Senate hearing on 2027 budget of Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity

[0:29] 27, Proposed Expenditure Program of the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Peace, Reconciliation, and Duty is hereby called to order. [0:38] At this juncture, the Chair recognizes the Committee Secretary to acknowledge the resource persons present for today. [0:45] Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon. Good afternoon to our resource persons. [0:48] For the briefing on the proposed FY2027 budget of the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity, or OPAPRU, [0:56] we'd like to acknowledge the resource persons. From OPAPRU, we have Secretary Mel Senen Sormiento, [1:02] together with Undersecretary Wilben Mayor, Undersecretary Noel Baraceros, Undersecretary Jeffrey Mancol, [1:09] Executive Director Mary Marjorie Martin Chan, Executive Director Susana Guadalupe Marquevia, [1:16] Executive Director Andres Aguinaldo Jr., Director Basil Castaño, Director Jenny Claire Mordeno, [1:22] Director Laila Hallud, Director Jana Jill Galliardo, Director Christina Lauren Umali, and Director Jay Anthony Peña. [1:30] We have also invited representatives from BBM and COA. For BBM, we have OIC Assistant Director Mary Rose Aguilar, [1:37] and Ms. Maricel Dizon. For COA, we have Mr. Ryan Jerick Baleada, and Mr. Romel Fabi. [1:44] Thank you, Mr. Chair. [1:46] Thank you. First, the Chair would like to welcome everyone. [1:50] I'd like to give my opening statement. For today's deliberation, we will tackle the fiscal year 2027 budget of the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity, [2:01] and ensure that its allocation will be efficiently spent through the proper delivery of its programs towards peace and national harmony. [2:10] The agency's role is highly important in maintaining the government's integrity in honoring pacts and agreements, [2:16] formulating strategic and comprehensive peace programs, and cultivating dialogues that lead to conflict resolutions and trust building. [2:25] As we take up the agency's budget, we also highlight the implementation of the agency's PAMANA program as its flagship initiative [2:33] in delivering livelihood, education, and developmental support to conflict-affected areas and conflict-vulnerable communities. [2:42] Sa kasalukuyan, marami pang nangyayaring hidwaan sa loob at labas ng ating bansa. [2:48] Marami tayong pagkakaiba, madalas magkakasalungat ang ating paniniwala, pinanggagalingan at paninhindigan. [2:55] Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, isang ating layunin sa pagdinignan ito na ang pambansang pondo ay magbibigay daan sa mapayapa, tapat, at nagkakaisang servisyo. [3:07] Our national fiscal space may be limited, but we will do our best to sustain not just the country's prosperity, but also its peace and stability. [3:17] Thank you very much. [3:19] I now call on Secretary Mel Sinensar Miento to deliver his opening statement and to present the 2027 National Expenditure Program [3:26] of the Presidential Office of the Presidential Advisor on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity. [3:32] Secretary Mel, you now have the floor. [3:34] Thank you, Your Honor. Napakaganda po ng nasabi niyo kanina. Kapayapaan po, napakalaga para po makamit natin ang ating ginaangad na mga economic and development goals. [3:49] Malaking leksyon kung titinan po natin sa buong Asia, ang nangyayari sa South Korea, for example, in the 50s, meron po silang internal conflict na naka-apekto sa kanila. [4:00] We were six times richer than South Korea per capita-wise in the early 1950s. [4:09] Tinulungan pa po natin sila. We contributed $2 million para sa kanilang reconstruction. [4:14] But since then, they were able to focus on their economic and development growth. [4:21] Ngayon po, kung titinan natin ang South Korea, napakalaki na po ng kanilang narating. [4:26] Ganon din po ang nangyayari sa Vietnam. [4:31] Anong natapos po yung kaguluhan doon, April 30, 1975, they were able to focus on their economic and development growth and nahabol na po tayo nila. [4:44] So, napakalaga po kung titinan natin ang ating posisyon pang, ang ating na-mention yung fiscal space, ang ating balance sheet, palagi pong na-apektoan pag may kaguluhan po sa ating bansa. [5:00] Kaya tama po kayo, Your Honor, na napakalaga po ng kapayapaan sa ating bansa. [5:05] With that, we'd like to request USEC Wilbin Mayor to present our budget. [5:11] Yes, USEC Wilbin Mayor, please, you now have the floor to present the budget of OPAPRU. [5:18] Thank you, sir. [5:20] To the Chairperson, Committee on Finance, Honorable Senator J.B. Ehercito, [5:26] thank you for the opportunity, this opportunity in presenting the proposed budget of OPAPRU for 2027. [5:38] Shown in the screen is the outline of the presentation. [5:44] Next slide. [5:44] In the 2026 State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. affirmed the government's commitment to fulfilling the signed peace agreements. [5:55] As the President emphasized, peace must be demonstrated through actual implementation and completion. [6:03] For OPAPRU, this means accelerating remaining commitments and working toward the substantial completion of all peace agreements by 2028. [6:12] At the core of our proposal is the agency's expanded mandate under Executive Order No. 158 Series of 2021. [6:22] It reinforces our key role in advancing a just and lasting peace for the nation, [6:27] one that benefits all Filipinos, especially those in conflict-affected and vulnerable communities. [6:36] The agency is guided by the Five-Point Peace Reconciliation and Unity Agenda, [6:40] as shown, which is the policy anchor of the different peace processes, the PAMANA, and other peace-building programs. [6:50] As of September 30, 2026, we have achieved an overall accomplishment of 71% in the implementation of peace agreements. [7:01] This indicates that while we have breached significant milestones, [7:05] there is still substantial work ahead to fully complete our commitments. [7:09] This remaining gap highlights the need to sustain momentum and, more importantly, to accelerate implementation. [7:18] Additional funding is critical, not only to sustain ongoing initiatives, but also to catch up on delayed deliverables. [7:26] With fiscal year 2027 as the last full year of the current administration, [7:32] we must maximize this period to ensure a successful transition towards substantial completion by 2028. [7:40] The peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, or MILF, [7:47] has achieved 67% overall accomplishment in implementing design peace agreements, [7:54] 100% in the political track, highlighted by the conclusion of the first prime elections, [8:00] and 49% in the normalization track, with significant progress in security commitments, [8:06] including the deployment of joint peace and security teams, or JPSTs, [8:11] management of small arms and light weapons, or SAWW, [8:15] and sustainment of the ceasefire and security mechanisms. [8:21] The implementation of the peace process with the Moro National Liberation Front, or MNLF, [8:26] has reached 48% completion. [8:29] Its political track has completed 70% of the commitments, [8:34] with only the establishment of the Bangsamoro Development Assistance Fund, or BIDAP, [8:39] and the Tripartite Implementation Monitoring Committee, or TMC, remaining. [8:44] Each transformation program is at 16% completion across the security, [8:50] socioeconomic development, confidence building, and healing and reconciliation components. [8:55] Under the peace process with the Cordillera Bodong Administration, Cordillera People's Liberation Army, or CBA-CPLA, [9:06] 91% have been accomplished, which includes the full decommissioning of the CBA-CPLA [9:12] and the integration of its members into the armed forces of the Philippines. [9:17] Socioeconomic intervention have also been implemented in the majority of identified communities. [9:22] The implementation of interventions and assistance under the healing and reconciliation [9:28] and confidence building components comprise the bulk of the remaining deliberables. [9:36] For the peace process with the Revolusyonaryong Partido na Manggagawa, Pilipinas, [9:40] Revolusyonary Pluritarian Army Alex Bungkayo Brigade, or RPMP-RPA-ABB, [9:47] 85% of the commitments have been completed, [9:50] including Kapatiran's disposition of arms and forces, [9:54] community peace dividends, and social and economic reintegration programs. [10:00] Key deliberables remain, including the continued development of settlement sites [10:04] and the organizational development of Kapatiran chapters. [10:11] Pursuant to the Local Government Code and Executive Order No. 70, Series of 2018, [10:17] OPAPRU supports provincial local government units [10:20] in the local peace engagement and further capacitating them [10:24] in the development of transformation programs [10:27] which aim to mainstream CPP-NP-NDF surrenders into the society [10:33] and enable them and their families to be resilient [10:36] from the resurgence the CPP-NP-NDF influence. [10:41] The program has accomplished 65% of its target provinces. [10:48] Recapulating the status of peace agreements, [10:50] the implementation of peace agreements across the four peace tables [10:55] have achieved the following percentage completion, [11:00] as shown with the RPMP-RPA-ABB peace process [11:04] as early as September 30, 2026, [11:08] has already achieved the target 85% completion. [11:12] And by the end of the current year 2026, [11:15] the targeted achievements would be 72% implemented commitments [11:20] under the GPH-MLA peace process, [11:24] 53% for the peace process with the MNLF, [11:27] including its transformation program, [11:30] and 100% completion of the commitment with the CBA-CPLA. [11:38] For our fiscal year 2025 financial performance, [11:41] as of December 31, 2025, [11:45] we have obligated 97% for $6.9 billion [11:49] of the total $7.1 billion agency appropriations [11:53] for fiscal year 2025. [11:55] For fiscal year 26 status of funds, [12:00] as of September 30, 2026, [12:03] we have utilized 73% for $6.1 billion [12:06] of the total $8.3 billion for 2026 agency appropriation. [12:14] Of this amount, [12:15] $4.6 billion was obligated for Pumana infrastructure projects, [12:19] while the remaining funds supported [12:21] OPAPRU regular and ongoing normalization [12:25] and transformation programs. [12:29] Anchored on the President's Directive [12:31] for OPAPRU to achieve substantial completion [12:34] of the peace agreements, [12:36] our proposal highlights [12:38] investing in peace, [12:40] investing in continuous sustainable development. [12:45] To accelerate peace agreements implementation, [12:47] we must pursue post-conflict reconstruction, [12:51] rehabilitation, and development. [12:53] Peace implementation suffered significant delays [12:56] in previous years [12:57] due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [13:00] governance, and political transitions, [13:02] which have put us in a critical catch-up phase. [13:07] Fiscal year 2027 [13:09] is a crucial year to fully fund [13:11] and fast-track the normalization [13:13] and transformation programs [13:15] as we work toward fulfilling [13:17] the national government's commitment [13:19] under the signed peace agreements [13:21] by 2028. [13:22] We must also scale up [13:26] socioeconomic interventions [13:28] for foreign rebels or combatants, [13:30] their families and communities [13:32] to address the root causes of un-conflict, [13:35] eliminate the triggers for recruitment, [13:38] and prevent the threats [13:39] of renewed violence and rebellion. [13:41] We are likewise advancing the localization [13:44] of normalization [13:45] and transformation implementation [13:47] to ensure that interventions [13:50] are felt [13:51] when they are needed most, [13:55] right on the ground, [13:56] inside our priority communities. [13:59] Finally, [14:01] while our proposed funding [14:02] is substantial, [14:04] it remains insufficient [14:05] to address [14:06] the holistic requirements [14:08] of sustaining peace [14:10] across all target areas. [14:11] We will continue to mobilize support [14:13] from other government agencies [14:16] as well as local [14:18] and international development partners [14:20] to bridge this gap. [14:22] However, [14:23] robust baseline funding [14:24] for fiscal year 2027 [14:27] from the national budget [14:29] remains the critical catalyst [14:31] for leveraging these resources. [14:34] The budget requests [14:35] are not mere expenditures, [14:38] they are urgent investments [14:39] in securing a just, [14:42] sustainable, [14:43] and lasting peace. [14:47] This presents an overview [14:48] of OPA Pro's fiscal year [14:50] 2027 budget proposal. [14:54] OPA Pro requested [14:55] a total of $13.4 billion, [14:59] of which only $9.3 billion [15:01] was recommended [15:02] under the fiscal year [15:04] 2027 [15:06] national expenditure program. [15:09] The recommended [15:12] for fiscal year 2027 [15:15] for OPA Pro [15:17] amounting to $9.3 billion [15:18] are primarily [15:20] for the core normalization [15:22] and transformation programs [15:24] for transition rebel groups [15:26] and the continued development [15:28] geographically [15:29] isolated [15:31] and conflict-affected communities [15:34] through PAMANA [15:35] infrastructure projects. [15:38] It also covers [15:39] other peace-building initiatives [15:41] such as the social healing [15:42] and peace-building program, [15:44] Women, Peace, and Security program, [15:48] and Center of Excellence [15:49] and international [15:50] and private partnership. [15:53] Also covered [15:54] are support to program operations [15:55] and internal management requirements [15:58] including support services, [16:00] mandatory expenditures, [16:02] and organizational productivity [16:04] and efficiency efforts [16:06] for the effective implementation [16:08] of OPA Pro's program [16:10] on Monday. [16:12] The succeeding slide [16:13] presents the major [16:14] OPA Pro programs [16:15] funded under the 2027 [16:18] National Expenditure Program. [16:21] Under the political track [16:25] of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, [16:28] we were able to support [16:29] the establishment [16:30] of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority. [16:34] The intergovernmental relations body [16:35] and its seven mechanisms [16:37] were also established, [16:39] bridging the national [16:40] and the Bangsamoro government [16:42] for issues [16:43] and concerns on governance. [16:45] And with the first [16:47] Bangsamoro parliamentary elections [16:49] conducted on 14 September 2026, [16:54] the commitment [16:55] under the political track [16:56] has reached 100% completion. [17:02] Shown our accomplishment [17:03] under the normalization program, [17:06] which has achieved [17:07] 49% implementation [17:09] of the overall commitments. [17:12] For 2027, [17:14] we will sustain the momentum [17:16] of project implementation [17:17] under the security aspect [17:19] and continue providing intervention [17:22] to individuals [17:23] enrolled in the small arms [17:26] and light weapons [17:27] and the rehabilitation [17:29] and reintegration program [17:31] for former private arm group members. [17:33] We remain committed [17:37] to transforming the Commission [17:39] and MILF combatants [17:40] and their communities [17:41] through skills training, [17:43] emergency employment, [17:44] live lead support, [17:46] and agriculture projects [17:47] in partnership with DOST. [17:51] In partnership with institutions, [17:53] we are also enhancing [17:54] the delivery of socioeconomic support [17:56] and provide the Commission [17:58] combatants with access [18:00] to essential services [18:02] and commodities. [18:05] With approval of the [18:06] GPHMR transitional justice [18:08] and the Constellation Roadmap [18:10] in 2025, [18:12] OPAPR will further support [18:13] the implementation [18:15] of ICCM and TGR agencies, [18:18] specifically the land governance projects, [18:21] such as the parcelary inventory [18:23] of the areas in six MILF camps. [18:28] We will also lobby [18:29] for the passage of the law, [18:30] creating the National [18:32] Transitional Justice [18:33] and Reconciliation Commission [18:35] for the Bangsamoro, [18:36] or NTGR-CV. [18:38] Lastly, [18:41] we will maintain [18:41] our partnership [18:42] with MARM-LGUs [18:43] to continue support [18:45] under the local [18:46] normalization implementation. [18:51] For fiscal year 2027, [18:53] partner LGUs [18:54] and the LNI team [18:56] will reach MILF communities [18:58] with livelihood [18:59] and employment interventions. [19:01] The peace process [19:05] with the Moron National [19:06] Liberation Fund [19:07] is focused on the implementation [19:09] of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement [19:12] and implementation [19:13] of the MNLF [19:15] Transformation Program. [19:18] Under the political track, [19:19] accomplishments [19:20] were the establishment [19:21] of transitory mechanisms [19:23] and integration [19:24] of 7,500 MNLF members [19:28] into the armed forces [19:29] of the Philippines [19:30] and the Philippine National Police. [19:32] The two MNLF groups [19:34] were also represented [19:35] in the Bangsamoro [19:37] Transition Authority [19:38] and appointed [19:39] to the leadership rules [19:40] in the BTA [19:41] and BARM ministries. [19:44] For 2027, [19:46] the Bangsamoro [19:47] Development Assistance Fund [19:49] and the Tripartite [19:51] Implementation [19:52] Monitoring Committee [19:53] Roadmap [19:54] 2026-2028 [19:56] will be implemented [19:57] to complete [19:58] the remaining commitments [20:00] of the 1996 [20:01] Final Peace Agreement. [20:03] As the MNLF [20:07] Transformation, [20:09] the program [20:10] caters the remaining [20:11] 7,000 MNLF [20:13] combatants [20:14] who were not [20:14] reintegrated [20:15] into the armed forces [20:17] of the Philippines [20:17] and the Philippine [20:18] National Police [20:19] and support [20:20] the transition [20:21] to peaceful [20:23] and productive [20:24] civilian lives. [20:25] 2,442 combatants [20:27] were verified [20:28] and received [20:29] socioeconomic support [20:31] while 2,533 firearms [20:34] documented [20:36] and verified [20:37] for turn-in [20:37] management [20:39] and disposition. [20:41] Various initiatives [20:42] under socioeconomic [20:43] development [20:44] for communities, [20:46] confidence building [20:47] and community healing [20:49] and reconciliation [20:50] were also implemented, [20:52] achieving 16% [20:54] overall accomplishment. [20:58] Looking ahead, [20:59] 1,003 firearms [21:00] will be verified [21:01] and documented [21:02] while 1,003 [21:05] MNLF members [21:06] will be profiled [21:07] and provided [21:08] with transitory [21:09] caste assistance. [21:12] The remaining provisions [21:13] will be allocated [21:14] to Phase 2 [21:15] of the socioeconomic [21:16] components [21:17] which will provide [21:19] livelihood opportunities, [21:21] skills training, [21:22] employment, [21:23] and other services [21:24] in partnership [21:25] with implementing [21:26] agencies. [21:30] For the Peace Program [21:31] for the Communist Party [21:32] of the Philippines, [21:34] New People's Army, [21:36] National Democratic Front, [21:38] or CPP-NP-NDF, [21:40] 95% of the target provinces [21:42] have already developed [21:44] their transformation program [21:45] with 31 institutionalized [21:48] and 28 peace development centers [21:50] established. [21:52] 29 former rebels [21:53] organizations [21:54] have also become members [21:55] of the local bodies, [21:57] institutionalizing [21:58] former rebels' [22:00] meaningful participation [22:01] in local governance. [22:04] These milestones [22:05] demonstrate [22:06] that local governments [22:08] are taking ownership. [22:10] Former rebels [22:11] are steadily reintegrating [22:12] and communities [22:14] are moving [22:14] towards stability. [22:17] To sustain [22:18] and expand these gains, [22:19] the goal [22:20] is to ensure [22:21] that all 59 provinces [22:22] achieve ownership [22:24] of their respective [22:25] DP plans [22:26] supported by [22:27] operational peace [22:28] and development centers, [22:30] while also [22:31] capacitating [22:32] 1,209 [22:34] former rebel organizations [22:35] to become [22:36] self-reliant [22:37] and productive partners [22:39] in peace [22:40] and development. [22:41] The peace process [22:45] with the Rebellionaryong Partido [22:47] ng Manggagawa [22:47] Filipinas, [22:49] Alex Bongkayo Brigade [22:50] has made significant strides [22:52] through the completion [22:54] of the peace agreement [22:55] and transformation program. [22:58] Key accomplishments [22:59] include [22:59] the decommissioning [23:01] of 727 members [23:04] and the provision [23:05] of 50.4 million [23:07] in socioeconomic assistance. [23:09] The program [23:11] also delivered [23:12] 105 housing units [23:14] and site development [23:15] projects [23:16] for 371 million, [23:19] while 100 barangays [23:20] benefited [23:21] from sustainable [23:22] livelihood grants [23:23] totaling [23:24] to 110 million. [23:26] Other initiatives [23:28] implemented [23:29] include [23:30] capacity development [23:31] for women [23:32] in transformation program [23:34] and for [23:35] Capatiran members [23:36] in organizational development [23:40] and social entrepreneurship [23:42] and enterprise development. [23:45] Moving forward, [23:46] the program [23:46] will focus [23:47] on the remaining [23:48] deliverables [23:49] to ensure [23:50] the full completion [23:50] of its commitments. [23:52] These include [23:53] the completion [23:55] of 15 settlement sites [23:57] and 531 [23:59] remaining housing projects, [24:01] full transformation [24:02] of the group [24:03] into a civilian organization, [24:04] and the active [24:06] re-engagement [24:07] with the Nilo de la Cruz group [24:09] and strengthening [24:10] multi-sectoral [24:11] and local partnership [24:13] to ensure [24:13] sustainability. [24:18] The peace process [24:19] with the Cordillera-Budong [24:20] administration, [24:22] Cordillera People's [24:23] Liberation Army, [24:24] has significantly [24:25] advanced the peace agreement [24:26] and normalization [24:27] program [24:28] in the Cordillera. [24:30] A total of 550 members [24:32] were employed [24:33] as forest guards, [24:35] while 481 members [24:36] under next subkin [24:38] were integrated [24:38] into the armed forces [24:39] of the Philippines. [24:41] Social protection, [24:43] educational assistance, [24:44] and livelihood projects [24:45] worth 482 million [24:48] were also implemented. [24:50] Peace memorials [24:51] or peace markers [24:52] made from decommissioned [24:54] and firearm parts [24:55] have been installed [24:56] at historic sites [24:58] in the Cordillera, [24:59] where the DIO program [25:01] empowered women, [25:02] youth, [25:03] and community organizations. [25:07] For 2027, [25:08] the program [25:09] will complete [25:10] the remaining [25:11] 23 community [25:13] livelihood projects [25:14] document [25:15] stakeholder experiences [25:16] to memorialize [25:18] the Cordillera's [25:19] aspiration, [25:21] sustain the peace gains [25:22] through infrastructure [25:23] projects, [25:25] and operationalize [25:26] the interagency [25:27] cluster mechanism [25:28] on Cordillera transformation [25:30] to institutionalize [25:32] coordination, [25:34] advancing peace, [25:35] self-reliance, [25:36] and regional transformation. [25:41] From fiscal year 2024 [25:44] to 2026, [25:47] the Payapa at Masanganang Pamayanan [25:49] or PAMANA program [25:51] funded 358 [25:54] socioeconomic development [25:56] infrastructure projects [25:58] across the different [25:59] peace tables. [26:00] For fiscal year 2027, [26:03] PAMANA has a proposed [26:05] allocation of [26:06] $4.9 billion [26:07] for infrastructure projects [26:10] to help improve [26:11] the condition [26:12] of geographically [26:13] isolated [26:14] and conflict-affected [26:16] and vulnerable communities [26:18] in the Bangsamoro [26:19] and adjacent areas [26:21] as well as in [26:22] CPP and PA-NDF, [26:25] RPA-ABB, [26:26] and Cordillera areas. [26:29] Of this amount, [26:30] $1.6 billion [26:31] is allocated [26:32] for the MLF peace process, [26:35] $624 million [26:36] for the MLF peace process, [26:38] $1.5 billion [26:40] for the local [26:41] conflict transformation, [26:43] and a total [26:43] of $1.1 billion [26:45] is allocated [26:46] for the RPA [26:47] and CPP-LA peace process. [26:50] These allocations [26:51] mainly support [26:52] the completion [26:53] of remaining commitments [26:54] under the respective [26:56] peace agreements [26:57] and the sustainment [26:58] of peace gains. [27:01] For 2027 projects, [27:04] they are still subject [27:05] for broader validation, [27:07] particularly on implementation, [27:09] readiness, [27:09] and compliance [27:10] with program requirements. [27:12] Thus, [27:12] the amounts [27:13] presented [27:14] represent allocation [27:15] at this stage. [27:17] PAOANA will also [27:18] prioritize [27:19] the completion [27:20] of projects [27:21] funded [27:22] from fiscal year [27:24] 2024 [27:25] to 2026. [27:36] With the projected [27:37] heightened [27:37] and accelerated [27:38] implementation [27:39] of commitments [27:41] under the [27:42] signed peace agreements, [27:46] the provided allocation [27:47] for OPAPRUS [27:48] is expected [27:49] to bring us [27:50] to the following [27:50] levels of completion [27:52] by the end [27:53] of 2027, [27:54] as shown. [27:55] Our target milestone [27:56] reflect the government's [27:58] commitment [27:58] to long-term [28:00] peace building, [28:01] sustainable development, [28:03] community empowerment, [28:03] and the successful [28:05] reintegration [28:06] of former rebels [28:07] and combatants [28:08] into mainstream society. [28:10] In the light [28:14] of the intensified [28:15] focus on economic recovery [28:16] and our shared goal [28:18] of achieving [28:19] greater peace, [28:22] progress, [28:22] and stability [28:23] in core [28:24] and additional [28:25] priority areas, [28:27] we humbly seek [28:27] your full support [28:28] for the OPAPRU programs. [28:31] We earnestly seek [28:33] your favorable consideration [28:34] for the approval [28:36] of OPAPRU's [28:37] fiscal year [28:38] 2027 budget [28:40] of $9.3 billion [28:42] to address [28:43] the budget gap [28:44] for 2027. [28:47] Lastly, [28:48] as the rationale [28:49] behind our proposal [28:50] that sustainable [28:52] development [28:52] goes on in hand [28:53] with sustaining [28:54] the gains of peace, [28:56] we quote [28:57] the President's statement, [28:59] Peace is the foundation [29:00] of development. [29:02] As President Marcos Jr. [29:04] said, [29:05] kapayapaan [29:06] ang binhinang kaunaran. [29:08] Nawayalagaan natin ito [29:10] upang sama-sama [29:11] nating anihin [29:11] ang bunga [29:13] ng isang [29:13] mas maunlad [29:14] na Pilipinas. [29:16] We centrally [29:18] thank our [29:19] honorable senators, [29:21] the sponsor, [29:22] the chairperson, [29:23] and the Senate [29:24] President [29:24] who are joining us [29:26] in this meeting. [29:28] Maraming salamat po. [29:29] Mabuhay po tayo lahat. [29:32] Thank you, [29:34] Yusek Wilbin Mayor. [29:36] Despite the cheer, [29:36] I would like to acknowledge [29:37] the presence [29:38] of our Senate President [29:39] who joined us [29:40] this afternoon. [29:43] I have some questions [29:44] but probably [29:45] our Senate President [29:46] would like to [29:46] be statement [29:48] and ask some questions. [29:50] Thank you, [29:51] Mr. Chairman. [29:53] First of all, [29:53] let me welcome [29:54] our colleagues [29:55] from the OPAPRU, [29:56] former Mayor, [29:57] Secretary Mel Cermento, [30:00] former Chief of Police [30:01] USEC Wilbin Mayor. [30:05] Maraming salamat [30:06] sa briefing niyo kanina. [30:08] And I saw that [30:09] in your budget, [30:09] you