WEBVTT asr-000117 00:55:20.040 --> 00:55:29.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you for attending today's briefing on the fiscal year 2027 proposed asr-000118 00:55:30.000 --> 00:55:52.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Expenditure Program of the Department of Economy, Planning and Development, its attached agencies and corporations. I hereby call to order. The Chair would like to acknowledge the presence of Senator Panfilo Lacson. Thank you, sir, for joining us. At this juncture, the Chair recognizes the Committee Secretary to acknowledge the resource persons present for the day. asr-000119 00:56:00.000 --> 00:56:29.980 Committee Secretary: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you. For the briefing on the proposed FY2027 budget of the Department of Economy, Planning and Development or DEPDEV and attached agencies and corporations, namely the Commission on Population and Development or CPD, Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency or PNVSCA, the Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines or PPP Center, the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute or PSRTI, Tariff Commission or TC, Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA, asr-000120 00:56:30.000 --> 00:56:59.980 Committee Secretary: Development Academy of the Philippines or DAP, and Philippine Institute for Development Studies or PIDS, we would like to acknowledge the presence of DEPDEV Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan together with Undersecretary Joseph Capuno, Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo Abad Santos, Undersecretary Maria Monica Pagunzan, Undersecretary Melbourne Zero Pana, Undersecretary Glenda Rumor, Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Cancio, Assistant Secretary Roderick M. Plans, asr-000121 00:57:00.000 --> 00:57:28.640 Committee Secretary: Assistant Secretary Jonathan Uy, Assistant Secretary Agnes Tolentino, and Assistant Secretary Flora Sherry Basquinez. For CPD, we have the Executive Director, Undersecretary Lisa Grace Bersales. For PNVSEA, we have Executive Director Donald James Gawe. From PPP Center, we have Executive Director Riza Latore. From PSRTI, we have Executive Director Josefina Almeda. For Tariff Commission, we have Chairperson Marilu Mendoza. asr-000122 00:57:28.640 --> 00:57:52.720 Committee Secretary: From PSA, we have Undersecretary Claire Denise Mapa. For DAP, we have the President and CEO, Dr. Leocadio Sebastian. And for PIDS, we have Dr. Philip Arnold Tuano, the President. We have also invited the presence of BBM and COA. BBM representatives are present online. We have Ms. Maria Regina Galindez and Mr. Vincent Grace Tejero. asr-000123 00:57:52.720 --> 00:57:58.560 Committee Secretary: For COA, we have Mr. Anileto Boletse Jr., Mr. James Arnold Fabelion, Mr. asr-000124 00:57:58.640 --> 00:58:09.860 Committee Secretary: Rebecca Tugay, Ms. Vanessa Gamanos, Mr. Leo Camacho, Ms. Jessa Abiva, Ms. Suzette Pornales, Mr. Jelly Abinoja, and Mr. Jose Aldrin Bontigal. Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-000125 00:58:10.860 --> 00:58:11.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. asr-000126 00:58:12.700 --> 00:58:23.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: This juncture, the Chair would like to read this opening statement to our esteemed colleague, Senator Lacson, guests and resource persons, and the Department of Economy Planning and Development and its attached agencies. asr-000127 00:58:23.220 --> 00:58:24.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: A pleasant afternoon. asr-000128 00:58:25.640 --> 00:58:28.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We are here today to deliberate the proposed fiscal year 2027. asr-000129 00:58:28.640 --> 00:58:34.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The budget of the Department of Economy Planning and Development, attached agencies, and corporation. asr-000130 00:58:35.680 --> 00:58:40.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: As we have emphasized during the DBCC briefing, our fiscal space is limited. asr-000131 00:58:41.220 --> 00:58:47.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kaya kailangan talagang piliin natin, nating mabuti kung saan mapupunta ang bawat piso ng ating budget. asr-000132 00:58:48.360 --> 00:58:53.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: This becomes even more important given the economic challenges confronting our country. asr-000133 00:58:53.960 --> 00:58:57.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We continue to feel the effects of external shocks, asr-000134 00:58:57.460 --> 00:58:58.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: including the conflicts, asr-000135 00:58:58.640 --> 00:58:59.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: in the Middle East. asr-000136 00:58:59.520 --> 00:59:01.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mataas ang presyo ng langis, asr-000137 00:59:02.080 --> 00:59:02.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: transportasyon, asr-000138 00:59:02.980 --> 00:59:03.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: pagkain, asr-000139 00:59:03.660 --> 00:59:06.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: at iba pang mga pangunahing pangangailangan. asr-000140 00:59:07.060 --> 00:59:10.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We are living at a time when the peso is at its slowest, asr-000141 00:59:10.600 --> 00:59:12.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: while inflation rates are on the rise. asr-000142 00:59:13.620 --> 00:59:17.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Our economy grew by only 4.4% in 2025, asr-000143 00:59:17.680 --> 00:59:20.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and growth has remained weak this year. asr-000144 00:59:20.260 --> 00:59:21.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Inflation remains elevated, asr-000145 00:59:22.460 --> 00:59:24.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: reaching 6.1% in August, asr-000146 00:59:25.240 --> 00:59:27.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and while the poverty rate has declined, asr-000147 00:59:27.400 --> 00:59:28.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: more than 11 million asr-000148 00:59:28.640 --> 00:59:31.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Filipinos are still living below the poverty line. asr-000149 00:59:32.860 --> 00:59:37.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: These numbers should remind us that economic growth cannot be measured by statistics alone. asr-000150 00:59:37.980 --> 00:59:42.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ang tunay na sukatan ay kung gumaan ba ang buhay ng ating makababayan. asr-000151 00:59:43.220 --> 00:59:46.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: This is where DEP-DEB plays an important role. asr-000152 00:59:47.340 --> 00:59:49.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You help determine where our country is going, asr-000153 00:59:49.860 --> 00:59:51.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: which investments we should prioritize, asr-000154 00:59:52.040 --> 00:59:57.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and which programs and infrastructure projects will produce the greatest and most lasting benefit asr-000155 00:59:57.380 --> 00:59:58.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for our people. asr-000159 00:59:59.300 --> 01:00:12.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: DepDEP will also be the primary government agency to oversee and ensure the fulfillment of the promises of the Master Plan for Infrastructure and National Development, or the MIND Act, once it becomes a law. asr-000160 01:00:13.620 --> 01:00:20.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I'm very hopeful that whatever budget given to DepDEP will aid them in preparing for the implementation of the MIND Act. asr-000161 01:00:20.600 --> 01:00:36.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: As we go through the budget, we want to know whether the resources being proposed for 2027 will allow DepDEP to fully perform its role in shaping our country's development, guiding government priorities, and helping improve the lives of our people. asr-000162 01:00:37.040 --> 01:00:50.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: At the end of the day, the question is simple. Will this budget help DepDEP do its part in creating more jobs, reducing poverty, raising incomes, strengthening our economy, and giving Filipino families a better quality of life? asr-000163 01:00:50.600 --> 01:01:00.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We hope that by the end of today's presentation and deliberations, the answer to that question will be a clear yes. Thank you very much. asr-000164 01:01:00.940 --> 01:01:07.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Before calling our guests, I'd like to ask our esteemed colleagues if they have opening statements. asr-000165 01:01:07.980 --> 01:01:08.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Senator Lacson? asr-000166 01:01:08.800 --> 01:01:09.240 Senator Panfilo Lacson: None, Your Honor. asr-000167 01:01:10.360 --> 01:01:11.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, Senator Tulfo? asr-000168 01:01:12.100 --> 01:01:12.700 Senator Erwin Tulfo: None, Your Honor. asr-000169 01:01:13.440 --> 01:01:20.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay, since there are no more opening statements, I now call on Secretary Arsenio Balisacan to deliver his opening statement. asr-000170 01:01:20.600 --> 01:01:25.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And to present the 2027 Proposed Expenditure Program of the Department. asr-000171 01:01:28.420 --> 01:01:45.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you, Chair. Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator JV Ejercito, Senator Ping Lacson, and Senator Raffy Tulfo, my colleagues in government and the DEPDev family, good afternoon. asr-000172 01:01:47.640 --> 01:01:50.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We would like to thank our legislators asr-000173 01:01:50.600 --> 01:02:00.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for this opportunity to present the proposed budget of DEPDev and its attached agencies for fiscal year 2027. asr-000174 01:02:02.460 --> 01:02:12.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I will be discussing the DepDEP's most recent accomplishments, strategic priorities, and budget proposal for fiscal year 2025. asr-000175 01:02:15.780 --> 01:02:20.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I am pretty much aware, Mr. Chair. asr-000176 01:02:20.600 --> 01:02:30.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I am pretty sure that you are familiar with the vision and mission of DepDEP and its attached agencies. asr-000177 01:02:30.600 --> 01:02:39.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, in the interest of time, I could skip those and move on to slide number five, our accomplishments. asr-000178 01:02:42.100 --> 01:02:45.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DepDEP's major accomplishments for fiscal year 2025. asr-000179 01:02:45.580 --> 01:02:49.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: In the first half of fiscal year 2026. asr-000180 01:02:50.600 --> 01:02:52.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As shown on the following slides. asr-000181 01:02:55.680 --> 01:03:07.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The Socioeconomic Policy and Planning Program is the DepDEP's central engine for translating national priorities into actionable policy. asr-000182 01:03:08.100 --> 01:03:16.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And the Legislative Front, a secretariat to the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council, or LEDOC. asr-000183 01:03:17.800 --> 01:03:20.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DEPDev facilitated the enactment of 11 asr-000184 01:03:21.520 --> 01:03:23.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Common Legislative Agenda bills asr-000185 01:03:23.500 --> 01:03:24.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in 2025. asr-000186 01:03:25.920 --> 01:03:36.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Overall, 40 of the 64 LEDOC CLA bills of the 19th Congress for about 63% were enacted. asr-000187 01:03:37.580 --> 01:03:41.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The highest passing rate since the 10th Congress. asr-000188 01:03:43.840 --> 01:03:48.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DepDEP provided 1,240 policy recommendations. asr-000189 01:03:49.080 --> 01:03:50.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and submitted 147 asr-000190 01:03:50.600 --> 01:03:53.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: position papers in 2025. asr-000191 01:03:54.480 --> 01:03:55.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: On a quarterly asr-000192 01:03:55.340 --> 01:03:56.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and monthly basis, asr-000193 01:03:57.300 --> 01:03:59.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we provided technical asr-000194 01:03:59.300 --> 01:04:00.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: reports to the Office of the President asr-000195 01:04:00.980 --> 01:04:03.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and the country's performance asr-000196 01:04:03.080 --> 01:04:05.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for key socioeconomic indicators asr-000197 01:04:05.300 --> 01:04:07.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: such as our gross asr-000198 01:04:07.260 --> 01:04:08.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: domestic product or GDP, asr-000199 01:04:09.540 --> 01:04:11.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: inflation, and employment. asr-000200 01:04:12.620 --> 01:04:13.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Our asr-000201 01:04:13.420 --> 01:04:15.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: regional offices function as asr-000202 01:04:15.280 --> 01:04:17.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the Secretariat of the Regional asr-000203 01:04:17.080 --> 01:04:19.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Development Councils asr-000204 01:04:19.240 --> 01:04:20.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or RDCs. asr-000205 01:04:20.600 --> 01:04:23.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We provided technical and secretariat asr-000206 01:04:23.100 --> 01:04:24.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: support in the asr-000207 01:04:24.320 --> 01:04:27.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: formulation of regional asr-000208 01:04:27.360 --> 01:04:29.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: plans, investment asr-000209 01:04:29.080 --> 01:04:31.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: programs, and spatial development asr-000210 01:04:31.140 --> 01:04:31.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: frameworks. asr-000211 01:04:32.940 --> 01:04:34.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: In 2025, asr-000212 01:04:35.340 --> 01:04:37.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the RDCs held eight asr-000213 01:04:37.120 --> 01:04:38.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: meetings with the President asr-000214 01:04:38.240 --> 01:04:40.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to discuss various matters asr-000215 01:04:40.500 --> 01:04:42.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: related to regional development asr-000216 01:04:42.540 --> 01:04:43.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: efforts. asr-000217 01:04:44.660 --> 01:04:46.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: In 2025, asr-000218 01:04:46.980 --> 01:04:48.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: they produced the asr-000219 01:04:48.000 --> 01:04:49.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Trabaho Para sa Bayan Plan, asr-000220 01:04:49.600 --> 01:04:51.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the country's first asr-000221 01:04:51.580 --> 01:04:53.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 10-year labor market development plan asr-000222 01:04:53.780 --> 01:04:55.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: mandated under asr-000223 01:04:55.660 --> 01:04:58.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Republic Act No. 11962 asr-000224 01:04:58.000 --> 01:04:59.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and launched on asr-000225 01:04:59.580 --> 01:05:00.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: May 5, 2025. asr-000226 01:05:01.620 --> 01:05:03.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It sets the roadmap asr-000227 01:05:03.460 --> 01:05:05.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for job creation and workforce asr-000228 01:05:05.580 --> 01:05:07.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: development for the next asr-000229 01:05:07.480 --> 01:05:07.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: decade. asr-000230 01:05:09.360 --> 01:05:11.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As Secretariat to the National Innovation asr-000231 01:05:11.800 --> 01:05:12.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Council, asr-000232 01:05:13.760 --> 01:05:15.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DEPDEV held the 2025 asr-000233 01:05:15.460 --> 01:05:18.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Presidential Philippine Innovation Awards asr-000234 01:05:18.020 --> 01:05:19.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: on November 6, asr-000235 01:05:19.600 --> 01:05:22.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2025, recognizing five asr-000236 01:05:22.660 --> 01:05:23.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Philippine innovations. asr-000237 01:05:25.580 --> 01:05:27.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Executive Order No. 99 asr-000238 01:05:27.840 --> 01:05:29.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Series of 2025 asr-000239 01:05:29.200 --> 01:05:32.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: signed a month earlier asr-000240 01:05:32.000 --> 01:05:33.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: institutionalized asr-000241 01:05:33.880 --> 01:05:35.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: this prestigious award. asr-000242 01:05:37.100 --> 01:05:37.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We also asr-000243 01:05:37.600 --> 01:05:39.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: advanced two significant interagency asr-000244 01:05:39.880 --> 01:05:40.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: policies. asr-000245 01:05:41.800 --> 01:05:43.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Joint Memorandum Circular No. asr-000246 01:05:43.680 --> 01:05:45.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2025-01 asr-000247 01:05:45.640 --> 01:05:47.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with the Department of Budget and Management asr-000248 01:05:47.800 --> 01:05:49.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: which institutionalized asr-000249 01:05:49.580 --> 01:05:50.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: program convergence asr-000250 01:05:50.580 --> 01:05:51.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: budgeting asr-000251 01:05:51.580 --> 01:05:54.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to ensure that agency budgets asr-000252 01:05:54.580 --> 01:05:57.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: aligned around shared priority outcomes asr-000253 01:05:57.660 --> 01:06:03.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and joint MC No. 2025-001 asr-000254 01:06:03.160 --> 01:06:06.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with the Department of Housing asr-000255 01:06:06.260 --> 01:06:09.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and Urban Development asr-000256 01:06:09.500 --> 01:06:10.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: addressing housing asr-000257 01:06:10.700 --> 01:06:13.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and procurement policy. asr-000258 01:06:14.680 --> 01:06:16.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Client satisfaction asr-000259 01:06:16.520 --> 01:06:18.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with our Secretariat asr-000260 01:06:18.140 --> 01:06:19.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and Technical Services asr-000261 01:06:19.580 --> 01:06:22.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: across the Economy and Development Council, asr-000262 01:06:22.580 --> 01:06:24.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: LIDAC, and Interagency Committees asr-000263 01:06:24.580 --> 01:06:28.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: was sustained between 92% and 99% asr-000264 01:06:28.580 --> 01:06:29.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in every period, asr-000265 01:06:29.580 --> 01:06:32.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a strong signal of institutional trust asr-000266 01:06:32.580 --> 01:06:34.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in the Department's convening asr-000267 01:06:34.580 --> 01:06:36.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and coordination role. asr-000268 01:06:38.580 --> 01:06:41.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The National Investment Programming Program asr-000269 01:06:41.580 --> 01:06:43.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is where policy priorities asr-000270 01:06:43.580 --> 01:06:45.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: meet resource allocation. asr-000271 01:06:46.580 --> 01:06:48.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Official Development Assistance asr-000272 01:06:48.580 --> 01:06:55.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: manage 452 active ODA commitments asr-000273 01:06:55.580 --> 01:07:03.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: worth $41.8 billion in 2025. asr-000274 01:07:03.580 --> 01:07:05.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Ninety-five project loans asr-000275 01:07:05.580 --> 01:07:09.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: worth $31.7 billion, asr-000276 01:07:09.580 --> 01:07:11.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 17 program loans asr-000277 01:07:11.580 --> 01:07:14.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: worth $8.0 billion, asr-000278 01:07:14.580 --> 01:07:16.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and 340 grants asr-000279 01:07:16.580 --> 01:07:17.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: worth $2.1 billion. asr-000280 01:07:17.580 --> 01:07:19.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: U.S. dollars. asr-000283 01:07:21.500 --> 01:07:22.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DEPDev updated asr-000284 01:07:22.580 --> 01:07:23.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the Public Investment asr-000285 01:07:23.580 --> 01:07:24.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Program and the asr-000286 01:07:24.580 --> 01:07:25.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Three-Year Rolling asr-000287 01:07:25.580 --> 01:07:26.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Infrastructure Program asr-000288 01:07:26.580 --> 01:07:27.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to guide asr-000289 01:07:27.580 --> 01:07:28.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the fiscal year asr-000290 01:07:28.580 --> 01:07:29.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2026 asr-000291 01:07:29.580 --> 01:07:30.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and fiscal year asr-000292 01:07:30.580 --> 01:07:31.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2027 asr-000293 01:07:31.580 --> 01:07:32.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: budget preparations asr-000294 01:07:32.600 --> 01:07:36.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in close coordination asr-000295 01:07:37.580 --> 01:07:38.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with implementing asr-000296 01:07:38.580 --> 01:07:39.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: agencies, and asr-000297 01:07:39.580 --> 01:07:40.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: updated all asr-000298 01:07:40.580 --> 01:07:41.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 16 Regional asr-000299 01:07:41.580 --> 01:07:43.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Development Investment asr-000300 01:07:43.580 --> 01:07:44.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Programs across asr-000301 01:07:44.580 --> 01:07:46.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the period. asr-000302 01:07:46.580 --> 01:08:09.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Programs and projects submitted to the DBM under the Public Investment Program grew from 3,219 in 2023 worth 3.43 trillion pesos to 4,240 in 2025 worth 4.71 trillion pesos. asr-000303 01:08:09.640 --> 01:08:15.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: A clear indication of the pipeline's expanding scale. asr-000304 01:08:15.060 --> 01:08:34.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We also held two major international engagements last year, the Philippine Development Forum on October 6, 2025 and the Third Regional Network of Investment Promotion Dialogue on November 26, the same year. asr-000305 01:08:35.380 --> 01:08:40.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Both platforms for coordinating support for the country's investment pipeline. asr-000306 01:08:41.120 --> 01:08:43.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: During the period, asr-000307 01:08:43.300 --> 01:09:00.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the Department appraised 267 national and regional programs and projects with 98.9% of appraisals within the target deadlines, consistently above our 90% target. asr-000308 01:09:01.220 --> 01:09:11.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Client satisfaction with the Investment Coordination Committee and the Infrastructure Development Committee ranged from 95% to 99% throughout the period, asr-000309 01:09:12.420 --> 01:09:17.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: reflecting sustained confidence in our appraisal and coordination processes. asr-000310 01:09:19.440 --> 01:09:28.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, DEPDev also undertakes several important activities under its National Development Monitoring and Evaluation Program, asr-000311 01:09:29.460 --> 01:09:31.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: which advances accountability asr-000312 01:09:31.500 --> 01:09:33.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with respect to the delivery asr-000313 01:09:33.500 --> 01:09:34.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of major public investments. asr-000314 01:09:34.940 --> 01:09:38.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: In one asr-000315 01:09:38.140 --> 01:09:38.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the year's asr-000316 01:09:38.780 --> 01:09:39.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: most asr-000317 01:09:39.160 --> 01:09:39.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: consequential asr-000318 01:09:39.660 --> 01:09:40.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: exercises, asr-000319 01:09:40.300 --> 01:09:41.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: our regional offices asr-000320 01:09:41.220 --> 01:09:42.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: conducted a rapid asr-000321 01:09:42.220 --> 01:09:42.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: on-site asr-000322 01:09:42.660 --> 01:09:42.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: verification asr-000323 01:09:42.980 --> 01:09:45.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of asr-000325 01:09:45.480 --> 01:09:49.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 9,855 flood control projects nationwide, asr-000326 01:09:51.040 --> 01:09:56.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: physically validating 9,370 of them, or 95%, asr-000327 01:09:56.120 --> 01:10:02.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with a combined reported cost of 545.64 billion pesos. asr-000328 01:10:03.300 --> 01:10:05.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We submitted six project reports asr-000329 01:10:05.680 --> 01:10:09.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and a comprehensive report directly to the Office of the President. asr-000330 01:10:09.320 --> 01:10:13.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As of December 31, 2025, asr-000331 01:10:15.180 --> 01:10:20.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we were monitoring 209 infrastructure flagship projects asr-000332 01:10:20.160 --> 01:10:23.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: worth a combined 10.6 trillion pesos, asr-000333 01:10:25.020 --> 01:10:26.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: nine already completed, asr-000334 01:10:27.520 --> 01:10:28.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 81 ongoing, asr-000335 01:10:29.300 --> 01:10:32.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and 27 approved and moving toward implementation. asr-000336 01:10:34.720 --> 01:10:37.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ODA remains the largest funding source, asr-000337 01:10:37.660 --> 01:10:39.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: backing 80 of these projects, asr-000338 01:10:39.320 --> 01:10:42.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: worth 5.8 trillion pesos. asr-000339 01:10:43.900 --> 01:10:47.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We strengthened the government's evaluation framework this year. asr-000340 01:10:49.120 --> 01:10:54.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: TEPDEV and DBM issued Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2025-02, asr-000341 01:10:56.160 --> 01:10:59.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: establishing the revised National Evaluation Policy Framework asr-000342 01:10:59.240 --> 01:11:03.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that now governs how government programs are assessed. asr-000343 01:11:06.940 --> 01:11:08.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, we completed 16 regional projects, asr-000344 01:11:09.320 --> 01:11:11.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: including regional development reports across the period, asr-000345 01:11:12.040 --> 01:11:15.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: including the first-ever regional development report asr-000346 01:11:15.440 --> 01:11:18.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for the newly created Negros Island region. asr-000347 01:11:20.160 --> 01:11:25.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The Philippines also completed its fourth Voluntary National Review since 2016, asr-000348 01:11:26.820 --> 01:11:28.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: spotlighting progress on various goals asr-000349 01:11:28.940 --> 01:11:33.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and reaffirming our accountability to the global development agenda. asr-000350 01:11:33.840 --> 01:11:38.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: On September 29, 2025, asr-000351 01:11:39.320 --> 01:11:42.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we hosted the 12th M&E Network Forum, asr-000352 01:11:42.940 --> 01:11:46.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: which highlighted the newly enacted Economy Planning and Development Act. asr-000353 01:11:49.080 --> 01:11:53.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, I also have reports on the performance asr-000354 01:11:53.580 --> 01:11:59.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the various agencies attached to TEPDEV. asr-000355 01:12:03.400 --> 01:12:05.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We can skip these slides, asr-000356 01:12:06.660 --> 01:12:08.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but we can return to them. asr-000357 01:12:09.320 --> 01:12:14.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: If there is any interest from the Honorable Senators asr-000358 01:12:14.880 --> 01:12:17.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in their interest of time, asr-000359 01:12:17.260 --> 01:12:22.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so I can go directly to the financial performance, asr-000360 01:12:22.860 --> 01:12:23.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: if you will. asr-000361 01:12:24.740 --> 01:12:26.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And that's slide 21. asr-000362 01:12:32.480 --> 01:12:33.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Okay. asr-000363 01:12:36.040 --> 01:12:39.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: What I'm now going to do is to proceed to asr-000364 01:12:39.320 --> 01:12:42.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: highlighting the TEPDEV's financial performance asr-000365 01:12:42.920 --> 01:12:44.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for Fiscal Year 2025 asr-000366 01:12:44.520 --> 01:12:48.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and first semester of Fiscal Year 2026. asr-000367 01:12:50.900 --> 01:12:53.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As of December 31, 2025, asr-000368 01:12:55.560 --> 01:12:57.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: TEPDEV and its attached agencies asr-000369 01:12:57.880 --> 01:13:03.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: received total allotments amounting to about 17 billion pesos. asr-000370 01:13:03.940 --> 01:13:06.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Of this amount, asr-000371 01:13:07.160 --> 01:13:09.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 14.2 billion, asr-000373 01:13:09.300 --> 01:13:11.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or roughly asr-000374 01:13:11.020 --> 01:13:13.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 83.4% was obligated, asr-000375 01:13:14.820 --> 01:13:16.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: while 11.89 billion, asr-000376 01:13:16.880 --> 01:13:21.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or roughly 83.76% of obligations was disbursed. asr-000377 01:13:22.860 --> 01:13:27.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The figures reflect the agency's overall budget execution for 2025 asr-000378 01:13:27.160 --> 01:13:30.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with the majority of available allotments asr-000379 01:13:30.500 --> 01:13:32.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: already committed asr-000380 01:13:32.420 --> 01:13:36.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and a substantial portion of obligations already paid. asr-000381 01:13:38.140 --> 01:13:39.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Shown in the next slide, asr-000382 01:13:39.300 --> 01:13:44.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is the Fiscal Year 2025 financial performance of TEPDEV asr-000383 01:13:44.900 --> 01:13:46.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and its attached agencies. asr-000384 01:13:47.880 --> 01:13:49.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: At the agency level, asr-000385 01:13:50.920 --> 01:13:52.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: TEPDEV, the Office of the Secretary, asr-000386 01:13:52.800 --> 01:13:55.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: recorded an obligation rate of 91% asr-000387 01:13:55.300 --> 01:13:59.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and a disbursement rate of 85.7%. asr-000388 01:13:59.420 --> 01:14:04.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Most of the attached agencies also posted high utilization rates. asr-000389 01:14:05.600 --> 01:14:09.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The figures show that the majority of the 2025 financial performance asr-000390 01:14:09.180 --> 01:14:10.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of TEPDEV and its attached agencies asr-000391 01:14:10.180 --> 01:14:11.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: were utilized, asr-000392 01:14:11.180 --> 01:14:15.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: while the remaining balances continue to be monitored asr-000393 01:14:15.340 --> 01:14:19.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to further improve budget execution. asr-000394 01:14:21.200 --> 01:14:22.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The next slide. asr-000395 01:14:24.280 --> 01:14:26.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As of June 30, 2026, asr-000396 01:14:28.640 --> 01:14:30.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: TEPDEV and its attached agencies asr-000397 01:14:30.320 --> 01:14:34.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: have received a total allotment of 17.74 billion pesos. asr-000398 01:14:34.400 --> 01:14:37.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Of this amount, asr-000399 01:14:37.680 --> 01:14:39.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 7.01 billion, asr-000400 01:14:39.180 --> 01:14:44.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or 39.48% has been obligated, asr-000401 01:14:44.180 --> 01:14:46.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: while 4.76 billion, asr-000402 01:14:46.820 --> 01:14:51.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or 67.9% of the obligations has been disbursed. asr-000403 01:14:53.080 --> 01:14:55.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: For the current year appropriations, asr-000404 01:14:55.960 --> 01:14:58.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the obligation rate is 41.89%, asr-000405 01:14:59.120 --> 01:15:00.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with asr-000406 01:15:00.000 --> 01:15:02.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a 70.09% asr-000407 01:15:02.420 --> 01:15:04.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: distribution disbursement asr-000408 01:15:04.260 --> 01:15:04.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: rate. asr-000409 01:15:06.640 --> 01:15:07.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: These figures, asr-000410 01:15:08.140 --> 01:15:09.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, reflect the budget asr-000411 01:15:09.440 --> 01:15:11.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: utilization as of the end of June asr-000412 01:15:11.700 --> 01:15:13.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with the remaining asr-000413 01:15:13.780 --> 01:15:15.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: balances continuing to be utilized and asr-000414 01:15:15.920 --> 01:15:18.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: monitored in the succeeding months. asr-000415 01:15:19.740 --> 01:15:21.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Shown in the next slide is the financial asr-000416 01:15:21.580 --> 01:15:23.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: performance of DEVDEV and its asr-000417 01:15:23.760 --> 01:15:25.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: attached agencies as of June asr-000418 01:15:25.780 --> 01:15:27.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 30, 2026. asr-000419 01:15:28.780 --> 01:15:29.