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"the distinguished lady from Taguigan-Pateras. May I just be allowed, Mr. President, to greet some guests from the gallery. Guest of Senator Pangilinan, Governor Ann Hofer of Sambuanga, Cebugay, Greens for Good and Farm Forward Initiatives, Farmers from Benguet. Guest of Senator Ejercito, Motorcycle"
[0:00] the distinguished lady from Taguigan-Pateras. May I just be allowed, Mr. President, to greet
[0:05] some guests from the gallery. Guest of Senator Pangilinan, Governor Ann Hofer of Sambuanga,
[0:10] Cebugay, Greens for Good and Farm Forward Initiatives, Farmers from Benguet. Guest of
[0:17] Senator Ejercito, Motorcycle Taxi Community, led by its Chairperson, Romeo Maglunsud. And
[0:23] guests of our dear Senate President Alan Cayetano, Mr. Elijah E.Z. Johnson, Manila Champion,
[0:31] Red Bull Dance Your Style, representative from Taguigan. We welcome them to this August chamber,
[0:36] Mr. President. We recognize your presence and welcome you to the Philippine Senate.
[0:40] Thank you. Mr. President, Senator Pia Cayetano is seeking the floor. May I move that she be
[0:44] recognized, Mr. President? What is the pleasure of the lady from Taguigan-Pateras?
[0:47] Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, very briefly, I rise for a short manifestation
[0:54] which is very personal to me. Our rules are very clear, and every member of this chamber
[1:00] is expected to observe decorum, respect, and fairness towards one another. This is the foundation
[1:07] of parliamentary democracy and collegiality in this institution. And this is what the public
[1:14] deserves for us to act with respect towards one another. As public officials, we are also bound by
[1:23] the code of conduct for public officials. And our civil code also requires that everyone acts
[1:30] with justice, gives everyone his due, and observe honesty and good faith. I would like to believe
[1:37] that in my 20 years, almost 20 years in the Senate, I have conducted myself with respect towards my
[1:43] colleagues, regardless of political differences. Mr. President, today, a public statement was made by our
[1:49] colleague, Senator Ping Lacson, which was also posted in his YouTube page, suggesting that my vehicle
[1:55] was used to assist Senator De La Rosa in entering the Senate premises, which I quote,
[2:00] Ang pagkakaalam ko, at least silang dalawa lang mag-ate, kaya Thanos, ang nakakaalam tungkol kay Bato
[2:07] nadarating. Dahil ang pagkakaalam ko, nakasakay si Bato sa kotse ni Senator Pia. Before I proceed.
[2:14] Welcome, Senator Bato. I am happy na nakapasok ka. Wala akong problema na nakarating ka.
[2:21] But, but Mr. President, I go back. Sinabi man niya na sa pagkakaalam niya, ang katanungan ko po,
[2:31] Mr. President, nag-abala ba kayo mag-double check? Bago niyo yan sinabi sa public. Because
[2:38] despite that qualification, the statement was publicly conveyed in a manner that created the
[2:43] impression that I was directly involved in facilitating Senator De La Rosa's entry into the Senate
[2:49] premises. Again, okay lang po sa akin na nakarating siya dito. Wala akong problema doon.
[2:54] Let me state this clearly and unequivocally. That statement is false. Senator De La Rosa did
[3:03] not ride in my vehicle, nor did I have anything to do with facilitating his presence in the
[3:09] Senate last Monday. Nihindi ko nga alam na darating siya. Nalaman ko lang na darating siya
[3:16] dahil ang minority floor leader na kapatid ko e tumayu dyan and he addressed the
[3:23] Senate President and nagpasalamat siya sa public service ng Senate President, Senator Tito Soto which I
[3:29] also believe is well deserved. Sinabi niya na maganda ang pakitungaan sa kanya ni
[3:35] Senate President, Tito Soto. And then sinabi niya na we have the numbers and Senator Bato is present.
[3:41] Nagulat din ako. Katabi ko si Lorenz ako. Nagulat ako. Wala akong idea. Nihindi ko alam kung nasan siya.
[3:47] Nihindi ko alam na malapit na siya. I have no idea kung nasan siya. So kung papano na damay ang
[3:53] kotse ko is a mystery to me dear colleagues and the public. In fact, Senator Kiko can
[4:00] attest you saw me downstairs sa basement dahil pareho kami dyan madalas dumaan at sabi
[4:05] niya pa sa akin, oh, dito kayo nagdi-diskusyon ng staff mo. Hindi na dun sa hagdanan dahil ilang
[4:09] beses ko na siya naharangan sa hagdanan, sa hallway na napakakitid, na nagdi-diskusyon
[4:15] with my staff. Sabi ko, o nga, eh haba na mga diskusyon namin. Siguro naman kung dala ko si
[4:20] Senator Bato. Medyo kinakabakabahal ako na makita ako dun ni Senator Kiko. Diba? So, it is a
[4:26] mystery to me. Paano ako na damay at yung sasakyan ko? If the gentleman wanted to
[4:34] know paano nakarating si Senator Kiko, then why not ask, sorry, Senator Bato, kung
[4:39] paano nakarating si Senator Bato, then ask him. Or ask the now Senate President, who was
[4:44] the one who said that nandiyan na siya. Wala akong talaga akong alam. So, Mr. President, a false
[4:50] public imputation, whenever made, is exactly what the above mentioned rules were designated
[4:57] to prevent. Unverified allegations about a colleague falls below the standard of professionalism
[5:03] that is demanded of public officials. Magulo na nga ang mundo, magulo ng Pilipinas, huwag na nating dagdagan.
[5:10] Don't say things about your colleagues that are not true. I trust that under the leadership of my
[5:15] brother Alan Peter Cayetano, whom I know, not just as a public servant, but as my younger brother,
[5:22] this chamber will conduct itself with sobriety, fairness, and respect for the truth, and respect for
[5:29] one another. Mr. Senate President, I will keep this manifestation short.
[5:34] Napakarami pa kong trabaho. Mag-aaral pa ako para sa hearing ko on the rising prices of electricity.
[5:41] Mag-aaral pa ako to support our colleagues who will be the next chairperson of the
[5:45] committee on health, the committee on energy, at napakarami pa ho nating trabaho kailangan gawin.
[5:50] So, I leave that as it is, and I hope that this will not be repeated again. Thank you.
[5:58] Senator Merculeta, can we give way to Senator Lacson?
[6:01] Thank you, Mr. President.
[6:03] Go ahead, Senator Merculeta.
[6:04] Thank you, Mr. President.
[6:06] Mag-aaral pa ako, Mr. President, kay Senator Pia, mga ilang tanong.
[6:11] Will Senator Lacson also interpolate?
[6:13] This is very short.
[6:14] A manifestation.
[6:15] Pero Mr. President, ako po'y nakatayo na rito bago pa siya tumayo.
[6:20] Siguro po, kung sinayo na tumayo.
[6:23] Senator Lacson, just because he was first, but he was mentioned, so I am in the quandary
[6:29] of who of the two gentlemen will give way.
[6:31] May I, Mr. President?
[6:38] Yeah.
[6:38] Senator Merculeta, may I ask you this personal favor since the gentleman was mentioned?
[6:45] Sige po, mas matanda naman siya sa akin.
[6:47] Thank you.
[6:50] Thank you, Mr. President.
[6:51] Senator Lacson is recognized.
[6:53] I want to put it on record that I sincerely apologize to our distinguished colleague, Senator
[6:59] Pia Caetano.
[7:02] That information was related to me by a fairly reliable source.
[7:08] And if that was a mistake, then I sincerely apologize.
[7:12] I thought, I made a public statement because I thought it was just a, you know, a very
[7:18] not really a serious matter, but because, ah, maski saan sumakay si Senator Bato, as
[7:25] everybody would agree, it is of no moment, no?
[7:30] Sa amin siguro, kung malaman namin kay Senator Ligardo pa nakasakay, baka doon pa kami
[7:35] magkaroon ng isyo.
[7:36] Pero, maski kanino pa siyang nakasakay na sasakyan, lalo na from the majority, sa tingin
[7:45] ko wala naman pong problema, walang isyo.
[7:47] Kaya parinisip ko, ah, okay lang yung maishare ko yung information that I received from, as
[7:55] sabi ko, from a fairly reliable source.
[7:58] Now, if it is false, then, ah, or even if it is not false, then I sincerely apologize, Mr.
[8:05] President.
[8:06] Senator Pia said that she will leave it at that, so I will not refer it to any committee.
[8:11] Senator Laxon, apologize, you accepted.
[8:14] If I may just interject that, ah, it might seem innocent, Senator Laxon, but to those who
[8:20] are commenting, they think it's a crime, ah, even because people got confused with the timeline,
[8:26] that when he got here, we didn't know there was an ICC warrant and everything.
[8:30] Ah, I told the media after my sister speaks, ah, sa akin siya nakasakay and I did not tell
[8:36] my sister and I did not tell many of the members in the majority that, ah, he will attend.
[8:43] Ang sabi ko lang, please be there.
[8:46] Senator Marcoleta.
[8:47] Mr. President, tatanong ko lang po sana kay Sen Pia, kung halimbawa po ako'y nakisakay
[8:54] sa kanyang sasakyan, siya po ba o ako'y nakagawa ng isang krimen dito sa ating bansa?
[9:01] Sa akin lang po, kung kahit sino sa mga kasamahan natin dito na they need a ride, na nangyari
[9:12] na yun, minsan may event tayo, sumasakay ako sa kotse ni Senator Mig Subiri, nakasakay na rin
[9:17] ako sa kotse ni Sen. Loren, nakasakay na rin ako sa kotse ni Sen. Anggara.
[9:24] Sino kasi nyo hindi nagbibigay sa akin ng ride?
[9:27] I would be happy to give a colleague a ride, but I'm just saying that's why I had to repeat
[9:32] na I don't have an issue with Sen. Bato arriving in the Senate, I have an issue with the aspersion
[9:39] of malice na parang patagu kong pinarating dito na gamit ang kotse ko na walang katotohanan.
[9:45] Kaya to answer your question, wala naman hong masama doon.
[9:48] Yan nga po eh. Kasi siya na rin po ang umamin na wala naman pong masama, ay ba't kinakailangan
[9:53] pong gawan pa po ng post yun?
[9:57] Pangalawa pong tanong, Sir President, Senator Pia.
[10:02] Kung halimbawa po, ginawa ko yun na nakisakay ako sa inyo dahil meron lang akong gustong
[10:09] pagtaguan. Hindi po ba napagtitibay natin ang kasabihan nating mga Pilipino?
[10:17] At nakuha ko naman talagang magtago dahil nakisakay nga ako sa inyo.
[10:23] Hindi ba napatunayan natin ang isang kasabihan, Mr. President, Senator Pia,
[10:29] nung nagtatalinuhan ng mathing, nauutakan pa rin.
[10:33] Salamat po, Mr. President.
[10:36] Mr. President, this is not a response to Senator Marcoleta's questions or statements,
[10:43] but I just also want to put on record na yung tinatanggap ko po yung apology ni Senator
[10:50] Lakson. Lahong problema sa akin yun.
[10:53] Kaya lang po, ako yung nakikiusap sa lahat ng kasamahan natin na magingat naman tayo sa
[10:57] statements because these are very troubling times.
[11:02] Everybody's so sensitive.
[11:04] Kung sino yung kakampi mo, lahat na nung ginawa niya tama.
[11:07] Kung sino yung kagalit mo, lahat na nung ginawa niya mali.
[11:10] So why would you make a statement that would arouse angry feelings or questions about my
[11:18] credibility or about anything that would create any negative implication on your fellow
[11:27] senator? Sana po huwag ganun. Yun lang sasabihin ko. Sana walang ganun.
[11:30] Kasi kung wala namang intention, di huwag na lang sabihin.
[11:33] Yun lang naman po sa akin. Thank you very much.
[11:34] Yes. Emotions are high, but we are all called to a higher calling.
[11:41] We all have sentiments. I don't think it will be stopped. It will come out in the next few
[11:47] weeks depending on the issue. Having said that, as Senator Pangilinan said yesterday,
[11:52] maraming issue, kailangan tumutok. For the record, sa kotse ko sumakay si Senator
[11:58] but as he said, when I talked to him and said, how can I go in the Senate, I was aghast.
[12:05] Senator kayo, bakit problemang pumasok ha? But naisip ko yung commercial ni Amang Parika
[12:10] yung sabi, sumakay ka pa. Kaya sabi ko, sa akin ka na sumakay.
[12:15] That's why it's so obvious that I knew he was here because when I spoke earlier.
[12:19] Having said that, an apology was made, an explanation was made. So move on from that.
[12:23] Senator Marcoleta, because you gave in to my request, I'm listed as first in the privileged
[12:29] speech, your second. I will ask you if you want to go first.
[12:33] Thank you, Mr. President. And I rise on a question of personal and collective privilege.
[12:38] Your Senator Marcoleta is recognized.
[12:41] The sponsors of Senate Resolution No. 395, four of whom, despite differences, I have my
[12:49] respects, except for one, Mr. President.
[12:52] I urge Senator Ronald De La Rosa to voluntarily surrender to the people of the proper authorities
[13:00] and seek judicial remedies in accordance with the Constitution and applicable laws and rules.
[13:08] Mr. President, I respectfully oppose this resolution on the ground that the moment Senator De La Rosa
[13:16] surrenders, he will be immediately brought outside Philippine territory and deprived of the
[13:23] protection and remedies of Philippine laws and courts. The surrender to surrender Senator De La Rosa
[13:29] is to effectively surrender Philippine sovereignty itself. The International Criminal Court pre-trial
[13:38] chamber one, Mr. President, has confirmed that it issued a warrant of arrest against Senator De La Rosa
[13:46] on November 6, 2025. It unsealed the warrant only on May 11, 2026.
[13:53] The warrant orders the arrest and surrender of Senator De La Rosa. Under Article 102 of the
[14:01] Rome Statute, to surrender Senator De La Rosa is to deliver him to the custody of the ICC in
[14:07] the Netherlands, a foreign jurisdiction where Philippine laws have no force and Philippine courts
[14:13] can do nothing.
[14:17] While the sponsors pretend that they want Senator De La Rosa surrendered to authorities in the
[14:22] Philippines, in reality, they want him handcuffed, dragged to the airport, dumped on a plane
[14:30] and banished to the clutches of the ICC in the Netherlands. While the sponsors claim they want
[14:38] Senator De La Rosa to avail of Philippine judicial remedies, in reality, they want him removed from
[14:45] territorial jurisdiction of the Philippine courts and therefore deprived of the rights and remedies
[14:50] that every Filipino enjoy under our laws and constitutional protection of due process.
[15:00] In fact, Mr. President, if these sponsors will have their way, Senator De La Rosa is transported to the
[15:08] Netherlands. The constitutional issues now pending before the Philippine Supreme Court will become
[15:15] moot and academic. The Philippine Supreme Court will be ousted of jurisdiction and prevented from
[15:21] fulfilling its constitutional mandate. There will be no end to this constitutional crisis, for in the
[15:29] years to come, the ICC, with much delight, will pick us up one by one, Mr. President. Only the Supreme
[15:38] Court, Mr. President, can stop this nonsense. The sponsors of Senate Resolution No. 395 cited the service
[15:48] of warrants of warrants of warrants on the late former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, former Senators Laila
[15:58] de Lima, and former Senator Antonio Trillanes. But please take note, Mr. President, they did not
[16:07] mention that their co-sponsor, Panpilo Lacson, evaded service of arrest warrant. The sponsors acknowledge that
[16:17] the late former Senator Enrile, former Senator De Lima, and former Senator Trillanes were all subjected to
[16:25] arrest warrants issued by local courts. For the record, Mr. President, all of them have exercised
[16:33] their rights under Philippine laws and availed of Philippine judicial remedies. Yet the sponsors are
[16:41] blind to the peculiar situation of Senator De La Rosa. Unlike the late Senator Enrile et al, who faced
[16:48] arrest warrants issued by Philippine courts, Senator De La Rosa is facing an arrest warrant issued by the ICC.
[16:57] A foreign court with jurisdiction the Philippines does not recognize anymore. Moreover, unlike the
[17:04] former Senator Enrile et al, who availed of the rights and remedies of Philippine laws and courts,
[17:11] Senator De La Rosa will be deprived of all this, as he will be banished to foreign land on the other side of
[17:19] the planet, beyond the rights of Philippine laws, and forever detached from his family and constituents.
[17:28] Therefore, if the sponsors are sincere in their desire that Senator De La Rosa be accorded the same
[17:37] rights and remedies as those enjoyed by Senator Enrile et al, they should not allow his surrender to the ICC.
[17:47] They should instead withdraw Resolution No. 395. The sponsors recognize that under Republic Act 9851,
[17:56] it is the regional trial court that has exclusive original jurisdiction over offenses constituting
[18:02] crimes against humanity. This statement of the sponsors reinforces the position of the majority that
[18:09] the ICC warrant of arrest should not be implemented against Senator De La Rosa and must remain under the
[18:16] Senate custodial protection under the ICC arrest until the ICC arrest is caused by Philippine court.
[18:26] First, Section 18 of RA 9851 provides that it is the Philippine regional trial court that has
[18:33] exclusive original jurisdiction over crimes against humanity. Section 17 allows the transfer of jurisdiction to a
[18:41] foreign court only by way of extradition and provided by the Philippine court, provided the Philippine
[18:48] court is unable to try and decide the case. Therefore, RA 9851 itself bars the ICC from taking jurisdiction
[18:57] the acts attributed to Senator De La Rosa. Kagaya po nang nasabi ko nakahapon, Mr. President,
[19:04] wala po tayong extradition treaty sa ICC at wala na po tayong membership sa Rome Statute sapagat nag-withdraw na po tayo.
[19:15] Sa mga katid, wala na po tayong treaty. Yan po ay nakasaad sa Article 17 ng
[19:21] 9851. Second, at the United Nations, the Philippine government through the permanent
[19:27] representative pronounced that the state policy under RA 9851, Philippine courts have the exclusive
[19:35] jurisdiction over crimes against humanity. It also declared that Philippine courts have the competence
[19:41] and capacity to try and decide these cases. Eh kung ganun po pala, this is the national policy already
[19:48] articulated even before the halls of the United Nations. Eh bakit pinipilit pa natin na i-serve
[19:55] ang isang warrant of arrest na hindi na natin kinikilala ang jurisdiction ng lintig na ICC na yan?
[20:01] Hence, the Philippine state policy is to assert and exercise local jurisdiction rather than recognize
[20:10] foreign jurisdiction such as that of the ICC. Third, the Philippine government has assumed
[20:17] an exercise local jurisdiction under RA 9851 over the crimes arising from extrajudicial killings
[20:24] allegedly committed by Senator De La Rosa. Philippine local jurisdiction already set in
[20:30] when Senator De La Rosa was served a subpena by the CIDG in connection with its investigation of
[20:37] said extrajudicial killings. Senator De La Rosa has stated that he is ready to respond to the subpena.
[20:46] It is of no moment, Mr. President, that today the CIDG withdrew the subpena. It is a legal
[20:54] ruse. It's a legal ledger domain. Ang akala nila kung wini-withdraw na yung subpena, wini-withdraw na yung case.
[21:02] No, Mr. President, the case is kicking and alive. It triggered already the jurisdiction of our
[21:09] national prosecution service and eventually the courts of this country. The crimes under investigation
[21:16] by the CIDG are the same crimes for which the ICC has issued a warrant, Mr. President.
[21:21] Under the principle of complementarity, said ICC arrest warrants can no longer be enforced because
[21:28] there is now a genuine domestic investigation and prosecution currently taking place in this country.
[21:34] The assumption of jurisdiction by Philippines over the acts attributed to Senator De La Rosa
[21:41] and the person of Senator De La Rosa automatically and absolutely barred the ICC
[21:47] from exercising jurisdiction over the same acts and on his person. These circumstances and by reason of
[21:56] the principle of complementarity under the Rome Statute stripped the ICC, Mr. President,
[22:02] of its jurisdiction. Therefore, given that the sponsors themselves admit that under Republic Act
[22:09] No. 9851, Philippine courts have exclusive original jurisdiction over the crimes for which the ICC has
[22:16] issued an arrest warrant against Senator De La Rosa, given that the Philippines have assumed jurisdiction over
[22:25] shared crimes when it served the subpoena on Senator De La Rosa, and given that Senator De La Rosa will
[22:31] respond to the subpoena, said sponsors cannot but agree that the ICC warrant of arrest should now
[22:40] should not be enforced on the good Senator. It should be borne in mind, Mr. President, that the
[22:46] protective custody granted to Senator De La Rosa is for the sole purpose of ensuring the following. First,
[22:54] that only Philippine warrant of arrest, not an ICC warrant of arrest, will be enforced against him.
[23:00] Second, upon service of Philippine arrest warrant, he shall enjoy all the rights and privileges granted
[23:07] by the Constitution and the laws of the Philippines. Third, that he can avail of all Philippine
[23:12] administrative and judicial remedies and processes. Fourth, he shall remain in Philippine territory where he
[23:20] can exhaust all said administrative and judicial remedies and processes. And finally,
[23:26] and most important of all, the jurisdiction that the Philippine has assumed over his alleged crimes under
[23:33] R-8951 must be exercised to the total exclusion of the ICC. Finally, Mr. President, the sponsors of
[23:45] Senate Resolution No. 395 question the constitutional and statutory basis of the resolution granting De La Rosa,
[23:54] Senator De La Rosa, the protective custody of the Senate. This purposes, Mr. President, are legitimate.
