ICYMI - Sen. Risa, SP Cayetano disagrees on details of Senate shooting incident — GMA News

[0:00] I don't believe that on Monday, what we will show is that it doesn't happen, that it doesn't happen, that it doesn't happen to our institutions, our employees, and our Filipinos. [0:16] We're just looking at it from different sides of the political lens. [0:21] And many of your statements today, Senator Risa, many of us if not all agree, but we all won't agree that it doesn't happen. [0:30] I don't know where that came from. [0:38] Salamat po, Mr. President. [0:40] Mr. President, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege. [0:45] Mr. President, halos isang linggo na matapos ang habulan at barilan dito sa Senado. [0:53] Sa loob-loob ko, hindi ako mapanatag na simula noong lunes, ang ipinapakita natin ay para bang walang nangyari, [1:03] na para bang hindi nabastos ang ating institusyon, ang ating mga empleyado, at ang mga Pilipino. [1:13] Hindi maliit na bagay ang nangyari dito. [1:15] At lalong hindi dapat inaasa sa mga Facebook Live press conferences at media interviews ang pagtatahitahe ng mga pangyayari. [1:26] Ganito na ba talaga kababa ang inabot ng ating politika sa Pilipinas? [1:35] Ito na ba tayo, Mr. President? [1:39] Tuluyan na bang nilihis ng politika ang ating mga pamantayan sa pakikipagkapwa? [1:45] The situation stooped so low that here, in and around these same August halls, may pwedeng magkasanang barel sa harap ng mga sibilyan. [2:01] Dear colleagues, kahit kailan, hindi yan nangyari sa Pilipinas, kahit panahon ng kudeta, not even during the darkest days of martial law, did gunfire erupt within our halls. [2:16] So, whether we stand in the minority or in the majority, the Senate, as an institution, has sustained a profound injury to its dignity, credibility, and moral authority before the Filipino people. [2:35] And this frustrates me. Every day since Wednesday, including in the context of initial findings from the investigation conducted by the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Philippine National Police, beginning to reveal various points. [3:03] Patuloy pa rin ang investigasyon, Mr. President. [3:05] At dapat lang. But still, this needs to be said. [3:12] Kapag may nagpapotok ng barel, right here, in the people's house, kapag naghasik ka ng takot sa mga empleyado, sa media, sa security personnel, at sa mga sibilyan, kapag may natroma dahil sa karahasan, [3:31] at umu-uwing nang inginig, at hindi mapakali sa sariling bahay, lampas na ito sa iso ng pamumulitika. [3:42] Pambabastos na yan. At pangaabuso sa lahat-lahat ng ipinagkatiwala sa Senado bilang mga lingkod bayan. [3:51] As we all know, democracy has always made room for disagreement. [3:57] But, dear colleagues, hindi na ito political disagreement. [4:02] Hindi na ito iso ng kampihan. [4:05] What should trouble us is the manner by which disagreement is being settled, [4:11] which reflects a broader national discourse that has become more coarse and unforgiving [4:18] when aggression is normalized and humiliation is treated as political currency. [4:27] We cannot have a culture that proudly treats fellow Filipinos as enemies to be defeated, [4:34] all in the name of clout. [4:36] Yung mga pagbabanta, pambibintang, pananakit ng damdamin, [4:43] hindi yan ang dapat ginagawang sukatan ng tapang. [4:48] Kahit magkakatunggali sa politika, hindi tayo dapat ganyan sa isa't isa, [4:54] lalo na dito sa Senado. [4:57] Hindi ito tahanan ng ganyang kababang uri ng politika. [5:02] Ngayon, higit sa kailanman, dapat manaig ang ating pagkapilipino. [5:08] I refuse to believe na tayong mga Pilipino ay mga bulag na sumusunod sa sinumang politiko. [5:18] I refuse to believe na wala nang natitirang malasakit, hiya o pagmamahal sa bayan. [5:27] Kasi ang mga krisis, ang mga sakuna, [5:31] hindi yan nagtatanong kung sinong kakampi mo sa politika. [5:35] Lahat tayo tinatamaan at lahat tayo may responsibilidad. [5:40] At tayo mismo, dito sa Senado, kaya nating magkasundo. [5:48] In fact, all of the laws I myself have championed, [5:52] could not have passed without the support of those from across the political aisle. [5:58] And I refuse to believe that this institution that has crafted laws for the most marginalized, [6:07] that has conducted crucial investigations, [6:10] that have moved the needle at various political junctures, [6:14] is beyond repair or redemption. [6:17] Let us remember, Mr. President, [6:20] that we have a bicamera legislature with a Senate elected at large, [6:26] precisely to have a body that can rise above parochial concerns [6:32] and craft a vision for the entire nation. [6:36] At kaya kong sabihin ng buong puso that this Senate has, [6:42] at its best, shown that this agreement does not destroy our common duty. [6:51] We have passed laws across party lines. [6:55] That is why we cannot act as though nothing happened last week. [6:59] Alam natin ang tama at mali. [7:03] Alam natin kapag sumosobra na. [7:07] And this is what our country needs from us now. [7:11] For the Senate, in this difficult hour, [7:15] to reflect the best of our people. [7:19] May we prove worthy of the trust that our people have placed in us. [7:25] Marami pong salamat sa inyo at sa lahat, Mr. President. [7:28] Before I recognize Senator Piyad and Senator Marcoleta, [7:32] you know, the curious thing is the prayer of Senator Kiko [7:37] and the prayer of former Senate President Tito Soto yesterday. [7:44] We all agree with it. [7:46] We're just looking at it from different sides of the political lens. [7:51] And many of your statements today, Senator Risa, [7:54] many of us, if not all, agree. [7:56] But we all won't agree that parang walang nangyari. [8:00] I don't know where that came from [8:01] because I don't think anyone is treating it trivially. [8:06] It's just a matter of how we can focus on it [8:11] given that there is a real economic crisis, [8:15] crisis of prices, oil crisis. [8:18] Our stock is running out. [8:20] We're convening into an impeachment court. [8:22] You know, our staff are overwhelmed by the number of investigations, [8:27] by the number of subpoenas that are here. [8:30] They're asking us to produce so many things [8:33] while we're also doing our own. [8:35] So while we will agree with you and let's discuss later on [8:39] which committee, [8:40] I do not think anyone is acting as if parang walang nangyari. [8:45] Senator Pia or Senator Marcoleta? [8:49] Thank you, Mr. President. [8:50] Mr. President, may I ask if Senator Risa would yield to a few questions? [9:02] Can we take a minute suspension? [9:03] Sure.