Marcos nagsalita na ukol sa gulo sa Senado, 'pekeng' barilan, isyu sa online voting

[0:00] um sir after the gun related the incident in the senate and then there's the walk out of the [0:07] minority block and the um alleged another senate coup as the president and former [0:14] um member of the upper chamber how concerning is this sir very uh i i watched with [0:23] horror uh that this is the senate that the senate has become this uh i look at my other [0:33] fellow senators uh madalas kaming nagtitinginan ni is ralph [0:40] ganyan ba tayo nung senador tayo meron ba tayong ganyan na ginagawa hindi tayo ganyan [0:46] paano nangyari yung senado hindi hindi nakagaya nung panahon natin dahil [0:53] ah na may personal na eh naging personal ang babaw na nang nang usapan dahil [1:03] ang kwento ko nga yun na nga kwento na meron mga senador na pagka pagka meron [1:10] kami pinag-uusapan na sa trabaho hindi kami nag-agree talaga at saka tatayo mag interpolate [1:16] at saka yung interpolation talagang mabigat at saka well studied and no holds barred interpolation [1:23] pero after pag-upo namin magkakapi naman kami kakain kami ng magkasabay hindi personal [1:28] it's about work it's not about personalities [1:32] nagbago eh tapos narating pa tayo sa putukan tapos fake pala yung putukan [1:41] tapos hindi ko maintindihan walang walang nangyayaring kagaya niyan nung panahon [1:51] ko sa senado and of course the only basis for comparison that i have is the time that i was in [1:56] the senate and i never imagined that the senate would would descend into this kind of uh this kind [2:07] of what's happening right now and then uh i was watching the uh the comments of uh former sp another [2:20] colleague of ours uh senator frank rilon sabi ni papa ano nangyari dito the senate is is now sheltering [2:28] uh fugitives from justice how did that happen i don't understand that how a senate is supposed [2:37] to function if that is those are the kind of things that the senate is uh is embroiled in i i hope they [2:44] figure it out soon i really do thank you mr president the next question you have a follow-up question yes [2:50] sir just just one quick follow-up because sir there are also concerns now because of the series of cases [2:55] filed to uh that some of the senators that are part of the maturity block um with including senator [3:03] i me she said that uh well maybe the uh maturity 13 is being targeted are they is being targeted look [3:12] i think almost a year ago um sinabi ko sa taong bayan kailangan malaman ng buong taong bayan ang [3:18] katotohanan at ah noong kami ay nag-a-a-ah pinag-aaralan ng ombudsman na department of justice [3:26] lahat ng mga allegasyon na dumating dahil sa flood control maraming nagsasabi bakit wala pang nangyayari [3:32] bakit wala pang nangyayari bakit ang tagal ninyo namimili lang yata kayo kung sino yung [3:38] prosecute ninyo. Ngayon, [3:41] nandito na at dadahan-dahan [3:43] lumalabas ng katotohanan. [3:45] At dahan-dahan na, at ang [3:46] pinakamaganda, kung talagang may kaso, [3:49] kung sila ba naman, ay [3:50] walang ginawang mali, ay lalabas [3:53] naman yan sa pagsusuri [3:54] ng paghusga. At [3:56] kaya naman, eh, ito na. [3:58] Ito na yung mga, ang hinihingi [4:01] sa amin ng tao. Alamin nyo, [4:02] ilabas ninyo lahat ng katotohanan. [4:05] Ito ang