- Senate Special Session (June 17, 2026) — GMA Regional TV

[20:06] The motion is approved by unanimous vote. [20:24] Kaya mag-subscribe at follow na sa aming YouTube channel at Facebook page. [20:31] Dahil ang bawat Pilipino may karapatan sa napapanahong balita. [20:37] Nagpapatawag ng special session sa Kongreso si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos sa darating na miyerkules kaanya magpasa ng priority legislative measures. [20:50] Pero hindi lamang yan ang maaaring gawin sa sasyon. [20:53] Inaabangan din kung may iluluklok na bagong Senate President sa gitna pa rin ng gusot sa liderato ng Senado. [20:59] Nakatutok si Ian Cruz. [21:00] Sa Proclamation No. 1318, inatasan ang Pangulo ang Kongreso na magdaos ng special session sa June 17 para ipasa ang priority legislative measures. [21:14] Nagpapatawag ang Pangulo ng isang special session sa Kongreso para mapabilis ang aksyon sa mga panukalang batas na magpapatibay sa social protection, [21:24] magpapalawak ng akses sa edukasyon at healthcare, at magpapatuloy ang suporta sa mga kababayan nating mas nangangailangan. [21:34] Nais din na Pangulo na mapabilis ang pagbalangkas ng anti-political dynasty law. [21:39] Pero hindi limitado dito ang maaaring gawin ng Kongreso kapag nakaspesyal sesyon na. [21:46] Maaaring na ring aksyonan ng commission on appointments ang mga nakabinbin dito. [21:50] Kahit ang pagluluklok ng isang Senate President na maaaring lamang mangyari sa loob ng sesyon. [21:57] Matatandaang ipinipilit ni Sen. Alang Peter Cayetano na siya pa rin ang Senate President. [22:02] Pero giit ng tinaguriang new majority, pinabakantina nila ang pwesto. [22:09] Kaya nagkaroon ng mga agam-agam na baka maging magulo ang pagbubukas ng regular na sesyon ng Kongreso sa Hulyo [22:15] sa mismong araw ng State of the Nation ni Pangulong Marcos. [22:20] Ang sabi dati ni Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro na isang pangulo na maayos muna ang gusot [22:28] bago siya magpatawag ng special session. [22:30] Ngayong nagpatawag na ang pangulo ng special session, [22:35] hinihinga namin ang pahayag ng Malacanang kung sa mata ng pangulo ay naayos na ang agawan sa pwesto. [22:42] Ayon naman sa makabayan block sa kamera, [22:45] alam daw ng lahat na ang special session ay tungkol talaga sa pagpapalit ng liderato sa Senado. [22:51] Kaya dapat daw bantayan maigi ng publiko ang mga magaganap doon. [22:55] Pag diin ito, anumang pagpapalit ng liderato ay hindi daw dapat maging paraan para malusotan ng mga senador na naharap sa akusasyon ng korupsyon. [23:06] Ang anumang kaso. [23:08] Umaasa naman ang House Prosecution Team sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte na maayos na ang gulo sa Senado sa gagawing special session. [23:17] We cannot meddle on the issues of their leadership but we are hoping and pray that they will be able to fix it on the occasion of this special session. [23:27] Hinimok ni Sen. Wengachalian ang mga kapwa senador na lumahok sa special session. [23:34] Inihayag din ni Speaker Boji D na tinatanggap nila ang panawagan ng Pangulo. [23:40] Ian Cruz, Nakatutok, 24 Oras. [23:43] At kaugnay pa rin sa pagpapatawag ng special session ng Pangulo, posibleng maganap ang paghalal ng bagong Senate President. [23:53] Ayon po yan sa ilang senador. [23:55] Sa gitna niyan, nangako naman si Sen. Joel Villanueva na dadalo sa naturang session. [24:02] Nakatutok si Sandra Aguinaldo. [24:05] Nakasaad sa Proclamation No. 1318 ang Priority Legislative Measures na nais ng malakanyang naaksyonan ng Kongreso sa ipinatawag na special session. [24:19] Ang hindi nakasaad, ang posibilidad na makapaghalal ng bagong Senate President. [24:24] Gayunpaman, pwede itong mangyari ayon sa ilang senador. [24:27] Maari lang kasing maghalal ng Senate President kapag nakasesyon ang senado. [24:31] Ang pangako naman po ni Sen. Pagkaitan, bababa siya pag may 13. [24:36] Eh, sana nga, meron kaming 13 talaga bukas. [24:39] Dahil ang alam ko dyan, yung pagkabasa ko, yung isa na mag-a-attend lang daw po, talagang gusto niya lang daw talaga para magkaroon po ng session. [24:46] So, mag-a-attend daw po siya pero no commitment yet na sasawa po sa amin. [24:52] Matatanda ang sinabi ni dating Palace Press Officer Claire Castro na bago magkaroon ng special session, [24:57] nais ng Pangulo na maayos muna ang senado sa naharap na sigalot sa liderato. [25:04] 12 lang ang senador na bumubuo sa new majority. [25:07] Kulang pa ng isa para sa kinakailangan 13 para makapaglukluk ng Senate President. [25:13] Ang tanong, nagpatawag si Pangulong Marcos ng special session dahil naayos na ba ang gusot at may sapat na numero na ang new majority? [25:22] Pumukaw pa sa atensyon ang video message ni Sen. Joel Villanueva kahapon. [25:29] Sa pagkakataon po na magkaroon ng special session, [25:33] tutuparin po natin ang ating sagradong tungkulid sa ilalim ng ating saligang batas. [25:39] We will be there. [25:40] Kabilang si Villanueva sa naghalal noon kay Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano bilang Senate President. [25:46] Pero siya na nga ba ang ikalabing tatlong senador ng mayorya? [25:50] Hinihingan namin ang pahayag si Villanueva. [25:57] Ayon kay Sen. Panfilo Lacson, pinaghandaan na rin nila ang ilang senaryo gaya halimbawa [26:03] ng pakikipagunahan ng kabilang paksyon sa pag-convene ng sesyon. [26:07] I-capable niyang gawin yun kasi mahilig talaga siya sa ganyan. [26:12] Sa House kung natatandaan ninyo, nilockdown niyo yung buong Congress para hindi siya mapalitan. [26:18] Lalo napakapangit pagka dalawa yung tatayo doon sa podium. [26:21] Natanong din ang media ang tukos sa Senate Mace na simbolo na nagaganap ang lehitimong sesyon. [26:28] May ilang pagkakataon kasi sa Kamara na itinago ang Mace para mapigilan ang sesyon at leadership change. [26:35] Noong taong 1991, nawala ang Mace sa gitna ng banta sa posisyon, [26:39] nino ay Sen. President Jovito Salonga kaya hindi mabuksan ang seksyon. [26:44] Kalaunan, nakita rin ang Mace at inilukluk bilang bagong Sen. President si Neptali Gonzalez. [26:50] Nag-uusapan ako ngayon ng senior leadership namin kung anong panggagawin. [26:56] I don't know, marami pong mangyayari. [26:58] Pero hopefully, baka sabihan na siya before the session ako, labing tatlo na kami. [27:03] Hinihinga namin ang pahayag si Sen. Cayetano at kanyang mga kaalyado. [27:07] Patuloy naman ang paghihigpit sa seguridad sa Senado. [27:11] Kahit si Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, [27:13] ibinaan pa sa X-ray machine ang kanyang bag nang dumating sa Senado kanina. [27:18] Panay rin ang security check sa loob ng gusali. [27:23] Sandra Aguinaldo Nakatutok, 24 Horas. [27:26] Daat mapagpalang araw po sa ating lahat. [27:29] Ito po ang inyong empleyado sa Senado, [27:31] kapatid at kamanggagawa sa ubasan ng ating Panginoong Diyos, [27:36] Senator Joel Villanueva. [27:38] Sabi po ng Kawikaan, Kabanata 3, Talatang 4-6, [27:42] kay yawi ka magtiwala, buong puso at lubusan, [27:47] at huwag kang mananangan sa sariling karunungan. [27:51] Sa lahat ng iyong gawain, siyang ngay alalahanin upang ikay patnubayan sa iyong mga tatahakin. [27:59] Ito po ang mga nakaraang linggo, [28:01] naging sentro ng mga balita at bangayan sa social media [28:05] ang minamahal nating institusyon, [28:07] ang Senado ng Republika ng Pilipinas. [28:10] Nag-ugat po ang mga kaguluhan sa magkasunod na pagpapalit ng liderato ng Senado [28:16] noong May 11 at June 3. [28:19] Sa kaliwat ka ng issue tungkol sa Senado [28:21] at sa mga problema ng bansa, [28:24] tinatanong po ng ating mga kababayan, [28:27] saan ba tayo kakampi? [28:30] May mga nagpapakalat po ng mga kung ano-anong social media posts [28:33] at haka-haka tungkol po sa