[2:44:24] natin
[2:44:24] ay
[2:44:26] dahil
[2:44:26] sa
[2:44:26] kakulangan
[2:44:27] ng
[2:44:28] implementasyon
[2:44:29] ng
[2:44:29] mga
[2:44:30] panukala.
[2:44:32] The
[2:44:32] president
[2:44:32] again
[2:44:32] spoke
[2:44:33] of
[2:44:33] lower
[2:44:33] power
[2:44:34] costs.
[2:44:36] But
[2:44:36] while
[2:44:36] Meralco
[2:44:37] and
[2:44:37] Malacan
[2:44:37] argue
[2:44:38] who
[2:44:38] would
[2:44:38] bear
[2:44:39] the
[2:44:39] cost,
[2:44:41] how
[2:44:41] much
[2:44:41] may
[2:44:41] be
[2:44:42] passed,
[2:44:43] and on
[2:44:43] where
[2:44:44] responsibility
[2:44:44] lies,
[2:44:45] there
[2:44:45] is
[2:44:46] a
[2:44:46] more
[2:44:47] basic
[2:44:47] question
[2:44:48] that
[2:44:49] no
[2:44:49] one
[2:44:49] has
[2:44:50] answered.
[2:44:50] Bakit
[2:44:52] sinisingil
[2:44:53] ng
[2:44:53] VAT
[2:44:53] ang
[2:44:54] mamamayan
[2:44:54] sa kuryente
[2:44:55] hindi
[2:44:55] naman
[2:44:55] niya
[2:44:56] natanggap?
[2:44:58] This
[2:44:58] is
[2:44:58] an
[2:44:58] additional
[2:44:59] injury
[2:44:59] to
[2:45:01] lawful
[2:45:01] paying
[2:45:02] customers
[2:45:02] in
[2:45:03] the
[2:45:03] present
[2:45:04] arrangement.
[2:45:05] Ang
[2:45:05] kuryente
[2:45:06] na
[2:45:06] hindi
[2:45:06] naman
[2:45:06] dumating
[2:45:07] sa
[2:45:07] customer
[2:45:08] sinisingil
[2:45:08] na
[2:45:08] nga
[2:45:09] sa
[2:45:09] kanila
[2:45:09] pinapatawan
[2:45:10] pa
[2:45:11] ng
[2:45:11] VAT
[2:45:11] ng
[2:45:11] pamahalaan.
[2:45:12] The
[2:45:14] government
[2:45:14] therefore
[2:45:15] receives
[2:45:16] revenue
[2:45:17] for
[2:45:17] electricity
[2:45:18] that
[2:45:19] the
[2:45:19] payer
[2:45:20] never
[2:45:20] received
[2:45:21] or
[2:45:21] used.
[2:45:23] The
[2:45:23] paying
[2:45:23] customers
[2:45:24] should
[2:45:24] be
[2:45:24] protected
[2:45:25] from
[2:45:25] losses
[2:45:26] arising
[2:45:26] from
[2:45:27] power
[2:45:27] theft
[2:45:28] or
[2:45:30] failure
[2:45:30] in
[2:45:30] metering,
[2:45:31] maintenance
[2:45:32] or
[2:45:32] inefficient
[2:45:33] transmission
[2:45:34] lines.
[2:45:35] A
[2:45:35] household
[2:45:35] that
[2:45:36] paid
[2:45:36] its
[2:45:36] bill
[2:45:36] and
[2:45:36] used
[2:45:37] electricity
[2:45:38] lawfully
[2:45:38] should
[2:45:39] not
[2:45:39] become
[2:45:39] the
[2:45:40] insurer
[2:45:40] of
[2:45:40] inefficiency
[2:45:41] somewhere
[2:45:42] in the
[2:45:42] system.
[2:45:44] Taxation
[2:45:44] is
[2:45:44] burdened
[2:45:45] enough.
[2:45:46] Here
[2:45:46] the
[2:45:46] consumer
[2:45:46] pays
[2:45:47] for
[2:45:47] electricity
[2:45:48] lost
[2:45:49] even
[2:45:49] before
[2:45:50] it
[2:45:50] reaches.
[2:45:51] The
[2:45:52] meter
[2:45:52] the
[2:45:52] government
[2:45:53] then
[2:45:55] takes
[2:45:56] its
[2:45:56] cut
[2:45:56] from
[2:45:56] the
[2:45:57] loss
[2:45:57] itself.
[2:45:58] Makatarungan
[2:46:00] ba
[2:46:00] yun?
[2:46:01] Of all
[2:46:01] the
[2:46:01] taxes
[2:46:02] imposed
[2:46:02] upon
[2:46:03] our
[2:46:03] people,
[2:46:04] few
[2:46:05] are
[2:46:05] more
[2:46:05] insulting
[2:46:06] than
[2:46:06] a
[2:46:06] tax
[2:46:07] collected
[2:46:07] on
[2:46:07] something
[2:46:08] never
[2:46:09] received.
[2:46:11] Electricity
[2:46:11] is not
[2:46:12] a luxury.
[2:46:13] Binabayaran
[2:46:14] ito
[2:46:14] ng
[2:46:14] minimum
[2:46:15] wage
[2:46:15] earner
[2:46:16] na
[2:46:17] nagpapaanda
[2:46:18] rin
[2:46:18] ng
[2:46:18] ventilador
[2:46:19] sa
[2:46:19] gabi,
[2:46:20] ng
[2:46:20] may-ari
[2:46:21] ng
[2:46:21] sari-sari
[2:46:22] store,
[2:46:23] na
[2:46:23] kailangan
[2:46:24] palamigin
[2:46:24] ng
[2:46:25] kanyang
[2:46:25] paninda
[2:46:25] at
[2:46:26] ng
[2:46:26] pamilyang
[2:46:27] gumagamit
[2:46:28] ng
[2:46:28] maliit
[2:46:28] na
[2:46:29] bomba
[2:46:30] para
[2:46:30] magkaroon
[2:46:31] ng
[2:46:31] tubig.
[2:46:33] Sa
[2:46:33] huli,
[2:46:36] binabayaran
[2:46:37] ito
[2:46:37] ng
[2:46:38] bawat
[2:46:38] mamimili
[2:46:41] sa
[2:46:42] mas
[2:46:42] mataas
[2:46:43] na
[2:46:43] presyo
[2:46:44] ng
[2:46:44] mga
[2:46:44] bilihin
[2:46:45] at
[2:46:45] servisyo.
[2:46:47] Removing
[2:46:48] that
[2:46:48] burden
[2:46:48] is
[2:46:49] not
[2:46:49] merely
[2:46:49] tax
[2:46:50] relief.
[2:46:51] It
[2:46:51] lowers
[2:46:52] the
[2:46:52] cost
[2:46:52] of
[2:46:52] living,
[2:46:54] protects
[2:46:54] employment,
[2:46:56] strengthens
[2:46:57] small
[2:46:57] enterprises,
[2:46:58] and restores
[2:46:59] competitiveness.
[2:47:01] The
[2:47:01] Philippine
[2:47:01] industry,
[2:47:03] Congress
[2:47:03] must
[2:47:03] therefore
[2:47:04] act
[2:47:04] with
[2:47:04] deliberation,
[2:47:06] but
[2:47:06] without
[2:47:07] lethargy.
[2:47:09] Fiscal
[2:47:09] safeguards
[2:47:10] may be
[2:47:11] studied,
[2:47:12] the
[2:47:12] measures
[2:47:13] may be
[2:47:13] refined,
[2:47:14] but
[2:47:14] study
[2:47:15] must
[2:47:15] not
[2:47:15] become
[2:47:16] the
[2:47:17] respectable
[2:47:17] name
[2:47:18] for
[2:47:18] delay.
[2:47:18] At
[2:47:20] kapag
[2:47:20] ang
[2:47:21] makabuluhang
[2:47:21] panukala
[2:47:22] na
[2:47:23] tanggalin
[2:47:23] ng
[2:47:23] VAT
[2:47:24] sa
[2:47:24] kuryente
[2:47:24] ay
[2:47:25] dumating
[2:47:25] sa
[2:47:25] mesa
[2:47:26] ng
[2:47:26] Pangulo,
[2:47:27] umaasa
[2:47:28] tayo
[2:47:29] na
[2:47:30] sana
[2:47:30] lagdaan
[2:47:31] naman
[2:47:31] niya.
[2:47:32] A
[2:47:33] policy
[2:47:33] repeated
[2:47:34] in
[2:47:35] the
[2:47:35] SONA
[2:47:35] must
[2:47:37] finally
[2:47:38] appear
[2:47:38] as
[2:47:38] relief
[2:47:39] in
[2:47:39] the
[2:47:39] monthly
[2:47:39] bill
[2:47:40] of
[2:47:40] the
[2:47:40] Filipino
[2:47:41] family.
[2:47:42] No
[2:47:42] legislator
[2:47:43] and
[2:47:44] no
[2:47:44] political
[2:47:44] party
[2:47:45] owns
[2:47:45] a
[2:47:46] sound
[2:47:46] idea.
[2:47:48] Good
[2:47:48] policy
[2:47:48] belongs
[2:47:49] to
[2:47:49] the
[2:47:49] people
[2:47:49] it
[2:47:49] serves.
[2:47:50] There
[2:47:51] will
[2:47:51] be
[2:47:51] matters
[2:47:52] on
[2:47:52] which
[2:47:52] we
[2:47:53] disagree
[2:47:53] with
[2:47:54] the
[2:47:54] President.
[2:47:55] Democracy
[2:47:56] does not
[2:47:56] require
[2:47:57] obedience
[2:47:57] or
[2:47:59] thought
[2:48:00] it
[2:48:00] requires
[2:48:00] fidelity
[2:48:01] to
[2:48:01] duty.
[2:48:02] Political
[2:48:03] differences,
[2:48:04] legitimate
[2:48:04] governmental
[2:48:05] paralysis
[2:48:05] is not.
[2:48:09] Hindi
[2:48:09] kailangan
[2:48:10] pare-pareho
[2:48:10] ang ating
[2:48:11] partido,
[2:48:12] hindi
[2:48:12] kinakailangan
[2:48:13] pare-pareho
[2:48:13] ang ating
[2:48:14] boto.
[2:48:15] Ngunit
[2:48:15] kapag
[2:48:15] ang
[2:48:16] nakasalalay
[2:48:17] ay
[2:48:17] pagkain,
[2:48:18] trabaho,
[2:48:19] kalusugan,
[2:48:20] kaligtasan
[2:48:21] at
[2:48:21] kinabukasan,
[2:48:23] wala tayong
[2:48:23] karapatang
[2:48:24] gawin dahilan
[2:48:25] ng
[2:48:25] politika.
[2:48:25] Upang
[2:48:26] hindi
[2:48:26] kumilos.
[2:48:28] La Sona
[2:48:28] started
[2:48:29] the
[2:48:29] direction.
[2:48:30] Congress
[2:48:31] must
[2:48:31] translate
[2:48:31] it
[2:48:32] into
[2:48:32] law.
[2:48:37] The
[2:48:38] executive
[2:48:38] must
[2:48:38] give
[2:48:39] it
[2:48:39] force
[2:48:39] and
[2:48:40] where
[2:48:40] the
[2:48:40] president
[2:48:40] has
[2:48:41] called
[2:48:41] for
[2:48:41] reform,
[2:48:42] his
[2:48:42] signature
[2:48:42] and
[2:48:43] the
[2:48:43] determined
[2:48:44] work
[2:48:44] of
[2:48:44] his
[2:48:44] administration
[2:48:45] must
[2:48:46] follow.
[2:48:48] Let
[2:48:49] this
[2:48:49] Congress
[2:48:49] be
[2:48:51] judged
[2:48:51] not
[2:48:52] by the
[2:48:52] frequency
[2:48:53] of
[2:48:53] its
[2:48:53] applause
[2:48:53] but
[2:48:54] by
[2:48:54] the
[2:48:54] speed
[2:48:55] and
[2:48:55] wisdom
[2:48:56] with
[2:48:56] which
[2:48:57] it
[2:48:57] turns
[2:48:57] public
[2:48:57] promises
[2:48:58] in
[2:48:59] public
[2:48:59] relief.
[2:49:01] For
[2:49:01] the
[2:49:01] stool
[2:49:01] straight
[2:49:02] of
[2:49:02] the
[2:49:02] nation
[2:49:02] is
[2:49:03] not
[2:49:03] found
[2:49:04] on
[2:49:04] the
[2:49:04] restroom.
[2:49:05] It
[2:49:06] is
[2:49:06] found
[2:49:07] at
[2:49:08] the
[2:49:08] dinner
[2:49:08] table,
[2:49:10] in
[2:49:10] the
[2:49:10] electric
[2:49:10] bill,
[2:49:11] in
[2:49:11] the
[2:49:12] price
[2:49:12] of
[2:49:12] rice,
[2:49:16] in
[2:49:16] the
[2:49:16] medicine
[2:49:16] of
[2:49:17] a
[2:49:17] patient
[2:49:17] that
[2:49:18] a
[2:49:18] patient
[2:49:18] can
[2:49:19] buy,
[2:49:20] in
[2:49:20] the
[2:49:20] job
[2:49:20] a
[2:49:20] parent
[2:49:21] can
[2:49:21] keep,
[2:49:22] and
[2:49:22] in
[2:49:22] the
[2:49:22] future
[2:49:22] a
[2:49:23] child
[2:49:23] can
[2:49:24] still
[2:49:24] believe
[2:49:24] in.
[2:49:26] Mr.
[2:49:26] Speaker,
[2:49:28] sana
[2:49:28] ho,
[2:49:30] umakto
[2:49:30] tayo,
[2:49:31] at
[2:49:32] ang
[2:49:32] aksyon
[2:49:32] natin,
[2:49:33] sana
[2:49:33] magsama-sama
[2:49:34] at
[2:49:36] pagka tayo
[2:49:36] ay kumilos,
[2:49:37] sana
[2:49:38] naman
[2:49:38] ang
[2:49:38] ating
[2:49:38] pagkilos
[2:49:39] ay
[2:49:40] gawing
[2:49:40] mga
[2:49:41] katotohanan
[2:49:42] ng
[2:49:42] ating
[2:49:43] Pangulo.
[2:49:43] Maraming
[2:49:44] salamat
[2:49:44] po.
[2:49:47] Majority
[2:49:47] Leader.
[2:49:49] Mr. Speaker,
[2:49:50] I move to
[2:49:50] refer the
[2:49:50] speech of
[2:49:51] the
[2:49:51] Honorable
[2:49:51] Suntay
[2:49:52] to the
[2:49:52] Committee
[2:49:53] on Rules
[2:49:53] for
[2:49:53] its
[2:49:53] Appropriate
[2:49:54] Action.
[2:49:55] The
[2:49:55] motion
[2:49:55] to
[2:49:56] refer
[2:49:57] the
[2:49:57] speech
[2:49:57] of
[2:49:57] the
[2:49:57] Honorable
[2:49:58] Suntay.
[2:49:59] Any
[2:49:59] objection?
[2:50:11] Mr. Speaker,
[2:50:12] I move to
[2:50:16] recognize
[2:50:17] the gentleman
[2:50:18] Representative
[2:50:20] Elijah
[2:50:21] Rumbawa
[2:50:22] San Fernando
[2:50:22] from
[2:50:23] Partilis
[2:50:23] Kamanggagawa
[2:50:25] to avail
[2:50:26] of the
[2:50:26] Privilege
[2:50:26] Hour.
[2:50:27] The
[2:50:27] Honorable
[2:50:28] Elijah
[2:50:29] Rumbawa
[2:50:30] San Fernando
[2:50:30] of
[2:50:31] Kamanggagawa
[2:50:31] Partilis
[2:50:32] is now
[2:50:32] recognized.
[2:50:33] You may
[2:50:33] proceed,
[2:50:33] sir.
[2:50:34] Maraming
[2:50:34] salamat
[2:50:35] po,
[2:50:35] Mr. Speaker.
[2:50:36] Mr. Speaker,
[2:50:38] kanina po,
[2:50:39] bago tayo pumasok
[2:50:40] dito sa bulwagang
[2:50:41] ito,
[2:50:41] meron po tayo
[2:50:42] mga
[2:50:42] kamanggagawa
[2:50:43] na
[2:50:44] nagtatanong
[2:50:45] at
[2:50:45] lumapit
[2:50:45] sa akin.
[2:50:47] Sir,
[2:50:47] Boss,
[2:50:48] Kong,
[2:50:49] ano na po
[2:50:49] ang
[2:50:49] mangyayari
[2:50:50] sa dagdag
[2:50:51] sahod naming
[2:50:52] mga
[2:50:52] minimum
[2:50:52] wage
[2:50:52] earner?
[2:50:54] Ito po
[2:50:54] ang mga
[2:50:55] minimum
[2:50:55] wage
[2:50:55] earner
[2:50:56] na pinatutungkulan
[2:50:56] natin
[2:50:57] ay silang
[2:50:58] mga
[2:50:59] security
[2:50:59] guard,
[2:51:00] mga
[2:51:00] housekeeping
[2:51:01] dito sa
[2:51:02] house of
[2:51:02] representatives.
[2:51:04] At
[2:51:04] dyan po
[2:51:04] nakapatungkol
[2:51:05] ang talumpati
[2:51:06] ng kinatawang
[2:51:07] ito.
[2:51:08] Tama
[2:51:09] si
[2:51:09] Department
[2:51:09] of
[2:51:10] Labor
[2:51:10] and
[2:51:10] Employment
[2:51:11] Secretary
[2:51:11] Francis
[2:51:12] Tolentino.
[2:51:13] Historic
[2:51:14] nga
[2:51:14] talaga
[2:51:15] ang
[2:51:16] nangyayari
[2:51:16] ngayon.
[2:51:18] Historic
[2:51:18] because
[2:51:21] already in
[2:51:22] aducate
[2:51:22] 85 pesos
[2:51:23] wage
[2:51:24] increase,
[2:51:26] even
[2:51:26] that
[2:51:26] limited
[2:51:27] relief
[2:51:28] was
[2:51:28] suspended
[2:51:29] before
[2:51:30] many
[2:51:30] workers
[2:51:31] could
[2:51:31] feel
[2:51:32] its
[2:51:32] benefit.
[2:51:34] Historic
[2:51:35] ang
[2:51:35] pagsasawalang
[2:51:36] bahala,
[2:51:37] historic
[2:51:38] ang
[2:51:38] pagtalikod,
[2:51:40] historic
[2:51:41] ang
[2:51:41] pangwawalang
[2:51:42] hiya sa
[2:51:42] mga
[2:51:42] manggagawang
[2:51:43] Pilipino.
[2:51:45] The
[2:51:45] Regional
[2:51:46] Tripartite
[2:51:46] Wages
[2:51:47] and
[2:51:47] Productivity
[2:51:48] Board
[2:51:48] in the
[2:51:48] National
[2:51:49] Capital
[2:51:49] Region
[2:51:50] issued
[2:51:50] wage
[2:51:51] order
[2:51:51] number
[2:51:52] NCR-27
[2:51:54] granting
[2:51:55] an
[2:51:57] 85
[2:51:57] pesos
[2:51:57] increase
[2:51:58] in the
[2:51:58] daily
[2:51:59] minimum
[2:51:59] wage.
[2:52:01] But
[2:52:01] the
[2:52:01] increase
[2:52:02] was
[2:52:02] divided
[2:52:03] into
[2:52:03] two
[2:52:04] tranches.
[2:52:05] 60
[2:52:05] pesos
[2:52:06] effective
[2:52:07] July
[2:52:07] 25
[2:52:08] 2026
[2:52:09] and
[2:52:10] another
[2:52:11] 25
[2:52:11] pesos
[2:52:12] effective
[2:52:12] January
[2:52:13] 20
[2:52:14] 2027.
[2:52:16] Baryan
[2:52:17] na nga,
[2:52:18] two
[2:52:18] gives
[2:52:19] pa.
[2:52:20] At
[2:52:20] ngayon,
[2:52:21] pati
[2:52:22] ang
[2:52:22] pagpapatupad
[2:52:23] ng
[2:52:23] first
[2:52:23] tranche
[2:52:24] ay
[2:52:25] iligal
[2:52:26] na
[2:52:26] pinigil.
[2:52:28] On
[2:52:29] July
[2:52:29] 30,
[2:52:30] 2026,
[2:52:31] Mr.
[2:52:31] Speaker
[2:52:32] at mga
[2:52:32] kasama,
[2:52:34] the
[2:52:34] Regional
[2:52:35] Trial
[2:52:35] Court
[2:52:36] of
[2:52:36] Pasig
[2:52:36] City
[2:52:37] issued
[2:52:38] a
[2:52:39] temporary
[2:52:39] restraining
[2:52:40] order
[2:52:41] preventing
[2:52:42] the
[2:52:42] RTWPB
[2:52:44] NCR
[2:52:44] and the
[2:52:46] National
[2:52:46] Wages
[2:52:46] and
[2:52:47] Productivity
[2:52:47] Commission
[2:52:48] from
[2:52:49] implementing
[2:52:50] wage
[2:52:51] order
[2:52:51] number
[2:52:52] NCR-27
[2:52:54] until
[2:52:56] August
[2:52:56] 13,
[2:52:57] 2026,
[2:52:57] subject
[2:52:59] to the
[2:52:59] petitioning
[2:53:00] companies
[2:53:01] posting
[2:53:02] of
[2:53:02] 1
[2:53:02] million
[2:53:02] peso
[2:53:03] bond
[2:53:03] and
[2:53:04] the
[2:53:04] court
[2:53:05] also
[2:53:05] set
[2:53:05] a
[2:53:05] hearing
[2:53:06] on
[2:53:06] the
[2:53:06] application
[2:53:07] for
[2:53:07] a
[2:53:07] preliminary
[2:53:08] injunction.
[2:53:10] So let
[2:53:11] us be
[2:53:11] clear
[2:53:11] about
[2:53:11] what
[2:53:12] happened.
[2:53:12] In
[2:53:13] anunsyo
[2:53:13] ng
[2:53:14] gobyerno
[2:53:15] ang
[2:53:15] makasaysayang
[2:53:16] 85
[2:53:17] pesos
[2:53:18] na
[2:53:18] dagdag
[2:53:18] sahod.
[2:53:20] Then
[2:53:20] workers
[2:53:21] were
[2:53:22] told
[2:53:22] that
[2:53:23] they
[2:53:23] could
[2:53:23] not
[2:53:23] receive
[2:53:24] the
[2:53:24] full
[2:53:24] amount
[2:53:25] immediately.