kaping ngayong ginagawa. [4:07] Hindi patapos ito. [4:08] Patuloy pa ang investigasyon. Patuloy pa [4:11] ang mga pag-imbistiga at pag-aaral [4:13] at sa intelligence [4:15] and information gathering tungkol [4:17] sa mga iba't-ibang aligasyon [4:18] kung kanikanino pa. [4:22] Hindi ko alam [4:24] kung paano napunta [4:27] na sinasabi na yung majority [4:28] ngayon [4:30] ang tinatarget. [4:33] Dahil kung tutusin ninyo, hindi sila [4:35] majority noon. So, [4:38] that does not apply. [4:39] It was because of the allegations [4:42] that were made [4:43] and the investigations [4:44] that were conducted [4:45] upon [4:46] learning of those allegations [4:48] against [4:49] kung sino man. [4:51] And [4:52] kung ano man [4:53] ang naging [4:54] alignment [4:54] sa Senado, [4:56] walang kinalaman yun. [4:58] Ito pa rin [4:58] ang mga tao [4:59] na numabas [5:00] ang mga pangalan [5:01] doon sa [5:01] kung titignan ninyo [5:03] kung saan [5:09] pinagbabasihan lahat [5:10] itong mga ito [5:11] ay doon sa [5:13] testimonya [5:14] sa Blue Ribbon Committee. [5:17] Doon naman [5:17] lumabas lahat ito. [5:19] So, [5:20] binigay ng Blue Ribbon Committee [5:22] sa Ombudsman [5:22] at DOJ [5:23] ang mga [5:25] findings sila [5:26] itong naging resulta ngayon. [5:28] So, [5:29] it has nothing to do [5:30] with [5:31] the alignment. [5:32] Eh kung magbago yan, [5:33] the alignment is different [5:34] again tomorrow. [5:36] Hindi, [5:36] I'm not saying it will be. [5:37] But if the alignments [5:38] are different again [5:39] in terms of the majority, [5:41] eh paano mong sasabihin [5:42] pag nagbago na naman yan. [5:43] So, [5:43] hindi, [5:44] hindi, [5:45] walang kinalaman [5:46] yung majority, [5:47] minority [5:48] sa Senado. [5:50] Ito ang [5:51] dahil sa resulta [5:53] ng mga [5:53] investigasyon [5:54] ng [5:55] Blue Ribbon Committee [5:56] at ang [5:57] tiba-tibang [5:58] ahensya [5:58] ng pamahalan. [5:59] Thank you, [6:00] Mr. President. [6:00] The next question [6:01] from Alexis Romero, [6:02] Philippine Star. [6:03] Good afternoon, [6:09] Mr. President. [6:10] As a former Senator, [6:11] what are your thoughts [6:12] on the proposal [6:13] to amend [6:14] the Senate rules [6:15] to allow [6:16] online voting? [6:21] All right. [6:22] As a former Senator, [6:24] I suppose [6:24] I'm reasonably qualified. [6:27] I disagree [6:27] with that. [6:29] I understand [6:29] that we had to do it [6:30] in COVID [6:31] because there was [6:32] a health risk. [6:35] But I do not [6:37] see any [6:38] particularly [6:39] good reason [6:39] for us [6:40] to allow it [6:41] now. [6:42] It seems [6:43] to only be [6:43] applicable to [6:45] Senator Bato [6:46] para makaboto [6:47] si Senator Bato [6:48] dahil [6:49] nagtatago siya. [6:51] Now, [6:51] for someone [6:54] who is actually [6:55] a fugitive [6:55] from justice [6:56] na hinahanap [6:58] ng police, [6:59] na hinahanap [6:59] ng Interpol [7:00] at may arrest [7:02] warrant [7:02] galing sa [7:03] ICC, [7:04] palagay ko, [7:06] hindi siya [7:06] dapat magbumoto. [7:09] Hanggat dumating [7:09] siya dun sa [7:10] Senado. [7:12] Kung he's [7:12] willing to take [7:13] the risk [7:13] like he did [7:14] the last time, [7:16] ibang usapan yun. [7:17] Masat nandiyan siya. [7:19] So, [7:20] it has been [7:21] the long-standing [7:22] tradition of the [7:23] Senate is that [7:24] if that you are [7:25] not physically [7:26] present on the [7:27] floor when a vote [7:28] is taken, [7:29] that you cannot [7:30] in fact vote. [7:32] Again, [7:32] COVID gave [7:33] us a different [7:38] outlook [7:39] in terms [7:39] because it was [7:40] concerned about, [7:41] we were concerned [7:42] about health [7:43] and safety [7:43] at that point. [7:45] We do not have [7:45] those concerns [7:46] now about [7:47] health and safety. [7:49] Okay. [7:49] Follow-up lang, [7:50] Mr. President. [7:51] You touched on it [7:52] slightly, [7:53] but I will ask it [7:54] anyway. [7:54] There are notions [7:55] that the electronic [7:56] voting will enable [7:57] senators facing [7:58] charges to evade [7:59] accountability [8:00] or even [8:01] arrest. [8:01] Do you share [8:02] the same concern? [8:04] I never really [8:04] thought about it [8:05] in those terms. [8:06] Para sa akin [8:07] is that [8:08] simple lang ang [8:09] question. [8:09] Dapat bang [8:10] bumoto ang senador [8:11] kung hindi [8:11] sa sumiput? [8:14] Sa akin palagay, [8:15] hindi dapat. [8:17] Kung talagang [8:17] importante siyang [8:18] makaboto, [8:19] dumating ko [8:19] sa senado. [8:21] Thank you. [8:21] Thank you, [8:22] Mr. President. [8:22] Next question [8:23] from Rafi Ayeng, [8:25] Daily Trivia. [8:26] Good afternoon, [8:26] Mr. President. [8:27] Your critics, [8:28] particularly your [8:29] sister, [8:30] Senator Aimee [8:31] Marcos, [8:32] are accusing you [8:33] of conniving [8:33] with the [8:34] House of Representatives [8:34] and Senate [8:36] for a constitutional [8:38] assembly that [8:39] would extend [8:40] her term [8:40] via no election [8:41] scenario. [8:42] You already [8:43] addressed this [8:44] earlier, [8:44] Mr. President, [8:45] by means of [8:46] a facial expression [8:47] only. [8:47] May we officially [8:48] get an explanation [8:49] or comment on [8:50] this issue [8:51] and can you elaborate [8:52] on that eye roll? [8:58] I don't know. [8:59] She should fire [9:02] her staffer [9:03] who gave her [9:03] that information [9:04] because, [9:07] you know, [9:09] fake news [9:10] hurts everyone. [9:13] Not only those [9:14] that fake news [9:15] is attacking, [9:16] but also those [9:17] who are purveying [9:18] that fake news, [9:19] the purveyors [9:19] of fake news [9:20] are also [9:21] damaged [9:23] by this [9:24] kind of, [9:25] so she should [9:27] choose her [9:28] sources of [9:29] information [9:30] better [9:30] because the [9:34] truth of the [9:34] matter is [9:35] we have never [9:36] at any point [9:37] even spoken [9:38] about this [9:39] anywhere [9:40] with anyone [9:42] at any time. [9:43] So I don't know. [9:44] I mean, [9:44] it is, [9:46] well, [9:47] that's, [9:48] kayo, [9:48] nasa media kayo, [9:49] alam naman ninyo [9:50] nung nagiging [9:50] efekto ng [9:51] fake news. [9:52] Yan. [9:53] That's what, [9:53] that's the, [9:54] that's a perfect [9:54] example. [9:56] Fake news [9:56] is a corrosive [9:59] influence [10:00] on all [10:00] sectors of society [10:03] in political, [10:04] in economics, [10:05] in actual [10:06] human relations, [10:07] et cetera. [10:08] And if you're [10:09] not part of [10:10] the solution, [10:10] you become [10:11] part of the problem. [10:13] And that is [10:14] a perfect [10:14] example