atin. [28:36] At tila po ba, pilit tayong inilalagay sa gitna ng mga nagpuumpugang bato. [28:43] Ano man po ang estado ng politika sa bansa, [28:47] malinaw na malinaw po sa atin ang ating kausa. [28:51] Dahil po sa inyong mga panalangin, pag-aayuno, [28:56] lalo pong tumitibay ang ating paninindigan [28:58] na lumaban lamang para sa katotohanan, [29:02] para sa katarungan, [29:03] at para sa katwilan. [29:05] Bilang aking pamilya sa JIL [29:08] at kaisa niyo po sa pananampalataya, [29:11] nais ko pong magbukas ng aking puso sa inyo. [29:14] Hindi po madali ang ating pinagdaraanan [29:17] nitong mga nakaraang buwan. [29:20] Saksi po kayo sa mga galaw ng kaaway laban sa atin. [29:24] Tunay po na may mga sandaling kailangan mong pumili [29:27] kung ano ang tama, [29:29] kahit hindi po ito ang pinakamadali. [29:32] Para po sa akin, [29:33] malinaw na malinaw ang sagot. [29:35] Higit po sa politika, [29:38] ang pananagutan ko po ay tanging sa Diyos at taong bayan. [29:43] Dumaraan po tayo ngayon ang ating bansa [29:46] sa sunod-sunod at patong-patong [29:48] ng mga problema at pagsubok. [29:51] Hindi pa nga po tayo lubos na nakakabangon [29:53] mula po sa matinding pagsirit ng presyo [29:56] ng produktong petrolyo. [29:58] Dulot po ito ng digmaan sa Middle East. [30:01] Patuloy po na bumabagsak ang halaga ng piso [30:04] laban sa dolyar na lalo pa pong nagpapahirap [30:07] sa ating mga kababayang Pilipino. [30:10] Patuloy po na tumataas ang presyo [30:12] ng mga pangunahing bilihin [30:13] na direkta pong nagpapasakit sa bulsa [30:16] ng ating mga kababayan. [30:18] Mataas pa rin ang antas ng kawalan ng trabaho [30:21] at marami pa rin pong hirap na hirap [30:23] makahanap ng matatag na kabuhayan. [30:27] Nananatili po ang banta [30:28] ng isang super El Nino [30:30] na maaari daw pong magpalala [30:32] ng kalagayan ng ating bansa. [30:35] At ngayon nga po, [30:36] isa na namang matinding dagok [30:38] ang tumama sa ating bayan [30:40] matapos yanigin [30:41] ng 7.8 magnitude na lindol [30:44] ang maraming bahagi ng Mindanao [30:46] na nagdulot po [30:48] ng pangamba at panganib [30:50] sa libo-libong pamilyang Pilipino. [30:53] Kailangan-kailangan na po [30:55] ang agarang tulong [30:56] ng ating mga kababayan, [30:58] ating mga kapatid sa Mindanao. [31:00] Ang nakakalungkot po, [31:03] hindi po makapagtrabaho [31:04] ng maayos ang Senado. [31:06] Hindi lang po dahil sa issue [31:07] ng liderato, [31:08] kundi dahil sa mga lockdown [31:10] at patuloy na banta [31:12] sa siguridad di umano [31:13] ng ating insitusyon. [31:15] Naiipit po ang mga kawani [31:17] ng Senado [31:17] na nais lamang pong [31:19] makapagtrabaho. [31:20] The Senate staff [31:21] should not be caught [31:22] in the middle [31:23] of this political fight. [31:26] Pupupwedeng puro away na lang. [31:28] Bilang mga lingkod bayan, [31:30] prioridad po natin [31:31] dapat ang siguruhin [31:34] na patuloy [31:35] na nagtatrabaho [31:36] ang bawat isa sa atin, [31:37] lalo na ang Senado, [31:38] para po sa ating mga kababayan. [31:41] Sa pagkakataon po [31:42] na magkaroon [31:43] ng special session, [31:45] tutuparin po natin [31:46] ang ating sagradong tungkulin [31:48] sa ilalim [31:49] ng ating saligang batas. [31:51] We will be there. [31:52] Una po, [31:54] maghahain tayo [31:55] ng resolusyon [31:56] para matiyak [31:56] na may sapat na pondo [31:58] para sa relief, [31:59] rehabilitation, [32:00] at muling pagbangon [32:02] ng mga lugar [32:02] na tinamaan ng lindol [32:04] sa parte ng Mindanao. [32:06] Kailangan pong malaman agad [32:08] ng mga ahensya [32:09] kung ano nga po ba [32:10] at gaano kalaking tulong [32:11] ang kailangan [32:12] ng bawat komunidad [32:13] at pamilyang Pilipino. [32:15] Pangalawa, [32:16] isusulong po natin [32:17] ang mga pinakakailangang [32:19] mga panukalang batas, [32:20] lalo na po yung mga [32:22] panukalang nasa huli na [32:23] at ikatlong pagbasa. [32:26] Ikatlo, [32:26] bibigyan katiyakan po natin [32:28] ating mga kapwa [32:30] lingkod bayan [32:31] na naghihintay [32:32] ng confirmation [32:33] ng kanilang mga appointment. [32:35] Lalo na po [32:36] ang mga opisyal [32:37] ng ating sandatahang lakas. [32:40] Mga kapwa kong manggagawa [32:41] sa ubasan ng Panginoon, [32:43] hindi po ito [32:44] panahon ng kampihan. [32:46] Kapag may kababayan po [32:48] tayong nangangailangan, [32:50] tungkulin po nating tumugon [32:52] at maglingkod. [32:54] Noon, [32:55] hanggang ngayon, [32:56] klaro po sa atin, [32:58] klarong-klaro po sa atin [33:00] ang dahilan kung bakit tayo narito [33:03] bilang lingkod bayan. [33:05] Klaro po sa atin [33:06] kung bakit tayo [33:08] ay dinala ng Diyos [33:09] sa posisyon na ito. [33:11] Tungkulin po nating [33:12] protektahan [33:13] ang ating institusyon [33:15] at unahin [33:16] ang kapakanan [33:17] ng ating mga kababayan. [33:20] Higit po sa lahat, [33:21] patuloy po tayong [33:22] maninindigan [33:23] para sa Diyos, [33:25] para sa bayan. [33:27] Maraming maraming salamat po [33:28] at pagpalain tayong lahat [33:30] ng ating Panginoong Diyos. [33:32] Ang real-time na balita [33:35] mapapanood rin sa [33:36] GMA News [33:37] live stream. [33:38] Aktual na pag-ali [33:39] si Serdor Bato de la Rosa [33:40] senado nung madaling araw [33:41] ng May 40. [33:43] Para sa taong bayang [33:45] gutom sa balita. [33:46] Kayo ba? [33:46] Pwede rin na [33:47] sumama na [33:48] na walang gulo. [33:49] The motion is approved [33:51] by unanimous vote. [33:52] Tumusugin namin kayo [33:53] sa bawat live stream. [33:55] Kaya mag-subscribe [33:56] at follow na [33:57] sa aming YouTube channel [33:58] at Facebook page. [33:59] Dahil ang bawat Pilipino [34:00] may karapatan [34:01] sa napapanahong balita. [34:03] Senate Blue Ribbon Committee [34:05] tungkol sa flood control scandal. [34:06] Ay po mga kasamahan [34:07] sa Senado, [34:08] sa ating mga resource persons [34:10] at sa bawat Pilipino [34:11] sumusubaybay. [34:12] Magandang umaga po [34:13] sa ating lahat. [34:15] Today we gather [34:16] for a consultative meeting [34:17] and an organizational briefing [34:18] to organize [34:19] the Blue Ribbon Committee [34:20] under the present [34:22] majority block [34:23] headed by Senate [34:24] pro-tempore and acting [34:25] Senate President [34:26] Sherwin Gatchelian. [34:27] To be clear, [34:29] we will be asking [34:30] for updates [34:31] from the executive agencies. [34:33] As we proceed, [34:35] this committee [34:35] must likewise [34:36] address the circumstances [34:37] surrounding the [34:39] June 4 press conference [34:40] held in the session hall. [34:43] That press conference [34:44] was presented [34:45] to the public [34:45] as a Blue Ribbon Committee [34:47] proceeding [34:49] despite having [34:49] no authorization [34:50] from the duly [34:52] recognized chairman [34:54] of the committee [34:54] or from the office [34:56] of the acting [34:56] Senate President. [34:58] It was conducted [34:59] outside established [35:00] Senate rules [35:01] and institutional [35:02] processes. [35:04] Simply put, [35:05] it was not [35:06] a legitimate [35:06] Blue Ribbon Committee [35:08] hearing. [35:09] It was irregular, [35:10] a hausiao, [35:12] as you may want [35:12] to call it, [35:13] a make-believe [35:13] investigation [35:14] masquerading [35:16] as an official [35:16] Senate proceeding. [35:17] Sa sinagawang [35:19] ilihitimong pagdinig [35:21] muling naungkat [35:22] ang mga testimony [35:23] ng labing walong [35:24] maleta boys [35:25] kaugnay sa [35:27] diumaray [35:27] milyon-milyong [35:28] kickback [35:28] mula sa flood [35:29] control projects [35:30] na dinilever [35:31] daw nila [35:32] sa ilang mga [35:33] opisyal [35:34] kabilang na po [35:35] sa