increased [30:10] by about a billion pesos, [30:11] 1.1 billion pesos [30:13] in your budget. [30:16] So, [30:17] I'd just like [30:17] to get an update. [30:19] one of the main [30:21] direction [30:24] of OPAPRU [30:26] is the [30:27] decommissioning [30:28] of the [30:29] combatants. [30:31] And this has been [30:32] a long time coming. [30:33] In fact, [30:34] maraming [30:34] nagiging issue [30:37] tungkol dito. [30:39] But despite [30:40] the challenges [30:41] in the [30:41] decommissioning [30:43] and normalization, [30:44] nakita natin [30:46] na naging [30:47] relatively [30:47] successful [30:48] yung [30:49] election [30:50] last month [30:51] sa BARM. [30:53] So, [30:54] in other words, [30:55] there is [30:56] support from [30:57] our constituents [30:58] to continue [30:59] the gains [31:00] of the [31:01] peace process, [31:02] to continue [31:03] the gains [31:03] of [31:04] the [31:05] BOL, [31:06] the Bangsa [31:07] Moro Organic Law. [31:08] However, [31:09] we have to [31:10] sustain it. [31:11] Itong pinakamahirap [31:12] eh. [31:12] Yung unang [31:13] medyo [31:14] relatively [31:14] madali. [31:15] Pero yung [31:15] sustainability [31:16] of peace [31:17] is a [31:18] challenging [31:18] matter. [31:20] And that's [31:20] where OPAPRU [31:21] will come in. [31:22] So, [31:22] I would like [31:23] to get [31:23] a detailed [31:25] update [31:26] on [31:28] the [31:28] decommissioning [31:29] process [31:29] that will [31:30] lead to [31:30] denormalization [31:31] process. [31:33] For example, [31:33] ilan bang [31:34] combatants [31:34] ang [31:35] hindi pa [31:36] natin [31:37] tutulungan [31:38] o [31:39] nade-decommission? [31:40] Ilan pa [31:41] ang [31:42] nangangailangan [31:43] ng [31:43] educational [31:43] assistance. [31:44] In fact, [31:44] last year, [31:46] I remember [31:46] during the [31:47] hearing, [31:48] isa sa mga [31:49] requests [31:49] ng OPAPRU [31:50] at that time [31:51] kay General [31:52] Galvez pa [31:53] is yung [31:53] educational [31:54] assistance [31:54] in which [31:55] we provided [31:56] 850 million. [31:57] Because [31:58] we, [31:59] our view [32:01] is education [32:02] is an [32:03] integral part [32:03] of the [32:04] peace [32:04] process. [32:05] So, [32:06] I would like [32:06] to get [32:06] an update [32:07] on where [32:07] we are [32:07] in terms [32:08] of the [32:08] decommissioning [32:09] and [32:09] what [32:10] are the [32:10] challenges [32:11] that [32:12] we [32:13] have [32:14] to [32:14] decommissioning. [32:16] So, [32:16] anyone can [32:17] answer? [32:17] Secretary Mel [32:18] or [32:19] Yusek Wilben? [32:20] Anyone can [32:20] answer from [32:21] the agency? [32:25] Sir, [32:26] currently, [32:28] the total [32:28] decommissioned [32:30] combatants [32:30] is [32:31] 26,145. [32:35] There are [32:35] still [32:35] 14,000 [32:36] remaining [32:37] to be [32:37] decommissioned. [32:39] And [32:39] we're still [32:40] yet [32:41] waiting for [32:44] the least [32:44] of the [32:45] 14,000. [32:46] But [32:47] this will [32:47] be based [32:48] on the [32:48] discussion [32:49] by the [32:51] government [32:52] and the [32:52] MLF [32:53] panels. [32:54] As we [32:54] can see, [32:55] the appointment [32:55] of the [32:56] chair of [32:57] the [32:57] government [32:58] panel [32:58] was just [32:59] recently [33:01] in the [33:02] person of [33:02] the [33:03] secretary [33:04] man. [33:05] He is [33:05] also the [33:06] chair of [33:06] the [33:06] government [33:07] implementing [33:08] panel. [33:11] Out of [33:12] the [33:12] 14,000 [33:18] combatants, [33:20] the [33:20] 4,625 [33:23] weapons [33:24] were [33:24] turned [33:24] over. [33:25] Mr. [33:27] Chair, [33:27] your [33:27] honours. [33:28] So, [33:31] at present, [33:33] ilan po [33:33] ang [33:33] total [33:34] armed [33:35] members [33:37] of [33:37] the [33:38] MILF [33:38] that [33:39] have [33:40] yet [33:40] to [33:41] be [33:42] part [33:42] of [33:42] the [33:42] decommissioning? [33:43] Siguro [33:45] po, [33:46] umpisan [33:47] po [33:47] natin [33:47] sa [33:48] para po [33:49] makita [33:50] natin [33:50] yung [33:51] kabuang [33:51] konteksto [33:53] saan [33:53] nagagaling [33:54] lahat. [33:54] Una [33:55] ng-una [33:56] nagkaroon [33:56] po tayo [33:57] ng [33:57] pagpirma [33:59] yung [33:59] sa [34:00] Comprehensive [34:00] Agreement [34:01] on the [34:01] Bangsamoro [34:02] at [34:03] eventually [34:05] po [34:05] naging [34:05] naipasa [34:07] yung [34:07] Bangsamoro [34:09] Organic [34:09] Law. [34:09] Nang [34:11] naipasa [34:16] po ito [34:19] ang [34:19] sinabi [34:21] ng [34:21] MILF [34:23] meron po [34:23] silang [34:24] 40,000 [34:25] na [34:26] i-decommission [34:27] na [34:28] combatants. [34:30] Sa [34:30] 40,000 [34:31] 26,145 [34:35] nang [34:37] na-decommission [34:38] sa Phase [34:38] 1, [34:39] Phase [34:39] 2, [34:40] at [34:40] saka [34:40] Phase [34:41] 3. [34:42] Yung [34:43] Phase [34:43] 4 [34:43] meron [34:45] pang [34:45] 13,855. [34:49] Sa [34:52] usapin [34:53] ng [34:53] decommissioning [34:54] kasama [34:56] dyan [34:56] ang sinasabing [34:57] parallel [34:58] and [34:58] commensurate. [35:00] Ibig [35:00] sabihin [35:01] kailangan [35:03] ma-deliver [35:04] ng gobyerno [35:05] yung [35:07] mga [35:08] napag-usapan [35:09] sa [35:09] Peace [35:10] Implementing [35:11] Panel [35:11] na kung [35:12] sabihin [35:13] natin [35:13] ay 40% [35:14] na gawa [35:15] na po [35:15] ng gobyerno [35:16] pwedeng [35:17] may-release [35:17] yung 40% [35:19] din [35:19] ng [35:20] kanilang [35:21] armas. [35:23] So [35:23] pala [35:24] kung [35:24] ganun [35:25] ang [35:26] proseso. [35:28] Sa [35:28] Morganic [35:29] Law [35:29] was [35:29] signed [35:30] 2018 [35:30] and [35:31] implementation [35:32] started [35:33] in [35:33] 2019 [35:33] so [35:34] this [35:34] will [35:35] be [35:35] the [35:35] eighth [35:35] year [35:35] of [35:36] the [35:37] implementation [35:37] so [35:38] gano'ng [35:38] katagan pa [35:38] yung [35:39] inaasa [35:40] natin [35:41] for [35:41] the [35:41] total [35:42] hindi [35:42] commissioning? [35:44] Yung [35:45] sa [35:49] CAB [35:50] and [35:50] BOL [35:50] there's [35:51] no [35:51] amount [35:51] stated [35:52] with [35:52] respect [35:53] to [35:53] the [35:53] socio-economic [35:54] package [35:54] that [35:55] the [35:55] government [35:56] is [35:56] supposed [35:56] to [35:56] provide. [35:57] Unfortunately [35:57] I would [35:58] say [35:59] unfortunately [35:59] there was [36:02] an amount [36:02] eventually [36:03] declared [36:04] that [36:05] each [36:05] decommissioned [36:06] combatant [36:07] is supposed [36:07] to get [36:07] 1 million [36:08] pesos [36:09] worth [36:09] of [36:10] socio-economic [36:12] package. [36:13] So [36:14] yun po [36:14] ang [36:14] naging [36:15] malaking [36:17] challenge [36:18] sa [36:18] aspeto [36:19] po [36:19] ng [36:19] gobyerno. [36:22] Nang [36:22] umupo [36:23] po ako [36:23] nakita [36:24] natin [36:24] may marami [36:25] pong [36:25] programa [36:25] pero [36:26] may [36:26] mga [36:26] challenges [36:27] po [36:27] tayong [36:27] kailangan [36:28] ma-address. [36:29] Unang [36:30] una [36:30] po [36:30] sa [36:32] side [36:33] po [36:33] ng [36:33] upapro [36:34] yung [36:36] monitoring [36:37] lang [36:38] po [36:38] kami [36:38] sa [36:38] karamihan [36:39] nitong [36:39] mga [36:40] socio-economic [36:41] package [36:42] na ito. [36:44] Sa [36:44] socio-economic [36:45] package [36:46] ay [36:47] pag [36:51] tinatanong [36:51] namin [36:52] ng [36:52] isang [36:52] ahensya [36:53] sabihin [36:54] natin [36:55] Dole [36:55] nakakasiguro [36:57] ba [36:57] kayo [36:57] ng [36:57] binigyan [36:58] nyo [36:58] ng [37:00] tulong [37:04] ng [37:04] programa [37:05] ninyo [37:05] o [37:05] anumang [37:06] ahensya [37:06] ang naging [37:08] problema [37:08] po [37:09] ay [37:09] data [37:11] privacy [37:12] hindi [37:13] po [37:14] nagkaroon [37:14] ng [37:14] data [37:15] sharing [37:15] agreement [37:16] so [37:17] nagkakaroon [37:18] po [37:18] ng [37:19] problema [37:19] na [37:20] binibigay [37:20] na [37:21] tulong [37:22] yung [37:23] validation [37:24] process [37:25] ang [37:25] naging [37:25] very [37:26] challenging [37:26] part [37:27] kaya [37:28] medyo [37:28] mabagal [37:29] ng [37:29] konti [37:30] yung [37:30] kanyang [37:30] implementation [37:32] at [37:33] yan [37:33] po [37:33] ina-address [37:34] namin [37:34] ngayon [37:35] para [37:36] magkaroon [37:37] ng [37:37] data [37:38] sharing [37:38] agreement [37:39] kasi [37:39] mahirap [37:40] nga [37:40] naman [37:40] kung [37:41] walang [37:42] agreement [37:43] na [37:44] nang [37:46] mga [37:46] ayan [37:47] siya [37:47] para [37:47] masiguro [37:48] na [37:48] datos [37:48] ay [37:49] parehas [37:49] ang [37:50] susunod [37:51] po [37:51] ay [37:52] itong [37:53] pasihan [37:53] yung [37:53] napirmahan [37:54] po [37:54] ng [37:55] peace [37:55] implementing [37:56] panel [37:56] between [37:57] the [37:57] GPH [37:57] and [37:57] the [37:58] MILF [37:58] so [37:59] nakasaad [38:00] po [38:00] dito [38:01] 100,000 [38:02] po [38:02] yung [38:02] cash [38:04] na [38:04] naibigay [38:05] but [38:05] the [38:05] rest [38:06] ano [38:07] po [38:07] siya [38:07] regular [38:10] program [38:10] ng [38:11] gobyerno [38:12] na [38:13] Phil [38:13] Health [38:14] Civil [38:16] Registration [38:17] Health [38:17] Insurance [38:18] etc. [38:20] Pwede [38:20] po [38:21] naming [38:21] ibigay [38:21] pero [38:23] pag [38:23] tinitingnan [38:24] po [38:24] natin [38:24] yung [38:24] package [38:25] dito [38:25] medyo [38:25] hindi [38:25] responsive [38:26] sa [38:26] mga [38:27] edad [38:27] ng [38:28] decommissioned [38:29] combatants [38:30] so [38:30] isa [38:31] rin [38:31] po [38:31] sa [38:31] naging [38:31] hadlang [38:32] ito [38:32] so [38:33] karamihan [38:33] dito [38:34] A46 [38:35] and [38:37] basically [38:38] around [38:38] 53 [38:39] na [38:39] siguro [38:40] sila [38:40] ngayon [38:40] mahirap [38:41] na pong [38:42] ipatesta [38:43] pa [38:43] natin [38:43] yun [38:43] hanggang [38:44] 66 [38:45] years [38:46] old [38:46] so [38:47] ang [38:47] vault [38:48] ng [38:48] mga [38:50] combatants [38:50] medyo [38:51] hindi [38:51] nagtutugma [38:52] yung [38:52] edad [38:53] sa [38:53] package [38:53] so [38:54] marami [38:55] pong [38:55] tinitingnan [38:56] natin [38:56] mga [38:58] pwedeng [38:59] gawin [38:59] para [38:59] po [39:00] mapabilis [39:00] yung [39:02] decommissioning [39:05] part [39:07] ng [39:07] usaping [39:09] pangkapayapaan [39:10] with the [39:10] MILF [39:11] ang [39:12] naging [39:12] hadlang [39:13] naman po [39:13] pagupo [39:15] ko wala pong [39:15] chairman [39:16] sa [39:17] peace [39:18] implementing [39:19] panel [39:19] representing [39:20] the [39:20] GPH [39:21] so [39:22] nag [39:22] resign [39:23] po [39:24] yung [39:24] chair [39:25] february [39:26] of [39:26] this [39:26] year [39:27] at [39:28] ang [39:28] sabi [39:28] ng [39:29] MILF [39:29] i-suspend [39:30] muna [39:31] yung [39:31] kahit [39:33] anong [39:33] activity [39:33] sa [39:35] normalization [39:35] track [39:36] natigil [39:37] po yan [39:37] so [39:38] nag-antay [39:38] po tayo [39:40] ng [39:40] ma-appoint [39:41] nag-assure [39:42] po ako [39:42] sa kanila [39:43] na may [39:43] ma-appoint [39:44] na [39:44] kapalit [39:45] para [39:46] magpatuloy [39:49] yung [39:49] peace [39:50] implementing [39:50] panel [39:51] sa regular [39:52] na [39:53] meeting [39:53] regular [39:54] na [39:54] usapin [39:54] kasi [39:56] lahat [39:57] ng [39:57] gawain [39:57] dito [39:57] dapat [39:58] bilateral [39:59] hindi [39:59] unilateral [40:00] nung [40:02] July [40:02] 15 [40:03] finally [40:04] po [40:04] nagkaroon [40:05] ng [40:05] chair [40:06] ang [40:06] peace [40:06] implementing [40:07] panel [40:07] na [40:09] ako [40:09] rin [40:09] ang [40:09] na-appoint [40:10] so [40:11] dalawa [40:12] po [40:12] yung [40:12] inawakan [40:13] kong [40:13] position [40:14] bilang [40:15] kalihim [40:16] ng [40:16] upapro [40:17] at [40:17] bilang [40:17] chairperson [40:18] ng [40:18] GPH [40:20] panel [40:20] sa [40:20] peace [40:21] implementing [40:21] panel [40:22] with [40:24] the [40:24] MILF [40:26] meron [40:27] po [40:27] kaming [40:28] nag-meeting [40:29] pa lang [40:29] po [40:29] kami [40:29] sa [40:30] Kuala [40:30] Lumpur [40:30] there [40:31] were [40:31] seven [40:31] items [40:32] that [40:32] we [40:32] were [40:32] supposed [40:32] to [40:33] agree [40:33] on [40:33] five [40:35] were [40:35] eventually [40:35] approved [40:36] we're [40:37] very [40:38] thankful [40:38] to [40:38] our [40:38] partners [40:39] the [40:39] MILF [40:40] we had [40:40] a very [40:40] short [40:41] meeting [40:41] and yet [40:41] a very [40:42] productive [40:43] one [40:43] given [40:44] that [40:45] out [40:47] of the [40:47] seven [40:48] items [40:49] five [40:49] were [40:49] approved [40:50] at [40:52] dito [40:53] po [40:53] yung [40:54] mga [40:54] naaprubahan [40:55] na yan [40:55] kasama [40:56] po yung [40:56] konting [40:57] adjustment [40:57] sa [40:58] socioeconomic [40:58] package [40:59] na mas [40:59] responsive [41:00] sa [41:00] kanila [41:00] hindi [41:03] po [41:03] namin [41:03] ito [41:03] nga [41:04] naisalang [41:05] muna [41:06] kasi [41:06] hindi [41:07] kami [41:07] sigurado [41:08] kung [41:08] papayag [41:09] ng [41:09] adjustment [41:09] yung [41:10] MILF [41:13] September [41:14] 25 [41:14] po [41:15] nag-meeting [41:15] kami [41:15] sa [41:16] Kuala [41:16] Lumpur [41:16] nagpapasalamat [41:17] din po [41:18] kami [41:18] sa [41:18] Malaysia [41:18] sa [41:19] kanilang [41:19] pag-host [41:20] ng [41:21] meeting [41:22] ng [41:22] MILF [41:23] at [41:23] GPH [41:24] at [41:25] naaprubahan [41:27] po [41:27] ito [41:27] ng [41:28] konting [41:28] adjustment [41:29] dito [41:30] sa [41:30] existing [41:31] socioeconomic [41:32] package [41:33] na mas [41:33] responsive [41:34] yes [41:36] may mga [41:36] kailangan [41:37] pa po [41:37] kami [41:37] rito [41:38] pero [41:39] once [41:39] nagawa [41:39] po [41:40] natin [41:40] ito [41:40] mapapabilis [41:41] po [41:42] yung [41:42] ating [41:43] decommissioning [41:45] ng [41:46] weapons [41:47] sa [41:48] phase [41:50] 4 [41:51] niya [41:51] hopefully [41:51] by [41:52] 2027 [41:53] though [41:54] na [41:54] kailangan [41:55] pa kami [41:55] ng [41:55] konting [41:57] oras [41:57] dito [41:57] sa [41:57] pag-submit [41:58] ng [41:58] additional [41:59] proposal [41:59] ng [42:00] aming [42:00] opisina [42:01] thank you [42:03] po [42:03] in [42:04] short [42:05] 14,000 [42:07] ang tinitignan [42:07] natin [42:08] left [42:09] to [42:09] the [42:09] commission [42:10] and [42:11] what I [42:12] understand [42:13] part of [42:15] the challenge [42:16] is yung [42:17] napangakong [42:17] 1 million [42:19] tama [42:20] so [42:21] yun [42:24] yun [42:24] ang [42:24] nagiging [42:28] challenge [42:29] pag [42:31] 1 million [42:31] of that [42:32] 14 [42:32] is [42:34] lumalabas [42:35] 14 [42:36] billion [42:36] tama [42:38] ang kakilanganin [42:40] natin [42:40] assuming [42:41] that will be [42:43] given to [42:43] the [42:44] combatants [42:44] and then [42:47] tinitignan ko [42:48] dun sa budget [42:49] ninyo [42:49] although your budget [42:51] grew [42:51] about [42:52] 9 billion [42:53] na siya [42:53] ngayon [42:53] majority [42:55] of which [42:56] pupunta [42:56] sa [42:57] pamana [42:58] program [42:59] 6 billion [43:01] out of the [43:01] 9 billion [43:02] will go to [43:03] the pamana [43:03] program [43:04] and the [43:05] pamana [43:05] program [43:06] nakakalat [43:08] to sa [43:08] iba-ibang [43:09] programa [43:09] sa [43:10] educational [43:12] assistance [43:12] housing [43:14] roads [43:15] roads [43:15] is about [43:16] 3.7 [43:17] billion [43:17] so in [43:19] other words [43:19] in short [43:20] from what [43:21] I'm reading [43:21] here [43:22] yung budget [43:24] pupunta [43:24] dito [43:25] sa [43:25] pamana [43:25] program [43:26] is meant [43:28] to [43:28] sustain [43:31] the [43:32] peace [43:34] efforts [43:34] on the [43:34] ground [43:35] tama [43:35] po ba [43:35] ganyan [43:36] ang [43:37] direction [43:37] ng [43:37] pamana [43:38] para [43:39] may [43:39] development [43:40] para [43:41] may [43:42] economic [43:42] activity [43:43] and [43:45] ma-sustain [43:47] in gains [43:47] of peace [43:48] ang kulang [43:49] dito [43:50] sa budget [43:50] nyo [43:50] is for [43:51] that [43:51] decommissioning [43:53] tama [43:53] magkano [43:55] ang [43:55] naka-allocate [43:56] for [43:57] decommissioning [43:57] in your [43:58] 9 billion [43:58] budget [43:59] this is [44:03] something [44:03] that [44:04] we [44:07] as of [44:07] the [44:07] moment [44:08] cannot [44:08] really [44:08] divulge [44:11] the [44:11] proposal [44:12] because [44:12] it's a [44:13] working [44:13] process [44:14] given [44:14] that [44:14] the [44:16] approval [44:16] on the [44:17] part [44:17] of [44:17] the [44:17] MILF [44:18] and [44:22] somewhat [44:23] concurring [44:24] to the [44:24] proposal [44:25] was last [44:25] September [44:26] 25 [44:26] if [44:28] may [44:29] if [44:30] the [44:30] good [44:31] chairperson [44:31] will [44:31] allow [44:32] a [44:32] five [44:32] minute [44:33] recess [44:33] I [44:34] can [44:34] perhaps [44:34] go [44:35] there [44:35] and [44:36] brief [44:36] you [44:36] a [44:36] little [44:36] bit [44:37] about [44:38] it [44:38] so [44:38] you [44:38] have [44:38] an [44:38] idea [44:39] of [44:39] what [44:39] the [44:40] proposal [44:41] is [44:41] what's [44:41] going [44:41] to be [44:42] we'll [44:43] do [44:43] that [44:43] later [44:44] on [44:44] chairman [44:45] so [44:46] I [44:47] know [44:47] there [44:47] are [44:48] some [44:48] sensitivities [44:49] in [44:49] the [44:49] process [44:50] but [44:51] we'll [44:51] have [44:52] a [44:52] short [44:53] break [44:53] later [44:53] on [44:54] but [44:54] our [44:55] proposal [44:55] is [44:55] going [44:55] to be [44:56] very [44:56] doable [44:56] Mr. [44:57] Chair [44:58] we can [44:58] assure you [44:58] this is [44:59] outside [44:59] of [44:59] the [45:00] yes [45:00] this [45:01] outside [45:01] decommissioning [45:02] not [45:02] for the [45:03] decommissioning [45:03] part [45:03] this is [45:04] within [45:05] the [45:05] decommissioning [45:05] yes [45:06] I can [45:06] perhaps [45:06] discuss [45:07] this [45:07] with [45:07] you [45:08] after [45:09] okay [45:10] with [45:13] that [45:14] ang [45:15] next [45:17] question [45:18] is [45:19] the [45:19] educational [45:20] assistance [45:20] I [45:21] know [45:22] that [45:22] is [45:22] from [45:24] what [45:24] I [45:24] understand [45:25] yung [45:26] beneficiaries [45:30] nito [45:31] they [45:31] feel [45:32] very [45:32] strongly [45:33] dito [45:36] sa [45:36] educational [45:36] assistance [45:37] so [45:38] may [45:39] I [45:39] know [45:39] can [45:40] get [45:41] an [45:41] update [45:42] on [45:42] the [45:43] additional [45:43] 850 [45:45] million [45:46] that [45:46] we [45:46] included [45:47] in [45:47] the [45:47] 2026 [45:48] budget [45:49] and [45:50] yan [45:51] talagang [45:51] direct [45:52] direct [45:53] para [45:53] sa [45:53] educational [45:54] assistance [45:54] may [45:55] get [45:55] an [45:55] update [45:56] on [45:56] that [45:57] portion [45:58] thank [46:02] you [46:02] honorable [46:03] senate [46:04] president [46:04] for [46:06] the [46:06] information [46:06] everyone [46:07] no [46:08] less [46:08] than [46:08] the [46:08] senate [46:09] president [46:09] help [46:10] us [46:10] in [46:11] securing [46:11] this [46:11] allotment [46:12] amounting [46:13] to [46:13] 807 [46:15] thousand [46:15] million [46:16] 500 [46:17] thousand [46:18] pesos [46:18] for the [46:19] educational [46:19] assistance [46:20] program [46:20] thank you [46:21] honorable [46:22] senate [46:23] president [46:23] and out [46:25] of this [46:26] amount [46:26] it was [46:28] distributed [46:28] between the [46:30] MLF and [46:30] MLF [46:31] members [46:31] 12,100 [46:33] for [46:34] MLF [46:35] and [46:36] 4,050 [46:37] for [46:37] MLF [46:38] the [46:40] amount [46:40] for [46:41] MLF [46:41] is [46:41] 605 [46:42] million [46:42] while [46:44] for [46:44] the [46:44] MLF [46:45] is [46:45] 202 [46:47] million [46:48] 500 [46:48] but [46:49] just [46:50] to [46:50] underscore [46:52] your [46:53] honors [46:53] considering [46:56] that [46:56] the [46:56] DBM [46:56] is also [46:57] here [46:58] saro [46:59] pa [46:59] lang [47:00] po [47:00] at [47:02] wala [47:02] pa [47:02] po [47:02] yung [47:03] or [47:03] still [47:03] awaiting [47:04] for [47:04] the [47:05] notice [47:06] of [47:06] cost [47:07] allotment [47:07] dito [47:07] po [47:08] your [47:08] honors [47:09] meron pong [47:15] saro [47:15] we have [47:16] already [47:17] the names [47:18] of the [47:18] beneficiaries [47:18] but [47:19] wala pa [47:20] yung [47:20] cash [47:21] end of [47:23] the [47:23] year [47:24] na [47:24] and [47:31] na-identify [47:32] nyo [47:32] na yung [47:32] mga [47:32] beneficiaries [47:32] with [47:34] that [47:34] number [47:34] of [47:34] 16,500 [47:35] meron [47:36] na [47:36] po [47:36] kami [47:37] mga [47:37] list [47:37] ng [47:37] beneficiaries [47:38] but [47:39] yet [47:39] again [47:40] we [47:41] are [47:41] waiting [47:41] for [47:42] the [47:42] notice [47:43] of [47:43] cost [47:43] allowance [47:44] same [47:46] with [47:46] the [47:46] memorandum [47:47] of [47:47] agreement [47:47] was [47:48] already [47:48] executed [47:49] between [47:50] the [47:50] state [47:51] universities [47:52] na [47:53] kasama [47:53] po [47:53] doon [47:54] sa [47:54] mag-esponsor [47:55] ng [47:56] educational [47:56] assistance [47:57] program [47:58] po [47:58] ng [47:58] OPA [47:58] Pro [47:59] as well [47:59] as [47:59] yung [48:00] ibang [48:00] para [48:01] po [48:01] sa [48:01] mga [48:01] beneficiaries [48:02] natin [48:03] sa [48:03] IMR [48:03] at [48:04] saka [48:04] IMLL [48:04] And [48:04] then [48:05] for [48:05] 2027 [48:06] nakita [48:06] ko [48:06] dito [48:07] meron [48:07] din [48:07] na-retain [48:09] yung [48:09] 800 [48:10] million [48:10] Yes [48:12] Your [48:13] Honors [48:13] because [48:13] isilating [48:14] po [48:14] yung [48:15] ang [48:16] program [48:17] po [48:17] natin [48:17] yan [48:17] is [48:18] yung [48:18] four [48:18] years [48:18] po [48:19] So [48:19] sila [48:19] rin [48:20] yun [48:20] Mr. [48:22] Chairman [48:22] I hope [48:23] you can [48:23] join us [48:24] one of [48:24] these [48:24] days [48:25] with [48:27] beneficiaries [48:28] we are [48:28] very [48:29] thankful [48:29] to [48:30] the [48:30] Senate [48:30] this [48:31] August [48:31] body [48:31] for [48:32] providing [48:32] that [48:32] allocation [48:33] meron [48:34] po tayong [48:35] 31 [48:35] partners [48:36] na [48:36] SUCs [48:36] throughout [48:37] the [48:37] country [48:37] nagsalita [48:43] yung [48:43] isang [48:44] scholar [48:46] po [48:46] natin [48:47] kasama [48:49] yung [48:49] mga [48:49] iilang [48:50] mga [48:50] anak [48:51] sa [48:53] MNLF [48:54] kapamilya [48:55] nila [48:55] talagang [48:57] pinigilan [48:57] na lang [48:57] naming [48:58] emosyon [48:59] tuwang-tuwa po [49:00] sila [49:01] yung pondo [49:02] pong binigay [49:02] ninyo [49:03] sa scholarship [49:03] nagbigay [49:04] po ng [49:05] pag-asa [49:05] sa kanila [49:06] at ngayon [49:07] po may [49:07] hopefully [49:10] within the [49:10] month [49:11] may MOU [49:11] pa kami [49:12] mag-uumpas [49:12] sa [49:13] SAP [49:13] semiconductor [49:15] industry [49:16] tinitingnan [49:16] na po [49:17] natin [49:17] yung [49:17] production [49:17] line [49:18] natin [49:18] na [49:18] masama [49:19] sila [49:20] ang [49:21] gusto [49:21] natin [49:21] mangyari [49:22] ng [49:22] narrative [49:22] natin [49:23] anak [49:23] ng [49:24] isang [49:24] dating [49:25] combatant [49:26] the [49:26] former [49:26] rebel [49:27] that [49:27] eventually [49:27] be [49:28] joining [49:28] yung [49:30] future [49:30] ng [49:31] mga [49:31] industriya [49:31] sa [49:32] at [49:33] malaki [49:34] pong [49:34] pasalamat [49:34] namin [49:35] dito [49:35] at [49:36] nakatulong [49:37] po ito [49:37] sa [49:38] prosesong [49:38] pangkapayapaan [49:39] dahil [49:40] sino ba [49:40] naman [49:40] ang [49:41] magulang [49:41] pag nakita [49:42] niyang [49:42] anak [49:42] niya [49:42] nag-aaral [49:43] mag-isip [49:44] pa [49:44] ng [49:44] masama [49:45] kaya [49:46] ulitin [49:46] ko [49:46] nagpapasalamat [49:48] sana [49:48] makasama [49:49] po [49:50] kayo [49:50] minsan [49:50] sa aking [49:51] pag-ikot [49:52] galing [49:53] pa lang [49:53] po kami [49:53] sa [49:54] Bilal [49:54] the [49:54] other [49:54] day [49:55] mga [49:56] bata [49:57] rin [49:57] namin [49:57] nakasama [49:58] umaasa [49:58] rin [49:58] sa [50:05] mesolidom [50:06] dahil [50:09] po sa [50:09] Starlink [50:10] nakakariting [50:12] na po [50:12] yung mga [50:13] suporta [50:15] sa sektor [50:16] ng edukasyon [50:17] elementary [50:18] high school [50:18] siguro [50:20] kung [50:20] minsan [50:21] magkasama-sama [50:22] papadala [50:23] po kami [50:23] ng [50:23] panyaya [50:24] sa inyo [50:25] kung [50:25] makasama [50:25] po [50:25] kayo [50:27] pagpunta [50:27] namin [50:27] sa mga [50:28] binibisita [50:29] nating [50:30] komunidad [50:31] ng mga [50:31] dating [50:31] reperde [50:32] salamat [50:32] po muli [50:33] laki [50:33] po [50:33] ng tulong [50:34] ng binigay [50:35] nyo [50:35] iba pa [50:35] rin [50:35] talaga [50:36] dati [50:36] po [50:36] kong [50:36] alkalde [50:37] iba po [50:38] talagang [50:38] epekto [50:39] ng [50:39] scholarship [50:40] sa mga [50:40] bata [50:41] nagpipigay [50:42] po [50:42] ng [50:43] pag-asa [50:43] kailangan [50:45] lang [50:45] nagpipigil [50:46] din kami [50:47] sa aming [50:47] emosyon [50:48] pag [50:48] nagsasalit [50:48] ng mga [50:49] bata [50:49] nagpapasalamat [50:50] kung [50:50] tutusin [50:51] hindi [50:51] sa amin [50:52] dapat [50:52] magkasalamat [50:53] kundi [50:54] sa ating [50:54] pamalaan [50:55] lalong [50:55] lalo [50:56] na po [50:56] sa [50:56] sinado [50:56] at [50:57] sa [50:57] kamara [50:57] nagpipigay [50:58] po [50:58] ng [50:58] pondo [50:59] para [50:59] sa [50:59] kanila [50:59] Thank you [51:01] a sec [51:01] actually [51:02] yan [51:02] ang aking [51:02] pananaw [51:03] sa [51:04] how to [51:05] sustain [51:05] the gains [51:06] of peace [51:06] is through [51:07] education [51:07] kahil [51:08] education [51:11] talaga [51:11] ang [51:11] makakatulong [51:12] para doon [51:14] sa pamilya [51:14] makahanap [51:15] ng trabaho [51:16] makapagtayo [51:17] ng sariling [51:18] negosyo [51:19] the only way [51:21] to sustain [51:21] peace is [51:22] they have [51:22] their own [51:22] livelihoods [51:23] they have [51:24] their own [51:24] jobs [51:25] they have [51:25] their own [51:26] businesses [51:26] dahil [51:28] kung walang [51:28] kinikita [51:29] o walang [51:30] pagkukuna [51:31] ng kita [51:31] doon talaga [51:32] pumapasok [51:33] sa [51:34] hindi magaganda [51:35] whether it's [51:36] ideology [51:38] or [51:39] even [51:40] crime [51:41] alam ni [51:41] Will Bento [51:42] ganyan talaga [51:44] ang [51:44] natural [51:46] tendency [51:46] so education [51:47] is [51:48] a very [51:49] potent [51:50] solution [51:51] to [51:52] sustain [51:53] the gains [51:53] of peace [51:54] kaya [51:54] natutuwa naman ako [51:56] Bill [51:56] you also [51:58] included [51:58] almost [51:59] a billion [51:59] pesos [52:00] 800 million [52:00] dito [52:01] sa education [52:03] Mr. Chair [52:04] alam niyo po [52:05] nung [52:05] tama po [52:07] kayo [52:08] usaping [52:09] kaldero [52:09] ito [52:10] pag walang [52:11] laman [52:11] ng kaldero [52:11] ng isang [52:12] pamilya [52:13] ang taong [52:13] gutom [52:14] madali [52:14] talaga [52:15] makumbinsi [52:15] gumawa [52:15] ng [52:16] labag [52:16] sa batas [52:17] pero [52:18] ang pamilya [52:19] ang nakakain [52:19] ng tatong [52:20] beses [52:20] isang araw [52:21] mag-iisip [52:22] ng mag-iisip [52:23] bago po [52:23] gumawa [52:24] ng [52:25] labag [52:26] sa batas [52:27] nanggaling [52:27] lang po [52:28] kami [52:28] sa Davao [52:28] Nelonorte [52:29] nagpaparating [52:31] din po [52:32] ang pasalamat [52:32] ng mga [52:33] IPs [52:34] na dating [52:34] mga rebelde [52:35] ang isa [52:36] po sa ating [52:38] tinutulungan [52:38] ay nagre-review [52:40] po siya [52:40] ngayon [52:41] para sa [52:41] bar exam [52:42] niya [52:45] malaki pong [52:45] tulong [52:45] talaga [52:46] ng scholarship [52:47] na binibigay [52:47] ng ating [52:48] pamalaan [52:49] sa mga [52:50] dependents [52:50] ng [52:51] itong [52:52] nagre-review [52:53] ng bar [52:53] member [52:54] talaga [52:54] ng [52:54] New People's [52:55] Army [52:55] at excited [52:57] na siya [52:57] at sabi ko [52:58] sa kanya [52:58] tutukan niya [53:00] yung kanyang [53:00] pag-review [53:01] at sana [53:02] aming [53:03] pinapalang [53:04] dinadasal [53:05] na ika nga [53:06] pumasa [53:07] sa bar [53:08] exam [53:08] Thank you [53:11] Secretary [53:12] Mr. Chairman [53:13] I'll [53:14] go for my [53:19] second round [53:19] I'll [53:22] listen to you [53:24] first [53:24] We're talking [53:27] already about [53:27] the progress [53:28] in Mindanao [53:29] so we're [53:30] happy that [53:30] the historic [53:31] bar election [53:33] just concluded [53:34] may mga [53:34] isolated incidents [53:35] but generally [53:36] peaceful [53:37] hopefully [53:39] this will [53:39] really [53:40] be the [53:41] path [53:41] to [53:41] lasting [53:42] peace [53:42] we [53:42] passed [53:43] the [53:45] bang [53:46] samoro [53:47] organic [53:47] law [53:48] in 2018 [53:48] hoping [53:49] that [53:49] finally [53:50] peace [53:51] with [53:51] the [53:51] rain [53:52] in [53:52] Mindanao [53:53] but [53:53] what [53:54] is [53:55] bang [53:55] some [53:56] more [53:56] organic [53:56] law [53:56] although [53:58] it gave [53:58] us [53:58] time [53:59] for peace [54:01] but [54:02] we need [54:03] to follow [54:04] this up [54:05] with [54:05] economic [54:05] development [54:06] as you [54:07] mentioned [54:07] Secretary [54:07] Mel [54:08] the reason [54:13] for all [54:14] of this [54:14] secessionist [54:15] movement [54:16] in Mindanao [54:17] Mindanao [54:18] is the [54:20] richest [54:21] among the [54:21] islands [54:22] it [54:24] is [54:25] land [54:26] of [54:26] promise [54:26] hindi [54:27] lang [54:28] natin [54:28] harness [54:29] full [54:30] potential [54:31] because [54:31] of the [54:31] peace [54:32] and [54:32] order [54:32] problem [54:33] through [54:33] the [54:34] decades [54:34] we have [54:35] tried [54:35] everything [54:36] full [54:38] military [54:38] operations [54:48] through the [54:49] decades [54:49] but [54:51] we're [54:51] hopeful [54:52] that [54:53] with the [54:53] bang [54:53] sa [54:53] more [54:54] organic [54:54] law [54:54] and [54:54] with [54:55] the [54:55] recently [54:55] concluded [54:57] barm [54:58] elections [54:59] hopefully [54:59] ito [55:00] na [55:00] yung [55:00] peace [55:00] but [55:01] we need [55:03] to [55:04] follow [55:04] it up [55:04] with [55:04] economic [55:06] development [55:06] meron [55:08] tayong [55:08] nabigyan [55:09] tayo [55:10] ng [55:10] oras [55:10] but [55:11] we need [55:12] to [55:12] follow [55:12] it [55:12] up [55:12] with [55:12] economic [55:13] development [55:13] and [55:14] ang isa [55:15] sa [55:15] kinalulungkot [55:16] ko [55:17] dito [55:17] well [55:19] Mindanao [55:20] has [55:20] been [55:20] blessed [55:21] with [55:21] very [55:23] nice [55:23] roads [55:23] right now [55:24] infrastructure [55:24] Mindanao [55:25] pero [55:25] kinalulungkot [55:27] alam na [55:27] SP to [55:28] na matagal [55:28] ko [55:28] sinusulong [55:30] talaga [55:30] infrastructure [55:30] development [55:31] improve [55:32] the [55:33] airport [55:36] sports [55:36] and [55:37] itong [55:37] Mindanao [55:37] railway [55:38] system [55:38] sayang [55:38] which [55:40] was supposed [55:41] to be [55:41] started [55:41] during [55:42] the last [55:43] administration [55:44] but [55:44] unfortunately [55:44] because of [55:45] our [55:45] problems [55:47] in China [55:48] medyo [55:48] nahold [55:48] siya [55:49] but [55:49] Sekmel [55:50] do you [55:51] think [55:51] it's still [55:52] worth [55:52] pursuing [55:53] kasi [55:53] alam [55:53] nyo [55:54] yung [55:54] basa ko [55:55] lang [55:55] dito [55:55] simple [55:55] sa eastern [55:56] side [55:56] of Mindanao [55:57] nandyan [55:58] yung [55:58] insurgency [56:00] CPP [56:01] CPP [56:01] in the eastern [56:02] side [56:02] of Mindanao [56:03] and then [56:03] the western [56:04] side [56:04] and the [56:05] central [56:06] Mindanao [56:06] dandyan yung [56:07] secessionists [56:08] MILF [56:09] MNLF [56:10] Abusayap [56:12] Ano pa [56:14] ba [56:15] lahat [56:15] sa letra [56:16] nasa [56:16] Binanao [56:16] It's [56:19] lack of [56:20] opportunities [56:21] kasi [56:21] pag [56:21] meron tayong [56:22] railway [56:22] maganda [56:23] naman yung [56:23] highways [56:25] I think [56:26] we will [56:27] create [56:27] growth [56:27] areas [56:28] in this [56:28] area [56:29] in the [56:29] different [56:30] parts [56:30] of Mindanao [56:31] lalo na itong [56:32] mga [56:32] area [56:34] ng [56:34] BARM [56:34] I had [56:35] the chance [56:36] a few [56:37] months ago [56:38] to visit [56:39] BARM [56:39] nakamotor po [56:40] ako [56:40] to promote [56:41] motorcycle [56:41] tourism [56:42] first time [56:44] sabi nga ni [56:45] chief [56:45] minister [56:46] sabi makakuha [56:48] first time [56:48] a senator [56:49] visited us [56:50] nakamotor pa [56:51] it's a big [56:53] boost to them [56:54] that knowing [56:55] that the [56:55] former [56:56] conflict [56:56] areas [56:57] is now [56:58] safe [56:59] ready for [57:00] openness [57:00] for business [57:01] and for [57:01] tourism [57:02] first time [57:03] to visit [57:03] Maguintanao [57:04] Del Norte [57:05] and the newly [57:05] created new [57:06] provinces [57:07] in Del Sur [57:08] ang ano [57:10] ko lang [57:10] doon [57:11] would you [57:12] suggest [57:12] or would [57:12] you [57:13] push for [57:14] the revival [57:15] of the [57:15] Mindanao [57:15] railway system [57:16] because I [57:16] think [57:17] that with [57:17] the railway [57:18] system [57:18] this will [57:19] really [57:19] spread out [57:22] the development [57:22] especially [57:23] in these [57:23] areas [57:24] ito yung [57:24] mga [57:24] isolated [57:25] areas [57:25] kaya [57:25] naman [57:26] nagkakaroon [57:26] ng [57:27] kaguluhan [57:28] it's easy [57:29] to recruit [57:30] rebels [57:32] or for [57:33] secessionist [57:34] movement [57:34] paggutom [57:34] ang tao [57:35] di ba [57:35] pag walang [57:36] makain [57:36] madaling [57:37] maghikayat [57:39] para sumama [57:40] sa [57:41] armed [57:41] movement [57:42] and again [57:43] I guess [57:43] through the [57:43] years [57:43] that was [57:44] what happened [57:45] in Mindanao [57:46] so [57:47] would you [57:48] Sekmel [57:49] pursue [57:52] itong [57:52] development [57:55] continuous [57:56] development [57:57] of infrastructure [57:57] para [57:58] ma-spread [57:58] out [57:59] and [57:59] stimulate [58:00] economic [58:00] growth [58:00] in the [58:01] different [58:01] areas [58:02] of Mindanao [58:02] you're [58:03] very [58:03] correct [58:03] your [58:04] honor [58:04] actually [58:05] this is [58:06] something [58:06] we're [58:06] looking [58:07] forward [58:07] to [58:07] hopefully [58:09] that [58:09] Mindanao [58:09] will be [58:10] able to [58:10] contribute [58:10] at least [58:11] 30% [58:11] of our [58:12] national [58:12] GDP [58:12] as of [58:13] now [58:14] it's [58:14] below [58:14] because [58:15] conflict [58:15] has really [58:16] affected [58:16] the image [58:17] of Mindanao [58:17] if there's [58:18] conflict [58:18] in the [58:19] barm [58:19] area [58:20] the [58:20] tendency [58:21] is [58:21] being [58:21] reported [58:22] as if [58:22] the [58:22] whole [58:23] Mindanao [58:23] is in [58:23] trouble [58:23] that [58:24] basically [58:25] is [58:25] affecting [58:25] the [58:26] image [58:27] of [58:27] not [58:28] only [58:28] of [58:28] Mindanao [58:29] but [58:29] the [58:30] country [58:30] for that [58:31] matter [58:31] it's [58:31] something [58:32] that we [58:32] really [58:32] have [58:32] to [58:33] pursue [58:33] but [58:33] there's [58:33] a [58:34] there's [58:35] there [58:35] are [58:35] I [58:36] would [58:36] say [58:37] light [58:37] at the [58:37] end [58:37] of the [58:38] tunnel [58:38] if [58:39] you're [58:39] going [58:39] to [58:39] we're [58:40] going [58:40] to [58:40] look [58:40] at [58:40] the [58:40] 2025 [58:41] growth [58:43] of [58:43] the [58:44] GDP [58:44] growth [58:46] of [58:46] barm [58:47] is [58:47] at [58:48] 5% [58:48] and [58:49] in [58:50] 2018 [58:50] poverty [58:52] rate [58:52] was [58:52] 54% [58:53] and [58:55] in [58:56] the [58:56] 2025 [58:56] data [58:57] it's [58:57] down [58:57] to [58:58] 12.8% [58:59] your [58:59] honors [58:59] a [59:00] great [59:01] improvement [59:01] on the [59:02] part [59:02] of [59:02] the [59:03] poverty [59:05] incidence [59:06] in [59:07] the [59:08] area [59:08] with [59:09] the [59:09] rail [59:09] peace [59:10] has [59:11] been [59:11] the [59:11] major [59:12] issue [59:13] there [59:13] are [59:13] so [59:13] many [59:14] people [59:14] who [59:14] are [59:14] really [59:14] interested [59:15] in [59:15] financing [59:16] the [59:16] railway [59:16] system [59:17] in [59:17] Mindanao [59:17] but [59:18] one [59:18] simple [59:19] question [59:19] what [59:20] if [59:20] pinasabog [59:21] yung [59:21] relays [59:21] maya [59:22] maya [59:22] pinapasabog [59:23] paano [59:23] kami [59:24] makakabawi [59:24] so [59:25] babalik [59:25] din po [59:26] tayo [59:26] sa [59:26] kapayapaan [59:27] pag [59:27] meron [59:28] po [59:28] may [59:29] kapayapaan [59:30] sa [59:30] Mindanao [59:31] matutuloy [59:32] na [59:32] matutuloy [59:33] po [59:33] yan [59:33] ang [59:34] maganda [59:34] po [59:35] dahil [59:35] nasa [59:36] ground [59:36] po [59:36] kami [59:37] bago [59:38] pa [59:38] mag [59:39] eleksyon [59:39] ang [59:40] tindi [59:41] ng [59:41] planning [59:41] nagpapasalamat [59:42] po [59:42] tayo [59:43] sa lahat [59:43] ng [59:43] mga [59:44] leaders [59:45] doon [59:45] mamayan [59:46] doon [59:47] at [59:48] kunin ko [59:49] din po [59:49] itong [59:50] oportunidad [59:50] magpasalamat [59:51] hindi lang [59:52] po sa [59:52] security [59:53] cluster [59:53] siyempre [59:55] ang [59:56] COMELEC [59:56] sila po [59:57] ang [59:57] may hawak [59:59] ng [59:59] buong [1:00:00] proseso [1:00:02] ng pagpili [1:00:03] ng ating [1:00:03] mga [1:00:04] leaders [1:00:04] doon [1:00:05] pero [1:00:05] nagpapasalamat [1:00:06] din po [1:00:07] tayo [1:00:08] sa mga [1:00:08] partner [1:00:08] natin [1:00:09] sa [1:00:09] ating [1:00:11] partner [1:00:11] sa [1:00:12] MILF [1:00:12] sa [1:00:13] mechanism [1:00:13] po [1:00:14] may [1:00:14] CCCH [1:00:15] yung [1:00:15] cessation [1:00:15] of [1:00:16] hostilities [1:00:16] natin [1:00:16] at saka [1:00:17] adyag [1:00:17] ang [1:00:19] bilis [1:00:20] po [1:00:20] ng [1:00:21] coordination [1:00:21] ang [1:00:21] ganda [1:00:22] ng [1:00:22] coordination [1:00:22] between [1:00:23] the [1:00:23] armed [1:00:23] forces [1:00:24] and [1:00:24] the [1:00:24] MILF [1:00:25] kaya [1:00:26] yung [1:00:27] dalawang [1:00:27] incidents [1:00:28] may [1:00:28] incidents [1:00:29] sa [1:00:29] Sharifa [1:00:30] Idona [1:00:30] ang [1:00:31] dali [1:00:31] kaagad [1:00:31] na [1:00:32] pigilan [1:00:33] pag [1:00:34] sinabing [1:00:34] tama [1:00:34] na yung [1:00:35] putok [1:00:35] tama [1:00:35] na yung [1:00:35] putok [1:00:36] kaya [1:00:37] nagpapasalamat [1:00:38] din po [1:00:38] tayo [1:00:39] sa [1:00:39] kanila [1:00:39] napaka [1:00:40] successful [1:00:40] po [1:00:41] ng [1:00:41] eleksyon [1:00:41] kinakabahan [1:00:42] silang [1:00:42] lahat [1:00:43] inassure [1:00:44] natin [1:00:44] kaya [1:00:44] nasa [1:00:45] ground [1:00:45] kami [1:00:45] masiguro [1:00:47] ng [1:00:47] gobyerno [1:00:49] ay [1:00:49] balang [1:00:50] papanigan [1:00:51] neutral [1:00:52] at [1:00:52] masiguro [1:00:53] may [1:00:53] kapayapaan [1:00:54] 84.35% [1:00:57] po yung [1:00:58] turnout [1:00:58] napakataas [1:00:59] po [1:00:59] ng [1:01:00] kinakabahan [1:01:00] nila [1:01:01] paka [1:01:01] hindi [1:01:02] nga [1:01:02] makatating [1:01:03] doon [1:01:03] yung [1:01:04] kung [1:01:06] ikumpara [1:01:07] po [1:01:07] natin [1:01:07] sa [1:01:07] 2026 [1:01:08] 82.41 [1:01:09] ito po [1:01:10] 84.35% [1:01:12] nang umaga [1:01:13] akala nila [1:01:14] hindi maglalabasan [1:01:15] ng tao [1:01:15] dahil magkakagulo [1:01:16] hindi po [1:01:17] nangyari yun [1:01:18] nagpapasalamat [1:01:19] tayo ulit [1:01:19] sa security [1:01:20] cluster [1:01:21] na atin [1:01:21] kasama na rin [1:01:22] po ang ating [1:01:22] mga [1:01:22] partner [1:01:23] sa [1:01:24] MILF [1:01:25] na nagkooperate [1:01:26] po sa atin [1:01:27] masiguro [1:01:27] may kapayapaan [1:01:28] ng [1:01:28] eleksyon [1:01:29] doon [1:01:29] at yung [1:01:30] eleksyon [1:01:30] na yun [1:01:31] ang dami [1:01:31] pong [1:01:31] ang dami [1:01:35] po ngayon [1:01:35] nakaabang [1:01:36] sa Mindanao [1:01:37] kasama na [1:01:37] po sa [1:01:38] VARM [1:01:38] pero yung [1:01:40] eleksyon [1:01:42] ang binantayan [1:01:42] muna nila [1:01:43] dahil po [1:01:44] mapayapang [1:01:45] eleksyon [1:01:46] yung isang [1:01:46] paanang [1:01:48] negosyante [1:01:48] doon na [1:01:49] inaantay naman [1:01:51] ngayon [1:01:51] ang pagpili [1:01:52] ng [1:01:52] kanilang [1:01:55] mga [1:01:56] leader [1:01:59] sa [1:01:59] parliament [1:02:00] at [1:02:01] nagpapasalamat [1:02:03] po ako [1:02:04] nag-issue [1:02:05] po ako [1:02:06] ng statement [1:02:06] kahapon [1:02:07] at sumagot [1:02:08] po ang [1:02:08] MILF [1:02:09] ngayong [1:02:10] araw [1:02:10] sa pagrespeto [1:02:12] sa proseso [1:02:13] at pagpapasalamat [1:02:14] sa ating [1:02:14] mahalang [1:02:15] Pangulo [1:02:15] na hindi [1:02:16] makikialam [1:02:17] sa pagpili [1:02:18] ng kanilang [1:02:19] leader [1:02:20] dahil [1:02:20] palagi po [1:02:22] nating [1:02:22] panindigan [1:02:23] dito [1:02:23] ang hugot [1:02:24] po ng [1:02:25] BOL [1:02:25] is