[2:53:26] And
[2:53:26] before
[2:53:27] they
[2:53:27] could
[2:53:28] even
[2:53:28] receive
[2:53:29] the
[2:53:29] first
[2:53:29] tranche
[2:53:30] with
[2:53:30] certainty,
[2:53:32] employers
[2:53:32] went to
[2:53:34] court
[2:53:34] and
[2:53:35] secured
[2:53:36] an order
[2:53:37] suspending
[2:53:38] its
[2:53:38] implementation.
[2:53:40] Uulitin ko po,
[2:53:41] Mr. Speaker,
[2:53:42] bariya na nga,
[2:53:44] installment
[2:53:44] 2
[2:53:45] gives
[2:53:45] hulugan pa,
[2:53:47] at
[2:53:47] ngayon,
[2:53:48] suspendido
[2:53:48] na ang
[2:53:49] dagdag
[2:53:50] sahod.
[2:53:51] This
[2:53:51] is truly
[2:53:52] historic,
[2:53:53] Mr. Speaker.
[2:53:54] Mr. Speaker,
[2:53:55] mga kasama,
[2:53:56] this controversy
[2:53:57] is not simply
[2:53:57] about 85
[2:53:58] pesos.
[2:53:59] It is
[2:54:00] about
[2:54:01] whether
[2:54:01] the
[2:54:01] wage
[2:54:02] setting
[2:54:02] process
[2:54:03] established
[2:54:04] under
[2:54:05] the
[2:54:05] labor
[2:54:05] code
[2:54:06] can
[2:54:07] be
[2:54:07] bypassed
[2:54:08] whenever
[2:54:09] an
[2:54:09] employer
[2:54:10] disagrees
[2:54:12] with a
[2:54:12] wage
[2:54:13] order.
[2:54:14] It is
[2:54:14] about
[2:54:14] whether
[2:54:15] a
[2:54:15] regular
[2:54:16] trial
[2:54:16] court
[2:54:17] may
[2:54:17] restrain
[2:54:18] the
[2:54:18] implementation
[2:54:19] of a
[2:54:19] wage
[2:54:20] order
[2:54:20] despite
[2:54:21] the
[2:54:22] specific
[2:54:23] administrative
[2:54:24] process
[2:54:24] created
[2:54:25] by law.
[2:54:28] It is
[2:54:28] also
[2:54:28] about
[2:54:29] whether
[2:54:29] the
[2:54:29] Department
[2:54:30] of
[2:54:30] Labor
[2:54:30] and
[2:54:30] Employment
[2:54:31] will
[2:54:32] also
[2:54:32] defend
[2:54:33] the
[2:54:33] authority
[2:54:34] entrusted
[2:54:35] to it
[2:54:36] or
[2:54:37] retreat
[2:54:37] the
[2:54:37] moment
[2:54:38] that
[2:54:38] authority
[2:54:39] is
[2:54:39] challenged.
[2:54:41] Kapag
[2:54:41] malalaking
[2:54:41] negosyante
[2:54:42] at oligarko
[2:54:43] ang humingi
[2:54:43] ng pabor,
[2:54:44] napakabilis
[2:54:45] kumilos
[2:54:46] ng gobyerno
[2:54:47] at sistema.
[2:54:48] Pero kapag
[2:54:49] manggagawa
[2:54:49] ang nagsasabing
[2:54:50] hindi na sapat
[2:54:51] ang sahod
[2:54:52] para mabuhay,
[2:54:54] ang sagot
[2:54:54] palagi ay
[2:54:55] pag-aaralan
[2:54:56] pa,
[2:54:57] magteis
[2:54:57] na muna,
[2:54:58] maghintay
[2:54:59] at umasa
[2:55:00] sa susunod
[2:55:01] na wage
[2:55:02] order.
[2:55:03] Mr. Speaker,
[2:55:04] mga kasama,
[2:55:05] the legal
[2:55:06] questions
[2:55:06] raised
[2:55:07] by this
[2:55:07] case
[2:55:08] are
[2:55:08] serious.
[2:55:10] Malinaw po
[2:55:11] na sinasaad
[2:55:11] sa Article
[2:55:12] 126
[2:55:13] ng Labor
[2:55:13] Code
[2:55:14] and I
[2:55:14] quote,
[2:55:14] no preliminary
[2:55:16] or permanent
[2:55:18] injunction
[2:55:18] or temporary
[2:55:20] restraining
[2:55:21] order
[2:55:21] may be issued
[2:55:23] by any
[2:55:24] court,
[2:55:25] tribunal
[2:55:25] or other
[2:55:26] entity
[2:55:27] against any
[2:55:28] proceedings
[2:55:29] before the
[2:55:29] Commission
[2:55:30] or the
[2:55:31] Regional
[2:55:31] Boards.
[2:55:32] Article 123
[2:55:33] meanwhile
[2:55:34] provides a
[2:55:35] very specific
[2:55:36] remedy
[2:55:36] for a party
[2:55:38] aggrieved
[2:55:38] by a wage
[2:55:39] order,
[2:55:40] an appeal
[2:55:41] to the
[2:55:42] National Wages
[2:55:43] and Productivity
[2:55:44] Commission
[2:55:44] within the
[2:55:45] period
[2:55:46] provided
[2:55:46] by law.
[2:55:48] Such an
[2:55:49] appeal
[2:55:49] does not
[2:55:49] automatically
[2:55:50] suspend
[2:55:51] the wage
[2:55:52] order.
[2:55:53] A stay
[2:55:53] requires the
[2:55:54] appellant to
[2:55:55] file an
[2:55:56] undertaking
[2:55:56] with satisfactory
[2:55:58] sureties before
[2:55:59] the Commission
[2:55:59] for the payment
[2:56:01] of the
[2:56:01] corresponding
[2:56:02] wage
[2:56:02] increase
[2:56:03] should the
[2:56:04] order be
[2:56:04] affirmed.
[2:56:06] Congress
[2:56:06] designed this
[2:56:08] mechanism
[2:56:08] for a
[2:56:09] reason.
[2:56:11] Wage
[2:56:11] determination
[2:56:12] is specialized
[2:56:13] quasi-legislative
[2:56:15] function
[2:56:16] entrusted to
[2:56:17] the regional
[2:56:18] wage
[2:56:18] boards
[2:56:19] subject to
[2:56:20] review by
[2:56:21] the
[2:56:21] NWPC.
[2:56:23] These
[2:56:23] bodies
[2:56:24] study economic
[2:56:25] conditions,
[2:56:27] conduct
[2:56:27] consultations,
[2:56:29] receive the
[2:56:29] positions of
[2:56:30] workers and
[2:56:31] employers,
[2:56:32] and determine
[2:56:33] whether an
[2:56:34] adjustment
[2:56:34] is warranted.
[2:56:37] An aggrieved
[2:56:37] employer is not
[2:56:39] without a
[2:56:39] remedy, but
[2:56:41] the remedy
[2:56:41] prescribed by
[2:56:42] law is an
[2:56:44] administrative
[2:56:44] appeal to
[2:56:45] the Commission.
[2:56:47] The passing
[2:56:48] RTC's
[2:56:49] intervention
[2:56:49] therefore raises
[2:56:51] grave jurisdictional
[2:56:53] and institutional
[2:56:55] concerns.
[2:56:57] It appears
[2:56:58] inconsistent with
[2:56:59] Article 126
[2:57:01] and risks
[2:57:02] circumventing the
[2:57:04] administrative
[2:57:04] appeal process
[2:57:06] under Article
[2:57:07] 123.
[2:57:09] At the very
[2:57:09] least, it
[2:57:10] raises a
[2:57:11] serious
[2:57:11] question
[2:57:11] of judicial
[2:57:13] encroachment
[2:57:14] upon the
[2:57:15] wage-setting
[2:57:16] authority
[2:57:17] entrusted by
[2:57:19] Congress
[2:57:19] to the
[2:57:20] regional
[2:57:21] boards
[2:57:21] and the
[2:57:22] NWPC.
[2:57:24] Sa madaling
[2:57:24] sabi, Mr.
[2:57:25] Speaker at
[2:57:26] mga kasama,
[2:57:27] pinangihimasukan
[2:57:29] ng Pasig
[2:57:30] Regional
[2:57:31] Trial
[2:57:31] Court
[2:57:32] ang isang
[2:57:33] bagay na
[2:57:34] wala itong
[2:57:35] jurisdiksyon.
[2:57:36] pinangingibabawan
[2:57:39] nito
[2:57:39] ang kapangyarihan
[2:57:41] ng Kongreso
[2:57:42] na gumawa
[2:57:43] ng batas
[2:57:44] at pinangungunahan
[2:57:46] naman nito
[2:57:47] ang ehekutibong
[2:57:48] na italagang
[2:57:49] magpatupad
[2:57:50] ng mga
[2:57:51] nagawang
[2:57:52] batas.
[2:57:52] We respect
[2:57:54] the
[2:57:54] independence
[2:57:55] of the
[2:57:56] judiciary
[2:57:57] and recognize
[2:57:58] the authority
[2:57:59] of courts
[2:58:00] to determine
[2:58:01] the limits
[2:58:01] of their
[2:58:02] jurisdiction.
[2:58:04] But judicial
[2:58:05] independence
[2:58:06] does not
[2:58:06] place judicial
[2:58:08] action
[2:58:08] beyond scrutiny,
[2:58:10] especially
[2:58:11] when an
[2:58:12] order directly
[2:58:13] affects
[2:58:14] more than a
[2:58:15] million minimum
[2:58:16] wage workers
[2:58:17] and appears
[2:58:18] to collide
[2:58:19] with the
[2:58:20] language
[2:58:20] and structure
[2:58:21] of the
[2:58:22] labor code.
[2:58:24] Respect
[2:58:24] for the
[2:58:25] courts
[2:58:25] does not
[2:58:26] require
[2:58:27] silence
[2:58:27] from
[2:58:28] Congress.
[2:58:29] Congress
[2:58:30] enacted
[2:58:31] the law,
[2:58:32] established
[2:58:33] the wage
[2:58:34] boards,
[2:58:35] prescribed
[2:58:35] the appeal
[2:58:36] process,
[2:58:37] and restricted
[2:58:38] the issuance
[2:58:39] of injunctions
[2:58:40] involving
[2:58:41] proceedings
[2:58:42] before the
[2:58:43] commission
[2:58:43] and regional
[2:58:44] boards.
[2:58:45] We,
[2:58:46] therefore,
[2:58:47] have the
[2:58:47] right and
[2:58:48] the obligation
[2:58:48] to ask
[2:58:49] whether
[2:58:50] the
[2:58:50] statutory
[2:58:51] process
[2:58:52] enacted
[2:58:53] by
[2:58:53] Congress
[2:58:54] has been
[2:58:55] disregarded.
[2:58:57] And we must
[2:58:57] ask what
[2:58:58] happens
[2:58:59] if this
[2:59:00] becomes
[2:59:00] the
[2:59:00] precedent.
[2:59:02] Kapag ba
[2:59:02] hindi
[2:59:02] nagustuhan
[2:59:03] ng mga
[2:59:03] employer
[2:59:04] ang wage
[2:59:05] order
[2:59:05] sa iba't
[2:59:05] ibang
[2:59:06] region?
[2:59:07] Ibig sabihin,
[2:59:08] pupunta na lang
[2:59:09] sila sa mga
[2:59:09] regional trial
[2:59:10] courts?
[2:59:11] Kapag ayaw ba
[2:59:12] nilang ipatupad
[2:59:13] ang dagdag
[2:59:13] na pasahod?
[2:59:15] Ihingi na
[2:59:15] lamang ba
[2:59:16] sila
[2:59:16] ng temporary
[2:59:17] restraining
[2:59:18] order?
[2:59:19] If that
[2:59:19] becomes
[2:59:20] the
[2:59:20] ordinary
[2:59:21] course,
[2:59:22] what
[2:59:22] remains
[2:59:23] of the
[2:59:23] authority
[2:59:24] of the
[2:59:24] wage
[2:59:24] boards?
[2:59:25] What
[2:59:26] remains
[2:59:26] of the
[2:59:26] appellate
[2:59:27] jurisdiction
[2:59:28] of the
[2:59:28] NWPC?
[2:59:30] What
[2:59:30] assurance
[2:59:31] can
[2:59:31] workers
[2:59:32] have
[2:59:33] that
[2:59:33] any
[2:59:33] future
[2:59:34] wage
[2:59:34] increase
[2:59:35] will ever
[2:59:36] reach
[2:59:36] them?
[2:59:36] Mr.
[2:59:37] Mr. Speaker,
[2:59:39] ang isa
[2:59:39] pa pong
[2:59:39] nakakabahala
[2:59:40] bukod sa
[2:59:41] problematic
[2:59:42] at
[2:59:42] depektibong
[2:59:43] TRO
[2:59:43] na nilabas
[2:59:44] ng
[2:59:44] PASIG
[2:59:45] RTC
[2:59:45] ay naging
[2:59:46] tugon
[2:59:47] mismo
[2:59:47] ng
[2:59:47] Department
[2:59:48] of
[2:59:48] Labor
[2:59:49] and
[2:59:49] Employment.
[2:59:51] Sa
[2:59:51] halip
[2:59:51] na
[2:59:51] ipaglaban
[2:59:52] at
[2:59:52] tindigan
[2:59:53] ang
[2:59:53] wage
[2:59:53] order,
[2:59:54] ang
[2:59:55] exclusive
[2:59:56] jurisdiction
[2:59:57] ng
[2:59:57] RTWPB
[2:59:59] NCR
[2:59:59] at
[3:00:00] ng
[3:00:00] National
[3:00:01] Wages
[3:00:01] and
[3:00:01] Productivity
[3:00:02] Commission,
[3:00:03] sa halip
[3:00:04] na matapang
[3:00:04] na tumayo
[3:00:05] kasama
[3:00:05] ang mga
[3:00:06] manggagawang
[3:00:07] dapat na
[3:00:07] makinabang
[3:00:08] sa dagdag
[3:00:09] sahod,
[3:00:10] palasuko
[3:00:10] at
[3:00:11] duwag pa
[3:00:12] na pumanig
[3:00:13] ang dole
[3:00:14] sa
[3:00:14] depektibo
[3:00:15] at
[3:00:16] ilegal
[3:00:16] na
[3:00:17] temporary
[3:00:17] restraining
[3:00:18] order.
[3:00:19] Government
[3:00:20] agencies
[3:00:20] must
[3:00:21] ordinarily
[3:00:24] comply
[3:00:24] with
[3:00:24] court
[3:00:25] orders,
[3:00:26] but
[3:00:26] compliance
[3:00:27] does
[3:00:27] not
[3:00:28] require
[3:00:28] surrender,
[3:00:29] Mr.
[3:00:29] Speaker.
[3:00:31] Four
[3:00:31] days
[3:00:31] have passed
[3:00:32] since the
[3:00:32] TRO
[3:00:33] was
[3:00:33] issued,
[3:00:33] yet
[3:00:34] dole
[3:00:34] has
[3:00:35] not
[3:00:35] publicly
[3:00:36] confirmed
[3:00:37] the
[3:00:37] filing
[3:00:37] of
[3:00:37] any
[3:00:38] motion
[3:00:38] or
[3:00:39] other
[3:00:39] legal
[3:00:40] remedy
[3:00:40] to
[3:00:40] challenge
[3:00:41] it.
[3:00:42] The
[3:00:42] department's
[3:00:43] announced
[3:00:43] intention
[3:00:44] to
[3:00:44] defend
[3:00:44] the
[3:00:45] wage
[3:00:45] increase
[3:00:46] must
[3:00:47] now
[3:00:47] be
[3:00:47] translated
[3:00:48] into
[3:00:48] immediate
[3:00:49] legal
[3:00:50] action
[3:00:50] to
[3:00:51] uphold
[3:00:51] the
[3:00:52] clear
[3:00:52] language
[3:00:53] of
[3:00:53] Articles
[3:00:53] 123
[3:00:54] and
[3:00:55] 126.
[3:00:57] E nasaan
[3:00:57] po ang
[3:00:57] tapang
[3:00:58] na ipinakita
[3:00:58] nung ipinagmamalaki
[3:00:59] ng gobyernong
[3:01:00] ito
[3:01:00] ang historic
[3:01:01] na wage
[3:01:02] increase?
[3:01:03] Nasaan
[3:01:03] ng malinaw
[3:01:04] na pangakong
[3:01:04] gagamitin
[3:01:05] ng dole
[3:01:05] ang lahat
[3:01:06] ng legal
[3:01:07] na remedyo
[3:01:08] at instrumento
[3:01:09] upang
[3:01:09] maipatupad
[3:01:10] agad
[3:01:10] ang umento
[3:01:11] sa sahod.
[3:01:12] Sekretary
[3:01:13] Tolentino
[3:01:13] cannot claim
[3:01:14] ownership
[3:01:15] of the
[3:01:15] wage
[3:01:15] increase
[3:01:16] when
[3:01:16] it
[3:01:16] is
[3:01:17] announced
[3:01:17] then
[3:01:18] act
[3:01:18] merely
[3:01:18] as
[3:01:19] a
[3:01:19] passive
[3:01:19] observer
[3:01:20] when
[3:01:20] it
[3:01:21] is
[3:01:21] restrained.
[3:01:22] He
[3:01:22] cannot
[3:01:23] place
[3:01:23] his
[3:01:23] name
[3:01:23] beside
[3:01:24] the
[3:01:24] word
[3:01:24] historic
[3:01:25] when
[3:01:25] there
[3:01:25] is
[3:01:25] good
[3:01:26] news
[3:01:26] but
[3:01:27] hide
[3:01:27] behind
[3:01:28] procedure
[3:01:28] when
[3:01:29] workers
[3:01:29] are
[3:01:30] denied
[3:01:30] the
[3:01:30] benefit.
[3:01:31] Hindi
[3:01:32] sapat
[3:01:32] maging
[3:01:33] tagapag-anunsyo
[3:01:34] lang
[3:01:34] ang
[3:01:35] Secretary
[3:01:35] of
[3:01:36] Labor.
[3:01:36] Ang
[3:01:37] Secretary
[3:01:37] of
[3:01:38] Labor
[3:01:38] ay
[3:01:38] ang
[3:01:39] dapat
[3:01:39] na
[3:01:39] pangunahing
[3:01:40] tagapagtanggol
[3:01:41] ng mga
[3:01:42] manggagawa
[3:01:42] sa
[3:01:43] executive
[3:01:43] branch.
[3:01:45] Sekretary
[3:01:46] Tolentino,
[3:01:47] hindi ka
[3:01:47] dapat
[3:01:48] maging
[3:01:48] toll
[3:01:49] ng
[3:01:49] mga
[3:01:49] negosanteng
[3:01:50] gustong
[3:01:50] pigilan
[3:01:51] ang
[3:01:51] pagtas
[3:01:52] ng
[3:01:52] sahod.
[3:01:52] You
[3:01:53] are
[3:01:53] expected
[3:01:54] to
[3:01:54] stand
[3:01:55] with
[3:01:55] the
[3:01:55] workers
[3:01:56] whose
[3:01:56] rights
[3:01:57] your
[3:01:57] department
[3:01:57] was
[3:01:58] created
[3:01:58] to
[3:01:58] protect.
[3:02:00] Mr.
[3:02:00] Speaker,
[3:02:01] the
[3:02:01] court
[3:02:01] order
[3:02:02] itself
[3:02:02] reveals
[3:02:03] the
[3:02:03] imbalance
[3:02:03] at
[3:02:03] the
[3:02:04] heart
[3:02:04] of
[3:02:04] our
[3:02:04] economic
[3:02:05] and
[3:02:05] legal
[3:02:05] system.
[3:02:06] The
[3:02:06] petitioning
[3:02:07] companies
[3:02:08] argued
[3:02:09] that
[3:02:09] the
[3:02:09] wage
[3:02:10] increase
[3:02:10] would
[3:02:11] raise
[3:02:12] payroll
[3:02:12] expenses,
[3:02:14] employer
[3:02:14] contributions,
[3:02:16] 13-month
[3:02:17] pay,
[3:02:18] overtime
[3:02:18] differentials,
[3:02:20] wage
[3:02:20] distortion
[3:02:20] adjustments,
[3:02:22] productivity
[3:02:22] incentives,
[3:02:23] leave
[3:02:24] conversions
[3:02:25] and other
[3:02:25] labor
[3:02:25] costs.
[3:02:27] Sabi pa
[3:02:27] po ng
[3:02:28] isang
[3:02:28] petitioner,
[3:02:30] inestimate
[3:02:30] na nila
[3:02:31] na ang
[3:02:31] increase
[3:02:31] would
[3:02:32] add
[3:02:32] approximately
[3:02:33] 409,000
[3:02:35] pesos
[3:02:36] to its
[3:02:37] direct
[3:02:38] payroll
[3:02:38] expense.
[3:02:40] It also
[3:02:40] warned of
[3:02:41] reduced
[3:02:41] profitability,
[3:02:43] workforce
[3:02:43] reduction,
[3:02:44] suspension
[3:02:45] of operations
[3:02:46] and possible
[3:02:47] closure.
[3:02:48] These
[3:02:49] projected
[3:02:49] costs
[3:02:50] were
[3:02:51] carefully
[3:02:51] computed,
[3:02:52] placed
[3:02:53] in
[3:02:53] affidavits
[3:02:54] and
[3:02:55] presented
[3:02:55] as
[3:02:56] urgent
[3:02:56] injuries
[3:02:57] requiring
[3:02:59] immediate
[3:03:00] judicial
[3:03:00] intervention.
[3:03:02] Pero nasa
[3:03:03] naman po
[3:03:03] ang kaparehas
[3:03:04] na accounting
[3:03:04] sa mawawala
[3:03:05] sa mga
[3:03:05] manggagawa?
[3:03:07] Where is
[3:03:07] the calculation
[3:03:08] of meals
[3:03:09] that the
[3:03:09] workers
[3:03:10] can no
[3:03:10] longer
[3:03:11] afford?
[3:03:12] Where is
[3:03:12] the computation
[3:03:13] of
[3:03:13] medicines
[3:03:14] left
[3:03:15] unpurchased?
[3:03:17] Where is
[3:03:17] the valuation
[3:03:18] of the
[3:03:18] hours
[3:03:18] lost
[3:03:19] to
[3:03:19] exhausting
[3:03:19] commutes
[3:03:20] because
[3:03:21] workers
[3:03:21] cannot
[3:03:22] afford
[3:03:22] housing
[3:03:23] closer to
[3:03:24] work?