[24:04] They do not contravene any Philippine law. In fact, they ensure that the Philippine laws are respected
[24:11] and enforced in Philippine territory to the exclusion of the Rome Statute that the Philippines no longer
[24:18] recognized by recognize, by reason of its withdrawal therefrom. The protective custody granted to Senator De La Rosa
[24:27] addresses not only an extraordinary threat to his liberty, but also an existential threat to the integrity
[24:35] of the Philippine Senate, and by extension, a grave peril to the independence of the Republic itself
[24:42] from foreign interference. It is a threat emanating from a source that the Philippine Constitution laws did not
[24:50] anticipate. A foreign entity, Mr. President, the ICC with jurisdiction is not only questionable but also lost
[24:58] due to the Philippines withdrawal from the Rome Statute. The protective custody addresses a threat whose
[25:05] profound ramifications include regime change and outright interference in the sovereign affairs of the
[25:12] Philippines. To give inroads to the ICC is to enable it to structurally alter the Philippine Senate and
[25:19] disenfranchise and disenfranchised Filipino voters for the arrested senator will be rendered futile,
[25:26] whose votes for the arrested senator will be rendered futile and meaningless. The ICC will transform
[25:33] Philippine agencies as its own puppet and tools and hold hostage Filipino officials, civilian and military,
[25:43] against whom it can initiate prosecution anytime and in perpetuity. The Senate's custodial protection is born out of
[25:51] self-preservation, which is the first law of nature for both men and institution, Mr. President.
[25:58] The Philippine Senate has granted custodial protection to witnesses in order to ensure the continuity and
[26:06] integrity of its legislative hearings. It is with more reason that it can and should grant custodial protection to its members
[26:15] to enable them to discharge their mandate unmolested by a foreign entity like the ICC and its local tentacles
[26:22] and subalterns. The Philippine Senate and its members enjoy privileges and immunities under the constitution
[26:30] and laws so that they may discharge their functions effectively efficiently. Specific privileges and
[26:38] immunities were designed to address the usual disruption to these functions. However, they did not
[26:45] anticipate disruptions from a foreign source. Thus, a purposive interpretation of the constitution and laws
[26:53] is necessary in order for the Philippine Senate to meet new forms and sources of challenges. For this reason,
[27:01] Mr. President, it adopted Resolution No. 44 and implemented the same with respect to Senator De La Rosa. The
[27:09] Philippine Supreme Court did not also see it coming. It has to do its job and rise to the occasion, Mr.
[27:17] President. In the end, the dignity and integrity of the person of Senator De La Rosa as well as of any
[27:26] member of the Senate, including the sponsors, represent the dignity and integrity of the institution
[27:34] of the Philippine Senate vis-a-vis foreign interpreters. Resolution No. 395 will weaken its dignity
[27:42] and in the process destroy its integrity as an institution that stands as the last bastion of
[27:50] democracy. Dapat lamang na ibasura ang Resolution No. 395. Maraming salamat po, Ginong Pangulo.
[28:01] Former Senate President, Minority Leader Senator Soto is recognized.
[28:05] Thank you. Mr. President, the parliamentary inquiry, I definitely don't mind after Senator Pia Caetano took the
[28:14] floor because of the allegation that was brought out in media about her. So I definitely support that.
[28:23] But I wonder what happened to our agenda because after the roll call and after Senator Pia Caetano,
[28:33] I was expecting the reading of the journal be approved and in the reference of business before the
[28:39] privilege speeches. So may I know from the majority leader? To answer the minority leader,
[28:44] it's not a privilege speech. He rose on a matter of collective and personal privilege which can be
[28:52] done anytime. Yes, I mean Senator Pia Caetano, there's no problem with that. What I'm saying is that
[28:58] Senator Marcoleta, I told him he can go ahead of me as a privilege speech but he chose to rise on a
[29:05] matter of personal and collective privilege instead of a privilege speech. That's my understanding.
[29:09] Senator Pia Caetano, All right. So my question actually is for the majority leader,
[29:14] but if that is the answer of the... Senator Pia Caetano, That's my understanding,
[29:17] majority leader, am I correct? Senator Pia Caetano, Then we will do away with the agenda
[29:21] if that is the case. Go ahead. Senator Pia Caetano, Actually, that's not true, minority leader,
[29:26] because the question of personal and collective privilege can be as simple as you cannot hear the sound,
[29:34] may tubig na tumutulo, or may mga polis or NBI sa labas, so collective and personal.
[29:41] Having said that, he gave his speech and we can now go to the agenda. However,
[29:47] Senator Padilla actually had the floor last night and we only asked him and Senator Pangilinan if we,
[29:56] and of course, the graciousness of the minority leader that we adjourn. So Senator Pangilinan is
[30:01] raising his hand and Senator Padilla is raising... What's the pleasure of Senator Pangilinan? But...
[30:08] Yes, go ahead, please.
[30:10] Manifestation on the...
[30:11] Yes, just a quick manifestation on the earlier speech delivered by Senator Marcoleta.
[30:21] Mr. President, I understand the resolution has yet to be referred.
[30:25] Yes.
[30:25] It has not been calendared.
[30:28] And we believe, after consulting with the authors as well as our minority leader,
[30:35] with due respect, we disagree with the number of the points and arguments raised by Senator Marcoleta.
[30:41] But that we prefer that the same resolution be referred to the Committee on Rules,
[30:47] wherein we can discuss and perhaps hear it, Mr. President.
[30:52] You're correct. We will follow the procedure.
[30:54] My understanding is his rising on a question of personal privilege is why he took offense with the resolution.
[31:01] And we share.
[31:03] Yeah, and not the merits or whether or not we're going to pass it or not or put it on the floor.
[31:09] Yes, and we're just sharing the sentiment of the authors that while we object and do not agree
[31:15] with the number of the arguments raised by Senator Marcoleta,
[31:18] we would rather that the same be referred to the Committee on Rules where we can ventilate the issue further.
[31:25] Your manifestation is in order and at the proper time because it's not in our calendar of business.
[31:30] Yes, Mr. President, may I respectfully refer the personal and collective privilege of the good Senator,
[31:42] Senator Dante Marcoleta, to the Committee on Rules, Mr. President.
[31:46] So move.
[31:47] Is there any objection?
[31:48] If not, it's referred to the Committee on Rules.
[31:50] Yes.
[31:50] Mr. President, I was about to, with the indulgence and with the approval of the body as mentioned a while ago
[32:00] by our distinguished Senate President, the floor was, I mean, yesterday, Senator Robin Padilla has the floor
[32:09] and he is seeking the floor, Mr. President. May I be allowed first, Mr. President, to, may I move that we acknowledge
[32:17] and recognize the good gentleman, Senator Robin Hood Padilla.
[32:26] Senator Padilla, you're recognized.
[32:28] Maraming salamat po, Ginong Pangulo, at sa ating Pinunong Mayuriya.
[32:33] Mga mahal kong kasama, mga kagalang-galang kong kasama, at mga karispe-respeto kong mga kasama.
[32:40] Meron po akong naiwang usapin kahapon sa ating sesyon.
[32:46] Tungkol po ito sa asal o dekorum ng isa sa ating kasamahan.
[32:52] Kaya naman, muli po akong humingi ng pagkakataon na makapagsalita ukol dito
[32:57] upang ipaalala at bigyang din ang ating mga alituntunin dito sa Senado.
[33:05] Naniniwala po ako na mahalagang mapanatili natin ang respeto, paggalang at kaayusan
[33:12] sa bawat pagdinig at talakayan.
[33:15] Ayon po sa ating rules, ang sabi po dyan,
[33:22] Section 93, Rule No. 34, Unparliamentary Acts and Language.
[33:29] Ang sabi po dyan,
[33:31] Act and Language which offend a senator or any public institution
[33:38] shall be deemed unparliamentary.
[33:41] Sa wikang Pilipino, ang mga kilos, kilos at pananalitang nakakasama ng loob sa isang senador
[33:52] o alinmang pampublikong institusyon ay itunuturing na hindi naaayon sa kagandahang asal ng parlamentaryo.
[34:03] Malinaw po na sutuntunin na ito ng Senado na anumang kilos, kilos at pananalitang nakakasama ng loob sa isang senador
[34:15] o sa alinmang pampublikong institusyon ay hindi katanggap-tanggap.
[34:22] Bilang sanggunian, ipapakita ko po sa inyo ang isang video ni Senador Kiko Pangilinan
[34:30] kung saan makikita ang isang mainit na palitan sa pagitan niya at ng isa pang nating senador
[34:38] at ngayon ay Senate President bilang halimbawa ng kontestong aking tinutukoy.
[34:46] Pwede mo ba sabihin sa anak mo, anak, pag mali sila, gumawa ka na rin ng mali.
[34:51] Anak, okay lang mang bastos kasi mas bastos sila eh.
[34:53] Anak, okay lang magbuli kasi mas buli sila. Ako hindi ko sasabihin yun.
[34:58] Ako sasabihin ko.
[34:59] At hindi yun na sinasabi.
[35:00] Hindi, yun na sinasabi mo Mr. President and I'm not yet finished.
[35:03] Kasi you said, you said tama sa tariyala, Mr. President I'm not yet finished.
[35:07] So Mr. President, this is the question. The resolution.
[35:14] Ayun po, nakita po natin ang napakagandang halimbawa
[35:18] na ilang beses pong gustong magsalita ni Senador Kiko Pangilinan
[35:24] na hindi dumaan sa tamang procedure na hindi bilanggit ang Mr. President.
[35:30] Pumapasok po siya sa usapan.
[35:32] Ngunit naging magalang ang Senador Alan Peter Cayetano
[35:38] sa mabuting pananalita.
[35:40] Sinabi po niyang, I'm not finished.
[35:44] Kahapon po, nakita po natin ang pangbubulyaw ng ating kasama.
[35:52] Ang sabi po nila, tayo daw po ay balat sibuyas.
[35:59] Hindi po yan pagiging balat sibuyas.
[36:03] Ito po ay nasa rules of the Senate.
[36:07] At ang sabi din po ng ating dating Senate President
[36:11] na ito daw po ay nangyayari talaga.
[36:15] Nagsisigawan.
[36:17] Mga mahal kong kasama,
[36:19] kung ikaw ay nagsasabi ng iyong talumpati
[36:24] at ikaw ay passionate, okay lang yun.
[36:28] Pero para sigawan mo ang kasama mo,
[36:34] nasaan ang rules of the Senate.
[36:39] Sige noong, Kiko Pangilina ng ating Senador
[36:43] ay ilang beses na pong Senador.
[36:46] Ako po ay neophyte kung tawagin.
[36:49] Napakainam po sana kung pakitaan niya ako ng magandang asal
[36:53] at ipakita sa akin na ganito, iho,
[36:57] ang pagsasabi ng I'm not finished.
[37:02] Hindi yung I have the floor
[37:04] with the burning eyes
[37:06] and the very high voice.
[37:10] Ladies and gentlemen,
[37:12] on record po ito.
[37:14] Nangyayari po ito on record sa Senado.
[37:19] Humihingi po siya ng
[37:21] pag-abot ng kamay sa akin,
[37:24] hindi na on record.
[37:26] Paano ko po tatanggapin ang kamay niya?
[37:29] E ginawa niya yan on record.
[37:32] Kaya sana po,
[37:34] hinihingi po natin,
[37:36] bilang pakikiisa sa aking dasal,
[37:39] na siya ay,
[37:42] kung siya talaga,
[37:43] ay nais niyang mag-abot ng kamay,
[37:46] e on record,
[37:47] sabihin niya mismo sa plenario
[37:49] na siya ay
[37:51] nagkamali.
[37:53] Katulad po ng ginawa ni Sen.
[37:54] Sen. Laxon,
[37:55] na tumayo kanina
[37:56] at nagsabing siya ay nagkamali.
[37:59] Hindi po ito usapin
[38:01] ng lalabas tayo sa media
[38:02] at sasabihin mong balat sibuyas ako.
[38:05] E di tapo na natin itong
[38:07] Rules of the Senate.
[38:09] Tapo na natin ito.
[38:10] Hindi pa natin pala susundin eh.
[38:14] Mga mahal kong kasama,
[38:16] ang sinasabi ko dito,
[38:19] tanggalin natin yan sa record
[38:21] dahil ayokong mapapah,
[38:23] mababasa yan
[38:24] ng aking mga anak at apo
[38:26] na ang isang Muslim senator
[38:29] ay sinisigaw-sigawan dito
[38:30] sa plenario.
[38:33] Yung lamang po,
[38:35] maraming salamat po
[38:36] sa binigay niyong pagkakataon.
[38:41] Thank you very much,
[38:42] Sen. Robin Padilla.
[38:44] We recognize once again
[38:46] Sen. Kiko Pangilinan.
[38:50] Thank you, Mr. President.
[38:54] Mr. President,
[38:57] ang suggestion ko
[38:58] ay dahil
[39:00] napanood ko kagabes
[39:03] sa balita
[39:05] na nais pong mag-sigawan
[39:07] sampa ng ethics case
[39:09] laban sa atin
[39:09] na
[39:10] si Sen. Robin Padilla.
[39:15] So ang suggestion ko
[39:16] isampan niya
[39:17] yung ethics case
[39:18] at dun na po
[39:19] sa ethics committee
[39:20] na ating pag-usapan nito
[39:21] dahil
[39:21] marami pang ibang mga
[39:23] mas importanteng bagay
[39:24] sa aking paniwala
[39:25] ang dapat natin talakayin.
[39:27] Maraming salamat po.
[39:28] For the record, Mr. President.
[39:32] We recognize,
[39:33] thank you very much,
[39:33] Sen. Pangilinan.
[39:34] We recognize Sen. Padilla once again.
[39:37] Wala na po siguro
[39:38] mas importante
[39:39] kung rules of the Senate
[39:40] ang pinag-uusapan natin.
[39:41] So ang ibig pong sabihin ba niyan
[39:46] na hindi kayang
[39:48] mahumingi ng paumanhin
[39:49] ng isang veteran senator
[39:51] para sa kanyang pagtaas
[39:55] ng boses?
[39:56] Yun po ba?
[39:57] Nakikita ko po
[39:58] ang matamis ng ngiti
[39:59] ni Sen. Kiko Pangilinan.
[40:02] Napakahirap po bang sabihin
[40:03] at kailangan po natin
[40:05] umabot sa ethics?
[40:08] May I
[40:09] suspend session first?
[40:11] Okay.
[45:29] Sige.
[45:29] Sige.
[45:29] Sige.
[45:29] Approval of
[45:31] session is resumed.
[45:56] Thank you, Madam President.
[45:57] Madam President,
[45:58] at this juncture,
[46:00] our distinguished
[46:00] Senate President,
[46:01] Senator Alan Peter Cayetano
[46:03] would like to avail
[46:04] of the privilege hour.
[46:06] But before that,
[46:07] Mr. President,
[46:08] Madam President,
[46:09] may I be allowed
[46:10] to move
[46:10] that we dispense first
[46:12] with the reading
[46:13] of the journal
[46:14] of the 62nd session,
[46:17] May 11 and May 12
[46:18] and consider the same
[46:19] as approved.
[46:20] I so move,
[46:20] Madam President.
[46:22] Any objection?
[46:23] Hearing none,
[46:25] motion is approved.
[46:26] Madam President,
[46:28] our distinguished
[46:30] Senate President,
[46:31] Senator Alan Peter Cayetano
[46:33] would like to deliver
[46:34] a privilege speech.
[46:36] I move that he be recognized,
[46:38] Madam President.
[46:39] He recognized,
[46:40] Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano
[46:42] for his privileged speech.
[46:45] Thank you, Madam President.
[46:53] Dear colleagues,
[46:57] the book of James
[46:57] talks about faith
[46:59] and the book of James
[47:01] basically tells us
[47:02] that faith without action
[47:04] is dead.
[47:06] So,
[47:06] importante po ang faith,
[47:09] pero importante po
[47:10] ay kumilos tayo
[47:11] ayon sa ating pananampalataya.
[47:15] Everyone has faith.
[47:16] Some people have faith in money,
[47:18] some people have faith
[47:19] in relationships,
[47:20] some people have faith
[47:21] in power,
[47:23] but of course,
[47:25] I'm talking about
[47:27] the faith in God,
[47:29] the faith in our country,
[47:30] and the faith in each other.
[47:33] So, Madam President,
[47:35] this leadership change
[47:36] is an opportunity
[47:38] for the Senate
[47:40] to take the lead
[47:42] in areas where
[47:45] the ordinary Filipino
[47:47] feel neglected.
[47:49] without pointing fingers
[47:52] or no condemnation
[47:52] for any other leader
[47:54] or any other Congress
[47:55] in the past,
[47:57] let me talk about
[47:58] how I feel
[47:59] people feel
[48:01] at this point in time.
[48:03] I do believe
[48:04] that despite our algorithms
[48:05] in our social media
[48:08] and despite the news,
[48:11] most people
[48:11] are not talking
[48:12] about politics.
[48:14] Yes,
[48:14] they're talking about
[48:15] whether they like
[48:17] President Marcos,
[48:18] VP Sarah
[48:21] or all the other contenders
[48:22] whenever there are
[48:24] surveys in the news,
[48:26] pinag-uusapan
[48:27] sinong pambato nila
[48:28] sa 2028.
[48:30] But I would say
[48:31] that these are more
[48:32] politicians
[48:32] and political junkies.
[48:35] Most of our people
[48:36] are just trying
[48:37] to have
[48:39] a comfortable life
[48:41] and more than that
[48:43] just trying to exist.
[48:45] Yung personal safety lang,
[48:47] makapag-aral yung anak,
[48:48] madala sa ospital
[48:49] or may gamot man lang
[48:50] kung may sakit,
[48:52] how to make
[48:53] ends meet,
[48:56] paano siguruduhin
[48:57] na kung part-time yung trabaho,
[48:58] magkasya,
[48:59] pag hindi part-time yung trabaho,
[49:01] siguruduhin na hindi magsara yung kumpanya
[49:03] o yung maliit na negosyo.
[49:06] People are thinking
[49:07] about the future of the country
[49:08] but the reality is
[49:10] we act as individuals
[49:11] and as families
[49:12] and as communities
[49:13] before we act as a nation.
[49:16] Madaming umaasa
[49:17] sa leadership change na to
[49:18] sa pagdating ng direksyon
[49:21] ng ating bansa.
[49:22] So we can keep talking
[49:24] about Senator Bato
[49:25] and 100%,
[49:28] I will always owe him
[49:31] for risking his liberty
[49:35] and after siya habuling kahapon,
[49:37] risking his safety
[49:38] and his life,
[49:40] risking his quality time
[49:41] with his family,
[49:43] risking the many, many things
[49:45] that he can do
[49:45] for being here today.
[49:46] No one can say
[49:47] where he'll be going
[49:48] in the next few days,
[49:49] the next few weeks.
[49:50] I really hope we all realize
[49:52] that the Constitution
[49:53] is the highest law of the land.
[49:55] Me, I follow the Bible
[49:56] then the Constitution.
[49:57] So walang anumang bansa
[49:59] ang inuuna
[50:00] ang international court
[50:02] sa kanilang sariling
[50:03] constitution.
[50:06] Kahit anong treaty po,
[50:08] sabi po sa Pangilinan
[50:10] versus Cayetano
[50:11] Supreme Court case
[50:12] na kapag kayong treaty
[50:14] o nilalaman neto
[50:15] o implementation neto,
[50:16] I'm paraphrasing,
[50:17] is unconstitutional,
[50:19] ang masusunod yung
[50:20] constitution,
[50:22] hindi po yung batas.
[50:23] So putting that aside,
[50:25] putting aside,
[50:26] like everyone else,
[50:26] I am tempted
[50:27] to talk about politics
[50:29] or to talk about
[50:31] Senator Bato.
[50:34] When we talk about corruption,
[50:36] partly it is about politics
[50:39] because the mishandling
[50:41] of the flood control scam,
[50:45] and when I say mishandling,
[50:47] I'm talking in general,
[50:48] whether you talk about
[50:49] the ICC,
[50:50] whether you talk about
[50:51] the whole of government,
[50:53] whether you talk about
[50:54] the DPWH,
[50:55] whether you talk about
[50:56] the Blue Ribbon Committee,
[50:58] even myself,
[50:59] even my participation
[51:00] in any of this investigation
[51:01] or non-participation.
[51:03] Nilalahat ko na.
[51:05] We all mishandled it
[51:06] for many reasons.
[51:08] We didn't start with the truth.
[51:09] We didn't start with
[51:11] sino ang most guilty,
[51:13] ano ba talaga ang ghost,
[51:14] ano po ang hindi, etc.
[51:17] But the point is,
[51:18] Mr. President,
[51:19] Madam President,
[51:20] napakalaki ng issue na to
[51:21] in terms of amount
[51:22] and in terms of
[51:24] time and saan na ilagay.