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: At the agency asr-000420 01:15:29.840 --> 01:15:31.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: level, DEVDEV, OSEC asr-000421 01:15:31.860 --> 01:15:34.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: has obligated 49% asr-000422 01:15:34.000 --> 01:15:35.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of its allotment asr-000423 01:15:35.200 --> 01:15:38.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with a 64.9% asr-000424 01:15:38.560 --> 01:15:39.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: disbursement rate. asr-000425 01:15:40.620 --> 01:15:41.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Among the attached asr-000426 01:15:41.760 --> 01:15:44.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: agencies, DAP asr-000427 01:15:44.100 --> 01:15:45.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or DAP has the highest asr-000428 01:15:45.600 --> 01:15:48.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: obligation rate of 99.36% asr-000429 01:15:48.680 --> 01:15:49.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: while asr-000430 01:15:49.800 --> 01:15:51.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: PPP Center has the lowest at asr-000431 01:15:51.700 --> 01:15:53.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 11.08%. asr-000432 01:15:53.380 --> 01:15:57.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: These figures are as of June asr-000433 01:15:57.560 --> 01:15:59.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 30, 2026. asr-000434 01:15:59.840 --> 01:16:01.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And the agencies asr-000435 01:16:01.600 --> 01:16:03.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: continue to work toward improving asr-000436 01:16:03.480 --> 01:16:06.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: obligation and disbursement asr-000437 01:16:06.160 --> 01:16:07.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: performance for the asr-000438 01:16:07.740 --> 01:16:08.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: remainder of the year. asr-000439 01:16:10.500 --> 01:16:11.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Let me now present asr-000440 01:16:11.860 --> 01:16:13.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the trust and priorities of DEVDEV asr-000441 01:16:13.900 --> 01:16:15.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for fiscal year 2027. asr-000442 01:16:19.100 --> 01:16:21.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Secretary, sorry. Before we continue, asr-000443 01:16:21.820 --> 01:16:23.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I would like to acknowledge the presence of asr-000444 01:16:23.540 --> 01:16:25.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Senators Raffy Tulfo, asr-000445 01:16:25.560 --> 01:16:27.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Erwin Tulfo, and Senator Kiko Pangilinan. asr-000446 01:16:27.460 --> 01:16:28.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Please proceed. asr-000447 01:16:28.960 --> 01:16:29.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you. asr-000448 01:16:29.840 --> 01:16:30.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-000449 01:16:31.100 --> 01:16:32.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: For fiscal year 2027, asr-000450 01:16:34.340 --> 01:16:35.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DEVDEV will focus on asr-000451 01:16:35.600 --> 01:16:36.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: strengthening its role asr-000452 01:16:36.980 --> 01:16:39.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: as the government's planning, asr-000453 01:16:39.660 --> 01:16:41.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: policy advisory, and development asr-000454 01:16:41.820 --> 01:16:43.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: coordination institution. asr-000455 01:16:44.360 --> 01:16:45.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: First, asr-000456 01:16:46.000 --> 01:16:47.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we will intensify proactive asr-000457 01:16:47.800 --> 01:16:48.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: policy advising, asr-000458 01:16:49.860 --> 01:16:50.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: governance reforms, asr-000459 01:16:51.400 --> 01:16:53.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and monitoring and evaluation asr-000460 01:16:53.040 --> 01:16:55.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to support evidence-based asr-000461 01:16:55.520 --> 01:16:56.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: decision-making. asr-000462 01:16:57.620 --> 01:16:58.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Second, asr-000463 01:16:59.060 --> 01:16:59.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we will asr-000464 01:16:59.840 --> 01:17:01.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: update the nation's long-term asr-000465 01:17:01.940 --> 01:17:03.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: vision, the Ambition asr-000466 01:17:03.780 --> 01:17:04.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Natin 2040, asr-000467 01:17:05.540 --> 01:17:08.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to ensure its continued relevance asr-000468 01:17:08.200 --> 01:17:11.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: amid emerging global asr-000469 01:17:11.760 --> 01:17:13.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and domestic challenges. asr-000470 01:17:14.400 --> 01:17:15.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Third, asr-000471 01:17:15.980 --> 01:17:17.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we will implement program asr-000472 01:17:17.560 --> 01:17:18.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: convergence budgeting asr-000473 01:17:18.640 --> 01:17:21.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to strengthen alignment of government asr-000474 01:17:21.720 --> 01:17:23.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: investments and maximize asr-000475 01:17:23.720 --> 01:17:24.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: development impact. asr-000476 01:17:25.940 --> 01:17:27.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Fourth, we will asr-000477 01:17:27.760 --> 01:17:29.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: complete the comprehensive infrastructure asr-000478 01:17:29.840 --> 01:17:31.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: development master plan asr-000479 01:17:31.940 --> 01:17:35.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to guide strategic infrastructure investments nationwide. asr-000480 01:17:37.020 --> 01:17:40.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We will also pursue high-impact initiatives asr-000481 01:17:40.060 --> 01:17:42.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to address policy and regulatory constraints asr-000482 01:17:42.760 --> 01:17:43.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to innovation, asr-000483 01:17:44.800 --> 01:17:47.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: strengthen the capacities of local governments asr-000484 01:17:47.360 --> 01:17:50.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in planning, investment programming, asr-000485 01:17:50.460 --> 01:17:51.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and evaluation, asr-000486 01:17:51.660 --> 01:17:53.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and translate the outcomes asr-000487 01:17:53.880 --> 01:17:55.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the Philippine Development Forum asr-000488 01:17:55.400 --> 01:17:57.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: into concrete reforms asr-000489 01:17:57.640 --> 01:17:59.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and interagency actions. asr-000490 01:17:59.840 --> 01:18:01.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Finally, asr-000491 01:18:01.620 --> 01:18:03.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we will continue strengthening asr-000492 01:18:03.740 --> 01:18:05.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DevDev itself through asr-000493 01:18:05.640 --> 01:18:06.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: digital transformation, asr-000494 01:18:07.980 --> 01:18:08.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: knowledge management, asr-000495 01:18:09.680 --> 01:18:10.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: organizational development, asr-000496 01:18:11.500 --> 01:18:13.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and investment in our people asr-000497 01:18:13.500 --> 01:18:15.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and systems, ensuring asr-000498 01:18:15.640 --> 01:18:17.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that the department remains a responsive, asr-000499 01:18:18.380 --> 01:18:19.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: future-ready institution. asr-000500 01:18:21.260 --> 01:18:23.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Let me now turn to the proposed budget asr-000501 01:18:23.760 --> 01:18:25.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for DevDev and its attached asr-000502 01:18:25.700 --> 01:18:26.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: agencies. asr-000503 01:18:28.300 --> 01:18:29.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The proposed asr-000504 01:18:29.620 --> 01:18:31.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: budget for DevDev and its attached asr-000505 01:18:31.400 --> 01:18:33.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: agencies amount to 18.47 asr-000506 01:18:33.720 --> 01:18:34.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: billion pesos. asr-000507 01:18:37.400 --> 01:18:39.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: By allotment class, asr-000508 01:18:40.540 --> 01:18:41.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the proposed budget asr-000509 01:18:41.440 --> 01:18:43.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is largely allocated to maintenance asr-000510 01:18:43.380 --> 01:18:45.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and other operating expenses asr-000511 01:18:45.220 --> 01:18:47.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or MOE at 12.8 asr-000512 01:18:47.940 --> 01:18:49.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: billion, representing asr-000513 01:18:49.240 --> 01:18:51.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 69.28% of the asr-000514 01:18:51.680 --> 01:18:52.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: total proposed budget. asr-000515 01:18:53.920 --> 01:18:55.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: This followed by asr-000516 01:18:55.480 --> 01:18:57.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: personal services at asr-000517 01:18:57.060 --> 01:18:59.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 4.36 billion, asr-000518 01:18:59.620 --> 01:19:01.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or 23.63%, asr-000519 01:19:02.400 --> 01:19:03.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and capital asr-000520 01:19:03.680 --> 01:19:05.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: outlay at 1.31 billion, asr-000521 01:19:06.140 --> 01:19:07.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or 7.09%. asr-000522 01:19:08.460 --> 01:19:13.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The next slide asr-000523 01:19:13.840 --> 01:19:15.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: presents the breakdown of our asr-000524 01:19:15.640 --> 01:19:17.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: proposed 18.47 asr-000525 01:19:17.380 --> 01:19:19.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: billion budget appropriation asr-000526 01:19:19.820 --> 01:19:20.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: source. asr-000527 01:19:21.400 --> 01:19:23.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The agency-specific budget asr-000528 01:19:23.840 --> 01:19:25.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: accounts for the majority asr-000529 01:19:25.780 --> 01:19:28.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at 18.13 asr-000530 01:19:28.060 --> 01:19:29.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: billion, or roughly 98% asr-000531 01:19:29.620 --> 01:19:32.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the total asr-000532 01:19:32.060 --> 01:19:32.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: proposed budget. asr-000533 01:19:34.560 --> 01:19:35.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Meanwhile, asr-000534 01:19:36.020 --> 01:19:38.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 341.9 million, asr-000535 01:19:38.740 --> 01:19:40.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or 1.85%, asr-000536 01:19:40.580 --> 01:19:42.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is appropriated asr-000537 01:19:42.200 --> 01:19:44.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: under automatic appropriations, asr-000538 01:19:44.700 --> 01:19:45.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: primarily for the payment of asr-000539 01:19:45.960 --> 01:19:48.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: retirement and life insurance premiums. asr-000540 01:19:50.100 --> 01:19:51.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The remaining asr-000541 01:19:51.420 --> 01:19:54.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 4.49 million, or 0.02%, asr-000542 01:19:54.440 --> 01:19:56.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is appropriated under asr-000543 01:19:56.160 --> 01:19:58.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: special accounts in the general fund, asr-000544 01:19:58.360 --> 01:19:59.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: covered by the asr-000545 01:19:59.440 --> 01:20:02.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Tariff Commission's Remedies asr-000546 01:20:02.000 --> 01:20:03.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Fund and the asr-000547 01:20:03.740 --> 01:20:05.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: PSRTI Endowment Fund. asr-000548 01:20:06.880 --> 01:20:08.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The next slide asr-000549 01:20:08.360 --> 01:20:10.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: shows the breakdown asr-000550 01:20:10.340 --> 01:20:11.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of our proposed budget by asr-000551 01:20:11.840 --> 01:20:12.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ATAT's agency. asr-000552 01:20:14.740 --> 01:20:15.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Historically, asr-000553 01:20:16.000 --> 01:20:16.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: PSA gets asr-000554 01:20:16.920 --> 01:20:20.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the biggest chunk asr-000555 01:20:20.260 --> 01:20:21.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: among the DepDev family. asr-000556 01:20:22.640 --> 01:20:24.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: For the fiscal year asr-000557 01:20:24.080 --> 01:20:26.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2027, PSA's proposed asr-000558 01:20:26.040 --> 01:20:27.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: budget is 13.03 asr-000559 01:20:28.760 --> 01:20:29.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: billion pesos. asr-000560 01:20:29.440 --> 01:20:34.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Or 70.56% asr-000561 01:20:34.700 --> 01:20:35.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of our total budget. asr-000562 01:20:36.840 --> 01:20:37.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: This asr-000563 01:20:38.000 --> 01:20:39.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: followed by DepDev's asr-000564 01:20:39.840 --> 01:20:41.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: proper asr-000565 01:20:41.240 --> 01:20:43.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at 2.72 billion asr-000566 01:20:43.920 --> 01:20:45.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or 14.73%. asr-000567 01:20:46.700 --> 01:20:48.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The remaining asr-000568 01:20:48.660 --> 01:20:50.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2.72 billion pesos asr-000569 01:20:50.760 --> 01:20:53.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or 14.71% asr-000570 01:20:53.200 --> 01:20:54.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is distributed asr-000571 01:20:54.680 --> 01:20:56.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: among the other asr-000572 01:20:56.180 --> 01:20:57.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: seven ATAT's agencies. asr-000573 01:20:59.440 --> 01:21:02.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Shown on the screen asr-000574 01:21:02.440 --> 01:21:05.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is the comparison asr-000575 01:21:05.480 --> 01:21:06.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of DepDev's budget asr-000576 01:21:06.920 --> 01:21:07.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: based on the asr-000577 01:21:07.920 --> 01:21:09.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2026 JA asr-000578 01:21:09.760 --> 01:21:13.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and the 2027 NEP. asr-000579 01:21:14.520 --> 01:21:16.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The 2027 NEP asr-000580 01:21:16.860 --> 01:21:18.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: proposes 18.47 asr-000581 01:21:18.820 --> 01:21:19.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: billion, asr-000582 01:21:20.720 --> 01:21:22.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: an overall 19.8% asr-000583 01:21:22.580 --> 01:21:24.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: increase from the 2026 asr-000584 01:21:24.840 --> 01:21:25.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: JA. asr-000585 01:21:26.580 --> 01:21:28.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The increase is mainly asr-000586 01:21:28.760 --> 01:21:30.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: driven by the PSA asr-000587 01:21:30.320 --> 01:21:33.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with a 4.13 billion asr-000588 01:21:33.800 --> 01:21:38.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or 46.34% asr-000589 01:21:38.760 --> 01:21:39.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: increase. asr-000590 01:21:40.460 --> 01:21:41.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Meanwhile, asr-000591 01:21:42.140 --> 01:21:43.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the DepDev OSAC's asr-000592 01:21:43.400 --> 01:21:44.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: budget decreases asr-000593 01:21:44.960 --> 01:21:47.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: by 89.17 million asr-000594 01:21:47.120 --> 01:21:49.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: from 2.81 billion asr-000595 01:21:49.840 --> 01:21:51.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to 2.72 billion. asr-000596 01:21:53.140 --> 01:21:54.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Other major asr-000597 01:21:54.000 --> 01:21:55.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: decreases are seen asr-000598 01:21:55.120 --> 01:21:56.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in the PPP Center asr-000599 01:21:56.260 --> 01:21:57.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and the DAP. asr-000600 01:21:58.760 --> 01:22:13.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Turning to the last part of our presentation, allow me to highlight some of the features of our proposed budget. asr-000601 01:22:13.760 --> 01:22:15.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: major allocations asr-000602 01:22:15.280 --> 01:22:16.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are for the annex asr-000603 01:22:16.320 --> 01:22:18.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and parking building project, asr-000604 01:22:19.260 --> 01:22:20.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ICT-related expenditures, asr-000605 01:22:21.640 --> 01:22:23.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and rental for our central office, asr-000606 01:22:24.200 --> 01:22:25.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and the rehabilitation asr-000607 01:22:25.200 --> 01:22:26.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of our regional offices. asr-000608 01:22:28.440 --> 01:22:28.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We have also asr-000609 01:22:28.740 --> 01:22:29.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: proposed funding asr-000610 01:22:29.940 --> 01:22:31.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for the Innovation Fund asr-000611 01:22:31.520 --> 01:22:33.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: as well as asr-000612 01:22:33.280 --> 01:22:35.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: impact evaluation studies asr-000613 01:22:35.060 --> 01:22:37.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to enable us asr-000614 01:22:37.120 --> 01:22:38.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to perform effectively asr-000615 01:22:38.360 --> 01:22:40.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the related mandates asr-000616 01:22:40.240 --> 01:22:41.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in our charter. asr-000617 01:22:42.860 --> 01:22:44.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Under PSA, asr-000618 01:22:45.140 --> 01:22:46.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the largest allocations asr-000619 01:22:47.440 --> 01:22:49.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are for major asr-000620 01:22:49.080 --> 01:22:49.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: national programs, asr-000621 01:22:51.420 --> 01:22:51.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: particularly asr-000622 01:22:51.920 --> 01:22:53.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the 2027 asr-000623 01:22:53.920 --> 01:22:55.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Community-Based asr-000624 01:22:55.960 --> 01:22:57.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Monitoring System asr-000625 01:22:57.140 --> 01:22:58.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or CBMS asr-000626 01:22:58.060 --> 01:22:58.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at asr-000627 01:22:58.320 --> 01:22:59.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 5.06 asr-000628 01:22:59.320 --> 01:23:00.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: billion pesos, asr-000629 01:23:00.320 --> 01:23:01.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and the asr-000630 01:23:01.380 --> 01:23:03.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Philippine asr-000631 01:23:03.280 --> 01:23:04.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Identification System asr-000632 01:23:04.660 --> 01:23:05.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or PhilID asr-000633 01:23:05.540 --> 01:23:08.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at 2.37 billion pesos. asr-000634 01:23:10.940 --> 01:23:12.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The proposed budget asr-000635 01:23:12.740 --> 01:23:14.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: also supports asr-000636 01:23:14.500 --> 01:23:15.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: key programs asr-000637 01:23:15.340 --> 01:23:16.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and undertakings asr-000638 01:23:16.360 --> 01:23:18.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: including the statistical asr-000639 01:23:18.260 --> 01:23:19.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: frame integrating asr-000640 01:23:19.920 --> 01:23:21.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: geospatial information, asr-000641 01:23:23.040 --> 01:23:24.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Family Income and Expenditure asr-000642 01:23:24.200 --> 01:23:24.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Survey, asr-000643 01:23:26.000 --> 01:23:27.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the functional literacy, asr-000644 01:23:27.400 --> 01:23:27.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: education, asr-000645 01:23:27.800 --> 01:23:29.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and mass media survey asr-000646 01:23:29.420 --> 01:23:30.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or FLEMMS, asr-000647 01:23:31.240 --> 01:23:32.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the annual survey asr-000648 01:23:32.160 --> 01:23:33.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of Philippine business asr-000649 01:23:33.340 --> 01:23:34.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and industry, asr-000650 01:23:34.480 --> 01:23:36.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: as well as the construction asr-000651 01:23:36.280 --> 01:23:37.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the PSA asr-000652 01:23:37.340 --> 01:23:38.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Negros Oriental. asr-000653 01:23:41.840 --> 01:23:43.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: For the DAP, asr-000654 01:23:44.220 --> 01:23:44.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: significant requirements asr-000655 01:23:45.480 --> 01:23:46.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: include the DAP asr-000656 01:23:46.500 --> 01:23:48.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: education and training program asr-000657 01:23:48.100 --> 01:23:50.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at 608.5 million pesos asr-000658 01:23:50.940 --> 01:23:52.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and research and technical asr-000659 01:23:52.880 --> 01:23:53.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: assistance asr-000660 01:23:53.360 --> 01:23:55.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at 204 million pesos. asr-000661 01:23:56.800 --> 01:23:57.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: For PIDS, asr-000662 01:23:57.800 --> 01:24:00.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we are requesting asr-000663 01:24:00.060 --> 01:24:01.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: funding for its asr-000664 01:24:01.120 --> 01:24:02.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: socioeconomic policy asr-000665 01:24:02.180 --> 01:24:03.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: research program asr-000666 01:24:03.160 --> 01:24:04.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and the construction asr-000667 01:24:04.860 --> 01:24:06.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the PIDS office building asr-000668 01:24:06.500 --> 01:24:07.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at UP Diliman. asr-000669 01:24:09.240 --> 01:24:11.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The PPP Center's asr-000670 01:24:11.280 --> 01:24:12.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: major funding requirements asr-000671 01:24:12.680 --> 01:24:14.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: include the implementation asr-000672 01:24:14.900 --> 01:24:16.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the project development asr-000673 01:24:16.340 --> 01:24:17.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and monitoring facility asr-000674 01:24:17.760 --> 01:24:19.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or PDMF asr-000675 01:24:19.160 --> 01:24:21.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and the agency's asr-000676 01:24:21.000 --> 01:24:22.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: rent expense. asr-000677 01:24:23.440 --> 01:24:24.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Finally, asr-000678 01:24:25.320 --> 01:24:27.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: PSRTI's major programs asr-000679 01:24:27.020 --> 01:24:27.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are aimed at asr-000680 01:24:27.800 --> 01:24:29.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: enhancing the Philippine asr-000681 01:24:29.780 --> 01:24:30.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: statistical system, asr-000682 01:24:31.960 --> 01:24:33.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: local government's capacity asr-000683 01:24:33.020 --> 01:24:33.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: building, asr-000684 01:24:34.480 --> 01:24:36.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and SDG progress monitoring asr-000685 01:24:36.340 --> 01:24:39.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: while CPD proposes asr-000686 01:24:39.420 --> 01:24:40.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: funding for its asr-000687 01:24:40.500 --> 01:24:42.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ICT-related projects. asr-000688 01:24:43.860 --> 01:24:45.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: That concludes asr-000689 01:24:45.180 --> 01:24:46.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: our presentation, asr-000690 01:24:46.620 --> 01:24:47.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, asr-000691 01:24:47.500 --> 01:24:48.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: our Honorable Senators. asr-000692 01:24:49.100 --> 01:24:50.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We welcome your questions asr-000693 01:24:50.440 --> 01:24:51.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and clarifications. asr-000694 01:24:51.840 --> 01:24:52.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you. asr-000695 01:24:52.900 --> 01:24:54.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Secretary. asr-000696 01:24:54.880 --> 01:24:55.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: At this point, asr-000697 01:24:55.460 --> 01:24:56.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I'd like to open the floor asr-000698 01:24:56.640 --> 01:24:57.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to our asr-000699 01:24:57.120 --> 01:24:57.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: colleagues asr-000700 01:24:57.800 --> 01:24:58.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to ask asr-000701 01:24:58.140 --> 01:24:58.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: questions. asr-000702 01:24:59.500 --> 01:25:00.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: First to arrive asr-000703 01:25:00.340 --> 01:25:01.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: is asr-000704 01:25:01.100 --> 01:25:02.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Senator Panfilo Lacson. asr-000705 01:25:03.100 --> 01:25:03.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sir, you have the floor. asr-000706 01:25:04.340 --> 01:25:05.280 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. asr-000707 01:25:05.560 --> 01:25:07.120 Senator Panfilo Lacson: I'm particularly interested asr-000708 01:25:07.120 --> 01:25:09.020 Senator Panfilo Lacson: in the implementation asr-000709 01:25:09.020 --> 01:25:10.800 Senator Panfilo Lacson: of the National ID System. asr-000710 01:25:12.420 --> 01:25:13.100 Senator Panfilo Lacson: You know, asr-000711 01:25:13.140 --> 01:25:14.060 Senator Panfilo Lacson: when we were crafting asr-000712 01:25:14.060 --> 01:25:16.780 Senator Panfilo Lacson: the National ID System law, asr-000713 01:25:17.020 --> 01:25:17.880 Senator Panfilo Lacson: ako kasi yung asr-000714 01:25:17.880 --> 01:25:19.420 Senator Panfilo Lacson: principal sponsor. asr-000715 01:25:20.340 --> 01:25:22.120 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Our intention was to integrate asr-000716 01:25:22.120 --> 01:25:23.120 Senator Panfilo Lacson: and consolidate, asr-000717 01:25:23.320 --> 01:25:23.520 Senator Panfilo Lacson: di ba? asr-000718 01:25:24.200 --> 01:25:26.100 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Lahat ng government IDs asr-000719 01:25:26.100 --> 01:25:27.360 Senator Panfilo Lacson: kasi maraming tayong asr-000720 01:25:27.360 --> 01:25:28.300 Senator Panfilo Lacson: functional IDs. asr-000721 01:25:28.980 --> 01:25:29.820 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Ang count namin asr-000722 01:25:29.820 --> 01:25:30.580 Senator Panfilo Lacson: at that time was asr-000723 01:25:30.580 --> 01:25:32.900 Senator Panfilo Lacson: at least 33 IDs. asr-000724 01:25:33.580 --> 01:25:35.180 Senator Panfilo Lacson: And we wanted to, asr-000725 01:25:35.800 --> 01:25:36.760 Senator Panfilo Lacson: or our objective asr-000726 01:25:36.760 --> 01:25:37.720 Senator Panfilo Lacson: was to consolidate asr-000727 01:25:37.720 --> 01:25:38.540 Senator Panfilo Lacson: and integrate asr-000728 01:25:38.540 --> 01:25:39.940 Senator Panfilo Lacson: into just one asr-000729 01:25:39.940 --> 01:25:41.360 Senator Panfilo Lacson: singular ID asr-000730 01:25:41.360 --> 01:25:41.860 Senator Panfilo Lacson: called asr-000731 01:25:41.860 --> 01:25:43.180 Senator Panfilo Lacson: the National ID. asr-000732 01:25:44.060 --> 01:25:44.400 Senator Panfilo Lacson: So, asr-000733 01:25:44.620 --> 01:25:45.800 Senator Panfilo Lacson: ang question ko po is, asr-000734 01:25:46.200 --> 01:25:47.460 Senator Panfilo Lacson: how much has been spent asr-000735 01:25:47.460 --> 01:25:48.020 Senator Panfilo Lacson: so far asr-000736 01:25:48.020 --> 01:25:49.160 Senator Panfilo Lacson: since asr-000737 01:25:49.160 --> 01:25:50.500 Senator Panfilo Lacson: the law was passed asr-000738 01:25:50.500 --> 01:25:51.320 Senator Panfilo Lacson: in 2018? asr-000739 01:25:52.060 --> 01:25:53.080 Senator Panfilo Lacson: It's been 8 years. asr-000740 01:25:53.700 --> 01:25:54.600 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Ang natatandang kong asr-000741 01:25:54.600 --> 01:25:55.620 Senator Panfilo Lacson: timeline natin dito asr-000742 01:25:55.620 --> 01:25:57.320 Senator Panfilo Lacson: for full implementation, asr-000743 01:25:57.360 --> 01:25:58.300 Senator Panfilo Lacson: was 5 years. asr-000744 01:25:59.040 --> 01:26:00.240 Senator Panfilo Lacson: If I'm not mistaken, asr-000745 01:26:00.380 --> 01:26:00.900 Senator Panfilo Lacson: or less, ano? asr-000746 01:26:01.580 --> 01:26:03.340 Senator Panfilo Lacson: So, how much has been spent asr-000747 01:26:03.340 --> 01:26:03.900 Senator Panfilo Lacson: so far? asr-000748 01:26:04.720 --> 01:26:05.040 Senator Panfilo Lacson: And, asr-000749 01:26:05.580 --> 01:26:06.980 Senator Panfilo Lacson: what or how much more asr-000750 01:26:06.980 --> 01:26:07.460 Senator Panfilo Lacson: do you need asr-000751 01:26:07.460 --> 01:26:08.340 Senator Panfilo Lacson: to fully implement? asr-000752 01:26:09.400 --> 01:26:10.620 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Irarattle ko na lahat yung asr-000753 01:26:10.620 --> 01:26:11.540 Senator Panfilo Lacson: rattle up ko na lahat yung asr-000754 01:26:11.540 --> 01:26:12.280 Senator Panfilo Lacson: questions, ano? asr-000755 01:26:12.360 --> 01:26:12.920 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Sunod-sunod. asr-000756 01:26:13.340 --> 01:26:15.000 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Para sunod-sunod na rin asr-000757 01:26:15.000 --> 01:26:15.400 Senator Panfilo Lacson: yung sagot. asr-000758 01:26:16.160 --> 01:26:17.180 Senator Panfilo Lacson: What are the challenges asr-000759 01:26:17.180 --> 01:26:18.820 Senator Panfilo Lacson: that you are facing, asr-000760 01:26:18.900 --> 01:26:19.060 Senator Panfilo Lacson: ano? asr-000761 01:26:21.240 --> 01:26:22.600 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Na nakita nyo asr-000762 01:26:22.600 --> 01:26:24.200 Senator Panfilo Lacson: para hindi na asr-000763 01:26:24.200 --> 01:26:25.040 Senator Panfilo Lacson: pupuli implement? asr-000764 01:26:25.980 --> 01:26:26.440 Senator Panfilo Lacson: And then, asr-000765 01:26:26.440 --> 01:26:27.240 Senator Panfilo Lacson: another issue, asr-000766 01:26:27.360 --> 01:26:27.840 Senator Panfilo Lacson: issue is, asr-000767 01:26:28.480 --> 01:26:29.440 Senator Panfilo Lacson: how are you asr-000768 01:26:29.440 --> 01:26:29.920 Senator Panfilo Lacson: addressing asr-000769 01:26:29.920 --> 01:26:32.180 Senator Panfilo Lacson: the problem asr-000770 01:26:32.180 --> 01:26:33.340 Senator Panfilo Lacson: of late registration asr-000771 01:26:33.340 --> 01:26:34.880 Senator Panfilo Lacson: of birth? asr-000772 01:26:35.680 --> 01:26:36.480 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Kasi, I understand asr-000773 01:26:36.480 --> 01:26:37.280 Senator Panfilo Lacson: I was talking asr-000774 01:26:37.280 --> 01:26:38.200 Senator Panfilo Lacson: to some intelligence asr-000775 01:26:38.200 --> 01:26:39.120 Senator Panfilo Lacson: personnel asr-000776 01:26:39.120 --> 01:26:39.920 Senator Panfilo Lacson: from the asr-000777 01:26:39.920 --> 01:26:40.900 Senator Panfilo Lacson: armed forces. asr-000778 01:26:41.440 --> 01:26:42.240 Senator Panfilo Lacson: I think they have asr-000779 01:26:42.240 --> 01:26:43.100 Senator Panfilo Lacson: already discovered asr-000780 01:26:43.100 --> 01:26:43.780 Senator Panfilo Lacson: thousands. asr-000781 01:26:44.520 --> 01:26:45.340 Senator Panfilo Lacson: And, most of these asr-000782 01:26:45.340 --> 01:26:46.840 Senator Panfilo Lacson: late registration asr-000783 01:26:46.840 --> 01:26:47.560 Senator Panfilo Lacson: of birth asr-000784 01:26:47.560 --> 01:26:49.960 Senator Panfilo Lacson: cases asr-000785 01:26:49.960 --> 01:26:50.860 Senator Panfilo Lacson: from asr-000786 01:26:50.860 --> 01:26:53.840 Senator Panfilo Lacson: China. asr-000787 01:26:55.020 --> 01:26:55.320 Senator Panfilo Lacson: So, asr-000788 01:26:55.980 --> 01:26:57.340 Senator Panfilo Lacson: there could be asr-000789 01:26:57.340 --> 01:26:58.900 Senator Panfilo Lacson: a national security asr-000790 01:26:58.900 --> 01:27:00.680 Senator Panfilo Lacson: issue involved here. asr-000791 01:27:01.160 --> 01:27:02.420 Senator Panfilo Lacson: That's why we're interested asr-000792 01:27:02.420 --> 01:27:05.300 Senator Panfilo Lacson: na mapuli implement na itong asr-000793 01:27:05.300 --> 01:27:06.000 Senator Panfilo Lacson: national ID asr-000794 01:27:06.000 --> 01:27:07.200 Senator Panfilo Lacson: para hindi na tayo magulo. asr-000795 01:27:07.720 --> 01:27:08.120 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Thank you. asr-000796 01:27:08.460 --> 01:27:09.140 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Then, I'll ask asr-000797 01:27:09.140 --> 01:27:10.460 Senator Panfilo Lacson: further questions later. asr-000798 01:27:12.460 --> 01:27:14.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: My colleague from PSA asr-000799 01:27:14.200 --> 01:27:15.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: can directly answer asr-000800 01:27:15.100 --> 01:27:15.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the question, asr-000801 01:27:15.700 --> 01:27:15.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Your Honor. asr-000802 01:27:16.620 --> 01:27:18.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Yes, Usec Mapa. asr-000803 01:27:18.620 --> 01:27:19.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Thank you very much, asr-000804 01:27:19.680 --> 01:27:20.140 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Mr. Chair, asr-000805 01:27:20.200 --> 01:27:20.