[3:03:24] Madaling
[3:03:25] sabihin
[3:03:25] at
[3:03:26] ipakita
[3:03:26] sa
[3:03:26] mga
[3:03:27] balance
[3:03:27] sheets
[3:03:28] ang
[3:03:28] sinasabing
[3:03:29] pagkalugi
[3:03:30] ng
[3:03:30] mga
[3:03:30] negosyo.
[3:03:31] Pero paano
[3:03:31] naman
[3:03:32] ang
[3:03:32] mga
[3:03:32] manggagawa?
[3:03:33] Worker
[3:03:34] injury
[3:03:34] is
[3:03:34] scattered
[3:03:35] across
[3:03:36] millions
[3:03:36] of
[3:03:36] homes.
[3:03:38] That
[3:03:38] does
[3:03:38] not
[3:03:38] make
[3:03:39] it
[3:03:39] less
[3:03:39] real.
[3:03:40] It
[3:03:40] merely
[3:03:41] makes
[3:03:41] it
[3:03:41] easier
[3:03:42] to
[3:03:42] ignore.
[3:03:43] Mr. Speaker,
[3:03:44] we do
[3:03:45] not
[3:03:45] deny
[3:03:45] that
[3:03:46] some
[3:03:46] enterprises,
[3:03:47] particularly
[3:03:48] micro and
[3:03:49] small
[3:03:49] businesses,
[3:03:50] may face
[3:03:51] genuine
[3:03:51] difficulty
[3:03:52] in complying
[3:03:53] with wage
[3:03:53] increases.
[3:03:54] A
[3:03:55] responsible
[3:03:56] wage
[3:03:56] policy
[3:03:57] must
[3:03:58] provide
[3:03:58] appropriate
[3:03:59] mechanisms
[3:04:00] for
[3:04:00] distressed
[3:04:01] establishments
[3:04:02] including
[3:04:03] transparent
[3:04:04] and
[3:04:04] strictly
[3:04:05] regulated
[3:04:06] exemptions,
[3:04:07] affordable
[3:04:07] credit,
[3:04:09] targeted
[3:04:09] subsidies,
[3:04:10] productivity
[3:04:11] assistance,
[3:04:12] tax
[3:04:12] support,
[3:04:13] and other
[3:04:14] transitional
[3:04:15] measures
[3:04:15] for
[3:04:15] enterprises
[3:04:16] that
[3:04:17] demonstrate
[3:04:18] actual
[3:04:19] incapacity.
[3:04:20] Pero
[3:04:20] kailangan
[3:04:21] din po,
[3:04:21] Mr. Speaker,
[3:04:22] nating tanungin,
[3:04:24] bakit
[3:04:25] ho ba
[3:04:25] laging
[3:04:25] manggagawa
[3:04:26] ang
[3:04:26] sumasalo
[3:04:27] at
[3:04:28] lagi
[3:04:28] nating
[3:04:28] sinisisi
[3:04:29] sa mga
[3:04:29] problema
[3:04:30] ng isang
[3:04:30] negosyo?
[3:04:32] Bakit
[3:04:32] ang
[3:04:32] laging
[3:04:33] tingin
[3:04:33] sa mga
[3:04:34] manggagawa
[3:04:35] ay
[3:04:36] gastos
[3:04:36] lamang
[3:04:37] sa
[3:04:37] kumpanya
[3:04:38] o
[3:04:38] mga
[3:04:38] negosyo?
[3:04:39] The
[3:04:40] court
[3:04:40] said
[3:04:41] that
[3:04:41] the
[3:04:41] controversy
[3:04:42] should
[3:04:42] not
[3:04:42] be
[3:04:43] reduced
[3:04:43] to
[3:04:43] a
[3:04:43] simple
[3:04:44] binary
[3:04:45] between
[3:04:46] workers
[3:04:46] and
[3:04:46] employers
[3:04:47] because
[3:04:48] businesses
[3:04:48] and
[3:04:49] labor
[3:04:49] are
[3:04:50] economically
[3:04:51] interdependent.
[3:04:52] That
[3:04:53] principle
[3:04:53] is
[3:04:53] correct,
[3:04:54] Mr.
[3:04:54] Speaker.
[3:04:55] Workers
[3:04:55] need
[3:04:56] viable
[3:04:56] enterprises
[3:04:57] and
[3:04:58] enterprises
[3:04:59] cannot
[3:05:00] exist
[3:05:01] without
[3:05:01] workers.
[3:05:03] But
[3:05:03] genuine
[3:05:03] interdependence
[3:05:04] cannot mean
[3:05:05] that workers
[3:05:05] share
[3:05:06] in every
[3:05:07] business
[3:05:07] risk
[3:05:08] while
[3:05:08] receiving
[3:05:09] only a
[3:05:09] limited
[3:05:10] share
[3:05:10] of
[3:05:11] business
[3:05:11] growth.
[3:05:12] It
[3:05:13] cannot
[3:05:13] mean
[3:05:13] that
[3:05:13] the
[3:05:14] right
[3:05:14] of
[3:05:14] enterprises
[3:05:15] to
[3:05:15] reasonable
[3:05:16] returns
[3:05:17] is
[3:05:17] immediately
[3:05:17] enforceable
[3:05:18] while
[3:05:19] the
[3:05:20] constitutional
[3:05:20] commitment
[3:05:21] to a
[3:05:21] living
[3:05:21] wage
[3:05:22] remains
[3:05:22] permanently
[3:05:24] aspirational.
[3:05:26] Kapag
[3:05:26] nalulugi
[3:05:27] po ang
[3:05:27] negosyo,
[3:05:28] Mr.
[3:05:28] Speaker,
[3:05:29] manggagawa
[3:05:30] ang
[3:05:30] pinagsasakripisyo.
[3:05:33] Pero kapag
[3:05:33] kumikita
[3:05:34] naman
[3:05:34] ang mga
[3:05:34] negosyo
[3:05:35] at mga
[3:05:35] kumpanya,
[3:05:36] eh
[3:05:36] laging
[3:05:37] sinasabi,
[3:05:38] magintay
[3:05:38] muna
[3:05:39] ang mga
[3:05:39] manggagawa
[3:05:39] bago
[3:05:40] makinabang.
[3:05:42] This
[3:05:42] is not
[3:05:42] genuine
[3:05:43] interdependence.
[3:05:44] It
[3:05:44] is
[3:05:44] an
[3:05:45] equal
[3:05:45] dependence.
[3:05:47] The
[3:05:47] enterprise
[3:05:48] depends upon
[3:05:49] workers
[3:05:49] to create
[3:05:50] value
[3:05:50] while
[3:05:51] the
[3:05:51] worker
[3:05:52] is
[3:05:52] made
[3:05:52] dependent
[3:05:53] upon
[3:05:53] an
[3:05:53] employer
[3:05:54] for
[3:05:55] the
[3:05:55] basic
[3:05:55] ability
[3:05:56] to
[3:05:56] eat.
[3:05:57] Mr.
[3:05:58] Speaker,
[3:05:58] the
[3:05:58] 85
[3:05:59] peso
[3:05:59] wage
[3:05:59] increase
[3:06:00] was
[3:06:00] never
[3:06:00] enough.
[3:06:01] Even
[3:06:02] upon
[3:06:02] full
[3:06:03] implementation,
[3:06:05] the
[3:06:05] minimum
[3:06:05] wage
[3:06:06] for
[3:06:06] non-agricultural
[3:06:07] workers
[3:06:07] in Metro
[3:06:08] Manila
[3:06:08] would
[3:06:09] increase
[3:06:09] only to
[3:06:10] 780
[3:06:11] pesos
[3:06:11] per
[3:06:11] day.
[3:06:11] That
[3:06:12] remains
[3:06:13] far below
[3:06:14] what a worker
[3:06:15] supporting a
[3:06:15] family needs
[3:06:16] for food,
[3:06:18] rent,
[3:06:18] utilities,
[3:06:19] transportation,
[3:06:20] medicine,
[3:06:21] education,
[3:06:21] and other
[3:06:22] necessities.
[3:06:23] Ang mga minimum
[3:06:24] wage earner
[3:06:24] ay walang mga
[3:06:25] abogado.
[3:06:27] Hindi kahalintulad
[3:06:28] ng mga malalaking
[3:06:29] negosyanteng
[3:06:30] kayang kumuha
[3:06:31] ng mga
[3:06:32] maimpluensya
[3:06:33] at prestigyosong
[3:06:34] law firms.
[3:06:36] Walang ibang
[3:06:37] sinasandigan
[3:06:37] ng mga
[3:06:38] manggagawa
[3:06:38] kundi
[3:06:39] ang gobyerno.
[3:06:40] Ito ang dahilan
[3:06:53] kung bakit
[3:06:54] hindi po
[3:06:54] pwedeng
[3:06:55] walang
[3:06:55] imig
[3:06:55] o walang
[3:06:57] paglaban
[3:06:57] ang gobyerno.
[3:06:59] The government
[3:06:59] cannot remain
[3:07:00] a passive
[3:07:01] observer.
[3:07:02] The DOLE,
[3:07:04] the NWPC,
[3:07:05] RTWPB,
[3:07:06] NCR,
[3:07:07] and the
[3:07:07] Office of the
[3:07:08] Solicitor General
[3:07:09] must immediately
[3:07:10] exhaust all
[3:07:11] available
[3:07:12] legal remedies.
[3:07:13] They must
[3:07:14] vigorously defend
[3:07:16] the illegality
[3:07:17] of the wage
[3:07:17] order and
[3:07:18] the wage
[3:07:19] setting
[3:07:19] authority
[3:07:20] granted to
[3:07:21] them by
[3:07:21] Congress.
[3:07:23] They must
[3:07:23] ensure that
[3:07:24] workers are
[3:07:25] not misled,
[3:07:26] underpaid,
[3:07:27] or deprived
[3:07:28] of amounts
[3:07:28] lawfully due
[3:07:29] for periods
[3:07:30] not covered
[3:07:31] by any
[3:07:32] restraining
[3:07:32] order.
[3:07:33] They must
[3:07:33] assure workers
[3:07:34] that the
[3:07:34] state will
[3:07:35] not simply
[3:07:36] abandon an
[3:07:37] increase after
[3:07:37] publicly
[3:07:38] promising it.
[3:07:39] For decades,
[3:07:40] Mr. Speaker,
[3:07:41] the regional
[3:07:41] wage boards
[3:07:42] have held
[3:07:42] consultations,
[3:07:44] studied
[3:07:45] economic
[3:07:45] indicators,
[3:07:47] received
[3:07:47] position
[3:07:48] papers,
[3:07:48] and
[3:07:48] periodically
[3:07:49] announced
[3:07:50] increases.
[3:07:51] Yet,
[3:07:52] after every
[3:07:52] process,
[3:07:54] the outcome
[3:07:54] remains
[3:07:55] fundamentally
[3:07:56] the same.
[3:07:57] Minimum
[3:07:57] wages
[3:07:58] remain far
[3:07:58] below the
[3:07:59] actual
[3:07:59] cost of
[3:08:00] living.
[3:08:00] Regional
[3:08:01] disparities
[3:08:01] persist.
[3:08:03] Workers
[3:08:03] performing
[3:08:04] comparable
[3:08:05] work
[3:08:05] receive
[3:08:05] vastly
[3:08:06] different
[3:08:06] wages
[3:08:07] based
[3:08:08] largely
[3:08:08] on
[3:08:09] geography.
[3:08:09] parehas
[3:08:11] na
[3:08:11] trabaho,
[3:08:12] parehas
[3:08:12] na
[3:08:13] pagod,
[3:08:14] parehas
[3:08:14] na
[3:08:14] pangangailangan,
[3:08:15] pero
[3:08:15] magkakaiba
[3:08:16] ang
[3:08:16] sahod.
[3:08:16] The present
[3:08:17] controversy
[3:08:18] strengthens
[3:08:19] the case
[3:08:20] for Congress
[3:08:21] to establish
[3:08:22] a clear
[3:08:22] national
[3:08:23] minimum
[3:08:23] wage
[3:08:24] baseline
[3:08:24] that
[3:08:25] progressively
[3:08:25] closes
[3:08:26] the gap
[3:08:27] between
[3:08:27] the
[3:08:27] wages
[3:08:28] and the
[3:08:28] actual
[3:08:29] cost
[3:08:29] of a
[3:08:30] dignified
[3:08:30] life.
[3:08:31] The
[3:08:32] false
[3:08:32] choice
[3:08:32] between
[3:08:33] business
[3:08:33] survival
[3:08:34] and
[3:08:34] worker
[3:08:35] survival
[3:08:36] must end.
[3:08:36] A competent
[3:08:38] government
[3:08:38] must
[3:08:39] protect
[3:08:39] both,
[3:08:40] but
[3:08:41] the
[3:08:41] survival
[3:08:41] of
[3:08:42] an
[3:08:42] enterprise
[3:08:43] cannot
[3:08:43] be
[3:08:44] permanently
[3:08:44] financed
[3:08:45] through
[3:08:46] the
[3:08:46] hunger
[3:08:46] of
[3:08:47] its
[3:08:47] workers.
[3:08:48] Ang mga
[3:08:48] pamilya
[3:08:49] po ay
[3:08:49] napupwersang
[3:08:50] mangutang
[3:08:51] para
[3:08:51] makabili
[3:08:52] ng pagkain
[3:08:53] at makabayad
[3:08:53] sa mga
[3:08:54] utilities.
[3:08:55] Tapos
[3:08:55] gagamitin
[3:08:56] ang susunod
[3:08:57] na sahod
[3:08:57] para ipambayad
[3:08:58] sa nakaraang
[3:08:59] utang.
[3:09:00] Tapos
[3:09:00] mangungutang
[3:09:00] ulit
[3:09:01] para may
[3:09:01] maipambayad
[3:09:02] sa isa
[3:09:02] na namang
[3:09:03] utang.
[3:09:04] This
[3:09:04] is not
[3:09:04] a failure
[3:09:05] of budgeting
[3:09:06] or financial
[3:09:06] literacy.
[3:09:08] It is
[3:09:08] arithmetic
[3:09:09] made
[3:09:09] impossible
[3:09:10] by
[3:09:10] an
[3:09:11] inadequate
[3:09:12] wage.
[3:09:14] It tells
[3:09:14] us that
[3:09:14] the state
[3:09:15] has failed
[3:09:16] to establish
[3:09:17] a durable
[3:09:17] and just
[3:09:18] framework
[3:09:18] for balancing
[3:09:19] enterprise
[3:09:20] viability
[3:09:21] with workers'
[3:09:21] rights.
[3:09:22] It tells
[3:09:23] Congress
[3:09:23] that we
[3:09:24] can no
[3:09:24] longer
[3:09:24] postpone
[3:09:25] structural
[3:09:27] wage
[3:09:27] reform.
[3:09:28] Ngayon pong
[3:09:29] papalapit
[3:09:29] na tayo
[3:09:30] sa national
[3:09:30] budget
[3:09:31] deliberations.
[3:09:32] Bawat
[3:09:32] ahensya
[3:09:33] po ng
[3:09:33] gobyerno
[3:09:34] ay muling
[3:09:34] aharap
[3:09:34] dito
[3:09:35] sa atin
[3:09:35] sa
[3:09:35] camera.
[3:09:36] May
[3:09:37] kanya-kanyang
[3:09:37] bit-bit
[3:09:38] na
[3:09:38] accomplishment
[3:09:38] reports,
[3:09:39] statistics,
[3:09:41] targets,
[3:09:41] at
[3:09:42] beneficiary
[3:09:42] counts.
[3:09:43] They
[3:09:43] will tell
[3:09:44] us
[3:09:44] how many
[3:09:44] workers
[3:09:45] attended
[3:09:46] training,
[3:09:47] how many
[3:09:47] establishments
[3:09:48] were inspected,
[3:09:49] how many
[3:09:50] people received
[3:09:50] temporary
[3:09:51] employment,
[3:09:52] how many
[3:09:53] consultations
[3:09:53] were conducted,
[3:09:55] and how many
[3:09:55] livelihood kits
[3:09:56] were distributed.
[3:09:58] But we
[3:09:58] must ask
[3:09:59] harder
[3:10:00] questions,
[3:10:01] Mr.
[3:10:01] Speaker.
[3:10:02] Ilang
[3:10:02] mga
[3:10:02] manggagawa
[3:10:03] na ba
[3:10:03] ang sumasahod
[3:10:04] ng sapat
[3:10:05] para sa
[3:10:05] mga batayang
[3:10:06] pangangailangan
[3:10:07] ng kanilang
[3:10:07] pamilya?
[3:10:08] Ilang
[3:10:08] mga
[3:10:08] kontraktual
[3:10:09] na manggagawa
[3:10:10] na ba
[3:10:10] ang naging
[3:10:10] regular?
[3:10:11] Ilang
[3:10:12] JO,
[3:10:13] COS
[3:10:13] na ba
[3:10:13] ang
[3:10:14] nabigyan
[3:10:15] ng
[3:10:15] permanent
[3:10:16] item?
[3:10:17] Ilang
[3:10:17] mga
[3:10:17] manggagaw
[3:10:18] ang tinanggal
[3:10:19] o nawala
[3:10:19] ng
[3:10:19] trabaho
[3:10:20] nagkaroon
[3:10:20] sa wakas
[3:10:21] ng
[3:10:21] disente
[3:10:22] at
[3:10:22] pangmatagalang
[3:10:23] trabaho?
[3:10:24] Ilang
[3:10:24] mga
[3:10:24] employer
[3:10:25] na ba
[3:10:25] ang
[3:10:26] napanagot
[3:10:26] dahil
[3:10:26] sa
[3:10:27] hindi
[3:10:27] pagbabayad
[3:10:28] o
[3:10:28] paghuhulog
[3:10:28] ng
[3:10:29] government
[3:10:29] mandated
[3:10:30] benefits?
[3:10:31] Ilang
[3:10:36] wage
[3:10:39] orders
[3:10:39] ba
[3:10:40] ang
[3:10:40] naipatupad
[3:10:40] ng
[3:10:41] gusto
[3:10:41] na
[3:10:41] walang
[3:10:41] delay,
[3:10:42] circumvention
[3:10:43] o
[3:10:43] pag-iwas?
[3:10:44] How much
[3:10:45] funding
[3:10:45] directly
[3:10:46] strengthens
[3:10:47] workers'
[3:10:47] bargaining
[3:10:48] power,
[3:10:49] employment
[3:10:49] security
[3:10:50] and access
[3:10:50] to justice?
[3:10:51] How much
[3:10:52] support
[3:10:52] is available
[3:10:53] to help
[3:10:53] genuine
[3:10:54] micro
[3:10:54] and small
[3:10:54] enterprises
[3:10:55] comply
[3:10:56] with fair
[3:10:57] wage
[3:10:57] standards?
[3:10:58] And how
[3:10:58] much
[3:10:59] of the
[3:10:59] country's
[3:10:59] economic
[3:11:00] growth
[3:11:00] actually
[3:11:01] reaches
[3:11:02] the
[3:11:02] worker?
[3:11:03] If the
[3:11:03] answer
[3:11:04] remains
[3:11:04] very
[3:11:05] little,
[3:11:06] government
[3:11:06] programs
[3:11:07] cannot be
[3:11:07] declared
[3:11:08] successful
[3:11:09] merely
[3:11:10] because
[3:11:10] funds
[3:11:11] were
[3:11:11] obligated
[3:11:11] or
[3:11:12] beneficiaries
[3:11:12] were
[3:11:13] counted,
[3:11:14] government
[3:11:14] performance
[3:11:15] must be
[3:11:16] measured
[3:11:16] by whether
[3:11:17] ordinary
[3:11:18] people
[3:11:18] can live
[3:11:19] better.
[3:11:20] We
[3:11:20] from
[3:11:21] Kamanggagawa
[3:11:21] Partilist
[3:11:22] therefore
[3:11:22] urges
[3:11:23] this
[3:11:23] house
[3:11:24] to
[3:11:24] place
[3:11:25] wage
[3:11:25] justice
[3:11:26] and
[3:11:27] decent
[3:11:27] employment
[3:11:27] at the
[3:11:28] center
[3:11:29] of the
[3:11:29] coming
[3:11:30] budget
[3:11:30] season.
[3:11:32] We
[3:11:32] must
[3:11:32] provide
[3:11:32] sufficient
[3:11:33] resources
[3:11:33] for
[3:11:34] labor
[3:11:34] inspection
[3:11:35] and
[3:11:35] enforcement.
[3:11:36] We
[3:11:36] must
[3:11:37] strengthen
[3:11:37] employment
[3:11:38] facilitation,
[3:11:39] unemployment
[3:11:39] protection,
[3:11:40] and training
[3:11:41] programs
[3:11:41] tied to
[3:11:42] actual
[3:11:42] and stable
[3:11:43] jobs.
[3:11:44] We
[3:11:44] must
[3:11:44] provide
[3:11:44] targeted
[3:11:45] assistance
[3:11:45] to
[3:11:46] enterprises
[3:11:46] that
[3:11:47] genuinely
[3:11:47] need help
[3:11:49] complying
[3:11:50] with labor
[3:11:50] standards
[3:11:51] without
[3:11:51] turning
[3:11:52] workers
[3:11:53] into
[3:11:53] permanent
[3:11:54] shock
[3:11:54] absorbers
[3:11:55] for the
[3:11:56] country.
[3:11:57] And
[3:11:57] we
[3:11:57] must
[3:11:57] advance
[3:11:58] legislation
[3:11:58] establishing
[3:11:59] a fair
[3:12:00] national
[3:12:00] wage
[3:12:01] baseline
[3:12:01] that
[3:12:02] progressively
[3:12:03] brings
[3:12:03] wages
[3:12:04] closer to
[3:12:05] the real
[3:12:05] cost of
[3:12:06] a dignified
[3:12:06] life.
[3:12:07] Mr. Speaker,
[3:12:08] mga kasama,
[3:12:09] this issue
[3:12:09] is not
[3:12:10] whether or
[3:12:11] not
[3:12:11] businesses
[3:12:12] matter.
[3:12:13] They do.
[3:12:15] The issue
[3:12:15] is whether
[3:12:16] workers
[3:12:16] matter
[3:12:17] equally.
[3:12:18] The issue
[3:12:19] is whether
[3:12:19] the hunger
[3:12:20] of a
[3:12:20] worker
[3:12:20] constitutes
[3:12:21] an
[3:12:21] urgent
[3:12:22] injury.