[51:26] To give you a perspective,
[51:27] 50 billion lang
[51:29] ang budget ng DPWH
[51:30] in the last year
[51:32] of President GMA.
[51:33] But I think last year,
[51:34] 2025,
[51:35] kung narilis lahat,
[51:36] I think 2024,
[51:38] lumampas ng 1 trillion
[51:39] sa pesos
[51:40] sa DPWH alone.
[51:43] Pero hindi totoo
[51:44] na lahat
[51:46] ng flood control
[51:47] ay ghost.
[51:48] At hindi totoo
[51:49] na binulsa
[51:50] ang buong 1 trillion pesos
[51:52] o binulsa
[51:52] ang buong 350 billion.
[51:55] Pero yun ang tumatak.
[51:56] And the problem is,
[51:57] any Tom, Dick, and Harry
[51:58] na barangay captain,
[52:00] konsihal,
[52:01] mayor,
[52:02] congressman,
[52:03] even senators,
[52:04] administration,
[52:05] opposition,
[52:06] pag meron kang isang
[52:07] contractor dun sa lugar
[52:09] na yon,
[52:09] nakasama sa listahan,
[52:12] ang target hindi the truth eh.
[52:14] Ang target,
[52:15] dumihan yung kalaban.
[52:16] So,
[52:17] I remember from the start
[52:18] of my career
[52:18] yung nagsasabi sa akin,
[52:20] pag naglabang kayo
[52:21] sa putikan,
[52:23] lahat kayo
[52:23] mapuputikan.
[52:24] No, you cannot get
[52:26] in the mud
[52:26] to fight someone
[52:28] and then
[52:28] siguro si Bato,
[52:30] mukha ni Mr. Clean.
[52:31] But for the rest of us,
[52:32] when we're in the mud,
[52:34] di ba?
[52:35] The reality is,
[52:36] madudumihan tayo.
[52:38] And the problem there,
[52:39] the context that I want to say
[52:40] is that
[52:41] during a crisis,
[52:42] we have a global crisis.
[52:44] Energy crisis,
[52:46] crisis of inflation,
[52:47] crisis of faith
[52:48] in government,
[52:49] crisis in international law
[52:51] with what the US,
[52:53] Iran,
[52:53] Iran and its allies,
[52:55] US and Israel are doing,
[52:57] the rule of law
[52:58] is being debated
[52:59] all around the world.
[53:00] Even Europe,
[53:02] the oldest allies
[53:03] of the US,
[53:05] many of the principles
[53:06] have been,
[53:06] is being thrown out
[53:08] of the window
[53:09] every day.
[53:11] So,
[53:11] there are several
[53:12] crises
[53:12] ongoing.
[53:15] Kung titignan lang natin
[53:17] from a political lens
[53:18] yung corruption,
[53:18] sabihin natin
[53:19] political lang yan,
[53:20] partially true.
[53:21] Maraming gumamit
[53:23] ng flood control
[53:24] para tirahin lang
[53:25] yung kalaban.
[53:26] At the proper time,
[53:27] siguro po,
[53:27] we'll go to that,
[53:28] but I don't want this
[53:29] to be a political speech.
[53:31] But look at it
[53:32] from a social,
[53:34] economic,
[53:34] and moral lens.
[53:37] From ang economic lens,
[53:40] we did not only
[53:40] mishandle the investigation,
[53:42] but what to do
[53:43] when we found out
[53:44] of all this corruption.
[53:45] So,
[53:46] government spending
[53:47] is so important
[53:48] to our GDP
[53:49] and productivity
[53:50] of our country,
[53:52] nag-slow down to.
[53:53] Until today po,
[53:54] hindi masyadong
[53:55] nagre-release ang DBM
[53:56] at nahihirapan pa rin
[53:58] ang DPWH
[53:58] at yung ibang
[53:59] ahensya na mag-bid.
[54:03] Maraming dahilan yan.
[54:05] Ito ho,
[54:05] problema.
[54:06] Dalawa haharapin natin.
[54:08] Tag-ulan,
[54:09] so malamang
[54:10] maraming baha
[54:11] na dadating.
[54:12] And,
[54:13] wala naman nagbago eh,
[54:14] since the flood
[54:15] controls came eh.
[54:16] So, malamang
[54:17] marami tayong baha.
[54:18] God forbid,
[54:18] sana hindi.
[54:19] But ang problema,
[54:20] towards the end of the year,
[54:22] opposite naman ang problema.
[54:24] Meron daw po tayong
[54:25] super El Nino.
[54:27] So, sobrang init
[54:28] at walang tubig,
[54:29] apiktado naman
[54:30] ang ating agriculture.
[54:35] I hope
[54:36] all the predictions
[54:37] about
[54:39] the calamity
[54:40] and the state
[54:41] of our economy
[54:41] will be wrong.
[54:43] I hope it will be
[54:44] very, very much
[54:45] rosy.
[54:46] But if you look
[54:47] at the GDP
[54:47] projections,
[54:49] for example,
[54:49] since the
[54:50] last quarter,
[54:51] last year,
[54:52] 50% off eh.
[54:54] So, pag sinabing
[54:55] 5%,
[54:56] 2.5%.
[54:57] Pag sinabing
[54:57] 6%,
[54:58] 3% lang.
[54:59] Ang layo.
[55:00] And the GDP
[55:01] might look like
[55:02] a highfalutin
[55:04] economic term
[55:05] and I'd rather use
[55:07] presyo,
[55:08] trabaho,
[55:08] kita.
[55:09] Masyado ba
[55:10] mataas ang presyo
[55:11] na hindi natin
[55:12] mabili yung
[55:12] dapat natin bilin?
[55:14] Malit ba
[55:14] masyado ang kita
[55:15] na hindi pa rin
[55:16] natin pwedeng
[55:17] bilin yung gusto
[55:18] natin bilin
[55:18] kahit mababa
[55:19] ang presyo?
[55:20] And
[55:20] trabaho.
[55:22] May trabaho ba
[55:23] ang tao?
[55:24] And not only
[55:25] trabaho na
[55:25] kumikita ang tao
[55:26] but trabaho ba
[55:27] na may dignidad?
[55:28] So, from an
[55:29] economic lens,
[55:30] corruption
[55:31] affects our
[55:32] everyday
[55:33] problems.
[55:34] And I think
[55:35] during the times
[55:36] that we talk
[55:37] about big
[55:38] scandals in our
[55:39] country,
[55:39] corruption
[55:40] scandals,
[55:41] suddenly,
[55:43] hindi lang
[55:43] presyo,
[55:43] trabaho,
[55:44] at kita,
[55:45] hindi lang
[55:45] PTK,
[55:46] may isa pang
[55:46] K or C
[55:47] if English
[55:48] ang gagamitin
[55:48] natin,
[55:49] corruption.
[55:51] So right
[55:51] now,
[55:51] I feel
[55:52] that on
[55:52] the mind
[55:53] of every
[55:53] mother,
[55:54] of every
[55:54] father,
[55:55] of every
[55:55] lolo,
[55:56] lola,
[55:57] is the
[55:57] basics,
[55:58] health,
[55:58] education,
[55:59] pagkain,
[56:00] kuryente,
[56:00] of course,
[56:01] sa mga
[56:01] highly
[56:01] urbanized,
[56:02] it's the
[56:04] internet.
[56:06] Food
[56:09] prices are
[56:10] steadily
[56:11] rising.
[56:13] Unfortunately,
[56:14] it seems
[56:14] that the
[56:15] 7%
[56:15] inflation
[56:16] rate is
[56:16] here to
[56:17] stay.
[56:18] Hindi
[56:18] mawawala
[56:18] yun.
[56:19] So just
[56:19] put it
[56:19] simply,
[56:20] kung
[56:20] kumikita
[56:21] ka ng
[56:21] 100
[56:21] pesos
[56:22] in the
[56:23] year,
[56:24] 93
[56:25] pesos
[56:25] lang
[56:25] ang
[56:25] halaga
[56:26] ng
[56:26] pera
[56:26] mo,
[56:26] kasi
[56:26] 7%
[56:27] yung
[56:27] inflation.
[56:28] I
[56:28] mean,
[56:29] you
[56:29] can argue
[56:30] with me
[56:30] about
[56:30] the math,
[56:31] pero
[56:31] simple
[56:31] lang
[56:31] natin,
[56:32] di ba?
[56:32] If you
[56:32] have
[56:32] 1,000
[56:33] pesos,
[56:34] 930
[56:36] na lang yan.
[56:37] If you
[56:37] have
[56:37] 10,000
[56:38] pesos,
[56:39] 9,300.
[56:41] So hindi
[56:41] masyado
[56:41] tumataas
[56:42] ang minimum
[56:43] wage
[56:43] at ang
[56:44] sahod
[56:44] sa ating
[56:44] bansa,
[56:45] pero
[56:45] yung
[56:46] presyo
[56:46] ng
[56:46] bilihin
[56:47] at
[56:47] least
[56:47] 7%.
[56:48] Yun
[56:48] ang
[56:48] problema
[56:48] natin
[56:49] sa
[56:49] food
[56:49] prices.
[56:50] Bakit
[56:50] po?
[56:51] Hindi
[56:51] naman
[56:51] po lahat
[56:52] sa
[56:52] inflation
[56:52] rate
[56:52] ay
[56:53] food
[56:53] prices,
[56:53] although
[56:53] most
[56:54] of
[56:54] it
[56:54] is
[56:54] food
[56:54] prices.
[56:55] So
[56:55] food
[56:56] is
[56:56] rising
[56:57] even
[56:58] higher
[56:58] than
[56:59] 7%.
[57:00] We
[57:00] are
[57:00] an
[57:01] archipelago
[57:01] where
[57:02] we
[57:02] lack
[57:02] fish.
[57:04] Hindi
[57:04] tayo
[57:04] makapagpangisda.
[57:06] I mean,
[57:06] I know
[57:06] Senator
[57:07] Panglinan
[57:07] spoke
[57:08] much
[57:08] about
[57:08] this
[57:08] and
[57:09] many
[57:09] other
[57:09] senators
[57:09] in
[57:10] the
[57:10] past,
[57:10] but
[57:10] that's
[57:11] a
[57:11] reality
[57:12] now.
[57:12] Hindi
[57:12] natin
[57:12] makalimutan
[57:13] yung
[57:13] mga
[57:13] ka-age
[57:14] ko
[57:14] na
[57:15] isang
[57:16] kampanya
[57:16] po
[57:17] ni
[57:17] Madam
[57:18] President
[57:19] Corey
[57:19] Aquino
[57:20] noon
[57:20] is
[57:20] magkano
[57:21] ang
[57:21] presyo
[57:21] ng
[57:22] galunggong
[57:23] at
[57:24] that
[57:24] time
[57:24] in
[57:24] 1986.
[57:25] And
[57:30] nag-i-import
[57:30] na tayo
[57:31] ng
[57:31] galunggong.
[57:32] Ngayon po,
[57:33] a luxury
[57:34] na po
[57:34] ang
[57:35] galunggong.
[57:36] In fact,
[57:36] nung araw,
[57:37] sabi sa amin,
[57:38] may asin ka lang,
[57:39] o remember yung kwento
[57:40] ng aming dating
[57:41] vice mayor,
[57:42] may kapitbahay siya
[57:43] na may mga
[57:44] shell ng
[57:44] kuhol.
[57:46] So gagataan
[57:46] nila yun
[57:47] at libre pa
[57:47] naman ang
[57:48] kangkong
[57:48] nung araw.
[57:49] Pagkatapos nila
[57:50] gataan
[57:51] at kainin yun,
[57:52] ibibilad nila
[57:52] yung shell.
[57:54] Bakit po?
[57:54] Kasi pag
[57:55] hiniram
[57:55] nung kapitbahay
[57:56] yung shell,
[57:57] gagataan
[57:58] ulit
[57:58] dahil
[57:59] ang kailangan
[57:59] mo lang
[58:00] ay yung
[58:00] gata
[58:01] at yung
[58:01] kangkong
[58:03] tapos yun
[58:04] ang ulam
[58:05] sa kain.
[58:06] But we know
[58:06] in the last
[58:06] 10 years,
[58:07] pati kanin
[58:08] naging luxury
[58:08] na.
[58:09] Kaya nga
[58:10] may makikita
[58:10] kang pamilya
[58:11] ng 4,
[58:12] 5,
[58:12] 6,
[58:12] 7,
[58:13] isang
[58:14] noodles
[58:14] na hati-hati
[58:15] na.
[58:16] Of course,
[58:16] we did not
[58:17] ignore that.
[58:18] We have
[58:18] passed many
[58:18] laws
[58:19] making sure
[58:20] that we
[58:20] fortify
[58:20] even the
[58:21] noodles.
[58:22] We have
[58:23] kahapon,
[58:24] Senator
[58:24] Tulfo,
[58:25] yung AICS
[58:26] law.
[58:26] We have
[58:27] many
[58:27] interventions.
[58:28] But this
[58:29] crisis that
[58:30] we are
[58:30] facing,
[58:32] hindi natin
[58:32] ramdam kaagad
[58:33] dito sa
[58:33] Senate
[58:34] kasi air
[58:34] condition,
[58:35] kasi kahit
[58:36] paano,
[58:36] mataas ang
[58:37] sweldo.
[58:38] Ang unang
[58:38] nakaramdam
[58:39] neto,
[58:39] mga
[58:40] tricycle
[58:40] driver,
[58:41] jeepney
[58:41] driver,
[58:42] mga
[58:42] nakadiesel.
[58:43] Pero
[58:43] nabigyan
[58:44] isang
[58:44] beses
[58:45] ng
[58:45] ayuda
[58:45] that
[58:45] doesn't
[58:45] mean
[58:46] okay
[58:46] na
[58:46] sila.
[58:47] Kasi
[58:47] pababa
[58:48] ng
[58:48] pababa
[58:48] yung
[58:48] kanilang
[58:49] kita.
[58:49] More
[58:50] than 70
[58:51] days
[58:51] after
[58:51] February
[58:52] 28,
[58:53] the
[58:53] economic
[58:54] slowdown
[58:55] is now
[58:55] affecting
[58:56] our
[58:56] investment
[58:57] level.
[58:58] Even
[58:58] the
[58:59] sentiment
[58:59] nagdadahan-dahan
[59:01] na.
[59:01] And even
[59:02] yung mga
[59:02] sigurado,
[59:03] katulad halimbawa
[59:04] ng mga
[59:04] pharmaceuticals,
[59:06] medyo
[59:06] wala eh,
[59:07] kailangan mo
[59:07] talaga bumili
[59:08] ng gamot
[59:08] kung may
[59:09] sakit ka.
[59:10] But
[59:10] most of
[59:11] our
[59:11] medicine
[59:11] is
[59:11] imported.
[59:12] And
[59:12] even
[59:13] those
[59:13] that
[59:13] are
[59:13] generic
[59:14] and
[59:14] are
[59:14] produced
[59:17] in the
[59:17] Philippines,
[59:18] to
[59:19] get
[59:19] them
[59:19] through
[59:19] Metro
[59:20] Manila
[59:20] with
[59:21] the
[59:21] traffic
[59:21] and
[59:22] the
[59:22] logistic
[59:23] costs
[59:24] have
[59:24] doubled.
[59:25] Not
[59:25] to
[59:25] mention
[59:26] if
[59:26] you
[59:26] have
[59:26] to
[59:26] bring
[59:26] it
[59:27] to
[59:27] Masbate,
[59:28] to
[59:28] Aklan,
[59:30] to
[59:31] Catanduanes,
[59:32] to
[59:32] Romblon.
[59:33] The
[59:33] logistics
[59:34] in
[59:34] Mindanao
[59:35] or even
[59:36] Batanes
[59:36] is
[59:36] incredible
[59:37] because
[59:38] again,
[59:39] it's
[59:39] the
[59:40] prices
[59:41] of
[59:41] gas
[59:42] was
[59:43] expected
[59:44] to go
[59:44] back
[59:44] to
[59:44] normal
[59:45] during
[59:45] the
[59:45] first
[59:45] few
[59:46] days
[59:46] of
[59:46] the
[59:46] crisis.
[59:47] Unfortunately,
[59:48] critical
[59:49] infrastructure
[59:50] So
[59:51] halimbawa
[59:51] po
[59:51] sa
[59:52] Qatar
[59:52] at
[59:52] Bahrain,
[59:52] Nung tinamaan
[59:54] po
[59:54] ang natural
[59:55] gas,
[59:55] ang sub-product
[59:56] or yung
[59:57] by-product
[59:58] ng natural
[59:59] gas
[59:59] is
[1:00:00] urea
[1:00:01] or yung
[1:00:02] pangunahing
[1:00:03] ingredient
[1:00:03] or ginagamit
[1:00:04] na
[1:00:05] fertilizer.
[1:00:06] So
[1:00:06] tatlo
[1:00:06] kagad yung
[1:00:07] tama.
[1:00:07] Europe
[1:00:09] uses
[1:00:09] liquefied
[1:00:10] gas
[1:00:11] or
[1:00:11] natural
[1:00:12] gas
[1:00:12] for
[1:00:12] heating.
[1:00:14] So
[1:00:14] tumaas
[1:00:14] ang presyo
[1:00:15] ng diesel
[1:00:15] dahil
[1:00:15] yun
[1:00:16] ang kapalit.
[1:00:17] Tapos
[1:00:17] nung tinamaan
[1:00:18] yung
[1:00:18] production
[1:00:18] ng
[1:00:19] yung
[1:00:21] mismong
[1:00:21] planta
[1:00:22] ng
[1:00:22] urea,
[1:00:22] tumaas
[1:00:23] ngayon
[1:00:23] yung
[1:00:23] presyo
[1:00:24] ng
[1:00:24] fertilizer.
[1:00:26] India,
[1:00:27] who has
[1:00:28] the best
[1:00:28] processing
[1:00:29] plant
[1:00:29] or
[1:00:29] one
[1:00:29] of
[1:00:30] the
[1:00:30] best
[1:00:30] in
[1:00:30] supplies
[1:00:30] to
[1:00:31] us
[1:00:31] and
[1:00:31] to
[1:00:31] Asia,
[1:00:32] ang
[1:00:32] problema,
[1:00:33] they
[1:00:33] have
[1:00:33] more
[1:00:33] than
[1:00:33] 1.4
[1:00:34] billion
[1:00:34] people.
[1:00:35] And
[1:00:35] they
[1:00:35] also
[1:00:36] use
[1:00:36] heating
[1:00:36] gas,
[1:00:37] they
[1:00:37] also
[1:00:37] use
[1:00:38] diesel,
[1:00:39] they
[1:00:39] also
[1:00:39] use
[1:00:39] urea,
[1:00:40] and
[1:00:40] they
[1:00:40] are
[1:00:40] the
[1:00:40] first
[1:00:41] to
[1:00:41] say,
[1:00:42] we
[1:00:42] will
[1:00:42] not
[1:00:42] export
[1:00:43] rice,
[1:00:43] we
[1:00:43] will
[1:00:44] not
[1:00:44] export
[1:00:44] fertilizer
[1:00:45] unless
[1:00:46] our
[1:00:47] needs
[1:00:47] are
[1:00:47] there.
[1:00:47] So
[1:00:47] I
[1:00:48] thank
[1:00:48] the
[1:00:48] Vietnamese
[1:00:49] government
[1:00:49] for
[1:00:50] continuing
[1:00:50] to help
[1:00:51] us
[1:00:51] by the
[1:00:52] supply
[1:00:52] of
[1:00:52] rice.
[1:00:53] In
[1:00:59] a
[1:00:59] recent
[1:00:59] survey,
[1:01:00] only
[1:01:00] 10%
[1:01:01] of
[1:01:01] people
[1:01:01] believe
[1:01:02] that
[1:01:02] government,
[1:01:03] so
[1:01:03] hindi
[1:01:03] lang
[1:01:03] ito
[1:01:04] office
[1:01:05] of
[1:01:05] president,
[1:01:05] vice
[1:01:06] president,
[1:01:06] senate,
[1:01:07] house,
[1:01:08] local
[1:01:09] governments,
[1:01:10] although
[1:01:10] local
[1:01:11] governments
[1:01:14] are more
[1:01:14] front
[1:01:15] line,
[1:01:15] only
[1:01:15] 10%
[1:01:16] of
[1:01:16] people
[1:01:17] believe
[1:01:17] that
[1:01:18] we
[1:01:18] are
[1:01:18] actually
[1:01:19] addressing
[1:01:20] the
[1:01:21] high
[1:01:21] prices
[1:01:22] of
[1:01:22] even
[1:01:23] the
[1:01:24] basic
[1:01:24] goods.
[1:01:26] 90%
[1:01:27] says
[1:01:27] that
[1:01:28] inflation
[1:01:29] wages,
[1:01:29] 95%
[1:01:30] says
[1:01:31] that
[1:01:31] all of
[1:01:32] these
[1:01:33] are
[1:01:33] serious
[1:01:33] issues.
[1:01:35] 75%
[1:01:36] says
[1:01:36] that
[1:01:37] corruption
[1:01:37] has
[1:01:37] increased
[1:01:38] in
[1:01:38] the
[1:01:38] last
[1:01:38] 12
[1:01:39] months.