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Your Honor. asr-000806 01:27:21.600 --> 01:27:22.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung national ID asr-000807 01:27:22.980 --> 01:27:24.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: mula po nung 2018, asr-000808 01:27:24.300 --> 01:27:24.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: tama po kayo, asr-000809 01:27:24.980 --> 01:27:25.400 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Senator, asr-000810 01:27:26.140 --> 01:27:27.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: hanggang 2026, asr-000811 01:27:27.340 --> 01:27:27.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ang asr-000812 01:27:27.940 --> 01:27:29.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: nabigay sa kanya asr-000813 01:27:29.820 --> 01:27:30.340 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na pondo asr-000814 01:27:30.340 --> 01:27:30.780 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: is about asr-000815 01:27:30.780 --> 01:27:32.360 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 26.21 asr-000816 01:27:32.360 --> 01:27:33.340 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: billion pesos. asr-000817 01:27:34.700 --> 01:27:35.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Tapos, asr-000818 01:27:35.520 --> 01:27:36.200 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung na-obligate asr-000819 01:27:36.200 --> 01:27:36.660 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na po ng asr-000820 01:27:36.660 --> 01:27:37.900 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Philippine Statistics Authority asr-000821 01:27:37.900 --> 01:27:38.740 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ay mga nasa asr-000822 01:27:38.740 --> 01:27:39.740 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 24 billion, asr-000823 01:27:40.220 --> 01:27:40.780 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: more or less. asr-000824 01:27:41.460 --> 01:27:42.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Hindi pa tapos asr-000825 01:27:42.000 --> 01:27:42.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung 2026. asr-000826 01:27:43.780 --> 01:27:44.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung ating asr-000827 01:27:44.840 --> 01:27:45.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na-rehistro asr-000828 01:27:45.820 --> 01:27:46.400 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na mga asr-000829 01:27:46.400 --> 01:27:47.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: citizens asr-000830 01:27:47.840 --> 01:27:48.740 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: nasa asr-000831 01:27:48.740 --> 01:27:49.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 97 million. asr-000832 01:27:50.880 --> 01:27:51.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, parang yung asr-000833 01:27:51.320 --> 01:27:52.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: average cost asr-000834 01:27:52.180 --> 01:27:53.340 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: per registrant asr-000835 01:27:53.960 --> 01:27:54.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: is mga asr-000836 01:27:54.320 --> 01:27:55.460 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 250 to asr-000837 01:27:55.460 --> 01:27:56.300 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 260 pesos. asr-000838 01:27:57.340 --> 01:27:58.700 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, 97 million po. asr-000839 01:27:58.940 --> 01:28:00.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung population asr-000840 01:28:00.120 --> 01:28:00.660 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: natin, asr-000841 01:28:00.780 --> 01:28:01.540 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: estimate ngayong asr-000842 01:28:01.540 --> 01:28:02.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 2026, asr-000843 01:28:03.080 --> 01:28:04.520 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: is 114 million. asr-000844 01:28:05.220 --> 01:28:06.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, mayroon pa tayong asr-000845 01:28:06.180 --> 01:28:07.400 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: mga hindi na-rehistro asr-000846 01:28:07.400 --> 01:28:08.480 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na 17 million. asr-000847 01:28:09.120 --> 01:28:09.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ang karamihan nito, asr-000848 01:28:09.960 --> 01:28:10.580 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: dalawa yung asr-000849 01:28:10.580 --> 01:28:11.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: big bulk. asr-000850 01:28:12.180 --> 01:28:13.240 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: The first one asr-000851 01:28:13.240 --> 01:28:14.360 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: are the 0 to 4, asr-000852 01:28:14.460 --> 01:28:14.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung mga bata. asr-000853 01:28:15.460 --> 01:28:16.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Hindi pa naman sila asr-000854 01:28:16.160 --> 01:28:17.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: kailangan i-rehistro asr-000855 01:28:17.160 --> 01:28:18.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: pero nag-re-register asr-000856 01:28:18.160 --> 01:28:18.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na rin kami. asr-000857 01:28:19.140 --> 01:28:20.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Siguro yung gap asr-000858 01:28:20.220 --> 01:28:20.780 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: natin dyan asr-000859 01:28:20.780 --> 01:28:21.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: is mga 7 million asr-000860 01:28:21.940 --> 01:28:23.540 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: out of the 17. asr-000861 01:28:24.280 --> 01:28:24.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And then, asr-000862 01:28:24.880 --> 01:28:25.540 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the big bulk asr-000863 01:28:25.540 --> 01:28:26.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na malaki pa asr-000864 01:28:26.820 --> 01:28:27.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung hindi na-rehistro. asr-000865 01:28:27.340 --> 01:28:27.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Hindi na-rehistro asr-000866 01:28:27.760 --> 01:28:29.080 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung overseas Pilipinos. asr-000867 01:28:30.020 --> 01:28:30.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Before, asr-000868 01:28:31.220 --> 01:28:32.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: pumupunta kami palagi asr-000869 01:28:32.440 --> 01:28:33.340 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ang Middle East. asr-000870 01:28:33.500 --> 01:28:34.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Marami doon asr-000871 01:28:34.040 --> 01:28:34.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: hindi registered. asr-000872 01:28:35.360 --> 01:28:36.340 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But because of the asr-000873 01:28:36.340 --> 01:28:38.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: current security concern, asr-000874 01:28:38.760 --> 01:28:39.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: hindi nakakapunta asr-000875 01:28:39.500 --> 01:28:40.700 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung Philippine Statistics Authority. asr-000876 01:28:40.780 --> 01:28:41.280 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But once asr-000877 01:28:41.280 --> 01:28:42.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: it is opened, asr-000878 01:28:42.900 --> 01:28:43.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: we will continue asr-000879 01:28:43.840 --> 01:28:44.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the registration. asr-000880 01:28:45.340 --> 01:28:46.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, yung bulk po asr-000881 01:28:46.220 --> 01:28:47.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na nandito sa asr-000882 01:28:47.160 --> 01:28:48.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: bansa natin, asr-000883 01:28:48.140 --> 01:28:48.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung mga adults, asr-000884 01:28:49.400 --> 01:28:50.460 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: except for very few, asr-000885 01:28:50.980 --> 01:28:51.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: we have already asr-000886 01:28:51.680 --> 01:28:52.540 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: registered them asr-000887 01:28:52.540 --> 01:28:54.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: to the National ID System. asr-000888 01:28:55.080 --> 01:28:55.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: What's important, asr-000889 01:28:55.980 --> 01:28:57.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: siguro, asr-000890 01:28:57.700 --> 01:28:58.260 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung sa asr-000891 01:28:58.260 --> 01:28:59.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: National ID, asr-000892 01:28:59.540 --> 01:29:00.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung uses niya. asr-000893 01:29:01.140 --> 01:29:02.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung gamit kasi niya asr-000894 01:29:02.420 --> 01:29:03.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: is authentication asr-000895 01:29:03.040 --> 01:29:04.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: to verify asr-000896 01:29:04.500 --> 01:29:05.480 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: whether you are asr-000897 01:29:05.480 --> 01:29:06.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: that person asr-000898 01:29:06.160 --> 01:29:07.280 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: utilizing asr-000899 01:29:07.280 --> 01:29:07.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: demographic, asr-000900 01:29:08.900 --> 01:29:09.340 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: of course, asr-000901 01:29:09.920 --> 01:29:10.900 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: and biometrics. asr-000902 01:29:11.460 --> 01:29:12.600 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, yung ibang ID kasi, asr-000903 01:29:12.840 --> 01:29:13.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: demographic lang yun. asr-000904 01:29:13.900 --> 01:29:14.540 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, pwede natin asr-000905 01:29:14.540 --> 01:29:15.140 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ma-fake. asr-000906 01:29:15.480 --> 01:29:15.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But yung asr-000907 01:29:16.500 --> 01:29:17.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: National ID, asr-000908 01:29:17.880 --> 01:29:18.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: it captures asr-000909 01:29:18.560 --> 01:29:19.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: both demographic asr-000910 01:29:19.560 --> 01:29:21.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: and biometric. asr-000911 01:29:21.560 --> 01:29:21.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Itong 2026, asr-000912 01:29:22.740 --> 01:29:23.660 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: substantial po asr-000913 01:29:23.660 --> 01:29:24.400 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung authentication asr-000914 01:29:24.400 --> 01:29:24.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na asr-000915 01:29:24.980 --> 01:29:25.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: gamitin. asr-000916 01:29:25.980 --> 01:29:26.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ginamit yung asr-000917 01:29:26.840 --> 01:29:27.520 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: National ID, asr-000918 01:29:28.000 --> 01:29:28.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: both for government asr-000919 01:29:28.960 --> 01:29:30.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: and private asr-000920 01:29:30.960 --> 01:29:31.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: authentication, asr-000921 01:29:32.280 --> 01:29:33.700 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 114 million asr-000922 01:29:33.700 --> 01:29:34.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: from January asr-000923 01:29:34.880 --> 01:29:37.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: to September 15 asr-000924 01:29:37.100 --> 01:29:38.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ang nag-authenticate asr-000925 01:29:38.940 --> 01:29:39.920 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: utilizing the asr-000926 01:29:39.920 --> 01:29:40.800 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: National ID. asr-000927 01:29:41.300 --> 01:29:42.340 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And the bulk of this asr-000928 01:29:42.340 --> 01:29:43.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: are from the asr-000929 01:29:43.440 --> 01:29:44.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: private sector, asr-000930 01:29:44.880 --> 01:29:45.480 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung financial. asr-000931 01:29:46.120 --> 01:29:47.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, the private sector, asr-000932 01:29:47.760 --> 01:29:48.600 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: particularly the banks asr-000933 01:29:48.600 --> 01:29:50.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: and financial agencies, asr-000934 01:29:51.520 --> 01:29:53.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: feels that the National ID asr-000935 01:29:53.880 --> 01:29:55.580 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: is the database itself. asr-000936 01:29:55.980 --> 01:29:57.280 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: It's a clean, asr-000937 01:29:57.480 --> 01:29:59.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: valid database asr-000938 01:29:59.220 --> 01:29:59.700 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: of asr-000939 01:29:59.700 --> 01:30:00.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: individuals. asr-000940 01:30:00.000 --> 01:30:19.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Kaya ginagamit nila ang ating national ID system for authentication. Either facial recognition or di kaya yung fingerprint. So we feel, although mayroon tayong delay per timetable, one, because of the COVID, medyo nahihirapan tayo din sa COVID. asr-000941 01:30:19.960 --> 01:30:32.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But right now, ang ating projection sa authentication versus registration, kasi sa mga national ID ng ibang bansa, tinitingnan nila ilan ba yung nag-authenticate versus nag-register. asr-000942 01:30:32.440 --> 01:30:49.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So ang ating projection ngayong taon, mga nasa 1.5 times na-registered. So that would be about 150 million. But as we progress, aabot tayo dapat sa mga 4 to 5 authentications per registered person. asr-000943 01:30:49.960 --> 01:30:59.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So dapat mga nasa 4 million to 5 million per year. Yun po yung datos ngayon, Mr. Chair, Your Honor. asr-000944 01:30:59.380 --> 01:31:17.260 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: On the question sa late registration, I agree sa observation. Ang registration kasi sa birth certificate, una, it's a universal right. Everybody, Pilipinos, must be registered. asr-000945 01:31:17.260 --> 01:31:32.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: That's why the Philippine Statistics Authority is really putting program for the registration. Right now, Your Honor, ang ating registered persons, mga 97% of the total population. asr-000946 01:31:33.340 --> 01:31:44.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So mayroon pa tayong mga 3% na hindi pa na-register. So multiply again by about 114 million, so mga 3.5 million pa ang hindi re-registrado. Substantial number ay nasa BARM. asr-000947 01:31:44.340 --> 01:31:47.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: About half of the registered sa BARM. asr-000948 01:31:47.260 --> 01:32:05.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Now, ito rin po, dahil may late registration tayo, hindi kasi natin pwedeng itigil yung late registration kasi kawawa naman yung mga Pilipino na wala silang birth certificate. But of course, may problem tayo na yung mga non-Filipinos that are registered. asr-000949 01:32:05.320 --> 01:32:08.980 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Mr. Chair, with the indulgence of [unclear], can I interject? asr-000950 01:32:09.640 --> 01:32:10.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, sir. asr-000951 01:32:10.140 --> 01:32:14.380 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Sa late registration, kasi matagal na itong pinag-usapan ni Park sa mga previous hearings, I raised this question. asr-000952 01:32:14.940 --> 01:32:17.240 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Yung sa late registration, where will it end? asr-000953 01:32:17.260 --> 01:32:29.760 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Sabi mo, walang katapusan ito. Dapat meron. Dapat darating yung time na wala ng late registration. Sa ngayon kasi, ang tanong ko, so paano yung compliance sa personal appearance, paano nyo po in-implement sa late registration? asr-000954 01:32:29.980 --> 01:32:42.220 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Kasi dito nagkakaproblema eh. Maraming mga Chinese nationals, hindi lang Chinese nationals, even other nationals, nakakalusot na nakuha sila ng Filipino citizenship through late registration. So how can we avoid that? asr-000955 01:32:42.220 --> 01:32:46.900 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Sabi mo kasi, it will be ongoing yung late registration. asr-000956 01:32:47.260 --> 01:32:55.980 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Sa akin, the way I foresee it, sana magkaroon ng stop. Sa ngayon pa lamang siguro, I suggest, magkaroon tayo ng tinatawag ng amnesty na I'll give you one year. Lahat. Dapat. asr-000957 01:32:56.380 --> 01:33:04.440 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Lahat ng registration by after a year, tapos na. And then the following year, tablado na lahat and then umpisa na tayo from scratch. asr-000958 01:33:04.860 --> 01:33:15.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Tama po yun, Your Honor, Senator. Mayroon nga ang PSA na proposal for the President to issue an executive order para kunin na natin itong, ano na lang, konti na lang, 3% of our population. asr-000959 01:33:17.260 --> 01:33:28.640 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Na para lumabas sila at yung mga fees, kasi minsan may mga hand runs sa late registration, may mga bayad, na para wala na talagang bayad. asr-000960 01:33:28.780 --> 01:33:41.340 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And nag-introduce ang PSA two years ago, Your Honor, Senators, ng isang step para magkaroon nga ng personal appearance. At yun yung registration sa national ID. asr-000961 01:33:41.340 --> 01:33:46.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So we issued a memo that if you are a late registrant sa birth certificate, asr-000962 01:33:47.260 --> 01:33:53.080 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: you must have to appear so that the national ID team can get your biometric and demographic. asr-000963 01:33:53.600 --> 01:34:01.480 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But I agree with you, Senator Raffy, na kailangan talaga may time limit para at least makover yung substantial percentage. asr-000964 01:34:01.500 --> 01:34:07.440 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: So in that way, wala ba kayong plano na hanggang kailan matapos itong registration system natin? asr-000965 01:34:07.440 --> 01:34:15.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: We have actually a program, Your Honor, Senator, yung birth registration assistance program at nabawasan po kasi noong 2020, asr-000966 01:34:15.180 --> 01:34:22.900 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ang ating late registration ay mga close to 4 million. And since then, we're able to register about 600,000. asr-000967 01:34:23.040 --> 01:34:29.240 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Hinahanap namin sila, pababa na rin naman yung number of unregistered. asr-000968 01:34:29.520 --> 01:34:38.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And as I've mentioned, the PSA actually proposed to the Office of the President for an issuance of an executive order, precisely yung sinabi ninyo, asr-000969 01:34:38.180 --> 01:34:42.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na parang one year para supportahan lahat, lalabas yung mga hindi registered. asr-000970 01:34:42.760 --> 01:34:45.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But at least after that, konti na lang talaga yung... asr-000971 01:34:45.180 --> 01:34:48.260 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung unregistered individuals natin. Your Honor, thank you. asr-000972 01:34:50.640 --> 01:35:00.700 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Sir Chairman, yeah. Yusef Gad, Dennis, how many more national and local government units or agencies use their own IDs? asr-000973 01:35:01.500 --> 01:35:04.440 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Yung baka nakakonsolidate sa national ID. asr-000974 01:35:04.440 --> 01:35:14.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Okay. May mga agencies na gumagamit ng kanilang ID pa rin, Your Honor. Pero yung gamit, sabi ko nga kanina, yung gamit kasi ng national ID, asr-000975 01:35:15.180 --> 01:35:25.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the authentication. So for example, yung mga social protection programs natin, like 4Ps, lahat sila, ang ginagamit na database is the national ID database. asr-000976 01:35:25.740 --> 01:35:32.460 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: At yung iba pa, like Dolly 2Pod, we started also, na authenticated sila using the national ID database. asr-000977 01:35:32.460 --> 01:35:39.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Kasi nakikita namin kung may mga duplicates eh, because of your biometrics. So doon nakikita na ikaw pala yun. asr-000978 01:35:40.120 --> 01:35:44.460 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And as we discussed, sa mga social protection program, we really encourage that... asr-000979 01:35:45.180 --> 01:35:51.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the agency will utilize as the database, the national ID database, because of the biometric authentication. asr-000980 01:35:52.600 --> 01:36:02.660 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Now, does the PSA have any effort to purge yung ating system of yung mga pictures or dubious? asr-000981 01:36:03.440 --> 01:36:13.820 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Yes, duplicate. Not only duplicate, yung nakapremise doon sa data registration na dubious yung pag-acquire ng national ID. asr-000982 01:36:13.820 --> 01:36:14.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000983 01:36:15.180 --> 01:36:22.240 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. Yung una muna, doon sa late registration ng non-Filipinos, the PSA is very proactive. asr-000984 01:36:22.520 --> 01:36:24.300 Senator Panfilo Lacson: How many have already been purged? asr-000985 01:36:24.400 --> 01:36:33.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: About 1,600 po yung nabigay, nablock na namin sa system at automatically pinapadala namin sa Office of the Solicitor General. asr-000986 01:36:33.820 --> 01:36:37.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Kasi po yung cancellation ng birth certificate ay talagang through court. asr-000987 01:36:38.860 --> 01:36:44.920 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And that's why mayroon tayong CRBS, Civil Registration of Vital Statistics. asr-000988 01:36:45.180 --> 01:36:56.540 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: We have a bill in the Senate and we are actually requesting, kasi may provision kaming nire-request na administrative cancellation na lang yung subvert registration. asr-000989 01:36:56.660 --> 01:36:58.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Kasi may hirap po talaga pag-court. asr-000990 01:36:59.000 --> 01:37:04.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But we are already, automatically may investigation tayong ginagawa through PSA. asr-000991 01:37:04.460 --> 01:37:08.660 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And then once ma-establish namin na hindi talaga ito Pilipino, we block them. asr-000992 01:37:08.720 --> 01:37:10.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And we have blocked so far, close to 1,600. asr-000993 01:37:10.560 --> 01:37:14.560 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Can you submit to the committee the list of those... asr-000994 01:37:15.180 --> 01:37:17.900 Senator Panfilo Lacson: late registration cases na na-purge nyo na? asr-000995 01:37:18.620 --> 01:37:20.620 Senator Panfilo Lacson: So we can pursue further investigation? asr-000996 01:37:21.380 --> 01:37:22.400 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. asr-000997 01:37:22.940 --> 01:37:27.840 Senator Panfilo Lacson: To deal with these people and those responsible behind the late registration. asr-000998 01:37:28.080 --> 01:37:32.080 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Because this is a big, you know, scam ito, di ba? asr-000999 01:37:32.180 --> 01:37:32.460 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Yes. asr-001000 01:37:32.880 --> 01:37:38.720 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Alam nyo rin naman, we've heard of 500,000 pesos per late registration of birth and so forth and so on. asr-001001 01:37:38.720 --> 01:37:45.160 Senator Panfilo Lacson: But I'm more particularly concerned about the national security issue. asr-001002 01:37:45.180 --> 01:37:52.660 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Kasi kung may mga sleeper agents, mga sales dito, delikado tayo, di ba? asr-001003 01:37:53.300 --> 01:37:57.920 Senator Panfilo Lacson: And we're talking of thousands or even tens of thousands of these people. asr-001004 01:37:58.620 --> 01:38:00.500 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Well, you can just imagine. asr-001005 01:38:01.640 --> 01:38:02.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. asr-001006 01:38:02.780 --> 01:38:08.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Every time we have the data on block, tawag namin doon block kasi binablock namin sa system, asr-001007 01:38:08.880 --> 01:38:13.900 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: this information are shared with our national security agencies, asr-001008 01:38:14.060 --> 01:38:15.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: including po yung Bureau. asr-001009 01:38:15.180 --> 01:38:15.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. asr-001010 01:38:15.760 --> 01:38:19.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But we can provide the Senate, the committee, on the names po. asr-001011 01:38:19.620 --> 01:38:19.740 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Yes. asr-001012 01:38:20.100 --> 01:38:27.220 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Earlier on, kasi nagkaroon ng issue, I was called by dating Secretary Carl Chua asr-001013 01:38:27.220 --> 01:38:33.300 Senator Panfilo Lacson: because there seemed to be a problem with the PILSIS number. asr-001014 01:38:34.060 --> 01:38:37.760 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Kasi sa batas, nakalagay on its face, di ba? asr-001015 01:38:37.760 --> 01:38:44.500 Senator Panfilo Lacson: But I think I was told that the World Bank had some concerns about data privacy. asr-001016 01:38:45.180 --> 01:38:47.000 Senator Panfilo Lacson: So tinago natin yung PILSIS number, asr-001017 01:38:47.560 --> 01:38:54.740 Senator Panfilo Lacson: ang nakalagay sa ating card, on its face, yung temporary or not the real PILSIS number. asr-001018 01:38:56.000 --> 01:38:56.600 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Di ba? asr-001019 01:38:56.760 --> 01:38:57.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. asr-001020 01:38:57.720 --> 01:38:59.440 Senator Panfilo Lacson: So how do we resolve that? asr-001021 01:38:59.480 --> 01:38:59.700 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Okay. asr-001022 01:38:59.940 --> 01:39:08.240 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Ang promise ko sa kanya noon, maybe we need to amend the law para maalis yung on its face. asr-001023 01:39:08.620 --> 01:39:14.580 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Kasi I agree that the PILSIS number should be hidden somewhere. asr-001024 01:39:14.580 --> 01:39:16.480 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Pero binibigyan niyo maliit na card eh. asr-001025 01:39:16.560 --> 01:39:17.580 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Yung iba, nawala na eh. asr-001026 01:39:18.540 --> 01:39:21.800 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Ako ay, you know, milagaw sa notes ko eh. asr-001027 01:39:22.700 --> 01:39:25.280 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Kaya memoryado ko yung aking PILSIS number. asr-001028 01:39:25.420 --> 01:39:34.920 Senator Panfilo Lacson: But how about those who lost that piece of paper and what they only have is the temporary or the not the PILSIS number? asr-001029 01:39:35.600 --> 01:39:36.100 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Yun ang problema. asr-001030 01:39:36.100 --> 01:39:42.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung nakalagay, tama po kayo, Your Honor, Senator, yung nakalagay dun sa ating card, ano? asr-001031 01:39:42.360 --> 01:39:44.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung what we call the PILSIS card. asr-001032 01:39:44.580 --> 01:39:44.700 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung PILSIS number. asr-001033 01:39:45.160 --> 01:39:46.860 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But tokenized po yan siya. asr-001034 01:39:47.040 --> 01:39:51.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ibig sabihin at the back end, nakalink po siya dun sa ating PILSIS number. asr-001035 01:39:52.120 --> 01:39:57.600 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But I agree, baka dun sa ating proposed amendment to the PILSIS Act, asr-001036 01:39:58.500 --> 01:40:03.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ayusin na lang natin na hindi dapat naka-expose yung PILSIS number. asr-001037 01:40:03.460 --> 01:40:04.740 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Kasi siya lang po yung mag-isa talaga. asr-001038 01:40:04.800 --> 01:40:06.500 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Otherwise, we keep violating the law. asr-001039 01:40:07.080 --> 01:40:07.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: In a way po. asr-001040 01:40:08.180 --> 01:40:10.740 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Pero nandoon naman po, wala ka print siya. asr-001041 01:40:10.740 --> 01:40:11.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yeah. asr-001042 01:40:12.700 --> 01:40:14.520 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Kasi kung offline, asr-001043 01:40:14.580 --> 01:40:15.480 Senator Panfilo Lacson: hindi na makikita. asr-001044 01:40:16.440 --> 01:40:17.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Pag offline na authentication, asr-001045 01:40:17.920 --> 01:40:21.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ginagawa lang po namin ngayon na mag-introduce kasi may bago namang technology. asr-001046 01:40:21.860 --> 01:40:24.900 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: In fact, one of the section dun sa PILSIS Act is the introduction of technology. asr-001047 01:40:25.260 --> 01:40:29.260 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Pwede na pong ma-link pa rin kahit na offline authentication, Your Honor. asr-001048 01:40:29.540 --> 01:40:31.580 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Now, another common violation of the law, asr-001049 01:40:32.300 --> 01:40:36.060 Senator Panfilo Lacson: yung the requirement of a second ID. asr-001050 01:40:36.060 --> 01:40:42.060 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Hindi lahat ng transactions with the government agencies as well as private institutions, asr-001051 01:40:42.700 --> 01:40:44.400 Senator Panfilo Lacson: pumapayag na yung, asr-001052 01:40:44.580 --> 01:40:45.740 Senator Panfilo Lacson: ah, singular ID. asr-001053 01:40:46.080 --> 01:40:47.140 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Nangingin na second ID. asr-001054 01:40:47.240 --> 01:40:48.800 Senator Panfilo Lacson: And I'll read to you, ah, section 19, asr-001055 01:40:49.360 --> 01:40:50.080 Senator Panfilo Lacson: penal provision. asr-001056 01:40:51.160 --> 01:40:52.480 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Meron ditong, ah, asr-001057 01:40:52.880 --> 01:40:56.500 Senator Panfilo Lacson: pag hindi tinanggap without just and sufficient cost, asr-001058 01:40:57.360 --> 01:41:02.420 Senator Panfilo Lacson: ah, shall refuse to accept, acknowledge, and or recognize the PIL ID or PSN. asr-001059 01:41:03.060 --> 01:41:04.160 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Subject to authentication. asr-001060 01:41:05.100 --> 01:41:05.920 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Meron ditong, asr-001061 01:41:05.920 --> 01:41:09.720 Senator Panfilo Lacson: shall be fined in the amount of 500,000 pesos. asr-001062 01:41:09.720 --> 01:41:13.320 Senator Panfilo Lacson: So, I don't think this is being implemented, no? asr-001063 01:41:13.700 --> 01:41:14.380 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Because of the, asr-001064 01:41:14.380 --> 01:41:16.800 Senator Panfilo Lacson: ah, failure, ah, in the implementation. asr-001065 01:41:17.280 --> 01:41:18.300 Senator Panfilo Lacson: In the full implementation. asr-001066 01:41:19.320 --> 01:41:19.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yeah. asr-001067 01:41:19.760 --> 01:41:21.700 Senator Panfilo Lacson: And I don't want this to be a dead letter law. asr-001068 01:41:22.500 --> 01:41:28.480 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ah, sa ngayon po, ah, Your Honor, yung, ah, ah, Senator, yung aming strategy, ah, una, ah, asr-001069 01:41:28.660 --> 01:41:32.520 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: first, yung datos natin, yung mga hindi tumatanggap, bumababa na yung number. asr-001070 01:41:33.100 --> 01:41:34.800 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, nung simula kasi mataas talaga. asr-001071 01:41:34.960 --> 01:41:40.780 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Pero ngayon, kasi every month po, tinatrack namin ito from the field offices and feedback mechanism, asr-001072 01:41:41.180 --> 01:41:41.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: bumababa na siya. asr-001073 01:41:42.260 --> 01:41:44.360 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ang aming munang, ah, Your Honor, Senator, is, ah, asr-001074 01:41:44.380 --> 01:41:47.600 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: discussion, particularly with the regulatory agency, asr-001075 01:41:47.840 --> 01:41:49.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: in particular, Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas. asr-001076 01:41:49.920 --> 01:41:53.920 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, every time may mga financial, ah, institutions tayo na hindi tumatanggap, asr-001077 01:41:54.240 --> 01:41:57.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: we, ah, we write the BSP and report them. asr-001078 01:41:57.720 --> 01:42:01.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ah, yung mga agencies naman, ah, na government agencies, yun sa lahat na namin, asr-001079 01:42:02.180 --> 01:42:05.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ah, ang mga naiwan na lang ngayon, ah, Your Honor, Senator, yung mga nasa probinsya. asr-001080 01:42:06.300 --> 01:42:09.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, yung mga rare na nakikita namin, it's in the province. asr-001081 01:42:09.820 --> 01:42:14.260 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Siguro baka yung hindi nabasa yung memo, but we are, ah, ah, putting in, ah, asr-001082 01:42:14.260 --> 01:42:16.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: a strong information campaign on this. asr-001083 01:42:16.720 --> 01:42:20.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, encouragement muna ngayon, ah, Your Honors, ah, Mr. Senator, yung aming ginagamit. asr-001084 01:42:20.760 --> 01:42:24.860 Senator Panfilo Lacson: I'm not sure if you're at liberty to, ah, inform the committee at this point, ano, asr-001085 01:42:25.080 --> 01:42:29.380 Senator Panfilo Lacson: but I heard, during the initial phase of the implementation, medyo nagkagulo asr-001086 01:42:29.380 --> 01:42:32.200 Senator Panfilo Lacson: because meron niya tanakialam sa kontrata. asr-001087 01:42:34.480 --> 01:42:40.420 Senator Panfilo Lacson: The, ah, without giving any details, ano, would you confirm that? asr-001088 01:42:40.660 --> 01:42:44.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ah, we had, ah, sa operation siguro, ah, Your Honor, ah, Senator, asr-001089 01:42:44.260 --> 01:42:48.920 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ang, ang operations natin na nagkaroon tayo ng problema is the printing of the physical card before. asr-001090 01:42:49.380 --> 01:42:53.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, ah, but, but this was, ah, settled already, ah, two years ago. asr-001091 01:42:53.660 --> 01:42:58.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: We, ah, withdraw, ah, from the memorandum of agreement with the Bank of Central Pilipinas asr-001092 01:42:58.160 --> 01:43:02.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: because the service provider was not able to deliver as promised. asr-001093 01:43:02.720 --> 01:43:05.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And, ah, we are now, ah, starting with a new service provider. asr-001094 01:43:06.040 --> 01:43:09.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, kung may problem po, ah, yun siguro naisip ko na, na problem. asr-001095 01:43:10.420 --> 01:43:14.100 Senator Panfilo Lacson: So, without, you know, without giving details, more or less, you admit, asr-001096 01:43:14.260 --> 01:43:17.120 Senator Panfilo Lacson: no, nagkaroon ng, ah, glitches. asr-001097 01:43:17.500 --> 01:43:23.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ah, yeah, glitches, pero, ah, I'm not, I'm not, ah, about, about the, ah, issue on the contract. asr-001098 01:43:23.520 --> 01:43:24.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But there was a glitch on the printing. asr-001099 01:43:24.940 --> 01:43:28.280 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Narinig ko major glitch yun, eh, kasi meron nakasingit, eh. asr-001100 01:43:29.380 --> 01:43:30.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ah, yung... asr-001101 01:43:30.100 --> 01:43:30.980 Senator Panfilo Lacson: You're there already, di ba? asr-001102 01:43:31.960 --> 01:43:33.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Di, ah, ano, siguro, ah... asr-001103 01:43:33.380 --> 01:43:35.300 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Siguro marami nagpapasin itong batas, eh. asr-001104 01:43:35.440 --> 01:43:37.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, ah, yes, eh. asr-001105 01:43:37.240 --> 01:43:37.