self [1:02:26] determination [1:02:27] and each [1:02:27] one of us [1:02:28] should respect [1:02:29] that [1:02:29] allow them [1:02:30] to choose [1:02:30] their leaders [1:02:31] and they're [1:02:32] very thankful [1:02:33] to the [1:02:33] national [1:02:34] government [1:02:34] for providing [1:02:35] them [1:02:36] the space [1:02:38] for them [1:02:38] to select [1:02:39] their own [1:02:40] leaders [1:02:41] for them [1:02:42] to somewhat [1:02:43] determine [1:02:44] their future [1:02:44] they want [1:02:45] a progressive [1:02:46] Mindanao [1:02:48] in fact [1:02:49] for almost [1:02:52] five years [1:02:52] po nagprobo [1:02:53] no community [1:02:53] development [1:02:54] work po [1:02:55] ako sa [1:02:55] BARM [1:02:55] helping [1:02:56] 27 [1:02:56] local [1:02:57] government [1:02:57] units [1:02:57] ang battle [1:02:59] cry po [1:03:00] ngayon [1:03:00] tama [1:03:01] si [1:03:01] senator [1:03:02] jb [1:03:03] chairperson [1:03:04] po [1:03:05] natin [1:03:06] ang battle [1:03:06] cry [1:03:06] po [1:03:06] ngayon [1:03:07] sa [1:03:08] basilan [1:03:09] basulta [1:03:10] basilan [1:03:10] sulu [1:03:13] jxs [1:03:13] so [1:03:13] is from [1:03:16] terrorism [1:03:17] to [1:03:17] tourism [1:03:18] nakafocus [1:03:19] talaga [1:03:19] sila [1:03:20] sa [1:03:20] turismo [1:03:20] ngayon [1:03:21] and [1:03:22] in the [1:03:22] boutique [1:03:22] area [1:03:23] what used [1:03:24] to be [1:03:24] Abu [1:03:25] Abubakar, dinatawag natin Camp Abubakar. [1:03:27] Tawag po natin ngayon is Iranun Development Corridor. [1:03:31] Kasama po dyan ang Parang, Matanog, Barira, and Buldon. [1:03:38] Battlecry po nila sa area ngayon is from war zone to economic zone. [1:03:41] I can provide you a copy of the video that was presented in Parang. [1:03:52] Kasi ililipat po doon ang kanilang government center. [1:03:57] BGC din ang pangalan. [1:04:00] Pang Samoro Government Center. [1:04:04] Ang pangalan naman ng lugar is Morog Global Metropolis. [1:04:09] Meron po silang Malaysian na mga investor who's going to develop. [1:04:14] 205 hectares po yun. [1:04:16] Ang biro ko po nga eh, kung matapos na yan, mukhang masarap tumira doon. [1:04:20] Ang inspiration is Putrajaya. [1:04:22] I have a copy of the video. [1:04:24] I can provide our senators present this afternoon, a copy of it. [1:04:30] At sa yung normalization process natin, yan ang focus po natin. [1:04:37] Pagkatapos po ng pagpili nila ng mga leader nila, tapos na po yung political track. [1:04:42] Sa normalization process, socioeconomic development, yung individual na ipipresent ko sa inyo mamaya. [1:04:49] Yung sa camp transformation, ito po yung iniingin namin. [1:04:53] Infrastructure support, social development, housing support. [1:04:56] And we're going to work closely with all the multinationals, multilaterals, working in the area to ensure that each one is coordinated. [1:05:03] And it should be orchestrated as well. [1:05:06] Kasi mahirap yung daming pumupunta doon, pero halos para-pares ang ginagawa. [1:05:11] Sinisiguro po namin and we would like to invite our good senators, perhaps give us a month. [1:05:18] Pwede po kayong bumisita sa office namin, makikita po ninyo lahat ng ginagawa po ng upapro real-time pong iba kami, activity po kami. [1:05:27] To include mga pamana project, naka-geotag po yun. [1:05:30] At may gun chart na po yun para at least alam ng kahit sinong pumunta doon, nestado ng baba at proyekto. [1:05:36] So, sa CAMP transformation po, infrastructure, social development, housing support, we're working closely with Minda. [1:05:42] Mayroon pong MOU na napirmahan very recently. [1:05:46] Transitional justice and reconciliation, tapos na pa yung parcellularity inventory project, na-launch na pa ito. [1:05:51] Kung may sobra po po tayo, bigyan natin ng kopya ang ating mga senators natin, ating Senate President, [1:06:02] ang ating chairperson ng Finance Committee, Truth and Justice Commission, the TGR Bill. [1:06:10] Ang suggestion po ni Speaker Bojie Dina, pwede daw kausapin din si Senate President Wingachal yan, [1:06:21] para isa na lang po yung pag-draft, para mas mapabilis po yung TGR Bill, para po makompleto na natin ang ating sinusulong. [1:06:30] Tapos po dyan, nakiusap din po kami, pinarating namin ang mga problema po sa baba, sa Korte Suprema, [1:06:39] at nakiusap din po kami sa Department of Justice, na-launch na rin po ang guidelines, [1:06:44] kasi wala pong klarong palisiya sa pag-ayos po ng Rido, at saka tribal conflict, [1:06:51] nagpapasalamat din po tayo sa DOJ, dahil nakakapekto po yun sa kapayapaan din sa Mindanao. [1:06:57] Natapos na po, na-submit ng Department of Justice noong September 30, [1:07:02] ang next step mo nito, siyempre yung sa justice cluster ng bansa, may pasok na sa judicial system natin, [1:07:15] at malaki pong may tutulong nito, kasi kahit po naayos natin itong mga grupong Rido naman po ang nagiging problema, [1:07:24] at nagpapasalamat po tayo sa DOJ, malaki pong tulong ito. [1:07:27] So, nasa saligang batas naman din po natin, ang pag-ayos ng conflict customary law ang ginagamit po natin. [1:07:37] So, [1:07:37] Secpel, I'm just sorry to interrupt you, but I remember during my visit a few months ago, [1:07:42] I had a chance to meet, I don't know if it was Governor Midtimbang, [1:07:47] sagang Maguindanao, the newly created Maguindanao del Norte, and Maguindanao del Sur, si Bastura. [1:07:54] Nagkaroon ng issue doon, that there was, I don't know, complantation yun, [1:07:58] na there are about 5,000 workers already there, no? [1:08:02] At parang, for some reason, nagsara, sayang din yung 5,000 workers that's providing employment, [1:08:10] hanap buhay po ito para sa mga doon sa conflict areas. [1:08:13] Any update kung ano po nangyari doon? [1:08:15] Kasi nakapanghinaya, 5,000 planters siya ito sa work na hindi ko alam bakit, [1:08:22] I just slip my mind kung ano yung rason kung bakit siya nagsara. [1:08:26] Bili ba ko sa ating butihing chairperson, tama po yun, ang laki pong plantasyon na yun, [1:08:38] sa Camp Bader po yun, sa Bader. [1:08:40] It's a conflict area before. [1:08:41] Sa Maguindanao, sa Campo Miss, isa po yan sa six camps. [1:08:45] That's why ako nanginayang, Mr. President, [1:08:48] President, kasi ito na yung nagbibigay livelihood as alternate doon sa mga dating rebelde. [1:08:55] Tapos, maganda na yung hanap buhay nila, 5,000 of them, no? [1:08:59] Biglang nagsara. [1:09:00] So, what can we do? [1:09:02] Can we try to revive this? [1:09:04] Kasi sayang ito, eh. [1:09:05] Dahil, alam niya, sa totoo lang, kinakabahan din ako noong nandun ako siya, [1:09:09] magpa-alasing ko na, nakamotor lang ako doon. [1:09:11] Mataw nga ako, no? [1:09:13] Kasi baka umabot na ng 5 o'clock, maggagabi na. [1:09:16] Pero, I mean, happy sila, dahil nag-dalaw. [1:09:19] It's a good boost to them. [1:09:21] Lalo na sabi nga ni Chief Minister Sami Makakuha, [1:09:25] na, I mean, isa na door ka, national official, visiting us, nakamotor. [1:09:30] So, it's a good... [1:09:31] Pero yun lang, anong in-update there, [1:09:34] segment, para matalungan natin. [1:09:35] Nangihinaya ko, 5,000 yun, eh. [1:09:37] Nagkaroon lang po ng problema yung magkasosyo doon. [1:09:40] So, naghahanap po tayo ng posibleng mag-assume ng plantasyon na yun. [1:09:49] Napakalaki. [1:09:51] Napakalaki, ang daming natutulungan. [1:09:53] Yan ang hinayaya ko, eh. [1:09:54] Ano ba pwede ba natin makaisin? [1:09:56] Kompleto yun, pati yung saging, kompleto po yun. [1:09:59] Nagkaroon lang po ng problema yung investor doon. [1:10:01] Nagmuka, nagka... [1:10:03] Hindi ko preview sa dahilan talaga. [1:10:05] Pero, hinahanapan po natin. [1:10:07] Sinasabi natin sa mga nasa negosyong yan to consider, no? [1:10:14] Nung inantay lang kasi nila yung maging resulta ng eleksyon, [1:10:18] hopefully, after mag-umpisa na po ang mga elected, [1:10:25] may mga interesado po, maganda yun. [1:10:27] Di rin madali magtidigin na pa sa 5,000. [1:10:31] Especially these are former... [1:10:33] Most of them are former rebels, no? [1:10:35] Sa kampo mismo. [1:10:36] Kama sa kampo mismo. [1:10:37] Tapos, may isa rin silang, [1:10:39] I remember that they wanted, [1:10:41] they were proposing parang bypass road [1:10:44] that would make, [1:10:45] that would link Maguindanao to Sultan Kudarat [1:10:47] na mapapabilis. [1:10:49] No? [1:10:49] And that this, ito yung mga, ano, [1:10:51] Mr. President, eh. [1:10:52] Ito yung mga infrastructure that I think [1:10:56] will really open up [1:10:58] and will really stimulate economic growth sa area. [1:11:01] Yan ang talagang, [1:11:02] alam ni SP, [1:11:03] yan talaga yan ang aking, [1:11:04] that has been my advocacy, [1:11:07] yung infra development [1:11:08] because it will stimulate economic growth. [1:11:10] Can you find out na segment [1:11:12] or kung alam niyo yung details [1:11:13] na wala sa isip ko [1:11:15] kung sa Maguindanao yun, [1:11:16] going to bypass, [1:11:17] going through, [1:11:18] alam ko sa mga plantation, [1:11:19] going to Sultan Kudarat [1:11:20] para mapaaga na, [1:11:21] hindi na yung iikot pa na malayo, [1:11:23] diretso na. [1:11:24] Actually, [1:11:25] nagpapaschedule na po kami [1:11:27] ng meeting sa DPWH, [1:11:29] konsulta sa kanilang planning office. [1:11:32] Tama po yung sinabi nyo [1:11:33] at kasama din po dyan [1:11:35] ang pag-connect [1:11:35] ng, [1:11:36] yung Iranon Development Corridor, [1:11:41] ang tawag din lang [1:11:41] yung Iranon Development Council, [1:11:44] nasa saligang batas naman natin, [1:11:46] nasa local code [1:11:47] at inadapt ang Bangsa Moro local code, [1:11:50] yung interlocal collaboration, [1:11:52] shared service concept. [1:11:53] So, [1:11:54] nag-isa-isa, [1:11:55] naging inspirasyon po [1:11:56] yung Iranon Development Council. [1:11:58] Ngayon, [1:11:58] may SUDC, [1:12:01] ito naman yung sa butig, [1:12:03] limang bayan naman sila. [1:12:05] Tapos, [1:12:05] yung dito sa Maguindanao, [1:12:08] sursa, [1:12:08] Dato P yang, [1:12:10] sama rin sila. [1:12:11] So, [1:12:11] may proposal, [1:12:12] tama po yung sinabi ni Chair Person, [1:12:15] Your Honor, [1:12:15] tama po yung sinabi nyo. [1:12:18] At yung kalsada from, [1:12:20] from Parang, [1:12:23] papuntang, [1:12:24] diretso ng Marawi, [1:12:27] malaki pong epekto noon [1:12:28] ng infrastrukturang yun. [1:12:32] In fact, [1:12:32] pag nangyari po ito, [1:12:34] ang parang magiging city po ito. [1:12:37] Pero hindi nga lang, [1:12:38] pwedeng tawagin [1:12:38] parang city, [1:12:40] parang ang sama ng dating eh. [1:12:42] Parang city. [1:12:42] City of parang. [1:12:44] So, [1:12:44] kasi parang, [1:12:46] pag sinabi mong parang city, [1:12:47] mukhang walang maniniwala eh. [1:12:48] So, [1:12:49] ang biruan namin ni Mayor Ibai, [1:12:51] kailangan city of parang [1:12:53] kasi [1:12:53] ang laki ng porti na tama po yun [1:12:56] at [1:12:57] dere-dere [1:12:57] so that we can, [1:13:01] ano natin yun eh, [1:13:02] kailangan natin mag-accelerate [1:13:04] ng [1:13:04] spending, [1:13:06] kasi [1:13:06] after the flood control [1:13:08] scandal, [1:13:10] medyo bumagal, [1:13:11] so we need to [1:13:12] accelerate spending. [1:13:13] But we need to [1:13:14] pinpoint [1:13:17] projects that will [1:13:19] be [1:13:20] contributory [1:13:21] to nation building. [1:13:22] Tulad po nito, [1:13:23] hindi yung, [1:13:24] sorry po ha, [1:13:25] may mga project kasi, [1:13:26] parang pin-roject lang, [1:13:27] para alam nyo na, [1:13:27] hindi ko na alam, [1:13:28] ayaw ko nang [1:13:28] I'm going to details. [1:13:29] But these are the projects [1:13:31] that contribute to [1:13:32] nation building. [1:13:33] Ito yung mga talaga [1:13:33] sinusulong, [1:13:34] tinutulak natin eh. [1:13:35] Diba na, [1:13:36] may returns to. [1:13:38] Ito yung may balik eh. [1:13:39] Kaya kung even if it [1:13:40] will cost some, [1:13:40] of course, [1:13:42] it will cost, [1:13:43] but I think [1:13:43] that by [1:13:45] being able to open [1:13:46] a gateway, [1:13:49] going to [1:13:50] barm, [1:13:51] a cold thick area [1:13:52] that will create growth areas [1:13:53] that will provide [1:13:54] opportunities. [1:13:55] Yan naman kailangan [1:13:56] natin pagtalungan. [1:13:57] So probably, [1:13:59] you can, [1:14:00] siguro yung part of [1:14:01] your pamaan na projects [1:14:02] isa i-infra, [1:14:03] baka tignan nyo [1:14:03] kung pwede natin [1:14:04] pagtalungan dyan. [1:14:05] We can also [1:14:05] augment if necessary. [1:14:08] After our meeting, [1:14:09] Your Honor, [1:14:09] we'll brief you about it. [1:14:10] I'll visit your office, [1:14:11] Your Honor. [1:14:12] Thank you. [1:14:12] Likewise, [1:14:13] yung ano po ron, [1:14:14] napunta ko, [1:14:15] Mr. Sir President, [1:14:15] yung mga mosky doon, [1:14:17] gaganda. [1:14:18] Diba? [1:14:19] May punta ko yung [1:14:19] Pink Mosk [1:14:20] and the others, [1:14:21] yung Grand Mosk, [1:14:22] papicture nga ako [1:14:24] sa harap nun eh. [1:14:26] Pero medyo kailangan [1:14:27] na nila. [1:14:27] They're requesting [1:14:28] for rehabilitation [1:14:30] and we will help [1:14:31] doon sa Pink Mosk. [1:14:33] Pintura lang yun eh. [1:14:34] And I think [1:14:36] it will be a good [1:14:36] tourism [1:14:38] destination. [1:14:41] It's very unique. [1:14:44] Pink Mosk, [1:14:45] saan nga ba yun? [1:14:46] Magiginda na din yun eh. [1:14:48] Mamaya, [1:14:48] alam ko yung number [1:14:49] niyo. [1:14:50] Alam ko saan si Mayor [1:14:51] mihingi nung [1:14:52] para mabukha yun. [1:14:53] So, [1:14:53] these are the things [1:14:54] that I noticed [1:14:55] when I had the chance [1:14:57] to visit Barman. [1:14:58] I would like to [1:14:58] kami, [1:15:00] Sir President, [1:15:02] or authors [1:15:03] of the Bank [1:15:04] Sa More Organic Law, [1:15:05] we want this to work. [1:15:05] Sabi ko nga, [1:15:06] kailangan natin [1:15:06] dito to follow up [1:15:07] ng development. [1:15:08] Hindi pwedeng, [1:15:09] hindi naman makakain [1:15:10] yung batas eh. [1:15:11] Of course, [1:15:11] it gave us time. [1:15:13] Diba? [1:15:13] May peace tayo, [1:15:14] pero pag hindi natin [1:15:16] na-follow up yan [1:15:16] ng trabaho, [1:15:17] tanap