[1:01:40] Not
[1:01:40] only
[1:01:41] that
[1:01:41] we're
[1:01:42] not
[1:01:42] addressing
[1:01:42] it
[1:01:42] properly.
[1:01:44] So
[1:01:44] once
[1:01:45] we
[1:01:45] think
[1:01:45] that
[1:01:46] corruption
[1:01:46] is a
[1:01:47] way
[1:01:47] of
[1:01:47] life,
[1:01:47] I
[1:01:47] will
[1:01:47] go.
[1:01:48] So
[1:01:48] I
[1:01:48] went
[1:01:48] to
[1:01:48] the
[1:01:48] political,
[1:01:50] talking
[1:01:50] about
[1:01:50] the
[1:01:50] economic,
[1:01:51] I
[1:01:51] will
[1:01:51] now
[1:01:51] go
[1:01:51] to
[1:01:52] the
[1:01:52] social
[1:01:52] and
[1:01:53] the
[1:01:53] spiritual.
[1:01:55] Once
[1:01:55] we
[1:01:55] start
[1:01:55] believing
[1:01:56] that
[1:01:56] we're
[1:01:56] not
[1:01:56] able to
[1:01:57] do it,
[1:01:58] once
[1:01:58] we're
[1:01:58] believed,
[1:01:59] it's
[1:01:59] bad,
[1:02:00] once
[1:02:01] we're
[1:02:01] going to
[1:02:02] it's
[1:02:04] our
[1:02:05] soul
[1:02:05] that
[1:02:05] gets
[1:02:06] damaged.
[1:02:07] We
[1:02:07] start
[1:02:07] believing
[1:02:09] that
[1:02:09] values
[1:02:10] can be
[1:02:10] changed.
[1:02:11] We
[1:02:11] start
[1:02:12] believing
[1:02:12] that
[1:02:13] yeah,
[1:02:14] a little
[1:02:14] corruption
[1:02:14] is okay
[1:02:15] that.
[1:02:17] Economically,
[1:02:18] there are
[1:02:19] empirical
[1:02:20] facts
[1:02:21] that
[1:02:21] some
[1:02:22] nations,
[1:02:23] certain
[1:02:23] level
[1:02:23] of
[1:02:23] corruption
[1:02:24] did not
[1:02:24] affect
[1:02:24] their
[1:02:25] corruption.
[1:02:26] The
[1:02:27] corruption
[1:02:27] did not
[1:02:28] affect
[1:02:28] their
[1:02:28] economics,
[1:02:29] but it
[1:02:30] did
[1:02:30] affect
[1:02:30] their
[1:02:30] soul
[1:02:31] and
[1:02:32] eventually
[1:02:32] it
[1:02:33] affected
[1:02:33] not
[1:02:34] only
[1:02:34] their
[1:02:34] economics
[1:02:35] but
[1:02:35] their
[1:02:36] being
[1:02:36] one
[1:02:37] nation.
[1:02:38] In
[1:02:39] the
[1:02:39] group
[1:02:39] I've
[1:02:40] been
[1:02:40] with
[1:02:40] in
[1:02:40] the
[1:02:40] last
[1:02:41] few
[1:02:41] years
[1:02:41] which
[1:02:42] is
[1:02:42] transforming
[1:02:43] the
[1:02:43] nation,
[1:02:44] one
[1:02:44] of the
[1:02:44] teaching
[1:02:45] is that
[1:02:45] there
[1:02:45] are
[1:02:45] seven
[1:02:46] spheres
[1:02:46] or
[1:02:47] seven
[1:02:47] mountains
[1:02:47] of
[1:02:48] culture.
[1:02:49] Family,
[1:02:50] church,
[1:02:50] government,
[1:02:51] business,
[1:02:51] education,
[1:02:52] health,
[1:02:52] and media.
[1:02:53] Media is
[1:02:54] both
[1:02:54] the
[1:02:56] artistry
[1:02:56] and
[1:02:57] also
[1:02:57] the
[1:02:58] journalism.
[1:03:01] If you
[1:03:03] want
[1:03:03] real
[1:03:04] change,
[1:03:04] and let
[1:03:05] me go
[1:03:05] back to
[1:03:05] the
[1:03:05] Bible,
[1:03:06] the
[1:03:06] first
[1:03:06] thing
[1:03:06] the
[1:03:06] Lord
[1:03:06] Jesus
[1:03:07] said,
[1:03:07] and I'm
[1:03:07] addressing
[1:03:08] myself
[1:03:08] to
[1:03:08] Christians,
[1:03:09] and
[1:03:10] Brother
[1:03:10] Robin
[1:03:10] and
[1:03:10] anyone
[1:03:11] from a
[1:03:11] different
[1:03:11] religion
[1:03:12] can
[1:03:12] of
[1:03:12] course
[1:03:12] also
[1:03:13] relate
[1:03:14] or
[1:03:15] parallelize
[1:03:16] what I've
[1:03:17] been saying
[1:03:17] here.
[1:03:18] But
[1:03:18] in the
[1:03:18] Christian
[1:03:19] faith,
[1:03:19] the
[1:03:19] Lord
[1:03:20] Jesus
[1:03:20] repent,
[1:03:22] which
[1:03:22] means
[1:03:22] change
[1:03:23] your
[1:03:23] mind,
[1:03:23] because
[1:03:26] the
[1:03:27] kingdom
[1:03:27] of
[1:03:28] heaven
[1:03:29] is
[1:03:29] near.
[1:03:30] And
[1:03:30] the
[1:03:30] next
[1:03:31] is
[1:03:31] a
[1:03:32] priority
[1:03:32] when
[1:03:33] the
[1:03:33] apostles
[1:03:34] saw
[1:03:34] miracles
[1:03:35] after
[1:03:35] miracles,
[1:03:36] they saw
[1:03:37] the
[1:03:38] Lord
[1:03:38] Jesus
[1:03:38] healing
[1:03:39] people,
[1:03:39] producing
[1:03:40] bread,
[1:03:40] producing
[1:03:41] fish,
[1:03:41] when
[1:03:42] there
[1:03:42] was
[1:03:42] none.
[1:03:43] But
[1:03:43] they
[1:03:43] were
[1:03:43] going
[1:03:44] on a
[1:03:44] journey,
[1:03:45] and
[1:03:45] they
[1:03:46] were
[1:03:46] looking
[1:03:46] at
[1:03:46] each
[1:03:46] other.
[1:03:47] There's no
[1:03:47] Burger King,
[1:03:48] McDonald's,
[1:03:49] Wendy's,
[1:03:49] no
[1:03:50] araw.
[1:03:51] There's no
[1:03:51] a lot of
[1:03:51] cars or
[1:03:53] EVs or
[1:03:54] trains.
[1:03:55] So
[1:03:55] they're
[1:03:55] looking at
[1:03:55] each
[1:03:56] other and
[1:03:56] thinking,
[1:03:57] where I
[1:03:57] buy
[1:03:57] the
[1:04:00] Lord
[1:04:00] Jesus
[1:04:00] looked at
[1:04:00] them
[1:04:01] and
[1:04:01] said,
[1:04:01] seek
[1:04:01] first
[1:04:02] the
[1:04:03] kingdom
[1:04:03] and
[1:04:03] my
[1:04:03] righteousness.
[1:04:04] But
[1:04:04] he didn't
[1:04:04] stop
[1:04:05] there.
[1:04:06] And
[1:04:06] everything
[1:04:06] else
[1:04:07] shall
[1:04:07] be
[1:04:07] added
[1:04:08] unto
[1:04:08] you.
[1:04:09] So
[1:04:09] my
[1:04:09] point
[1:04:10] of
[1:04:10] view
[1:04:10] is
[1:04:10] there is
[1:04:11] a
[1:04:11] value
[1:04:11] system.
[1:04:12] There's
[1:04:12] a
[1:04:13] heavenly
[1:04:13] value
[1:04:13] system.
[1:04:14] There's
[1:04:14] an
[1:04:14] earthly
[1:04:14] value
[1:04:15] system.
[1:04:15] In
[1:04:16] the
[1:04:16] earthly
[1:04:16] value
[1:04:17] system,
[1:04:17] we
[1:04:18] value
[1:04:18] power,
[1:04:19] we
[1:04:19] value
[1:04:19] money,
[1:04:20] we
[1:04:21] value
[1:04:21] popularity,
[1:04:22] we
[1:04:22] value
[1:04:23] the
[1:04:23] GDP,
[1:04:24] etc.
[1:04:25] In
[1:04:25] the
[1:04:25] heavenly,
[1:04:26] they
[1:04:27] value
[1:04:27] people.
[1:04:29] That's
[1:04:29] why in
[1:04:30] the
[1:04:30] Christian
[1:04:30] faith,
[1:04:31] God
[1:04:31] so
[1:04:31] loved
[1:04:31] the
[1:04:31] world
[1:04:32] that
[1:04:32] he
[1:04:32] gave
[1:04:32] his
[1:04:32] only
[1:04:33] son,
[1:04:33] that
[1:04:33] whoever
[1:04:33] shall
[1:04:34] believe
[1:04:34] shall
[1:04:34] be
[1:04:34] saved
[1:04:34] and
[1:04:35] shall
[1:04:35] not
[1:04:36] perish.
[1:04:37] So
[1:04:37] why?
[1:04:38] Because
[1:04:38] God
[1:04:39] loved
[1:04:39] the
[1:04:40] imperfect
[1:04:40] man
[1:04:41] so
[1:04:41] much.
[1:04:41] So
[1:04:42] what's
[1:04:42] my
[1:04:42] point?
[1:04:43] If
[1:04:43] family
[1:04:44] and
[1:04:45] church
[1:04:45] and
[1:04:45] media
[1:04:46] come
[1:04:46] together
[1:04:46] at
[1:04:47] sinabing
[1:04:47] oh,
[1:04:48] sobra
[1:04:48] na
[1:04:48] itong
[1:04:49] scam
[1:04:50] ng
[1:04:50] ating
[1:04:51] I was
[1:04:54] going to
[1:04:55] say
[1:04:55] fertilizer
[1:04:55] scam
[1:04:56] but
[1:04:56] that
[1:04:56] was
[1:04:56] 20
[1:04:56] years
[1:04:57] ago
[1:04:57] flood
[1:04:58] control
[1:04:58] scam
[1:04:59] and
[1:05:01] they
[1:05:01] have
[1:05:01] a
[1:05:01] MOA
[1:05:01] nagmoa
[1:05:02] ang
[1:05:02] DPWH,
[1:05:03] nagmoa
[1:05:04] ang
[1:05:04] Congress,
[1:05:05] ang
[1:05:05] BICAM,
[1:05:06] ang
[1:05:06] Executive
[1:05:06] Department,
[1:05:07] ang
[1:05:07] DBM,
[1:05:08] church
[1:05:09] leaders
[1:05:09] from
[1:05:10] the
[1:05:10] Muslim
[1:05:10] community,
[1:05:11] the
[1:05:11] Roman
[1:05:12] Catholic
[1:05:12] community,
[1:05:13] Evangelical
[1:05:13] community,
[1:05:14] Iglesia
[1:05:15] ni
[1:05:15] Cristo,
[1:05:15] Seventh
[1:05:16] Day
[1:05:16] Advent,
[1:05:16] lahat
[1:05:17] nandun
[1:05:17] nagpirmahan.
[1:05:19] That
[1:05:19] will have
[1:05:20] some
[1:05:20] effect.
[1:05:21] But
[1:05:21] if
[1:05:22] the
[1:05:22] media,
[1:05:23] for example,
[1:05:24] movies,
[1:05:25] are saying,
[1:05:26] okay lang naman
[1:05:26] magdakaw
[1:05:27] basta't
[1:05:27] konti,
[1:05:29] or
[1:05:29] iba na
[1:05:29] yung
[1:05:29] nakakalamang,
[1:05:30] oh,
[1:05:30] itong
[1:05:31] anak ko,
[1:05:32] medyo
[1:05:32] hindi
[1:05:32] ganun
[1:05:33] kagaling
[1:05:33] sa
[1:05:33] school,
[1:05:34] pero
[1:05:34] magaling
[1:05:34] mang
[1:05:34] hopye,
[1:05:35] kaya
[1:05:35] honor
[1:05:36] siya.
[1:05:37] Or
[1:05:37] let's
[1:05:38] say
[1:05:38] in
[1:05:38] health,
[1:05:38] diba?
[1:05:39] Kung
[1:05:39] sasabihin
[1:05:40] sa
[1:05:40] kanya
[1:05:40] na,
[1:05:42] alam mo
[1:05:42] hindi
[1:05:48] Madam
[1:05:49] President,
[1:05:50] family,
[1:05:50] the church,
[1:05:51] government,
[1:05:51] business,
[1:05:52] education,
[1:05:52] health,
[1:05:53] and media
[1:05:53] have to
[1:05:54] work
[1:05:55] together
[1:05:56] to
[1:05:56] address
[1:05:57] all of
[1:05:57] these
[1:05:58] issues.
[1:05:59] And
[1:05:59] let me
[1:05:59] close
[1:06:00] by
[1:06:00] a
[1:06:01] quote
[1:06:01] from
[1:06:01] a
[1:06:02] manual
[1:06:03] I
[1:06:03] read,
[1:06:04] Anyadike
[1:06:05] po,
[1:06:05] ang
[1:06:05] pangalan
[1:06:06] po,
[1:06:06] ang
[1:06:06] last
[1:06:06] name
[1:06:07] nung
[1:06:07] gumawa.
[1:06:08] Sabi
[1:06:08] niya,
[1:06:09] nung
[1:06:09] naging
[1:06:10] Christian
[1:06:10] daw
[1:06:10] ang
[1:06:11] Africa,
[1:06:11] lalong
[1:06:11] naging
[1:06:12] corrupt.
[1:06:13] And
[1:06:13] in
[1:06:13] her
[1:06:14] country,
[1:06:15] she
[1:06:15] was
[1:06:16] saying
[1:06:16] that
[1:06:17] nung
[1:06:19] dumami
[1:06:20] ang
[1:06:20] Christians,
[1:06:20] dumami
[1:06:21] ang
[1:06:21] corruption,
[1:06:22] sumama
[1:06:23] ang
[1:06:23] politika,
[1:06:24] much as
[1:06:24] we are
[1:06:25] experiencing
[1:06:25] now,
[1:06:27] nawalan
[1:06:27] daw siya
[1:06:27] ng
[1:06:28] gana,
[1:06:28] nawalan
[1:06:28] siya
[1:06:28] ng
[1:06:28] pag-asa,
[1:06:29] nag-pray
[1:06:29] daw siya.
[1:06:32] Sabi niya,
[1:06:33] Lord,
[1:06:34] ayoko na
[1:06:34] sa politika,
[1:06:35] ayoko na
[1:06:36] sa
[1:06:36] public,
[1:06:36] ayoko
[1:06:37] na
[1:06:37] sa
[1:06:37] gobyerno,
[1:06:38] walang
[1:06:40] pag-asa
[1:06:40] tong
[1:06:40] bansa
[1:06:41] namin.
[1:06:42] In
[1:06:42] one
[1:06:42] of her
[1:06:43] meditations
[1:06:43] daw,
[1:06:44] the
[1:06:44] Lord
[1:06:44] told
[1:06:44] her,
[1:06:45] ang
[1:06:45] problema,
[1:06:47] you
[1:06:47] want
[1:06:47] a
[1:06:49] political
[1:06:49] solution
[1:06:50] for a
[1:06:51] spiritual
[1:06:51] problem.
[1:06:52] You
[1:06:53] want
[1:06:53] an
[1:06:54] economic
[1:06:55] solution
[1:06:55] for a
[1:06:57] spiritual
[1:06:57] problem.
[1:06:58] You
[1:06:58] want
[1:06:59] a
[1:06:59] socio-economic
[1:07:00] political
[1:07:00] problem,
[1:07:01] solution
[1:07:02] for a
[1:07:03] spiritual
[1:07:03] problem.
[1:07:04] So,
[1:07:04] Madam
[1:07:05] President,
[1:07:05] I stand
[1:07:06] here today
[1:07:07] humbled
[1:07:08] by the
[1:07:08] task
[1:07:09] that you
[1:07:09] put on
[1:07:09] my
[1:07:10] shoulders,
[1:07:11] pledging
[1:07:11] to serve
[1:07:12] not only
[1:07:13] the 13
[1:07:14] who voted
[1:07:15] to put me
[1:07:16] in place
[1:07:17] here in the
[1:07:18] Senate,
[1:07:18] but for the
[1:07:18] 24,
[1:07:19] but to
[1:07:20] serve
[1:07:20] first God
[1:07:21] and serve
[1:07:21] our people.
[1:07:22] I ask
[1:07:24] this
[1:07:24] August
[1:07:25] chamber
[1:07:25] baguhin
[1:07:26] natin
[1:07:26] direction
[1:07:27] natin.
[1:07:27] May
[1:07:28] mga
[1:07:28] iba
[1:07:28] wala
[1:07:28] tayong
[1:07:29] choice.
[1:07:29] So,
[1:07:29] pagdating
[1:07:30] ng
[1:07:30] articles
[1:07:30] of
[1:07:30] impeachment,
[1:07:32] forthwith,
[1:07:33] we will
[1:07:33] act upon
[1:07:34] it.
[1:07:35] This
[1:07:35] leadership
[1:07:36] change
[1:07:36] is not
[1:07:37] about
[1:07:37] the
[1:07:38] impeachment.
[1:07:39] All
[1:07:39] of us
[1:07:40] here
[1:07:40] will be
[1:07:41] on
[1:07:41] trial
[1:07:42] and
[1:07:42] we
[1:07:43] will
[1:07:43] all
[1:07:43] do
[1:07:43] our
[1:07:43] best
[1:07:44] and
[1:07:44] we
[1:07:45] have
[1:07:45] to
[1:07:45] be
[1:07:46] impartial.
[1:07:47] Okay,
[1:07:47] that's
[1:07:48] clear.
[1:07:49] Having
[1:07:49] said that,
[1:07:49] paano
[1:07:50] natin
[1:07:50] isasabay
[1:07:51] ang
[1:07:51] problema
[1:07:52] ng
[1:07:52] corruption?
[1:07:53] And
[1:07:53] having
[1:07:53] said that,
[1:07:54] pag-corruption,
[1:07:55] mahilig tayo
[1:07:55] magturo
[1:07:55] sa mga
[1:07:56] kasama
[1:07:56] natin.
[1:07:57] Maybe it's
[1:07:58] necessary,
[1:07:59] kung guilty
[1:07:59] talaga.
[1:08:01] Maybe it was
[1:08:01] done for
[1:08:02] political
[1:08:02] purposes.
[1:08:03] Saka na
[1:08:04] natin
[1:08:04] pag-usapan
[1:08:04] yun.
[1:08:05] But we
[1:08:05] have to
[1:08:05] find a
[1:08:05] way to
[1:08:06] investigate
[1:08:07] and
[1:08:08] change
[1:08:08] the
[1:08:09] corruption
[1:08:10] system
[1:08:11] in our
[1:08:11] country
[1:08:12] without
[1:08:13] burning
[1:08:15] the
[1:08:15] whole
[1:08:15] house
[1:08:15] down.
[1:08:16] Diba?
[1:08:16] I mean,
[1:08:17] kung may
[1:08:18] anay sa
[1:08:19] bahay,
[1:08:20] tanggalin
[1:08:20] yung
[1:08:20] anay.
[1:08:21] Kung
[1:08:21] may
[1:08:21] mga
[1:08:21] daga
[1:08:22] sa
[1:08:22] bahay,
[1:08:23] hulihin
[1:08:23] ng
[1:08:24] daga
[1:08:24] o
[1:08:24] patay
[1:08:25] yung
[1:08:25] tanggalin
[1:08:25] sa
[1:08:25] bahay,
[1:08:25] hindi
[1:08:25] mususunugin
[1:08:26] yung
[1:08:26] buong
[1:08:27] bahay.
[1:08:28] But
[1:08:28] thirdly,
[1:08:29] Madam
[1:08:29] President,
[1:08:30] the
[1:08:30] economics,
[1:08:32] kapit
[1:08:33] sa patalim
[1:08:33] ang maraming
[1:08:34] Pilipino.
[1:08:35] There are
[1:08:36] many things
[1:08:36] we can
[1:08:37] do.
[1:08:37] For
[1:08:37] example,
[1:08:38] we have
[1:08:39] had a
[1:08:39] lot of
[1:08:40] laws
[1:08:40] for
[1:08:40] agricultural
[1:08:41] modernization.
[1:08:44] But
[1:08:45] we need
[1:08:45] a
[1:08:45] productivity
[1:08:46] law
[1:08:46] for
[1:08:46] agriculture.
[1:08:48] Palaki
[1:08:48] ng palaki
[1:08:48] ang
[1:08:48] ating
[1:08:49] population,
[1:08:50] pero
[1:08:50] yung
[1:08:50] productivity
[1:08:51] natin
[1:08:51] nagpla-plato.