[3:12:23] Sa bagong
[3:12:23] Pilipinas
[3:12:24] na ipinagmamalaki
[3:12:25] ng
[3:12:25] administrasyon,
[3:12:27] bigong-biguho
[3:12:28] ang mga
[3:12:28] manggagawa.
[3:12:29] Bigong-bigu
[3:12:30] sa sahod,
[3:12:30] bigong-bigu
[3:12:31] sa seguridad,
[3:12:32] sa trabaho,
[3:12:33] bigong-bigu
[3:12:33] sa pagpapatupad
[3:12:34] ng batas.
[3:12:35] Our
[3:12:35] workers
[3:12:36] are
[3:12:36] demanding
[3:12:37] justice.
[3:12:37] Congress
[3:12:38] must
[3:12:38] act.
[3:12:39] The
[3:12:39] executive
[3:12:39] must
[3:12:40] act.
[3:12:40] Dole
[3:12:41] must
[3:12:41] ask.
[3:12:42] Let
[3:12:42] us
[3:12:42] defend
[3:12:43] every
[3:12:43] peso
[3:12:44] already
[3:12:44] granted
[3:12:45] to
[3:12:45] workers.
[3:12:46] Let
[3:12:46] us
[3:12:46] end
[3:12:46] a
[3:12:47] wage-setting
[3:12:47] system
[3:12:48] that
[3:12:48] repeatedly
[3:12:48] delivers
[3:12:49] too
[3:12:49] little
[3:12:50] too
[3:12:50] late.
[3:12:51] And
[3:12:51] let
[3:12:51] us
[3:12:51] build
[3:12:51] an
[3:12:51] economy
[3:12:52] where
[3:12:52] the
[3:12:53] people
[3:12:53] who
[3:12:53] create
[3:12:53] the
[3:12:54] nation's
[3:12:54] wealth
[3:12:54] are
[3:12:55] no
[3:12:55] longer
[3:12:55] the
[3:12:55] last
[3:12:56] to
[3:12:56] benefit
[3:12:56] and
[3:12:57] the
[3:12:57] first
[3:12:57] to
[3:12:57] sacrifice.
[3:12:58] Before
[3:12:58] I
[3:12:59] end,
[3:12:59] Mr. Speaker,
[3:13:00] I just
[3:13:00] want to
[3:13:00] inform this
[3:13:01] body that
[3:13:02] a while
[3:13:03] ago,
[3:13:04] the
[3:13:04] Senate
[3:13:04] of the
[3:13:05] Republic
[3:13:05] of the
[3:13:05] Philippines
[3:13:06] has
[3:13:07] announced
[3:13:07] that
[3:13:08] they
[3:13:08] will
[3:13:08] file
[3:13:08] a
[3:13:08] bipartisan
[3:13:09] resolution
[3:13:10] calling
[3:13:11] for the
[3:13:11] immediate
[3:13:12] lifting
[3:13:12] of the
[3:13:13] temporary
[3:13:13] restraining
[3:13:14] order
[3:13:14] issued
[3:13:15] by the
[3:13:15] passing
[3:13:16] RTC
[3:13:17] branch
[3:13:17] 152.
[3:13:18] This
[3:13:19] has been
[3:13:19] supported
[3:13:19] by no
[3:13:20] other than
[3:13:21] the
[3:13:21] majority
[3:13:21] leader,
[3:13:22] Senator
[3:13:22] Migs
[3:13:23] Subiri.
[3:13:23] Also
[3:13:24] supported
[3:13:24] by the
[3:13:24] Committee
[3:13:25] on
[3:13:25] Labor
[3:13:25] and
[3:13:25] Employment
[3:13:26] of the
[3:13:26] Senate,
[3:13:27] Senator
[3:13:27] Joel
[3:13:28] Villanueva.
[3:13:29] Also
[3:13:29] supported,
[3:13:30] strongly
[3:13:31] supported
[3:13:31] by
[3:13:31] Senator
[3:13:32] Robin
[3:13:32] Padilla.
[3:13:33] Nananawagan
[3:13:34] po ako
[3:13:34] sa mga
[3:13:35] kasama
[3:13:35] ko
[3:13:36] dito
[3:13:36] sa
[3:13:36] kongreso,
[3:13:37] pinangihimasukan
[3:13:38] po ang
[3:13:38] ating
[3:13:38] trabaho,
[3:13:39] pinangihimasukan
[3:13:40] po ang
[3:13:41] ating
[3:13:41] kapangyarihan.
[3:13:42] Hindi
[3:13:42] po
[3:13:43] dapat
[3:13:43] tayo
[3:13:43] pumayag
[3:13:44] sa tahasang
[3:13:45] pambabastos
[3:13:46] na ginagawa
[3:13:47] ng
[3:13:47] Pasig
[3:13:47] RTC
[3:13:48] branch
[3:13:48] 152
[3:13:49] sa
[3:13:49] ating
[3:13:49] mga
[3:13:50] manggagawa.
[3:13:51] Therefore
[3:13:51] I urge
[3:13:52] everyone
[3:13:52] to join
[3:13:53] us
[3:13:54] and support
[3:13:54] the
[3:13:55] call
[3:13:55] to lift
[3:13:56] immediately
[3:13:57] the
[3:13:57] temporary
[3:13:57] restraining
[3:13:58] order
[3:13:58] at
[3:13:59] ibalik
[3:13:59] natin,
[3:14:00] ibigay
[3:14:00] natin
[3:14:01] ang
[3:14:01] inagaw
[3:14:02] na
[3:14:02] sahod
[3:14:02] sa
[3:14:02] ating
[3:14:03] mga
[3:14:03] minimum
[3:14:03] wage
[3:14:04] earners.
[3:14:05] Bawat
[3:14:05] araw
[3:14:05] po
[3:14:06] na hindi
[3:14:06] natin
[3:14:07] pinaglalaban
[3:14:08] ng
[3:14:08] minimum
[3:14:08] wage
[3:14:08] earners,
[3:14:09] ikatumbas
[3:14:10] po
[3:14:10] ng
[3:14:10] buhay,
[3:14:11] pangarap
[3:14:12] ng
[3:14:12] kanilang
[3:14:12] mga
[3:14:13] anak
[3:14:13] at
[3:14:13] pamilya.
[3:14:14] Yun
[3:14:14] lamang
[3:14:14] po,
[3:14:15] Mr.
[3:14:15] Speaker,
[3:14:16] maraming
[3:14:16] salamat
[3:14:17] po at
[3:14:17] mabuhay
[3:14:17] ang
[3:14:17] ating
[3:14:18] mga
[3:14:18] manggagawa.
[3:14:21] Majority
[3:14:22] Leader.
[3:14:25] Mr.
[3:14:26] Speaker,
[3:14:26] I move
[3:14:27] to
[3:14:27] recognize
[3:14:27] the
[3:14:28] Honorable
[3:14:29] Percy
[3:14:29] Sandania
[3:14:30] for his
[3:14:30] interpolation.
[3:14:31] The
[3:14:32] Honorable
[3:14:32] Percy
[3:14:32] Sandania
[3:14:33] is now
[3:14:33] recognized.
[3:14:34] May
[3:14:34] proceed.
[3:14:34] Thank you,
[3:14:35] Mr.
[3:14:35] Speaker.
[3:14:35] This
[3:14:35] is just
[3:14:36] a
[3:14:36] very
[3:14:36] brief
[3:14:36] manifestation
[3:14:37] in
[3:14:37] relation
[3:14:38] to
[3:14:38] the
[3:14:38] privileged
[3:14:39] speech
[3:14:39] eloquently
[3:14:41] and
[3:14:42] passionately
[3:14:42] delivered
[3:14:43] by our
[3:14:43] colleague
[3:14:44] from
[3:14:44] the
[3:14:44] minority
[3:14:44] Representative
[3:14:45] Ellie.
[3:14:47] Magkasama
[3:14:47] na po
[3:14:47] kami kanina
[3:14:48] umaga
[3:14:48] sa
[3:14:49] Pasig
[3:14:49] RTC
[3:14:50] at
[3:14:50] hanggang
[3:14:50] ngayon
[3:14:51] po
[3:14:51] magkasama
[3:14:51] pa
[3:14:52] rin
[3:14:52] tayo
[3:14:52] and
[3:14:52] we
[3:14:52] echo
[3:14:57] Kinakailangan
[3:14:58] pong
[3:14:58] i-lift
[3:14:59] i-basura
[3:15:00] ang
[3:15:00] TRO
[3:15:01] sapagkat
[3:15:02] sa bawat
[3:15:02] araw
[3:15:02] na nari
[3:15:03] yan
[3:15:03] bawat
[3:15:04] araw
[3:15:04] na
[3:15:04] ninanakawa
[3:15:05] ng
[3:15:05] 60
[3:15:06] pesos
[3:15:07] ang
[3:15:07] minimum
[3:15:08] wage
[3:15:08] earners
[3:15:08] natin.
[3:15:10] Earlier
[3:15:10] today,
[3:15:10] Mr.
[3:15:11] Speaker,
[3:15:11] my
[3:15:11] dear
[3:15:11] colleagues,
[3:15:13] the
[3:15:13] Akbayan
[3:15:13] Reform
[3:15:13] Block
[3:15:14] filed
[3:15:15] a
[3:15:15] resolution
[3:15:16] calling
[3:15:17] on the
[3:15:17] House
[3:15:17] Committee
[3:15:18] on
[3:15:18] Labor
[3:15:18] Employment
[3:15:19] to
[3:15:19] investigate
[3:15:20] the
[3:15:20] legal
[3:15:21] practical
[3:15:21] impact
[3:15:22] of the
[3:15:23] Pasig
[3:15:23] RTC
[3:15:24] Temporary
[3:15:24] Restraining
[3:15:25] Order.
[3:15:26] Lubha
[3:15:26] po
[3:15:26] nakababahala
[3:15:28] sets
[3:15:28] a
[3:15:28] very
[3:15:28] dangerous
[3:15:29] precedent
[3:15:30] that
[3:15:31] could
[3:15:31] eventually
[3:15:32] be
[3:15:32] a
[3:15:33] resort
[3:15:34] for
[3:15:35] forces
[3:15:36] that
[3:15:37] are
[3:15:37] enemies
[3:15:38] of
[3:15:39] the
[3:15:39] workers'
[3:15:40] welfare
[3:15:40] and
[3:15:40] rights
[3:15:40] not
[3:15:41] just
[3:15:41] in
[3:15:41] NCR
[3:15:42] but
[3:15:42] across
[3:15:43] the
[3:15:43] country.
[3:15:44] Isa
[3:15:44] po
[3:15:44] itong
[3:15:45] panganib
[3:15:45] sa
[3:15:46] marami
[3:15:46] mga
[3:15:46] wage
[3:15:47] hike
[3:15:47] petitions
[3:15:47] na
[3:15:48] nakaamba
[3:15:48] sa
[3:15:49] iba't
[3:15:49] ibang
[3:15:49] lugar
[3:15:49] sa
[3:15:50] Pilipinas.
[3:15:51] Hindi
[3:15:51] labang
[3:15:51] po
[3:15:52] sapat
[3:15:52] na
[3:15:53] malift
[3:15:54] ang
[3:15:54] TRO,
[3:15:55] kinakailangan
[3:15:56] din pong
[3:15:56] magkaroon
[3:15:57] ng
[3:15:57] matinding
[3:15:58] pronouncements.
[3:15:59] na ito
[3:16:00] ay hindi
[3:16:00] dapat
[3:16:00] ginagawa
[3:16:01] sapagkat
[3:16:02] ito
[3:16:02] po
[3:16:02] ay
[3:16:02] iligal.
[3:16:03] Pero let
[3:16:03] me
[3:16:04] go back
[3:16:04] to the
[3:16:05] more
[3:16:05] practical
[3:16:05] impact
[3:16:06] of
[3:16:06] this
[3:16:07] TRO
[3:16:07] and
[3:16:08] perhaps
[3:16:08] our
[3:16:09] colleague
[3:16:09] from
[3:16:10] Kamanggagawa
[3:16:11] party list
[3:16:11] will be able
[3:16:12] to respond
[3:16:12] to this.
[3:16:13] Yung isa
[3:16:14] pong
[3:16:14] naisip
[3:16:14] natin
[3:16:15] ay
[3:16:15] para
[3:16:16] sa
[3:16:16] mga
[3:16:16] manggagawa
[3:16:17] na
[3:16:18] nakatanggap
[3:16:18] na
[3:16:19] ng
[3:16:19] 60 pesos
[3:16:20] na
[3:16:20] omento
[3:16:20] kasi
[3:16:21] kung
[3:16:21] matatandaan
[3:16:22] po
[3:16:22] natin
[3:16:22] 85
[3:16:23] pesos
[3:16:23] ang
[3:16:24] ibinigay
[3:16:24] na
[3:16:25] wage
[3:16:25] hike
[3:16:25] 60
[3:16:25] pesos
[3:16:26] ngayon
[3:16:26] at
[3:16:27] 25
[3:16:27] pesos
[3:16:28] next
[3:16:28] year.
[3:16:29] Ang
[3:16:29] ibibang
[3:16:30] sabihin
[3:16:30] ito
[3:16:30] sa paglabas
[3:16:32] ng
[3:16:32] injunction
[3:16:32] ibabalik
[3:16:34] ng mga
[3:16:34] manggagawa
[3:16:35] yung
[3:16:35] 60
[3:16:36] pesos
[3:16:36] na
[3:16:36] kada
[3:16:37] araw
[3:16:37] na
[3:16:38] natanggap
[3:16:38] nila.
[3:16:39] At
[3:16:39] kung
[3:16:39] ibabalik
[3:16:40] po
[3:16:40] isa
[3:16:41] itong
[3:16:41] malaking
[3:16:42] pagnanakaw
[3:16:43] sa
[3:16:44] kanilang
[3:16:44] pinaghirapan
[3:16:45] araw-araw.
[3:16:46] And
[3:16:47] we hope
[3:16:47] that
[3:16:48] these
[3:16:48] issues
[3:16:49] will be
[3:16:49] resolved
[3:16:50] the
[3:16:50] soonest
[3:16:51] time
[3:16:51] possible.
[3:16:52] Una,
[3:16:53] dapat
[3:16:53] malift
[3:16:53] ang
[3:16:53] TRO
[3:16:54] at
[3:16:55] pangalawa,
[3:16:55] dapat
[3:16:56] po
[3:16:56] iwasan
[3:16:57] natin
[3:16:57] na
[3:16:57] nakawin
[3:16:58] pa
[3:16:58] sa
[3:16:58] manggagawa
[3:16:59] yung
[3:16:59] kakarampot
[3:17:00] na
[3:17:00] nga
[3:17:00] na
[3:17:00] ibibigay
[3:17:01] sa
[3:17:01] kanila.
[3:17:02] Having
[3:17:02] said
[3:17:02] that,
[3:17:02] Mr.
[3:17:03] Speaker,
[3:17:03] we
[3:17:04] urge
[3:17:04] Congress,
[3:17:05] the
[3:17:05] House
[3:17:06] of
[3:17:06] Representatives,
[3:17:07] and the
[3:17:07] leadership
[3:17:08] of the
[3:17:08] Committee
[3:17:09] on
[3:17:09] Labor
[3:17:09] Employment
[3:17:10] to
[3:17:10] immediately
[3:17:10] address
[3:17:11] the
[3:17:12] calls
[3:17:12] under
[3:17:13] Resolution
[3:17:13] 1273
[3:17:15] for an
[3:17:16] immediate
[3:17:16] investigation
[3:17:17] on the
[3:17:18] practical
[3:17:18] effects
[3:17:19] of
[3:17:19] this
[3:17:20] TRO
[3:17:21] that
[3:17:21] sends
[3:17:22] a
[3:17:22] very
[3:17:22] chilling
[3:17:23] effect
[3:17:24] on
[3:17:24] the
[3:17:24] wage
[3:17:25] setting
[3:17:25] mechanisms
[3:17:26] we
[3:17:26] have
[3:17:26] nationwide.
[3:17:27] Thank
[3:17:28] you,
[3:17:28] Mr.
[3:17:28] Speaker.
[3:17:29] Maraming
[3:17:30] salamat.
[3:17:31] Maraming
[3:17:31] salamat.
[3:17:32] sa ating
[3:17:32] kaibigan
[3:17:33] at matibay
[3:17:35] nakasangga
[3:17:35] sa pakikipaglaban
[3:17:36] sa karapatan
[3:17:37] ng mga
[3:17:37] manggagawa.
[3:17:39] Doon
[3:17:39] sa katanungan
[3:17:40] ng kagalang-galang
[3:17:41] na kinatawan
[3:17:41] ng akbayan
[3:17:42] ng akbayan,
[3:17:42] kung sakaling
[3:17:44] naibigay na
[3:17:45] sa manggagawa
[3:17:46] yung dagdag
[3:17:47] sahod
[3:17:48] sa visa
[3:17:48] ng NCR
[3:17:49] wage
[3:17:49] order,
[3:17:50] hindi
[3:17:50] niya
[3:17:51] na kinakailangan
[3:17:51] itong
[3:17:52] ibalik
[3:17:52] dahil
[3:17:53] yun
[3:17:53] ay
[3:17:53] vested
[3:17:54] right
[3:17:54] na
[3:17:54] ng
[3:17:55] manggagawang
[3:17:55] nakatanggap
[3:17:56] ng dagdag
[3:17:57] sahod.
[3:17:57] Pero
[3:17:58] higit
[3:17:59] doon
[3:17:59] sa
[3:17:59] teknikalidad
[3:18:00] sa ating
[3:18:01] gagalang-galang
[3:18:02] na kinatawan
[3:18:02] ng
[3:18:02] akbayan,
[3:18:03] ang pinakamalaking
[3:18:04] problemang
[3:18:05] idinadulot
[3:18:06] ng temporary
[3:18:06] restraining order
[3:18:07] na inilabas
[3:18:08] ng
[3:18:08] Pasig
[3:18:08] RTC
[3:18:09] branch 152
[3:18:10] ay
[3:18:11] mapipilitan
[3:18:12] ngayon
[3:18:12] ang mga
[3:18:14] employer
[3:18:14] at mga
[3:18:14] malalaking
[3:18:15] kumpanya
[3:18:15] na hindi
[3:18:16] naibigay
[3:18:17] yung
[3:18:18] dagdag
[3:18:19] sahod
[3:18:19] ng mga
[3:18:20] manggagawa
[3:18:20] sa araw
[3:18:21] na itrinabaho
[3:18:22] nila
[3:18:23] sa panahon
[3:18:24] kung saan
[3:18:24] efektibo
[3:18:25] na
[3:18:25] yung
[3:18:26] dagdag
[3:18:26] sahod.
[3:18:27] Eh,
[3:18:27] anong bang
[3:18:28] pipigil
[3:18:28] sa mga
[3:18:29] malalaking
[3:18:29] kumpanya
[3:18:30] at mga
[3:18:30] negosyante
[3:18:31] para
[3:18:32] pigilan
[3:18:33] o hindi
[3:18:33] nila
[3:18:33] ibigay
[3:18:34] yung
[3:18:34] dagdag
[3:18:34] sahod
[3:18:34] doon
[3:18:35] sa kanilang
[3:18:35] mga
[3:18:35] manggagawa.
[3:18:36] Mr. Speaker
[3:18:37] at sa mga
[3:18:37] kasama
[3:18:38] natin
[3:18:38] tama
[3:18:39] ang nabanggit
[3:18:39] ng ating
[3:18:40] kagalang-galang
[3:18:41] na kaibigan
[3:18:41] mula sa
[3:18:42] Akbayan
[3:18:42] Party List.
[3:18:43] Ito pong
[3:18:44] nangyari
[3:18:45] na paglalabas
[3:18:46] ng
[3:18:46] temporary
[3:18:47] restraining
[3:18:47] order
[3:18:47] ng
[3:18:48] Pasig
[3:18:48] RTC
[3:18:49] Branch
[3:18:49] 152
[3:18:50] ay
[3:18:51] nagsiset
[3:18:51] ng
[3:18:51] dangerous
[3:18:52] president.
[3:18:53] Napakalinaw
[3:18:54] ho
[3:18:54] ng
[3:18:54] nakasulat
[3:18:55] sa ating
[3:18:55] labor
[3:18:55] code.
[3:18:56] Sa
[3:18:56] Article
[3:18:57] 126
[3:18:58] walang
[3:18:59] kahit
[3:18:59] anong
[3:18:59] korte
[3:19:00] ang
[3:19:01] maaring
[3:19:01] mag-issue
[3:19:02] ng
[3:19:02] preliminary
[3:19:03] temporary
[3:19:04] injunction
[3:19:05] or
[3:19:06] temporary
[3:19:07] restraining
[3:19:07] order
[3:19:08] laban
[3:19:09] sa mga
[3:19:09] wage
[3:19:09] orders
[3:19:10] na
[3:19:10] ilalabas
[3:19:11] ng
[3:19:11] komisyon
[3:19:12] o
[3:19:12] ng
[3:19:12] mga
[3:19:13] regional
[3:19:13] wage
[3:19:13] boards.
[3:19:14] Sa
[3:19:14] Article
[3:19:15] 123
[3:19:15] inilatag
[3:19:16] ho
[3:19:16] ang
[3:19:17] proseso
[3:19:17] dito.
[3:19:18] Sino
[3:19:18] man
[3:19:19] na
[3:19:19] aggrieved
[3:19:19] party
[3:19:20] na
[3:19:21] merong
[3:19:21] kwestyon
[3:19:22] sa
[3:19:22] inilabas
[3:19:23] na
[3:19:23] wage
[3:19:23] order
[3:19:23] ay
[3:19:24] maaaring
[3:19:25] dumulog
[3:19:25] sa
[3:19:25] National
[3:19:26] Wages
[3:19:26] and
[3:19:27] Productivity
[3:19:27] Commission
[3:19:28] sampung
[3:19:29] araw
[3:19:29] mula
[3:19:30] sa
[3:19:30] publikasyon
[3:19:31] ng
[3:19:31] inilabas
[3:19:32] na
[3:19:32] wage
[3:19:32] order.