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And you would know. asr-001106 01:43:38.260 --> 01:43:39.360 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ang, ang, ang, ah... asr-001107 01:43:39.360 --> 01:43:39.960 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Never mind, never mind. asr-001108 01:43:40.020 --> 01:43:41.080 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yeah, what, what I can... asr-001109 01:43:41.080 --> 01:43:41.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Nakaintindihan na tayo. asr-001110 01:43:42.100 --> 01:43:43.660 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Okay, thank you very much, ah, Your Honor. asr-001111 01:43:43.660 --> 01:43:44.240 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. asr-001112 01:43:44.260 --> 01:43:45.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. asr-001113 01:43:45.240 --> 01:43:53.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Just to add doon sa [unclear] ni Senator Lacson, some agencies are requiring two, di ba? asr-001114 01:43:53.540 --> 01:43:54.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Two government IDs. asr-001115 01:43:55.540 --> 01:44:00.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: It's the, the, is this, ang, ang, rason ba dahil wala tayong signature doon sa PhilSys natin? asr-001116 01:44:00.800 --> 01:44:01.940 Senator Panfilo Lacson: I'm sorry, ano, if I may add. asr-001117 01:44:02.460 --> 01:44:03.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, please. asr-001118 01:44:03.100 --> 01:44:04.160 Senator Panfilo Lacson: That was beyond his control. asr-001119 01:44:04.720 --> 01:44:05.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: O nga. asr-001120 01:44:05.380 --> 01:44:07.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ede, pero yun ba ang, isa, ibang isa sa rason? asr-001121 01:44:07.840 --> 01:44:08.920 Senator Panfilo Lacson: Yung glitch na sinabi ko. asr-001122 01:44:08.940 --> 01:44:09.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ah, glitch, okay. asr-001123 01:44:09.900 --> 01:44:10.760 Senator Panfilo Lacson: I'm not a member of that. asr-001124 01:44:11.260 --> 01:44:12.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay, just to clarify. asr-001125 01:44:12.220 --> 01:44:12.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay. asr-001126 01:44:13.340 --> 01:44:14.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Di ba, yung ano, ano... asr-001127 01:44:14.220 --> 01:44:17.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Is it the reason yung dahil walang pera may, walang signature? asr-001128 01:44:17.500 --> 01:44:20.520 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Maraming mga rason na nangyayari, ano. asr-001129 01:44:20.600 --> 01:44:27.580 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Una, Your Honor, first, any new na iniintroduce natin may mga adjustments talaga. asr-001130 01:44:28.120 --> 01:44:33.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And sabi ko nga, we agree at the start talagang mataas yung ating, mataas yung ating non-acceptance asr-001131 01:44:33.740 --> 01:44:36.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: or nagre-require ng additional ID. asr-001132 01:44:36.720 --> 01:44:42.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But the numbers, because we are tracking it, and we can share with you the monthly report that we have, asr-001133 01:44:42.960 --> 01:44:44.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: it's going down. asr-001134 01:44:45.360 --> 01:44:55.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And right now kasi, Your Honor, yung gamit ngayon ng national ID is really the authentication using facial recognition or the fingerprint. asr-001135 01:44:56.020 --> 01:44:58.860 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And yun yung ginagamit, like for example, yung mga fintech natin. asr-001136 01:44:59.080 --> 01:45:00.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, that's not... asr-001137 01:45:00.040 --> 01:45:02.140 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: require anymore the signature. asr-001138 01:45:02.260 --> 01:45:03.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But I have to admit that at the start, asr-001139 01:45:04.200 --> 01:45:05.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: parang yun yung naging problema. asr-001140 01:45:05.980 --> 01:45:07.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's why the others asked for asr-001141 01:45:07.540 --> 01:45:08.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: other asr-001142 01:45:08.920 --> 01:45:10.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: identification. asr-001143 01:45:11.580 --> 01:45:14.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, asr-001144 01:45:14.020 --> 01:45:14.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: then Senator Tulfo. asr-001145 01:45:14.840 --> 01:45:17.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If there is already a national asr-001146 01:45:17.920 --> 01:45:19.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ID, why require asr-001147 01:45:19.940 --> 01:45:20.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: two? asr-001148 01:45:22.900 --> 01:45:23.460 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: That's asr-001149 01:45:23.460 --> 01:45:24.580 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: why, Your Honor, asr-001150 01:45:25.140 --> 01:45:27.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the Banco Central as asr-001151 01:45:27.440 --> 01:45:28.600 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: one of our partners, asr-001152 01:45:28.600 --> 01:45:29.860 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: is very asr-001153 01:45:29.860 --> 01:45:31.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: clear sa instruction. asr-001154 01:45:32.920 --> 01:45:34.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ang reading ko naman dito asr-001155 01:45:34.420 --> 01:45:36.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: is that, as I said, the numbers asr-001156 01:45:36.100 --> 01:45:38.240 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: of requiring asr-001157 01:45:38.240 --> 01:45:39.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: two is now decreasing. asr-001158 01:45:40.740 --> 01:45:42.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: For example, I understand, sorry. asr-001159 01:45:43.200 --> 01:45:44.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The SEC asr-001160 01:45:44.260 --> 01:45:45.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: requires two. asr-001161 01:45:46.160 --> 01:45:47.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If you register a new company, asr-001162 01:45:48.540 --> 01:45:50.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: why two? Why not just a national asr-001163 01:45:50.580 --> 01:45:50.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ID? asr-001164 01:45:52.460 --> 01:45:53.140 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Di ba? asr-001165 01:45:53.700 --> 01:45:55.140 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: We will reach out. asr-001166 01:45:55.140 --> 01:45:57.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: May passport, asr-001167 01:45:57.280 --> 01:45:57.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kailangan. asr-001168 01:45:58.600 --> 01:46:00.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: May lisensya, kailangan may ID. asr-001169 01:46:01.100 --> 01:46:02.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: In fact, I don't think they asr-001170 01:46:02.900 --> 01:46:05.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I don't think they acceptin asr-001171 01:46:05.080 --> 01:46:07.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sa SEC for some strange asr-001172 01:46:07.100 --> 01:46:07.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: reason. asr-001173 01:46:09.140 --> 01:46:09.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But yeah, two. asr-001174 01:46:11.660 --> 01:46:12.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Anyway, asr-001175 01:46:12.860 --> 01:46:14.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so you're saying asr-001176 01:46:14.120 --> 01:46:17.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: as time goes by asr-001177 01:46:17.020 --> 01:46:19.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and with your interventions asr-001178 01:46:19.320 --> 01:46:20.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and your campaigning asr-001179 01:46:20.800 --> 01:46:22.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to promote it, asr-001180 01:46:22.220 --> 01:46:23.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: more and more asr-001181 01:46:23.880 --> 01:46:25.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will accept. asr-001182 01:46:25.840 --> 01:46:27.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But I think, you know, government is asr-001183 01:46:27.920 --> 01:46:28.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: government. asr-001184 01:46:28.600 --> 01:46:29.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It should be quick enough to asr-001185 01:46:29.820 --> 01:46:31.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: decide, di ba? asr-001186 01:46:32.500 --> 01:46:34.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That the national ID asr-001187 01:46:34.560 --> 01:46:35.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: should suffice. asr-001188 01:46:36.340 --> 01:46:37.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. asr-001189 01:46:38.500 --> 01:46:40.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung datos kasi na nakikita namin, asr-001190 01:46:40.280 --> 01:46:42.200 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: for example, in 2025, the whole 2025, asr-001191 01:46:42.500 --> 01:46:44.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: only 30 million, 30.6 asr-001192 01:46:44.680 --> 01:46:46.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: million authentication were made. asr-001193 01:46:46.740 --> 01:46:48.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But in 2026, asr-001194 01:46:48.560 --> 01:46:50.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: from January to September 15, asr-001195 01:46:50.560 --> 01:46:52.580 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 114 million authentications asr-001196 01:46:52.580 --> 01:46:54.520 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: were made. So, as I mentioned asr-001197 01:46:54.520 --> 01:46:56.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: kanina, yun yung sabi ko na, asr-001198 01:46:56.020 --> 01:46:57.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the data suggests that asr-001199 01:46:57.680 --> 01:46:58.140 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the asr-001200 01:46:58.600 --> 01:46:59.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: transition is now asr-001201 01:46:59.820 --> 01:47:01.900 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: accelerating and asr-001202 01:47:01.900 --> 01:47:04.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yes, yes. asr-001203 01:47:04.800 --> 01:47:06.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, yun po yung datos natin ngayon, asr-001204 01:47:07.080 --> 01:47:08.300 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Your Honor. Thank you very much. asr-001205 01:47:09.200 --> 01:47:10.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, Senator Tulfo. asr-001206 01:47:10.800 --> 01:47:12.700 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Mr. Chair, meron pala akong asr-001207 01:47:12.700 --> 01:47:14.660 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: opening statement and then asr-001208 01:47:14.660 --> 01:47:15.580 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: after that, one suggestion. asr-001208-split-2 01:47:15.580 --> 01:47:17.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Please proceed. asr-001209 01:47:17.260 --> 01:47:18.300 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Mr. Chairman, asr-001210 01:47:18.780 --> 01:47:20.580 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: I would like to propose a strategic asr-001211 01:47:20.580 --> 01:47:22.440 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: initiative for the Senate asr-001212 01:47:22.440 --> 01:47:25.100 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: to address critical vulnerabilities asr-001213 01:47:25.100 --> 01:47:26.580 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: in the Philippine asr-001214 01:47:26.580 --> 01:47:28.300 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Civil Registry System. asr-001215 01:47:28.600 --> 01:47:30.580 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: The current framework is highly asr-001216 01:47:30.580 --> 01:47:32.780 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: susceptible to identity laundering, asr-001217 01:47:33.160 --> 01:47:34.240 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: fraud, and birth asr-001218 01:47:34.240 --> 01:47:36.540 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: simulation as highlighted asr-001219 01:47:36.540 --> 01:47:37.680 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: by the high-profile asr-001220 01:47:37.680 --> 01:47:40.240 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Go'o Huangping, yung alis Go'o, asr-001221 01:47:40.300 --> 01:47:42.480 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: alam natin lahat, national security case. asr-001222 01:47:43.020 --> 01:47:44.100 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Because standard Philippine asr-001223 01:47:44.100 --> 01:47:46.060 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: statistic authority forms asr-001224 01:47:46.060 --> 01:47:48.540 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: omit crucial parental details asr-001225 01:47:48.540 --> 01:47:50.600 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: such as exact dates of asr-001226 01:47:50.600 --> 01:47:52.380 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: birth, former or dual asr-001227 01:47:52.380 --> 01:47:54.260 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: nationalities, and known asr-001228 01:47:54.260 --> 01:47:56.440 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: aliases, foreign nationals, and asr-001229 01:47:56.440 --> 01:47:58.000 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: transnational criminal entities, asr-001230 01:47:58.600 --> 01:48:00.680 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: have systematically exploited asr-001231 01:48:00.680 --> 01:48:02.640 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: late birth registrations. asr-001232 01:48:03.500 --> 01:48:04.520 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Given that the Philippines asr-001233 01:48:04.520 --> 01:48:07.500 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: registers 1.2 million asr-001234 01:48:07.500 --> 01:48:09.600 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: to 1.4 million births annually, asr-001235 01:48:10.260 --> 01:48:11.720 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: this regulatory gap asr-001236 01:48:11.720 --> 01:48:13.180 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: creates a massive window asr-001237 01:48:13.180 --> 01:48:14.760 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: for identity manipulations. asr-001238 01:48:15.540 --> 01:48:17.000 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: To permanently resolve this structural asr-001239 01:48:17.000 --> 01:48:19.180 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: weakness, I am recommending to the asr-001240 01:48:19.180 --> 01:48:20.340 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: DOJ to explore asr-001241 01:48:20.340 --> 01:48:23.340 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: and find ways to coordinate asr-001242 01:48:23.340 --> 01:48:24.920 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: with the ALG in amending asr-001243 01:48:24.920 --> 01:48:27.100 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: all primary PSA Civil asr-001244 01:48:27.100 --> 01:48:28.300 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Registry entry forms, asr-001245 01:48:28.600 --> 01:48:30.040 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: birth, marriage, and death, asr-001246 01:48:30.400 --> 01:48:32.060 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: to mandate the inclusion of asr-001247 01:48:32.060 --> 01:48:33.640 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: parents' exact dates of birth, asr-001248 01:48:34.140 --> 01:48:36.180 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: full aliases, previous nationalities, asr-001249 01:48:36.660 --> 01:48:38.040 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: and dual or foreign asr-001250 01:48:38.040 --> 01:48:40.380 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: citizenships. Implementing asr-001251 01:48:40.380 --> 01:48:42.500 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: these comprehensive data enhancements asr-001252 01:48:42.500 --> 01:48:44.240 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: provides immediate interagency asr-001253 01:48:44.240 --> 01:48:46.500 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: benefits and strategic advantages asr-001254 01:48:46.500 --> 01:48:48.300 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: across Philippine law enforcement asr-001255 01:48:48.300 --> 01:48:50.400 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: and national security asr-001256 01:48:50.400 --> 01:48:52.300 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: sectors. First, it asr-001257 01:48:52.300 --> 01:48:54.140 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: resolves the late registration crisis asr-001258 01:48:54.140 --> 01:48:56.200 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: by introducing automated asr-001259 01:48:56.200 --> 01:48:57.800 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: lineage verification, asr-001260 01:48:58.600 --> 01:49:00.540 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: according to Exact Parental Data. asr-001261 01:49:00.540 --> 01:49:02.540 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Exact Parental Data allows asr-001262 01:49:02.540 --> 01:49:04.660 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: PSA algorithms to asr-001263 01:49:04.660 --> 01:49:06.640 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: cross-reference historical asr-001264 01:49:06.640 --> 01:49:09.000 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: records, making it mathematically asr-001265 01:49:09.000 --> 01:49:10.780 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: near impossible to invent asr-001266 01:49:10.780 --> 01:49:12.840 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: fictitious lineages asr-001267 01:49:12.840 --> 01:49:14.720 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: through weak secondary proofs asr-001268 01:49:14.720 --> 01:49:16.460 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: like affidavits. Second, asr-001269 01:49:16.900 --> 01:49:18.740 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: it strengthens border control for the asr-001270 01:49:18.740 --> 01:49:20.680 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Bureau of Immigration by preventing asr-001271 01:49:20.680 --> 01:49:22.580 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: foreign nationals from obtaining asr-001272 01:49:22.580 --> 01:49:24.420 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: fraudulent passports and eliminating asr-001273 01:49:24.420 --> 01:49:26.100 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: identity toggling asr-001274 01:49:26.100 --> 01:49:28.240 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: during dual citizenship asr-001275 01:49:28.240 --> 01:49:30.300 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: audits. Third, asr-001276 01:49:30.580 --> 01:49:32.340 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: for law enforcement agencies like the Bureau of asr-001277 01:49:32.340 --> 01:49:34.360 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Immigration, PNP, and NBI and PIDEA, asr-001278 01:49:34.960 --> 01:49:36.380 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: standardizing aliases asr-001279 01:49:36.380 --> 01:49:38.580 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: at the civil baseline prevents asr-001280 01:49:38.580 --> 01:49:40.680 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: criminals from using alternate asr-001281 01:49:40.680 --> 01:49:42.460 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: names to evade asr-001282 01:49:42.460 --> 01:49:44.460 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: arrest warrants while enabling asr-001283 01:49:44.460 --> 01:49:46.600 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: rapid forensic kinship, matching asr-001284 01:49:46.600 --> 01:49:48.300 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: and trafficking, and exploitation asr-001285 01:49:48.300 --> 01:49:50.640 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: investigations. Finally, asr-001286 01:49:50.880 --> 01:49:52.700 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: it empowers the intelligence community asr-001287 01:49:52.700 --> 01:49:54.640 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: NICA, ESA, etc. asr-001288 01:49:54.860 --> 01:49:56.440 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: to disrupt ghost asr-001289 01:49:56.440 --> 01:49:58.100 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: identities used by foreign asr-001290 01:49:58.100 --> 01:50:00.020 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: actors and map complex asr-001291 01:50:00.020 --> 01:50:01.480 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: relational asr-001292 01:50:01.480 --> 01:50:04.080 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: databases linking suspect asr-001293 01:50:04.080 --> 01:50:05.540 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: entities to illicit networks. asr-001294 01:50:06.020 --> 01:50:07.960 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Ultimately, this structural reform represents asr-001295 01:50:07.960 --> 01:50:09.940 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: a multi-generational defense line asr-001296 01:50:09.940 --> 01:50:11.500 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: for Philippine national security asr-001297 01:50:11.500 --> 01:50:13.960 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: and I am recommending that the Civil asr-001298 01:50:13.960 --> 01:50:16.260 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Register General and the PSA asr-001299 01:50:16.260 --> 01:50:17.980 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: alongside the DOJ and DLG update asr-001300 01:50:17.980 --> 01:50:19.920 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: these mandatory standard forms. Now, asr-001301 01:50:20.280 --> 01:50:21.680 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: I have here a sample of asr-001302 01:50:21.680 --> 01:50:23.680 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: certificate of birth asr-001303 01:50:23.680 --> 01:50:24.560 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: of the PSA. asr-001304 01:50:28.100 --> 01:50:28.900 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Father and mother, asr-001305 01:50:29.400 --> 01:50:31.380 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: wala, hindi naka-specify yung date asr-001306 01:50:31.380 --> 01:50:33.060 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: of birth ng parents. asr-001307 01:50:33.920 --> 01:50:35.500 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Pwede ba natin i-add asr-001308 01:50:35.500 --> 01:50:38.040 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: from now on? Magkaroon tayo ng asr-001309 01:50:38.040 --> 01:50:39.840 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: kunting amendment dito na pag nakalagay yung asr-001310 01:50:39.840 --> 01:50:40.240 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: father asr-001311 01:50:40.240 --> 01:50:43.880 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: nung bata, tapos ilalagay yung asr-001312 01:50:43.880 --> 01:50:45.620 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: birth certificate, ay birth date ng father asr-001313 01:50:45.620 --> 01:50:46.320 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: and then mother asr-001314 01:50:46.320 --> 01:50:48.840 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: nung bata, ilalagay yung asr-001315 01:50:48.840 --> 01:50:51.960 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: birth date ng mother. And then when they asr-001316 01:50:51.960 --> 01:50:54.040 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: show up para mag-fill up asr-001317 01:50:54.040 --> 01:50:55.880 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: nitong birth certificate, then they have to show proof asr-001318 01:50:55.880 --> 01:50:58.060 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: na talagang yun yung birth certificate nila. asr-001319 01:50:58.100 --> 01:50:59.780 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Etcetera. Or kung hindi para mas asr-001320 01:50:59.780 --> 01:51:02.060 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: mapabilis, yung number na lang asr-001321 01:51:02.060 --> 01:51:04.200 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: ata na pwedeng asr-001322 01:51:04.200 --> 01:51:06.020 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: hanapin. In that way, maiwasan asr-001323 01:51:06.020 --> 01:51:07.840 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: natin yung nangyari tulad kay Alice Goo. asr-001324 01:51:08.200 --> 01:51:08.820 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: What do you think? asr-001325 01:51:09.060 --> 01:51:12.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor, we support that. asr-001326 01:51:12.460 --> 01:51:13.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And sabi ko nga kanina, asr-001327 01:51:14.440 --> 01:51:15.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Your Honor, mayroon tayong asr-001328 01:51:15.840 --> 01:51:17.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: nakasalang na CRBS asr-001329 01:51:17.980 --> 01:51:19.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: bill sa Senate asr-001330 01:51:19.760 --> 01:51:21.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: and some of those that you mentioned asr-001331 01:51:21.960 --> 01:51:23.640 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: are actually in the asr-001332 01:51:23.640 --> 01:51:25.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: proposed bill. Yung ating civil asr-001333 01:51:25.760 --> 01:51:27.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: registration law kasi is really an asr-001334 01:51:27.760 --> 01:51:28.080 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: old bill. asr-001335 01:51:28.100 --> 01:51:30.140 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: At nagkaroon lang tayo asr-001336 01:51:30.140 --> 01:51:32.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ng mga adjustment asr-001337 01:51:32.000 --> 01:51:33.780 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: doon. So we are requesting asr-001338 01:51:33.780 --> 01:51:35.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: actually na given our asr-001339 01:51:35.760 --> 01:51:37.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: experiences na from the asr-001340 01:51:37.880 --> 01:51:40.140 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: previous cases asr-001341 01:51:40.140 --> 01:51:42.260 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: like what you mentioned, Your Honor, asr-001342 01:51:43.040 --> 01:51:44.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: pwede nating ilagay asr-001343 01:51:44.380 --> 01:51:46.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: dito sa ating bagong asr-001344 01:51:46.020 --> 01:51:48.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: batas. But kung asr-001345 01:51:48.100 --> 01:51:50.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: pwede naman magawa na asr-001346 01:51:50.100 --> 01:51:52.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: itong may additional date of birth asr-001347 01:51:52.220 --> 01:51:53.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: of the parents doon sa bagong form asr-001348 01:51:53.960 --> 01:51:56.080 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: and if it is under the asr-001349 01:51:56.080 --> 01:51:57.920 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: power authority of the Civil Register General, asr-001350 01:51:58.100 --> 01:51:59.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: we will do so, Your Honor. asr-001351 01:52:00.980 --> 01:52:01.880 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Last na lamang, ano, asr-001352 01:52:02.340 --> 01:52:04.180 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: I think this was asr-001353 01:52:04.180 --> 01:52:05.760 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: last year or a couple of years ago, asr-001354 01:52:06.240 --> 01:52:08.200 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: na nalaman ng asr-001355 01:52:08.200 --> 01:52:09.840 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: NBI sa Mindanao, asr-001356 01:52:10.380 --> 01:52:11.720 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: there were, I think, asr-001357 01:52:11.820 --> 01:52:13.980 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: 6,000 or something, yung mga asr-001358 01:52:13.980 --> 01:52:15.880 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: bogus late registration from asr-001359 01:52:15.880 --> 01:52:18.080 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: foreign nationals and it's asr-001360 01:52:18.080 --> 01:52:19.900 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: being investigated. Yung ba, na nalinis asr-001361 01:52:19.900 --> 01:52:21.200 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: yun sa system ninyo and then, asr-001362 01:52:21.500 --> 01:52:23.740 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: nag-coordinate ba sa inyong NBI kung anong ginawa nila doon asr-001363 01:52:23.740 --> 01:52:25.560 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: sa mga foreign nationals na bogus or asr-001364 01:52:25.560 --> 01:52:27.780 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: dubious yung pagka-attain, asr-001365 01:52:28.100 --> 01:52:29.820 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: pagka-piliin nila ng asr-001366 01:52:29.820 --> 01:52:31.340 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: late registration? asr-001367 01:52:31.900 --> 01:52:33.920 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. Ito po yung siguro yung asr-001368 01:52:33.920 --> 01:52:35.720 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: may mention yun, yung galing sa asr-001369 01:52:35.720 --> 01:52:37.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Santa Cruz Municipality of Santa Cruz in asr-001370 01:52:37.980 --> 01:52:39.170 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Davao province. asr-001370-split-2 01:52:39.170 --> 01:52:39.940 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Yes, exactly. asr-001371 01:52:40.240 --> 01:52:42.240 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yun po, na-block na natin yun. asr-001372 01:52:42.660 --> 01:52:44.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: We are coordinating with asr-001373 01:52:44.000 --> 01:52:45.720 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the National Bureau of Immigration, asr-001374 01:52:46.060 --> 01:52:48.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the National Bureau of Investigation asr-001375 01:52:48.320 --> 01:52:50.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: and pinadala na rin po namin sa asr-001376 01:52:50.220 --> 01:52:51.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Bureau of Immigration and other asr-001377 01:52:51.960 --> 01:52:54.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: national security agencies, yung mga asr-001378 01:52:54.180 --> 01:52:56.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: names, so that kung asr-001379 01:52:56.220 --> 01:52:57.580 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: nandun sa kanilang database, asr-001380 01:52:58.100 --> 01:53:00.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: they can also track them. asr-001381 01:53:00.280 --> 01:53:02.060 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So, we are working with NBI asr-001382 01:53:02.060 --> 01:53:03.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: in Mindanao. asr-001383 01:53:04.140 --> 01:53:05.700 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: In fact, may mga collaboration kami, asr-001384 01:53:06.060 --> 01:53:08.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: not just in one particular area, but asr-001385 01:53:08.040 --> 01:53:09.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: in other areas also to check asr-001386 01:53:09.680 --> 01:53:11.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the local civil registry offices. asr-001387 01:53:11.840 --> 01:53:13.840 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Okay. Anong mga ginagawa nyo yung steps asr-001388 01:53:13.840 --> 01:53:15.940 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: or putting a system in place asr-001389 01:53:15.940 --> 01:53:17.960 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: na para hindi na maulit itong maraming asr-001390 01:53:17.960 --> 01:53:19.780 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: mga kalusot na mga foreign nationals asr-001391 01:53:19.780 --> 01:53:21.820 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: na nabangit nga ni Senator Ping asr-001392 01:53:21.820 --> 01:53:23.860 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Lapson, mga sa sleeper cells asr-001393 01:53:23.860 --> 01:53:25.640 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: na mag-register sila asr-001394 01:53:25.640 --> 01:53:26.980 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: to late registration. asr-001395 01:53:28.100 --> 01:53:30.160 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: And hindi dapat sila karapat-karapat magkaroon asr-001396 01:53:30.160 --> 01:53:32.040 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: ng birth certificate ng Pilipino hanggang sa asr-001397 01:53:32.040 --> 01:53:34.020 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: magkaroon ng passport. Meron na ba kayo asr-001398 01:53:34.020 --> 01:53:35.700 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: yung system in place para hindi na maulit ito? asr-001399 01:53:35.840 --> 01:53:38.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes, Your Honor. Yung asr-001400 01:53:38.160 --> 01:53:40.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: sabi ko nga kanina, we asr-001401 01:53:40.000 --> 01:53:42.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: actually recalibrated, asr-001402 01:53:42.500 --> 01:53:43.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: strengthened our late asr-001403 01:53:43.980 --> 01:53:45.600 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: registration protocol. asr-001404 01:53:46.940 --> 01:53:48.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ang una, kailangan mag-appear asr-001405 01:53:48.560 --> 01:53:49.900 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: siya, ang person na yon, asr-001406 01:53:50.320 --> 01:53:52.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: at kailangan, among others, asr-001407 01:53:52.220 --> 01:53:53.360 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: mag-register siya sa asr-001408 01:53:53.360 --> 01:53:54.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: national ID asr-001409 01:53:54.840 --> 01:53:56.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: system. asr-001410 01:53:58.100 --> 01:54:00.200 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: At the same time, yung mga late asr-001411 01:54:00.200 --> 01:54:02.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: registration covering the years asr-001412 01:54:02.380 --> 01:54:03.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 2010 hanggang 2023, asr-001413 01:54:04.440 --> 01:54:06.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ito po ay nakasubject sa asr-001414 01:54:06.100 --> 01:54:08.480 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: audit ng Philippine Statistics Authority. asr-001415 01:54:08.920 --> 01:54:10.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Pinupuntahan po namin, ito po yung asr-001416 01:54:10.420 --> 01:54:12.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: mga close to 50,000 asr-001417 01:54:12.040 --> 01:54:14.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na na-assess namin as asr-001418 01:54:14.000 --> 01:54:16.240 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: possible fraudulent. asr-001419 01:54:17.240 --> 01:54:18.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And hinahanap po namin asr-001420 01:54:18.320 --> 01:54:20.660 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: sa mga barangay asr-001421 01:54:20.660 --> 01:54:22.300 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung tao na na-register. asr-001422 01:54:22.380 --> 01:54:23.780 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So we have also a report on this, asr-001423 01:54:24.140 --> 01:54:25.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Your Honor. asr-001424 01:54:25.940 --> 01:54:28.080 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Okay. Update na lang pala doon sa mga asr-001425 01:54:28.100 --> 01:54:30.220 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: kaso na i-file against those civil asr-001426 01:54:30.220 --> 01:54:31.480 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: registrars involved asr-001427 01:54:31.480 --> 01:54:32.680 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: doon sa asr-001428 01:54:32.680 --> 01:54:36.940 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: anomalya asr-001429 01:54:36.940 --> 01:54:37.780 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: ng late registration. asr-001430 01:54:38.360 --> 01:54:39.580 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Ano nangyari doon sa mga late asr-001431 01:54:39.580 --> 01:54:40.680 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: civil registrars? asr-001432 01:54:41.140 --> 01:54:44.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: May mga local civil registrar tayo, asr-001433 01:54:44.560 --> 01:54:46.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Your Honor. We will send you the asr-001434 01:54:46.500 --> 01:54:47.540 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: detailed. asr-001435 01:54:48.020 --> 01:54:50.260 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: But one is that may mga asr-001436 01:54:50.260 --> 01:54:51.860 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: kaso sila and asr-001437 01:54:51.860 --> 01:54:53.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: they were under first. asr-001438 01:54:54.160 --> 01:54:55.