buhay, [1:15:19] eh, [1:15:20] madali na naman [1:15:21] manghikayat yan. [1:15:22] Pag gutom yan, [1:15:23] madali manghikayat [1:15:24] sa kaguluhan yan. [1:15:26] Diba? [1:15:26] Ganyan naman [1:15:27] nangyari noon eh. [1:15:28] Pero pag may trabaho, [1:15:29] tanap buhay, [1:15:29] hindi na yan [1:15:30] mag-aarbas ulit. [1:15:32] So that's why [1:15:32] I'm hoping itong [1:15:34] please, [1:15:35] please check on [1:15:37] that bypass road [1:15:38] that I mentioned [1:15:40] yun sa may [1:15:40] open Maguindanao [1:15:44] to Sultan Qudarat [1:15:45] sa Barham area [1:15:46] and [1:15:46] yung tourism, [1:15:48] yung [1:15:49] Pink Moss, [1:15:51] mura lang nga yung pinturo, [1:15:52] 5 million, [1:15:52] baka pwede pa-sponsor [1:15:54] natin yun [1:15:54] Pink. [1:15:56] And among others, [1:15:58] yung mga [1:15:59] na-pick up natin doon. [1:16:00] So that's those, [1:16:02] these are the, [1:16:03] this I don't mind [1:16:04] spending [1:16:05] for infrastructure [1:16:06] because these are really, [1:16:08] this will stimulate [1:16:08] economic growth. [1:16:09] Kaya na siguro, [1:16:10] Sekmel lang ano ko, [1:16:11] inaano ko dito, [1:16:12] lalimindanao railway, [1:16:13] I think this will [1:16:14] create growth areas. [1:16:16] You create [1:16:16] commercial areas, [1:16:18] industrial parks, [1:16:19] no? [1:16:19] Sa bawat [1:16:20] dadaanan [1:16:21] ng railway, [1:16:23] magkaka-commercial, [1:16:24] magkaka-industrial parks, [1:16:25] magkaka-food terminals. [1:16:27] Diba? [1:16:28] So we'll create [1:16:29] growth areas, [1:16:29] we'll create [1:16:30] jobs, [1:16:31] and opportunities [1:16:31] in the future. [1:16:32] Yan naman na lagi [1:16:33] kong sinasabi. [1:16:34] Ay, [1:16:35] hindi tayo naniniwala [1:16:37] na mabubuhay tayo [1:16:39] sa ayuda, [1:16:39] buong buhay natin. [1:16:40] This is not sustainable. [1:16:41] Dapat ito, [1:16:42] pansamantala lang. [1:16:45] What we have to work on [1:16:46] is jobs [1:16:47] and opportunities [1:16:48] in the future. [1:16:49] And these are, [1:16:49] ano, [1:16:49] yung mga nation-building [1:16:50] infrastructure. [1:16:52] Sana yan ang ating push. [1:16:53] May pag-asa na po yun, [1:16:55] Your Honor, [1:16:56] kasi [1:16:56] yung na-mention mo kanina [1:16:58] sa [1:16:59] Eastern Seaboard [1:17:00] ng Minanaw, [1:17:02] yung Caraga, [1:17:04] ang maganda po noon, [1:17:05] nagkaisal po lahat [1:17:06] ng gobernador doon. [1:17:08] At ngayon, [1:17:09] ang laki po ng improvements [1:17:10] of peace and order [1:17:11] sa region na yun. [1:17:14] As we all know, [1:17:14] the provincial governor, [1:17:17] sila po yung chairperson [1:17:18] ng peace and order council. [1:17:19] Hinagampanan talaga po nilang [1:17:21] kanilang obligasyon, [1:17:23] ang kanilang papel [1:17:24] bilang chairperson [1:17:25] ng peace and order council. [1:17:27] Nagsama-sama po [1:17:28] yung lahat ng gobernador [1:17:29] sa Caraga. [1:17:31] At ganoon din po [1:17:32] ang nangyari [1:17:32] sa Dabao region. [1:17:34] So, [1:17:34] malaki na pong improvement [1:17:35] sa kapayapaan [1:17:37] sa Mindanao. [1:17:38] Hindi lang po [1:17:39] sa barn, [1:17:39] kundi sa kabuhang Mindanao. [1:17:41] Siguro, [1:17:41] Sekmel, [1:17:41] yung nabanggit ko [1:17:42] sa Dato, [1:17:43] ano to, [1:17:43] Saudi, [1:17:44] ang patuan, [1:17:45] doon yung Pinkmos. [1:17:47] 5 million na, [1:17:48] makapwede nyo naisama [1:17:48] sa Community Infrastructure, [1:17:50] 375 million na, [1:17:52] 10 million pa. [1:17:53] Baka may mag-sponsor [1:17:54] pang paint [1:17:54] ng napakaraming pink na paint. [1:17:57] Maka-libre pa kayo. [1:17:59] Pero I think it's worth [1:18:00] fixing, [1:18:00] ano, [1:18:01] developing [1:18:02] itong mga ito. [1:18:04] Sige, [1:18:04] pagtulungan nyo natin [1:18:05] lalo yung infrastructure. [1:18:06] Sige pa. [1:18:07] The special infrastructure [1:18:08] needs of the barn area. [1:18:10] Gusto natin mabuhay dun eh. [1:18:11] Gusto natin magkaroon [1:18:12] ng livelihood. [1:18:14] Diba? [1:18:14] Again, [1:18:15] after the bangsa [1:18:16] more organic law, [1:18:17] kailangan natin [1:18:17] i-follow up talaga [1:18:18] ng livelihood yan, [1:18:20] ng kabuhayan. [1:18:21] Okay. [1:18:22] Ang ano lang, [1:18:23] siguro sa budget, [1:18:24] as Chairman of Finance, [1:18:26] original Opapro [1:18:27] proposed an amount [1:18:28] of 13.443 billion, [1:18:30] but the NEP [1:18:31] approved budget [1:18:32] for Opapro [1:18:33] is only 9.305 billion [1:18:35] for 2027, [1:18:37] a 14.4% bump. [1:18:40] Yet, [1:18:40] as of mid-2026, [1:18:42] Opapro has disbursed [1:18:43] only 21.7% [1:18:45] of its total [1:18:46] allotments [1:18:47] and obligated [1:18:47] only 39.1% [1:18:49] of its funds. [1:18:50] If an increase [1:18:51] of funds [1:18:51] is still needed, [1:18:53] ang syempre, [1:18:53] tanong lang natin, [1:18:54] why should the Senate [1:18:55] approve an increase [1:18:55] when over [1:18:56] 3.35 billion [1:18:58] in allotments [1:18:59] are unobligated [1:19:00] and over [1:19:01] 2.53 billion [1:19:02] unpaid [1:19:03] obligations [1:19:04] piled up [1:19:04] in the first half [1:19:05] of 2026 [1:19:07] alone? [1:19:07] So siguro, [1:19:09] anong update na lang, [1:19:10] anong status ngayon [1:19:11] ng inyong obligation rate [1:19:12] at ng inyong pong [1:19:13] disbursements? [1:19:18] Thank you, [1:19:18] Mr. Chair, [1:19:19] your owners. [1:19:21] Based on our records [1:19:22] for the fiscal year [1:19:23] 2026 regular fund, [1:19:26] we are allotted [1:19:27] 8.1 billion [1:19:28] and we obligate [1:19:31] 6.4 billion [1:19:34] that represents [1:19:37] 73.56 [1:19:38] obligation rate, [1:19:41] your owners. [1:19:42] We have also [1:19:43] continuing fund [1:19:44] of 208 million [1:19:47] and the obligation [1:19:49] amounts [1:19:51] 226 million. [1:19:54] Our obligation rate [1:19:55] is 60.82 [1:19:57] percent, [1:19:58] I mean, [1:20:00] with a grand total [1:20:01] of balance [1:20:03] of 2.2 [1:20:04] billion [1:20:06] and the [1:20:08] percentage [1:20:08] of obligation, [1:20:09] your owners, [1:20:11] is 73.24 [1:20:13] percent. [1:20:14] For fiscal year [1:20:16] 2026, [1:20:17] the bulk [1:20:18] of the remaining [1:20:19] balance is [1:20:20] 40 paman [1:20:20] projects. [1:20:21] Ongoing po kasi [1:20:22] yung mga projects [1:20:23] na yun, [1:20:23] your owners. [1:20:24] So by the end [1:20:24] of the year, [1:20:25] you expect [1:20:25] disbursements? [1:20:27] ending namin [1:20:30] ng third quarter, [1:20:32] your honor, [1:20:33] very satisfactory [1:20:34] po ang rating [1:20:35] namin. [1:20:36] Napabilis na po [1:20:37] natin. [1:20:39] So ano, [1:20:40] just a question [1:20:41] also, [1:20:42] because of the [1:20:43] fiscal, [1:20:43] low fiscal [1:20:44] space this [1:20:45] year, [1:20:46] but [1:20:46] 13.43 [1:20:49] billion proposed [1:20:50] by the [1:20:50] budget [1:20:50] proposed [1:20:51] 9 billion. [1:20:53] So what are [1:20:53] the priority [1:20:53] programs that [1:20:54] will be affected [1:20:55] sa tingin nyo? [1:20:56] Or is 9 billion [1:20:57] enough already [1:20:58] for you? [1:20:58] Pero that's an [1:21:00] increase already [1:21:00] from last year, [1:21:01] kahit pa paano, [1:21:02] kahit yung 9 billion. [1:21:03] Kasi ano eh, [1:21:04] pasensya na po, [1:21:05] almost all the [1:21:06] departments are [1:21:07] seeking [1:21:07] higher [1:21:09] budget for this [1:21:11] year, [1:21:11] kaya lang, [1:21:11] because of our [1:21:12] very, [1:21:12] very low [1:21:13] fiscal space. [1:21:14] So is 9 billion [1:21:18] enough for you? [1:21:19] Anyway, [1:21:19] may increase [1:21:20] din yun. [1:21:20] Sa pamanan nyo [1:21:21] from 5 billion [1:21:22] last year, [1:21:23] we have 6 billion [1:21:24] for 2020. [1:21:25] Ah, [1:21:25] 5 billion this year, [1:21:26] mag 6 billion [1:21:27] tayo for next year. [1:21:29] Your Honor, [1:21:30] this is what [1:21:30] I'm going to [1:21:31] discuss with you [1:21:32] after the... [1:21:34] Mr. Chairman, [1:21:35] kita ko lang dito [1:21:36] in my notes. [1:21:38] Yung normalization [1:21:39] program for [1:21:40] 2026 [1:21:41] is 918 [1:21:43] million. [1:21:44] So, [1:21:44] of course, [1:21:46] far cry [1:21:47] from the [1:21:48] 14 billion [1:21:49] na kailangan. [1:21:51] I'm putting [1:21:52] emphasis on [1:21:52] the normalization [1:21:53] because, [1:21:54] una-una, [1:21:55] that's part of [1:21:55] the deal. [1:21:56] And then, [1:21:57] pangalawa, [1:21:59] that's also [1:21:59] part of the [1:22:00] sustaining [1:22:02] the peace [1:22:02] efforts. [1:22:04] Ang ayaw [1:22:04] kasi natin [1:22:05] is, [1:22:06] after doing [1:22:07] all of this, [1:22:07] nagkaroon tayo [1:22:08] ng signing [1:22:09] ng batas, [1:22:10] tapos babalik tayo [1:22:11] sa dati. [1:22:12] Mukhaan naman [1:22:13] hindi, [1:22:13] because the [1:22:14] election, [1:22:14] for me, [1:22:15] is a sign [1:22:16] that people [1:22:17] are yearning [1:22:17] for peace [1:22:19] and stability. [1:22:21] But we need [1:22:22] to sustain it, [1:22:23] especially those [1:22:24] agreements that [1:22:25] we entered [1:22:25] into. [1:22:26] So, [1:22:28] pero tama ba? [1:22:29] Dito sa [1:22:30] 2016 [1:22:33] is 918. [1:22:36] Ang normalization, [1:22:42] 2026 pala, [1:22:44] 918. [1:22:45] and then [1:22:46] for 2027, [1:22:47] walang [1:22:48] amounts [1:22:49] for [1:22:51] normalization. [1:22:52] Tama ba, [1:22:53] Yusek, [1:22:53] Wilben? [1:22:54] For, [1:22:56] Mr. Chair, [1:22:57] your honors, [1:22:57] for 2027, [1:22:59] that's, [1:23:00] for normalization, [1:23:01] is 1.3 billion. [1:23:02] 1.3, [1:23:03] hindi ko pala [1:23:03] nakita. [1:23:04] 1.3. [1:23:05] But again, [1:23:06] far cry from [1:23:07] that 14 billion [1:23:09] that we are [1:23:10] requesting. [1:23:12] Mr. Chairman, [1:23:13] with your permission, [1:23:14] I think [1:23:14] si Secretary Mel [1:23:15] wants to [1:23:16] have a [1:23:17] five-minute [1:23:18] conversation [1:23:21] with us. [1:23:22] If you allow, [1:23:23] Mr. Chairman, [1:23:24] so we can [1:23:25] suspend. [1:23:25] Sure, [1:23:26] the session [1:23:27] is [1:23:27] pended. [1:32:27] Just a question [1:32:28] also, [1:32:29] Sekmel, [1:32:30] dito sa [1:32:31] Educational [1:32:32] Assistance Program, [1:32:33] what challenges [1:32:33] or dilemmas [1:32:34] cause the [1:32:34] delayed release [1:32:35] of the [1:32:36] 850 million [1:32:37] for Educational [1:32:38] Assistance [1:32:39] and can [1:32:39] OCPAP [1:32:40] realistically [1:32:41] obligate [1:32:42] and disperse [1:32:42] the remaining [1:32:43] 45% [1:32:44] of its [1:32:45] 2026 [1:32:45] program [1:32:46] before the [1:32:46] year end? [1:33:09] Yes, [1:33:10] we can. [1:33:11] We have a [1:33:11] very good [1:33:12] relationship [1:33:12] except for [1:33:13] one university [1:33:13] who recently [1:33:14] had a new [1:33:14] president. [1:33:15] But they [1:33:17] were able [1:33:17] to submit [1:33:18] their [1:33:19] liquidation [1:33:20] and we [1:33:22] are very [1:33:22] confident [1:33:23] that we [1:33:23] can do [1:33:24] it, [1:33:24] Mr. Chair. [1:33:27] Okay, [1:33:27] by the [1:33:27] year end, [1:33:28] no? [1:33:29] Okay. [1:33:30] And then [1:33:30] I think [1:33:31] that's one, [1:33:31] of course, [1:33:32] that's the [1:33:33] advocacy [1:33:35] for the [1:33:35] president, [1:33:36] but he [1:33:36] was very [1:33:37] much [1:33:37] concerned [1:33:38] with [1:33:38] educational [1:33:39] assistance [1:33:40] in the [1:33:41] educational [1:33:42] program [1:33:42] in the [1:33:43] area. [1:33:45] Just like [1:33:46] to ask [1:33:46] about the [1:33:46] unliquidated [1:33:47] fund [1:33:47] transfers, [1:33:48] about [1:33:48] 9.9 [1:33:49] billion [1:33:50] according to [1:33:51] COA [1:33:52] finding, [1:33:52] implementing [1:33:52] agency [1:33:53] partners [1:33:53] of [1:33:54] OPAPRO. [1:33:54] Under the [1:33:55] COA audit [1:33:55] report, [1:33:56] OPAPRO has [1:33:57] 9.936 [1:33:58] billion in [1:33:59] unliquidated [1:34:00] fund [1:34:00] transfers [1:34:00] to [1:34:01] implementing [1:34:02] agencies, [1:34:02] some dating [1:34:03] back as far [1:34:04] as 21 [1:34:04] years. [1:34:06] Whereas the [1:34:06] agency [1:34:06] issued [1:34:07] 43 [1:34:07] checks [1:34:08] totaling [1:34:08] 1.45 [1:34:09] billion [1:34:10] in new [1:34:11] transfers [1:34:11] to [1:34:12] agencies [1:34:12] that [1:34:12] hadn't [1:34:13] liquidated [1:34:14] prior [1:34:14] funds. [1:34:14] Anong [1:34:15] action [1:34:16] o [1:34:16] akbang [1:34:16] nagawa [1:34:17] ng [1:34:17] UPAPRO [1:34:17] sa [1:34:17] issue [1:34:18] na ito? [1:34:19] Magkano [1:34:19] na? [1:34:19] At out [1:34:20] of [1:34:20] the [1:34:20] 9.936 [1:34:21] billion [1:34:22] ang [1:34:22] na-recover [1:34:23] or [1:34:23] na-liquidate [1:34:24] ngayong [1:34:24] taon? [1:34:25] Baka [1:34:25] lang po [1:34:25] ito [1:34:26] matanong [1:34:26] kasi [1:34:26] sa [1:34:27] plenary. [1:34:28] We [1:34:28] are [1:34:28] asking [1:34:29] already [1:34:29] some [1:34:29] questions [1:34:30] now [1:34:30] that [1:34:30] so [1:34:31] it [1:34:31] will [1:34:31] make [1:34:33] the [1:34:34] agency [1:34:35] ready [1:34:35] for [1:34:35] plenary [1:34:36] debates [1:34:36] and [1:34:37] discussion. [1:34:39] Sige [1:34:39] po, [1:34:40] yun lang [1:34:40] about [1:34:40] implementing [1:34:41] the [1:34:41] unliquidated [1:34:43] fund [1:34:43] of [1:34:50] for [1:34:50] the [1:34:50] 9.9 [1:34:51] billion [1:34:52] reported [1:34:53] unliquidated [1:34:54] fund [1:34:54] transfer. [1:34:56] 2.6 [1:34:57] billion [1:34:57] has already [1:34:57] been [1:34:58] liquidated [1:34:59] as of [1:35:00] September [1:35:01] 30, [1:35:01] 20, [1:35:02] 26 [1:35:03] and [1:35:04] the [1:35:04] 7.3 [1:35:05] billion [1:35:06] balance [1:35:06] is [1:35:07] being [1:35:08] addressed. [1:35:10] Ongoing [1:35:11] po ito [1:35:11] your [1:35:12] owners [1:35:13] and [1:35:14] karamayan [1:35:14] din po [1:35:15] dito [1:35:15] yung [1:35:15] mga [1:35:15] pamana [1:35:16] projects [1:35:17] na [1:35:17] one [1:35:18] tuloy-tuloy [1:35:19] po yung [1:35:20] ongoing [1:35:22] project [1:35:22] so [1:35:23] ang [1:35:24] reflect [1:35:24] po [1:35:24] nun [1:35:25] sa [1:35:25] mga [1:35:25] records [1:35:26] is [1:35:26] still [1:35:26] unliquidated. [1:35:28] May mga [1:35:28] completed [1:35:29] na rin [1:35:29] po [1:35:30] mga [1:35:30] projects [1:35:31] ang [1:35:32] pamana [1:35:33] and [1:35:33] that's [1:35:33] why [1:35:34] paunti-unti [1:35:34] po [1:35:35] namin [1:35:35] itong [1:35:36] nireconcile [1:35:38] with [1:35:38] the [1:35:38] reported [1:35:38] 9.3 [1:35:39] billion [1:35:39] but [1:35:40] again [1:35:40] it's [1:35:41] 2.6 [1:35:42] billion [1:35:42] na po [1:35:43] yung [1:35:44] liquidated [1:35:45] and [1:35:45] as part [1:35:46] of the [1:35:46] management [1:35:47] action [1:35:48] on [1:35:49] this [1:35:49] is [1:35:50] we [1:35:50] have [1:35:50] already [1:35:51] issued [1:35:51] demand [1:35:52] letters [1:35:52] to [1:35:53] other [1:35:53] local [1:35:54] government [1:35:54] units [1:35:54] as well [1:35:54] as [1:35:55] the [1:35:55] national [1:35:55] government [1:35:55] agencies [1:35:56] na [1:35:56] nagbigay [1:35:58] po tayo [1:35:58] ng [1:35:58] fund [1:35:58] transfer [1:35:59] your [1:35:59] honours [1:35:59] Mr. [1:36:01] Senate [1:36:01] President [1:36:02] I'm sure [1:36:09] hindi na [1:36:09] mali-liquidate [1:36:10] ito [1:36:10] pag [1:36:10] 21 [1:36:11] years [1:36:11] na [1:36:12] but [1:36:13] I just [1:36:14] want [1:36:14] to [1:36:14] just [1:36:15] flag [1:36:15] our [1:36:16] agency [1:36:17] na [1:36:17] I think [1:36:21] it's a [1:36:21] documentation [1:36:23] slash [1:36:24] follow-up [1:36:24] issue [1:36:25] sa mga [1:36:26] ganitong [1:36:27] liquidation [1:36:27] kalam [1:36:28] may [1:36:28] makulit [1:36:29] sa [1:36:29] pag [1:36:29] follow-up [1:36:30] kung [1:36:31] hindi [1:36:31] nagli-liquidate [1:36:32] huwag [1:36:32] na [1:36:32] bigyan [1:36:33] ulit [1:36:33] kasi [1:36:33] nanganganak [1:36:34] yan [1:36:34] we've [1:36:35] seen [1:36:35] this [1:36:35] in [1:36:35] many [1:36:36] agencies [1:36:36] nagpapatong [1:36:37] patong [1:36:37] yung [1:36:38] kanilang [1:36:38] liquidation [1:36:40] so [1:36:40] just [1:36:41] be [1:36:41] mindful [1:36:42] of [1:36:43] itong [1:36:44] ganitong [1:36:45] liquidating [1:36:46] issue [1:36:46] kasi [1:36:47] malaki [1:36:47] siya [1:36:47] 9.94 [1:36:50] billion [1:36:51] ang [1:36:52] hindi [1:36:52] na [1:36:52] li-liquidate [1:36:53] including [1:36:54] 8.57 [1:36:56] billion [1:36:56] for [1:36:57] pamana [1:36:57] medyo [1:37:04] mababa [1:37:04] na po [1:37:04] ito [1:37:05] we'll [1:37:05] be [1:37:05] able [1:37:05] to [1:37:06] submit [1:37:06] our [1:37:07] ongoing [1:37:09] kasi [1:37:09] marami [1:37:09] rin [1:37:10] dito [1:37:10] Mr. [1:37:13] Chair [1:37:13] and [1:37:14] ang [1:37:15] iba [1:37:15] nito [1:37:16] yung [1:37:16] matagal [1:37:16] mga [1:37:16] CSO [1:37:17] ito [1:37:17] ng [1:37:17] araw [1:37:18] years [1:37:19] ago [1:37:19] pero [1:37:19] ngayon [1:37:20] po [1:37:21] sa [1:37:21] peace [1:37:22] room [1:37:22] namin [1:37:22] we're [1:37:23] using [1:37:23] a [1:37:24] system [1:37:26] that [1:37:27] will [1:37:27] be [1:37:27] able [1:37:27] to [1:37:27] closely [1:37:28] monitor [1:37:28] the [1:37:29] infrastructure [1:37:29] projects [1:37:30] that [1:37:30] we're [1:37:30] undertaking [1:37:30] na [1:37:31] sa [1:37:32] telepon [1:37:33] ako [1:37:33] makikita [1:37:33] kong [1:37:34] pag [1:37:34] hindi [1:37:35] tumama [1:37:36] sa [1:37:36] schedule [1:37:36] lalabas [1:37:37] siya [1:37:38] para [1:37:38] matutukan [1:37:39] kaagad [1:37:39] namin [1:37:40] anong [1:37:40] catch-up [1:37:40] plan [1:37:41] para [1:37:41] may [1:37:41] iwasan [1:37:42] po [1:37:42] yung [1:37:42] mga [1:37:42] problema [1:37:42] ganito [1:37:43] in the [1:37:43] future [1:37:44] the [1:37:45] use [1:37:45] of [1:37:45] technology [1:37:46] of [1:37:46] course [1:37:46] the [1:37:47] advantage [1:37:47] of [1:37:47] today's [1:37:48] world [1:37:48] is [1:37:48] the [1:37:50] digital [1:37:51] platform [1:37:52] they [1:37:52] currently [1:37:52] have [1:37:53] already [1:37:53] record [1:37:55] Mr. [1:37:55] Chairman [1:37:56] during [1:37:56] the [1:37:59] suspension [1:38:00] of [1:38:01] the [1:38:01] hearing [1:38:01] si [1:38:03] Secretary [1:38:03] Mel [1:38:04] will [1:38:05] give [1:38:06] us [1:38:06] a [1:38:06] proposal [1:38:07] through [1:38:07] the [1:38:07] committee [1:38:08] of [1:38:08] course [1:38:08] we [1:38:09] cannot [1:38:09] divulge [1:38:10] it [1:38:10] openly [1:38:11] because [1:38:11] it's [1:38:12] confidential [1:38:13] in [1:38:13] nature [1:38:14] but [1:38:14] upon [1:38:14] record [1:38:15] that [1:38:15] there [1:38:15] are [1:38:16] proposals [1:38:16] to [1:38:17] fulfill [1:38:21] our [1:38:21] commitments [1:38:22] in [1:38:23] relation [1:38:23] to [1:38:24] the [1:38:24] decommissioning [1:38:25] and [1:38:25] the [1:38:25] normalization [1:38:56] that proposal through a [1:38:58] position paper. Thank you. [1:39:00] Thank you, our [1:39:01] President. [1:39:04] Please update [1:39:06] us because of course, that will [1:39:08] be very [1:39:09] crucial in our [1:39:12] quest really for lasting peace. [1:39:15] Finally, hopefully, [1:39:16] you can re-resolve para matapos na ito. [1:39:19] Hopefully, it will [1:39:20] hasten yung [1:39:22] decommissioning process and talagang [1:39:24] yung peace [1:39:25] after all of this [1:39:29] nang nakatapos ng [1:39:30] Bangsamoro election [1:39:33] and all. So, we're on the way [1:39:35] there. Just like, just [1:39:37] another [1:39:38] issue [1:39:41] validating, yung Opapro validating [1:39:43] quarterly progress reports. Pamana [1:39:45] and it's about Pamana also. [1:39:47] Pamana infrastructure takes up nearly [1:39:49] 5 billion across 176 [1:39:52] civil works projects. Yet, [1:39:53] COA flagged that Opapro consistently failed. [1:39:55] to validate quarterly progress [1:39:57] reports within the mandated 10 [1:39:59] calendar days due to weak monitoring [1:40:01] and follow-up. Paano natin ba [1:40:03] sisigurado na yung higit sa [1:40:04] 3.76 [1:40:05] billion na nakalaan para sa [1:40:07] mga kalsada tulay sa [1:40:09] 2027 ay hindi na madi-delay [1:40:11] at hindi na magiging [1:40:13] ghost project. So, ano yung [1:40:15] mga ano natin dito to [1:40:16] safeguards? Because, ano na, [1:40:18] napasensya na. [1:40:20] Sek, no, we are all, ano pa, still [1:40:22] reeling from that [1:40:23] 2025 [1:40:23] flood control [1:40:26] scandal. So, we [1:40:28] need, we want to hear the [1:40:29] necessary safeguards [1:40:30] regarding the [1:40:32] infrastructure projects. [1:40:36] Your Honor, we have people on the [1:40:37] ground. We're very [1:40:38] conscious about this. We're very [1:40:39] strict about it. In fact, as I [1:40:41] mentioned earlier, we do have a [1:40:43] peace room already that [1:40:44] that any member of [1:40:45] Congress can basically check [1:40:47] every project that we're [1:40:48] currently doing. And, uh, in [1:40:51] the system, once completed a [1:40:52] gun chart, uh, a [1:40:54] corresponding gun chart is [1:40:55] geo-tagged to ensure that the [1:40:57] project is existing. And we [1:40:59] would know the status of the [1:41:00] project real-time, uh, so [1:41:03] that, uh, we'll be able to [1:41:05] ensure regularly, uh, I've [1:41:08] been going around the [1:41:09] country, uh, your, uh, your [1:41:11] honor to ensure that our [1:41:13] projects are being [1:41:14] administered well. And, uh, [1:41:17] the roads most especially [1:41:18] has, uh, huge impact to [1:41:21] our beloved brothers and [1:41:24] sisters who have been [1:41:24] deprived of the service that [1:41:26] they should have gotten, uh, [1:41:28] for decades. And, uh, as [1:41:31] I've said, our battle cry now [1:41:32] is creating shared value. Uh, [1:41:34] we're conscious about this and [1:41:35] the instruction of the [1:41:36] president is to strengthen on [1:41:37] reconciliation, working [1:41:39] closely with local government [1:41:40] units. And we have [1:41:42] partnered with armed forces to [1:41:43] also end the Philippine [1:41:45] national police to monitor [1:41:47] the projects that we're [1:41:48] doing, uh, on the ground. And [1:41:51] of course, uh, to, uh, the [1:41:55] instruction of the president [1:41:55] is to focus as well on the [1:41:57] socioeconomic, uh, condition of [1:41:58] our people, treatment of our [1:41:59] people. Rest assured, uh, your [1:42:02] honor that we are addressing [1:42:03] this. Since ASU office, we're [1:42:05] using technology to ensure [1:42:06] that, uh, our, uh, monitoring [1:42:10] evaluation mechanism, as well as, [1:42:12] uh, uh, validation of projects [1:42:15] are, uh, are, uh, uh, managed [1:42:18] well, uh, your honor. Your [1:42:20] honors, uh, in addition to [1:42:22] secretary Mel's, uh, statement, [1:42:24] uh, the projects of PAMANA are [1:42:27] monitored through multiple levels. [1:42:29] Number one is, uh, local [1:42:31] government units assigned focal [1:42:32] person and submit reports to [1:42:35] partner agencies. Number two, [1:42:37] partner agencies use their own [1:42:39] MNE system monitoring and [1:42:42] evaluation system, uh, third [1:42:44] party spot monitoring by civil [1:42:45] society with OPAPRO and RDC [1:42:49] RPOC meetings and prevent [1:42:50] provincial technical working [1:42:53] group for updates and issue [1:42:54] resolution and periodic [1:42:56] assessment, interagency [1:42:59] meetings and site visits. We [1:43:02] have also, uh, measures for [1:43:04] transparency and accountability [1:43:05] mechanisms. Uh, there are five [1:43:08] of which feedback and response [1:43:10] mechanism, third party monitor or [1:43:13] community centered monitoring, the [1:43:15] project and community billboards. [1:43:18] We have also web posting of [1:43:20] project status reports and [1:43:23] performance space fund releases. [1:43:25] Your honors. Thank you. And, uh, [1:43:28] uh, your honor, um, coming from [1:43:30] the local government unit, we've [1:43:32] been, uh, going around reminding [1:43:34] our local chief executives to, uh, [1:43:39] religiously comply the requisites [1:43:41] of, uh, our A7160, uh, specifically [1:43:44] uh, with respect to people's [1:43:48] participation as articulated under [1:43:50] article 13 of the constitution. And [1:43:52] that's why there is a chapter four [1:43:54] in the local development code as we [1:43:55] download the funds, uh, with respect [1:43:58] to POs and NGOs, uh, relation [1:44:00] at 106, 109, uh, not less than 25% [1:44:04] composition, local development [1:44:06] council should come from civil society, [1:44:08] NGOs, POs. And, uh, we encourage [1:44:11] former rebels organized to participate [1:44:14] in the local development council, uh, [1:44:18] to ensure that their voices are [1:44:19] heard. They don't really have to pick [1:44:21] up a firearm. If they're going to [1:44:23] articulate the things that they need, [1:44:25] the government should be addressing. So [1:44:27] a good number of, uh, former rebels [1:44:29] are now members of the, uh, local [1:44:33] development council. And we would like [1:44:35] to recognize, uh, of course, uh, Nueva [1:44:38] Vizcaya and Nueva Ecea, uh, and Aurora [1:44:43] wherein the former rebels are now [1:44:45] members of, uh, the local development [1:44:49] council and is part in drafting their [1:44:52] annual investment plan. And under [1:44:54] sections 106, 109, there's a monitoring [1:44:56] evaluation mechanism in that prescribing [1:44:59] the law. And we've encouraged them to [1:45:02] help us monitor all these projects as [1:45:05] well, uh, your honor. Uh, we now have a [1:45:09] total of two in the region members, [1:45:11] regional development council, provincial [1:45:13] level 14 and municipal 13. We now have [1:45:16] a total of 29 POs. And we would like [1:45:18] to encourage other local government [1:45:20] units to do the same, uh, allow former [1:45:23] rebels to participate in governance [1:45:25] because that is, uh, prescribed in the [1:45:27] constitution as well, uh, your honor. [1:45:28] We will just, uh, to not, we will just [1:45:41] submit some of the questions here. We [1:45:43] just have a lot, some, some more things [1:45:46] that you want, we want to find out. Um, [1:45:49] and also to help you prepare for the [1:45:51] plenary debates, we will submit it to [1:45:53] you. So please prepare the index cards [1:45:55] para po prepared, para ready yung [1:45:57] kayo. Um, so I, um, you'll be my [1:46:02] backstop. So I'll be the one defending [1:46:04] you there. So kailangan nakaredy po [1:46:07] index cards natin. So I don't have [1:46:10] questions for now. I will just submit to [1:46:12] you the other questions that we still [1:46:14] have here. So with that, the committee [1:46:17] chair would like to thank everyone, [1:46:19] especially our secretary, Mel [1:46:20] Sinan Sarmiento, my, uh, batchmate [1:46:23] also in, uh, in Congress when Congress [1:46:25] was still not so controversial. I'm [1:46:29] lucky. We're, no, we're lucky that we, [1:46:32] you know, we were already happy with [1:46:34] what, what, what we had before. Kaya [1:46:36] hindi tayo controversial nun eh, di [1:46:37] ba? Uh, anyway, um, to our, uh, [1:46:41] esteemed resource person, thank you [1:46:42] very much for actively participating in [1:46:44] our discussions today. There being no [1:46:46] further question, the budget of the [1:46:48] office of presidential advisor on [1:46:50] peace reconciliation and unity is [1:46:52] deemed submitted for the plenary [1:46:54] consideration subject to the [1:46:55] discussion and the submission of the [1:46:57] documents are requested. Uh, this [1:47:00] briefing is now suspended and thank you. [1:47:01] Congratulations. [1:47:02] Thank you, John. [1:47:02] Thank you, John. [1:47:02] Thank you, John. [1:47:02] Thank you, John. [1:47:02] Thank you, John. [1:47:02] Thank you, John. [1:47:02] Thank you, John. [1:47:03] Thank you, John. [1:47:03] Thank you, John. 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