[3:19:33] Ang
[3:19:33] ginawa
[3:19:34] ho
[3:19:34] ng mga
[3:19:35] petitioner
[3:19:35] dito sa
[3:19:36] Pasig
[3:19:37] RTC
[3:19:37] Branch
[3:19:37] 152
[3:19:38] ay
[3:19:39] rekta
[3:19:39] silang
[3:19:39] pumunta
[3:19:40] sa
[3:19:40] korte
[3:19:40] at
[3:19:41] ang
[3:19:41] korte
[3:19:42] ay
[3:19:42] parehas
[3:19:43] tayo
[3:19:43] nagtatanong
[3:19:44] bakit
[3:19:44] naglabas
[3:19:45] ng
[3:19:45] TRO
[3:19:46] kung
[3:19:46] ang
[3:19:47] logical
[3:19:47] na
[3:19:47] response
[3:19:48] ay
[3:19:48] to
[3:19:49] dismiss
[3:19:49] it
[3:19:49] outrightly
[3:19:50] because
[3:19:50] of
[3:19:51] lack
[3:19:51] of
[3:19:51] jurisdiction.
[3:19:52] Kaya
[3:19:53] tama
[3:19:53] po
[3:19:53] ang
[3:19:53] binabanggit
[3:19:54] ng
[3:19:54] ating
[3:19:54] kasama
[3:19:55] kaibigan
[3:19:56] sa
[3:19:56] Akbayan
[3:19:57] Party
[3:19:57] List
[3:19:58] na
[3:19:58] dapat
[3:19:59] po
[3:19:59] natin
[3:19:59] itong
[3:19:59] imbestigahan
[3:20:00] at
[3:20:01] hindi
[3:20:01] lamang
[3:20:02] po
[3:20:02] imbestigahan
[3:20:03] kundi
[3:20:03] maglabas
[3:20:04] ng
[3:20:04] matapang
[3:20:04] napahayag
[3:20:05] ang
[3:20:06] bulwagang
[3:20:06] ito
[3:20:07] upang
[3:20:08] hamunin
[3:20:08] ang
[3:20:09] pangihimasok
[3:20:10] ng
[3:20:11] Pasig
[3:20:11] RTC
[3:20:11] Branch
[3:20:12] 152
[3:20:13] sa
[3:20:13] kapangyarihang
[3:20:14] iginawad
[3:20:15] ng
[3:20:15] Kongreso
[3:20:16] sa
[3:20:16] Dole
[3:20:17] at
[3:20:17] National
[3:20:17] Wages
[3:20:18] and
[3:20:18] Productivity
[3:20:19] Commission
[3:20:19] Kaya
[3:20:20] nagpapasalamat
[3:20:20] kami
[3:20:21] sa
[3:20:21] ipinasa
[3:20:23] na
[3:20:24] panukalang
[3:20:25] batas
[3:20:25] ng
[3:20:25] Akbayan
[3:20:26] Reform
[3:20:26] Block
[3:20:26] para
[3:20:27] magkaroon
[3:20:28] ng
[3:20:28] kagyat
[3:20:28] at
[3:20:29] agarang
[3:20:29] imbestigasyon
[3:20:30] sa bagay
[3:20:31] na ito
[3:20:31] Mr. Speaker
[3:20:32] Mr. Speaker
[3:20:33] binabalahura
[3:20:36] po
[3:20:36] hindi
[3:20:37] lamang
[3:20:37] ang
[3:20:38] magagawang
[3:20:38] Pilipino
[3:20:39] binabalahura
[3:20:40] po
[3:20:40] ang
[3:20:41] ating
[3:20:41] institusyon
[3:20:42] at
[3:20:42] kinakailang
[3:20:43] tayong
[3:20:43] lumaban
[3:20:43] at
[3:20:44] maninggigan
[3:20:45] maraming
[3:20:45] salamat
[3:20:45] Mr. Speaker
[3:20:46] Maraming
[3:20:47] salamat
[3:20:47] po Mr. Speaker
[3:20:48] Mr. Speaker
[3:20:50] I move
[3:20:50] to refer
[3:20:51] the speech
[3:20:51] of the
[3:20:52] Honorable
[3:20:52] San
[3:20:52] Fernando
[3:20:53] to the
[3:20:53] Committee
[3:20:54] on Rules
[3:20:54] for its
[3:20:55] appropriate
[3:20:55] action
[3:20:55] Mr. Speaker
[3:21:10] may you
[3:21:11] request
[3:21:12] to
[3:21:12] acknowledge
[3:21:13] the guest
[3:21:13] of
[3:21:14] Representative
[3:21:15] Raymond
[3:21:15] Democrito
[3:21:16] Mendoza
[3:21:16] of
[3:21:18] TUCP
[3:21:19] Partilist
[3:21:19] may
[3:21:20] as
[3:21:20] follow
[3:21:21] from
[3:21:22] Unison
[3:21:22] Ms.
[3:21:23] Sherry
[3:21:23] May
[3:21:24] Abelar
[3:21:24] Ms.
[3:21:25] Emilia
[3:21:26] Estelor
[3:21:27] Mr.
[3:21:28] Romel
[3:21:28] Abeliar
[3:21:29] under
[3:21:30] PS
[3:21:30] Link
[3:21:31] Ms.
[3:21:32] Annie
[3:21:32] Geron
[3:21:33] Ms.
[3:21:34] Jillian
[3:21:35] Roque
[3:21:35] for PSI
[3:21:37] Mr.
[3:21:38] or Ms.
[3:21:39] Seralyn
[3:21:39] Pastoliero
[3:21:40] and
[3:21:41] we would
[3:21:42] like to
[3:21:42] distinctly
[3:21:43] distinctly
[3:21:45] acknowledge
[3:21:46] Ms.
[3:21:46] Louise
[3:21:47] Horn
[3:21:47] BEM
[3:21:48] because
[3:21:49] she is
[3:21:50] the first
[3:21:50] Filipino
[3:21:51] nurse
[3:21:51] appointed
[3:21:52] as
[3:21:53] Senior
[3:21:53] Global
[3:21:54] Health
[3:21:54] Fellow
[3:21:54] with
[3:21:55] NHS
[3:21:56] England
[3:21:57] a
[3:21:57] recipient
[3:21:57] of
[3:21:58] the
[3:21:58] British
[3:21:58] Emperor
[3:21:59] Medal
[3:21:59] 2023
[3:22:00] for
[3:22:00] services
[3:22:01] to
[3:22:01] nursing
[3:22:01] Mr.
[3:22:02] Speaker
[3:22:02] The
[3:22:03] guest
[3:22:03] of
[3:22:03] the
[3:22:04] Honorable
[3:22:04] Raymond
[3:22:05] Democrito
[3:22:05] C.
[3:22:06] Mendoza
[3:22:07] of
[3:22:07] TUCP
[3:22:08] Partilist
[3:22:09] from
[3:22:09] Munison
[3:22:10] PS
[3:22:11] Link
[3:22:11] PSI
[3:22:12] and
[3:22:12] Ms.
[3:22:13] Louise
[3:22:14] Horn
[3:22:14] Welcome
[3:22:16] to the
[3:22:16] House
[3:22:16] of
[3:22:17] Representatives
[3:22:17] Majority
[3:22:21] Leader
[3:22:21] Mr.
[3:22:22] Speaker
[3:22:22] There
[3:22:23] being
[3:22:23] no
[3:22:23] other
[3:22:24] member
[3:22:24] who
[3:22:24] wishes
[3:22:25] to
[3:22:25] avail
[3:22:25] of
[3:22:25] the
[3:22:25] privilege
[3:22:26] hour
[3:22:26] I
[3:22:27] move
[3:22:27] to
[3:22:27] close
[3:22:28] the
[3:22:28] privilege
[3:22:29] hour
[3:22:29] Mr.
[3:22:30] Speaker
[3:22:35] I
[3:22:37] move
[3:22:37] to
[3:22:38] take
[3:22:38] up
[3:22:38] additional
[3:22:38] reference
[3:22:39] of
[3:22:39] business
[3:22:40] and
[3:22:40] request
[3:22:41] that
[3:22:41] the
[3:22:41] Secretary
[3:22:41] General
[3:22:41] be
[3:22:42] directed
[3:22:42] to
[3:22:42] read
[3:22:43] the
[3:22:43] status
[3:22:44] of
[3:22:44] bills
[3:22:44] resolution
[3:22:45] on
[3:22:45] first
[3:22:45] reading
[3:22:45] as
[3:22:46] well
[3:22:46] as
[3:22:46] communications
[3:22:46] and
[3:22:47] committee
[3:22:47] reports
[3:22:47] and
[3:22:48] objection
[3:22:49] the
[3:22:49] chair
[3:22:49] here
[3:22:49] is
[3:22:49] none
[3:22:50] secretary
[3:22:50] general
[3:22:51] is
[3:22:51] so
[3:22:51] ordered
[3:22:51] additional
[3:22:56] reference
[3:22:57] of
[3:22:57] business
[3:22:57] resolutions
[3:22:58] house
[3:22:59] resolution
[3:23:00] 1271
[3:23:01] directing
[3:23:02] the
[3:23:02] appropriate
[3:23:02] committee
[3:23:02] of
[3:23:03] the
[3:23:03] house
[3:23:03] to
[3:23:03] conduct
[3:23:03] an
[3:23:04] inquiry
[3:23:04] into
[3:23:04] the
[3:23:04] alleged
[3:23:05] incidents
[3:23:05] of
[3:23:05] game
[3:23:06] fixing
[3:23:06] match
[3:23:07] manipulation
[3:23:07] and
[3:23:08] other
[3:23:08] fraudulent
[3:23:08] practices
[3:23:09] in
[3:23:09] Philippine
[3:23:09] sports
[3:23:10] competitions
[3:23:10] by
[3:23:11] representative
[3:23:11] Pomaren
[3:23:12] House
[3:23:14] resolution
[3:23:14] 1272
[3:23:15] directing
[3:23:16] the
[3:23:16] committee
[3:23:16] on
[3:23:16] indigenous
[3:23:17] cultural
[3:23:17] communities
[3:23:18] and
[3:23:18] indigenous
[3:23:19] peoples
[3:23:19] to
[3:23:19] conduct
[3:23:20] an
[3:23:20] inquiry
[3:23:20] into
[3:23:20] the
[3:23:20] apparent
[3:23:21] inconsistency
[3:23:22] between
[3:23:22] sections
[3:23:23] 3
[3:23:23] and
[3:23:23] 5
[3:23:24] of
[3:23:24] the
[3:23:24] bang
[3:23:24] samora
[3:23:25] indigenous
[3:23:25] peoples
[3:23:25] act
[3:23:26] of
[3:23:26] 2024
[3:23:26] and
[3:23:27] the
[3:23:27] resulting
[3:23:28] uncertainty
[3:23:28] in the
[3:23:29] recognition
[3:23:29] and
[3:23:29] protection
[3:23:30] of
[3:23:30] the
[3:23:30] yakan
[3:23:30] indigenous
[3:23:31] cultural
[3:23:32] communities
[3:23:32] indigenous
[3:23:32] peoples
[3:23:33] of
[3:23:33] Basilan
[3:23:34] and
[3:23:34] other
[3:23:34] parts
[3:23:35] of
[3:23:35] the
[3:23:35] bang
[3:23:35] samora
[3:23:35] autonomous
[3:23:36] region
[3:23:36] and
[3:23:36] Muslim
[3:23:37] Mindanao
[3:23:37] by
[3:23:37] representative
[3:23:38] domogan
[3:23:38] house
[3:23:41] resolution
[3:23:41] 12
[3:23:41] 173
[3:23:42] directing
[3:23:43] the
[3:23:43] house
[3:23:43] committee
[3:23:43] on
[3:23:43] labor
[3:23:44] and
[3:23:44] employment
[3:23:44] to
[3:23:44] immediately
[3:23:45] conduct
[3:23:45] an
[3:23:45] inquiry
[3:23:46] on
[3:23:46] the
[3:23:46] sufficiency
[3:23:46] and
[3:23:47] implementation
[3:23:47] of wage
[3:23:48] hike
[3:23:48] including
[3:23:49] the
[3:23:49] effects
[3:23:49] of
[3:23:50] an
[3:23:50] issuance
[3:23:50] of
[3:23:50] an
[3:23:50] injunction
[3:23:51] on
[3:23:51] the
[3:23:51] actual
[3:23:51] wages
[3:23:52] receivable
[3:23:53] by
[3:23:53] affected
[3:23:53] workers
[3:23:54] by
[3:23:54] representatives
[3:23:55] sendania
[3:23:55] diokno
[3:23:56] ismula
[3:23:56] and
[3:23:57] bagao
[3:23:57] house
[3:23:59] resolution
[3:23:59] 1274
[3:24:00] recognizing
[3:24:01] the
[3:24:01] enduring
[3:24:01] friendship
[3:24:02] between
[3:24:02] the republic
[3:24:03] of the
[3:24:03] philippines
[3:24:03] and japan
[3:24:04] and
[3:24:04] commemorating
[3:24:05] the
[3:24:05] 70th
[3:24:05] anniversary
[3:24:06] of the
[3:24:06] normalization
[3:24:07] of
[3:24:07] diplomatic
[3:24:07] relations
[3:24:08] between
[3:24:08] the
[3:24:08] two
[3:24:08] countries
[3:24:09] by
[3:24:09] representatives
[3:24:10] d
[3:24:10] faustino
[3:24:11] marcos
[3:24:11] and
[3:24:11] debanen
[3:24:12] house
[3:24:14] resolution
[3:24:14] 1275
[3:24:15] resolution
[3:24:16] expressing
[3:24:16] the
[3:24:16] profound
[3:24:19] the
[3:24:19] house
[3:24:19] of
[3:24:19] representatives
[3:24:20] for
[3:24:20] distinguished
[3:24:21] service
[3:24:21] and
[3:24:21] accomplishments
[3:24:22] of
[3:24:23] his
[3:24:23] excellency
[3:24:23] lee
[3:24:24] sang
[3:24:24] hua
[3:24:25] ambassador
[3:24:25] extraordinary
[3:24:26] and
[3:24:26] plenipotentiary
[3:24:27] of the
[3:24:27] republic
[3:24:28] of
[3:24:28] korea
[3:24:28] to the
[3:24:29] republic
[3:24:29] of
[3:24:29] the
[3:24:29] philippines
[3:24:30] and
[3:24:30] taking
[3:24:30] cognizance
[3:24:31] of his
[3:24:31] conferment
[3:24:32] by
[3:24:32] his
[3:24:32] excellency
[3:24:33] president
[3:24:33] fredinand
[3:24:34] r marcus
[3:24:34] jr
[3:24:34] of the
[3:24:35] order
[3:24:36] of
[3:24:36] cicatuna
[3:24:36] with
[3:24:37] the
[3:24:37] rank
[3:24:37] of
[3:24:37] datu
[3:24:38] grand
[3:24:38] cross
[3:24:38] gold
[3:24:39] distinction
[3:24:39] by
[3:24:40] representatives
[3:24:40] d
[3:24:41] faustino
[3:24:41] marcus
[3:24:42] and
[3:24:42] libanan
[3:24:42] house
[3:24:46] concurrent
[3:24:46] resolution
[3:24:51] for
[3:24:51] the
[3:24:51] second
[3:24:51] regular
[3:24:51] session
[3:24:52] of
[3:24:52] the
[3:24:52] 20th
[3:24:53] congress
[3:24:53] of
[3:24:53] the
[3:24:53] philippines
[3:24:54] by
[3:24:54] representatives
[3:24:54] marcus
[3:24:55] and
[3:24:55] libanan
[3:24:56] mr speaker
[3:25:03] under the
[3:25:05] calendar of
[3:25:05] unfinished
[3:25:06] business
[3:25:06] i move
[3:25:07] to resume
[3:25:07] consideration
[3:25:08] of
[3:25:08] house
[3:25:09] resolution
[3:25:11] number
[3:25:14] 419
[3:25:15] as contained
[3:25:16] in
[3:25:16] committee
[3:25:16] house
[3:25:17] resolution
[3:25:18] number
[3:25:18] 419
[3:25:19] as contained
[3:25:20] in
[3:25:20] committee
[3:25:21] report
[3:25:21] number
[3:25:22] sorry
[3:25:23] house
[3:25:23] resolution
[3:25:24] number
[3:25:24] 9598
[3:25:25] as contained
[3:25:26] in
[3:25:27] committee
[3:25:27] report
[3:25:28] 419
[3:25:28] and
[3:25:28] for
[3:25:29] this
[3:25:29] purpose
[3:25:29] may
[3:25:29] request
[3:25:30] that
[3:25:30] the
[3:25:30] secretary
[3:25:30] general
[3:25:31] be
[3:25:31] directed
[3:25:32] to
[3:25:32] read
[3:25:32] the
[3:25:32] title
[3:25:33] of
[3:25:33] the
[3:25:33] resolution
[3:25:33] secretary
[3:25:34] general
[3:25:35] is
[3:25:35] ordered
[3:25:35] house
[3:25:36] bill
[3:25:37] 9598
[3:25:38] and
[3:25:38] granting
[3:25:38] philippine
[3:25:39] citizenship
[3:25:39] to
[3:25:40] guilliam
[3:25:40] melucci
[3:25:41] the
[3:25:44] leader
[3:25:44] sir
[3:25:45] speaker
[3:25:45] i move
[3:25:46] to
[3:25:46] recognize
[3:25:46] the
[3:25:47] chairman
[3:25:49] of
[3:25:50] the
[3:25:50] committee
[3:25:50] on
[3:25:50] justice
[3:25:51] representative
[3:25:52] attorney
[3:25:52] jirvill
[3:25:53] jinky
[3:25:54] beatrix
[3:25:54] r.