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Kasi ang local civil registrars asr-001439 01:54:55.960 --> 01:54:58.000 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ay under sa authority ng local asr-001440 01:54:58.000 --> 01:54:59.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: chief executive. So we are asr-001441 01:54:59.880 --> 01:55:01.760 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: requesting the local chief executive na asr-001442 01:55:01.760 --> 01:55:04.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: i-under sila sa administrative cases. asr-001443 01:55:04.380 --> 01:55:05.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Marami na pong natanggal. asr-001444 01:55:05.840 --> 01:55:07.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And then we are also sending asr-001445 01:55:07.880 --> 01:55:09.600 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: their names to the asr-001446 01:55:09.600 --> 01:55:12.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: National Bureau of Investigation asr-001447 01:55:12.040 --> 01:55:13.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: and other national security asr-001448 01:55:13.960 --> 01:55:15.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: agencies. Your Honor, the Philippine asr-001449 01:55:15.820 --> 01:55:17.980 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Statistics Authority is providing quarterly asr-001450 01:55:17.980 --> 01:55:19.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: report on asr-001451 01:55:19.160 --> 01:55:22.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: our audit and our asr-001452 01:55:22.040 --> 01:55:23.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: efforts to clean asr-001453 01:55:23.960 --> 01:55:25.400 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the civil registry system asr-001454 01:55:25.400 --> 01:55:27.920 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: to the Senate. But we asr-001455 01:55:27.920 --> 01:55:29.800 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: will provide the copies of asr-001456 01:55:29.800 --> 01:55:31.680 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: this report. Nakapang limang report asr-001457 01:55:31.680 --> 01:55:33.920 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na po yata kami on the progress asr-001458 01:55:33.920 --> 01:55:35.860 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: of our audit and investigation. asr-001459 01:55:36.080 --> 01:55:36.700 Senator Raffy T. Tulfo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. asr-001460 01:55:37.240 --> 01:55:39.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. Senator Kiko asr-001461 01:55:39.800 --> 01:55:40.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Pangilinan. asr-001462 01:55:40.980 --> 01:55:43.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Well, on that point, just for asr-001463 01:55:43.760 --> 01:55:45.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the information of USEC asr-001464 01:55:45.380 --> 01:55:47.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mapa and Secretary asr-001465 01:55:47.700 --> 01:55:48.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: RC. asr-001466 01:55:50.360 --> 01:55:51.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And for the information asr-001467 01:55:51.840 --> 01:55:53.460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of Senator Raffy, asr-001468 01:55:54.200 --> 01:55:55.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Civil Registration asr-001469 01:55:55.840 --> 01:55:57.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and Vital Statistics Bill, asr-001470 01:55:57.920 --> 01:56:00.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is pending asr-001471 01:56:00.080 --> 01:56:02.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: under the asr-001472 01:56:02.160 --> 01:56:04.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Committee on Justice, of which I am chairperson. asr-001473 01:56:04.340 --> 01:56:05.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And this is asr-001474 01:56:05.980 --> 01:56:07.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: actually a measure that is sponsored by asr-001475 01:56:07.840 --> 01:56:09.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Senate President. asr-001476 01:56:10.040 --> 01:56:12.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And we've had a committee hearing asr-001477 01:56:12.020 --> 01:56:13.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and we are now going through the asr-001478 01:56:13.880 --> 01:56:15.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: technical working group. So we expect to asr-001479 01:56:15.920 --> 01:56:16.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: be able to pass this asr-001480 01:56:16.940 --> 01:56:19.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to provide the asr-001481 01:56:19.860 --> 01:56:21.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: necessary tools asr-001482 01:56:21.480 --> 01:56:23.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for us to address the challenges asr-001483 01:56:23.540 --> 01:56:25.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: raised earlier by Senator Raffy. asr-001484 01:56:26.680 --> 01:56:27.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe the good asr-001485 01:56:27.740 --> 01:56:27.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Secretary, asr-001486 01:56:27.920 --> 01:56:29.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Secretary can lobby asr-001487 01:56:29.760 --> 01:56:30.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: with the House asr-001488 01:56:30.580 --> 01:56:33.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: because I understand asr-001489 01:56:33.880 --> 01:56:35.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: it is also still on the committee level asr-001490 01:56:35.860 --> 01:56:38.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to address this. asr-001491 01:56:38.920 --> 01:56:40.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just for the information asr-001492 01:56:40.080 --> 01:56:42.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the Chairman and our colleagues. asr-001493 01:56:42.880 --> 01:56:44.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: May I proceed? asr-001494 01:56:44.840 --> 01:56:45.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, please proceed. asr-001495 01:56:45.720 --> 01:56:46.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. asr-001496 01:56:47.680 --> 01:56:49.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We'd like to... asr-001497 01:56:49.920 --> 01:56:51.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I will take off asr-001498 01:56:51.960 --> 01:56:53.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: from where we started asr-001499 01:56:53.260 --> 01:56:55.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in the DBCC asr-001500 01:56:55.280 --> 01:56:57.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: with the remarks, asr-001501 01:56:57.920 --> 01:56:59.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: when I asked about why asr-001502 01:56:59.800 --> 01:57:00.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: rice prices asr-001503 01:57:00.640 --> 01:57:03.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: continue to remain asr-001504 01:57:03.700 --> 01:57:05.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: high. Inflation is, if I'm not asr-001505 01:57:05.940 --> 01:57:07.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: right, price inflation year on year is about asr-001506 01:57:07.860 --> 01:57:10.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 19%, if I'm not asr-001507 01:57:10.000 --> 01:57:10.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: mistaken. asr-001508 01:57:11.700 --> 01:57:13.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Despite the fact that we've asr-001509 01:57:13.640 --> 01:57:14.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: precisely asr-001510 01:57:14.180 --> 01:57:17.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: imported asr-001511 01:57:17.620 --> 01:57:19.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 5 million asr-001512 01:57:19.660 --> 01:57:20.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: metric tons. asr-001513 01:57:23.480 --> 01:57:25.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And it was asr-001514 01:57:25.280 --> 01:57:27.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: a BSP governor asr-001515 01:57:27.120 --> 01:57:33.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Remalona. asr-001516 01:57:33.380 --> 01:57:33.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. asr-001517 01:57:34.900 --> 01:57:36.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I have a friend, Ramulete, asr-001518 01:57:37.080 --> 01:57:39.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Remalona. asr-001519 01:57:40.300 --> 01:57:41.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Remalona, who said asr-001520 01:57:41.520 --> 01:57:43.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that asr-001521 01:57:43.420 --> 01:57:45.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the raising asr-001522 01:57:45.680 --> 01:57:46.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the tariffs asr-001523 01:57:46.600 --> 01:57:49.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: worked for a while. asr-001524 01:57:50.180 --> 01:57:51.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Or bringing down of the tariffs asr-001525 01:57:51.940 --> 01:57:53.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: worked for a while and then something happened. asr-001526 01:57:54.200 --> 01:57:54.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If you will remember. asr-001527 01:57:57.120 --> 01:57:58.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And we'd like to go... asr-001528 01:57:58.280 --> 01:57:59.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What is that something that happened? asr-001529 01:58:00.100 --> 01:58:02.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because you'd like to think after 5 million asr-001530 01:58:02.540 --> 01:58:04.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: metric tons of rice being asr-001531 01:58:04.340 --> 01:58:05.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: flood, well, asr-001532 01:58:06.820 --> 01:58:08.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: theoretically flooding the market, asr-001533 01:58:08.520 --> 01:58:10.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we shouldn't have a asr-001534 01:58:10.000 --> 01:58:11.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 19.4% asr-001535 01:58:11.620 --> 01:58:14.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: year on year asr-001536 01:58:14.540 --> 01:58:16.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: rise inflation. Of course, there are asr-001537 01:58:16.480 --> 01:58:18.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: other factors, such as asr-001538 01:58:18.640 --> 01:58:20.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the war in asr-001539 01:58:20.600 --> 01:58:21.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Iran, asr-001540 01:58:22.000 --> 01:58:24.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: oil prices, fertilizer, etc. asr-001541 01:58:25.380 --> 01:58:25.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And then, asr-001542 01:58:26.160 --> 01:58:27.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we put tight asr-001543 01:58:27.120 --> 01:58:28.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sanctions on the whole of El Nino. asr-001544 01:58:29.080 --> 01:58:30.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, I worry. asr-001545 01:58:31.160 --> 01:58:33.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, could you give us asr-001546 01:58:33.020 --> 01:58:34.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: your sense, asr-001547 01:58:35.460 --> 01:58:37.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sec. Arcee, of what's asr-001548 01:58:37.640 --> 01:58:38.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: going on? asr-001549 01:58:40.120 --> 01:58:42.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dr. Sebastian is angry. asr-001550 01:58:42.280 --> 01:58:45.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe he can also add to the discussion. asr-001551 01:58:45.540 --> 01:58:48.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: You're right, Mr. Chair. asr-001552 01:58:49.380 --> 01:58:50.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Your Honor, asr-001553 01:58:50.440 --> 01:58:52.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we asr-001554 01:58:52.400 --> 01:58:55.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: looked at the asr-001555 01:58:55.260 --> 01:58:56.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: experience asr-001556 01:58:56.420 --> 01:58:57.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the asr-001557 01:58:57.120 --> 01:58:59.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: market asr-001558 01:58:59.460 --> 01:59:01.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and what happened to retail prices asr-001559 01:59:01.840 --> 01:59:03.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and farmgate prices asr-001560 01:59:03.100 --> 01:59:06.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at the time when we asr-001561 01:59:06.100 --> 01:59:08.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: reduced the asr-001562 01:59:08.180 --> 01:59:09.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: tariff asr-001563 01:59:09.140 --> 01:59:11.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to 15% asr-001564 01:59:11.560 --> 01:59:14.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: when retail prices asr-001565 01:59:14.340 --> 01:59:15.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: were high asr-001566 01:59:15.480 --> 01:59:17.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and inflation was asr-001567 01:59:17.240 --> 01:59:19.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a major concern at the time. asr-001568 01:59:21.740 --> 01:59:22.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And asr-001569 01:59:22.080 --> 01:59:24.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to our asr-001570 01:59:24.220 --> 01:59:24.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: surprise, asr-001571 01:59:25.960 --> 01:59:26.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the asr-001572 01:59:26.200 --> 01:59:27.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: inflation was not asr-001573 01:59:27.080 --> 01:59:28.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: as high as we expected. asr-001574 01:59:28.080 --> 01:59:29.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The retail prices did not behave asr-001575 01:59:29.100 --> 01:59:30.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: as we expected. asr-001576 01:59:31.140 --> 01:59:32.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: For several months, asr-001577 01:59:32.760 --> 01:59:34.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: retail prices remained high. asr-001578 01:59:34.960 --> 01:59:36.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Despite, yes, the asr-001579 01:59:36.680 --> 01:59:38.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: reduction in tariff and the asr-001580 01:59:38.960 --> 01:59:40.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: falling world prices. asr-001581 01:59:40.400 --> 01:59:42.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Because world prices started also to asr-001582 01:59:42.300 --> 01:59:44.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: come down. So, we were expecting. asr-001583 01:59:45.560 --> 01:59:45.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, asr-001584 01:59:46.940 --> 01:59:48.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we had a recent paper on this. asr-001585 01:59:49.000 --> 01:59:50.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, I could share it with you. asr-001586 01:59:50.920 --> 01:59:51.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Please go. asr-001587 01:59:51.640 --> 01:59:54.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I think you used it in one of your asr-001588 01:59:54.020 --> 01:59:55.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: papers. asr-001589 01:59:55.080 --> 01:59:55.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But, asr-001590 01:59:55.620 --> 02:00:00.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but essentially, it's like a combination of facts. asr-001591 02:00:00.000 --> 02:00:09.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But one that we could not exclude is the possibility that you have an anti-competitive market in the retail sector. asr-001592 02:00:10.520 --> 02:00:21.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And that's why we have been asking our Philippine Competition Commission to investigate the industry. asr-001593 02:00:21.440 --> 02:00:33.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Both in the, not just in the, I think it's not so much in the retail, it's in the trading, the wholesaling, and the importation. asr-001594 02:00:33.920 --> 02:00:42.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: That is where I think, where we see the rigidity in the prices. asr-001595 02:00:42.380 --> 02:00:49.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because we also, Congress passed the Agri-Economic Sabotage Law, asr-001596 02:00:49.280 --> 02:00:51.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: which includes hoarding. asr-001597 02:00:52.400 --> 02:00:55.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: profiteering, price manipulation. asr-001598 02:00:56.560 --> 02:00:59.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And that is all, but that's not the complete story, Mr. Chair. asr-001599 02:00:59.640 --> 02:01:01.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As I said, it's a complicated thing. asr-001600 02:01:01.680 --> 02:01:12.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: There is also problems with bottlenecks in the logistics that prevent markets from functioning smoothly. asr-001601 02:01:13.380 --> 02:01:19.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And also in the way we use trade policy, I think. asr-001602 02:01:19.100 --> 02:01:38.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As you know, because the way we have been, we make decisions on importation and I think those quantitative restrictions are affecting the way the market functions. asr-001603 02:01:38.740 --> 02:01:43.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So the market can't effectively function. asr-001604 02:01:43.920 --> 02:01:48.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And when you put all this together, you have that problem. asr-001605 02:01:49.100 --> 02:01:55.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And so until now, the major contributor to inflation, food inflation, is rice. asr-001606 02:01:56.280 --> 02:02:00.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And nationwide inflation, too, because of rice inflation. asr-001607 02:02:01.460 --> 02:02:03.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And that's why it's critical. asr-001608 02:02:03.100 --> 02:02:17.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, just going back to the anti-competitive market, for example, in 2020-2024, the Competition Commission, of which you used to chair, asr-001609 02:02:17.920 --> 02:02:25.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: recommended a penalty of about 2.6 billion pesos for the onion cartel. asr-001610 02:02:26.660 --> 02:02:33.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I understand the penalty has not been implemented. asr-001611 02:02:33.900 --> 02:02:38.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It is still on appeal. asr-001612 02:02:38.800 --> 02:02:40.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It's already 2026. asr-001613 02:02:40.860 --> 02:02:46.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that, too, gives you a sense of why. asr-001614 02:02:47.920 --> 02:03:00.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The anti-competition intervention, I mean, forces continue to do their thing. asr-001615 02:03:01.500 --> 02:03:04.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Would you have a status of that case? asr-001616 02:03:05.500 --> 02:03:10.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 2024 ni-recommenda, 2.6 billion, unprecedented, fine. asr-001617 02:03:10.820 --> 02:03:15.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I'm sure you're familiar with that, considering you were. asr-001618 02:03:16.100 --> 02:03:17.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You were. asr-001619 02:03:17.920 --> 02:03:19.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You headed that commission. asr-001620 02:03:21.200 --> 02:03:26.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Do we see any light at the end of the tunnel that cases will be filed? asr-001621 02:03:26.280 --> 02:03:28.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because the recommendation was to fine them. asr-001622 02:03:29.360 --> 02:03:34.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The penalty was about 2.6 billion, but hindi pa na-enforce. asr-001623 02:03:37.800 --> 02:03:38.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, sir. asr-001624 02:03:39.440 --> 02:03:42.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I have no information about that, Mr. asr-001625 02:03:42.740 --> 02:03:46.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As to the current status, I was no longer the chair when... asr-001626 02:03:47.920 --> 02:03:49.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The decision was... asr-001627 02:03:49.080 --> 02:03:49.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, yes. asr-001628 02:03:49.740 --> 02:03:51.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So this is under... asr-001629 02:03:51.120 --> 02:03:53.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: PCC is now with OP? asr-001630 02:03:54.380 --> 02:03:55.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It's an independent... asr-001631 02:03:55.760 --> 02:03:59.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It's headed by Mike Aguinaldo. asr-001632 02:03:59.420 --> 02:03:59.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, yes. asr-001633 02:03:59.940 --> 02:04:12.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Well, anyway, that's one concern na hindi efektibo itong PCC in enforcing its recommendations. asr-001634 02:04:13.400 --> 02:04:14.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It was just a recommendation. asr-001635 02:04:14.860 --> 02:04:15.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It is still pending. asr-001636 02:04:15.960 --> 02:04:17.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It has not been two years after. asr-001637 02:04:17.920 --> 02:04:19.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: More than two years. asr-001638 02:04:20.000 --> 02:04:20.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi 2004. asr-001639 02:04:21.540 --> 02:04:26.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So 2024, 2025, 2026 na ngayon. asr-001640 02:04:26.860 --> 02:04:29.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And I believe it was July 2024. asr-001641 02:04:30.220 --> 02:04:31.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that's a concern. asr-001642 02:04:31.920 --> 02:04:35.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, just some... asr-001643 02:04:35.240 --> 02:04:40.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yung 9.7% poverty levels, how did that happen? asr-001644 02:04:41.800 --> 02:04:43.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I mean, parang counterintuitive. asr-001645 02:04:45.200 --> 02:04:46.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Nag-Iran war. asr-001646 02:04:46.980 --> 02:04:47.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Tumaas ang presyo. asr-001647 02:04:47.920 --> 02:04:49.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Tumaas ng gasolina. asr-001648 02:04:50.500 --> 02:04:52.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mataas ang inflation ng food. asr-001649 02:04:54.500 --> 02:04:58.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bumagsak ang poverty levels from last year. asr-001650 02:04:58.640 --> 02:04:59.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Was it 16? asr-001651 02:05:01.000 --> 02:05:01.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 15? asr-001652 02:05:02.940 --> 02:05:03.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Let me explain. asr-001653 02:05:03.940 --> 02:05:04.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, go ahead. asr-001654 02:05:04.760 --> 02:05:05.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, yes. asr-001655 02:05:05.160 --> 02:05:06.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I think that, yeah. asr-001656 02:05:07.200 --> 02:05:15.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The data that we are capturing is 2023 versus 2025. asr-001657 02:05:15.360 --> 02:05:17.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The data was 2025. asr-001658 02:05:17.920 --> 02:05:18.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Not 2026. asr-001659 02:05:18.920 --> 02:05:22.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The inflation in 2025 was very low. asr-001660 02:05:23.140 --> 02:05:26.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 1.6%, something like that. asr-001661 02:05:27.940 --> 02:05:31.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The 9.7% inflation is 2025. asr-001662 02:05:32.200 --> 02:05:32.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2025. asr-001663 02:05:32.900 --> 02:05:33.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Okay. asr-001664 02:05:33.700 --> 02:05:35.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: That was the 9.7%. asr-001665 02:05:35.300 --> 02:05:44.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And the decrease, comparing that with the conditions, economic conditions during that period, 2023 to 2025, asr-001666 02:05:44.900 --> 02:06:02.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: across income growths, or what's called income deciles, you see that households' incomes increased by almost, in nominal terms, over 20% in those periods. asr-001667 02:06:02.620 --> 02:06:09.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It was a period, quite unusual, I would say, because it was a period of low inflation. asr-001668 02:06:10.840 --> 02:06:14.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Income growth was quite widespread across. asr-001669 02:06:14.900 --> 02:06:16.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Households. asr-001670 02:06:17.420 --> 02:06:20.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So it was not an inequitable growth. asr-001671 02:06:22.220 --> 02:06:29.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: You can see the same percentage growth across the households' income classes. asr-001672 02:06:31.420 --> 02:06:37.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And yes, and the labor market was also at its best. asr-001673 02:06:38.820 --> 02:06:43.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It was a period when unemployment was declining, underemployment was declining. asr-001674 02:06:43.920 --> 02:07:05.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The 2026 is a different story because the Middle East conflict, the oil price, sharp price, oil price increases, the deceleration of growth because of the scandal, partly because of scandal and the high inflation. asr-001675 02:07:05.420 --> 02:07:09.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So some of those gains could have been eroded. asr-001676 02:07:10.160 --> 02:07:10.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Wipe out. asr-001677 02:07:10.600 --> 02:07:13.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I don't think it is wipe out. asr-001678 02:07:13.020 --> 02:07:15.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But I don't think, I really don't think that's wipe out. asr-001679 02:07:15.400 --> 02:07:20.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But could have been eroded by those high inflation. asr-001680 02:07:21.140 --> 02:07:28.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And now, unemployment is also beginning to, beginning, has also increased in recent quarters. asr-001681 02:07:30.100 --> 02:07:32.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just one more question on the... asr-001682 02:07:32.940 --> 02:07:35.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, before it skips my mind, I follow up. asr-001683 02:07:36.860 --> 02:07:42.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Where is the country headed in the next two years in terms of the, or using the following indicators? asr-001684 02:07:43.020 --> 02:07:51.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Inflation, national debt, atsaka yung peso versus the U.S. dollar and other currencies? asr-001685 02:07:53.820 --> 02:08:10.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The last one is quite difficult to know, Your Honor, because the value of the peso does not depend just on our actions, but also actions of other countries. asr-001686 02:08:10.860 --> 02:08:12.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Now that the Fed is strengthening. asr-001687 02:08:13.020 --> 02:08:26.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It's raising its policy rates, you would expect a lot of pressure on the peso because dollar-denominated assets will become now much more attractive. asr-001688 02:08:26.280 --> 02:08:42.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, but there are other, of course, factors that how investors and our local population, both consumers and producers, see the future. asr-001689 02:08:43.020 --> 02:09:04.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And I think that if we can, as I keep saying, that if we can address the common variables that have led to this pessimism, to this negative sentiments that happened in the last quarters, three quarters, we could be on a recovery. asr-001690 02:09:06.580 --> 02:09:12.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, I think that there are some good news. asr-001691 02:09:13.020 --> 02:09:30.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: That happened lately, and I hope that that will temper now the sentiments, and I hope that there will are emerging solutions to the Middle East conflict, because that's the big uncertainty in the world economy right now. asr-001692 02:09:31.540 --> 02:09:41.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We were expecting just a few months ago or a few weeks ago that oil prices would finally be at $80 per barrel. asr-001693 02:09:41.700 --> 02:09:42.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But now it's back to... asr-001694 02:09:43.020 --> 02:09:48.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: To 100% because of, you know, certain actions that outside of our control. asr-001695 02:09:48.800 --> 02:09:51.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, it's really a very uncertain world. asr-001696 02:09:53.040 --> 02:09:55.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: You know, that's the least that I could say. asr-001697 02:09:57.020 --> 02:10:02.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What's our projected national debt in June of 2028? asr-001698 02:10:02.460 --> 02:10:07.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We are still working on a fiscal consolidation. asr-001699 02:10:07.120 --> 02:10:12.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: As you can see in the budget, the budget, the increase in the budget was very... asr-001700 02:10:13.020 --> 02:10:15.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Small. asr-001701 02:10:15.340 --> 02:10:18.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: In fact, in real terms, it's likely flat. asr-001702 02:10:18.780 --> 02:10:20.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It's more like a flat, no? asr-001703 02:10:21.640 --> 02:10:30.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Just to make sure that we are managing our fiscal issues, the fiscal space. asr-001704 02:10:30.820 --> 02:10:41.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And I think that we have agreed among the economic managers and discussed with the president that we need to... asr-001705 02:10:43.020 --> 02:10:45.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: To strong... asr-001706 02:10:45.400 --> 02:10:52.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: To reorient our borrowing, to focus only on capital outlay and infrastructure, for example. asr-001707 02:10:54.660 --> 02:10:55.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Yeah. asr-001708 02:10:56.060 --> 02:11:04.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Kasi parang [unclear] na tayo ng borrowing even for MOOE, ano? asr-001709 02:11:04.840 --> 02:11:07.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I mean, some countries don't do that. asr-001710 02:11:07.420 --> 02:11:09.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: They only borrow for capital outlay. asr-001711 02:11:09.260 --> 02:11:12.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And I think that that's a direction that we should take. asr-001712 02:11:12.520 --> 02:11:12.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And... asr-001713 02:11:12.860 --> 02:11:13.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And... asr-001715 02:11:13.020 --> 02:11:18.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we are taking. And our fiscal consolidation program is geared for that. asr-001716 02:11:19.340 --> 02:11:23.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Hopefully, there will be no extra pressure for us. asr-001717 02:11:23.360 --> 02:11:27.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The problem is really our vulnerability energy. asr-001718 02:11:28.160 --> 02:11:37.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Because we have little space that whenever, you know, world prices rise, we are hit quickly. asr-001719 02:11:37.620 --> 02:11:42.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Because we don't have the kind of energy situation that our neighbors... asr-001720 02:11:43.020 --> 02:11:43.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: have. asr-001721 02:11:44.760 --> 02:11:45.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Sir [unclear]. asr-001722 02:11:45.720 --> 02:11:46.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you, Senator Kiko. asr-001723 02:11:46.420 --> 02:11:46.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. asr-001724 02:11:46.800 --> 02:11:47.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, sir, Senator Pangilinan asr-001725 02:11:47.200 --> 02:11:50.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just a few more questions. asr-001726 02:11:51.160 --> 02:11:52.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You know, we... asr-001727 02:11:52.220 --> 02:11:53.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The anti-agric... asr-001728 02:11:53.440 --> 02:11:54.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I just want to go back to that, no? asr-001729 02:11:55.120 --> 02:11:56.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Economic sabotage. asr-001730 02:11:56.080 --> 02:12:01.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: May we request the DepDev to give us your position paper after two years. asr-001731 02:12:02.880 --> 02:12:07.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Unfortunately, you still don't have big-time smugglers being jailed. asr-001732 02:12:11.320 --> 02:12:13.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And then, of course, the PCC. asr-001733 02:12:13.020 --> 02:12:18.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The PCC Commission has yet to finalize its penalties on the Onion Cartel. asr-001734 02:12:20.180 --> 02:12:31.280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There is a disconnect in the Council because it seems like the enforcement arm of the Council does not include the BOC and the DA. asr-001735 02:12:33.060 --> 02:12:37.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And what I'm told is that kasi hindi mapagkatiwalaan yung dalawa. asr-001736 02:12:37.960 --> 02:12:42.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They are in the Council, but they're not in the enforcement. asr-001737 02:12:43.020 --> 02:12:46.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They're not in the enforcement entity. asr-001738 02:12:47.100 --> 02:12:49.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I think that, you know... asr-001739 02:12:51.700 --> 02:12:54.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They're the ones who know. asr-001740 02:12:54.780 --> 02:12:56.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They're the ones who are guarding. asr-001741 02:12:56.340 --> 02:12:57.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They're the ones mandated. asr-001742 02:12:57.660 --> 02:13:08.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But when it comes to the enforcement for agri-smuggling, both the BOC and the DA are not in the enforcement bureau. asr-001743 02:13:08.300 --> 02:13:12.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, can you give us a position? asr-001744 02:13:13.020 --> 02:13:15.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I think it was an overreaction. asr-001745 02:13:15.500 --> 02:13:17.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It was like a pendulum swing to the extreme. asr-001746 02:13:18.460 --> 02:13:23.140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dahil maraming smuggling, hindi nagagawa yung trabaho, et cetera. asr-001747 02:13:23.280 --> 02:13:23.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Huwag niyo isama. asr-001748 02:13:25.020 --> 02:13:30.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Lalo gumulo yung sharing of information, et cetera. asr-001749 02:13:31.680 --> 02:13:33.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Hindi angkop. asr-001750 02:13:34.880 --> 02:13:35.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Nagtuturoan pati. asr-001751 02:13:36.540 --> 02:13:40.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, maybe the DepDev can give us your position paper. asr-001752 02:13:41.140 --> 02:13:41.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Let's... asr-001753 02:13:41.540 --> 02:13:42.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe you need to revisit that. asr-001754 02:13:43.020 --> 02:13:46.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That portion or provisions of the law. asr-001755 02:13:46.460 --> 02:13:52.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi 10 milyon pesos lang ang kailangan para makakulong ng non-bailable offense. asr-001756 02:13:53.200 --> 02:13:54.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 10 milyon pesos lang. asr-001757 02:13:55.020 --> 02:13:58.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Panay ang announce ng gobyerno na billion ang nakukumpis ka. asr-001758 02:13:59.000 --> 02:14:01.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 500 milyon dito ng sigarilyo. asr-001759 02:14:03.700 --> 02:14:05.