[1:08:54] Tapos
[1:08:54] lalo
[1:08:54] ngayon
[1:08:55] na may
[1:08:55] Super
[1:08:56] El Nino,
[1:08:58] sabi
[1:08:58] nila
[1:08:58] ang
[1:08:58] fiscal
[1:08:59] space
[1:08:59] natin
[1:09:00] maliit.
[1:09:01] Yes,
[1:09:01] kasi
[1:09:01] nga
[1:09:02] during
[1:09:02] the
[1:09:02] six
[1:09:03] years
[1:09:03] or
[1:09:03] five
[1:09:03] years
[1:09:04] ng
[1:09:04] Aquino,
[1:09:04] mataas
[1:09:05] maganda
[1:09:05] yung
[1:09:05] ekonomiya
[1:09:06] until
[1:09:07] the
[1:09:08] pandemic
[1:09:09] three,
[1:09:09] three and a half
[1:09:10] years
[1:09:10] ng Duterte,
[1:09:11] maganda yung
[1:09:11] ekonomiya.
[1:09:12] But
[1:09:12] since
[1:09:12] then,
[1:09:12] we have
[1:09:13] borrowed
[1:09:13] heavily.
[1:09:14] So,
[1:09:14] yung
[1:09:15] debt
[1:09:15] to
[1:09:15] GDP
[1:09:16] natin
[1:09:16] medyo
[1:09:16] mabigat
[1:09:17] na,
[1:09:17] and
[1:09:18] then
[1:09:18] yung
[1:09:18] credit
[1:09:18] ratings
[1:09:19] natin
[1:09:19] apektado
[1:09:20] na.
[1:09:20] But
[1:09:20] still,
[1:09:22] Fidel
[1:09:23] Ramos
[1:09:23] was in
[1:09:23] a
[1:09:24] worst
[1:09:24] case.
[1:09:25] And
[1:09:25] he
[1:09:25] was
[1:09:26] able
[1:09:26] to
[1:09:26] say
[1:09:27] 10%
[1:09:27] savings
[1:09:28] at
[1:09:28] ilipat
[1:09:28] yung
[1:09:29] 10%
[1:09:29] na yun
[1:09:29] sa
[1:09:30] mga
[1:09:30] priorities.
[1:09:30] Korea at
[1:09:32] one point
[1:09:32] in time
[1:09:33] had so
[1:09:34] much
[1:09:34] faith in
[1:09:35] their
[1:09:35] leaders
[1:09:36] that they
[1:09:37] sold
[1:09:37] personal-owned
[1:09:39] jewelry
[1:09:39] to pay
[1:09:41] their
[1:09:41] national
[1:09:42] debt
[1:09:42] and to
[1:09:42] rise up.
[1:09:44] Japan
[1:09:44] was
[1:09:44] devastated
[1:09:45] by
[1:09:45] two
[1:09:46] nuclear
[1:09:46] atomic
[1:09:47] bombs.
[1:09:48] But
[1:09:48] look at
[1:09:48] Japan
[1:09:49] now.
[1:09:50] So,
[1:09:50] Madam
[1:09:50] President,
[1:09:51] I'm here
[1:09:51] to stand
[1:09:51] today
[1:09:52] to say
[1:09:52] let's
[1:09:53] list
[1:09:53] down
[1:09:53] our
[1:09:53] priorities
[1:09:54] together
[1:09:55] with
[1:09:56] the
[1:09:56] minority.
[1:09:57] Ano yung
[1:09:57] lima,
[1:09:58] pito,
[1:09:58] sampo
[1:09:59] na
[1:09:59] pinaka
[1:10:00] importanteng
[1:10:01] batas?
[1:10:02] So,
[1:10:02] I'm
[1:10:02] meeting
[1:10:02] with
[1:10:02] the
[1:10:03] LEDAC
[1:10:03] people
[1:10:03] tomorrow
[1:10:04] kasi
[1:10:04] may
[1:10:04] LEDAC
[1:10:05] sa
[1:10:05] Tuesday.
[1:10:07] And
[1:10:07] hopefully,
[1:10:08] any
[1:10:10] member
[1:10:10] of this
[1:10:11] Senate
[1:10:11] submit
[1:10:12] to the
[1:10:13] Secretariat
[1:10:13] by
[1:10:14] tonight
[1:10:14] or
[1:10:15] tomorrow.
[1:10:15] Ano yung
[1:10:15] priority?
[1:10:16] But
[1:10:16] ang
[1:10:17] aking
[1:10:18] lang
[1:10:18] ipapakiusap
[1:10:19] sa inyo,
[1:10:20] wag
[1:10:20] muna yung
[1:10:20] personal
[1:10:21] advocacy
[1:10:21] kahit
[1:10:22] maganda.
[1:10:23] Ano yung
[1:10:23] game
[1:10:24] changers
[1:10:25] na
[1:10:26] mababago
[1:10:27] ang
[1:10:27] direction
[1:10:28] ng
[1:10:28] ating
[1:10:29] bansa?
[1:10:30] Many
[1:10:30] of our
[1:10:31] bills
[1:10:31] are
[1:10:31] important.
[1:10:32] Many
[1:10:32] of our
[1:10:33] bills
[1:10:33] have
[1:10:33] been
[1:10:33] pending
[1:10:33] for
[1:10:34] 50
[1:10:34] years.
[1:10:34] Many
[1:10:34] of our
[1:10:35] bills
[1:10:35] are
[1:10:35] controversial.
[1:10:37] But
[1:10:37] I am
[1:10:37] sure
[1:10:37] there
[1:10:37] are
[1:10:38] 3,
[1:10:38] 4,
[1:10:38] 5,
[1:10:39] or
[1:10:39] maybe
[1:10:39] 7,
[1:10:40] or
[1:10:40] 10
[1:10:40] bills
[1:10:41] in
[1:10:41] agriculture,
[1:10:42] in
[1:10:42] health,
[1:10:43] in
[1:10:43] education,
[1:10:45] in
[1:10:45] finances
[1:10:46] of
[1:10:46] this
[1:10:46] beloved
[1:10:47] country
[1:10:48] that we
[1:10:48] can do
[1:10:49] para
[1:10:50] pag
[1:10:50] sinabi,
[1:10:51] tara,
[1:10:51] trabaho
[1:10:51] na tayo.
[1:10:53] Hindi
[1:10:53] trabaho
[1:10:53] politika,
[1:10:55] hindi
[1:10:55] trabaho
[1:10:55] tirahan,
[1:10:56] hindi
[1:10:56] trabaho
[1:10:57] bato-bato
[1:10:58] sa
[1:10:58] langit
[1:10:58] pag
[1:10:58] dumating
[1:10:59] sa
[1:10:59] Senado,
[1:10:59] sino
[1:11:00] magagalit?
[1:11:00] Hindi
[1:11:01] po.
[1:11:02] Trabahong
[1:11:02] tapos
[1:11:03] na yun eh,
[1:11:04] tapos
[1:11:04] na
[1:11:04] Monday,
[1:11:05] tapos
[1:11:05] na
[1:11:05] kahapon.
[1:11:06] I'd
[1:11:06] like
[1:11:06] to
[1:11:07] take
[1:11:07] this
[1:11:07] opportunity.
[1:11:08] Ang
[1:11:08] CIDG
[1:11:08] po
[1:11:09] nagsabi
[1:11:09] today,
[1:11:10] kung
[1:11:10] tama yung
[1:11:11] news
[1:11:12] report,
[1:11:13] they
[1:11:13] will
[1:11:13] respect
[1:11:14] our
[1:11:15] having
[1:11:16] custody
[1:11:17] of
[1:11:17] Senator
[1:11:17] Bato,
[1:11:17] so,
[1:11:19] hindi
[1:11:19] na siya
[1:11:19] isusupina.
[1:11:20] But with
[1:11:21] the
[1:11:21] permission
[1:11:21] of
[1:11:21] Senator
[1:11:22] Bato,
[1:11:22] if
[1:11:23] they
[1:11:23] want
[1:11:23] to
[1:11:23] investigate
[1:11:24] the
[1:11:24] EJK,
[1:11:24] they
[1:11:25] can
[1:11:25] come
[1:11:25] here
[1:11:25] and
[1:11:25] they
[1:11:25] can
[1:11:26] interview
[1:11:26] you.
[1:11:27] None
[1:11:27] of
[1:11:28] us
[1:11:28] are
[1:11:28] above
[1:11:28] the
[1:11:29] law.
[1:11:30] I'd
[1:11:30] like
[1:11:30] to
[1:11:30] thank
[1:11:30] Secretary
[1:11:31] Remulia
[1:11:32] for
[1:11:33] the
[1:11:33] assurance
[1:11:33] that
[1:11:33] we
[1:11:34] will
[1:11:34] follow
[1:11:34] the
[1:11:34] law,
[1:11:34] the
[1:11:34] NBI.
[1:11:36] So,
[1:11:38] again,
[1:11:38] Madam
[1:11:38] President,
[1:11:40] yes,
[1:11:40] we
[1:11:40] will
[1:11:40] have
[1:11:41] to
[1:11:41] sometimes
[1:11:41] mention
[1:11:42] or
[1:11:42] go
[1:11:42] to
[1:11:42] the
[1:11:43] political
[1:11:43] aspects.
[1:11:45] I
[1:11:45] want
[1:11:46] to
[1:11:46] honor
[1:11:49] Senator
[1:11:50] Pia
[1:11:51] for
[1:11:51] saying
[1:11:51] yesterday,
[1:11:53] pwede
[1:11:54] ba ituloy
[1:11:55] ang
[1:11:55] hearing?
[1:11:56] So,
[1:11:56] my good
[1:11:56] friend,
[1:11:57] nag-hello
[1:11:57] ako sa
[1:11:57] likod,
[1:11:59] I didn't
[1:11:59] know she'll
[1:11:59] be here,
[1:12:00] why,
[1:12:00] yeah,
[1:12:01] the
[1:12:01] farmers
[1:12:01] could
[1:12:02] have
[1:12:02] had
[1:12:02] their
[1:12:02] hearings,
[1:12:03] di ba?
[1:12:05] Senator
[1:12:06] Irwin,
[1:12:07] ang
[1:12:07] daming
[1:12:07] pending
[1:12:08] sa
[1:12:08] kanya,
[1:12:08] I was
[1:12:09] assuring
[1:12:09] him,
[1:12:10] pag
[1:12:10] wala
[1:12:11] naman
[1:12:11] objection
[1:12:12] sa
[1:12:13] floor,
[1:12:14] lahat
[1:12:14] nang
[1:12:14] dapat
[1:12:14] isponsor,
[1:12:15] isponsor
[1:12:16] na.
[1:12:17] But I
[1:12:17] haven't
[1:12:18] consulted
[1:12:18] all 13
[1:12:19] of my
[1:12:20] colleagues
[1:12:20] yet
[1:12:21] because
[1:12:21] we
[1:12:21] didn't
[1:12:21] have
[1:12:21] time
[1:12:22] a
[1:12:22] while
[1:12:22] ago.
[1:12:23] I
[1:12:23] also
[1:12:23] wanted
[1:12:23] to
[1:12:23] honor
[1:12:24] one
[1:12:24] of
[1:12:24] our
[1:12:24] colleagues
[1:12:24] who
[1:12:25] stood
[1:12:25] up
[1:12:25] during
[1:12:25] the
[1:12:25] break,
[1:12:26] Senator
[1:12:27] Winn
[1:12:27] Gatchelian,
[1:12:27] and did
[1:12:28] a good
[1:12:28] job
[1:12:28] sa
[1:12:28] PROTECT
[1:12:29] hearing.
[1:12:30] I
[1:12:31] also
[1:12:31] believe
[1:12:31] that
[1:12:32] itatayo
[1:12:32] naman
[1:12:33] ng
[1:12:33] executive
[1:12:33] yung
[1:12:33] uplift,
[1:12:34] but
[1:12:34] tingin
[1:12:34] ko
[1:12:35] napabilis
[1:12:41] no
[1:12:42] objection
[1:12:42] from
[1:12:42] everyone.
[1:12:43] I
[1:12:44] would
[1:12:44] ask
[1:12:45] if
[1:12:45] today
[1:12:45] we
[1:12:46] can
[1:12:46] ask
[1:12:47] him
[1:12:47] to
[1:12:47] continue
[1:12:47] as
[1:12:48] chairman
[1:12:48] of
[1:12:48] PROTECT
[1:12:49] because
[1:12:50] precisely
[1:12:50] everything
[1:12:51] I've
[1:12:51] said
[1:12:51] today,
[1:12:52] maybe
[1:12:53] except
[1:12:53] the
[1:12:53] spiritual
[1:12:54] side,
[1:12:54] but
[1:12:54] Winn
[1:12:56] is also
[1:12:56] brother
[1:12:57] in
[1:12:57] Christ,
[1:12:58] and
[1:12:58] regardless
[1:12:58] of
[1:12:59] our
[1:12:59] religion,
[1:13:00] the
[1:13:01] spiritual
[1:13:01] side
[1:13:01] is
[1:13:01] always
[1:13:02] there
[1:13:02] when
[1:13:02] we
[1:13:03] love
[1:13:03] our
[1:13:03] neighbors.
[1:13:04] So
[1:13:04] Madame
[1:13:04] President,
[1:13:05] dear
[1:13:05] colleagues,
[1:13:06] thank
[1:13:06] you for
[1:13:06] this
[1:13:06] opportunity
[1:13:07] to
[1:13:07] give
[1:13:08] me
[1:13:08] this
[1:13:09] opportunity
[1:13:10] to
[1:13:10] express
[1:13:11] what
[1:13:12] really
[1:13:12] is
[1:13:12] in
[1:13:12] my
[1:13:12] heart
[1:13:13] and
[1:13:13] mind.
[1:13:13] So
[1:13:13] may
[1:13:14] God
[1:13:14] bless
[1:13:14] the
[1:13:14] Philippines
[1:13:15] and
[1:13:15] God
[1:13:15] bless
[1:13:15] us
[1:13:15] all
[1:13:16] as
[1:13:16] we
[1:13:16] humble
[1:13:16] ourselves
[1:13:17] before
[1:13:17] the
[1:13:17] Lord
[1:13:17] and
[1:13:17] God.
[1:13:18] Thank
[1:13:18] you
[1:13:18] very
[1:13:18] much
[1:13:19] Senate
[1:13:19] President
[1:13:19] Alan Cayetano.
[1:13:21] We
[1:13:22] take note
[1:13:22] of
[1:13:22] everything
[1:13:23] that
[1:13:23] you
[1:13:23] said
[1:13:23] and
[1:13:24] Majority
[1:13:26] Leader.
[1:13:26] Yes,
[1:13:26] Madam
[1:13:27] President,
[1:13:27] as much
[1:13:28] as I
[1:13:29] wanted
[1:13:29] to give
[1:13:30] my
[1:13:30] views
[1:13:30] as
[1:13:31] well
[1:13:31] and
[1:13:32] not
[1:13:33] to
[1:13:33] belabor
[1:13:33] the
[1:13:33] list
[1:13:34] of
[1:13:34] our
[1:13:37] colleagues
[1:13:38] who
[1:13:38] wanted
[1:13:38] to
[1:13:38] deliver
[1:13:42] from
[1:13:43] Palawan.
[1:13:44] I
[1:13:44] think
[1:13:44] Senator
[1:13:45] Irwin
[1:13:46] Irwin
[1:13:46] Tulfo
[1:13:47] would
[1:13:47] like
[1:13:47] to
[1:13:48] ask
[1:13:49] some
[1:13:49] questions.
[1:13:49] I
[1:13:49] move
[1:13:49] that
[1:13:50] he
[1:13:50] be
[1:13:50] recognized
[1:13:50] Madam
[1:13:51] President.
[1:13:52] We
[1:13:52] recognize
[1:13:52] Senator
[1:13:53] Irwin
[1:13:53] Tulfo.
[1:13:54] Is
[1:13:54] this
[1:13:54] a
[1:13:54] manifestation
[1:13:55] or
[1:13:55] interpolation?
[1:13:57] Madam
[1:13:57] President,
[1:13:58] this is
[1:13:58] not
[1:13:58] a
[1:13:59] manifestation
[1:13:59] or
[1:14:00] interpolation.
[1:14:01] Rather,
[1:14:02] I would
[1:14:03] like to
[1:14:03] address
[1:14:04] this
[1:14:04] to
[1:14:04] our
[1:14:06] new
[1:14:06] Senate
[1:14:06] President
[1:14:07] while
[1:14:07] he's
[1:14:07] still
[1:14:07] on
[1:14:07] the
[1:14:08] floor.
[1:14:08] It's
[1:14:08] a
[1:14:09] parliamentary
[1:14:09] inquiry.
[1:14:10] It is
[1:14:12] regarding
[1:14:12] on the
[1:14:13] status
[1:14:13] of the
[1:14:13] motion
[1:14:14] made
[1:14:15] by
[1:14:15] Senator
[1:14:15] Kiko
[1:14:16] Pangilinan
[1:14:16] yesterday
[1:14:17] on the
[1:14:18] holdover
[1:14:18] capacity
[1:14:19] of the
[1:14:19] outgoing
[1:14:19] Senate
[1:14:20] committee
[1:14:20] chair
[1:14:20] persons
[1:14:21] in
[1:14:22] relation
[1:14:22] to
[1:14:22] section
[1:14:23] 19
[1:14:23] of
[1:14:23] the
[1:14:23] rules
[1:14:24] of
[1:14:25] the
[1:14:25] Senate
[1:14:25] raised
[1:14:25] by
[1:14:26] Senator
[1:14:26] Escudero.
[1:14:27] May
[1:14:27] we
[1:14:27] know,
[1:14:28] Mr.
[1:14:28] President,
[1:14:30] your
[1:14:30] ruling
[1:14:32] on this.
[1:14:34] Thank
[1:14:34] you.
[1:14:35] May I
[1:14:35] ask
[1:14:35] permission
[1:14:35] from
[1:14:36] the
[1:14:36] presiding
[1:14:36] officer
[1:14:37] and
[1:14:37] the
[1:14:37] majority
[1:14:37] leader
[1:14:37] to
[1:14:38] answer.
[1:14:39] Madam
[1:14:39] President,
[1:14:40] before we
[1:14:41] entertain
[1:14:41] the
[1:14:41] parliamentary
[1:14:42] inquiry,
[1:14:43] may we
[1:14:43] refer,
[1:14:44] if there's
[1:14:45] no other
[1:14:45] member of
[1:14:46] this
[1:14:47] August
[1:14:47] chamber
[1:14:47] who
[1:14:48] would
[1:14:48] ask
[1:14:48] questions
[1:14:49] with
[1:14:49] regard
[1:14:49] to
[1:14:49] the
[1:14:50] privilege
[1:14:50] speech
[1:14:51] of
[1:14:51] our
[1:14:52] ...
[1:14:54] Yes,
[1:14:54] let me just
[1:14:55] remind the
[1:14:56] body.
[1:14:56] Because it's
[1:14:57] outside the
[1:14:57] privilege
[1:14:58] speech,
[1:14:58] unless the
[1:14:59] inquiry
[1:14:59] would be
[1:15:02] from the
[1:15:04] privilege
[1:15:04] speech of
[1:15:05] our
[1:15:05] Senate
[1:15:05] President,
[1:15:07] from the
[1:15:08] gentleman
[1:15:08] from Palawan.
[1:15:09] Let us
[1:15:10] put it
[1:15:10] in context.
[1:15:11] The good
[1:15:12] gentleman
[1:15:12] from Palawan
[1:15:13] stated that
[1:15:13] this is not
[1:15:14] a manifestation
[1:15:15] or an
[1:15:16] interpolation.
[1:15:17] We will
[1:15:18] answer him
[1:15:18] at the
[1:15:18] proper
[1:15:19] time.
[1:15:19] In the
[1:15:20] meantime,
[1:15:20] may I
[1:15:21] hear from
[1:15:21] the
[1:15:21] majority
[1:15:22] leader
[1:15:22] the
[1:15:23] referral
[1:15:23] of the
[1:15:24] privileged
[1:15:24] speech
[1:15:25] of the
[1:15:26] Senate
[1:15:26] President,
[1:15:26] assuming nobody
[1:15:27] wishes to
[1:15:28] interpolate.
[1:15:29] But we
[1:15:29] will not
[1:15:30] forget the
[1:15:30] parliamentary
[1:15:31] inquiry of
[1:15:32] Senator
[1:15:32] Irwin
[1:15:32] Dulfo.
[1:15:33] Thank you.
[1:15:34] Madam
[1:15:34] President,
[1:15:35] I was told
[1:15:35] that the
[1:15:36] gentleman
[1:15:36] from
[1:15:36] Valenzuela
[1:15:37] would
[1:15:38] just
[1:15:39] like
[1:15:39] to
[1:15:39] make
[1:15:40] a
[1:15:40] short
[1:15:40] manifestation
[1:15:41] with
[1:15:41] regard
[1:15:42] to
[1:15:42] the
[1:15:42] privilege
[1:15:43] speech.
[1:15:43] May I
[1:15:43] move
[1:15:44] that he
[1:15:44] be
[1:15:44] recognized
[1:15:45] Madam
[1:15:45] President?
[1:15:45] Thank you.