[3:25:55] luistro
[3:25:55] for
[3:25:56] her
[3:25:56] sponsorship
[3:25:57] speak
[3:25:57] the
[3:25:57] honorable
[3:25:58] luistro
[3:25:58] is now
[3:25:59] recognized
[3:25:59] you may
[3:25:59] proceed
[3:26:00] ma'am
[3:26:00] thank
[3:26:03] speaker
[3:26:03] before
[3:26:04] i
[3:26:05] proceed
[3:26:05] may
[3:26:06] i
[3:26:06] put
[3:26:06] on
[3:26:07] record
[3:26:07] that
[3:26:08] the
[3:26:08] applicant
[3:26:09] for
[3:26:09] naturalization
[3:26:10] in the
[3:26:11] person
[3:26:11] of
[3:26:12] guillaume
[3:26:12] lucci
[3:26:12] is
[3:26:13] present
[3:26:14] in
[3:26:14] our
[3:26:14] today's
[3:26:15] session
[3:26:16] mr
[3:26:20] speaker
[3:26:20] i understand
[3:26:21] that this
[3:26:22] is a
[3:26:22] continuation
[3:26:23] of the
[3:26:24] second
[3:26:24] reading
[3:26:24] as a
[3:26:25] matter
[3:26:26] of
[3:26:26] fact
[3:26:26] we
[3:26:26] have
[3:26:27] concluded
[3:26:27] already
[3:26:28] our
[3:26:29] sponsorship
[3:26:29] speech
[3:26:30] in
[3:26:30] support
[3:26:31] of the
[3:26:31] naturalization
[3:26:32] of
[3:26:32] mr
[3:26:33] lucci
[3:26:33] nevertheless
[3:26:34] mr
[3:26:35] speaker
[3:26:36] i would
[3:26:36] like
[3:26:36] to reiterate
[3:26:37] our
[3:26:38] request
[3:26:39] for the
[3:26:39] approval
[3:26:39] of
[3:26:40] house
[3:26:40] bill
[3:26:40] number
[3:26:41] 9598
[3:26:42] as
[3:26:43] contained
[3:26:43] in
[3:26:44] committee
[3:26:44] report
[3:26:45] number
[3:26:45] 419
[3:26:46] entitled
[3:26:47] an act
[3:26:48] granting
[3:26:49] philippine
[3:26:49] citizenship
[3:26:50] to
[3:26:51] guillaume
[3:26:51] lucci
[3:26:51] in
[3:26:52] substitution
[3:26:52] of
[3:26:53] house
[3:26:53] bill
[3:26:54] number
[3:26:54] 6131
[3:26:55] i wish
[3:26:57] i wish
[3:26:57] to
[3:26:57] reiterate
[3:26:57] mr
[3:26:58] speaker
[3:26:58] that
[3:26:59] this
[3:26:59] bill
[3:27:00] is
[3:27:00] in
[3:27:00] accordance
[3:27:01] with
[3:27:01] article
[3:27:02] 4
[3:27:02] section
[3:27:03] 1
[3:27:04] 4
[3:27:04] of
[3:27:04] the
[3:27:05] 1987
[3:27:05] constitution
[3:27:06] which
[3:27:07] recognizes
[3:27:08] as
[3:27:09] citizens
[3:27:09] those
[3:27:10] who are
[3:27:11] naturalized
[3:27:12] in
[3:27:12] accordance
[3:27:13] with
[3:27:13] law
[3:27:13] i wish
[3:27:14] to
[3:27:14] reiterate
[3:27:15] as
[3:27:15] well
[3:27:15] that
[3:27:16] pursuant
[3:27:17] to
[3:27:17] sections
[3:27:17] 26
[3:27:18] to
[3:27:18] 29
[3:27:19] of
[3:27:20] rule
[3:27:20] 10
[3:27:20] of
[3:27:21] the
[3:27:22] house
[3:27:22] rules
[3:27:23] mr
[3:27:24] lucci
[3:27:24] personally
[3:27:25] appeared
[3:27:26] before
[3:27:26] the
[3:27:26] committee
[3:27:27] on
[3:27:27] justice
[3:27:28] on
[3:27:28] various
[3:27:29] hearings
[3:27:30] in
[3:27:32] addition
[3:27:32] mr
[3:27:33] speaker
[3:27:33] to
[3:27:34] his
[3:27:35] intention
[3:27:35] to
[3:27:36] represent
[3:27:37] the
[3:27:37] philippines
[3:27:37] in
[3:27:38] international
[3:27:38] competitions
[3:27:39] as
[3:27:40] well
[3:27:40] as
[3:27:41] his
[3:27:41] endearing
[3:27:41] affection
[3:27:42] for
[3:27:43] the
[3:27:43] philippine
[3:27:44] heritage
[3:27:44] i
[3:27:45] would
[3:27:46] like
[3:27:46] to
[3:27:46] put
[3:27:46] on
[3:27:47] record
[3:27:47] at
[3:27:49] this
[3:27:49] point
[3:27:50] in
[3:27:50] time
[3:27:50] the
[3:27:51] various
[3:27:51] and
[3:27:51] significant
[3:27:52] justifications
[3:27:53] in
[3:27:53] support
[3:27:54] of
[3:27:54] his
[3:27:54] natural
[3:27:55] ization
[3:27:56] first
[3:27:57] mr
[3:27:58] speaker
[3:27:58] since
[3:27:59] 2017
[3:28:00] he
[3:28:01] has
[3:28:01] served
[3:28:01] as
[3:28:02] president
[3:28:02] and
[3:28:03] chief
[3:28:03] executive
[3:28:04] officer
[3:28:04] of
[3:28:05] prime
[3:28:05] infrastructure
[3:28:06] capital
[3:28:07] incorporated
[3:28:07] this
[3:28:09] is a
[3:28:09] company
[3:28:09] which
[3:28:10] he
[3:28:10] has
[3:28:10] led
[3:28:11] pertaining
[3:28:13] to
[3:28:13] projects
[3:28:14] that
[3:28:14] directly
[3:28:14] respond
[3:28:15] to
[3:28:15] the
[3:28:16] essential
[3:28:16] deeds
[3:28:16] of
[3:28:17] the
[3:28:17] filipino
[3:28:17] people
[3:28:18] second
[3:28:19] mr
[3:28:20] speaker
[3:28:20] he
[3:28:21] initiated
[3:28:22] various
[3:28:24] projects
[3:28:25] in
[3:28:26] areas
[3:28:26] of
[3:28:26] water
[3:28:26] security
[3:28:27] energy
[3:28:28] development
[3:28:29] and
[3:28:30] sustainable
[3:28:31] waste
[3:28:31] management
[3:28:32] the
[3:28:33] same
[3:28:33] includes
[3:28:34] wawa
[3:28:35] bulk
[3:28:35] water
[3:28:36] supply
[3:28:36] project
[3:28:37] malampaya
[3:28:39] deep
[3:28:39] water
[3:28:40] gas
[3:28:40] to
[3:28:40] power
[3:28:41] project
[3:28:41] and
[3:28:42] renewable
[3:28:42] energy
[3:28:43] ventures
[3:28:44] all
[3:28:45] all of
[3:28:45] this
[3:28:45] support
[3:28:46] our
[3:28:47] transition
[3:28:47] toward
[3:28:48] a
[3:28:48] cleaner
[3:28:49] and
[3:28:49] more
[3:28:50] sustainable
[3:28:50] future
[3:28:51] third
[3:28:52] mr
[3:28:53] speaker
[3:28:53] he
[3:28:54] initiated
[3:28:55] innovation
[3:28:56] in
[3:28:57] waste
[3:28:57] to
[3:28:57] fuel
[3:28:58] and
[3:28:58] materials
[3:28:58] recovery
[3:28:59] facilities
[3:29:00] the
[3:29:00] same
[3:29:01] is
[3:29:01] established
[3:29:01] in
[3:29:02] cebu
[3:29:02] pampanga
[3:29:03] and
[3:29:04] cavite
[3:29:04] in
[3:29:06] simple
[3:29:06] words
[3:29:06] mr
[3:29:07] speaker
[3:29:07] through
[3:29:08] his
[3:29:08] leadership
[3:29:09] investments
[3:29:10] have been
[3:29:11] directed
[3:29:11] towards
[3:29:12] projects
[3:29:12] that
[3:29:13] create
[3:29:13] jobs
[3:29:14] strengthen
[3:29:15] vital
[3:29:16] industries
[3:29:16] and
[3:29:17] improve
[3:29:18] the
[3:29:18] quality
[3:29:18] of
[3:29:19] lives
[3:29:19] of
[3:29:19] many
[3:29:20] Filipinos
[3:29:21] in
[3:29:21] conclusion
[3:29:22] mr
[3:29:22] speaker
[3:29:23] i wish
[3:29:24] to
[3:29:24] reiterate
[3:29:24] that
[3:29:25] granting
[3:29:26] philippine
[3:29:26] citizenship
[3:29:27] is not
[3:29:28] merely
[3:29:29] a legal
[3:29:30] act
[3:29:30] it is
[3:29:31] a
[3:29:32] recognition
[3:29:32] of
[3:29:33] individuals
[3:29:34] who
[3:29:35] have
[3:29:35] shown
[3:29:35] genuine
[3:29:36] commitment
[3:29:37] loyalty
[3:29:38] and
[3:29:39] service
[3:29:39] to our
[3:29:40] nation
[3:29:40] and
[3:29:41] whose
[3:29:41] continued
[3:29:42] participation
[3:29:42] in
[3:29:43] national
[3:29:43] life
[3:29:44] will
[3:29:44] greatly
[3:29:45] benefit
[3:29:46] the
[3:29:46] public
[3:29:46] interest
[3:29:47] hence
[3:29:48] this
[3:29:48] is
[3:29:48] sponsorship
[3:29:49] mr
[3:29:49] speaker
[3:29:50] jordi
[3:29:53] leader
[3:29:53] mr
[3:29:55] speaker
[3:29:56] there
[3:29:56] being
[3:29:56] no
[3:29:56] member
[3:29:57] who
[3:29:58] wishes
[3:29:58] to
[3:29:58] interpolate
[3:29:59] the
[3:29:59] sponsor
[3:29:59] i move
[3:30:00] to
[3:30:00] close
[3:30:00] the
[3:30:00] period
[3:30:01] of
[3:30:01] sponsorship
[3:30:01] and
[3:30:02] debate
[3:30:02] jordi
[3:30:07] leader
[3:30:07] mr
[3:30:07] speaker
[3:30:08] i move
[3:30:08] to
[3:30:08] open
[3:30:09] the
[3:30:09] period
[3:30:09] of
[3:30:10] amendments
[3:30:10] objection
[3:30:12] there
[3:30:14] is
[3:30:14] none
[3:30:14] period
[3:30:15] of
[3:30:15] amendments
[3:30:15] is
[3:30:15] now
[3:30:16] open
[3:30:16] please
[3:30:16] proceed
[3:30:17] mr
[3:30:20] speaker
[3:30:21] there
[3:30:21] being
[3:30:21] no
[3:30:22] committee
[3:30:22] nor
[3:30:22] individual
[3:30:23] amendments
[3:30:23] i move
[3:30:24] to
[3:30:24] close
[3:30:25] the
[3:30:25] period
[3:30:25] of
[3:30:25] amendments
[3:30:26] there
[3:30:26] any
[3:30:26] objection
[3:30:27] the
[3:30:27] chair
[3:30:27] here
[3:30:27] is
[3:30:28] none
[3:30:28] said
[3:30:28] motion
[3:30:29] is
[3:30:29] approved
[3:30:29] majority
[3:30:30] leader
[3:30:30] mr
[3:30:32] speaker
[3:30:32] i move
[3:30:33] to
[3:30:33] vote
[3:30:33] on
[3:30:34] second
[3:30:34] reading
[3:30:34] house
[3:30:35] bill
[3:30:36] number
[3:30:37] 9598
[3:30:39] there's a
[3:30:40] motion
[3:30:40] to
[3:30:40] vote
[3:30:41] on
[3:30:41] second
[3:30:41] reading
[3:30:41] house
[3:30:42] bill
[3:30:42] 9598
[3:30:43] all those
[3:30:44] in
[3:30:44] favor
[3:30:44] please
[3:30:45] say
[3:30:45] aye
[3:30:45] all those
[3:30:47] against
[3:30:47] please
[3:30:47] say
[3:30:48] nay
[3:30:49] ayes
[3:30:49] have
[3:30:49] it
[3:30:50] said
[3:30:50] motion
[3:30:50] is
[3:30:51] now
[3:30:51] approved
[3:30:51] thank
[3:30:53] you
[3:30:53] mr
[3:30:53] speaker
[3:30:54] thank
[3:30:54] you
[3:30:55] majority
[3:30:57] leader
[3:30:57] mr
[3:30:59] speaker
[3:31:00] under
[3:31:00] the
[3:31:00] calendar
[3:31:00] of
[3:31:01] business
[3:31:01] for
[3:31:01] the
[3:31:01] day
[3:31:02] i move
[3:31:02] to
[3:31:02] consider
[3:31:02] house
[3:31:03] bill
[3:31:03] number
[3:31:04] 9605
[3:31:06] as contained
[3:31:06] in committee
[3:31:07] report
[3:31:07] number
[3:31:08] 423
[3:31:08] submitted
[3:31:09] by the
[3:31:10] committee
[3:31:10] on
[3:31:11] information
[3:31:12] communication
[3:31:12] technology
[3:31:13] and for
[3:31:14] this
[3:31:14] purpose
[3:31:14] may
[3:31:15] request
[3:31:15] that
[3:31:15] the
[3:31:15] secretary
[3:31:16] general
[3:31:17] be
[3:31:17] directed
[3:31:17] to read
[3:31:18] the
[3:31:18] title
[3:31:18] of
[3:31:18] the
[3:31:18] bill
[3:31:18] secretary
[3:31:19] general
[3:31:20] so
[3:31:20] order
[3:31:21] house
[3:31:22] bill
[3:31:22] 9605
[3:31:24] an act
[3:31:24] establishing
[3:31:24] the
[3:31:25] national
[3:31:25] cyber
[3:31:25] security
[3:31:26] agency
[3:31:26] strengthening
[3:31:27] the
[3:31:27] protection
[3:31:28] of
[3:31:28] critical
[3:31:28] information
[3:31:29] infrastructure
[3:31:29] and
[3:31:30] providing
[3:31:31] funds
[3:31:31] therefore
[3:31:31] majority
[3:31:33] leader
[3:31:34] mr.
[3:31:35] speaker
[3:31:37] i move
[3:31:37] to open
[3:31:38] the period
[3:31:38] of
[3:31:38] sponsorship
[3:31:38] and
[3:31:39] debate
[3:31:39] and
[3:31:39] that
[3:31:39] the
[3:31:40] chairperson
[3:31:40] of
[3:31:41] the
[3:31:41] committee
[3:31:41] on
[3:31:42] information
[3:31:42] and
[3:31:43] communication
[3:31:43] technology
[3:31:44] representative
[3:31:45] miguel
[3:31:46] luis
[3:31:46] r.
[3:31:47] villepuerte
[3:31:47] be
[3:31:48] recognized
[3:31:49] to begin
[3:31:49] sponsorship
[3:31:50] of
[3:31:50] the
[3:31:50] measure
[3:31:50] the
[3:31:51] honorable
[3:31:51] villepuerte
[3:31:52] is now
[3:31:53] recognized
[3:31:53] may
[3:31:53] proceed
[3:31:54] sir
[3:31:54] maraming
[3:31:55] salamat
[3:31:55] po
[3:31:56] magandang
[3:31:56] gabi
[3:31:56] po
[3:31:57] sa ating
[3:31:57] lahat
[3:31:57] mr.
[3:31:58] speaker
[3:31:58] mga
[3:31:59] kagalang
[3:31:59] galang
[3:32:00] nakasamahan
[3:32:01] ang
[3:32:02] hindi na
[3:32:03] lang
[3:32:03] po
[3:32:03] usapin
[3:32:04] ng
[3:32:04] ICT
[3:32:05] ito
[3:32:05] po
[3:32:05] ay
[3:32:06] usapin
[3:32:06] ng
[3:32:06] mga
[3:32:07] pambansang
[3:32:08] siguridad
[3:32:09] sa
[3:32:10] kasalukuyan
[3:32:10] po
[3:32:10] ang
[3:32:11] ating
[3:32:11] ekonomiya
[3:32:12] sistemang
[3:32:13] pinansyal
[3:32:14] supply
[3:32:14] ng
[3:32:14] kuryente
[3:32:15] transportasyon
[3:32:16] servisyong
[3:32:17] pangkalusugan
[3:32:18] at
[3:32:19] maging
[3:32:19] ang
[3:32:19] mga
[3:32:20] paghahatid
[3:32:20] ng
[3:32:21] servisyong
[3:32:21] ng
[3:32:21] pamahalaan
[3:32:22] ay
[3:32:23] nakasalalay
[3:32:24] na
[3:32:24] sa
[3:32:24] digital
[3:32:24] systems
[3:32:25] kapag
[3:32:26] mga
[3:32:27] sistema
[3:32:27] nito
[3:32:27] ay
[3:32:28] nakompromiso
[3:32:29] ng
[3:32:29] cyber
[3:32:30] attack
[3:32:30] hindi
[3:32:31] lamang
[3:32:32] mga
[3:32:32] computer
[3:32:33] ang
[3:32:33] naapektuhan
[3:32:34] naapektuhan
[3:32:35] ng
[3:32:35] ekonomiya
[3:32:36] ang
[3:32:37] mga
[3:32:37] servisyo
[3:32:37] sa
[3:32:38] publiko
[3:32:38] at
[3:32:38] ang
[3:32:39] kaligtasan
[3:32:40] ng
[3:32:40] bawat
[3:32:40] Pilipino
[3:32:41] hindi
[3:32:42] na rin
[3:32:42] po
[3:32:42] ito
[3:32:43] isang
[3:32:43] theoretical
[3:32:44] na
[3:32:44] banta
[3:32:45] nararanasan
[3:32:46] na rin
[3:32:47] ng
[3:32:47] ating
[3:32:47] bansa
[3:32:48] ang
[3:32:48] mga
[3:32:48] seryosong
[3:32:49] cyber
[3:32:49] incidents
[3:32:50] laban
[3:32:51] sa
[3:32:51] mga
[3:32:52] ehensya
[3:32:52] ng
[3:32:52] pamahalaan
[3:32:53] at
[3:32:53] mahalagang
[3:32:54] institusyon
[3:32:55] at
[3:32:56] sa
[3:32:56] iba't
[3:32:56] ibang
[3:32:56] panik
[3:32:57] ng
[3:32:57] mundo
[3:32:58] nakita
[3:32:59] na rin
[3:32:59] natin
[3:33:00] kung
[3:33:00] paano
[3:33:00] ang
[3:33:01] cyber
[3:33:01] attacks
[3:33:02] ay
[3:33:02] maaaring
[3:33:02] magdulot
[3:33:03] ng
[3:33:03] pagkaantala
[3:33:04] sa
[3:33:05] fuel
[3:33:06] distribution
[3:33:06] operation
[3:33:08] ng
[3:33:08] mga
[3:33:08] hospital
[3:33:09] communication
[3:33:10] system
[3:33:11] at
[3:33:11] maging
[3:33:12] sa
[3:33:12] energy
[3:33:13] infrastructure
[3:33:14] ang
[3:33:14] mga
[3:33:15] pangyayari
[3:33:15] po
[3:33:16] na
[3:33:16] ito
[3:33:16] nagpapatunay
[3:33:18] ng
[3:33:18] isang
[3:33:18] bagay
[3:33:19] ang
[3:33:20] cyber
[3:33:20] security
[3:33:21] ay
[3:33:21] hindi
[3:33:21] na
[3:33:22] lamang
[3:33:22] usapin
[3:33:23] ng
[3:33:23] teknolohiya
[3:33:24] isa na po
[3:33:25] itong
[3:33:25] usapin
[3:33:26] ng
[3:33:26] pambansang
[3:33:27] siguridad
[3:33:28] at
[3:33:28] kung
[3:33:29] permanente
[3:33:30] ang
[3:33:30] banta
[3:33:31] permanente
[3:33:32] rin po
[3:33:33] dapat
[3:33:33] ang
[3:33:33] ating
[3:33:34] response
[3:33:35] kaya
[3:33:36] ang
[3:33:36] layunin
[3:33:37] po
[3:33:37] ng
[3:33:38] panukalang
[3:33:38] batas
[3:33:39] na ito
[3:33:40] itatag
[3:33:41] ang
[3:33:41] national
[3:33:42] cyber
[3:33:42] security
[3:33:43] agency
[3:33:44] isang
[3:33:45] specialized
[3:33:45] agency
[3:33:46] upang
[3:33:47] magkaroon
[3:33:48] ng
[3:33:48] isang
[3:33:49] pambansang
[3:33:49] direksyon
[3:33:50] sa
[3:33:50] cyber
[3:33:51] security
[3:33:51] ang
[3:33:52] Pilipinas
[3:33:52] maprotektahan
[3:33:54] ang
[3:33:54] ating
[3:33:55] critical
[3:33:55] information
[3:33:57] infrastructures
[3:33:58] magkaroon
[3:33:59] ng
[3:33:59] mahusay
[3:34:00] na
[3:34:00] incident
[3:34:00] response
[3:34:01] at
[3:34:02] magkaroon
[3:34:03] ng
[3:34:03] whole
[3:34:03] of
[3:34:04] government
[3:34:04] coordination
[3:34:05] hindi
[3:34:06] layunin
[3:34:07] ng
[3:34:07] batas
[3:34:08] na
[3:34:08] maging
[3:34:08] pare-pareho
[3:34:09] ang
[3:34:09] cyber
[3:34:09] security
[3:34:10] ng
[3:34:10] lahat
[3:34:10] ng
[3:34:11] sektor
[3:34:11] ang
[3:34:12] layunin
[3:34:12] po
[3:34:13] ay
[3:34:13] tiyakin
[3:34:14] na
[3:34:14] ang
[3:34:15] bawat
[3:34:15] CIA
[3:34:16] o
[3:34:16] critical
[3:34:16] information
[3:34:17] infrastructure
[3:34:18] ay
[3:34:19] may
[3:34:19] minimum
[3:34:20] baseline
[3:34:21] na
[3:34:21] proteksyon
[3:34:22] upang
[3:34:22] walang
[3:34:23] CIA
[3:34:23] ang
[3:34:24] magiging
[3:34:24] pinakamahinang
[3:34:25] bahagi
[3:34:26] o
[3:34:26] weakest
[3:34:27] link
[3:34:27] ng
[3:34:27] ating
[3:34:28] pambansang
[3:34:29] cyber
[3:34:29] security
[3:34:30] at
[3:34:31] higit
[3:34:31] pa
[3:34:31] rito
[3:34:31] ang
[3:34:32] mga
[3:34:32] batas
[3:34:32] na
[3:34:33] ito
[3:34:33] ay
[3:34:33] lumilikha
[3:34:34] ng
[3:34:34] isang
[3:34:35] national
[3:34:36] reporting
[3:34:36] system
[3:34:37] at
[3:34:37] coordination
[3:34:38] framework
[3:34:39] sa
[3:34:40] kasalukuyan
[3:34:41] ang
[3:34:41] bawat
[3:34:41] regulator
[3:34:42] ay
[3:34:42] nakatoon
[3:34:43] sa
[3:34:43] sarili
[3:34:43] nilang
[3:34:44] sektor
[3:34:44] ang
[3:34:45] BSP
[3:34:45] sa
[3:34:46] banking
[3:34:46] ang
[3:34:47] ERC
[3:34:48] sa
[3:34:48] energy
[3:34:48] ang
[3:34:49] NTC
[3:34:50] sa
[3:34:50] telecommunications
[3:34:51] at iba pa
[3:34:52] ngunit
[3:34:53] ang cyber
[3:34:54] attacker po
[3:34:55] ay hindi
[3:34:56] kumikilala
[3:34:56] sa sektor
[3:34:57] sa pamamagitan ng
[3:34:59] mandatory incident
[3:35:00] reporting
[3:35:00] at national
[3:35:01] coordination
[3:35:02] ang
[3:35:03] impormasyong
[3:35:04] makukuha
[3:35:04] mula sa
[3:35:05] unang
[3:35:05] cyber
[3:35:06] attack
[3:35:06] ay
[3:35:07] maaaring
[3:35:08] agad
[3:35:08] nang
[3:35:08] maibahagi
[3:35:09] sa iba
[3:35:10] pang
[3:35:10] critical
[3:35:10] sectors
[3:35:11] bago pa
[3:35:12] sila
[3:35:12] maging
[3:35:13] susunod
[3:35:14] na
[3:35:14] biktima
[3:35:14] iyan
[3:35:15] ang
[3:35:16] bagong
[3:35:16] kakayahang
[3:35:17] nililika
[3:35:18] ng
[3:35:19] panukalang
[3:35:20] batas
[3:35:20] na ito
[3:35:21] hindi
[3:35:21] lamang
[3:35:22] mas
[3:35:22] matibay
[3:35:23] na
[3:35:23] cyber
[3:35:23] security
[3:35:24] kundi
[3:35:25] isang
[3:35:25] pambansang
[3:35:26] sistema
[3:35:26] ng
[3:35:27] koordinasyon
[3:35:28] laban
[3:35:29] sa
[3:35:29] cyber
[3:35:29] threats
[3:35:30] mahalaga
[3:35:31] rin
[3:35:31] po
[3:35:31] maunawaan
[3:35:32] kung
[3:35:32] ano
[3:35:33] ang
[3:35:33] hindi
[3:35:33] saklaw
[3:35:33] ng
[3:35:34] panukalang
[3:35:34] ito
[3:35:35] hindi
[3:35:35] nito
[3:35:36] nire-regulate
[3:35:36] ang
[3:35:37] bawat
[3:35:37] computer
[3:35:38] o
[3:35:38] bawat
[3:35:39] departamento
[3:35:39] ng
[3:35:40] isang
[3:35:40] kumpanya
[3:35:41] ang
[3:35:41] pinoprotektahan
[3:35:43] lamang
[3:35:43] nito
[3:35:43] ay ang
[3:35:44] critical
[3:35:45] information
[3:35:46] infrastructure
[3:35:47] ito po
[3:35:47] yung mga
[3:35:48] computer
[3:35:48] o computer
[3:35:49] systems
[3:35:50] na kapag
[3:35:51] nasira
[3:35:51] o na
[3:35:52] kompromiso
[3:35:53] maaaring
[3:35:54] magkaroon
[3:35:55] ng
[3:35:55] seryosong
[3:35:56] epekto
[3:35:56] sa
[3:35:57] pambansang
[3:35:57] siguridad
[3:35:58] ekonomiya
[3:35:59] kalusugan
[3:36:00] kaligtasan
[3:36:01] ng
[3:36:01] publiko
[3:36:02] o sa
[3:36:03] tuloy-tuloy
[3:36:03] na
[3:36:03] pagbibigay
[3:36:04] ng
[3:36:04] mahalagang
[3:36:05] servisyo
[3:36:05] ng
[3:36:06] gobyerno
[3:36:06] kayaan
[3:36:07] po ninyo
[3:36:08] akong
[3:36:08] magbigay
[3:36:08] ng
[3:36:09] isang
[3:36:09] halimbawa
[3:36:09] kung
[3:36:10] ipagpapalagay
[3:36:12] po natin
[3:36:12] na ang
[3:36:13] air
[3:36:13] traffic
[3:36:13] management
[3:36:14] system
[3:36:14] ng isang
[3:36:15] paliparan
[3:36:16] o airport
[3:36:16] ang
[3:36:17] ma-designate
[3:36:18] bilang
[3:36:18] isang
[3:36:19] CII
[3:36:19] o
[3:36:20] critical
[3:36:20] information
[3:36:21] infrastructure
[3:36:21] ibig sabihin
[3:36:23] na pati
[3:36:24] hindi
[3:36:26] ibig sabihin
[3:36:26] na pati
[3:36:28] ang
[3:36:28] coffee shop
[3:36:28] duty-free
[3:36:29] store
[3:36:29] airline
[3:36:30] ticketing
[3:36:31] office
[3:36:31] at marami
[3:36:32] pang iba
[3:36:33] sa loob
[3:36:33] ng
[3:36:33] paliparan
[3:36:34] ay magiging
[3:36:34] CII
[3:36:35] na rin
[3:36:35] ang
[3:36:36] bibigyan
[3:36:37] lang po
[3:36:37] ng
[3:36:37] espesyal
[3:36:38] na
[3:36:38] proteksyon
[3:36:39] ay
[3:36:39] ang
[3:36:40] mga
[3:36:40] critical
[3:36:40] na
[3:36:40] computer
[3:36:41] system
[3:36:42] na
[3:36:42] mahalaga
[3:36:42] sa
[3:36:43] ligtas
[3:36:44] at
[3:36:44] tuloy-tuloy
[3:36:44] na
[3:36:44] operasyon
[3:36:45] ng
[3:36:45] paliparan
[3:36:46] hindi
[3:36:47] ang lahat
[3:36:47] ng
[3:36:48] nasa
[3:36:48] loob
[3:36:48] po
[3:36:48] nito
[3:36:49] hindi
[3:36:50] po
[3:36:50] kumpanya
[3:36:50] ang
[3:36:51] dinidesignate
[3:36:51] na
[3:36:51] CII
[3:36:52] computer
[3:36:53] system
[3:36:53] po
[3:36:53] ang
[3:36:53] dinidesignate
[3:36:54] ang
[3:36:55] owner
[3:36:55] o
[3:36:56] operator
[3:36:56] ng
[3:36:56] naturang
[3:36:57] system
[3:36:58] ang
[3:36:58] magkakaroon
[3:36:59] ng
[3:36:59] legal
[3:36:59] na
[3:37:00] obligasyon
[3:37:00] sa
[3:37:00] ilalim
[3:37:01] ng
[3:37:01] batas
[3:37:01] ngunit
[3:37:02] sa
[3:37:02] designation
[3:37:03] ay nakatoon
[3:37:04] lamang
[3:37:05] sa
[3:37:05] particular
[3:37:06] na
[3:37:06] computer
[3:37:06] system
[3:37:07] na
[3:37:07] tumutugon
[3:37:08] sa
[3:37:08] itinakdang
[3:37:09] kriteriya
[3:37:10] ng
[3:37:10] batas
[3:37:10] Mr.