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 100 milyon ng karne. asr-001760 02:14:07.900 --> 02:14:12.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pero, yung nakakulong, bodegero. asr-001761 02:14:13.020 --> 02:14:17.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, ano nangyari ron? asr-001762 02:14:18.400 --> 02:14:20.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sa halagang 10 milyon lang. asr-001763 02:14:20.800 --> 02:14:21.720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Meron daw ilan. asr-001764 02:14:23.140 --> 02:14:24.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But, that's not enough. asr-001765 02:14:24.780 --> 02:14:32.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If you're confiscating billions, then you should be jailing big-time smugglers. asr-001766 02:14:32.940 --> 02:14:34.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: To the tune of billions. asr-001767 02:14:34.600 --> 02:14:35.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, anyway, that one. asr-001768 02:14:36.160 --> 02:14:38.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I'm sorry, I'm particular about that. asr-001769 02:14:38.340 --> 02:14:42.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because it's really killing our local agri asr-001770 02:14:43.020 --> 02:14:45.020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and fishery sector, when all these... asr-001771 02:14:45.020 --> 02:14:48.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ang malungkot pa doon, yung pinapasok na mga produkto, asr-001772 02:14:49.020 --> 02:14:52.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: eh baka ano pa, siya salvage value. asr-001773 02:14:52.220 --> 02:14:56.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi unfit na for human consumption doon sa China. asr-001774 02:14:57.320 --> 02:14:58.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dadalin dito, smuggled. asr-001775 02:15:00.000 --> 02:15:03.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Tapos, sasabunin ng formalin, asr-001776 02:15:03.940 --> 02:15:05.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: tapos ibebenta sa merkado. asr-001777 02:15:06.320 --> 02:15:09.440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, and then, when you look at all the, asr-001778 02:15:09.620 --> 02:15:12.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: not all, but the items that are seized, asr-001779 02:15:13.000 --> 02:15:14.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: unfit for human consumption, asr-001780 02:15:14.560 --> 02:15:16.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: may E. coli, salmonella, etc. asr-001781 02:15:17.700 --> 02:15:19.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, well, anyway, asr-001782 02:15:19.920 --> 02:15:21.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so maybe you can give us your position asr-001783 02:15:21.840 --> 02:15:23.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: because we'd like to revisit the law asr-001784 02:15:23.480 --> 02:15:27.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and provide the council with more teeth. asr-001785 02:15:27.960 --> 02:15:30.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: My last question, asr-001786 02:15:31.300 --> 02:15:32.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or last two questions, asr-001787 02:15:33.620 --> 02:15:36.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the issue of, again, I go back to smuggling. asr-001788 02:15:37.160 --> 02:15:38.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We had a hearing in March asr-001789 02:15:38.800 --> 02:15:41.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: regarding onion importation. asr-001790 02:15:42.120 --> 02:15:47.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The PSA had their projected harvest. asr-001791 02:15:48.980 --> 02:15:50.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Senator Ping was there. asr-001792 02:15:51.140 --> 02:15:53.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And then the BPI, DA, asr-001793 02:15:53.500 --> 02:15:55.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: had a different set of data. asr-001794 02:15:57.960 --> 02:16:02.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The PSA had a lower requirement asr-001795 02:16:02.700 --> 02:16:05.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for the gap in terms of the supply deficit. asr-001796 02:16:06.820 --> 02:16:08.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But the DA had a larger. asr-001797 02:16:09.140 --> 02:16:09.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And therefore, asr-001798 02:16:10.300 --> 02:16:12.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nasunod yung DA, asr-001799 02:16:13.900 --> 02:16:16.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nag-import ng in excess, asr-001800 02:16:16.800 --> 02:16:19.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: at least more than what PSA said. asr-001801 02:16:20.380 --> 02:16:20.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So I said, asr-001802 02:16:22.340 --> 02:16:23.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we identified, asr-001803 02:16:23.940 --> 02:16:27.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we allocated 100 million for the PSA last year, asr-001804 02:16:27.200 --> 02:16:27.700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for the PSA. asr-001805 02:16:27.960 --> 02:16:30.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The surveying and the research. asr-001806 02:16:30.580 --> 02:16:31.320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So I said, asr-001807 02:16:31.380 --> 02:16:33.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: why don't you come up with a memorandum of agreement asr-001808 02:16:33.480 --> 02:16:36.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: between the DA and the PSA and the DepDev asr-001809 02:16:36.500 --> 02:16:42.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so that we have one set of data? asr-001810 02:16:43.700 --> 02:16:44.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I'd like to think, asr-001811 02:16:45.060 --> 02:16:45.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: DepDev, asr-001812 02:16:46.320 --> 02:16:48.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I don't know. asr-001813 02:16:48.860 --> 02:16:51.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But you're the researchers. asr-001814 02:16:52.800 --> 02:16:54.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You're the statisticians. asr-001815 02:16:54.780 --> 02:16:55.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's not DA. asr-001816 02:16:56.580 --> 02:16:57.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: DA should be the employer. asr-001817 02:16:57.960 --> 02:16:58.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Implementor, et cetera. asr-001818 02:17:00.200 --> 02:17:01.900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So nagka-conflict sa datos, asr-001819 02:17:02.940 --> 02:17:04.480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: mas malaki yung data ng DA asr-001820 02:17:04.480 --> 02:17:05.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for some reason. asr-001821 02:17:07.060 --> 02:17:08.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So nag-import ng mas malaki. asr-001822 02:17:11.220 --> 02:17:11.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. asr-001823 02:17:12.580 --> 02:17:13.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Tapos sa panahon. asr-001824 02:17:15.140 --> 02:17:18.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So can you clarify that? asr-001825 02:17:18.460 --> 02:17:18.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, sir. asr-001826 02:17:19.440 --> 02:17:20.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kasi I also, asr-001827 02:17:20.600 --> 02:17:23.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I share the sentiment of Senator Pangilinan. asr-001828 02:17:24.080 --> 02:17:26.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I authored the anti-agriculture smuglilo in 2016. asr-001829 02:17:26.840 --> 02:17:28.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Tapos nag-evolve, asr-001830 02:17:28.680 --> 02:17:30.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: dati kasi smugling lang. asr-001831 02:17:30.220 --> 02:17:31.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Nag-evolve naman. asr-001832 02:17:32.080 --> 02:17:34.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Dahil nagkaroon ng gantong batas, asr-001833 02:17:35.460 --> 02:17:38.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: left and right naman ang issuance ng importation permit. asr-001834 02:17:38.440 --> 02:17:41.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kaya nga nag-agadag ng anti-agriculture economic sabotage ngayon. asr-001835 02:17:41.780 --> 02:17:44.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's the Conserve Center Pangilinan. asr-001836 02:17:44.220 --> 02:17:49.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: How can we do to improve better this one, asr-001837 02:17:49.960 --> 02:17:53.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the reinforcement para magkaroon ng direksyon tungkol na natin? asr-001838 02:17:53.400 --> 02:17:55.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sometimes it's frustrating to hear asr-001839 02:17:55.540 --> 02:17:56.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the statement. asr-001840 02:17:56.840 --> 02:17:57.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The state of our agriculture, asr-001841 02:17:58.000 --> 02:18:00.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na talagang they import at the wrong time. asr-001842 02:18:00.900 --> 02:18:01.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Di ba? asr-001843 02:18:01.400 --> 02:18:02.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung patay, asr-001844 02:18:02.700 --> 02:18:03.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung local industry natin, asr-001845 02:18:03.840 --> 02:18:05.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: pinababayaan na ano na. asr-001846 02:18:06.180 --> 02:18:08.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Parang napabayaan na import na na import. asr-001847 02:18:08.400 --> 02:18:08.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So sige, asr-001848 02:18:09.020 --> 02:18:10.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we would like to hear from you. asr-001849 02:18:11.420 --> 02:18:12.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you, asr-001850 02:18:12.580 --> 02:18:14.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair and Your Honor. asr-001851 02:18:15.520 --> 02:18:17.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: This is a long-standing issue. asr-001852 02:18:18.440 --> 02:18:21.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Recall that before PSA was reorganized, asr-001853 02:18:23.120 --> 02:18:25.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: there was a Bureau of Agricultural Statistics asr-001854 02:18:25.340 --> 02:18:26.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that collects data. asr-001855 02:18:26.840 --> 02:18:28.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I would collect data. asr-001856 02:18:29.620 --> 02:18:31.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But what, asr-001857 02:18:32.200 --> 02:18:32.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and then PS, asr-001858 02:18:33.040 --> 02:18:36.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the National Statistics Office asr-001859 02:18:36.260 --> 02:18:38.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: was also collecting data. asr-001860 02:18:38.840 --> 02:18:42.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And those two data do not match, asr-001861 02:18:42.160 --> 02:18:43.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: do not agree by a wide margin. asr-001862 02:18:44.820 --> 02:18:48.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And there were many studies pointing to asr-001863 02:18:48.480 --> 02:18:51.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the need to integrate the two asr-001864 02:18:51.820 --> 02:18:54.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: by removing the data collection asr-001865 02:18:54.720 --> 02:18:56.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for purposes of statistics. asr-001866 02:18:56.840 --> 02:18:58.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Statistical compilation, asr-001867 02:18:59.560 --> 02:19:01.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: especially compilation in support of asr-001868 02:19:01.840 --> 02:19:03.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the national income accounts asr-001869 02:19:03.760 --> 02:19:07.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: away from implementing agencies asr-001870 02:19:07.060 --> 02:19:09.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so that there is a more credible asr-001871 02:19:09.800 --> 02:19:16.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: sample-based statistically valid sampling methods asr-001872 02:19:16.260 --> 02:19:18.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: applied so that the data asr-001873 02:19:18.320 --> 02:19:20.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are nationally representative. asr-001874 02:19:21.000 --> 02:19:22.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So that was the decision. asr-001875 02:19:23.240 --> 02:19:24.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But of course, asr-001876 02:19:24.760 --> 02:19:25.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: over time, asr-001877 02:19:26.840 --> 02:19:29.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the Department of Agriculture asr-001878 02:19:29.560 --> 02:19:33.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: realized that they still would have to collect asr-001879 02:19:33.940 --> 02:19:37.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: their own data for administrative purposes. asr-001880 02:19:38.380 --> 02:19:43.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And so that's where we are still at now. asr-001881 02:19:43.300 --> 02:19:44.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But on the other hand, asr-001882 02:19:44.800 --> 02:19:46.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we have been, asr-001883 02:19:47.480 --> 02:19:50.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I think PSA and DA have been coordinating asr-001884 02:19:50.680 --> 02:19:52.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: toward unifying their processes. asr-001885 02:19:52.660 --> 02:19:53.860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, because I asked them to. asr-001886 02:19:53.860 --> 02:19:54.800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And I told them, asr-001887 02:19:55.660 --> 02:19:56.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: maybe, asr-001888 02:19:56.840 --> 02:19:58.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and they acceded. asr-001889 02:19:59.060 --> 02:19:59.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I said, asr-001890 02:19:59.420 --> 02:20:02.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you can make a memorandum of agreement asr-001891 02:20:02.420 --> 02:20:06.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: between PSA and BPI-DA asr-001892 02:20:06.060 --> 02:20:08.240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or whoever it is in DA asr-001893 02:20:08.240 --> 02:20:09.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that's collecting the data. asr-001894 02:20:09.760 --> 02:20:10.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And you agree asr-001895 02:20:10.560 --> 02:20:12.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that after you collect the data, asr-001896 02:20:12.980 --> 02:20:14.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you will have one figure. asr-001897 02:20:15.060 --> 02:20:17.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I mean, I don't think that's difficult to do. asr-001898 02:20:17.560 --> 02:20:19.120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But it has to be asr-001899 02:20:19.120 --> 02:20:21.080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: at the cabinet secretary level. asr-001900 02:20:21.320 --> 02:20:21.980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We, you know, asr-001901 02:20:22.020 --> 02:20:24.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: when you were with NEDA, asr-001902 02:20:24.340 --> 02:20:25.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you chaired NEDA, asr-001903 02:20:25.660 --> 02:20:26.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I was with the, asr-001904 02:20:26.600 --> 02:20:29.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we were together in the NFA council, asr-001905 02:20:30.260 --> 02:20:32.820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we had a memorandum of agreement asr-001906 02:20:32.820 --> 02:20:34.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: between the NFA and the BOC asr-001907 02:20:34.740 --> 02:20:36.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that we only have one, asr-001908 02:20:37.040 --> 02:20:37.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: then, asr-001909 02:20:37.920 --> 02:20:40.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: only one document asr-001910 02:20:40.060 --> 02:20:41.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for rice importation. asr-001911 02:20:42.060 --> 02:20:43.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Whatever we had in NFA, asr-001912 02:20:44.360 --> 02:20:47.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the BOC had the same. asr-001913 02:20:47.780 --> 02:20:50.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that every time rice imports came in, asr-001914 02:20:51.000 --> 02:20:52.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we only had one document. asr-001915 02:20:52.200 --> 02:20:53.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So nag-uusap kami, asr-001916 02:20:54.260 --> 02:20:55.920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and it was just by way of agreement. asr-001917 02:20:56.600 --> 02:20:59.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So maybe the PSA and the DA-BPI, asr-001918 02:21:00.580 --> 02:21:02.100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sana before we go to plenary, asr-001919 02:21:02.240 --> 02:21:04.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: meron na kayong memorandum of agreement asr-001920 02:21:04.060 --> 02:21:08.400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: para naman isa lang yung figurang ninyo. asr-001921 02:21:09.340 --> 02:21:11.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I don't think you need to be a rocket scientist asr-001922 02:21:11.760 --> 02:21:13.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to reconcile data. asr-001923 02:21:14.980 --> 02:21:15.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yes. asr-001924 02:21:15.600 --> 02:21:16.060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, sir. asr-001925 02:21:16.220 --> 02:21:16.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yeah. asr-001926 02:21:16.780 --> 02:21:18.460 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Thank you, Mr. Chair, Your Honor. asr-001927 02:21:19.320 --> 02:21:21.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: I agree on the statement asr-001928 02:21:21.020 --> 02:21:25.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: that any plan should be based on a single data. asr-001929 02:21:25.720 --> 02:21:26.580 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And after that, asr-001930 02:21:26.580 --> 02:21:27.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: after that discussion, asr-001931 02:21:27.740 --> 02:21:28.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Your Honor, asr-001932 02:21:28.800 --> 02:21:31.440 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the Department of Agriculture and the PSA asr-001933 02:21:31.440 --> 02:21:35.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: discussed and talked with Secretary Laurel. asr-001934 02:21:35.540 --> 02:21:36.220 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: And we have already asr-001935 02:21:36.220 --> 02:21:38.240 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: that memorandum of agreement asr-001936 02:21:38.240 --> 02:21:40.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: stating that for official statistics asr-001937 02:21:40.100 --> 02:21:41.780 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: on output, asr-001938 02:21:42.020 --> 02:21:44.200 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: the PSA's data will be... asr-001939 02:21:44.200 --> 02:21:44.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Can we have a copy? asr-001940 02:21:45.120 --> 02:21:47.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I also talked to Secretary Kiko about that. asr-001941 02:21:47.640 --> 02:21:49.520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And he was kind enough to say asr-001942 02:21:49.520 --> 02:21:50.380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: he will look into it asr-001943 02:21:50.380 --> 02:21:51.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and he has no... asr-001944 02:21:51.880 --> 02:21:53.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: In principle, he does not object. asr-001945 02:21:53.760 --> 02:21:54.580 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yeah, we will provide the... asr-001946 02:21:55.340 --> 02:21:56.200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So henceforth, asr-001947 02:21:56.580 --> 02:21:57.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we will have one data. asr-001948 02:21:58.260 --> 02:21:58.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Correct. asr-001949 02:21:58.900 --> 02:21:59.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay, good. asr-001950 02:22:00.140 --> 02:22:01.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Lord. asr-001951 02:22:01.340 --> 02:22:01.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, asr-001952 02:22:02.120 --> 02:22:04.040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: my last question, actually. asr-001953 02:22:05.080 --> 02:22:05.840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yung El Nino. asr-001954 02:22:08.280 --> 02:22:09.580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: During our time, asr-001955 02:22:10.360 --> 02:22:11.760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: SEC-RC, asr-001956 02:22:11.920 --> 02:22:14.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we had an interagency task force on El Nino. asr-001957 02:22:15.280 --> 02:22:16.160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Do we have that now? asr-001958 02:22:18.220 --> 02:22:19.260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Somebody said yes. asr-001959 02:22:24.700 --> 02:22:25.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And asr-001960 02:22:25.340 --> 02:22:27.420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: what are the interventions asr-001961 02:22:27.420 --> 02:22:29.560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to be undertaken by this task force? asr-001962 02:22:29.900 --> 02:22:32.600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because you have to factor that in asr-001963 02:22:32.600 --> 02:22:34.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in terms of our... asr-001964 02:22:34.000 --> 02:22:36.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the impact on the incomes, asr-001965 02:22:36.940 --> 02:22:38.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: economy, food, asr-001966 02:22:39.580 --> 02:22:41.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: agri-sector. asr-001967 02:22:44.180 --> 02:22:45.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Would you care to answer us, asr-001968 02:22:45.880 --> 02:22:46.960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yusek Abad-Santos? asr-001969 02:22:46.960 --> 02:22:47.740 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: Yes, Mr. Chair, Your Honor. asr-001970 02:22:48.200 --> 02:22:50.420 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: The task force was reconstituted asr-001971 02:22:50.420 --> 02:22:52.860 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: by an executive order by the President. asr-001972 02:22:52.860 --> 02:22:53.220 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: And asr-001973 02:22:53.220 --> 02:22:54.860 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: it's now... asr-001974 02:22:55.340 --> 02:22:57.640 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: now headed by the Department of Defense, asr-001975 02:22:58.240 --> 02:22:59.660 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: by the Department of National Defense, asr-001976 02:23:00.260 --> 02:23:05.080 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: mainly as the chair of the NBRMC. asr-001977 02:23:05.680 --> 02:23:06.200 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: And again, asr-001978 02:23:06.680 --> 02:23:08.200 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: for the past months, asr-001979 02:23:08.300 --> 02:23:09.260 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: like the past four months, asr-001980 02:23:09.380 --> 02:23:11.040 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: there have been meetings conducted asr-001981 02:23:11.040 --> 02:23:13.140 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: by the asr-001982 02:23:13.140 --> 02:23:16.260 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: technical working group of the task force asr-001983 02:23:16.260 --> 02:23:19.020 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: in terms of the different asr-001984 02:23:19.020 --> 02:23:20.780 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: key member agencies asr-001985 02:23:20.780 --> 02:23:21.960 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: or the core members, asr-001986 02:23:21.960 --> 02:23:22.480 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: which are asr-001987 02:23:22.480 --> 02:23:24.040 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: the Department of Energy, asr-001988 02:23:24.240 --> 02:23:25.120 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: Department of Agriculture, asr-001989 02:23:25.340 --> 02:23:26.680 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: or NIA, asr-001990 02:23:28.000 --> 02:23:30.380 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: and Department of Health and the ALG asr-001991 02:23:30.380 --> 02:23:32.940 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: to look at their different interventions asr-001992 02:23:32.940 --> 02:23:34.940 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: in the anticipation of asr-001993 02:23:35.540 --> 02:23:36.680 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: the asr-001994 02:23:36.680 --> 02:23:39.100 DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos: incoming El Nino. asr-001995 02:23:39.680 --> 02:23:40.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. asr-001996 02:23:40.180 --> 02:23:42.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maybe from the point of view of the DEV, asr-001997 02:23:42.640 --> 02:23:44.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you can submit to us your asr-001998 02:23:44.900 --> 02:23:45.540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: your asr-001999 02:23:46.280 --> 02:23:49.500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: recommendations as to interventions of the task force, asr-002000 02:23:49.500 --> 02:23:50.000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: no? asr-002001 02:23:52.600 --> 02:23:53.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So that we can address asr-002002 02:23:54.280 --> 02:23:54.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh... asr-002003 02:23:54.780 --> 02:23:56.940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: incomes of the farmers and asr-002004 02:23:56.940 --> 02:23:58.340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will drop, asr-002005 02:23:58.840 --> 02:23:59.220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you know, asr-002006 02:23:59.320 --> 02:24:02.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: their output will drop, asr-002007 02:24:03.200 --> 02:24:05.660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: supply harvests will drop, asr-002008 02:24:06.480 --> 02:24:08.880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: as if it's not bad, asr-002009 02:24:09.120 --> 02:24:09.680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you know. asr-002010 02:24:10.360 --> 02:24:11.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So it can get worse asr-002011 02:24:11.780 --> 02:24:13.620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: before it gets, asr-002012 02:24:13.900 --> 02:24:14.300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sabi nga nila, asr-002013 02:24:14.440 --> 02:24:14.740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: worse. asr-002014 02:24:15.140 --> 02:24:16.640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So hopefully we can asr-002015 02:24:16.640 --> 02:24:18.360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: have timely intervention. asr-002016 02:24:18.660 --> 02:24:21.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So at least from the point of view of the DEV, asr-002017 02:24:21.180 --> 02:24:24.180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: what do you anticipate will be the impact? asr-002018 02:24:24.780 --> 02:24:26.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What interventions will have to be undertaken? asr-002019 02:24:26.780 --> 02:24:28.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I'll raise this question also with asr-002020 02:24:28.780 --> 02:24:29.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh... asr-002021 02:24:29.780 --> 02:24:31.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: with the budget of the asr-002022 02:24:31.780 --> 02:24:33.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Defense Department. asr-002023 02:24:33.780 --> 02:24:35.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sorry, there's something that was slipped. asr-002024 02:24:35.780 --> 02:24:36.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, one more. asr-002025 02:24:36.780 --> 02:24:37.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: This is asr-002026 02:24:37.780 --> 02:24:39.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: concerning the MAV on pork. asr-002027 02:24:40.780 --> 02:24:41.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Uh... asr-002028 02:24:41.780 --> 02:24:43.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: This was brought to my attention by asr-002029 02:24:43.780 --> 02:24:44.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: pork producers, asr-002030 02:24:44.780 --> 02:24:45.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: pork asr-002031 02:24:45.780 --> 02:24:47.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: hog raisers. asr-002032 02:24:47.780 --> 02:24:49.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Their concern is that asr-002033 02:24:49.780 --> 02:24:52.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: maybe I can clarify this lang sa plenary, but asr-002034 02:24:52.780 --> 02:24:54.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: just to, just to give us, uh, asr-002035 02:24:54.780 --> 02:24:56.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: initially your, asr-002036 02:24:56.780 --> 02:24:57.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: your insights, asr-002037 02:24:57.780 --> 02:24:58.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ano na ba ang nangyari? asr-002038 02:24:58.780 --> 02:24:59.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi, asr-002039 02:24:59.780 --> 02:25:01.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: negative asr-002040 02:25:01.780 --> 02:25:04.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 4.5 na ang inflation ng pork. asr-002041 02:25:04.780 --> 02:25:05.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Uh, asr-002042 02:25:05.780 --> 02:25:07.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so, well, that's a good sign, but, uh, asr-002043 02:25:07.780 --> 02:25:11.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: are we exhausting yung, uh, MAV asr-002044 02:25:11.780 --> 02:25:12.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for that? asr-002045 02:25:12.780 --> 02:25:14.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Baka naman hindi na kailangan. asr-002046 02:25:14.780 --> 02:25:15.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Uh, asr-002047 02:25:15.780 --> 02:25:18.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and, uh, moving forward, asr-002048 02:25:18.780 --> 02:25:20.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: they said they weren't consulted or they were, asr-002049 02:25:20.780 --> 02:25:21.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: there was not, asr-002050 02:25:21.780 --> 02:25:23.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: there was insufficient consultation. asr-002051 02:25:23.780 --> 02:25:24.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Uh, asr-002052 02:25:24.780 --> 02:25:25.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: moving forward, asr-002053 02:25:25.780 --> 02:25:27.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: if you will make some adjustments, asr-002054 02:25:27.780 --> 02:25:28.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: can we make sure that they are, asr-002055 02:25:28.780 --> 02:25:29.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh, asr-002056 02:25:29.780 --> 02:25:31.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: part of the consultation process? asr-002057 02:25:31.780 --> 02:25:32.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Uh, asr-002058 02:25:32.780 --> 02:25:33.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: go ahead, asr-002059 02:25:33.780 --> 02:25:34.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh, asr-002060 02:25:34.780 --> 02:25:35.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Secretary. asr-002061 02:25:35.780 --> 02:25:36.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We understand, asr-002062 02:25:36.780 --> 02:25:37.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002063 02:25:37.780 --> 02:25:38.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Your Honor, asr-002064 02:25:38.780 --> 02:25:39.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that, asr-002065 02:25:39.780 --> 02:25:40.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002066 02:25:40.780 --> 02:25:41.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that the, asr-002067 02:25:41.780 --> 02:25:42.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002068 02:25:42.780 --> 02:25:43.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: executive order that implements the revised, asr-002069 02:25:43.780 --> 02:25:44.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002070 02:25:44.780 --> 02:25:45.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: MAV, asr-002071 02:25:45.780 --> 02:25:46.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: na, asr-002072 02:25:46.780 --> 02:25:47.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: was, asr-002073 02:25:47.780 --> 02:25:48.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002074 02:25:48.780 --> 02:25:49.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: not implemented, asr-002075 02:25:49.780 --> 02:25:50.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002076 02:25:50.780 --> 02:25:51.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: was, asr-002077 02:25:51.780 --> 02:25:52.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002078 02:25:52.780 --> 02:25:53.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in the Department of Agriculture. asr-002079 02:25:53.780 --> 02:25:54.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, asr-002080 02:25:54.780 --> 02:25:55.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002081 02:25:55.780 --> 02:25:56.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002082 02:25:56.780 --> 02:25:57.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so it's, asr-002083 02:25:57.780 --> 02:25:58.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: it's nothing, asr-002084 02:25:58.780 --> 02:25:59.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: it has not changed yet. asr-002085 02:25:59.780 --> 02:26:00.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Uh, asr-002086 02:26:00.780 --> 02:26:01.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002087 02:26:01.780 --> 02:26:03.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but we just want to clarify with respect to the, asr-002088 02:26:03.780 --> 02:26:04.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002089 02:26:04.780 --> 02:26:05.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: prices. asr-002090 02:26:05.780 --> 02:26:06.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Uh, asr-002091 02:26:06.780 --> 02:26:07.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: it's indeed true that, asr-002092 02:26:07.780 --> 02:26:08.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002093 02:26:08.780 --> 02:26:09.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002094 02:26:09.780 --> 02:26:11.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: since the beginning of this year, asr-002095 02:26:11.780 --> 02:26:12.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002096 02:26:12.780 --> 02:26:13.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: today, asr-002097 02:26:13.780 --> 02:26:14.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we witnessed, asr-002098 02:26:14.780 --> 02:26:15.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002099 02:26:15.780 --> 02:26:16.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002100 02:26:16.780 --> 02:26:17.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: decrease in the prices of pork. asr-002101 02:26:17.780 --> 02:26:18.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Uh, asr-002102 02:26:18.780 --> 02:26:19.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002103 02:26:19.780 --> 02:26:20.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but, asr-002104 02:26:20.780 --> 02:26:21.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002105 02:26:21.780 --> 02:26:22.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the, asr-002106 02:26:22.780 --> 02:26:23.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: um, asr-002107 02:26:23.780 --> 02:26:24.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002108 02:26:24.780 --> 02:26:25.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in 20, asr-002109 02:26:25.780 --> 02:26:26.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: between 24, asr-002110 02:26:26.780 --> 02:26:27.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 20, asr-002111 02:26:27.780 --> 02:26:28.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in 2025, asr-002112 02:26:28.780 --> 02:26:29.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002113 02:26:29.780 --> 02:26:30.