[1:15:46] Thank you.
[1:15:47] Thank you,
[1:15:47] Madam
[1:15:49] President.
[1:15:50] Thank you,
[1:15:50] Majority
[1:15:51] Leader,
[1:15:51] and to
[1:15:52] our
[1:15:53] Senate
[1:15:53] President.
[1:15:54] Thank you.
[1:15:54] Thank you.
[1:15:54] Thank you.
[1:15:55] Thank you.
[1:15:55] Thank you.
[1:15:55] Thank you.
[1:16:25] Thank you.
[1:16:55] Thank you very much,
[1:17:20] Senator Gatchalian.
[1:17:21] Let me just put on
[1:17:21] record na dahil na
[1:17:23] una ang
[1:17:24] Protect Committee
[1:17:25] as chaired
[1:17:26] by Senator
[1:17:26] Sherwin
[1:17:27] Gatchalian
[1:17:27] nung nakaraang
[1:17:29] susunod na
[1:17:30] araw
[1:17:30] ay dun
[1:17:31] nagtatag
[1:17:32] ng
[1:17:32] committee
[1:17:33] ang
[1:17:33] executive
[1:17:34] pagkatapos
[1:17:35] ng
[1:17:35] Senado,
[1:17:35] if my
[1:17:36] dates
[1:17:37] are correct.
[1:17:38] So thank you,
[1:17:39] Senator
[1:17:39] Sherwin.
[1:17:39] We recognize
[1:17:40] Senator
[1:17:41] Cayetano.
[1:17:42] And the
[1:17:42] context of
[1:17:43] I actually
[1:17:44] had a
[1:17:44] conversation
[1:17:44] with
[1:17:45] Senwin,
[1:17:46] but of
[1:17:46] course
[1:17:46] I said
[1:17:46] I'll
[1:17:47] consult
[1:17:47] the
[1:17:48] majority
[1:17:48] members.
[1:17:49] What I
[1:17:51] did
[1:17:52] instead of
[1:17:53] attending the
[1:17:54] Protect,
[1:17:54] because I
[1:17:54] saw you
[1:17:55] very decisive
[1:17:57] there,
[1:17:57] I saw
[1:17:58] Senator
[1:17:58] Mercoleta,
[1:17:59] Senator
[1:17:59] Joel,
[1:18:01] I think
[1:18:01] Senator
[1:18:01] JV
[1:18:02] attended,
[1:18:03] of course
[1:18:03] Senator
[1:18:04] Wynn was
[1:18:04] always there,
[1:18:05] Senator
[1:18:05] Irwin was
[1:18:06] there.
[1:18:06] So what
[1:18:07] I actually
[1:18:08] did is
[1:18:08] to ask
[1:18:09] businesses
[1:18:11] by groups,
[1:18:13] pharmaceutical,
[1:18:14] manufacturers,
[1:18:16] EVs,
[1:18:17] to meet me
[1:18:17] in a small
[1:18:18] room,
[1:18:18] 4-5 at
[1:18:19] a time.
[1:18:21] I didn't
[1:18:23] ask them
[1:18:23] permission to
[1:18:23] ask their
[1:18:24] name,
[1:18:24] but
[1:18:24] I said
[1:18:24] Senwin
[1:18:26] in a
[1:18:27] big business
[1:18:27] group.
[1:18:28] So the
[1:18:29] most
[1:18:29] of
[1:18:29] them
[1:18:30] were
[1:18:30] clarity.
[1:18:32] But
[1:18:32] their
[1:18:33] stories,
[1:18:34] for
[1:18:34] example,
[1:18:35] FDA.
[1:18:36] But
[1:18:36] they said
[1:18:37] sir,
[1:18:37] you
[1:18:38] talk to
[1:18:38] HTA,
[1:18:41] right?
[1:18:41] So
[1:18:42] sir,
[1:18:44] we're
[1:18:44] importer
[1:18:44] but
[1:18:45] to get
[1:18:46] it to
[1:18:46] the rest
[1:18:47] of the
[1:18:48] country,
[1:18:48] it's
[1:18:48] higher.
[1:18:49] So
[1:18:49] you might
[1:18:50] think
[1:18:51] just
[1:18:51] because
[1:18:51] we're
[1:18:52] a
[1:18:52] multinational,
[1:18:53] the
[1:18:53] toll
[1:18:53] doesn't
[1:18:55] matter.
[1:18:55] The
[1:18:55] toll
[1:18:56] can
[1:18:56] determine
[1:18:57] if
[1:18:57] the
[1:18:58] price
[1:18:58] is
[1:18:58] higher.
[1:19:00] So
[1:19:00] I'd
[1:19:02] really
[1:19:02] like
[1:19:03] to give
[1:19:03] them
[1:19:03] an
[1:19:03] opportunity
[1:19:04] if
[1:19:04] they
[1:19:04] want
[1:19:05] to.
[1:19:05] And
[1:19:05] Senator
[1:19:06] Wynn
[1:19:06] said
[1:19:06] that
[1:19:06] that's
[1:19:07] a
[1:19:07] good
[1:19:07] idea.
[1:19:07] That's
[1:19:08] why
[1:19:08] I think
[1:19:09] Tama
[1:19:10] naman
[1:19:10] si
[1:19:10] Sen
[1:19:10] Wynn
[1:19:10] na
[1:19:11] parang
[1:19:12] first aid
[1:19:13] yung timing
[1:19:14] napaka
[1:19:14] importante
[1:19:14] but
[1:19:15] even
[1:19:16] if
[1:19:16] na-stabilize
[1:19:17] mo na
[1:19:17] siya
[1:19:19] naman
[1:19:19] nag-stabilize
[1:19:19] during that
[1:19:20] time
[1:19:20] baka
[1:19:20] pwede
[1:19:20] niya
[1:19:21] nang
[1:19:21] ituloy
[1:19:21] habang
[1:19:23] hanggang
[1:19:23] gumaling
[1:19:24] yung
[1:19:24] pasyente
[1:19:24] which
[1:19:25] is
[1:19:25] our
[1:19:25] nation
[1:19:26] and
[1:19:26] our
[1:19:26] nation's
[1:19:27] economy.
[1:19:27] That
[1:19:28] was
[1:19:28] the
[1:19:28] context
[1:19:28] there
[1:19:29] Madam
[1:19:29] President
[1:19:29] Thank
[1:19:30] you
[1:19:30] May
[1:19:32] we
[1:19:32] hear
[1:19:32] the
[1:19:33] referral
[1:19:33] Yes
[1:19:34] Madam
[1:19:35] President
[1:19:35] before
[1:19:36] we
[1:19:36] refer
[1:19:36] I
[1:19:36] would
[1:19:37] just
[1:19:37] like
[1:19:37] to
[1:19:37] put
[1:19:37] into
[1:19:38] the
[1:19:38] records
[1:19:38] this
[1:19:38] August
[1:19:39] chamber
[1:19:39] my
[1:19:40] appreciation
[1:19:41] of the
[1:19:42] privileged
[1:19:43] speech
[1:19:43] of our
[1:19:43] senate
[1:19:44] president
[1:19:44] I
[1:19:44] would
[1:19:46] like
[1:19:46] to
[1:19:46] congratulate
[1:19:47] him
[1:19:47] for
[1:19:47] his
[1:19:48] magnanimity
[1:19:49] especially
[1:19:49] in
[1:19:49] accepting
[1:19:50] the
[1:19:50] fact
[1:19:51] that
[1:19:51] there
[1:19:51] are
[1:19:51] good
[1:19:52] things
[1:19:52] that
[1:19:52] were
[1:19:52] started
[1:19:54] in
[1:19:55] this
[1:19:55] August
[1:19:56] chamber
[1:19:57] at
[1:19:57] hindi
[1:19:58] niya
[1:19:58] yun
[1:19:58] ipipigilin
[1:20:00] kung lalo
[1:20:00] na kung
[1:20:00] maganda
[1:20:01] yung
[1:20:01] nangyayari
[1:20:02] I
[1:20:02] also
[1:20:03] admire
[1:20:03] his
[1:20:03] stand
[1:20:04] on
[1:20:05] impeachment
[1:20:06] and
[1:20:06] I
[1:20:07] am
[1:20:07] also
[1:20:08] with
[1:20:08] him
[1:20:08] ang
[1:20:09] Supreme
[1:20:09] Court
[1:20:10] nagbigay na
[1:20:10] ng
[1:20:10] definition
[1:20:11] as
[1:20:11] to
[1:20:11] with
[1:20:12] and
[1:20:12] higit
[1:20:13] sa lahat
[1:20:13] yung
[1:20:13] mark
[1:20:14] 8
[1:20:14] 36
[1:20:15] na
[1:20:15] sinasabi
[1:20:15] ng
[1:20:15] Bible
[1:20:16] that
[1:20:16] what
[1:20:16] profits
[1:20:17] a man
[1:20:17] if
[1:20:17] he
[1:20:17] gains
[1:20:18] the
[1:20:18] whole
[1:20:18] world
[1:20:18] and
[1:20:19] lost
[1:20:19] his
[1:20:19] soul
[1:20:20] in
[1:20:20] hell
[1:20:21] forever
[1:20:21] so
[1:20:21] it's
[1:20:22] a
[1:20:22] good
[1:20:22] reminder
[1:20:23] for
[1:20:23] all
[1:20:23] of
[1:20:23] us
[1:20:24] that
[1:20:24] walang
[1:20:25] forever
[1:20:25] dito
[1:20:25] sa
[1:20:26] lupa
[1:20:26] Madam
[1:20:27] President
[1:20:27] and
[1:20:27] so
[1:20:27] with
[1:20:28] that
[1:20:28] I
[1:20:28] move
[1:20:28] that
[1:20:28] we
[1:20:29] refer
[1:20:30] the
[1:20:30] privileged
[1:20:30] speech
[1:20:31] of
[1:20:31] President
[1:20:32] Cayetano
[1:20:32] and
[1:20:34] the
[1:20:34] manifestations
[1:20:35] there
[1:20:36] on
[1:20:36] to
[1:20:36] the
[1:20:36] Committee
[1:20:37] on
[1:20:37] Rules
[1:20:37] it's
[1:20:39] referred
[1:20:40] to
[1:20:40] the
[1:20:40] Committee
[1:20:40] on
[1:20:41] Rules
[1:20:41] yes
[1:20:42] no
[1:20:42] objection
[1:20:43] it's
[1:20:44] therefore
[1:20:44] referred
[1:20:44] to
[1:20:45] the
[1:20:45] Committee
[1:20:45] on
[1:20:45] Rules
[1:20:46] thank
[1:20:46] you
[1:20:46] very
[1:20:46] much
[1:20:46] Senator
[1:20:47] Cayetano
[1:20:48] yes
[1:20:48] thank
[1:20:49] you
[1:20:49] Mr.
[1:20:49] President
[1:20:50] Madam
[1:20:50] President
[1:20:51] before
[1:20:51] that
[1:20:52] session
[1:20:53] is
[1:20:53] suspended
[1:20:54] with
[1:28:07] 24
[1:28:09] senators
[1:28:10] or
[1:28:11] every
[1:28:11] single
[1:28:11] senator
[1:28:12] present
[1:28:12] I hope
[1:28:13] this
[1:28:14] continues
[1:28:15] the
[1:28:15] chair
[1:28:15] declares
[1:28:16] the
[1:28:16] presence
[1:28:16] of
[1:28:17] a
[1:28:17] quorum
[1:28:17] majority
[1:28:20] leader
[1:28:20] yes
[1:28:20] Mr.
[1:28:21] President
[1:28:21] before
[1:28:22] we
[1:28:25] recognize
[1:28:26] the
[1:28:26] distinguished
[1:28:26] lady
[1:28:27] from
[1:28:27] Taguigan
[1:28:27] Pateras
[1:28:28] may I
[1:28:28] just
[1:28:28] be
[1:28:30] allowed
[1:28:30] Mr.
[1:28:30] President
[1:28:31] to greet
[1:28:31] some
[1:28:31] guests
[1:28:32] from
[1:28:32] the
[1:28:32] gallery
[1:28:32] guests
[1:28:33] of
[1:28:33] Senator
[1:28:33] Pangilinan
[1:28:34] Governor
[1:28:34] Ann
[1:28:35] Hofer
[1:28:35] of
[1:28:35] Sambuanga
[1:28:36] Cebugay
[1:28:36] Greens
[1:28:37] for
[1:28:37] Mr.
[1:28:38] President
[1:28:38] Madam
[1:28:39] President
[1:28:40] Senate
[1:28:40] Bill
[1:28:41] 1905
[1:28:41] or the
[1:28:42] Act
[1:28:42] Providing
[1:28:42] for
[1:28:42] Magna
[1:28:43] Carta
[1:28:43] of
[1:28:43] Barangay
[1:28:44] Health
[1:28:44] Work
[1:28:44] sponsored
[1:28:44] by
[1:28:45] Senator
[1:28:45] Rizal
[1:28:46] Anteberos
[1:28:46] Senate
[1:28:47] Bill
[1:28:47] 1511
[1:28:48] Amendment
[1:28:49] to
[1:28:49] RA
[1:28:49] 9439
[1:28:51] Act
[1:28:52] Prohibiting
[1:28:52] Detention
[1:28:52] of
[1:28:53] Patients
[1:28:53] in
[1:28:53] Hospitals
[1:28:54] and
[1:28:54] Medical
[1:28:55] Clinics
[1:28:56] Ito
[1:28:56] Ito
[1:28:56] Ito
[1:28:56] mga
[1:28:57] mga
[1:28:57] proteksyon
[1:28:57] para
[1:28:57] sa
[1:28:58] mga
[1:28:58] pasyente
[1:28:58] Madam
[1:28:59] President
[1:29:00] Ginaong
[1:29:01] Pangulo
[1:29:01] na
[1:29:02] dapat
[1:29:02] po
[1:29:02] nating
[1:29:02] talakayan
[1:29:03] at
[1:29:03] maa
[1:29:04] sa
[1:29:04] batas
[1:29:04] po
[1:29:04] at
[1:29:04] kailangan
[1:29:05] kailangan
[1:29:05] po
[1:29:05] Ginaong
[1:29:06] Pangulo
[1:29:06] Nariyan
[1:29:07] din po
[1:29:08] Gina
[1:29:08] Pangulo
[1:29:08] Senate
[1:29:08] Bill
[1:29:09] 1584
[1:29:10] yung
[1:29:11] Amendment
[1:29:11] to
[1:29:11] Indigenous
[1:29:12] People's
[1:29:12] Rights
[1:29:13] Act
[1:29:13] na
[1:29:14] sponsored
[1:29:14] po
[1:29:14] ng
[1:29:15] ating
[1:29:15] kasama
[1:29:15] si
[1:29:15] Senator
[1:29:16] Robin
[1:29:16] Padilla
[1:29:16] Nariyan
[1:29:17] din po
[1:29:18] yung
[1:29:18] Senate
[1:29:18] Bill
[1:29:18] 1988
[1:29:19] Mandating
[1:29:20] Accessibility
[1:29:21] Inclusivity
[1:29:21] in
[1:29:22] all
[1:29:22] tourism
[1:29:22] sites
[1:29:22] for
[1:29:23] persons
[1:29:24] with
[1:29:24] disabilities
[1:29:24] senior
[1:29:25] citizens
[1:29:25] is
[1:29:26] sponsored
[1:29:26] naman
[1:29:26] po
[1:29:26] ni
[1:29:27] Senator
[1:29:27] Javid
[1:29:28] Senador
[1:29:28] Camille
[1:29:29] Villar
[1:29:29] Nariyan
[1:29:30] din po
[1:29:30] yung
[1:29:31] Senate
[1:29:31] Bill
[1:29:31] 2092
[1:29:32] Act
[1:29:33] declaring
[1:29:33] Waling
[1:29:34] Waling
[1:29:34] as
[1:29:34] the
[1:29:35] National
[1:29:35] Orchid
[1:29:35] of
[1:29:35] the
[1:29:35] Philippines
[1:29:36] sponsored
[1:29:37] by
[1:29:37] Senator
[1:29:38] Lauren
[1:29:38] Legarda
[1:29:39] So
[1:29:39] Gina
[1:29:39] Pangulo
[1:29:40] If we
[1:29:46] are bound
[1:29:46] to follow
[1:29:47] the rules
[1:29:47] specifically
[1:29:48] Section
[1:29:48] 19
[1:29:49] shouldn't
[1:29:49] we
[1:29:49] follow
[1:29:50] the
[1:29:50] status
[1:29:50] quo
[1:29:51] Mr.
[1:29:51] President
[1:29:52] Senator
[1:29:56] Marcoleta
[1:29:56] asked
[1:29:57] if
[1:29:57] he
[1:29:57] can
[1:29:57] thank
[1:29:59] thank
[1:30:00] you
[1:30:00] Mr.
[1:30:00] President
[1:30:01] Thank
[1:30:03] you
[1:30:05] Mr.
[1:30:05] President
[1:30:05] I
[1:30:07] appreciate
[1:30:07] the
[1:30:08] problems
[1:30:13] being
[1:30:14] encountered
[1:30:15] by
[1:30:15] Senator
[1:30:17] Irwin
[1:30:17] pero
[1:30:19] masasabi
[1:30:19] ko
[1:30:20] Mr.
[1:30:20] President
[1:30:20] mas
[1:30:21] maswerte
[1:30:21] siya
[1:30:21] sa akin
[1:30:22] dahil
[1:30:23] siya
[1:30:25] po
[1:30:25] ay
[1:30:26] nakitaan
[1:30:27] ko
[1:30:27] na
[1:30:27] ng
[1:30:27] napakarami
[1:30:28] bills
[1:30:29] niya
[1:30:29] na
[1:30:29] nag
[1:30:30] transition
[1:30:30] na
[1:30:30] sa
[1:30:31] third
[1:30:32] reading
[1:30:33] na
[1:30:33] report
[1:30:34] na
[1:30:34] po
[1:30:34] yung
[1:30:34] mga
[1:30:34] committer
[1:30:35] na
[1:30:35] po
[1:30:37] at
[1:30:38] yung
[1:30:38] ba
[1:30:38] nga
[1:30:39] po
[1:30:39] ay
[1:30:39] naidepensa
[1:30:40] niya
[1:30:40] dito
[1:30:40] sa ating
[1:30:41] bulwagan
[1:30:41] ako
[1:30:43] po
[1:30:43] yung
[1:30:43] tatlong
[1:30:44] major
[1:30:46] bills
[1:30:46] ko
[1:30:46] po
[1:30:47] na
[1:30:47] inaasahan
[1:30:47] ko
[1:30:47] sana
[1:30:48] na
[1:30:48] mapast
[1:30:49] track
[1:30:49] pagkatapos
[1:30:52] po
[1:30:52] ng
[1:30:52] walong
[1:30:52] buwan
[1:30:53] bago
[1:30:53] lang
[1:30:53] po
[1:30:53] na
[1:30:54] hearing
[1:30:54] minsan
[1:30:54] lang
[1:30:55] po
[1:30:55] yung
[1:30:56] isa
[1:30:56] po
[1:30:57] nasa
[1:30:59] pang
[1:30:59] sampung
[1:31:00] buwan
[1:31:00] na
[1:31:00] po
[1:31:01] yung
[1:31:01] 12%
[1:31:02] but
[1:31:04] reduction
[1:31:04] sa sales
[1:31:05] ng
[1:31:05] electricity
[1:31:05] baka
[1:31:07] sakali
[1:31:07] ma-agenda
[1:31:08] na
[1:31:08] for
[1:31:09] per
[1:31:09] hearing
[1:31:09] po
[1:31:10] wala
[1:31:11] po
[1:31:11] kami
[1:31:12] po
[1:31:12] ang
[1:31:12] dapat
[1:31:13] magreklamo
[1:31:13] sapagkat
[1:31:14] walang
[1:31:14] lumilitaw
[1:31:15] po
[1:31:15] sa
[1:31:15] mga
[1:31:16] inaakala
[1:31:17] naming
[1:31:18] major
[1:31:18] bills
[1:31:19] na
[1:31:19] makakatulong
[1:31:20] po
[1:31:20] sa ating
[1:31:20] mga
[1:31:20] mamamayan
[1:31:26] niya
[1:31:27] talaga
[1:31:27] na
[1:31:28] maisulong
[1:31:28] lahat
[1:31:29] ang mga
[1:31:29] inaakala
[1:31:30] niyang
[1:31:30] panukalong
[1:31:30] batas
[1:31:31] na
[1:31:31] makakatulong
[1:31:32] ganun
[1:31:32] din po
[1:31:33] ang
[1:31:34] representasyong
[1:31:34] ito
[1:31:35] Mr.