[3:37:11] Speaker
[3:37:12] ang
[3:37:12] panukalang
[3:37:13] ito
[3:37:13] ay may
[3:37:13] malinaw
[3:37:14] na
[3:37:14] mandato
[3:37:15] limitasyon
[3:37:16] safeguards
[3:37:17] congressional
[3:37:18] oversight
[3:37:19] judicial
[3:37:19] review
[3:37:20] at
[3:37:20] legal
[3:37:21] accountability
[3:37:22] sa
[3:37:23] madaling
[3:37:23] sabi
[3:37:23] ang
[3:37:24] kongreso
[3:37:25] ang
[3:37:25] nagtatakda
[3:37:26] ng
[3:37:26] polisiya
[3:37:27] ang
[3:37:27] ahensya
[3:37:28] ang
[3:37:28] nagpapatubad
[3:37:29] ng
[3:37:29] mga
[3:37:29] technical
[3:37:30] details
[3:37:31] kung saan
[3:37:31] sila
[3:37:32] expert
[3:37:32] sa loob
[3:37:33] na
[3:37:34] mga
[3:37:34] limitasyong
[3:37:35] itinakda
[3:37:35] ng
[3:37:36] batas
[3:37:36] mga
[3:37:37] kagalang-galang
[3:37:38] nakasamahan
[3:37:39] ang
[3:37:39] tanong
[3:37:39] ngayon
[3:37:40] ay hindi
[3:37:40] na lang
[3:37:40] kung
[3:37:41] magkakaroon
[3:37:41] ba tayo
[3:37:42] ng
[3:37:42] malalaking
[3:37:43] cyber
[3:37:44] attacks
[3:37:44] ang
[3:37:45] tanong
[3:37:45] po
[3:37:46] ay kung
[3:37:46] handa
[3:37:47] na ba
[3:37:47] ang
[3:37:47] ating
[3:37:48] bansa
[3:37:48] kapag
[3:37:49] dumating
[3:37:49] ang
[3:37:50] mga
[3:37:50] ito
[3:37:51] ang
[3:37:51] panukalang
[3:37:52] batas
[3:37:52] na ito
[3:37:52] ang
[3:37:52] magbibigay
[3:37:53] ng
[3:37:54] permanenting
[3:37:55] institutional
[3:37:55] framework
[3:37:56] upang
[3:37:57] maprotektahan
[3:37:58] ang ating
[3:37:58] mga
[3:37:58] critical
[3:37:59] na
[3:37:59] sistema
[3:38:00] mapatatag
[3:38:01] ang ating
[3:38:02] pambansang
[3:38:03] katatagan
[3:38:04] at
[3:38:05] mapangalagaan
[3:38:06] ang tiwala
[3:38:07] ng ating
[3:38:07] mga
[3:38:07] mamayan
[3:38:08] sa
[3:38:08] digital
[3:38:09] na
[3:38:09] ekonomiya
[3:38:10] dahil
[3:38:11] dito
[3:38:11] Mr.
[3:38:11] Speaker
[3:38:11] magalang
[3:38:13] ko pong
[3:38:13] hinihingi
[3:38:13] ang agarang
[3:38:14] pag-aproba
[3:38:15] ng
[3:38:15] panukalang
[3:38:16] batas
[3:38:16] na ito
[3:38:17] Maraming
[3:38:17] salamat
[3:38:17] po
[3:38:18] Mr.
[3:38:19] Speaker
[3:38:21] I move
[3:38:21] to
[3:38:21] recognize
[3:38:22] Representative
[3:38:23] Brian
[3:38:23] Poe
[3:38:24] FPJ
[3:38:24] Panday
[3:38:25] Bayanihan
[3:38:25] Partilist
[3:38:26] to
[3:38:26] co-sponsor
[3:38:27] the
[3:38:27] measure
[3:38:28] Honorable
[3:38:29] Brian
[3:38:29] Poe
[3:38:30] is
[3:38:30] recognized
[3:38:30] you may
[3:38:30] proceed
[3:38:31] sir
[3:38:31] thank
[3:38:32] you
[3:38:32] Mr.
[3:38:33] Speaker
[3:38:33] Mr.
[3:38:35] Speaker
[3:38:35] Chairman
[3:38:37] of the
[3:38:37] Committee
[3:38:37] on
[3:38:38] Information
[3:38:38] Communication
[3:38:39] Technology
[3:38:39] I rise
[3:38:41] today
[3:38:41] to
[3:38:42] co-sponsor
[3:38:43] House
[3:38:43] Bill
[3:38:43] Number
[3:38:44] 9605
[3:38:45] otherwise
[3:38:46] known
[3:38:46] as the
[3:38:47] National
[3:38:47] Cyber
[3:38:47] Security
[3:38:48] and
[3:38:48] Critical
[3:38:49] Information
[3:38:49] Infrastructure
[3:38:50] Protection
[3:38:51] Act
[3:38:51] of
[3:38:51] 2026
[3:38:52] Today
[3:38:53] nearly
[3:38:54] every
[3:38:54] aspect
[3:38:54] of
[3:38:54] our
[3:38:55] daily
[3:38:55] lives
[3:38:55] depend
[3:38:56] on
[3:38:56] digital
[3:38:57] technology
[3:38:57] Government
[3:38:58] services
[3:38:59] banking
[3:39:00] transactions
[3:39:00] hospitals
[3:39:02] telecommunications
[3:39:03] transportation
[3:39:04] systems
[3:39:05] and even
[3:39:06] our
[3:39:06] power
[3:39:06] grid
[3:39:06] are
[3:39:07] increasingly
[3:39:08] interconnected
[3:39:09] while
[3:39:11] this
[3:39:11] digital
[3:39:11] transformation
[3:39:12] has
[3:39:12] brought
[3:39:13] unprecedented
[3:39:14] opportunities
[3:39:15] it has
[3:39:15] also
[3:39:16] exposed
[3:39:16] our
[3:39:17] nation
[3:39:17] to
[3:39:18] increasingly
[3:39:19] sophisticated
[3:39:20] cyber
[3:39:20] threats
[3:39:21] the
[3:39:22] Philippines
[3:39:22] has
[3:39:23] witnessed
[3:39:23] ransomware
[3:39:24] attacks
[3:39:24] data
[3:39:25] breaches
[3:39:25] and
[3:39:26] cyber
[3:39:26] intrusions
[3:39:27] targeting
[3:39:28] both
[3:39:29] government
[3:39:29] and
[3:39:30] private
[3:39:30] institutions
[3:39:31] yet
[3:39:32] despite
[3:39:33] these
[3:39:33] growing
[3:39:33] risks
[3:39:34] our
[3:39:34] cybersecurity
[3:39:35] governance
[3:39:36] remains
[3:39:36] fragmented
[3:39:37] various
[3:39:38] government
[3:39:39] agencies
[3:39:39] perform
[3:39:40] important
[3:39:41] cybersecurity
[3:39:41] functions
[3:39:42] but
[3:39:43] there
[3:39:43] is
[3:39:43] no
[3:39:43] single
[3:39:44] institution
[3:39:45] mandated
[3:39:46] to
[3:39:46] provide
[3:39:47] unified
[3:39:47] leadership
[3:39:48] strategic
[3:39:49] direction
[3:39:49] and
[3:39:50] coordinated
[3:39:51] response
[3:39:51] during
[3:39:52] major
[3:39:52] cyber
[3:39:53] incidents
[3:39:54] more
[3:39:55] alarming
[3:39:56] recent
[3:39:56] reports
[3:39:57] show
[3:39:57] that
[3:39:58] the
[3:39:58] cyber
[3:39:58] threat
[3:39:59] landscape
[3:39:59] continues
[3:40:00] to
[3:40:00] worsen
[3:40:01] according
[3:40:02] to the
[3:40:02] Philippine
[3:40:03] threat
[3:40:03] landscape
[3:40:04] report
[3:40:04] in
[3:40:04] 2025
[3:40:05] released
[3:40:06] by
[3:40:06] checkpoint
[3:40:07] software
[3:40:07] technologies
[3:40:08] phishing
[3:40:09] websites
[3:40:10] in the
[3:40:10] Philippines
[3:40:10] surged
[3:40:11] by
[3:40:12] 423
[3:40:13] percent
[3:40:14] increasing
[3:40:15] from
[3:40:15] 731
[3:40:16] in
[3:40:17] 2024
[3:40:18] to
[3:40:19] 3,824
[3:40:21] by
[3:40:22] 2025
[3:40:22] ransomware
[3:40:24] attacks
[3:40:24] nearly
[3:40:24] doubled
[3:40:25] during
[3:40:25] the
[3:40:25] same
[3:40:26] period
[3:40:26] while
[3:40:27] source
[3:40:27] code
[3:40:28] leaks
[3:40:28] third
[3:40:29] party
[3:40:29] breaches
[3:40:30] and
[3:40:31] social
[3:40:31] media
[3:40:31] impersonation
[3:40:33] cases
[3:40:33] also
[3:40:34] increased
[3:40:35] significantly
[3:40:35] the
[3:40:37] report
[3:40:37] further
[3:40:37] identifies
[3:40:38] government
[3:40:38] agencies
[3:40:39] financial
[3:40:40] institutions
[3:40:41] critical
[3:40:42] infrastructure
[3:40:42] and
[3:40:43] educational
[3:40:44] institutions
[3:40:44] among
[3:40:45] the
[3:40:45] primary
[3:40:46] targets
[3:40:46] of
[3:40:47] cyber
[3:40:47] criminals
[3:40:48] in
[3:40:49] October
[3:40:50] 2023
[3:40:51] we
[3:40:52] don't
[3:40:52] have
[3:40:52] to
[3:40:52] look
[3:40:52] far
[3:40:53] from
[3:40:53] home
[3:40:53] the
[3:40:54] official
[3:40:54] website
[3:40:55] of
[3:40:55] the
[3:40:55] House
[3:40:55] of
[3:40:56] Representatives
[3:40:56] was
[3:40:57] defaced
[3:40:57] by
[3:40:58] hackers
[3:40:58] displaying
[3:40:59] unauthorized
[3:41:00] messages
[3:41:01] such as
[3:41:01] Three Musketeers
[3:41:02] on its
[3:41:03] homepage
[3:41:04] more
[3:41:05] recently
[3:41:05] in
[3:41:06] June
[3:41:07] 2026
[3:41:08] as if
[3:41:08] we had
[3:41:09] not
[3:41:09] learned
[3:41:09] from
[3:41:09] the
[3:41:10] previous
[3:41:10] attack
[3:41:11] the
[3:41:11] official
[3:41:12] websites
[3:41:12] of
[3:41:13] both
[3:41:13] the
[3:41:13] Senate
[3:41:13] and
[3:41:14] the
[3:41:14] House
[3:41:14] of
[3:41:14] Representatives
[3:41:15] were
[3:41:15] once
[3:41:16] again
[3:41:16] subjected
[3:41:16] to
[3:41:17] cyber
[3:41:17] attacks
[3:41:18] the
[3:41:18] Senate
[3:41:19] website
[3:41:19] was
[3:41:19] defaced
[3:41:20] by
[3:41:20] hackers
[3:41:20] forcing
[3:41:21] authorities
[3:41:22] to
[3:41:22] take
[3:41:22] down
[3:41:23] the
[3:41:23] website
[3:41:23] while
[3:41:24] an
[3:41:24] investigation
[3:41:25] was
[3:41:26] being
[3:41:26] conducted
[3:41:27] although
[3:41:28] initial
[3:41:28] assessments
[3:41:29] confirmed
[3:41:29] that no
[3:41:30] confidential
[3:41:31] or sensitive
[3:41:31] information
[3:41:32] had been
[3:41:33] compromised
[3:41:34] shortly
[3:41:35] thereafter
[3:41:35] the
[3:41:36] website
[3:41:36] of the
[3:41:36] House
[3:41:37] of
[3:41:37] Representatives
[3:41:37] was
[3:41:39] likewise
[3:41:40] defaced
[3:41:41] prompting
[3:41:42] the
[3:41:42] Philippine
[3:41:43] National
[3:41:43] Police
[3:41:44] Anti-Cyber
[3:41:45] Crime
[3:41:45] Group
[3:41:46] to
[3:41:46] launch
[3:41:46] investigation
[3:41:47] and
[3:41:48] coordinate
[3:41:48] with
[3:41:49] the
[3:41:49] House
[3:41:49] Information
[3:41:50] Technology
[3:41:50] personnel
[3:41:51] to
[3:41:52] determine
[3:41:52] the
[3:41:53] source
[3:41:53] and
[3:41:53] extent
[3:41:54] of
[3:41:54] the
[3:41:54] breach
[3:41:54] these
[3:41:56] attacks
[3:41:56] send
[3:41:56] a
[3:41:57] clear
[3:41:57] message
[3:41:58] cyber
[3:41:59] crime
[3:41:59] is
[3:41:59] no
[3:42:00] longer
[3:42:00] an
[3:42:00] isolated
[3:42:01] or
[3:42:02] occasional
[3:42:02] threat
[3:42:03] it
[3:42:04] has
[3:42:04] become
[3:42:04] organized
[3:42:05] industrialized
[3:42:07] and
[3:42:07] increasingly
[3:42:08] sophisticated
[3:42:09] but
[3:42:10] this is
[3:42:11] only the
[3:42:11] tip
[3:42:11] of the
[3:42:12] iceberg
[3:42:12] as
[3:42:13] criminals
[3:42:14] exploit
[3:42:15] artificial
[3:42:15] intelligence
[3:42:16] cloud
[3:42:17] technologies
[3:42:18] and
[3:42:18] digital
[3:42:18] platforms
[3:42:19] to
[3:42:20] scale
[3:42:20] their
[3:42:20] attacks
[3:42:21] the
[3:42:21] Philippines
[3:42:22] can
[3:42:22] no
[3:42:22] longer
[3:42:23] afford
[3:42:23] to
[3:42:24] remain
[3:42:25] fragmented
[3:42:25] when it
[3:42:26] comes to
[3:42:27] their
[3:42:27] cyber
[3:42:28] security
[3:42:28] framework
[3:42:29] we
[3:42:30] need
[3:42:30] a
[3:42:30] unified
[3:42:31] national
[3:42:31] strategy
[3:42:32] a
[3:42:33] central
[3:42:34] coordinating
[3:42:34] authority
[3:42:35] and
[3:42:36] stronger
[3:42:36] protection
[3:42:37] for
[3:42:38] our
[3:42:38] critical
[3:42:39] information
[3:42:40] infrastructure
[3:42:40] before
[3:42:41] the
[3:42:42] next
[3:42:42] major
[3:42:43] cyber
[3:42:44] attack
[3:42:44] compromises
[3:42:45] essential
[3:42:46] public
[3:42:46] services
[3:42:47] or
[3:42:47] national
[3:42:48] security
[3:42:48] house
[3:42:49] bill
[3:42:50] number
[3:42:50] 9605
[3:42:52] seeks
[3:42:53] to
[3:42:53] address
[3:42:54] this
[3:42:54] institutional
[3:42:55] gap
[3:42:55] by
[3:42:56] establishing
[3:42:56] the
[3:42:57] national
[3:42:57] cyber
[3:42:58] security
[3:42:58] agency
[3:42:59] or
[3:43:00] ncsa
[3:43:01] as
[3:43:01] the
[3:43:02] country's
[3:43:02] primary
[3:43:03] coordinating
[3:43:04] body
[3:43:05] for
[3:43:05] cyber
[3:43:06] security
[3:43:06] policy
[3:43:07] implementation
[3:43:08] and
[3:43:09] national
[3:43:10] cyber
[3:43:11] resilience
[3:43:12] the
[3:43:13] proposed
[3:43:13] agency
[3:43:14] is not
[3:43:14] intended
[3:43:15] to
[3:43:15] duplicate
[3:43:15] the
[3:43:16] mandates
[3:43:16] of
[3:43:17] existing
[3:43:17] institutions
[3:43:18] but
[3:43:19] rather
[3:43:19] to
[3:43:19] harmonize
[3:43:20] the
[3:43:21] efforts
[3:43:21] and
[3:43:22] ensure
[3:43:23] a
[3:43:23] whole
[3:43:24] of
[3:43:24] government
[3:43:24] approach
[3:43:25] in
[3:43:25] protecting
[3:43:26] our
[3:43:26] digital
[3:43:27] infrastructure
[3:43:28] house
[3:43:28] bill
[3:43:29] number
[3:43:29] 9605
[3:43:30] provides
[3:43:32] the
[3:43:32] institutional
[3:43:33] foundation
[3:43:34] necessary
[3:43:35] to move
[3:43:36] the
[3:43:36] philippines
[3:43:36] from a
[3:43:37] fragmented
[3:43:38] and reactive
[3:43:39] cyber
[3:43:40] security
[3:43:40] posture
[3:43:41] to one
[3:43:42] that is
[3:43:42] coordinated
[3:43:43] proactive
[3:43:44] and resilient
[3:43:45] for these
[3:43:46] reasons
[3:43:47] mr.
[3:43:48] speaker
[3:43:48] i respectfully
[3:43:50] seek the
[3:43:50] support
[3:43:51] of this
[3:43:51] august
[3:43:51] chamber
[3:43:52] for the
[3:43:52] passage
[3:43:53] of
[3:43:53] house
[3:43:53] bill
[3:43:54] number
[3:43:54] 9605
[3:43:55] thank you
[3:43:56] mr.
[3:43:56] speaker
[3:43:57] move to
[3:44:00] suspend
[3:44:01] session
[3:44:01] for a few
[3:44:01] minutes
[3:44:02] session
[3:44:02] suspended
[3:44:03] session
[3:44:20] resumed
[3:44:20] majority
[3:44:21] leader
[3:44:22] mr.
[3:44:23] speaker
[3:44:23] there being
[3:44:24] no other
[3:44:24] member
[3:44:24] who wishes
[3:44:25] to interpolate
[3:44:25] the sponsor
[3:44:26] i move
[3:44:27] to close
[3:44:27] the period
[3:44:27] of sponsorship
[3:44:28] and debate
[3:44:29] objection
[3:44:30] mr.
[3:44:34] speaker
[3:44:35] i move
[3:44:35] to open
[3:44:35] the period
[3:44:36] of amendments
[3:44:37] any objection
[3:44:38] motion
[3:44:39] is now
[3:44:40] approved
[3:44:41] majority
[3:44:42] leader
[3:44:43] mr.
[3:44:44] speaker
[3:44:44] there being
[3:44:44] no individual
[3:44:45] in our
[3:44:45] committee
[3:44:45] amendments
[3:44:46] i move
[3:44:46] to close
[3:44:47] the period
[3:44:47] of amendments
[3:44:48] any objection
[3:44:49] the chair
[3:44:49] here is
[3:44:49] none
[3:44:50] motion
[3:44:50] is approved
[3:44:51] majority
[3:44:52] leader
[3:44:52] mr.
[3:44:53] speaker
[3:44:54] i move
[3:44:54] to vote
[3:44:54] on second
[3:44:55] reading
[3:44:55] house
[3:44:55] bill
[3:44:56] number
[3:44:56] 9605
[3:44:57] as contained
[3:44:58] in committee
[3:44:59] report
[3:44:59] number
[3:44:59] 423
[3:45:00] motion
[3:45:03] to suspend
[3:45:03] for a few
[3:45:04] minutes
[3:45:05] mr.
[3:45:05] speaker
[3:45:05] suspended
[3:45:06] session
[3:46:43] resumed
[3:46:43] majority
[3:46:44] leader
[3:46:45] mr.