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: um, asr-002114 02:26:30.780 --> 02:26:31.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: from August, asr-002115 02:26:31.780 --> 02:26:32.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002116 02:26:32.780 --> 02:26:33.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of, asr-002117 02:26:33.780 --> 02:26:34.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002118 02:26:34.780 --> 02:26:35.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 2024 to August of 2025, asr-002119 02:26:35.780 --> 02:26:36.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002120 02:26:36.780 --> 02:26:37.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: prices of pork were actually rising, asr-002121 02:26:37.780 --> 02:26:39.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and then it started falling since, asr-002122 02:26:39.780 --> 02:26:40.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002123 02:26:40.780 --> 02:26:41.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002124 02:26:41.780 --> 02:26:42.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: August or, asr-002125 02:26:42.780 --> 02:26:43.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002126 02:26:43.780 --> 02:26:44.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: this year, asr-002127 02:26:44.780 --> 02:26:45.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: no? asr-002128 02:26:45.780 --> 02:26:46.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, asr-002129 02:26:46.780 --> 02:26:47.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002130 02:26:47.780 --> 02:26:48.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: if you combine the two, asr-002131 02:26:48.780 --> 02:26:49.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002132 02:26:49.780 --> 02:26:50.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: periods, asr-002133 02:26:50.780 --> 02:26:51.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: prices are flat, asr-002134 02:26:51.780 --> 02:26:52.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so it's, asr-002135 02:26:52.780 --> 02:26:53.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002136 02:26:53.780 --> 02:26:54.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: it's just the, asr-002137 02:26:54.780 --> 02:26:55.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the, asr-002138 02:26:55.780 --> 02:26:56.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the fall this year is just, asr-002139 02:26:56.780 --> 02:26:57.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002140 02:26:57.780 --> 02:26:58.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: compensating for the, asr-002141 02:26:58.780 --> 02:26:59.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002142 02:26:59.780 --> 02:27:00.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for the rise in, asr-002143 02:27:00.780 --> 02:27:01.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: um, asr-002144 02:27:01.780 --> 02:27:02.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in 2024 and 2025. asr-002145 02:27:02.780 --> 02:27:03.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Uh, asr-002146 02:27:03.780 --> 02:27:04.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so it's, asr-002147 02:27:04.780 --> 02:27:05.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002148 02:27:05.780 --> 02:27:06.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but of course, asr-002149 02:27:06.780 --> 02:27:07.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: if it continues, asr-002150 02:27:07.780 --> 02:27:08.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002151 02:27:08.780 --> 02:27:09.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for, asr-002152 02:27:09.780 --> 02:27:10.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002153 02:27:10.780 --> 02:27:11.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the long haul, asr-002154 02:27:11.780 --> 02:27:12.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: then it, asr-002155 02:27:12.780 --> 02:27:13.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that's, asr-002156 02:27:13.780 --> 02:27:14.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002157 02:27:14.780 --> 02:27:15.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: something to worry about. asr-002158 02:27:20.780 --> 02:27:26.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If it's not been implemented, asr-002159 02:27:26.780 --> 02:27:27.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: as you say, asr-002160 02:27:27.780 --> 02:27:28.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and they say they want to be consulted, asr-002161 02:27:28.780 --> 02:27:30.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: maybe we can reach out to them, asr-002162 02:27:30.780 --> 02:27:31.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh, asr-002163 02:27:31.780 --> 02:27:32.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: through the, asr-002164 02:27:32.780 --> 02:27:33.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Tariff Committee. asr-002165 02:27:33.780 --> 02:27:34.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Uh, asr-002166 02:27:34.780 --> 02:27:35.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I can relate to you, asr-002167 02:27:35.780 --> 02:27:36.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh, asr-002168 02:27:36.780 --> 02:27:38.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: endorse to you their concerns. asr-002169 02:27:38.780 --> 02:27:39.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Um, asr-002170 02:27:39.780 --> 02:27:40.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: thank you, asr-002171 02:27:40.780 --> 02:27:41.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: thank you, asr-002172 02:27:41.780 --> 02:27:42.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Secretary. asr-002173 02:27:42.780 --> 02:27:43.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: For clarification, asr-002174 02:27:43.780 --> 02:27:44.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, asr-002175 02:27:44.780 --> 02:27:45.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the, asr-002176 02:27:45.780 --> 02:27:46.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002177 02:27:46.780 --> 02:27:47.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: because it's a MAV, asr-002178 02:27:47.780 --> 02:27:48.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that's a DA matter. asr-002179 02:27:48.780 --> 02:27:49.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Yes, asr-002180 02:27:49.780 --> 02:27:50.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: oh, asr-002181 02:27:50.780 --> 02:27:51.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: yes, asr-002182 02:27:51.780 --> 02:27:52.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that's correct. asr-002183 02:27:52.780 --> 02:27:53.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But the Tariff Commission is chaired by you. asr-002184 02:27:53.780 --> 02:27:54.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Right. asr-002185 02:27:54.780 --> 02:27:55.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Committee, asr-002186 02:27:55.780 --> 02:27:56.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: rather, asr-002187 02:27:56.780 --> 02:27:57.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Tariff Committee. asr-002188 02:27:57.780 --> 02:27:58.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Um, asr-002189 02:27:58.780 --> 02:27:59.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and therefore, asr-002190 02:27:59.780 --> 02:28:02.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the consultations are done by the Committee. asr-002191 02:28:02.780 --> 02:28:03.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Uh, asr-002192 02:28:03.780 --> 02:28:04.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002193 02:28:04.780 --> 02:28:05.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the MAV Council. asr-002194 02:28:05.780 --> 02:28:06.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The MAV Council is different, asr-002195 02:28:06.780 --> 02:28:07.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh. asr-002196 02:28:07.780 --> 02:28:08.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: No, asr-002197 02:28:08.780 --> 02:28:09.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but you are part of the MAV Council. asr-002198 02:28:09.780 --> 02:28:10.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Yeah, asr-002199 02:28:10.780 --> 02:28:11.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but the Tariff and Related Matters, asr-002200 02:28:11.780 --> 02:28:12.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002201 02:28:12.780 --> 02:28:13.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is another, asr-002202 02:28:13.780 --> 02:28:14.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: uh, asr-002203 02:28:14.780 --> 02:28:15.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: committee. asr-002204 02:28:15.780 --> 02:28:16.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Your vote in the Tariff Council, asr-002205 02:28:16.780 --> 02:28:17.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh, asr-002206 02:28:17.780 --> 02:28:18.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is a different, asr-002207 02:28:18.780 --> 02:28:19.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh, asr-002208 02:28:19.780 --> 02:28:20.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the MAV Council, asr-002209 02:28:20.780 --> 02:28:21.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the MAV Council will, asr-002210 02:28:21.780 --> 02:28:22.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will, asr-002211 02:28:22.780 --> 02:28:23.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh, asr-002212 02:28:23.780 --> 02:28:24.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will help, asr-002213 02:28:24.780 --> 02:28:25.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of course, asr-002214 02:28:25.780 --> 02:28:26.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: no? asr-002215 02:28:26.780 --> 02:28:27.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Uh, asr-002216 02:28:27.780 --> 02:28:28.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for changes in the tariff, asr-002217 02:28:28.780 --> 02:28:29.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: because of, asr-002218 02:28:29.780 --> 02:28:30.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: say, asr-002219 02:28:30.780 --> 02:28:31.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: trade remedies, asr-002220 02:28:31.780 --> 02:28:32.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and that goes to, asr-002221 02:28:32.780 --> 02:28:33.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh, asr-002222 02:28:33.780 --> 02:28:34.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Tariff Commission. asr-002223 02:28:34.780 --> 02:28:35.780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay, asr-002224 02:28:35.780 --> 02:28:36.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: okay. asr-002225 02:28:36.780 --> 02:28:37.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you for the clarification. asr-002226 02:28:37.780 --> 02:28:38.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, asr-002227 02:28:38.780 --> 02:28:39.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Secretary Pangilinan. asr-002228 02:28:39.780 --> 02:28:40.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Next to, asr-002229 02:28:40.780 --> 02:28:41.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: uh, asr-002230 02:28:41.780 --> 02:28:42.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ask questions is, asr-002231 02:28:42.780 --> 02:28:43.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: uh, asr-002232 02:28:43.780 --> 02:28:44.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Senator Erwin Tulfo. asr-002233 02:28:44.780 --> 02:28:45.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Thank you, asr-002234 02:28:45.780 --> 02:28:46.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Mr. Chair. asr-002235 02:28:46.780 --> 02:28:47.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Uh, asr-002236 02:28:47.780 --> 02:28:48.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: just, asr-002237 02:28:48.780 --> 02:28:49.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: of the asr-002238 02:28:49.780 --> 02:28:50.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: investment, asr-002239 02:28:50.780 --> 02:28:51.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: uh, asr-002240 02:28:51.780 --> 02:28:52.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: pledges asr-002241 02:28:52.780 --> 02:28:53.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: by countries asr-002242 02:28:53.780 --> 02:28:54.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: visited by asr-002243 02:28:54.780 --> 02:28:55.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: PBBM asr-002244 02:28:55.780 --> 02:28:56.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: since he took office asr-002245 02:28:56.780 --> 02:28:57.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: in 2022, asr-002246 02:28:57.780 --> 02:28:58.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: how many, asr-002247 02:28:58.780 --> 02:28:59.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: so far, asr-002248 02:28:59.780 --> 02:29:00.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: sir, asr-002249 02:29:00.780 --> 02:29:01.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: have fulfilled those asr-002250 02:29:01.780 --> 02:29:02.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: pledges? asr-002251 02:29:02.780 --> 02:29:03.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Alam ko po, asr-002252 02:29:03.780 --> 02:29:04.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: ang daming niya pong binisita. asr-002253 02:29:04.780 --> 02:29:05.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: And then, asr-002254 02:29:05.780 --> 02:29:06.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: every time he visits, asr-002255 02:29:06.780 --> 02:29:07.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: eh, asr-002256 02:29:07.780 --> 02:29:08.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: yun naman talagang purpose niya. asr-002257 02:29:08.780 --> 02:29:09.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I was still Secretary of the SWD. asr-002258 02:29:09.780 --> 02:29:10.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I keep on hearing asr-002259 02:29:10.780 --> 02:29:11.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: from them, asr-002260 02:29:11.780 --> 02:29:12.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: they're saying, asr-002261 02:29:12.780 --> 02:29:13.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: like, asr-002262 02:29:13.780 --> 02:29:14.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: uh, asr-002263 02:29:14.780 --> 02:29:15.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: we're pledging this, asr-002264 02:29:15.780 --> 02:29:16.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: pledging that, asr-002265 02:29:16.780 --> 02:29:17.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: eh, asr-002266 02:29:17.780 --> 02:29:19.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: several billions of dollars already. asr-002267 02:29:19.780 --> 02:29:20.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: How many, asr-002268 02:29:20.780 --> 02:29:21.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: so far, asr-002269 02:29:21.780 --> 02:29:22.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: have, asr-002270 02:29:22.780 --> 02:29:23.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: eh, asr-002271 02:29:23.780 --> 02:29:24.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: ikang made those pledges, asr-002272 02:29:24.780 --> 02:29:25.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: eh, asr-002273 02:29:25.780 --> 02:29:26.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: a reality, asr-002274 02:29:26.780 --> 02:29:27.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: ah, asr-002275 02:29:27.780 --> 02:29:28.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Mr. Secretary? asr-002276 02:29:28.780 --> 02:29:29.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Ah, asr-002277 02:29:29.780 --> 02:29:30.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I would have to consult my, asr-002278 02:29:30.780 --> 02:29:31.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ah, asr-002279 02:29:31.780 --> 02:29:32.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Secretary Goh, asr-002280 02:29:32.780 --> 02:29:33.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: who was then, asr-002281 02:29:33.780 --> 02:29:34.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ah, asr-002282 02:29:34.780 --> 02:29:35.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the person on top of the monitoring asr-002283 02:29:35.780 --> 02:29:36.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of these, asr-002284 02:29:36.780 --> 02:29:37.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ah, asr-002285 02:29:37.780 --> 02:29:38.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: commitments. asr-002286 02:29:38.780 --> 02:29:39.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Ah, asr-002287 02:29:39.780 --> 02:29:40.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but he then, asr-002288 02:29:40.780 --> 02:29:41.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ah, asr-002289 02:29:41.780 --> 02:29:42.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: moved to, asr-002290 02:29:42.780 --> 02:29:43.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ah, asr-002291 02:29:43.780 --> 02:29:44.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DOF, asr-002292 02:29:44.780 --> 02:29:45.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so it's now, asr-002293 02:29:45.780 --> 02:29:46.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ah, asr-002294 02:29:46.780 --> 02:29:47.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: it's, asr-002295 02:29:47.780 --> 02:29:48.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ah, asr-002296 02:29:48.780 --> 02:29:49.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: your honor. asr-002297 02:29:49.780 --> 02:29:50.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So I, asr-002298 02:29:50.780 --> 02:29:50.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I, asr-002299 02:29:50.820 --> 02:29:51.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I could ask them to share us, asr-002300 02:29:51.400 --> 02:29:51.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ah, asr-002301 02:29:51.640 --> 02:29:52.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the information, asr-002302 02:29:52.160 --> 02:29:53.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and I can submit it to you. asr-002303 02:29:53.440 --> 02:29:54.120 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Please do so, asr-002304 02:29:54.120 --> 02:29:54.640 Senator Erwin Tulfo: because, asr-002305 02:29:54.640 --> 02:29:54.880 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I asr-002306 02:29:54.880 --> 02:29:55.400 Senator Erwin Tulfo: believe, asr-002307 02:29:55.400 --> 02:29:56.520 Senator Erwin Tulfo: um, asr-002308 02:29:56.520 --> 02:29:57.600 Senator Erwin Tulfo: that's what we really need, asr-002309 02:29:57.600 --> 02:29:58.120 Senator Erwin Tulfo: like, asr-002310 02:29:58.120 --> 02:29:58.760 Senator Erwin Tulfo: investments, asr-002311 02:29:58.760 --> 02:29:59.760 Senator Erwin Tulfo: more investments asr-002312 02:29:59.760 --> 02:30:00.680 Senator Erwin Tulfo: for this country. asr-002313 02:30:00.680 --> 02:30:05.000 Senator Erwin Tulfo: And I believe may mga naging, ah, uh, asr-002314 02:30:05.000 --> 02:30:13.180 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Most of them were fruitful and it did happen, Mr. Secretary. So hindi naman nasayang yung pagbisita ng ating Pangulo. asr-002315 02:30:13.180 --> 02:30:37.900 Senator Erwin Tulfo: My next question, sir, is would you happen to know na number, I don't know, I want to ask you this. I'm kind of surprised kasi there was a survey, sir, it says ito pong World Happiness Report 2026. Believe it or not, the Philippines ranks as the fourth happiest in Southeast Asia. asr-002316 02:30:37.900 --> 02:30:43.060 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I don't know for what reason bakit tayo happy and dami naman yung problema natin dito. asr-002317 02:30:43.400 --> 02:31:00.740 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Would you happen to know, ito ba yung nakarating na sa inyo, pinag-aaralan na ba ninyo bakit tayo rank fourth? Well, sa Southeast Asia. Pero overall po, sir, sa worldwide, pang 56 po tayo. Why is that? asr-002318 02:31:01.740 --> 02:31:12.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: That's one metric that some people conceived to supplement or even. asr-002319 02:31:13.180 --> 02:31:41.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Some to replace the traditional indicators like GDP, Mr. Chair. But usually the indicators are based on perceptions. So they're not quite strictly comparable to the traditional metrics that we have. asr-002320 02:31:43.180 --> 02:32:03.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Like employment or inflation or GDP. It's more akin to, I believe, how social weather station surveys people's perception and the state of the economy or well-being, Mr. Chair. asr-002321 02:32:03.980 --> 02:32:12.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, yeah, Butan is the one that has been the advocate of this. asr-002322 02:32:13.180 --> 02:32:42.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Gross domestic happiness as a measure of well-being for countries. And there are some countries that actually want that idea, but still not part of the global mainstream for compilation of statistics. asr-002323 02:32:43.180 --> 02:32:45.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Especially involving welfare. asr-002324 02:32:45.940 --> 02:32:59.820 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Kasi kung titignan mo, Mr. Secretary, sa social media, kung ano-ano sinasabi, parang wala ng pag-asa itong ating bayan. Kung anong-anong paninira na politika, et cetera, mahal na kuryente, mahal na bilihin. asr-002325 02:32:59.820 --> 02:33:12.940 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Dapat it will, ika nga, yung ating minimum wage, et cetera. So, not that far with other countries. Pero, I don't know. I would appreciate it, sir. asr-002326 02:33:13.180 --> 02:33:26.400 Senator Erwin Tulfo: If you would look into this, I just want to find out why. Why are we ranked fourth happiest in Southeast Asia? We're the fourth, our people are the fourth happiest people in ASEAN, sir. asr-002327 02:33:26.400 --> 02:33:37.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I will look into that and what data factors that they consider in compiling the data, Mr. Chair. asr-002328 02:33:37.420 --> 02:33:40.060 Senator Erwin Tulfo: All right. I have another question, sir. asr-002329 02:33:41.260 --> 02:33:43.140 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I find the bill. asr-002330 02:33:43.180 --> 02:34:07.920 Senator Erwin Tulfo: When I came here in the Senate last year, on the lifetime validity of PWD IDs, inincorporate na po ba ang PWID sa national ID? Kasi ito pong reklamo ng PWDs. Every year or two years or three years, they have to go to the city hall, to the munisipyo. They have to travel, lalo na po yung may problema sa mobility. asr-002331 02:34:09.100 --> 02:34:13.040 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Inconvenient nga naman. So, I filed a bill na maging gawin na po. asr-002332 02:34:13.180 --> 02:34:23.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Itong lifetime. Habang nabubuhay yung PWD, tawag na siya mag-renew na mag-renew. Dahil kita naman, may kapansanang, putol ang paa, etc. na makalakad. asr-002333 02:34:26.020 --> 02:34:30.740 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Na-incorporate ba ito sa national ID or wala pa po? Wala pang plano dito? asr-002334 02:34:43.180 --> 02:34:55.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, it's now under discussion with the National Council of Disability Affairs. I think it's with the board. asr-002335 02:34:56.040 --> 02:35:01.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And once we have that recommendation, we'll pass it on to PSA for action. asr-002336 02:35:01.960 --> 02:35:13.000 Senator Erwin Tulfo: All right. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Another point I want to raise with you, your office. I also filed a bill on Philippine Oil Reserve. asr-002337 02:35:14.000 --> 02:35:22.540 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Maaaring po bang malaman ang posisyon po ng DepDev? How will this strongly help our country's economy in terms of oil shortage? asr-002338 02:35:23.140 --> 02:35:30.840 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Actually, I've been speaking to some of the representatives of ADNOC in Abu Dhabi. asr-002339 02:35:31.480 --> 02:35:41.000 Senator Erwin Tulfo: They're very willing, Mr. Secretary, to put up storage facilities. Matter of fact, they want to put up storage facilities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. asr-002340 02:35:41.000 --> 02:35:57.960 Senator Erwin Tulfo: All we have to do is we have to come up or we have to identify an area where they can put the storage facilities. Depende daw po sa ating kung gano'ng kalaki. And they're looking at around 50 million barrels they want to store. asr-002341 02:35:57.960 --> 02:36:14.400 Senator Erwin Tulfo: So kung malalagyan. Pero when we were computing, it's a Department of Energy, it will take like about 500 hectares for that 50 million barrels. Because we consume like around 450,000 barrels per day. asr-002342 02:36:15.060 --> 02:36:26.600 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Saudi Arabia is also, Aramco is also interested, Mr. Secretary, in the same deal. Bahala po tayo sa lupa, sila po ang magkukonstruct. asr-002343 02:36:26.600 --> 02:36:44.960 Senator Erwin Tulfo: No money out po sa atin. Pati yung reserve po, yung fuel, ilalagay po nila. Well, double purpose din po sa kanila yun para kung magkakaroon na naman ng gera or something to that effect like closing Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, etc. asr-002344 02:36:45.240 --> 02:36:55.860 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Meron na po silang pagkukunan na labas sa country nila. That's what their plans are. And then, what do we get out of it will be the first priority. asr-002345 02:36:55.860 --> 02:37:21.080 Senator Erwin Tulfo: So, number two, hindi naman totally bawaba na malaki yung price. Pero may konting effect because hindi na po itatransport kung meron na po mga storage facilities. I believe DOE also is making or talking with Japan, Ministry of Energy, METI. asr-002346 02:37:21.080 --> 02:37:24.080 Senator Erwin Tulfo: So, yun po. Yung tatlong... asr-002347 02:37:25.860 --> 02:37:32.320 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Aspect po na yun. Yun ang tanong ko sa inyo. Anong position nyo rito, Secretary? asr-002348 02:37:32.320 --> 02:37:53.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I think the cost of energy and security, Mr. Chair, Your Honor, is very, very high as we have experienced it. So, we should explore options like what you're... asr-002349 02:37:55.860 --> 02:38:25.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: proposing, Your Honor. And this one that's the most fiscally and economically viable. Of course, even for oil reserve storage, there are possibly other ways of achieving that. And we need to look at what is the most advantageous, especially from a fiscal point of view. asr-002350 02:38:25.860 --> 02:38:39.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Space viewpoint because our fiscal space is so challenging. And we should undertake such measure. asr-002351 02:38:39.860 --> 02:38:43.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Of course, there are other things that... asr-002352 02:38:51.860 --> 02:38:55.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Other things that we need to do. asr-002353 02:38:55.860 --> 02:39:21.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: To complement that measure, Mr. Chair, like increasing the mix of our energy. It should be seriously considered too because we are so vulnerable in having just a few sources. I'm talking about, for example, the need to perhaps even consider nuclear energy to the extent that these are asr-002354 02:39:21.860 --> 02:39:47.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: technologically manageable. And we can assure of the safety of such technology because that's very cheap also from a source of energy. And so, yeah, I completely agree. We should move into diversifying our sources and making sure that we need the power when we need the most. asr-002355 02:39:48.540 --> 02:39:51.840 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Mr. Secretary, I believe on your next cabinet meeting, you might want to... asr-002356 02:39:51.880 --> 02:39:56.280 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I'm going to have to inform or remind the President because I believe on his visit in Dubai, asr-002357 02:39:56.480 --> 02:40:08.820 Senator Erwin Tulfo: he was already informed of their interest in building storage facilities. I believe Secretary Garin was also informed about it. asr-002358 02:40:09.140 --> 02:40:20.420 Senator Erwin Tulfo: So, and just recently, Saudi Arabia also made a proposal wherein they want to build storage facilities. If we have all these countries' storage facilities, asr-002359 02:40:20.420 --> 02:40:28.960 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I guess we won't have any problems. Hindi po tayo kakaba-kaba pag nagkaroon po ng mga gera in the very near future dahil nandito po yung kanilang facilities. asr-002360 02:40:29.600 --> 02:40:38.440 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Another thing, Mr. Secretary, I want to bring to your attention. I don't know. Gusto ko sanang paimbestigahan because I'm the chairman of the Committee on Energy. asr-002361 02:40:39.020 --> 02:40:49.220 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Unfortunately, we're in the process of conducting impeachment trial and then meron po kami budget hearing. But I really would love to get my hands on this issue. asr-002362 02:40:50.420 --> 02:41:05.500 Senator Erwin Tulfo: About our electricity rate. I found out, Mr. Secretary, maybe your office, maybe you can help us out. You can help my committee look into this because we have a problem with our power. asr-002363 02:41:05.500 --> 02:41:19.900 Senator Erwin Tulfo: It's one of the most expensive or the most expensive in the sea. But Mr. Secretary, when I did my research a couple of days ago, about 60% of our power, electricity, the source is coal. asr-002364 02:41:20.340 --> 02:41:20.400 Senator Erwin Tulfo: 60%. asr-002365 02:41:20.420 --> 02:41:34.140 Senator Erwin Tulfo: About 10% to 15% is a bunker fuel. Pero how come the rate is so high, Mr. Secretary? And so I looked into it and I saw the problem. asr-002366 02:41:34.960 --> 02:41:47.300 Senator Erwin Tulfo: We get most of our coal from Jakarta. It's like 3 pesos per kilowatt hour. Bunker fuel per kilowatt hour is like about 25, 35 pesos. So there's a big difference. asr-002367 02:41:47.300 --> 02:42:01.580 Senator Erwin Tulfo: 3 pesos po itong isa. 35 po itong isa. Pero pag dumating na po sa WESEM, sa spot market, pumapantay na po yung coal. asr-002368 02:42:02.380 --> 02:42:13.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: At ang reason, kasi daw yung shipment. And I don't think, Mr. Secretary, na from 3 pesos, aabot sa 35 pesos ang coal dahil sa shipment. asr-002369 02:42:15.240 --> 02:42:17.220 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Pinapantay po. Nagkakaproblema po tayo sa WESEM. asr-002370 02:42:17.220 --> 02:42:33.420 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Sa spot market. Pumapantay po yung 3 pesos na coal sa bunker fuel. I guess if we can address this issue, if we can call the attention of WESEM, and probably the ERC can help us out, control this. asr-002371 02:42:33.940 --> 02:42:46.080 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I believe, Mr. Secretary, magiging affordable kahit papano yung electricity natin. Hindi po, sir. Ang ginagawa po sa spot market, dito po yung bunker fuel, dito po yung coal. asr-002372 02:42:46.080 --> 02:42:53.720 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Pinapantay po nila. You get what I mean? Wala na po yung difference eh. asr-002373 02:42:54.280 --> 02:43:00.320 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Eh dapat po mas mura dahil coal po tayo. Hindi naman po bunker. Bunker is only 15%. asr-002374 02:43:00.320 --> 02:43:12.160 Senator Erwin Tulfo: We use like about 60%. So maybe, Mr. Secretary, through your office, maybe you can call the attention of the WESEM para po ikang matignan po ito. asr-002375 02:43:12.160 --> 02:43:14.640 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Because there's really a big disparity, Mr. Secretary. asr-002376 02:43:16.080 --> 02:43:22.620 Senator Erwin Tulfo: And if we can do something about this, I guess we can bring the electricity rate down, Secretary Balisakan. asr-002377 02:43:24.880 --> 02:43:26.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Look into it, sir. asr-002378 02:43:27.100 --> 02:43:42.140 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Thank you, sir. That's what we found out recently. And I was informed by my contacts in the Energy Department na yan nga daw po ang problema. asr-002379 02:43:42.140 --> 02:43:43.360 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Alright, sir. asr-002380 02:43:46.080 --> 02:44:12.920 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Under the 2025 COA report, Mr. Secretary, the NEDA Building Improvement Project, Phase 1, 2, and 3, with a combined contract cost of 641.556 million, remain not completed due to risk, contingencies, and other circumstances not adequately considered by both the agency and the contractor. asr-002381 02:44:13.760 --> 02:44:16.020 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Resulting in project delays. asr-002382 02:44:16.080 --> 02:44:40.080 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Resulting in project delays and multiple contract amendments, extensions, which affected the timely delivery of intended benefits to end-users. Moreover, payment for variation orders arising from the erroneous as found plans submitted by the contractor resulted in increased costs to the agency and further contributed to delays in project completion. asr-002385 02:44:40.960 --> 02:44:49.100 Senator Erwin Tulfo: May project delays po ang NEDA building, improvement project with a combined contract cost worth 641 million. asr-002386 02:44:49.900 --> 02:44:52.720 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Madaming contract amendments and extensions. asr-002387 02:44:53.640 --> 02:44:58.060 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Naayos na po ba itong problema na ito, Mr. Secretary? asr-002388 02:45:00.000 --> 02:45:18.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Yes, Mr. Chair, but I have my Undersecretary Monica Pagunsan here who is in charge of our building project to brief you on that. asr-002389 02:45:18.400 --> 02:45:44.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But what you mentioned is correct. We only found later after digging the basement for the basement of the building that the structure of the building adjacent to what we are trying to build was not stable because I believe some defects in the earlier construction. asr-002390 02:45:44.780 --> 02:45:48.380 Senator Erwin Tulfo: What is the problem initially on your investment? asr-002391 02:45:48.400 --> 02:46:01.860 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Before we go to the Undersecretary, I don't have any problem as a design. Is it the contractor's fault trying to save money? What is it? asr-002392 02:46:01.860 --> 02:46:17.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: No, I believe what happened, the design was correct, Your Honor. But when the contractor, after digging the grounds, where the building would be put up is just… asr-002393 02:46:18.400 --> 02:46:48.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It was adjacent to an existing building and it turned out that the walls for that older building was quite weak and unstable so that the contractor was so concerned that that might collapse and so they had to do some remediation to prevent possible collapse of the walls. asr-002394 02:46:48.400 --> 02:46:53.