of that. [10:15] Salamat po, [10:16] Mr. President. [10:16] The next question [10:17] from Ivy, [10:18] Billionario. [10:19] Hi, Mr. President. [10:20] Good afternoon. [10:21] Good afternoon. [10:22] Sir, [10:22] are you still [10:23] satisfied with [10:24] Secretary John [10:24] Vickermudia [10:25] as the ILG [10:26] Chief, [10:26] given the [10:27] strings of [10:28] fugitives of [10:28] justice, [10:29] being able [10:29] to go [10:30] back law [10:30] enforcement? [10:33] Yes, [10:34] I don't know [10:37] why that [10:37] rumor went [10:38] around. [10:38] I think [10:39] somebody [10:39] wants his [10:40] job. [10:41] Kaya [10:41] kinakalat [10:42] na matatanggal [10:43] na siya [10:43] para siguro [10:44] ang [10:45] inaasahan [10:47] nila [10:47] sila [10:48] ay mailagay. [10:49] Pero [10:49] wala kaming [10:51] pinaplano [10:51] na ganun. [10:53] The only [10:54] latest [10:54] change [10:55] in the [10:55] cabinet [10:56] was [10:56] in [10:57] Dole [10:58] because [11:00] Secretary [11:01] Benny [11:01] has [11:02] asked [11:03] to [11:03] take [11:04] a step [11:04] back. [11:05] He [11:05] has [11:06] some [11:06] issues [11:06] that [11:06] he [11:06] has [11:07] to [11:07] deal [11:07] with. [11:07] And [11:08] so [11:09] we [11:10] have [11:11] appointed [11:12] a new [11:13] cabinet [11:13] secretary [11:13] for [11:14] Dole [11:14] which [11:15] was [11:15] former [11:16] Senator [11:16] Francis [11:17] Tolentino. [11:19] Thank you [11:19] Mr. [11:19] President. [11:20] Sir, [11:20] just on the [11:23] Senate [11:23] matters, [11:24] Senator [11:24] Dante [11:25] Marco [11:25] Letta [11:25] said [11:26] that [11:26] the [11:26] Senate [11:26] presidency [11:27] of [11:27] Alan [11:28] Peter [11:28] Cayetano [11:28] is [11:29] the [11:29] only [11:29] one [11:29] without [11:30] Malacanang's [11:30] blessing. [11:31] What [11:31] can you [11:31] say [11:31] about [11:31] that? [11:32] Malacanang [11:37] doesn't [11:38] give [11:38] a [11:39] rubber [11:39] stamp [11:40] to the [11:40] Senate [11:40] president. [11:42] The [11:42] Senate [11:42] president [11:43] is [11:43] decided [11:43] by [11:44] the [11:44] senators [11:44] themselves. [11:48] I [11:48] mean, [11:49] of course, [11:49] we are [11:49] aware [11:50] of the [11:50] goings-on [11:51] in the [11:51] Senate [11:51] because [11:51] it's [11:52] important [11:52] to us [11:52] to be [11:53] well [11:53] informed. [11:55] But [11:55] is he [11:57] implying [11:57] that I [11:58] somehow [11:58] choose [11:58] the [11:59] Senate [11:59] president? [12:02] I [12:02] think [12:02] you [12:03] ask [12:03] any [12:03] senator [12:04] ask [12:05] me [12:05] as [12:05] a [12:05] former [12:05] senator [12:06] I [12:06] will [12:06] laugh [12:06] in [12:07] your [12:07] face [12:07] because [12:07] that's [12:08] simply [12:08] not [12:09] true. [12:10] Utusan [12:10] mo [12:10] yung [12:11] senador [12:11] na [12:11] ito [12:11] yung [12:12] buboto [12:12] mo. [12:13] Parang [12:13] out of [12:15] this [12:15] world [12:16] yata [12:16] yung [12:16] mga [12:16] usapan [12:17] ka. [12:18] We have [12:19] last [12:20] two [12:20] questions [12:21] from [12:22] Evelyn [12:22] Quiroz [12:23] of [12:23] Filipino [12:23] Mayor. [12:24] Good [12:25] afternoon, [12:25] Mr. [12:25] President. [12:26] Naglaps [12:27] na