inyong lingkod [35:36] at maging [35:37] sa isang [35:38] pare. [35:39] Ito po [35:40] ay walang [35:40] basihan, [35:41] walang [35:41] katotohanan, [35:43] ni walang [35:44] naipresentan [35:45] dokumento, [35:46] resibo, [35:47] o anumang [35:48] konkretong [35:49] patunay, [35:51] kundi [35:51] puro salita [35:52] lamang. [35:54] Madali pong [35:54] magturo, [35:55] madaling gumawa [35:56] ng kwento [35:57] at napakadaling [35:59] manira [35:59] na reputasyon. [36:02] Kaya tungkulin [36:03] po ng [36:03] Blue Ribbon [36:03] Committee [36:04] na tiyakin [36:05] ang bawat [36:05] aligasyon [36:06] ay nakabatay [36:07] sa matibay [36:07] na ebidensya [36:08] at mapagkatiwala [36:10] ang testimonya. [36:12] Hindi po tayo [36:13] papayag [36:14] na basta [36:15] na lamang [36:16] may darating [36:16] po dito [36:17] sa committee [36:18] na ito [36:19] para maglahad [36:20] na kung ano-ano [36:21] na wala [36:21] naman po [36:22] mga ebidensya [36:22] o mga testigo [36:24] na bigla [36:25] na lamang [36:25] susulpot [36:26] kinabukasan [36:27] na hindi [36:27] na po [36:27] mahagilap. [36:30] Hindi tayo [36:30] narito [36:31] upang [36:31] magbigay [36:31] ng hatol [36:32] batay [36:32] lamang [36:33] po [36:33] sa mga [36:33] haka-haka. [36:35] Narito tayo [36:36] upang [36:36] alamin [36:36] ang katotohanan. [36:38] At this [36:39] juncture, [36:39] please allow [36:40] me to [36:40] acknowledge [36:41] the presence [36:41] of my [36:42] esteemed [36:42] colleagues, [36:43] Senators [36:44] Kiko Pangilinan, [36:47] our Vice [36:47] Chairperson, [36:49] our Acting [36:50] Senate [36:51] President, [36:52] Senate [36:52] Protempore [36:53] Wingachalian, [36:55] and my [36:57] colleague, [36:58] Senator [36:58] Rafi [36:59] Tulfo. [37:00] Thank you [37:00] for coming [37:00] today. [37:03] Before we [37:03] proceed, [37:04] let us [37:04] pause [37:05] for a [37:05] minute [37:05] of [37:06] silent [37:06] prayer [37:06] for our [37:08] kababayan [37:08] si Mindanao. [37:09] Meron pong [37:11] 7.8 [37:12] na lindol [37:13] na tumama [37:13] po doon [37:14] kanina-kanina [37:14] lamang. [37:47] Nais ko [37:47] rin pong [37:48] gamitin [37:51] po [37:51] pagkakataon [37:52] na ito [37:52] pang batiin [37:53] po ang isa [37:53] nating [37:54] kababayan [37:54] si Alex [37:55] Siala [37:55] for winning [37:56] the [37:57] Birmingham [37:57] Tennis [37:58] Championship [37:59] sa [38:00] United [38:00] Kingdom. [38:01] Congratulations [38:02] po. [38:03] At this [38:04] juncture, [38:04] please [38:04] allow me [38:05] to [38:05] acknowledge [38:05] the [38:06] press [38:06] may [38:06] I [38:07] now [38:07] request [38:08] the [38:08] Blue Ribbon [38:08] Committee [38:09] Secretary to [38:10] acknowledge our [38:11] resource persons [38:12] for today. [38:14] Commit [38:14] to [38:14] second. [38:15] The [38:18] following [38:18] resource [38:19] persons [38:19] are [38:20] present [38:20] from [38:21] the [38:21] Department [38:21] of [38:22] Public [38:22] Works [38:22] and [38:22] Highways [38:23] Under [38:24] Secretary [38:24] Ricardo [38:25] Bernabe [38:25] III [38:26] Under [38:27] Secretary [38:27] Arthur [38:28] Bisnar [38:29] From [38:31] the [38:31] Department [38:32] of [38:32] Justice [38:32] Prosecutor [38:33] General [38:34] Richard [38:34] Anthony [38:35] Fadulion [38:35] Under [38:37] Secretary [38:37] Nicholas [38:38] T [38:38] Assistant [38:39] Secretary [38:40] Joey [38:40] Bernardes [38:41] From [38:43] the [38:43] Department [38:43] of [38:44] Budget [38:44] and [38:44] Management [38:45] Assistant [38:45] Secretary [38:46] Andrea [38:46] Celine [38:47] Magdalas [38:48] from [38:49] the [38:49] Office [38:50] of [38:50] the [38:50] Ombudsman [38:50] Attorney [38:51] Karen [38:51] Batu [38:52] Attorney [38:53] Jeffrey [38:53] Ravello [38:54] from [38:55] the [38:55] National [38:56] Bureau [38:56] of [38:56] Investigation [38:57] Director [38:57] Melvin [38:59] Matibag [38:59] That's [39:00] all [39:00] your [39:00] honor. [39:05] May [39:05] we [39:06] know [39:06] who [39:06] did [39:07] we [39:07] invite [39:07] other [39:08] guests [39:08] can [39:09] you [39:09] mention [39:10] those [39:10] who [39:10] did [39:10] not [39:11] show [39:11] up [39:11] today [39:11] despite [39:12] the [39:13] fact [39:13] that [39:13] we [39:13] sent [39:14] notices [39:15] to [39:16] them [39:16] last [39:17] Wednesday [39:17] afternoon. [39:18] We [39:20] invited [39:21] Representative [39:22] Ferdinand [39:23] Martin [39:23] Romualdez [39:24] Representative [39:25] Sia [39:25] Alonto [39:26] Adiong [39:27] Representative [39:28] Jose [39:28] Alvarez [39:29] Representative [39:30] Julian [39:30] Baronda [39:32] Representative [39:33] Laila [39:33] De Lima [39:34] through [39:35] Speaker [39:36] D. [39:38] The reason [39:38] for their [39:39] absence [39:46] Attorney [39:46] Celoy [39:47] Velicaria [39:49] Garafil [39:50] said that [39:53] the House of [39:53] Recep [39:54] the House [39:54] that [39:55] wait [39:56] sorry [39:56] sir [39:56] they sent [39:58] a letter [39:58] respectfully [39:59] declining [39:59] the invitation [40:00] on the grounds [40:00] of parliamentary [40:01] courtesy. [40:05] Okay [40:05] what about [40:06] the [40:06] 18 [40:08] bodyguards [40:09] comsec [40:12] did we [40:13] invite them? [40:14] We have [40:14] not [40:14] yes [40:15] we [40:15] invited [40:16] them [40:16] but we [40:16] have [40:16] not [40:17] received [40:17] any [40:17] reply. [40:18] What [40:18] about [40:19] Attorney [40:22] Baligot [40:23] did we [40:23] invite [40:24] them? [40:24] Yes [40:25] your [40:25] honor [40:25] we [40:26] invited [40:26] but we [40:26] have [40:27] not [40:27] received [40:27] any [40:27] reply. [40:28] What [40:29] about [40:29] former [40:29] congressman [40:30] Mike [40:31] Defensor [40:32] did we [40:32] invite him? [40:33] We [40:33] did not [40:34] invite [40:34] former [40:35] congressman [40:36] Mike [40:36] Defensor [40:37] Okay [40:39] comsec [40:40] so [40:40] with [40:41] that [40:42] we [40:44] now [40:45] allow [40:45] our [40:46] fellow [40:46] senators [40:46] to [40:47] deliver [40:47] their [40:47] opening [40:48] statements [40:48] if they [40:49] have [40:49] any [40:49] go [40:54] ahead [40:54] I [40:55] believe [40:55] senator [40:56] Rafi [40:56] has [40:57] a [40:57] statement [40:57] Thank [40:59] you [40:59] Mr. [40:59] Chair [40:59] Mr. [41:01] Chair [41:01] it [41:02] took [41:02] all [41:02] my [41:02] energy [41:02] to [41:03] not [41:04] to [41:04] gate [41:04] crush [41:05] the [41:05] live [41:05] selling [41:06] that [41:07] happened [41:07] here [41:07] last [41:08] June [41:08] 4 [41:08] the [41:09] way [41:10] it [41:10] happened [41:10] the [41:11] way [41:11] it [41:11] was [41:11] handled [41:12] the [41:12] statements [41:13] being [41:13] made [41:13] I [41:16] waited [41:21] for [41:21] today's [41:22] hearing [41:22] to [41:22] confront [41:23] the [41:24] resourceful [41:24] persons [41:25] they [41:25] presented [41:26] let [41:27] me [41:27] call [41:28] them [41:28] 18 [41:29] cargador [41:30] because [41:32] they [41:32] were [41:33] sold [41:33] of [41:33] bad [41:34] money [41:34] carg [41:37] carg [41:37] cargan [41:38] maleta [41:39] una [41:41] sino [41:41] ba [41:42] itong [41:42] 18 [41:42] cargador [41:43] ng [41:43] mga [41:43] maleta [41:44] saan ba [41:45] sila [41:45] galing [41:46] we [41:47] cannot [41:47] simply [41:47] bring [41:48] in [41:48] people [41:48] sa [41:48] blue [41:49] ribbon [41:49] committee [41:49] na [41:50] nag-aakusa [41:50] na [41:51] mabibigat [41:52] na [41:52] paratang [41:52] nang [41:53] hindi [41:53] man [41:53] lang [41:53] nalalaman [41:54] kung [41:55] karapat [41:55] dapat [41:56] ba [41:56] sila [41:57] paniwalaan [41:58] kasi [41:59] simulang [42:00] simula pa [42:00] lamang po [42:01] na tinawag [42:01] silang [42:01] 18 [42:02] marines [42:02] may [42:04] paglilin [42:04] lang [42:05] na [42:05] agad [42:05] yung [42:06] bansag [42:07] na [42:07] 18 [42:07] marines [42:07] ay [42:07] isang [42:08] paraan [42:08] upang [42:09] pabanguhin [42:10] sila [42:10] sa [42:10] publiko [42:11] matik [42:12] po [42:13] kasi [42:13] yan [42:13] pag [42:13] sinabing [42:14] marines [42:14] iba po [42:15] ang [42:16] respeto [42:16] ng [42:17] mga [42:17] tao [42:17] pero [42:19] hindi [42:24] ibig sabihin [42:32] palpak [42:33] sila [42:34] tulad [42:35] na [42:35] pagiging [42:35] able [42:36] o absent [42:37] without [42:37] leave [42:38] why [42:39] is [42:40] this [42:40] information [42:41] very [42:41] important [42:42] because [42:43] for [42:43] people [42:44] to [42:44] believe [42:44] their [42:44] allegations [42:45] it [42:46] must [42:46] come [42:46] from [42:46] a [42:47] credible [42:47] and [42:48] reliable [42:48] source [42:49] and [42:50] so [42:50] the [42:51] people [42:52] using [42:52] them [42:52] portray [42:53] them [42:53] as [42:53] heroes [42:54] god [42:55] damn [42:55] nag-high-in [42:58] ng [42:58] petisyon [42:59] sa [42:59] Korte [42:59] Suprema [43:00] ang [43:01] siyam [43:01] na [43:01] senador [43:02] mula [43:02] sa [43:02] Cayetano [43:03] Block [43:03] na [43:04] ibalik [43:04] ang [43:05] senado [43:05] sa [43:06] dati [43:06] nitong [43:06] estado [43:07] bago [43:08] ang [43:08] ikinasang [43:09] sesyon [43:09] noong [43:10] June 3 [43:11] yan yung [43:12] sesyon [43:12] kung kailan [43:13] binakante [43:14] ng [43:14] binansagang [43:14] new [43:15] majority [43:15] ang [43:16] lahat [43:17] ng [43:17] posisyon [43:18] sa [43:18] senado [43:19] nakatutok [43:20] live [43:21] si [43:21] Sandra [43:21] Aguinaw [43:22] Sandra [43:23] Yes [43:27] Mel [43:27] sa [43:27] bisperas [43:28] nga [43:28] ng [43:28] special [43:29] session [43:29] ay [43:30] nagpapatuloy [43:32] ang tunggalian [43:33] sa [43:33] liderato [43:34] ng [43:34] senado [43:35] at [43:35] kayong [43:35] araw [43:35] nga po [43:36] ay [43:36] dumulog [43:37] sa [43:37] Supreme [43:37] Court [43:37] ang [43:38] siyam [43:38] na [43:38] senador [43:39] na [43:39] kinabibilangan [43:40] ni [43:40] Senador [43:40] Alan [43:41] Peter [43:41] Cayetano [43:42] para [43:43] ireklamo [43:44] ang ilan [43:44] nilang [43:45] kasamahan [43:45] na umunay [43:46] lumabag [43:46] sa [43:47] saligang [43:47] batas [43:48] isang [43:52] isang [43:52] isang [43:52] araw [43:52] bago [43:53] ang [43:53] pinaplanong [43:53] special [43:54] session [43:54] ng [43:54] kongreso [43:55] bukas [43:55] dubulog [43:56] sa [43:56] Supreme [43:56] Court [43:57] ang ilang [43:57] senador [43:58] mula [43:58] sa [43:58] Cayetano [43:59] block [43:59] para [44:00] hilingin [44:00] na [44:00] maglabas [44:01] ng [44:01] status quo [44:02] anti-order [44:02] para [44:03] ibalik [44:03] ang senado [44:04] sa dating [44:04] kondisyon [44:05] nito [44:05] bago [44:06] ang [44:06] June [44:06] 3 [44:06] proceedings [44:07] kung saan [44:08] nagsesyon [44:09] ang [44:09] grupo [44:09] ng [44:10] labindalawang [44:11] senador [44:11] na [44:11] nauwi [44:12] sa [44:12] pagdadeklarang [44:13] bakante [44:14] ang lahat [44:15] ng [44:15] posisyon [44:15] kabilang [44:16] ang [44:16] Senate [44:16] President [44:17] Matatandaan [44:18] nung araw [44:19] na yun [44:19] naluklok [44:20] si Senador [44:21] Sherwin [44:21] Gatchalian [44:22] bilang [44:22] Senate [44:23] President [44:23] pro tempore [44:24] at [44:24] Acting [44:25] Senate [44:25] President [44:26] Nangyari [44:26] ito [44:27] matapos [44:27] dumalo [44:28] sa [44:28] sesyon [44:28] si Senador [44:29] Cheese [44:29] Escudero [44:30] bilang [44:31] ikalabindalawang [44:32] senador [44:32] na para [44:33] sa Gatchalian [44:34] block [44:34] ay sapat [44:35] na bilang [44:35] para magkaroon [44:36] na ng [44:37] korum [44:37] Respondents [44:39] sa petisyon [44:39] ang labindalawang [44:40] senador [44:41] ng [44:41] Gatchalian [44:41] block [44:42] pati na [44:43] ang itinalaga [44:44] nitong [44:44] Senate [44:44] Secretary [44:45] na si [44:45] Renato [44:46] Bantug [44:46] at [44:47] Sergeant [44:47] at [44:47] Arms [44:48] na si [44:48] Alfredo [44:49] Corpus [44:49] Pinapadeklara [44:51] sa petisyon [44:51] na null and [44:52] void [44:52] ang ilang [44:53] hakbang [44:53] ng [44:53] Gatchalian [44:54] block [44:54] gaya [44:55] ng [44:55] sesyon [44:55] noong [44:55] June 3 [44:56] Ang [44:57] pagdadeklarang [44:58] may [44:58] korum [44:58] o sapat [44:59] na bilang [44:59] na senador [45:00] noong araw [45:00] na yun [45:00] at [45:01] pagdadeklarang [45:05] personalidad [45:06] sa mga [45:06] komite [45:07] pati na [45:08] si senador [45:08] Juan Miguel [45:09] Zubiri [45:09] bilang [45:09] majority [45:10] leader [45:10] at [45:11] maging [45:11] ang [45:11] pagluluklok [45:12] ng [45:12] Senate [45:13] Secretary [45:13] at [45:13] Sergeant [45:14] at [45:14] Arms [45:14] Hiniling [45:15] dinilang [45:16] patigilin [45:17] ang [45:17] Supreme [45:17] Court [45:17] ang lahat [45:18] ng [45:18] respondent [45:18] kabilang [45:19] ang [45:19] committee [45:19] chairperson [45:20] ng [45:20] Gatchalian [45:21] block [45:21] sa kanilang [45:22] mga [45:22] aktividad [45:22] kaugnay [45:23] sa mga [45:24] nasabing [45:24] posisyon [45:25] at [45:25] opisina [45:25] Pinapahinto [45:26] rin [45:27] ang [45:27] respondent [45:28] sa [45:28] pagpapatupad [45:28] ng [45:28] resolusyon [45:29] at [45:30] pinababalik [45:30] ang mga [45:31] senador [45:31] officers [45:32] at [45:32] personnel [45:33] sa kanila [45:34] mga [45:34] posisyon [45:35] at [45:35] duty [45:35] bago [45:36] ang [45:36] June [45:36] 3 [45:36] proceedings [45:37] Pinababasura [45:38] rin [45:39] ang [45:39] ginawang [45:40] adoption [45:40] ng [45:40] Senate [45:41] Resolution [45:41] 48 [45:42] na [45:43] nag-ambyenda [45:43] sa [45:44] Rules [45:44] of [45:44] Procedure [45:45] of [45:45] Impeachment [45:45] Trials [45:46] na [45:46] nagbibigay [45:47] daan [45:48] sa [45:48] eleksyon [45:49] ng [45:49] presiding [45:49] officer [45:50] ng [45:50] Impeachment [45:51] Court [45:51] Hiniling [45:52] din nila [45:52] sa [45:52] Supreme [45:53] Court [45:53] na [45:53] ibalik [45:53] si [45:54] Kayatano [45:54] bilang [45:54] Senate [45:55] President [45:55] si [45:56] Laurel [45:56] Legarda [45:57] bilang [45:57] Senate [45:57] President [45:58] Pro Tempore [45:59] at [45:59] maging [46:00] ang [46:00] Senate [46:00] Secretary [46:01] at [46:01] lahat [46:01] ng [46:02] chairman [46:02] ng [46:02] committee [46:02] Kapansin-pansin [46:04] naman [46:04] na [46:04] siyam [46:05] na [46:05] senador [46:05] lang [46:05] nang [46:06] tinaguri [46:06] ang [46:06] Kayatano [46:07] Block [46:07] ang [46:08] dumulog [46:08] sa [46:08] Korte [46:09] Suprema [46:09] Hindi [46:10] kasama [46:10] sa [46:11] petitioner [46:11] si [46:12] Senador [46:12] Joel [46:13] Villanueva [46:13] at [46:14] Senador [46:14] Mark [46:14] Villar [46:15] na [46:15] umuugong [46:16] na [46:16] posibleng [46:17] umanib [46:17] sa [46:18] new [46:18] majority [46:18] Hinihingan [46:20] pa namin [46:20] sila [46:25] agad [46:26] ng [46:26] Supreme [46:26] Court [46:27] ang [46:27] kanilang [46:27] petisyon [46:28] dahil [46:28] may [46:28] genuine [46:29] issues [46:30] of [46:30] constitutionality [46:31] na dapat [46:32] matugunan [46:32] We have [46:33] faith [46:34] that the [46:35] issue [46:35] is [46:36] something [46:37] that is [46:39] very [46:39] important [46:39] not only [46:40] now [46:40] but in [46:40] the [46:41] future [46:41] the [46:42] issue [46:43] will [46:43] determine [46:43] our [46:44] kind [46:44] of [46:45] democracy [46:45] our [46:46] kind [46:46] of [46:46] government [46:47] Bukas [46:48] nakatagdang [46:48] magsagawa [46:49] ng special [46:49] session [46:50] ng Senado [46:50] at [46:50] Kamara [46:51] may listahan [46:52] ng legislative [46:52] measures [46:53] na nais [46:54] ng Malakanyang [46:55] na maipasa [46:55] pero posible [46:56] ring [46:56] makapaglukluk [46:57] ng bagong [46:58] Senate [46:58] President [46:59] habang [46:59] nakasesyon [47:00] Bukod [47:01] kasi [47:01] sa 12 [47:01] Senators [47:02] ng [47:02] Gatchalian [47:03] Block [47:03] nagsabi [47:04] na [47:04] si Villanueva [47:05] nadadalo [47:06] siya [47:06] sa [47:06] sesyon [47:07] Labing [47:07] tatlong [47:08] boto [47:08] ang [47:08] kailangan [47:09] para [47:09] makapaghalal [47:10] ng [47:11] bagong [47:11] Senate [47:11] President [47:12] Kung 13 [47:13] na sa [47:13] kala [47:13] congratulations [47:14] we know [47:16] how you [47:16] got it [47:16] sa pananakot [47:17] panunuhol [47:18] sasabihin [47:20] ikukulong [47:20] but [47:21] sabi namin [47:21] na anytime [47:22] na 13 [47:23] kayo [47:23] kayo [47:24] na mamuno [47:24] pero hindi [47:25] magbabago [47:26] prinsiple [47:26] namin [47:27] Walang [47:27] katiyakan [47:28] sa ngayon [47:28] kung dadalong [47:29] kayetano [47:30] block [47:30] sa special [47:31] session [47:31] Special [47:32] session [47:32] we continue [47:33] to discuss [47:33] but [47:34] obvious [47:34] sa amin [47:35] ang target [47:35] dito [47:36] ay [47:36] kunin [47:37] ang [47:37] Blue Ribbon [47:37] Committee [47:38] at [47:38] isecure [47:39] yung [47:40] Senate [47:40] Presidency [47:40] Patuloy [47:41] namin [47:42] hinihinga [47:42] ng reaksyon [47:43] si [47:43] Gatchalian [47:43] at [47:44] mga [47:44] Senador [47:45] ng [47:45] New [47:45] Majority [47:46] Pero [47:46] sa [47:47] naon [47:47] ng [47:47] payag [47:47] sinabi [47:48] ni [47:48] Gatchalian [47:48] na [47:49] umaasa [47:49] siyang [47:50] dadalo [47:50] ang [47:51] kayetano [47:51] block [47:51] sa [47:52] session [47:52] bukas [47:52] tumangi [47:53] siyang [47:53] magkomento [47:54] kung 13 [47:55] na [47:55] ang [47:55] kanilang [47:56] hanay [47:56] bukas [47:56] Huwag [47:57] natin [47:57] sayangin [47:58] in [47:58] special [47:58] session [47:59] dahil [47:59] this is [48:02] an opportunity [48:02] sa atin [48:03] na matapos [48:04] yung mga [48:04] nabimbin [48:04] So [48:06] that's why [48:08] importante [48:08] na [48:09] yung [48:09] mga [48:09] Senators [48:10] na [48:10] paka-attend [48:11] So [48:11] paano [48:12] kung [48:12] hindi [48:12] sila [48:12] um-attend [48:13] yung [48:14] block [48:14] nila [48:14] makakapagpatuloy [48:16] pa rin [48:16] Yes [48:16] because [48:16] of [48:17] the [48:17] yung [48:19] Abelino [48:20] case [48:20] may [48:20] quorum [48:20] tayo [48:21] Patuloy [48:22] namang [48:22] mahigpit [48:23] ang [48:23] seguridad [48:23] sa Senado [48:24] sa [48:24] kita [48:24] ng [48:25] umanoy [48:25] banta [48:25] na [48:26] posibleng [48:26] umanong [48:27] may [48:27] kaugnayan [48:28] sa [48:28] destabilization [48:29] ng [48:29] gobyerno [48:30] Nagsagawa [48:31] rin [48:31] ng [48:31] comprehensive [48:32] security [48:32] survey [48:33] and [48:33] inspection [48:34] ang [48:35] polisya [48:35] Based [48:35] on [48:36] our [48:36] communication [48:37] with [48:38] AFP [48:39] and [48:40] PNP [48:40] it's [48:41] possible [48:42] na [48:42] destabilated [48:43] siya [48:43] but [48:44] I won't [48:44] go into [48:45] the [48:45] details [48:45] Mel [48:51] Bukas [48:51] 9A [48:52] AM [48:52] special [48:53] session [48:53] at [48:53] maaasahan [48:54] daw [48:54] na [48:55] patuloy [48:55] na [48:56] mahigpit [48:56] ang [48:57] seguridad [48:57] dito [48:58] sa [48:58] Senado [48:59] Mel [48:59] Maraming [49:00] salamat [49:01] sa iyo [49:01] Sandra [49:02] Aguinaldo [49:03] Siyo [49:06] Siyo [49:06] ni [49:06] Senador [49:07] Ping [49:07] Lakson [49:08] sa [49:08] inihain [49:09] petisyon [49:09] sa [49:10] Korte [49:10] Suprema [49:11] ng [49:11] grupo [49:11] ni [49:12] Senador [49:12] Alan [49:13] Peter [49:13] Cayetano [49:14] dapat [49:15] daw [49:15] mas [49:16] maaga [49:16] nila [49:16] ito [49:17] inihain [49:18] Anya [49:19] dapat [49:19] binigyan [49:19] ng [49:20] sapat [49:20] na [49:20] panahon [49:21] ng [49:21] Korte [49:21] para [49:22] pag-aralan [49:22] ng [49:23] issue [49:23] Salip [49:24] inihain [49:25] nito [49:25] isang [49:25] araw [49:26] bago [49:26] ang [49:27] special [49:27] session [49:28] Tanong [49:29] ni [49:29] Lakson [49:30] balakba [49:31] ni Cayetano [49:32] na gumawa [49:33] ng [49:33] eksena [49:34] bukas [49:35] at [49:35] sabihin [49:36] nakabimbing pa [49:37] ang kanyang [49:38] petisyon [49:38] sa [49:39] Korte [49:39] Suprema [49:40] kaya [49:40] maaari pa [49:41] siyang [49:41] pumilos [49:42] bilang [49:43] Senate [49:43] President [49:44] na dapat [49:45] humayag [49:46] ang [49:46] majority [49:46] block [49:47] na [49:47] mangyari [49:48] ito [49:49] So [49:50] may [49:50] statement [49:51] po [49:51] kami [49:52] it's [49:53] also [49:53] posted [49:53] dito [49:54] sa [49:54] Facebook [49:54] So [49:55] yun [49:55] po [49:55] ang [49:56] statement [49:56] sa [49:56] finile [49:57] natin [49:57] sa [49:57] Supreme [49:58] Court [49:58] We [49:59] believe [49:59] in [49:59] the [49:59] system [50:00] Diba [50:00] ako [50:01] naniniwala [50:01] na [50:02] yung [50:02] pakikibaka [50:03] yung [50:03] pagiging [50:03] aktivismo [50:04] marami [50:04] po yan [50:05] may [50:05] prayer [50:06] may [50:06] prayer [50:07] vigil [50:07] may [50:08] rally [50:08] may [50:08] posting [50:09] may [50:09] debate [50:10] sa [50:10] Senado [50:11] may [50:11] mga [50:11] forums [50:12] may [50:13] panawagan [50:14] kasama [50:15] din po [50:15] dito [50:15] ang [50:16] ating [50:16] mga [50:17] branches [50:18] of [50:18] government [50:19] and [50:19] sabi [50:20] po [50:20] sa [50:20] ating [50:20] Philippine [50:21] Constitution [50:21] pag [50:22] may [50:22] violation [50:23] ng [50:23] Constitution [50:24] sa [50:24] Supreme [50:25] Court [50:25] talaga [50:25] ang [50:26] punta [50:26] So [50:27] pakibasa [50:28] na lang [50:29] po [50:29] ang [50:29] aming [50:29] statement [50:30] para [50:30] hindi [50:31] ko [50:31] itoon [50:32] lahat [50:32] ng [50:32] oras [50:32] dyan [50:33] but [50:33] nasa [50:34] Supreme [50:34] Court [50:35] ngayon [50:35] po yan [50:35] and [50:36] we [50:37] have [50:37] faith [50:38] that [50:38] the [50:38] issue [50:39] is [50:40] something [50:41] that [50:42] is [50:42] very [50:43] important [50:43] not [50:43] only [50:44] now [50:44] but [50:44] in [50:44] the [50:44] future [50:45] the [50:45] issue [50:46] will [50:47] determine [50:47] our [50:48] kind [50:48] of [50:48] democracy [50:49] our [50:50] kind [50:50] of [50:50] government [50:51] it [50:51] will [50:51] also [50:52] be [50:53] a [50:53] lesson [50:53] to [50:53] all [50:54] senators [50:54] when [50:54] it [50:54] comes [50:55] to [50:55] power [50:55] and [50:55] restraint [50:56] and [50:57] following [50:57] rules [50:57] Tandaan [50:58] nyo [50:58] po [50:58] ha [50:58] pag [50:59] walang [50:59] rules [50:59] pag [51:00] walang [51:00] batas [51:00] chaos [51:01] po [51:01] tayo [51:02] ang [51:02] mangyayari [51:03] wild [51:03] wild [51:04] west [51:04] kung [51:05] sino [51:05] mas [51:05] malakas [51:06] boses [51:06] sino [51:06] mas [51:06] maraming [51:07] barel [51:08] sino [51:08] mas [51:09] maraming [51:09] pera [51:09] or [51:10] babalik [51:10] tayo [51:10] dun [51:10] sa [51:11] yung [51:12] pag-uusapan [51:12] natin [51:13] ngayon [51:13] four [51:13] piece [51:13] plans [51:14] persistence [51:16] purpose [51:17] principle [51:18] pero [51:19] kapag [51:19] walang [51:20] batas [51:20] babalik [51:21] tayo [51:21] dun [51:22] sa [51:22] guns [51:22] goons [51:23] and [51:23] gold [51:24] diba [51:24] yan yung [51:25] 80s [51:26] yan yung [51:26] sinasabi [51:26] na [51:27] pagka [51:27] may [51:27] 3G [51:28] ka [51:28] hindi [51:30] 3G [51:32] ng [51:32] cellphone [51:32] ang [51:33] ibig [51:33] sabihin [51:34] nun [51:34] guns [51:35] may [51:35] armas [51:35] ka [51:36] nandyan [51:36] sa [51:36] iyo [51:36] police [51:37] o [51:37] militar [51:37] or [51:38] may [51:38] private [51:38] army [51:39] goons [51:40] kasi [51:40] kahit [51:40] may [51:41] baril [51:41] ka [51:41] kung [51:41] wala [51:41] ka [51:41] naman [51:42] tao [51:42] but [51:42] gold [51:43] diba [51:43] kaya [51:44] yung [51:44] biro [51:45] so [51:54] alam [51:54] naman [51:54] natin [51:54] ngayon [51:55] kung [51:55] nasaan [51:55] yung [51:55] gold [51:55] nasa [51:56] maleta [51:56] at [51:57] lumalabas [51:58] kung [51:58] sino [51:59] nakakakuha [51:59] ng [52:00] mga [52:00] maraming [52:00] maleta [52:01] so [52:01] pinaglalaban [52:03] ngayon [52:03] using [52:03] the [52:04] modern [52:04] day [52:04] guns [52:05] and [52:06] goons [52:06] para [52:07] maprotektahan [52:08] yung [52:08] kanilang [52:09] gold [52:09] ginagamit [52:10] din po [52:10] yung [52:10] gold [52:11] so [52:12] persistence [52:13] purpose [52:14] so [52:14] ano po [52:14] purpose [52:14] natin [52:15] purpose [52:15] lumabas [52:16] ang [52:16] toto [52:16] purpose [52:17] is [52:17] to [52:18] build [52:18] the [52:18] kind [52:18] of [52:19] philippines [52:19] that [52:19] we [52:20] all [52:20] want [52:20] may [52:21] ask [52:22] the [52:22] law [52:22] students [52:23] or [52:23] you know [52:23] all [52:23] students [52:24] constitution [52:25] philippine [52:26] constitution [52:26] is a [52:27] subject [52:27] that [52:27] we [52:27] should [52:27] all [52:28] embrace [52:29] tignan [52:30] nyo [52:30] po [52:30] yung [52:30] preamble [52:31] ng [52:31] ating [52:31] constitution [52:32] basahin [52:33] nyo [52:33] nang [52:33] basahin [52:33] po [52:33] yun [52:34] ako [52:34] po [52:34] pag [52:35] medyo [52:35] na [52:35] disillusion [52:36] or [52:36] kailangan [52:37] paalalahanin [52:38] ko [52:38] kung [52:38] anong [52:38] ating [52:39] pinaglalaban [52:39] of course [52:40] binabasok po [52:41] yung [52:41] bible [52:41] respecting [52:43] everyone [52:43] kung ano [52:44] religion [52:44] nyo [52:44] going to [52:46] god [52:46] is the [52:47] primary [52:47] but [52:48] secondarily [52:49] I go to [52:50] the [52:50] preamble [52:51] of the [52:51] constitution [52:52] at [52:53] pag [52:53] nabasa [52:53] mo yan [52:54] mararamdaman [52:55] mo yung [52:55] struggles [52:56] ng ating [52:57] mga [52:57] heroes [52:57] so [52:58] what [52:58] are [52:59] plans [52:59] sabi [53:00] po [53:00] sa [53:00] jeremiah [53:01] 29 [53:01] 11 [53:02] for [53:02] I [53:03] know [53:03] the [53:03] plans [53:03] I [53:03] have [53:04] for [53:04] you [53:04] plans [53:05] to [53:05] prosper [53:05] you [53:05] and [53:06] not [53:06] to [53:06] harm [53:06] you [53:06] plans [53:07] to [53:07] give [53:07] you [53:07] hope [53:07] and [53:07] a [53:08] future [53:08] so [53:09] sabi [53:09] ng [53:09] Panginoon [53:09] maganda [53:10] plano [53:10] ko [53:10] para [53:11] sa [53:11] inyo [53:11] o [53:12] planong [53:12] pagpalain [53:13] kayo [53:13] at [53:13] hindi [53:13] saktan [53:14] plano [53:14] bigyan [53:15] ng [53:15] pag-asa [53:16] at [53:17] kinabukasan [53:17] sabi [53:18] ng [53:18] aking [53:18] kaibigan [53:19] aking [53:20] kapatid [53:20] si [53:20] Carlos [53:21] yung [53:22] kinabukasan [53:23] at [53:23] yung [53:24] pag-asa [53:24] pinagsama [53:26] niya [53:26] doon [53:27] kasi [53:27] nga [53:27] yung [53:27] pag-asa [53:28] mo [53:28] ngayon [53:29] pero [53:29] may [53:29] pag-asa [53:30] ka [53:30] rin [53:30] buka [53:30] sa [53:31] mga [53:31] anak [53:31] mo [53:31] so [53:32] what [53:32] we're [53:32] doing [53:33] now [53:33] will [53:33] affect [53:34] so [53:34] EDSA [53:35] 1 [53:36] affected [53:37] my [53:37] generation [53:38] EDSA [53:39] 2 [53:39] affected [53:39] the [53:40] other [53:40] generation [53:41] diba [53:42] all [53:42] these [53:43] scandals [53:43] na [53:44] Poles [53:44] ngayon [53:45] flood [53:45] control [53:46] how [53:46] we [53:47] handle [53:47] it [53:47] will [53:48] affect [53:48] the [53:49] generation [53:50] of the [53:50] Gen Z [53:51] and the [53:51] generation [53:51] that [53:52] has [53:52] yet [53:52] to [53:52] be [53:53] born [53:53] that's [53:54] why [53:54] it's [53:54] important [53:54] we're [53:55] persistent [53:55] at [53:56] huwag [53:56] natin [53:56] itong [53:57] bitawan [53:58] sa [53:59] iba [53:59] pang [53:59] balita [54:00] naniniwala [54:01] ang [54:01] ilang [54:01] mambabatas [54:02] na [54:02] ang [54:02] issue [54:02] sa [54:03] liderato [54:03] ng [54:03] Senado [54:04] ang [54:04] pinakapakay [54:05] ng [54:06] special [54:06] session [54:06] na ipinatawag [54:07] ni [54:08] Pangulong [54:08] Bongbong [54:09] Marcos [54:09] Balitang [54:10] Hatid [54:10] ni [54:11] Ian [54:11] Cruz [54:11] Nagsalita [54:14] na po [54:15] ang [54:15] Pangulong [54:16] Get [54:16] Back [54:16] to [54:16] Work [54:17] Sa [54:18] visa [54:18] ng [54:18] Proclamation [54:19] 1318 [54:20] inatasan [54:20] ni [54:20] Pangulong [54:21] Bongbong [54:21] Marcos [54:21] ang [54:22] Kongreso [54:22] na [54:23] magdaos [54:23] ng [54:23] special [54:24] session [54:24] sa [54:24] June [54:24] 17 [54:25] Para [54:26] mapabilis [54:27] ang [54:27] aksyon [54:27] sa mga [54:28] panukalang [54:29] batas [54:29] na magpapatibay [54:30] sa social [54:31] protection [54:31] magpapalawak [54:33] ng [54:33] akses [54:33] sa edukasyon [54:34] at [54:34] healthcare [54:35] at [54:36] magpapatuloy [54:37] ang [54:37] suporta [54:38] sa mga [54:38] kababayan [54:39] nating [54:39] mas [54:39] nangangailangan [54:40] Nais [54:42] din na [54:42] Pangulo [54:42] na [54:43] mapabilis [54:43] ang [54:43] pagbalakas [54:44] ng [54:45] anti-political [54:46] dynasty [54:47] law [54:47] Ang [54:48] kamera [54:48] handa [54:49] raw [54:49] mag [54:49] special [54:50] session [54:50] Si [54:51] Senador [54:52] Wing [54:52] Gatchalian [54:52] hinikayat [54:53] ang mga [54:53] kapwa [54:54] senador [54:54] na magpunta [54:55] Bukod sa [54:56] priority [54:56] bills [54:57] magbibigay [54:58] daan din [54:58] ng [54:58] special [54:59] session [54:59] para [55:00] maaksyonan [55:00] ng [55:00] commission [55:01] on [55:01] appointments [55:02] ang [55:02] mga [55:02] nakabinbin [55:03] ditong [55:04] appointment [55:04] Pwede [55:05] rin [55:05] magluklok [55:06] ng [55:06] bagong [55:06] senate [55:07] president [55:07] na [55:08] pwede [55:08] lang [55:08] gawin [55:09] sa [55:09] loob [55:09] ng [55:09] sesyon [55:10] Ayon [55:11] sa [55:11] makabayan [55:11] block [55:12] Alam [55:12] naman [55:12] ang [55:12] lahat [55:13] na [55:13] higit [55:13] sa [55:13] kahit [55:14] anong [55:14] panukala [55:14] ang [55:15] special [55:16] session [55:16] ay [55:16] para [55:17] talaga [55:17] sa [55:17] senate [55:17] leadership [55:18] change [55:18] Dapat [55:19] daw [55:20] itong [55:20] bantayan [55:20] ng [55:21] publiko [55:21] Ano [55:22] mang [55:22] pagbabago [55:23] sa [55:23] liderato [55:24] ng [55:24] senado [55:24] ay [55:25] hindi [55:25] dapat [55:25] makaabswelto [55:26] sa [55:26] mga [55:27] senador [55:27] na [55:28] naharap [55:28] sa [55:28] kasong [55:29] korupsyon [55:29] Matatandaang [55:31] ipinipilit [55:31] ni [55:32] Senador [55:32] Alan [55:32] Peter [55:33] Quetano [55:33] na siya [55:34] pa rin [55:34] ang [55:34] senate [55:35] president [55:35] Pero [55:36] giit [55:37] ng [55:37] tinaguri [55:37] ang [55:37] new [55:38] majority [55:38] pinabakante [55:39] na nila [55:40] ang [55:40] pwesto [55:41] ang [55:42] sabi [55:42] dati [55:42] ni [55:42] palace [55:43] press [55:43] officer [55:43] under [55:44] secretary [55:44] claire [55:45] castro [55:45] na isang [55:46] pangulo [55:46] na maayos [55:48] muna [55:48] ang [55:48] gusot [55:48] bago [55:49] siya [55:49] magpatawag [55:50] ng [55:50] special [55:50] session [55:51] ngayong [55:52] nagpatawag [55:52] na [55:53] ang [55:53] pangulo [55:53] ng [55:53] special [55:54] session [55:54] hinihinga [55:55] namin [55:56] ang [55:56] pahayag [55:56] ng [55:56] malacanang [55:57] kung [55:57] sa mata [55:58] ng [55:58] pangulo [55:58] ay [55:59] naayos [56:00] na [56:00] ang [56:00] agawan [56:01] sa [56:01] pwesto [56:01] itong [56:02] weekend [56:02] pumukaw [56:03] ng [56:03] atensyon [56:04] ang [56:04] pahayag [56:05] na ito [56:11] toto [56:12] pa rin [56:13] po [56:13] natin [56:13] ang [56:14] ating [56:14] sagradong [56:15] tungkulid [56:15] sa ilalim [56:16] ng ating [56:16] saligang [56:17] batas [56:17] we [56:18] will [56:19] be [56:19] there [56:19] pangako [56:20] naman po [56:20] ni [56:21] senator [56:21] kaitan [56:21] bababa [56:22] siya [56:22] pag [56:22] may [56:22] 13 [56:23] kaya [56:23] sana [56:24] meron [56:25] kaming [56:25] 13 [56:25] talaga [56:25] dahil [56:26] alam [56:26] ko [56:26] dyan [56:26] pagkabasa [56:27] ko [56:27] yung [56:28] isa [56:28] na [56:29] mag-a-attend [56:29] lang [56:29] daw [56:29] talaga [56:30] para [56:31] magkaroon [56:31] po [56:32] ng [56:32] session [56:32] so [56:33] mag-a-attend [56:33] daw [56:34] siya [56:34] pero [56:34] no [56:35] commitment [56:35] yet [56:36] na [56:36] sasama [56:37] po [56:37] sa amin [56:38] si senator [56:38] Joel [56:39] po [56:39] yan [56:39] sir [56:39] no [56:39] hinihinga [56:41] namin [56:41] ang [56:41] pahayag [56:41] si [56:41] Villanueva [56:42] gayon [56:43] din [56:43] si [56:43] senador [56:44] alan [56:44] peter [56:44] cayetano [56:45] at [56:46] kanyang [56:46] mga [56:46] kalyado [56:47] ian [56:48] cruz [56:48] nagbabalita [56:49] para [56:49] sa [56:50] gma [56:50] news [56:51] ikiniit [56:53] ni [56:53] senate [56:53] president [56:54] pro [56:54] tempore [56:55] win [56:55] gachalian [56:55] ang [56:56] senate [56:56] global [56:56] committee [56:57] lang [56:57] ni [56:57] senador [56:58] erwin [56:58] tulfo [56:58] ang [56:59] kinikilala [56:59] ng [56:59] senado [57:00] ay [57:01] kag [57:01] kag-challian [57:01] anumang [57:01] imbesikasyon [57:02] o pagdinig [57:03] sa labas [57:03] ng [57:03] committee [57:04] ni [57:04] tulfo [57:04] ay [57:05] iligal [57:05] at [57:06] hindi [57:06] ... 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[3:30:24] Thank you. [3:30:26] Thank you. [3:30:28] Thank you. [3:30:30] Thank you. [3:30:31] Thank you. [3:30:32] Thank you. [3:30:34] Thank you. [3:30:35] Thank you. [3:30:36] Thank you. [3:30:37] Thank you. [3:30:38] Thank you. [3:30:39] Thank you. [3:30:40] May I recognize [3:31:12] Having filed Senate Bill No. 1145, we'd like to put on record our sincerest thanks and gratitude to the sponsor of the measure, our Chair President, Senator Abam Aquino, for pushing for these timely amendments to the law. [3:31:29] Ginoong Pangulo kapag po ang isang batang Pilipino ay pumapasok sa paaralan na wala pong laman ang sikmura, hindi lang po yan ang walang laman, unti-unti rin pong nauubos ang kanyang pag-asa. [3:31:46] Because before a child can dream, before a child can learn, before a child can succeed, he needs to be fed and nourished. [3:31:55] According to UNICEF, Mr. President, nearly one in every three Filipino children under five years old is chronically malnourished. [3:32:06] Sa barm nga po, umaabot pa raw po sa 45.2% ang stunting rate ng mga bata. [3:32:14] Mas mataas pa po ito, ginoong Pangulo, sa nakakaalarma ng 28.8% na stunting rate ng buong bansa. [3:32:22] Habang tayo po ay narito ngayon sa buluagang ito, may batang Pilipinong pumapasok sa paaralan na tubig lang ang laman ng kanyang tiyan. [3:32:34] May batang hirap na mag-concentrate sa klase dahil siya po ay gutom. [3:32:41] At may mga magulang na pinipiling huwag kumain para lang may maihain naman para sa kanilang mga anak. [3:32:49] Mr. President, the 2022 PISA results also showed that more than one-third Filipino students reported not eating at least once a week because of financial hardship. [3:33:03] Hindi po simpleng statistics ito, ginoong Pangulo. [3:33:07] Mukha po ito o mukha po iyan ng batang nahihilo sa classroom. [3:33:14] Mukha po iyan ng batang unti-unting na pag-iiwanan. [3:33:18] Hence, Mr. President, we fully support this measure which recognizes that hunger is not nearly a food problem. [3:33:27] It is an education problem. [3:33:30] It is a health problem. [3:33:31] It is a poverty problem. [3:33:34] Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, the true measure of a nation is how it treats its children. [3:33:40] Kung gusto po natin magkaroon ng matatag na ekonomiya, dekalidad na edukasyon at produktibong mamamayan, [3:33:48] magsimula po tayo sa pinakapayak ngunit pinakamahalagang pangangailangan ang masustansyang pagkain. [3:33:55] Kaya naman po sa panukalang batas na ito ay laban po ito sa kontragutom, laban kontragutom, laban kontrastanting, laban kontra kahirapan at laban para sa kinabukasan ng bawat batang Pilipino. [3:34:13] Naniniwala po tayo, ginoong Pangulo, na kapag busog ang bata, mas malakas at mas ganado po siyang mangarap. [3:34:21] Mas handa po siyang matuto at mas handa po siyang lumaban sa buhay. [3:34:25] At kapag ang batang Pilipino ay lumaking malusog, ang buong bayan po ang aangat. [3:34:32] Dahil walang batang Pilipino ang dapat matulog na gutom. [3:34:36] At walang batang Pilipino ang dapat mangarap ng walang laman ang tiyan. [3:34:41] Muli, ginoong Pangulo, maraming salamat at pagpalain po tayong lahat ng ating Panginoong Diyos. [3:34:46] Maraming salamat, Senator Joel Villanueva. We recognize the gentleman from Pampanga, Senator Tico Pangilinan. [3:34:52] Maraming salamat, Mr. President. Just a quick manifestation. [3:34:56] We will submit our co-sponsorship speech for this measure. [3:35:01] We congratulate Senator Bam Aquino for marshalling this through. [3:35:05] Nung nakaraang dalawang kampanya po natin ay pagkain at gutom ang ating tinututukan. [3:35:11] Kaya ito ay isa sa mga mahalagang panukalang batas na dapat lamang ay maipasa kaagad. [3:35:21] Isang pondo, Mr. President. Apat ang tinutugunan. [3:35:26] Kahirapan, kalusugan, edukasyon at agrikultura at pangingisda, Mr. President. [3:35:33] Apat ang tinutugunan. Isang pondo, Mr. President. [3:35:39] Hindi lang gutom ng ating mga kababayan, ang ating mga anak, pati ang gutom ng ating mga magsasaka at mga hingisda na maibenta ng tama ang kanilang ani at huli para gumanda ang kanilang kita. [3:35:52] Matutugunan din ng panukalang ito. [3:35:55] Kaya we will submit our sponsor's co-sponsorship speech and we thank Senator Bam Aquino for marshalling this measure. [3:36:04] Maraming salamat, Mr. President. [3:36:05] Thank you. [3:36:05] Thank you very much. [3:36:06] We also recognize the gentleman from Palawan, Senator Irwin Tulfo. [3:36:11] Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I rise today to manifest my full support on Senator Bam Aquino's bill [3:36:19] and