[1:31:35] President
[1:31:35] pero
[1:31:37] hindi
[1:31:37] po
[1:31:38] ako
[1:31:38] nawawalan
[1:31:38] ng
[1:31:38] pag-asa
[1:31:39] kasi
[1:31:39] alam
[1:31:40] ko
[1:31:40] po
[1:31:41] yung
[1:31:42] ating
[1:31:42] legislative
[1:31:42] meal
[1:31:43] po
[1:31:43] ay
[1:31:43] unpredictable
[1:31:44] and
[1:31:45] dami
[1:31:45] po
[1:31:45] there
[1:31:46] are
[1:31:46] thousand
[1:31:47] and
[1:31:47] one
[1:31:47] factors
[1:31:48] that
[1:31:49] might
[1:31:49] come
[1:31:50] in
[1:31:50] and
[1:31:51] interfere
[1:31:52] in
[1:31:53] our
[1:31:53] deliberations
[1:31:54] and
[1:31:54] entire
[1:31:54] process
[1:31:55] of
[1:31:56] enacting
[1:31:56] a
[1:31:57] particular
[1:31:58] So sana
[1:31:58] po
[1:31:59] ay
[1:31:59] magkaunawaan
[1:32:01] na lamang
[1:32:02] tayo
[1:32:02] hindi
[1:32:03] lamang
[1:32:03] po
[1:32:04] kayong
[1:32:04] napektuan
[1:32:04] mas
[1:32:05] lalo
[1:32:05] po
[1:32:05] ako
[1:32:06] isipisipin
[1:32:07] po
[1:32:07] ninyo
[1:32:08] sampung
[1:32:08] buwan
[1:32:08] na
[1:32:09] po
[1:32:09] nakakarahan
[1:32:09] yung
[1:32:10] isa
[1:32:10] pong
[1:32:10] bill
[1:32:11] na
[1:32:11] para
[1:32:12] sakin
[1:32:12] ay
[1:32:12] napaka
[1:32:13] importante
[1:32:14] lalong
[1:32:14] lalo
[1:32:15] na
[1:32:15] po
[1:32:15] ngayon
[1:32:15] sapagkat
[1:32:16] tumaas
[1:32:17] na
[1:32:17] po
[1:32:17] ang
[1:32:17] lahat
[1:32:19] hindi
[1:32:19] pa
[1:32:20] po
[1:32:20] na
[1:32:20] agenda
[1:32:21] na
[1:32:21] po
[1:32:21] last
[1:32:21] week
[1:32:22] kaya
[1:32:22] nga
[1:32:22] nagkaroon
[1:32:22] po
[1:32:22] ng
[1:32:23] disruption
[1:32:23] ngayon
[1:32:24] baka
[1:32:24] sakali
[1:32:25] pong
[1:32:25] may
[1:32:26] agenda
[1:32:27] na
[1:32:27] salamad
[1:32:29] po
[1:32:29] ginong
[1:32:29] pangod
[1:32:29] Madam
[1:32:30] President
[1:32:31] to
[1:32:31] answer
[1:32:32] directly
[1:32:32] Senator
[1:32:33] Tulfo
[1:32:34] may
[1:32:34] I
[1:32:35] proceed
[1:32:35] please
[1:32:35] proceed
[1:32:36] so
[1:32:36] first
[1:32:37] for
[1:32:37] measures
[1:32:38] already
[1:32:38] on
[1:32:39] the
[1:32:39] floor
[1:32:39] there's
[1:32:40] no
[1:32:40] reason
[1:32:41] it
[1:32:41] cannot
[1:32:41] proceed
[1:32:41] we
[1:32:42] will
[1:32:42] have
[1:32:43] a
[1:32:44] majority
[1:32:44] caucus
[1:32:45] as
[1:32:46] soon
[1:32:46] as
[1:32:46] we
[1:32:46] adjourn
[1:32:46] I
[1:32:47] think
[1:32:47] Senator
[1:32:48] Winn
[1:32:48] will
[1:32:48] speak
[1:32:48] I
[1:32:49] don't
[1:32:49] know
[1:32:49] if
[1:32:49] anyone
[1:32:49] else
[1:32:50] will
[1:32:50] speak
[1:32:50] so
[1:32:51] as
[1:32:51] soon
[1:32:51] as
[1:32:51] we
[1:32:51] can
[1:32:52] start
[1:32:53] take
[1:32:54] that
[1:32:54] up
[1:32:54] for
[1:32:56] com
[1:32:57] reports
[1:32:57] that
[1:32:57] are
[1:32:57] not
[1:32:58] yet
[1:32:58] filed
[1:32:58] it's
[1:32:58] more
[1:32:59] of
[1:32:59] prudence
[1:32:59] because
[1:33:00] we
[1:33:01] have
[1:33:01] to
[1:33:01] finalize
[1:33:02] the
[1:33:02] membership
[1:33:02] the
[1:33:02] 13
[1:33:03] 9
[1:33:04] 2
[1:33:04] from
[1:33:05] 11
[1:33:06] 13
[1:33:06] it
[1:33:07] was
[1:33:07] a
[1:33:07] 15
[1:33:08] 9
[1:33:08] ratio
[1:33:08] so
[1:33:09] there's
[1:33:09] a
[1:33:09] little
[1:33:10] bit
[1:33:10] of
[1:33:10] difference
[1:33:10] but
[1:33:10] again
[1:33:11] this
[1:33:11] shouldn't
[1:33:11] be
[1:33:11] a
[1:33:11] problem
[1:33:12] in
[1:33:12] non
[1:33:13] controversial
[1:33:13] bills
[1:33:14] having
[1:33:15] said
[1:33:16] that
[1:33:16] my
[1:33:16] suggestions
[1:33:16] also
[1:33:17] is
[1:33:17] that
[1:33:18] we
[1:33:18] resubmit
[1:33:19] what
[1:33:19] are
[1:33:20] our
[1:33:20] priority
[1:33:20] 10
[1:33:21] bills
[1:33:21] and
[1:33:23] then
[1:33:24] if
[1:33:26] they
[1:33:27] will
[1:33:27] not
[1:33:27] hear
[1:33:27] it
[1:33:28] with
[1:33:28] a
[1:33:28] certain
[1:33:28] period
[1:33:28] of
[1:33:29] time
[1:33:29] can
[1:33:30] we
[1:33:30] create
[1:33:32] a
[1:33:32] subcommittee
[1:33:33] which
[1:33:34] we
[1:33:34] usually
[1:33:34] do
[1:33:34] naman
[1:33:35] I
[1:33:36] remember
[1:33:36] the
[1:33:36] first
[1:33:37] time
[1:33:37] I
[1:33:38] was
[1:33:38] senator
[1:33:39] Senator
[1:33:39] Angara
[1:33:40] Ed
[1:33:40] was
[1:33:41] such a
[1:33:42] senior
[1:33:43] senator
[1:33:43] then
[1:33:43] but
[1:33:44] sabi
[1:33:44] niya
[1:33:44] Alan
[1:33:45] create
[1:33:45] ng
[1:33:45] subcommittee
[1:33:49] pero
[1:33:49] ako
[1:33:49] na
[1:33:49] mag
[1:33:49] i-hear
[1:33:50] neto
[1:33:50] and
[1:33:51] then
[1:33:51] he
[1:33:51] took
[1:33:51] over
[1:33:52] and
[1:33:52] natuto
[1:33:52] ako
[1:33:52] sa
[1:33:53] ganun
[1:33:53] move
[1:33:53] kasi
[1:33:53] pati
[1:33:54] pala
[1:33:54] Mirian
[1:33:54] chairman
[1:33:55] magbabayad
[1:33:55] pero
[1:33:56] siya
[1:33:56] yung
[1:33:56] nag-i-hear
[1:33:57] but
[1:33:57] bumilis
[1:33:58] tuloy
[1:33:58] lahat
[1:33:58] no
[1:33:59] the
[1:33:59] third
[1:34:00] one
[1:34:00] is
[1:34:01] maybe
[1:34:01] I'm
[1:34:02] sure
[1:34:02] the
[1:34:02] minority
[1:34:02] leader
[1:34:02] will
[1:34:03] be
[1:34:03] in
[1:34:03] the
[1:34:03] led
[1:34:03] act
[1:34:03] once
[1:34:04] we
[1:34:05] get
[1:34:05] a
[1:34:05] sense
[1:34:05] of
[1:34:06] the
[1:34:06] timing
[1:34:06] of
[1:34:07] the
[1:34:07] impeachment
[1:34:07] we
[1:34:08] have
[1:34:09] to
[1:34:09] discuss
[1:34:09] the
[1:34:10] legislative
[1:34:10] calendar
[1:34:11] and
[1:34:13] the
[1:34:13] schedule
[1:34:14] of
[1:34:14] impeachment
[1:34:15] because
[1:34:15] if
[1:34:16] we
[1:34:16] can
[1:34:16] do
[1:34:16] both
[1:34:17] remember
[1:34:18] when
[1:34:19] we
[1:34:19] talk
[1:34:19] about
[1:34:19] legislation
[1:34:20] there's
[1:34:20] the
[1:34:20] hearings
[1:34:21] and
[1:34:22] then
[1:34:22] there's
[1:34:22] plenary
[1:34:23] you need
[1:34:24] time
[1:34:24] for
[1:34:24] both
[1:34:24] so
[1:34:26] assuming
[1:34:26] we
[1:34:26] agree
[1:34:27] on
[1:34:27] three
[1:34:27] or
[1:34:27] four
[1:34:28] days
[1:34:28] hearing
[1:34:29] is
[1:34:30] that
[1:34:30] half
[1:34:31] day
[1:34:31] para
[1:34:31] meron
[1:34:32] legislative
[1:34:32] meal
[1:34:33] kasi
[1:34:34] kailangan
[1:34:35] mo din
[1:34:35] ng
[1:34:35] one
[1:34:36] day
[1:34:36] ng
[1:34:36] motion
[1:34:36] day
[1:34:37] lahat
[1:34:38] ng
[1:34:38] korte
[1:34:38] ay
[1:34:39] merong
[1:34:39] isang
[1:34:40] araw
[1:34:40] na
[1:34:40] may
[1:34:40] motion
[1:34:41] para
[1:34:42] masubmit
[1:34:43] tapos
[1:34:44] merong
[1:34:44] usually
[1:34:45] if I'm
[1:34:45] not
[1:34:45] mistaken
[1:34:46] it's
[1:34:46] a
[1:34:46] Friday
[1:34:47] para
[1:34:48] nga
[1:34:48] during
[1:34:48] the
[1:34:48] weekend
[1:34:49] mabasa
[1:34:49] lahat
[1:34:50] ito
[1:34:50] and
[1:34:51] that
[1:34:52] is
[1:34:52] barring
[1:34:52] any
[1:34:53] my
[1:34:54] wife
[1:34:54] is
[1:34:54] from
[1:34:55] Bicol
[1:34:55] from
[1:34:55] Albay
[1:34:57] so
[1:34:57] I
[1:34:58] ask
[1:34:59] you
[1:34:59] to
[1:34:59] pray
[1:35:00] harder
[1:35:00] with
[1:35:01] us
[1:35:01] na
[1:35:01] hindi
[1:35:03] mag
[1:35:03] worsen
[1:35:03] yung
[1:35:03] sitwasyon
[1:35:04] ng
[1:35:04] Mayon
[1:35:04] diba
[1:35:05] you
[1:35:06] know
[1:35:06] any
[1:35:06] calamity
[1:35:07] from
[1:35:07] the
[1:35:07] super
[1:35:08] El
[1:35:09] Niño
[1:35:10] to
[1:35:10] storms
[1:35:11] linogs
[1:35:12] or
[1:35:13] earthquakes
[1:35:14] or
[1:35:14] yung
[1:35:15] pagputok
[1:35:15] ng
[1:35:16] vulkan
[1:35:17] whether
[1:35:17] it's
[1:35:18] in
[1:35:18] Negros
[1:35:18] or
[1:35:18] itong
[1:35:19] sa
[1:35:19] Albay
[1:35:20] we
[1:35:22] will
[1:35:22] definitely
[1:35:23] need
[1:35:23] in our
[1:35:24] situation
[1:35:24] now
[1:35:24] we'll
[1:35:25] need
[1:35:25] our
[1:35:25] attention
[1:35:26] whether
[1:35:27] individually
[1:35:27] or as a
[1:35:28] group
[1:35:28] or the
[1:35:28] committee
[1:35:29] so
[1:35:30] we
[1:35:30] really
[1:35:30] have
[1:35:30] to
[1:35:30] figure
[1:35:30] out
[1:35:31] as a
[1:35:31] body
[1:35:31] so
[1:35:31] that
[1:35:32] was
[1:35:32] the
[1:35:32] essence
[1:35:32] ng
[1:35:32] aking
[1:35:33] speech
[1:35:33] so
[1:35:34] thank
[1:35:34] you
[1:35:35] for
[1:35:35] pointing
[1:35:35] out
[1:35:35] senator
[1:35:36] tool
[1:35:37] for
[1:35:38] that
[1:35:38] in fact
[1:35:38] there
[1:35:39] are
[1:35:39] urgent
[1:35:40] necessary
[1:35:42] bills
[1:35:42] that
[1:35:42] are
[1:35:42] there
[1:35:42] last
[1:35:43] point
[1:35:43] I
[1:35:44] I
[1:35:44] I
[1:35:44] did
[1:35:45] start
[1:35:45] going
[1:35:45] to
[1:35:46] the
[1:35:46] possible
[1:35:47] chairmen
[1:35:47] yesterday
[1:35:48] so
[1:35:48] like
[1:35:48] senator
[1:35:49] Bongo
[1:35:49] who
[1:35:49] will
[1:35:49] most
[1:35:49] probably
[1:35:50] be
[1:35:50] our
[1:35:51] our
[1:35:52] chairman
[1:35:52] of the
[1:35:53] committee
[1:35:53] on health
[1:35:53] said
[1:35:54] that
[1:35:54] most
[1:35:54] of
[1:35:54] the
[1:35:55] bills
[1:35:55] tinitignan
[1:35:55] but
[1:35:56] most
[1:35:56] of
[1:35:56] the
[1:35:56] bills
[1:35:56] walang
[1:35:57] problema
[1:35:57] pwedeng
[1:35:57] siya
[1:35:58] pwedeng
[1:35:59] si
[1:35:59] senator
[1:35:59] Risa
[1:36:00] I
[1:36:00] actually
[1:36:01] approached
[1:36:01] senator
[1:36:01] Aimee
[1:36:02] about
[1:36:02] the
[1:36:02] treaties
[1:36:03] and
[1:36:04] she
[1:36:04] told
[1:36:04] me
[1:36:05] go
[1:36:05] ahead
[1:36:05] but
[1:36:06] then
[1:36:07] when
[1:36:07] I
[1:36:07] went
[1:36:07] to
[1:36:07] see
[1:36:08] her
[1:36:08] today
[1:36:08] she
[1:36:09] said
[1:36:10] go
[1:36:10] ahead
[1:36:10] but
[1:36:10] I
[1:36:11] have
[1:36:13] to
[1:36:15] talk
[1:36:16] to
[1:36:16] who
[1:36:16] will
[1:36:16] be
[1:36:16] chairman
[1:36:17] and
[1:36:17] as
[1:36:17] you
[1:36:17] know
[1:36:18] we
[1:36:19] are
[1:36:20] in
[1:36:20] need
[1:36:20] of
[1:36:20] a
[1:36:21] regular
[1:36:22] or
[1:36:23] full
[1:36:23] time
[1:36:23] majority
[1:36:26] leader
[1:36:27] because
[1:36:27] senator
[1:36:27] Joel
[1:36:28] Villanueva
[1:36:29] is not
[1:36:29] disposed
[1:36:30] to
[1:36:30] accept
[1:36:32] that
[1:36:32] position
[1:36:33] if
[1:36:34] you
[1:36:34] want
[1:36:34] to
[1:36:34] join
[1:36:34] the
[1:36:35] majority
[1:36:35] so
[1:36:36] far
[1:36:36] the
[1:36:36] majority
[1:36:37] leader
[1:36:37] is
[1:36:37] open
[1:36:38] senator
[1:36:38] Tulfo
[1:36:39] that's
[1:36:39] a good
[1:36:40] offer
[1:36:40] but
[1:36:40] let me
[1:36:41] think
[1:36:41] about
[1:36:42] it
[1:36:42] that
[1:36:42] would
[1:36:43] give
[1:36:43] us
[1:36:43] an
[1:36:43] even
[1:36:43] number
[1:36:44] of
[1:36:44] 14
[1:36:45] easier
[1:36:45] for
[1:36:45] computation
[1:36:46] let
[1:36:47] me
[1:36:47] seek
[1:36:48] divine
[1:36:48] guidance
[1:36:49] mr.
[1:36:49] president
[1:36:49] every morning
[1:36:50] when I
[1:36:51] wake up
[1:36:51] I
[1:36:52] ask
[1:36:52] and pray
[1:36:52] to
[1:36:53] the
[1:36:53] holy
[1:36:53] spirit
[1:36:53] to
[1:36:54] always
[1:36:54] guide
[1:36:55] me
[1:36:55] for
[1:36:55] right
[1:36:56] decisions
[1:36:56] and I
[1:36:57] praise you
[1:36:57] for that
[1:36:58] because
[1:36:58] we
[1:36:58] all
[1:36:59] should
[1:36:59] do
[1:36:59] that
[1:36:59] yeah
[1:37:00] well
[1:37:01] anyway
[1:37:01] madam
[1:37:03] president
[1:37:03] mr.
[1:37:03] president
[1:37:04] we're
[1:37:04] amenable
[1:37:05] to that
[1:37:06] to the
[1:37:06] creation
[1:37:08] of subcommittees
[1:37:09] we hope
[1:37:10] that the
[1:37:10] new
[1:37:10] chair
[1:37:11] persons
[1:37:11] mr.
[1:37:12] president
[1:37:13] will
[1:37:13] honor
[1:37:14] your word
[1:37:15] I will
[1:37:15] not
[1:37:15] stay
[1:37:17] longer
[1:37:18] mr.
[1:37:18] president
[1:37:18] therefore
[1:37:19] we submit
[1:37:20] to the
[1:37:20] wisdom
[1:37:20] of our
[1:37:21] new
[1:37:22] senate
[1:37:22] president
[1:37:22] thank
[1:37:23] you
[1:37:23] thank
[1:37:25] you
[1:37:25] senator
[1:37:25] we
[1:37:26] recognize
[1:37:26] senator
[1:37:27] rica
[1:37:27] on
[1:37:27] tiveros
[1:37:28] salamat
[1:37:31] madam
[1:37:31] president
[1:37:32] not to
[1:37:32] interpolate
[1:37:33] the good
[1:37:34] gentleman
[1:37:34] from
[1:37:35] taguig
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[1:37:37] my
[1:37:37] colleagues
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[1:37:46] me
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[1:37:47] salamat
[1:37:48] madam
[1:37:48] president
[1:37:49] good
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[1:38:01] clarification
[1:38:02] kahapon
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[1:38:03] senate
[1:38:03] president
[1:38:04] mga
[1:38:04] kalahating
[1:38:05] dosena
[1:38:05] ito
[1:38:06] and
[1:38:06] thank
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[1:38:07] erwin
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[1:38:16] madam
[1:38:17] president
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[1:38:18] dalawa
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[1:38:24] senator
[1:38:26] erwin
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[1:38:31] po
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[1:38:35] new
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[1:38:39] mga
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[1:38:57] you're
[1:38:58] most
[1:38:58] welcome
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[1:38:59] join
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[1:39:04] on
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[1:39:09] secretary
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[1:39:12] the
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[1:39:13] department
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[1:39:58] secretariat
[1:39:59] at
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[1:40:00] so
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[1:40:03] today
[1:40:03] or
[1:40:03] tomorrow
[1:40:03] what's
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[1:40:14] thank
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[1:40:29] at
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[1:40:32] the
[1:40:33] gentleman
[1:40:33] from
[1:40:34] Davao
[1:40:34] and
[1:40:35] Isabella
[1:40:35] senator
[1:40:36] Rafi
[1:40:37] Tulfo
[1:40:37] would
[1:40:37] like
[1:40:37] to
[1:40:38] deliver
[1:40:38] a
[1:40:39] privileged
[1:40:39] speech
[1:40:39] I
[1:40:40] move
[1:40:40] that
[1:40:40] you
[1:40:40] be
[1:40:40] recognized
[1:40:41] we
[1:40:42] recognize
[1:40:42] senator
[1:40:43] Rafi
[1:40:43] Tulfo
[1:40:44] Thank you, Mr. President. Madam President. My dear colleagues, today, I wish to address an urgent public health issue that is silently but steadily affecting the Filipino people.
[1:40:59] Ang pagtaas ng kaso ng chronic kidney disease, ito po ang bato na gusto ko pong ipa-aresto. Ang bato sa kidney. Pero kidding aside, Madam President, an estimated 13 million Filipinos are diagnosed with various stages of chronic kidney disease or CKD. This makes up for 11.2% of the Philippine population.
[1:41:24] Ibig sabihin, sa bawat sampung tao dito sa plenario, may isang may CKD, unfortunately.
[1:41:33] According to the Philippine Society of Neprology, every hour, kada oras, may isang Pilipino na nagkakaroon ng chronic renal failure.
[1:41:41] At kung dati pang senior citizen lang ang sakit na ito, ngayon, 57.44% of kidney disease patients ay nasa 20 to 59 years old.
[1:41:56] Pabata ng pabata ang mga pasyente ng CKD. Hospitals across the country are reporting new cases among children and teenagers.