po [12:27] yung [12:28] one-year [12:29] ban [12:30] on [12:30] losing [12:30] candidates. [12:31] Mayroon [12:31] pa po [12:32] tayong [12:32] ina-expect [12:33] na [12:33] ibang [12:33] appointments [12:34] in the [12:35] coming [12:35] days? [12:40] Possibly. [12:41] Possibly. [12:42] Kasi [12:42] nga yung [12:43] nag-ban [12:43] na [12:43] yung [12:44] one-year [12:46] ban [12:47] nag-lapse [12:48] na yung [12:49] one-year [12:49] ban [12:49] for [12:51] candidates [12:52] that did [12:53] not [12:53] make it [12:53] in the [12:53] last [12:54] election. [12:55] Marami [12:56] namang [12:56] magagaling [12:57] dyan. [12:57] I'm not [12:57] talking [12:58] just [12:58] the [12:58] senatorial [12:59] candidates. [12:59] Maraming [13:00] iba [13:00] na [13:01] tumakbo [13:02] for [13:02] whatever [13:03] position. [13:06] Sa palagay [13:07] ko magagaling [13:08] at [13:08] makakapag-contribute [13:10] sa [13:10] pamahalaan. [13:11] So [13:11] don't be [13:12] surprised [13:13] if we [13:13] start [13:14] we [13:14] get [13:15] more [13:15] appointments [13:16] from [13:17] those [13:17] candidates [13:18] who [13:18] ran [13:18] in the [13:18] last [13:19] election [13:19] who [13:20] didn't [13:20] make [13:20] it. [13:22] Sayang [13:22] naman. [13:23] We [13:23] have [13:23] to [13:23] get [13:24] the [13:24] best [13:24] talent [13:24] that [13:25] we [13:25] can. [13:26] So [13:27] yes, [13:27] that's [13:28] a [13:28] natural [13:29] progression. [13:30] Thank you, [13:31] Mr. President. [13:31] The last [13:31] question from [13:32] Ivan [13:32] Mayrino of [13:33] JMA7. [13:34] Mr. President, [13:35] next month [13:35] you will be [13:36] marking [13:36] your [13:37] fourth [13:37] year [13:37] in [13:38] office. [13:39] At [13:39] a [13:39] time [13:40] that [13:40] many [13:41] may [13:41] consider [13:42] a [13:42] tumultuous [13:43] phase [13:43] in your [13:44] presidency. [13:45] Are [13:45] you [13:45] going [13:45] to [13:45] take [13:46] steps [13:46] and [13:46] how [13:47] to [13:48] turn [13:48] down [13:48] the [13:49] political [13:49] heat [13:49] so [13:49] that [13:50] you [13:50] may [13:50] accomplish [13:50] in [13:52] whatever [13:53] is [13:53] left [13:53] in [13:53] your [13:54] term. [13:55] The [13:55] only [13:55] persons [13:56] who [13:56] can [13:57] turn [13:57] down [13:57] the [13:58] political [13:58] heat [13:58] are [13:59] the [13:59] people [14:00] who [14:00] turned [14:00] up [14:01] the [14:01] political [14:01] heat [14:02] in [14:02] the [14:02] first [14:02] place. [14:03] I [14:03] have [14:03] never [14:04] turned [14:04] up [14:04] the [14:04] political [14:05] heat. [14:06] I [14:06] have [14:06] never [14:07] attacked [14:07] anyone. [14:08] I [14:08] have [14:09] never [14:09] put [14:09] down [14:10] anyone. [14:11] I [14:11] have [14:11] never [14:12] declared [14:12] war [14:12] on [14:13] any [14:13] political [14:13] group [14:14] whatsoever. [14:15] All [14:15] I [14:15] do [14:16] is [14:16] work. [14:17] So [14:17] those [14:21] who [14:21] have [14:22] raised [14:23] the [14:23] heat, [14:25] those [14:25] who [14:25] are [14:25] making [14:26] all [14:26] kinds [14:27] of [14:28] preposterous [14:29] allegations, [14:31] they [14:31] have [14:32] increased [14:32] the [14:32] heat, [14:33] the [14:33] political [14:33] heat. [14:34] Only [14:34] they [14:35] can [14:35] turn [14:35] it [14:35] down. [14:36] Not [14:37] those [14:37] of [14:37] us [14:37] who [14:37] are [14:37] just [14:38] working [14:38] and [14:39] trying [14:40] to [14:40] do [14:40] the [14:40] best [14:40] job [14:41] for [14:41] the [14:41] Filipino [14:41] people. [14:43] It [14:43] is [14:43] the [14:43] people [14:43] who [14:44] have [14:44] indulged [14:45] themselves [14:45] in [14:46] politics [14:46] for [14:48] their [14:48] own [14:48] benefit, [14:50] not [14:50] for [14:50] the [14:50] benefit [14:51] of [14:51] the [14:51] people, [14:52] not [14:52] for [14:52] the [14:52] benefit [14:52] of [14:53] the [14:53] system, [14:53] not [14:53] for [14:54] the [14:54] benefit [14:54] of [14:54] anybody [14:56] but [14:56] themselves. [14:58] They [14:58] can [14:59] get [15:00] out of [15:02] the [15:02] gulo [15:02] that [15:03] happens. [15:05] It's not [15:05] that [15:06] gulo [15:07] that [15:07] comes to [15:08] us. [15:08] Mr. [15:09] President, [15:10] who are [15:10] you [15:10] referring [15:10] to? [15:11] Oh, [15:11] come on, [15:12] yours. [15:13] There are [15:13] many. [15:14] But that's [15:15] the nature [15:16] of politics. [15:17] That's [15:17] the nature [15:18] of [15:18] politics. [15:20] It is [15:21] like [15:22] the [15:22] legal [15:23] process. [15:23] It is [15:24] an [15:24] adversarial [15:25] process [15:25] in many [15:25] ways. [15:27] that's [15:28] what [15:28] happens. [15:29] However, [15:31] different [15:32] politicians [15:32] choose [15:33] to [15:33] exercise [15:35] or [15:36] to work [15:38] their [15:38] politics [15:38] in [15:38] different [15:39] ways. [15:40] There [15:40] are [15:40] two [15:42] kinds [15:42] of [15:42] politicians [15:43] in my [15:43] view. [15:44] Those [15:44] who are [15:44] actually [15:44] helping [15:45] and [15:45] those [15:45] who are [15:45] doing [15:46] nothing [15:46] but [15:46] obstruction. [15:48] The [15:48] obstructionists [15:50] are [15:50] nothing [15:50] to do [15:50] but [15:51] want [15:51] to [15:51] gulo. [15:52] Everything [15:53] said [15:53] to [15:54] the [15:54] administration [15:55] is [15:55] wrong. [15:56] It's [15:57] wrong. [15:57] Those [16:07] are [16:07] the [16:07] obstructionists [16:08] and [16:09] they [16:09] are not [16:10] working [16:10] for the [16:11] Filipino [16:11] people. [16:12] They are [16:12] working [16:13] for [16:13] themselves [16:13] and [16:15] that's [16:15] why [16:15] again [16:15] they [16:17] are [16:17] the [16:17] ones [16:17] who [16:18] need [16:18] to [16:19] decide [16:20] to [16:21] lower [16:22] the [16:22] political [16:22] temperature [16:23] because [16:24] although [16:25] I don't [16:26] know [16:26] if they [16:27] will [16:27] actually [16:28] do [16:28] that. [16:30] But [16:30] if you [16:35] are [16:36] desirous [16:37] of lowering [16:38] the political [16:39] temperature [16:39] you have [16:40] to look [16:41] at who [16:41] raised [16:42] the [16:42] political [16:43] temperature [16:43] in the [16:44] first place. [16:45] They are [16:45] the ones [16:46] who can [16:46] lower [16:46] the [16:46] political [16:47] temperature. [16:48] Thank you, [16:52] ladies and gentlemen [16:52] that [16:52] concludes our [16:54] press conference. [16:55] Thank you.