formally co-sponsored the bill on the expanded National Nutrition Program under Committee Report No. 71. [3:36:27] Section 15, Article 2 of our 1987 Constitution explicitly mandates that the state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people. [3:36:38] Yet, despite our past legislative efforts, we are cognizant of the stark reality that child malnutrition remains a formidable crisis in our country. [3:36:49] Under Republic Act No. 11037 or the Masustansyang Pagkain para Sabatang Pilipino Act, [3:36:56] our national feeding program is currently limited to a period of 120 days. [3:37:03] Mr. President, this is simply insufficient to sustain the nutritional requirements of our growing children [3:37:11] from prenatal period to their school age years. [3:37:15] Hindi naman po nawawala ang gutom at malnutrisyon pagkalipas ng 120 days. [3:37:23] Sa katunayan, karamihan sa mga kaso ng stunting ay nagsisimula sa unang yugto ng buhay na isang bata. [3:37:30] Kaya kinakailangan ang tuloy-tuloy at pangmatagalang interbensyon. [3:37:35] It is for this reason that I also filed Senate Bill No. 1471 through this measure. [3:37:42] We seek to extend the national feeding program. [3:37:45] Furthermore, this bill represents an opportunity to simultaneously uplift another marginalized sector. [3:37:51] By harmonizing this measure with Section 11 of Republic Act No. 11321 or the Sagitt-Saka Act, [3:37:59] we mandate a direct purchase of agricultural and fishery products from accredited farmers and fisherfolks cooperatives. [3:38:08] Mr. President, by linking our national feeding initiatives directly with our local producers, [3:38:16] we combat the hunger that impairs our students' ability to learn. [3:38:21] And we secure reliable livelihood for our agriculture sector. [3:38:27] Win-win solution para sa ating mga mag-aaral at magsasaka. [3:38:32] I therefore co-sponsor this vital measure and earnestly urge my distinguished colleagues [3:38:38] to please support its swift passage. [3:38:42] Maraming, maraming salamat po, Mr. President. [3:38:46] Thank you very much, Mr. President. [3:38:48] Mr. President, we congratulate the sponsors for this timely measure. [3:38:51] We were talking about it with the Senate President really quick, just a quick manifestation. [3:38:55] We have one of the shortest populations in Southeast Asia. [3:39:01] There was a study we recently made and I read about it. [3:39:04] Short in height, Mr. President, because of stunting due to malnourishment and malnutrition. [3:39:09] And the fact is that we're a basketball-loving country. [3:39:13] So if we do not address this, sayang naman yung pagmamahal natin sa basketball. [3:39:17] As a matter of fact, nilampasan na po tayo ng leaps and bounds ng Vietnam and Thailand. [3:39:23] The children's height or the height average of Vietnam and Thailand, matatangkad na sila. [3:39:28] Because early on, they had promoted this school feeding program and nutrition program. [3:39:33] So I'd like to thank Senator Joel Villanueva and Senator Bam Aquino for this measure, Mr. President. [3:39:39] And we hope to pass this as soon as possible time. [3:39:41] Mr. President, just a short manifestation, with the intervention of the Senate, Senator Bam, and the rest of our colleagues, [3:39:51] we managed to increase the feeding program in DepEd to 28 billion pesos. [3:39:56] So right now, ang target this year is to have universal feeding for kindergarten, grade 1, for 180 days. [3:40:05] So araw-araw mapapakain na sila. [3:40:07] And this bill bodes well with that budget because we need to institutionalize that. [3:40:12] And kaya timely ho itong bill na ito para ma-institutionalize yung budget na inilagay ho natin. [3:40:18] Thank you. Thank you very much, Mr. President. [3:40:20] We need to do this and act on this measure with haste. [3:40:24] Mr. President, I move to suspend consideration of the measure to allow our colleagues to study the measure further. [3:40:29] Is there any objection? [3:40:31] Hearing none, the aforementioned bill is hereby suspended. [3:40:33] Mr. President, we'd just like to designate, before we suspend for the CA, [3:40:37] we'd just like to designate the members of two bicameral conference committees that will happen very soon. [3:40:45] I move that we, or the Senate President, rather, designate the Senate conferees to the conference committee [3:40:51] on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 1981 and House Bill No. 4744. [3:40:57] These are the bills on Private Basic Education Vouchers Assistance Act, Mr. President. [3:41:01] Is there any objection? [3:41:05] Hearing none, the following are designated conferees on the disagreeing provisions on Senate Bill No. 1981 [3:41:13] and House Bill No. 4744. [3:41:16] Senator Bam Aquino as chairperson, Senate President Wingachalian as the author of this bill, [3:41:22] and Senator Joel Villanueva. [3:41:23] For the minority, Senator Lauren Garda, and Senator Camille Villar. [3:41:28] Thank you very much, Mr. President. [3:41:29] Mr. President, I move also that we proceed with the Senate President's designation of Senate conferees [3:41:33] to the conference committee on the disagreeing provisions on Senate Bill No. 1966 and House Bill No. 6636. [3:41:41] This is the bill institutionalizing the assistance to individuals in crisis situations act. [3:41:47] I so move, Mr. President. [3:41:48] Is there any objection? [3:41:50] Hearing none, the following members are hereby designated as Senate conferees [3:41:54] on the conference committee on disagreeing provisions on Senate Bill No. 1966 and House Bill No. 6636. [3:42:03] They are Senator Irwin Tulfo as chairperson, [3:42:07] members for the majority, Senator Ping Lakson, [3:42:10] Senator Lito Lapid, [3:42:13] Senator Vicente Soto III, [3:42:15] and for the minority, Senator Bongo. [3:42:18] Thank you, Mr. President. [3:42:19] And also, for the record, [3:42:21] Senator Kiko Pangilino would like to be co-author and co-sponsor [3:42:24] of the committee report of Senator Bam, [3:42:26] as well as yours truly, Mr. President, [3:42:28] if they can be made also co-sponsor and co-author. [3:42:30] So recorded. [3:42:32] Thank you. [3:42:32] And Senator Rafi Tulfo as well, Mr. President. [3:42:34] So recorded. [3:42:36] Thank you, Mr. President. [3:42:38] Mr. President, I move that we also elect, [3:42:40] we have the list of the minority members to the CA [3:42:43] so that they can also participate in today's commission appointments. [3:42:47] This list had come from the office of Senator Pia Cayetano. [3:42:50] Mr. President, [3:42:51] I move that we elect the following senators [3:42:53] as members of the commission appointments [3:42:54] on the part of the minority, [3:42:56] Senator Rodante Marcoleta, [3:42:58] Senator Christopher Bongo, [3:43:00] Senator Aimee Marcos, [3:43:02] Senator Loren Legarda, [3:43:04] and Senator Gingway Estrada. [3:43:05] Is there any objection? [3:43:07] Hearing none, [3:43:08] the motion is approved. [3:43:09] And also, Mr. President, [3:43:11] pursuant to Article 6, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution, [3:43:17] I move to elect the following members [3:43:18] to the Senate Electoral Tribunal [3:43:20] on the part of the minority, [3:43:22] Senators Pia Cayetano and Senator Robin Hood Padilla. [3:43:26] Is there any objection? [3:43:27] Hearing none, [3:43:28] the motion is approved. [3:43:30] With that, Mr. President, [3:43:31] I move to suspend session [3:43:33] until 3 o'clock in the afternoon [3:43:36] to allow us to have our commission on appointment [3:43:40] hearings this afternoon, Mr. President. [3:43:42] I so move. [3:43:43] Session is suspended.