[1:42:06] Some as young as 4 years old who are already grappling with the realities of kidney failure.
[1:42:13] In fact, I have come face to face with these young CKD patients.
[1:42:18] At nakita ko po ang lungkot sa kanilang mga mata dahil alam nilang habang buhay na nila ito kakaharapin.
[1:42:23] Itong si Mariano Trias ay na-diagnose nung siya ay 30 taong gulang pa lang.
[1:42:31] Si Ron Ryan Asinto na-diagnose naman nung 16 years old pa lamang siya.
[1:42:36] At ang na-taon nang nagda-dialysis.
[1:42:39] At si RG Cibulan, 4 years old pa lang nang ma-diagnose at halos 10 taon nang nagda-dialysis na sa stage 5 ng CKD.
[1:42:50] I invite you to watch this short video.
[1:42:54] Halos tumira na sa ospital ang 14 years old na si RG.
[1:43:00] Dahil sa kanyang matinding karamdaman, ang chronic kidney disease.
[1:43:06] Ang kanyang kalbaryo nagsimula sa ngurang edad na apat na taong gulang pa lamang.
[1:43:13] Hindi ko sumasabi sa isip, gusto kong masaya lagi sa iyong lahat.
[1:43:20] Ayaw ko na makikita si Mama umiyok eh.
[1:43:23] Naging ano sa isip ko, si Mama pagod na.
[1:43:27] Magaling trabaho, walang kulog.
[1:43:29] Tapos pupunta na kami ng ospital.
[1:43:32] Pagdating doon, wala nang penga.
[1:43:35] 7 taong na po ako ngayon dinadialysis eh.
[1:43:38] 30 years old po ako nung nag-umpis ng dialysis eh.
[1:43:42] Wala po akong bisyo, alak, sigarilyo, wala po akong niyang.
[1:43:44] Ang naging pinaka-addict ko lang po, maghanap buhay araw-araw.
[1:43:50] Sa hanap buhay ko araw-araw, kailan po yung nagawa kong inumin ba
[1:43:56] pag nabiyahin ng tricycle, yung energy drink, yung po sumira sa akin.
[1:44:01] 2 months lang po niya sinira yung kidney ko. Bumigay na agad.
[1:44:05] Stage 5 na ang chronic kidney disease ni Ron Ryan.
[1:44:10] Nung in-abdomen ultrasound po, kung nakita po maliliit po yung kidneys ko.
[1:44:14] Yung isa pong kidney ko parang durog-durog. Yung isa po maliit, pang 2 years old po yung size niya.
[1:44:19] Sa nag-research-research na po ako sa sakit ko, tas yun po, lifetime na po talaga yung dialysis ko po.
[1:44:28] Pag nakaramdam po ko ng hirap, sakit po sa dialysis,
[1:44:32] Pag nakasalang po ako, tas ako lang po mag-isa,
[1:44:36] minsan tatalokbong na lang po ako ng kumo, pag nakasalang na po ako.
[1:44:40] Tas mag-iisip-isip ako, minsan lagi akong sinasabi, ba't ako po yung nabigyan ng gento?
[1:44:44] Madam President, the big question now is,
[1:44:53] Why is CKD becoming so prevalent, especially among young people?
[1:44:59] The steady rise of cases that can be attributed to lifestyle choices.
[1:45:04] Sa pangaraw-araw na buhay, ang karaniwang Pilipino ay nasanay na sa instant.
[1:45:09] Dahil ito ay madali, masarap at mura.
[1:45:13] Ang sinasabi ko po ay mga processed food at packaged drinks.
[1:45:16] Ang mataas na pagkonsumo ng processed foods, sugary beverages, and salty snacks combined with low physical inactivity
[1:45:26] have contributed to rising rates of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, all major risk factors for CKD.
[1:45:37] Ayon po sa Department of Health at Philippine Renal Disease Registry,
[1:45:41] ang primary cause ng CKD sa Pilipinas ay dalawa po.
[1:45:45] Una, uncontrolled diabetes.
[1:45:50] Pangalawa, high blood sugar levels can damage your kidney filters.
[1:45:55] Over time, your kidneys can become so damaged that they no longer do a good job filtering waste and extra fluid from your blood.
[1:46:06] Ang hypertension, high blood pressure can damage blood vessels in other parts of the filtering system in the kidneys.
[1:46:15] If these parts of the kidneys filtering system are damaged,
[1:46:19] your kidneys may not work as well to remove waste and extra fluid from your body.
[1:46:25] Extra fluid in your body can raise your blood pressure even more, thus creating a dangerous cycle.
[1:46:32] The rising cases of CKD in young adults and children is a sign that there is something wrong with our healthcare system.
[1:46:42] Madam President, the Philippines ranks among the countries with the highest rates of CKD in Southeast Asia.
[1:46:49] While countries like Singapore and Thailand have also seen increases, the rise in the Philippines is particularly steep.
[1:47:01] This can be attributed to a combination of limited access to preventive healthcare,
[1:47:07] greater exposure to risk factors, and lower awareness among the general public.
[1:47:12] The primary problem is in the lack of programs for early detection of CKD.
[1:47:16] Madam President, CKD often shows no symptoms in its early stages.
[1:47:23] That is why early detection is crucial, because when identified early,
[1:47:29] CKD can often be managed with medication and lifestyle changes.
[1:47:34] Self-simple routine tests, such as checking blood pressure, blood sugar, and urine for protein,
[1:47:43] can catch kidney disease before it progresses.
[1:47:47] Unfortunately, in the Philippines, one out of three CKD patients are already in stages 3 to 5.
[1:47:54] At the stage natal, the cost of managing the disease is 11 times more than managing it in its early stage.
[1:48:03] From P44,000 to P116,000 for non-diabetic patients, and from P46,000 to P120,000 for diabetic patients.
[1:48:19] That is why we must focus on education, regular screening in schools and communities,
[1:48:25] and promoting healthy habits from a young age.
[1:48:29] With this, I propose that we explore measures that could address this health concern.
[1:48:36] That is, provide our people with programs for early detection, essential diagnostics,
[1:48:42] procedures such as the urine albumin to creatinine ration test,
[1:48:47] remain inaccessible to many patients because they are not covered by field health,
[1:48:53] and they cost around 1,500 pesos to 3,500 pesos per test.
[1:48:59] I filed Senate Bill No. 2123, an Accessible Kidney Care Act,
[1:49:06] which will provide free kidney health screening in barangay health centers and super health centers
[1:49:13] to make screening more accessible to the public.
[1:49:17] Other preventive measures that we could put in place
[1:49:20] is the improvement in the daily nutrition habit of our people.
[1:49:24] I filed Senate Bill 1668, or the Health Rating Label Act.
[1:49:29] The measure will provide a system that measures the overall nutrition profile of packaged food
[1:49:36] and beverage products from one as the least nutritious to five as the most nutritious.
[1:49:42] The rating system is calculated based on a product's calorie-saturated fat, sodium, sugar, and fiber content.
[1:49:50] Several countries have implemented these measures,
[1:49:52] and major food and beverage manufacturers have complied.
[1:49:56] The manufacturers either put the warning label or simply reduce their sugar or sodium content
[1:50:02] to avoid having their products marked as unhealthy and, as a result, turn off their consumers.
[1:50:09] Mr. President, the impact of CKD on a young person's life is profound.
[1:50:14] Physically, CKD leads to fatigue, weakness, and advanced stages.
[1:50:19] The need for regular dialysis, a process that replaces kidney functions but requires several hours multiple times a week.
[1:50:31] This can interrupt schooling, work, and social life.
[1:50:34] Panghabang buhay po ang sakit na CKD.
[1:50:36] Which is why, beyond the physical toll, CKD also brings emotional and social challenges.
[1:50:44] Families are affected too, facing high medical costs and the emotional weight of supporting a loved one through this chronic disease.
[1:50:53] As advocates for our people's health, Mr. and Madam President,
[1:50:57] let us remember that the fight against CKD is not just the responsibility of doctors and hospitals.
[1:51:05] It is a challenge for all of us.
[1:51:08] But the good news is,
[1:51:10] there are a lot of solutions or preventions that are more likely than the CKD treatment of CKD.
[1:51:16] I hope for the support of my dear colleagues,
[1:51:18] and I know whoever will chair the Committee on Health,
[1:51:21] they will see the benefits of these people.
[1:51:24] Thank you very much, Madam President, my dear colleagues.
[1:51:27] Good evening.
[1:51:28] Thank you, Senator Rafi Tulfo, Majority Leader.
[1:51:33] Thank you, Mr. President.
[1:51:33] I intend to refer the privilege speech of Senator Rafi Tulfo to the Committee on Health and Demography.
[1:51:46] So moved, Madam President.
[1:51:48] So referred.
[1:51:58] Madam President, the gentleman from Venezuela, Senator Wynne Gatchalian,
[1:52:02] would like to deliver a privilege speech.
[1:52:04] I move that he be recognized.
[1:52:06] We recognize Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
[1:52:08] Thank you, Madam President.
[1:52:10] Thank you, Majority Leader.
[1:52:11] And thank you for giving this representation the opportunity to give this privilege speech.
[1:52:17] This was supposed to be given last week,
[1:52:21] but due to some circumstances, this privilege speech has been delayed.
[1:52:28] So, paraming salamat pa for the opportunity.
[1:52:31] Mr. President, distinguished colleagues,
[1:52:32] I stand before you today on an issue that should concern every Filipino community,
[1:52:38] not only because it affects the cleanliness of our surroundings,
[1:52:42] but also because it directly impacts public health and safety.
[1:52:47] And allow me to play the video, Mr. President.
[1:52:50] Madam President.
[1:53:01] Can we ask the technical people to increase the volume?
[1:53:12] Pakitaas po yung volume.
[1:53:18] May we see the video, please?
[1:53:19] May we request to turn up the volume?
[1:53:45] We suspend session for one minute.
[1:59:15] I'm ready.
[1:59:18] Session is resumed.
[1:59:21] Again, may move that we recognize Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
[1:59:26] Thank you, Majority Leader.
[1:59:27] And allow me to play the video, Madam President.
[1:59:33] Please proceed.
[1:59:33] Nila manang masara.
[1:59:38] Ito ng basura.
[1:59:39] Salabotas.
[1:59:44] Masusunasok yung amoy.
[1:59:47] Dahil sa usok, nag-trigger po yung aking heka.
[1:59:50] Ugo sipon, sakit ng ulo at hirap sa paghinga.
[1:59:53] On April 10, a massive fire broke out at the Navotas Sanitary Landfill.
[2:00:16] In the days that followed, thick hazardous smoke billowed from the mountain of waste
[2:00:21] and spread across several parts of Metro Manila.
[2:00:25] Navotas City, Valenzuela City, Caloocan City, Malabon City, Pasig City, Mandalayong City,
[2:00:32] Quezon City, and San Juan City were all shrouded in thick smog.
[2:00:37] The smoke even stretched as far as Obando, Bulacan.
[2:00:40] At hindi ito simpleng usok, Madam President.
[2:00:45] Inuulat ng mga naapekto ang residente na nakarana sila ng matagal na sakit ng ulo,
[2:00:51] kahirapan sa paghinga, at iba pang sintomas na dala ng maruming hangin.
[2:00:55] Ang tawag ng Department of Health sa panganib na hangin na ito ay haze.
[2:01:02] Maruming hangin na naglalaman ng particulate matter na maaring makapasok sa bloodstream
[2:01:07] o daloy ng ating dugo at magpapalala sa mga sakit o existing conditions.
[2:01:15] Media reports say that nearly 500 people who live near the landfill
[2:01:19] were evacuated from their homes to the municipality of Obando, Bulacan.
[2:01:23] And even then, the haze still reached them.
[2:01:28] Most tragic of all, 54-year-old Arlene Abbott died due to reported health complications
[2:01:36] after being evacuated due to the harmful smoke from the landfill.
[2:01:40] And although the fire has finally been extinguished,
[2:01:45] the fact that it took one month only underscores the gravity of the incident.
[2:01:51] Madam President, this is not only landfill-related tragedy to strike our country in recent memory.
[2:01:59] Just this January, a garbage landslide struck the Balinaw Sanitary Landfill in Cebu City.
[2:02:07] Search and rescue operations ended after 10 days.
[2:02:09] By then, 36 people had died and 18 others suffered injuries.
[2:02:16] Madam President, what happened in Navotas in Cebu are not just isolated incidents.
[2:02:21] They were man-made disasters created by the way we manage, contain, and dispose waste.
[2:02:27] Most of all, there were warnings, warnings that I first sounded six years ago.
[2:02:33] In 2020, I raised an alarm over the country's worsening waste management system.
[2:02:39] At that time, I warned this chamber that our growing volume of garbage was starting to exceed the absorption capacity of our disposal systems.
[2:02:51] Six years to the day, I sound this warning again, because now the consequences of inaction have turned deadly.
[2:03:01] Innocent lives have been lost.
[2:03:03] Hundreds have been driven from their homes.
[2:03:05] And once again, ordinary Filipinos paid the price for our failure to act before the crisis worsened.
[2:03:12] Let me paint a picture of the situation on the ground.
[2:03:16] The average amount of waste our country generates each day has been rising steadily, and the figures are alarming.
[2:03:22] From 51,400 tons per day in 2015 to 61,700 tons per day in 2024.
[2:03:31] This is a 20% increase in daily waste generation in less than a decade.
[2:03:39] And now, according to the 2025 data from the National Solid Waste Management Commission,
[2:03:46] our country generates 22.18 million metric tons of waste annually, more than 48,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools every year.
[2:03:57] At a current annual growth rate of 2%, the country is projected to produce more than 27 million metric tons of waste per year by 2035.
[2:04:06] Our daily waste production will increase to more than 74,000 tons per day.
[2:04:13] These numbers are equivalent to more than 59,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools per year.
[2:04:20] The law does not leave us without any response.
[2:04:24] Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, lays down a clear policy framework for solid waste management.
[2:04:35] It emphasizes the role of local government units to implement proper segregation, recycling, and composing practices, all the way to final disposal.
[2:04:47] And as I warned way back in 2020, implementation of RA 9003 continues to be weak and found wanting.
[2:04:56] According to the Commission on Audit's 2023 performance audit report on the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Program,
[2:05:06] enforcement and compliance have been poor.
[2:05:09] This is truly unfortunate that the problems we raised six years ago have remained largely unaddressed.
[2:05:15] The first gap is the shortage of materials recovery facilities, or MRF.
[2:05:20] The COA report also found that of the 42,064 barangays that are supposed to have access to MRFs, only 40% have been served.
[2:05:35] This means that 6 out of 10 barangays in the country lack MRF access.
[2:05:41] Section 32 of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act mandates that every barangay or cluster of barangays will be served by an MRF.
[2:05:50] This shortcoming is crippling.
[2:05:54] MRFs are essential to successful solid waste management.
[2:05:57] The sort, process, and store recyclable materials and bridge the gap between waste collection and final disposal.
[2:06:07] If the process is compromised early on, the effects ripple across the entire chain.
[2:06:12] Gap number two is the lack of properly maintained and operational sanitary landfills.
[2:06:18] These are supposed to serve as the endpoint for residual waste.
[2:06:22] Information from the COA report shows that, as of 2022, only 34.6% of LGUs in the country are being served by a sanitary landfill.
[2:06:35] Because of this lack of coverage, illegal dam sites continue to be a problem.
[2:06:39] As of 2024, there are 79 illegal dam sites nationwide.
[2:06:44] And because these dam sites are illegal, it is very likely the figures are underreported.
[2:06:50] Now, after all this data, the next question is, what does this all mean?
[2:06:58] These gaps show us a clear picture.
[2:07:00] 26 years after the passage of 9003, our country's waste management system is still struggling.
[2:07:09] The lack of MRFs stalls the proper diversion and processing of recyclable materials.
[2:07:15] And poor sanitary landfill coverage increase the risk of improper and unsafe disposal system.
[2:07:21] This makes every improperly managed landfill a breeding ground for disease, a potential fire hazard, and a mountain of environmental pollution.
[2:07:29] In a 2025 study from the World Health Organization says that uncollected waste management creates favorable conditions for vector-borne and zoonotic diseases.
[2:07:44] Zoonotic diseases are diseases that can be spread between animals and humans.
[2:07:49] Now, some might say the solution is simply cracking down on implementation.
[2:07:54] I argue, Madam President, that even if implementation of 9003 improves, the country still has to grapple with huge amount of residual waste that must be treated or properly disposed of.
[2:08:09] The country's answer to this problem can't be collection and burial alone.
[2:08:14] We must expand our toolkit of responses.
[2:08:17] And one proven modern tool is the waste-to-energy technology.
[2:08:21] Let me be clear.
[2:08:23] Waste-to-energy is not a replacement for 9003.
[2:08:28] The intention is to enhance it.
[2:08:30] The first line of defense is still reducing waste at the source.
[2:08:34] We should still address the gaps in landfills and the lack of MRF coverage.
[2:08:39] But even after all these things are applied, we still have to deal with a large number of residual waste.
[2:08:46] This waste cannot simply be left to pile up in landfills that are clearly overburdened.
[2:08:53] Waste-to-energy gives us another option, not just to dispose of this waste safely, but also to convert it into productive resource.
[2:09:03] In addition to safer treatment, waste-to-energy also allows us to turn material that would otherwise sit in landfills into energy.
[2:09:12] The Department of Energy estimates that the municipal solid waste generated by Metro Manila and our highly urbanized cities,
[2:09:21] an estimated of 6.12 million metric tons of municipal solid waste, can generate 335 megawatts of installed capacity.
[2:09:31] Like the urgent warning I sounded about the need to address our garbage crisis, I've spoken about waste-to-energy before.
[2:09:41] This representation was the first to file a dedicated waste-to-energy act, and I have continued to champion this passage across three Congresses.
[2:09:50] When I was the head of the Committee on Energy six years ago, I sponsored Senate Bill No. 1789 in the 18th Congress.
[2:09:58] In the 19th Congress, I co-sponsored Senate Bill 2267.
[2:10:02] Today, I stand the third time and present Senate Bill 365, or the Waste-to-Energy Act, as an expansion of our options for dealing with our waste management crisis.
[2:10:16] This measure seeks to establish a clear national policy and regulatory framework for the adoption and responsible use of waste-to-energy facilities in the Philippines.
[2:10:25] This integrates waste-to-energy into our existing laws, in particular, those on national solid waste management planning.
[2:10:35] It does not leave health and environmental concerns behind.
[2:10:38] Senate Bill 365 mandates that the waste-to-energy facilities operate following strict emissions, environmental, and public health guidelines.
[2:10:47] Section 5 of the measure says that a waste-to-energy facility must comply with relevant laws, rules, and regulations, such as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act of 2004.
[2:11:00] It also takes the additional step of empowering the Department of Health and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
[2:11:11] They will not only ensure that health and environmental standards are observed, but they will also be instrumental in monitoring the impact of waste-to-energy facilities in our communities by providing reports and research
[2:11:24] so that the adoption of the adoption of waste-to-energy is not a loose response, but a careful, monitored component of our larger waste management strategy.
[2:11:33] I would like to reiterate that waste-to-energy is not some unproven experiment.
[2:11:40] Advanced economies around the world, such as Singapore and Germany, have successfully integrated this approach into their own solid waste management systems under strict environmental and emission regulations.
[2:11:52] As of 2023, 47 countries generate electricity from municipal waste and industrial waste.
[2:12:01] Singapore uses four waste-to-energy plants, one of which is located less than 23 kilometers away from Orchard Road.
[2:12:10] In Berlin, the Ruhleben Waste-to-Energy facility operates just a short distance from the city center, with emissions remaining well below limits recognized under our own Clean Air Act standards.
[2:12:27] Let me illustrate.
[2:12:28] The threshold for dioxins and furans under the Clean Air Act is 0.1 nanogram per normal cubic meter of emitted gas.
[2:12:40] Actual emissions levels from waste-to-energy plants in Germany, South Korea, and Japan all recorded below this threshold.
[2:12:49] The emissions from the Ruhleben Waste-to-Energy facilities are at 0.157 nanogram per cubic meter.
[2:12:59] South Korea is even lower at 0.02 nanogram per cubic meter, while the emissions of dioxins and furans from Japan's waste-to-energy facility are extremely low.
[2:13:10] The statistics for dust tell the same story.
[2:13:15] Allowable limit for dust particulate matter is 10 milligrams per normal cubic meter of emitted gas.
[2:13:22] The performance of Germany's waste-to-energy plant is at 0.03 milligram per cubic meter.
[2:13:31] South Korea's WTE plant is at 1.49 milligram per cubic meter.
[2:13:38] And Japan's WTE plant produces less than 1 milligram per cubic meter.
[2:13:44] This shows that when waste-to-energy plants are developed and regulated correctly, they can function safely even in highly urbanized communities.
[2:13:55] Madam President, the Philippines should not be afraid of adopting a modern response simply because we have been accustomed to relying on landfills, open dump sites, and adopting an attitude of out-of-sight, out-of-mind.
[2:14:07] Each day, we delay 60,700 tons of garbage strains our waste management system.
[2:14:15] And with each delay, we move closer to another landfill fire, another forced evacuation, and another Filipino landfills.
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