[3:46:45] speaker
[3:46:45] i move
[3:46:46] to reconsider
[3:46:47] my previous
[3:46:47] motion
[3:46:48] in closing
[3:46:48] the period
[3:46:49] of amendments
[3:46:49] i move
[3:46:50] to open
[3:46:50] again
[3:46:51] the period
[3:46:51] of amendments
[3:46:52] mr.
[3:46:52] objection
[3:46:53] there is
[3:46:54] none
[3:46:55] motion
[3:46:55] is approved
[3:46:56] majority
[3:46:56] leader
[3:46:57] mr.
[3:46:57] speaker
[3:46:57] i move
[3:46:58] to recognize
[3:46:59] our distinguished
[3:47:01] colleague
[3:47:01] from
[3:47:01] bataan
[3:47:02] our
[3:47:02] representative
[3:47:03] tony
[3:47:03] roman
[3:47:03] for his
[3:47:04] individual
[3:47:04] amendment
[3:47:05] honorable
[3:47:05] roman
[3:47:06] is now
[3:47:06] recognized
[3:47:07] you may
[3:47:07] proceed
[3:47:07] thank you
[3:47:09] mr.
[3:47:09] speaker
[3:47:10] will the
[3:47:11] sponsor
[3:47:11] consider
[3:47:13] the following
[3:47:13] individual
[3:47:14] amendments
[3:47:14] on page
[3:47:16] six
[3:47:17] line
[3:47:17] 29
[3:47:18] to 28
[3:47:19] insert
[3:47:19] the phrase
[3:47:20] the
[3:47:21] open
[3:47:22] quote
[3:47:22] the
[3:47:23] department
[3:47:23] of
[3:47:23] information
[3:47:24] and
[3:47:24] communications
[3:47:25] technology
[3:47:25] close
[3:47:26] quote
[3:47:26] after the
[3:47:27] word
[3:47:28] under
[3:47:29] and delete
[3:47:30] the phrase
[3:47:31] open
[3:47:32] quote
[3:47:32] the office
[3:47:33] of the
[3:47:33] president
[3:47:33] close
[3:47:34] quote
[3:47:34] after the
[3:47:35] same
[3:47:35] term
[3:47:36] under
[3:47:36] so the
[3:47:38] said paragraph
[3:47:38] shall read
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[3:47:40] follows
[3:47:40] there
[3:47:41] shall
[3:47:42] be
[3:47:42] created
[3:47:43] a
[3:47:44] national
[3:47:44] cyber
[3:47:45] security
[3:47:45] agency
[3:47:46] open
[3:47:48] parentheses
[3:47:48] nc
[3:47:48] sa
[3:47:49] close
[3:47:50] parentheses
[3:47:50] which
[3:47:51] shall
[3:47:51] be
[3:47:52] under
[3:47:52] the
[3:47:52] department
[3:47:53] of
[3:47:53] information
[3:47:54] and
[3:47:54] communications
[3:47:55] technology
[3:47:55] close
[3:47:57] quote
[3:47:57] period
[3:47:58] what does
[3:48:02] the
[3:48:02] sponsor
[3:48:02] say
[3:48:02] actually
[3:48:04] I
[3:48:04] just
[3:48:05] Mr. Speaker
[3:48:05] I
[3:48:06] just
[3:48:06] came to the
[3:48:07] meeting
[3:48:08] last
[3:48:09] morning
[3:48:09] with
[3:48:09] Secretary
[3:48:10] Henry
[3:48:10] Aguda
[3:48:11] and explained
[3:48:12] that
[3:48:12] the
[3:48:13] technical
[3:48:15] capacity
[3:48:17] the
[3:48:18] personnel
[3:48:18] that
[3:48:19] absorbed
[3:48:19] in the
[3:48:20] proposed
[3:48:20] creation
[3:48:21] of
[3:48:21] NCSA
[3:48:22] we
[3:48:22] asked
[3:48:23] an opinion
[3:48:24] from the
[3:48:25] office
[3:48:25] of the
[3:48:25] president
[3:48:26] and they
[3:48:26] sent
[3:48:26] no
[3:48:27] objection
[3:48:27] so
[3:48:28] I
[3:48:29] humbly
[3:48:30] accept
[3:48:30] your
[3:48:30] amendment
[3:48:31] Mr. Speaker
[3:48:33] Mr. Speaker
[3:48:38] I move to
[3:48:38] approve
[3:48:38] the
[3:48:39] proposed
[3:48:39] amendment
[3:48:39] is there
[3:48:41] any
[3:48:41] objection
[3:48:41] chair
[3:48:42] his
[3:48:42] non
[3:48:42] said
[3:48:43] motion
[3:48:43] is
[3:48:43] approved
[3:48:43] Mr. Speaker
[3:48:47] another
[3:48:47] individual
[3:48:48] amendment
[3:48:49] on page
[3:48:50] 13
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[3:48:51] 17
[3:48:52] to
[3:48:52] 18
[3:48:53] insert
[3:48:53] the
[3:48:54] face
[3:48:54] open
[3:48:54] quote
[3:48:55] the
[3:48:55] department
[3:48:56] of
[3:48:56] information
[3:48:57] communications
[3:48:57] technology
[3:48:58] close
[3:48:58] quote
[3:48:59] after
[3:48:59] the
[3:48:59] word
[3:49:00] under
[3:49:00] and
[3:49:00] delete
[3:49:01] the
[3:49:01] face
[3:49:01] open
[3:49:02] quote
[3:49:02] the
[3:49:02] office
[3:49:02] of
[3:49:03] the
[3:49:03] president
[3:49:03] close
[3:49:03] quote
[3:49:04] after
[3:49:05] the
[3:49:05] same
[3:49:05] term
[3:49:05] under
[3:49:06] so
[3:49:06] the
[3:49:07] said
[3:49:07] paragraph
[3:49:07] shall
[3:49:07] now
[3:49:08] read
[3:49:08] as
[3:49:08] follows
[3:49:09] the
[3:49:10] NCSA
[3:49:12] shall
[3:49:12] be
[3:49:12] under
[3:49:13] the
[3:49:13] department
[3:49:13] of
[3:49:14] information
[3:49:14] and
[3:49:14] communications
[3:49:15] technology
[3:49:16] for
[3:49:17] policy
[3:49:17] and
[3:49:18] program
[3:49:18] coordination
[3:49:19] and
[3:49:19] shall
[3:49:20] continue
[3:49:20] to
[3:49:20] operate
[3:49:21] and
[3:49:21] function
[3:49:22] laterally
[3:49:23] and in
[3:49:23] accordance
[3:49:24] with
[3:49:24] prevailing
[3:49:24] laws
[3:49:25] Mr. Speaker
[3:49:27] I accept
[3:49:28] what does
[3:49:30] the
[3:49:30] House say
[3:49:31] Mr. Speaker
[3:49:32] I move to
[3:49:33] approve
[3:49:33] the proposed
[3:49:33] amendment
[3:49:34] there's a
[3:49:35] motion
[3:49:35] is there
[3:49:35] an
[3:49:35] objection
[3:49:36] there
[3:49:37] is none
[3:49:37] said
[3:49:38] the
[3:49:38] motion
[3:49:38] is
[3:49:38] approved
[3:49:39] I have
[3:49:40] nothing
[3:49:41] further
[3:49:41] Mr. Speaker
[3:49:42] nothing
[3:49:42] further
[3:49:42] Majority
[3:49:44] Leader
[3:49:44] Mr. Speaker
[3:49:46] I move
[3:49:46] to recognize
[3:49:47] the gentleman
[3:49:49] from
[3:49:49] FPJ
[3:49:50] Panday
[3:49:51] Bayanihan
[3:49:51] Representative
[3:49:52] Brian Poe
[3:49:53] for his
[3:49:53] individual
[3:49:54] amendment
[3:49:54] please proceed
[3:49:55] the
[3:49:55] Honorable
[3:49:56] Poe
[3:49:56] thank you
[3:49:57] Mr. Speaker
[3:49:58] just a
[3:49:58] minor
[3:49:59] amendment
[3:49:59] on page
[3:50:01] 19
[3:50:02] if we
[3:50:03] could
[3:50:03] change
[3:50:04] where it
[3:50:05] says
[3:50:05] chapter
[3:50:06] 7
[3:50:07] change
[3:50:08] that
[3:50:08] to
[3:50:08] chapter
[3:50:09] 6
[3:50:10] and
[3:50:10] to
[3:50:11] amend
[3:50:11] the
[3:50:12] subsequent
[3:50:12] chapters
[3:50:13] accordingly
[3:50:14] what does
[3:50:18] the
[3:50:18] sponsor
[3:50:18] say
[3:50:18] I accept
[3:50:21] what does
[3:50:22] the
[3:50:23] house
[3:50:23] say
[3:50:23] Mr. Speaker
[3:50:26] I move
[3:50:26] to approve
[3:50:26] the proposed
[3:50:27] amendment
[3:50:27] there's
[3:50:28] objection
[3:50:29] there's
[3:50:30] none
[3:50:30] said
[3:50:30] motion
[3:50:31] is
[3:50:31] now
[3:50:31] approved
[3:50:32] majority
[3:50:33] leader
[3:50:33] Mr. Speaker
[3:50:35] there being
[3:50:35] no further
[3:50:36] individual
[3:50:37] amendment
[3:50:37] I move
[3:50:38] to close
[3:50:38] the period
[3:50:38] of
[3:50:38] amendment
[3:50:39] there's
[3:50:40] objection
[3:50:40] said
[3:50:41] motion
[3:50:41] is
[3:50:41] approved
[3:50:41] majority
[3:50:43] leader
[3:50:43] Mr. Speaker
[3:50:47] there being
[3:50:48] no
[3:50:48] committee
[3:50:48] amendment
[3:50:49] I move
[3:50:49] to close
[3:50:49] the period
[3:50:50] of
[3:50:50] committee
[3:50:50] amendments
[3:50:51] any objection
[3:50:52] the chair
[3:50:53] is
[3:50:53] done
[3:50:53] that
[3:50:54] motion
[3:50:55] is
[3:50:55] now
[3:50:55] approved
[3:50:56] majority
[3:50:56] leader
[3:50:57] Mr. Speaker
[3:50:58] now I move
[3:50:59] to vote
[3:51:00] on second
[3:51:00] reading
[3:51:00] house
[3:51:01] bill
[3:51:01] number
[3:51:02] 9605
[3:51:05] Mr. Chair
[3:51:07] there's a
[3:51:07] motion
[3:51:08] to
[3:51:08] vote
[3:51:10] on second
[3:51:10] reading
[3:51:11] house
[3:51:12] bill
[3:51:12] 9605
[3:51:13] all those
[3:51:15] in favor
[3:51:16] please say
[3:51:16] aye
[3:51:17] aye
[3:51:18] all those
[3:51:18] against
[3:51:19] please
[3:51:19] say
[3:51:19] nay
[3:51:20] the
[3:51:21] ayes
[3:51:21] have it
[3:51:21] house
[3:51:23] bill
[3:51:24] number
[3:51:24] 9605
[3:51:25] is
[3:51:25] now
[3:51:26] approved
[3:51:26] on
[3:51:26] second
[3:51:26] reading
[3:51:27] majority
[3:51:32] leader
[3:51:32] Mr. Speaker
[3:51:33] I move
[3:51:33] to suspend
[3:51:33] session
[3:51:34] for a few
[3:51:34] minutes
[3:51:34] session
[3:51:35] suspended
[3:51:35] session
[3:52:23] is
[3:52:24] resumed
[3:52:24] Mr. Speaker
[3:52:31] I move
[3:52:32] to consider
[3:52:33] house
[3:52:33] concurrent
[3:52:33] resolution
[3:52:34] number
[3:52:34] 17
[3:52:35] and for
[3:52:35] this
[3:52:35] purpose
[3:52:36] may
[3:52:36] I request
[3:52:36] that the
[3:52:37] secretary
[3:52:37] general
[3:52:38] to read
[3:52:38] the title
[3:52:38] of the
[3:52:39] resolution
[3:52:39] secretary
[3:52:40] general
[3:52:41] is
[3:52:41] ordered
[3:52:41] house
[3:52:45] concurrent
[3:52:45] resolution
[3:52:46] 17
[3:52:46] concurrent
[3:52:47] resolution
[3:52:47] providing
[3:52:48] for the
[3:52:48] legislative
[3:52:49] calendar
[3:52:49] with the
[3:52:50] second
[3:52:50] regular
[3:52:50] session
[3:52:51] of the
[3:52:51] 20th
[3:52:51] congress
[3:52:52] of
[3:52:52] the
[3:52:52] Philippines
[3:52:52] majority
[3:52:55] leader
[3:52:55] Mr. Speaker
[3:52:56] I move
[3:52:57] to adopt
[3:52:58] house
[3:52:59] concurrent
[3:53:00] resolution
[3:53:01] number 17
[3:53:01] there's a
[3:53:03] motion to
[3:53:03] adopt
[3:53:03] house
[3:53:04] concurrent
[3:53:04] resolution
[3:53:05] number
[3:53:06] 17
[3:53:06] there any
[3:53:09] objection
[3:53:09] all those
[3:53:12] in favor
[3:53:12] please say
[3:53:13] aye
[3:53:13] all those
[3:53:15] against
[3:53:15] please say
[3:53:16] nay
[3:53:16] the
[3:53:17] ayes
[3:53:18] have it
[3:53:19] said
[3:53:19] the
[3:53:19] motion
[3:53:21] is now
[3:53:21] approved
[3:53:22] house
[3:53:23] resolution
[3:53:23] number
[3:53:24] 17
[3:53:24] is now
[3:53:25] adopted
[3:53:27] majority
[3:53:29] leader
[3:53:29] mr. Speaker
[3:53:31] on the
[3:53:32] part
[3:53:32] of the
[3:53:32] majority
[3:53:33] I
[3:53:33] move
[3:53:34] to
[3:53:34] nominate
[3:53:34] and
[3:53:35] let
[3:53:35] for
[3:53:36] deputy
[3:53:36] speaker
[3:53:37] representative
[3:53:38] mercedes
[3:53:38] k
[3:53:39] alvarez
[3:53:39] vice
[3:53:40] representative
[3:53:40] christine
[3:53:41] singson
[3:53:41] mihan
[3:53:42] for the
[3:53:45] committee
[3:53:46] rules
[3:53:46] as
[3:53:47] assistant
[3:53:47] majority
[3:53:48] leader
[3:53:48] representative
[3:53:50] beverly
[3:53:50] rose
[3:53:51] dima
[3:53:51] kuha
[3:53:52] vice
[3:53:53] representative
[3:53:53] george
[3:53:54] daniel
[3:53:54] bakobo
[3:53:55] representative
[3:53:56] jason
[3:53:57] almonte
[3:53:57] vice
[3:53:58] representative
[3:53:59] ricardo
[3:53:59] s
[3:54:00] cruz
[3:54:00] jr
[3:54:00] representative
[3:54:02] nelson
[3:54:02] legacion
[3:54:03] vice
[3:54:04] representative
[3:54:04] king
[3:54:05] coliantes
[3:54:05] representative
[3:54:08] timothy
[3:54:08] joseph
[3:54:09] cayton
[3:54:09] vice
[3:54:10] representative
[3:54:12] ronald
[3:54:12] singson
[3:54:13] as
[3:54:14] chairperson
[3:54:15] on climate
[3:54:16] change
[3:54:16] committee
[3:54:17] on climate
[3:54:17] change
[3:54:18] representative
[3:54:19] ana
[3:54:19] victoria
[3:54:20] veloz
[3:54:21] toazon
[3:54:22] vice
[3:54:23] representative
[3:54:23] aniela
[3:54:24] mihan
[3:54:24] calito
[3:54:25] lentino
[3:54:25] as
[3:54:26] committee
[3:54:27] chairperson
[3:54:27] on ecology
[3:54:29] representative
[3:54:31] aniela
[3:54:31] bianca
[3:54:32] dito
[3:54:32] lentino
[3:54:33] vice
[3:54:34] representative
[3:54:35] maria
[3:54:35] vanessa
[3:54:36] aumentado
[3:54:36] rm
[3:54:37] as
[3:54:38] chairperson
[3:54:39] on
[3:54:40] committee
[3:54:40] on science
[3:54:40] and technology
[3:54:41] as
[3:54:42] chairperson
[3:54:43] representative
[3:54:44] jess
[3:54:45] jesus
[3:54:46] jess
[3:54:46] marquez
[3:54:47] vice
[3:54:48] representative
[3:54:48] julio
[3:54:49] ledesma
[3:54:50] the fourth
[3:54:51] as
[3:54:52] chairperson
[3:54:52] of the
[3:54:53] committee
[3:54:53] on economic
[3:54:53] affairs
[3:54:54] representative
[3:54:55] julio
[3:54:56] ledesma
[3:54:56] the fourth
[3:54:57] vice
[3:54:57] representative
[3:54:58] antonio
[3:54:58] legarda
[3:54:59] jr
[3:54:59] as
[3:55:00] chairperson
[3:55:01] on
[3:55:02] committee
[3:55:02] and flagship
[3:55:02] programs
[3:55:03] and projects
[3:55:04] as
[3:55:05] chairperson
[3:55:05] of
[3:55:06] kenneth
[3:55:06] cadjolian
[3:55:07] vice
[3:55:07] representative
[3:55:08] jose
[3:55:09] arturo
[3:55:09] garcia
[3:55:10] jr
[3:55:10] as
[3:55:11] chairperson
[3:55:12] on
[3:55:13] committee
[3:55:13] on
[3:55:13] revisions
[3:55:14] of
[3:55:14] laws
[3:55:15] king
[3:55:16] coliantes
[3:55:17] vice
[3:55:17] representative
[3:55:18] emidio
[3:55:19] p
[3:55:20] tantuanco
[3:55:21] the third
[3:55:21] as
[3:55:23] chairperson
[3:55:23] of
[3:55:24] committee
[3:55:25] on
[3:55:25] sustainable
[3:55:25] developing
[3:55:26] goals
[3:55:27] representative
[3:55:28] philip
[3:55:28] conrad
[3:55:29] conrad
[3:55:30] doc
[3:55:31] bong
[3:55:31] m
[3:55:31] ako
[3:55:32] vice
[3:55:33] jose
[3:55:34] manuel
[3:55:34] alba
[3:55:35] as
[3:55:37] chairperson
[3:55:38] on
[3:55:38] special
[3:55:38] on
[3:55:39] special
[3:55:39] committee
[3:55:40] on
[3:55:40] globalization
[3:55:40] and
[3:55:41] wto
[3:55:42] as
[3:55:43] chairperson
[3:55:44] representative
[3:55:46] alexandria
[3:55:47] queenie
[3:55:47] p
[3:55:47] gonzalez
[3:55:48] vice
[3:55:49] christine
[3:55:50] alexie
[3:55:51] p
[3:55:51] tutor
[3:55:51] as
[3:55:52] chairperson
[3:55:53] special
[3:55:53] committee
[3:55:54] on
[3:55:54] persons
[3:55:55] with
[3:55:55] disabilities
[3:55:56] representative
[3:55:57] dimsar
[3:55:58] m
[3:55:58] sally
[3:55:59] vice
[3:56:00] alfelito
[3:56:01] alfel
[3:56:02] bascug
[3:56:03] as
[3:56:04] vice
[3:56:04] chairperson
[3:56:05] of
[3:56:06] committee
[3:56:07] on
[3:56:07] appropriations
[3:56:08] representative
[3:56:09] lolita
[3:56:10] javier
[3:56:11] vice
[3:56:12] ronald
[3:56:12] v
[3:56:13] sing
[3:56:13] son
[3:56:13] and
[3:56:14] as
[3:56:15] chairperson
[3:56:15] vice
[3:56:17] representative
[3:56:18] john
[3:56:18] jisnell
[3:56:19] baba
[3:56:20] yap
[3:56:20] vice
[3:56:21] christopher
[3:56:22] son
[3:56:23] coco
[3:56:23] m
[3:56:23] yap
[3:56:24] mr.
[3:56:28] speaker
[3:56:29] in view
[3:56:30] of
[3:56:30] sorry
[3:56:35] mr.
[3:56:38] speaker
[3:56:38] is there
[3:56:39] an objection
[3:56:39] chair
[3:56:41] here is none
[3:56:41] said motion
[3:56:42] is now
[3:56:42] approved
[3:56:43] and is
[3:56:44] duly noted
[3:56:44] by the
[3:56:45] chair
[3:56:46] majority
[3:56:47] leader
[3:56:47] mr.
[3:56:48] speaker
[3:56:48] in view
[3:56:49] of the
[3:56:50] election
[3:56:50] of
[3:56:51] representative
[3:56:52] velo
[3:56:52] satuazon
[3:56:53] as
[3:56:53] chairperson
[3:56:54] of the
[3:56:54] committee
[3:56:55] on
[3:56:55] climate
[3:56:55] of
[3:56:56] change
[3:56:57] i move
[3:56:58] to reconsider
[3:56:59] the
[3:56:59] election
[3:56:59] of
[3:57:00] representative
[3:57:01] ana
[3:57:01] velo
[3:57:02] satuazon
[3:57:02] as
[3:57:03] deputy
[3:57:03] majority
[3:57:04] leader
[3:57:04] and
[3:57:05] instead
[3:57:06] nominate
[3:57:07] and elect
[3:57:07] representative
[3:57:08] velo
[3:57:09] satuazon
[3:57:09] as assistant
[3:57:10] majority
[3:57:10] leader
[3:57:11] so mr.
[3:57:12] speaker
[3:57:12] general objection
[3:57:14] the chair
[3:57:14] here is none
[3:57:15] said motion
[3:57:15] is now
[3:57:16] approved
[3:57:16] and is
[3:57:17] duly noted
[3:57:18] by the
[3:57:18] chair
[3:57:19] majority
[3:57:20] leader
[3:57:20] to
[3:57:21] suspend
[3:57:21] session
[3:57:22] suspended
[3:57:23] majority
[3:58:11] leader
[3:58:11] mr.
[3:58:12] speaker
[3:58:12] i move
[3:58:12] to
[3:58:13] suspend
[3:58:13] session
[3:58:13] until
[3:58:14] tomorrow
[3:58:14] tuesday
[3:58:15] august
[3:58:16] 4
[3:58:17] 2026
[3:58:18] at 3
[3:58:18] o'clock
[3:58:18] in the
[3:58:18] afternoon
[3:58:19] session
[3:58:19] is
[3:58:19] suspended
[3:58:20] and
[3:58:21] then
[3:58:21] you