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But Monica knows the details better than I do. asr-002395 02:46:54.800 --> 02:46:57.000 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Go ahead, Undersecretary, ma'am. Go ahead. asr-002396 02:46:57.920 --> 02:47:09.780 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Mr. Chair and Senator Tulfo, first of all, we have two constructions. One is for the renovation of the old building. asr-002397 02:47:11.620 --> 02:47:18.380 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: That was a renovation that does not really have… we don't really have visibility because we don't… asr-002398 02:47:18.400 --> 02:47:35.420 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: We don't have the as-built plan. So that when you go into the renovation process, you eventually find some things that were not really visible during the inspection, which really have to do an investigation. asr-002399 02:47:36.560 --> 02:47:42.980 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: But these are only minor, no? But we really have to correct them. asr-002400 02:47:44.160 --> 02:47:47.980 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Another one is there was a delay because at that time… asr-002401 02:47:48.400 --> 02:47:56.020 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: We have asked for help from DPWH to retrofit that old building. asr-002402 02:47:57.140 --> 02:48:02.420 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: There was a… and that was a contract entered into by DPWH. asr-002403 02:48:02.420 --> 02:48:16.560 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: That is why when DPWH was doing the retrofitting, we did not accept the result, no? asr-002404 02:48:16.560 --> 02:48:17.560 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Of the first… asr-002405 02:48:18.400 --> 02:48:30.440 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: The completion. In other words, we did not accept the project. That was why there was also a delay in the execution of the renovation. asr-002406 02:48:31.680 --> 02:48:37.080 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Kaya nga, ma'am, saan ho naging problema? Lack of foresight? Kanino pong kasalanan? Is it the contractor? asr-002407 02:48:37.080 --> 02:48:47.840 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Of course, when you do renovation, Undersecretary, there will be plans. Good thing po, nakita ho ninyo bago may madisgrasya, di po ba may mamatay. asr-002408 02:48:48.400 --> 02:49:03.080 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Kunting lindo lang ho yan. Tama si Secretary. Baka may mga masaktan. So, it was good. Pero my question is, lack of foresight? Yung planning? O yung ikang drawing ng architect? asr-002409 02:49:03.080 --> 02:49:09.900 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I mean, they should have submitted plans for the repair, Undersecretary. asr-002410 02:49:10.480 --> 02:49:17.800 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: There are really cases, Senator, that we really have to rely on as-built plans. asr-002411 02:49:18.400 --> 02:49:28.460 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Unfortunately, there was none. We can no longer find the as-built plan which was done in 19… I mean, the building was built in 1972. asr-002412 02:49:28.740 --> 02:49:43.740 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: We cannot find that. So that, when we came up with a plan, we were not able to see certain issues that still needs to be addressed. asr-002413 02:49:44.480 --> 02:49:47.460 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: But really, the main delay there was that the implementation… asr-002414 02:49:48.400 --> 02:49:59.240 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: The implementation of the retrofitting, which we cannot also go ahead. We had to complete the retrofitting first before we can continue with the execution of the plan. asr-002415 02:49:59.240 --> 02:50:18.240 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Which we consider na there was really no… The plan was alright. It's in order. However, the delay really was on. asr-002416 02:50:18.240 --> 02:50:36.700 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: On the retrofitting, and as well as certain areas that we need to correct in the design of the building based on the as-found when we did a deeper investigation of the project. asr-002417 02:50:37.340 --> 02:50:47.680 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: So, we did our best. I think there was… Our designers did… They may not have anticipated this. asr-002418 02:50:47.680 --> 02:51:05.000 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: However, dahil as-found… We did not find it during the design stage. Dahil it's… You really have to open up the certain areas before you do remediation. asr-002419 02:51:05.560 --> 02:51:17.580 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Kasi ma'am, kung may mga… Kung ang problem po ninyo, yung pagiging stable ng building when you construct it, meron po dapat ikaw nga mga tinatawag tayo na soil. asr-002420 02:51:17.680 --> 02:51:33.480 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Ito ba yung malambot? Kasi may mga projects po tayo, take the case of that skyway they built in Iloilo, sagging po at sumasayaw-sayaw ngayon because hindi po sila nag-soil test. asr-002421 02:51:33.480 --> 02:51:47.120 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Kaya yung foundation ng tulay ko sa Iloilo, gumaganoon. Under investigation nga din po. Kasama po yun dyan sa flood control issue. Kasi nga po yung contractor iniimbestigahan na ngayon dahil hindi nga po stable. asr-002422 02:51:47.680 --> 02:52:04.360 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Wala po bang ginawang soil test ang ika nga contractor o yung engineers na ika nga nagagawa po ng building na yan para ika nga masiguro na safe po na magtayo ng building dyan? asr-002423 02:52:06.520 --> 02:52:16.720 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: We did have a soil testing, Mr. Chair, but really… And we did even go into the investigation of the entire building, of the old building. asr-002424 02:52:17.680 --> 02:52:23.020 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: And that was also the basis for the design, for the structural design of the building. asr-002425 02:52:23.740 --> 02:52:34.080 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: It's just that naabutan po kami. We had to retrofit and strengthen the foundation of the old building. asr-002426 02:52:37.880 --> 02:52:47.020 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Yung nare-refer po ng kuha namin, it's on the size of the particular… asr-002427 02:52:47.680 --> 02:53:02.580 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Building. I mean, the size of that particular area wherein we really do have to make some variation order because of as found nga na po na we need to address. asr-002428 02:53:03.080 --> 02:53:06.700 Senator Erwin Tulfo: So ano hong status ngayon ng construction po na yan? Naka-hold po? asr-002429 02:53:06.940 --> 02:53:15.700 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: No, sir. We are now at the… There are different phases kasi. For the first phase, we're already on 96%. asr-002430 02:53:17.680 --> 02:53:37.680 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: For the second phase… No, sorry. For the first phase, it's 90.75%. For the second phase, it's at 96.67%. asr-002431 02:53:37.680 --> 02:53:46.680 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: And the last phase, it's at 87.06%. That is as of August… asr-002432 02:53:47.680 --> 02:53:59.240 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Ah, September 30, 2026. And we are looking at… September 30 pala, sorry. asr-002433 02:54:03.120 --> 02:54:15.220 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: August 31, 2026. And we are expecting to transfer by January, Mr. Senator Tulfo. asr-002434 02:54:15.220 --> 02:54:17.580 Senator Erwin Tulfo: All right, ma'am. I'm satisfied. asr-002435 02:54:17.680 --> 02:54:19.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I'm satisfied with your answer. Parang kinakabahan ho kayo. asr-002436 02:54:20.060 --> 02:54:25.060 DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan: Kinakabahan ho talaga ako. Kaya I was not expecting that I'm going to answer this question. asr-002437 02:54:25.220 --> 02:54:32.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: You blame Secretary Balisakan. Anyway, going back to you, Secretary Balisakan, sir. asr-002438 02:54:34.320 --> 02:54:45.840 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Last August 2026, I don't know if this was already asked kanina by my colleagues, the Senate created the Reinvigorate Investment and Sustainable Economic Growth or RISE. asr-002439 02:54:47.680 --> 02:55:04.400 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Ad-hoc committee to address the recent slowdown in the Philippine economy. I am the vice chair of this ad-hoc committee, Mr. Secretary. May mga nakikita ba kayong legislative reforms and long-term policy interventions aimed at sustainable economic growth? asr-002440 02:55:08.400 --> 02:55:16.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We have, Your Honor, the LEDAC, the Reform… asr-002441 02:55:17.680 --> 02:55:34.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Our legislative list of LEDAC reflect the priorities of the administration to speed up recovery and sustain economic development, Your Honor. asr-002442 02:55:34.800 --> 02:55:46.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It's a long list, but about 23 of those are committed by both houses of Congress, by the leaders of the both houses. asr-002443 02:55:47.680 --> 02:55:56.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And the executive to pass by June of next year. Hopefully, we get… asr-002444 02:55:56.060 --> 02:56:06.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: One of those, for example, is on the energy, the amendment to the EPIRA, Your Honor, to address this high cost of power. asr-002445 02:56:06.280 --> 02:56:16.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The others have to do with improving accountability and transparency, access to… asr-002446 02:56:17.680 --> 02:56:32.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Information that we believe will help improve the sentiment of our people, particularly the investing community and our economy. asr-002447 02:56:32.960 --> 02:56:47.220 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Mr. Chair, I mean, Mr. Secretary, is it true because of the economy slowed down last year because of our expenses, government spending, particularly in construction? asr-002448 02:56:47.680 --> 02:56:54.160 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Dahil nga po, ang center of attention was the flood control by the public works and highways, so nag-slow down. asr-002449 02:56:55.240 --> 02:57:07.720 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Do you think we will do better this year? I mean, the Senate is funding now construction, I mean, funds for infrastructure by the public works and highways by next year, 2027. asr-002450 02:57:08.080 --> 02:57:15.780 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Do you think it will greatly help? Because right now, sir, last year or this year, talaga nag-slow down po yung ating economy. asr-002451 02:57:17.680 --> 02:57:43.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Definitely, Your Honor, because the last two quarters, at least, saw a sharp contraction of public investments, particularly related to the infrastructure, and that easily cleaved off at least one percentage point growth of GDP. asr-002452 02:57:43.640 --> 02:57:46.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: It's quite an enormous impact. asr-002453 02:57:47.680 --> 02:58:09.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Then if you combine that with the effects of the Middle East conflict, which led to sharp increases in inflation, that substantially tempered down the sentiments of consumers, asr-002454 02:58:09.320 --> 02:58:17.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: because those combinations of high prices and lower income growth… asr-002455 02:58:17.680 --> 02:58:47.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Both meant that their purchasing power was badly affected, and so that, if you look at the consumption side of the economy, also explained the slowdown, because the consumption is a big part of the economy, it's almost a two-third of the economy is just in the consumption, and that slowed down substantially as a result of this weak sentiments of the investment. asr-002456 02:58:47.680 --> 02:59:09.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And because private sector infrastructure or private sector investment is also very much related with public sector investment, when the public sector investment collapsed, the private sector was also affected severely. asr-002457 02:59:09.840 --> 02:59:16.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, all this put together led to the situation where we are… asr-002458 02:59:17.680 --> 02:59:27.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But I believe that we are starting to recover, Mr. Chair. asr-002459 02:59:30.400 --> 02:59:46.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Our colleagues in DBM assured us that the releases of budgets of all agencies and the current pace of disbursements… asr-002460 02:59:47.680 --> 03:00:00.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Of contracts, or at least for those that have no, with clear records, could go, and that should… asr-002461 03:00:00.560 --> 03:00:05.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: allow us to see recovery of construction. asr-002462 03:00:06.220 --> 03:00:11.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And you can imagine the amount of construction that could happen asr-002463 03:00:11.440 --> 03:00:14.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: because last two quarters, as I said, asr-002464 03:00:14.540 --> 03:00:20.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we had almost like 30% contraction per quarter. asr-002465 03:00:21.160 --> 03:00:25.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And all those unspent money there would have to now be spent asr-002466 03:00:25.100 --> 03:00:31.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in the last quarter of, at least in the last quarter of this year, asr-002467 03:00:31.460 --> 03:00:34.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: plus their budget for this year, for this quarter. asr-002468 03:00:34.820 --> 03:00:38.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So you have enormous resources that would have to be mobilized. asr-002469 03:00:39.860 --> 03:00:45.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And so if our infrastructure agencies, particularly DPWH, asr-002470 03:00:45.540 --> 03:00:50.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but also the DepEd for their school classrooms, asr-002471 03:00:51.820 --> 03:00:54.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DA for their farm-to-market roads and irrigation, asr-002472 03:00:55.100 --> 03:00:58.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and so on, there's a lot of that, Mr. Chair. asr-002473 03:00:59.240 --> 03:01:00.380 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Thank you, Secretary. asr-002474 03:01:00.780 --> 03:01:04.580 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Mr. Chair, before I go back to the plenary, asr-002475 03:01:04.780 --> 03:01:09.200 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I would just like to tell this body that I support asr-002476 03:01:09.200 --> 03:01:12.700 Senator Erwin Tulfo: for the passage of the budget of the DEP-DEV. asr-002477 03:01:15.060 --> 03:01:20.260 Senator Erwin Tulfo: And if there is any more or anything that they would like to add on, asr-002478 03:01:20.360 --> 03:01:21.700 Senator Erwin Tulfo: we will see at the plenary. asr-002479 03:01:22.640 --> 03:01:24.660 Senator Erwin Tulfo: So I will be supporting, rest assured, asr-002480 03:01:25.100 --> 03:01:27.000 Senator Erwin Tulfo: I support, Mr. Secretary, asr-002481 03:01:27.340 --> 03:01:32.240 Senator Erwin Tulfo: for the passage of this budget for 2027 of the DEP-DEV. asr-002482 03:01:32.360 --> 03:01:33.000 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Thank you, Secretary. asr-002483 03:01:34.220 --> 03:01:35.520 Senator Erwin Tulfo: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-002484 03:01:35.660 --> 03:01:37.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Senator Erwin Tulfo. asr-002485 03:01:39.220 --> 03:01:42.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Anyway, going back to what we discussed, asr-002486 03:01:42.180 --> 03:01:46.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I was interested in the query of Senator Tulfo. asr-002487 03:01:48.360 --> 03:01:52.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's why this budget season, asr-002488 03:01:52.180 --> 03:01:55.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we really have to accelerate spending and growth. asr-002489 03:01:55.100 --> 03:01:57.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So that we will be able to play catch-up. asr-002490 03:01:57.760 --> 03:02:00.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Talagang malaki-laki nga abuli natin. asr-002491 03:02:01.820 --> 03:02:02.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Is ito, no? asr-002492 03:02:02.740 --> 03:02:07.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Tama, 2% lang tayong GDP this year compared to 4% last year, Secretary? asr-002493 03:02:07.760 --> 03:02:12.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: 4.4 tayo for the full year next year. asr-002494 03:02:12.520 --> 03:02:16.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We're still hoping to get at least the low end of our target, asr-002495 03:02:16.960 --> 03:02:18.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: which is 3.5 to 4.5. asr-002496 03:02:18.620 --> 03:02:19.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The low end is 3.5. asr-002497 03:02:19.820 --> 03:02:23.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: If we can get as close as possible to the lower end, asr-002498 03:02:23.960 --> 03:02:24.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I think that will be half. asr-002499 03:02:25.100 --> 03:02:27.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Happy because the first two quarters asr-002500 03:02:27.720 --> 03:02:31.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are already, you know, continue to be... asr-002501 03:02:31.340 --> 03:02:36.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Talagang grabe effect sa atin nung itong flood control. asr-002502 03:02:36.860 --> 03:02:38.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: More than a year already. asr-002503 03:02:39.120 --> 03:02:40.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And we're still reeling from it. asr-002504 03:02:40.920 --> 03:02:44.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Hopefully, baka yung ating public spending asr-002505 03:02:44.960 --> 03:02:47.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: will be able to catch up. asr-002506 03:02:48.180 --> 03:02:49.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sana itong third quarter, asr-002507 03:02:49.660 --> 03:02:51.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: pero maka-aabot pa ng third and fourth, no? asr-002508 03:02:52.380 --> 03:02:53.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Third quarter siguro. asr-002509 03:02:54.220 --> 03:02:54.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Maka-aabot. asr-002510 03:02:55.100 --> 03:02:55.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Hopefully. asr-002511 03:02:56.400 --> 03:02:56.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Hopefully. asr-002512 03:02:57.040 --> 03:02:58.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's why yung sabi ko nga dito, Sec, asr-002513 03:02:59.300 --> 03:03:01.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: you have to strike a balance right now. asr-002514 03:03:01.660 --> 03:03:03.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Although, of course, we are for accountability asr-002515 03:03:03.740 --> 03:03:05.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: dun sa mga nagkasala, asr-002516 03:03:06.040 --> 03:03:07.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the biggest scandal ever. asr-002517 03:03:08.660 --> 03:03:12.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: But we need to accelerate the growth also asr-002518 03:03:12.180 --> 03:03:14.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: through increased public spending. asr-002519 03:03:16.140 --> 03:03:17.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We agree, Mr. Chair. asr-002520 03:03:18.960 --> 03:03:21.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I'll just have a few questions, Secretary. asr-002521 03:03:22.020 --> 03:03:23.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Just take note of the, ano na lang, no? asr-002522 03:03:23.960 --> 03:03:24.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung mga... asr-002523 03:03:25.100 --> 03:03:30.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung mga issues and concerns of the Senators asr-002524 03:03:30.920 --> 03:03:35.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: so that we can prepare for the plenary debates. asr-002525 03:03:35.900 --> 03:03:39.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Malamang baka matanong ulit or may follow-up. asr-002526 03:03:39.620 --> 03:03:41.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, sa mga agencies concerned, asr-002527 03:03:42.000 --> 03:03:43.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sa mga USEC, ASSEC, asr-002528 03:03:43.400 --> 03:03:45.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: please prepare for those. asr-002529 03:03:47.040 --> 03:03:49.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Doon sa Regional Development Councils, asr-002530 03:03:49.360 --> 03:03:52.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ito po, amount of 164 million is appropriated asr-002531 03:03:52.580 --> 03:03:54.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to the Regional Development Councils asr-002532 03:03:54.120 --> 03:03:54.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for the provision of support. asr-002533 03:03:55.100 --> 03:03:57.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Services to RDCs, asr-002534 03:03:57.600 --> 03:03:59.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: as well as monitoring and evaluation asr-002535 03:03:59.340 --> 03:04:03.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of the implementation of plans, programs, policies, projects. asr-002536 03:04:04.300 --> 03:04:07.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Given the recent issues involving flood control projects, asr-002537 03:04:07.520 --> 03:04:11.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: how can DEP-DEV strengthen the role of Regional Development Councils asr-002538 03:04:11.860 --> 03:04:12.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: in the planning process? asr-002539 03:04:13.580 --> 03:04:17.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Not only in identifying and prioritizing infrastructure projects, asr-002540 03:04:17.040 --> 03:04:21.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: but also in ensuring that projects are implementation-ready, asr-002541 03:04:22.740 --> 03:04:24.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: monitoring of actual implementation, asr-002542 03:04:24.040 --> 03:04:27.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and what projects should continue to receive funding. asr-002543 03:04:29.500 --> 03:04:31.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-002544 03:04:31.800 --> 03:04:38.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We appreciate the support given to the RDCs last year's budget. asr-002545 03:04:40.120 --> 03:04:45.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And we hope that we can get additional resources for the RDCs asr-002546 03:04:45.180 --> 03:04:52.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: because the RDCs are not DEP-DEV, Mr. Chair. asr-002547 03:04:53.120 --> 03:04:53.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We coordinate... asr-002548 03:04:54.040 --> 03:04:56.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We are the services secretariat to the RDCs, asr-002549 03:04:56.500 --> 03:05:03.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but what constrain the RDCs are the resources available asr-002550 03:05:03.480 --> 03:05:06.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for coordination, mobilization, asr-002551 03:05:07.740 --> 03:05:13.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and with more resources, asr-002552 03:05:13.540 --> 03:05:21.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we could improve the performance of our RDCs, asr-002553 03:05:22.020 --> 03:05:23.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: particularly in ensuring that... asr-002554 03:05:24.040 --> 03:05:31.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that there are enough implementation-ready projects asr-002555 03:05:31.500 --> 03:05:34.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: identified at the regional level, asr-002556 03:05:34.360 --> 03:05:39.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and these are also consistent with the priorities at the national level. asr-002557 03:05:40.260 --> 03:05:43.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And as you must have seen, asr-002558 03:05:43.520 --> 03:05:47.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the table of Senator Gatchel Jan, Your Honor, asr-002559 03:05:47.940 --> 03:05:53.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: where he showed that only about 40%, roughly, asr-002560 03:05:54.040 --> 03:05:55.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or even less, asr-002561 03:05:56.100 --> 03:05:59.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the high-priority projects of our RDCs asr-002562 03:05:59.620 --> 03:06:05.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are reflected in the NEP. asr-002563 03:06:06.520 --> 03:06:08.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And then when it comes out, asr-002564 03:06:08.560 --> 03:06:10.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: it could be even lower or higher, asr-002565 03:06:10.560 --> 03:06:12.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: depending on who inserted what. asr-002566 03:06:12.860 --> 03:06:17.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: But we need to do better than that, Your Honor. asr-002567 03:06:17.460 --> 03:06:21.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So there's now a coordination, asr-002568 03:06:21.820 --> 03:06:23.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a stronger coordination between DEP-DEV, asr-002569 03:06:24.040 --> 03:06:32.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and DBM to ensure that the RDC process gets more robust asr-002570 03:06:32.960 --> 03:06:36.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so that there is a higher proportion of those projects asr-002571 03:06:36.680 --> 03:06:40.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: represented in the NEP. asr-002572 03:06:44.660 --> 03:06:45.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. asr-002573 03:06:45.640 --> 03:06:48.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Still in connection with the Flag of Los Canales, asr-002574 03:06:48.100 --> 03:06:51.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: how can we strengthen the coordination between RDC and the DPWH asr-002575 03:06:51.220 --> 03:06:53.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: so that projects are properly... asr-002576 03:06:54.040 --> 03:06:55.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: revalidated, prioritized, asr-002577 03:06:55.740 --> 03:06:57.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and monitored before government funding is given? asr-002578 03:06:58.180 --> 03:06:58.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Anyway, asr-002579 03:06:59.240 --> 03:07:01.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: siguro itong pag-requirement ng RDC, asr-002580 03:07:02.280 --> 03:07:04.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: it's the same guy, asr-002581 03:07:05.000 --> 03:07:05.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: but at the same time, asr-002582 03:07:05.720 --> 03:07:06.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: siguro, Sec, asr-002583 03:07:06.300 --> 03:07:11.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: do you think that requiring RDC approval in projects now, asr-002584 03:07:11.620 --> 03:07:13.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: at least magkaroon ng tamang direction asr-002585 03:07:13.880 --> 03:07:17.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and we'll spend money wisely, asr-002586 03:07:17.960 --> 03:07:18.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung funding wisely, asr-002587 03:07:18.920 --> 03:07:19.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na hindi na yung... asr-002588 03:07:20.700 --> 03:07:23.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: May iwasan na ba natin yung magkaka-project? asr-002589 03:07:24.040 --> 03:07:26.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Para lang pagkapirahan na... asr-002590 03:07:26.040 --> 03:07:27.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: It happens, eh. asr-002591 03:07:27.920 --> 03:07:28.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sorry, ah. asr-002592 03:07:28.460 --> 03:07:29.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Parang nakikita ko, talaga, asr-002593 03:07:29.600 --> 03:07:32.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I go around and I notice that some... asr-002594 03:07:32.280 --> 03:07:34.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: There are some projects that are... asr-002595 03:07:34.120 --> 03:07:36.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sabi ko nga, hindi naman tayo mayamang bansa, asr-002596 03:07:36.300 --> 03:07:38.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sayang yung project. asr-002597 03:07:38.420 --> 03:07:40.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: May mga seawall na pagkalaki-laki, asr-002598 03:07:40.380 --> 03:07:41.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: billion yata, asr-002599 03:07:42.060 --> 03:07:44.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na wala namang pinuproteksyon ng community. asr-002600 03:07:44.920 --> 03:07:46.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, do you think, Secretary, asr-002601 03:07:46.260 --> 03:07:47.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ito pong... asr-002602 03:07:47.560 --> 03:07:49.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: By requiring RDC approval, asr-002603 03:07:50.540 --> 03:07:52.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: because we're requiring them right now, asr-002611 03:07:52.740 --> 03:07:56.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, by requiring RDC approval, asr-002612 03:07:56.580 --> 03:08:01.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we will prevent scandals asr-002613 03:08:01.020 --> 03:08:02.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: or itong mga projects asr-002614 03:08:02.940 --> 03:08:05.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that are not really needed asr-002615 03:08:05.100 --> 03:08:07.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and yung scams and corruption. asr-002616 03:08:08.360 --> 03:08:08.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Yeah. asr-002617 03:08:09.020 --> 03:08:10.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-002618 03:08:10.800 --> 03:08:15.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We are undertaking a number of initiatives asr-002619 03:08:15.500 --> 03:08:18.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to improve the quality asr-002620 03:08:18.960 --> 03:08:22.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of our infrastructure projects. asr-002621 03:08:22.740 --> 03:08:32.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: One is this greater monitoring efforts asr-002622 03:08:32.580 --> 03:08:34.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of our, not just DEPDEV, asr-002623 03:08:34.660 --> 03:08:37.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but by other agencies as well. asr-002624 03:08:37.520 --> 03:08:39.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And with the proper use of technology, asr-002625 03:08:40.040 --> 03:08:44.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we can enhance that monitoring. asr-002626 03:08:44.280 --> 03:08:45.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, we are working with, asr-002627 03:08:46.180 --> 03:08:47.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: again, with DBM asr-002628 03:08:47.600 --> 03:08:51.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and our infrastructure agencies asr-002629 03:08:51.460 --> 03:08:52.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: toward coming up with a... asr-002630 03:08:52.580 --> 03:08:54.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a monitoring system. asr-002631 03:08:55.340 --> 03:08:57.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: My undersecretary here, asr-002632 03:08:57.140 --> 03:08:57.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Kapono, asr-002633 03:08:57.620 --> 03:08:59.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is leading that effort. asr-002634 03:09:01.100 --> 03:09:02.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The other one is, asr-002635 03:09:02.740 --> 03:09:04.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: as I mentioned earlier, asr-002636 03:09:05.260 --> 03:09:05.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, asr-002637 03:09:05.980 --> 03:09:09.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is that we do require now asr-002638 03:09:09.060 --> 03:09:11.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that infrastructure projects asr-002639 03:09:11.740 --> 03:09:12.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: like flood control asr-002640 03:09:12.820 --> 03:09:17.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: have to be based on master plans asr-002641 03:09:17.580 --> 03:09:19.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and confirmed asr-002642 03:09:19.720 --> 03:09:22.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and approved asr-002643 03:09:22.160 --> 03:09:22.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: by the government. asr-002644 03:09:22.420 --> 03:09:22.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, we are working with asr-002645 03:09:22.580 --> 03:09:23.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: master plans. asr-002646 03:09:24.620 --> 03:09:27.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And that's what we will need asr-002647 03:09:27.180 --> 03:09:30.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to monitor closely. asr-002648 03:09:31.920 --> 03:09:35.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The third initiative is, asr-002649 03:09:36.340 --> 03:09:37.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, asr-002650 03:09:38.460 --> 03:09:41.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is for, asr-002651 03:09:41.800 --> 03:09:43.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is this effort of DBM asr-002652 03:09:43.600 --> 03:09:46.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and DEPDEV asr-002653 03:09:46.660 --> 03:09:51.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to have a common platform asr-002654 03:09:51.300 --> 03:09:52.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for monitoring asr-002655 03:09:52.580 --> 03:09:53.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the infrastructure? asr-002656 03:09:54.380 --> 03:09:55.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: At the moment kasi ho, asr-002657 03:09:55.980 --> 03:09:58.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: dalawang sistema yan, asr-002658 03:09:58.320 --> 03:10:01.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: may si DBM may system siya, asr-002659 03:10:02.260 --> 03:10:04.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: si DEPDEV may system siya, asr-002660 03:10:05.140 --> 03:10:06.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: kung minsan hindi nag-uusap yung asr-002661 03:10:06.880 --> 03:10:08.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: dalawang system, asr-002662 03:10:08.640 --> 03:10:10.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so yung what was planned asr-002663 03:10:10.280 --> 03:10:12.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: was not budgeted. asr-002664 03:10:13.780 --> 03:10:15.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, our efforts now asr-002665 03:10:15.640 --> 03:10:17.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is to just want to have, asr-002666 03:10:18.000 --> 03:10:20.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to adopt one system asr-002667 03:10:20.080 --> 03:10:21.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so that asr-002668 03:10:21.260 --> 03:10:21.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we can have a system asr-002669 03:10:21.420 --> 03:10:22.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that is a asr-002670 03:10:22.860 --> 03:10:22.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: projects asr-002671 03:10:22.980 --> 03:10:25.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: who'd have to come asr-002672 03:10:25.240 --> 03:10:28.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: from the public investment program asr-002673 03:10:28.020 --> 03:10:30.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and that public investment programs asr-002674 03:10:30.180 --> 03:10:30.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are the asr-002675 03:10:30.800 --> 03:10:31.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are the asr-002676 03:10:31.600 --> 03:10:33.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: programs, projects, asr-002677 03:10:33.640 --> 03:10:34.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and activities asr-002678 03:10:34.860 --> 03:10:35.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that are asr-002679 03:10:36.560 --> 03:10:38.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that are asr-002680 03:10:39.420 --> 03:10:41.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: supportive asr-002681 03:10:41.360 --> 03:10:42.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the asr-002682 03:10:42.380 --> 03:10:43.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Philippine Development Plan asr-002683 03:10:43.960 --> 03:10:45.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are considered priorities asr-002684 03:10:45.880 --> 03:10:47.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for the asr-002685 03:10:47.100 --> 03:10:47.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: PDP. asr-002686 03:10:48.520 --> 03:10:50.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, dapat doon ng kagaling ho asr-002687 03:10:50.160 --> 03:10:50.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: yung asr-002688 03:10:50.540 --> 03:10:50.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: yung asr-002689 03:10:51.420 --> 03:10:53.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: project, hindi sa kung saan-saan asr-002690 03:10:53.440 --> 03:10:54.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: nalang pinupulot at asr-002691 03:10:54.580 --> 03:10:57.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: pinapapunduhan. asr-002692 03:10:58.160 --> 03:10:59.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, hopefully, asr-002693 03:10:59.480 --> 03:11:00.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we'll get the system running. asr-002694 03:11:01.360 --> 03:11:03.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Sad to say, but maraming nasayang na asr-002695 03:11:03.340 --> 03:11:04.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: pera doon sa mga asr-002696 03:11:04.800 --> 03:11:07.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: projects na asr-002697 03:11:07.580 --> 03:11:09.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: walang convergence, asr-002698 03:11:09.540 --> 03:11:11.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na talagang walang asr-002699 03:11:11.140 --> 03:11:12.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: RDC, wala sa master plan. asr-002700 03:11:13.680 --> 03:11:14.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I think asr-002701 03:11:14.620 --> 03:11:17.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Secretary Kim of DVM asr-002702 03:11:17.620 --> 03:11:19.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: has expressed asr-002703 03:11:19.400 --> 03:11:21.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a strong commitment to this initiative asr-002704 03:11:21.300 --> 03:11:23.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and we hope that that's something that asr-002705 03:11:23.440 --> 03:11:25.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we can leave, that asr-002706 03:11:25.380 --> 03:11:27.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: this administration can leave for asr-002707 03:11:27.120 --> 03:11:28.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the next administration, that we have asr-002708 03:11:28.920 --> 03:11:29.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a asr-002709 03:11:29.920 --> 03:11:32.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: institutionalized asr-002710 03:11:32.220 --> 03:11:34.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: way of asr-002711 03:11:34.400 --> 03:11:37.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: planning and budgeting asr-002712 03:11:37.140 --> 03:11:39.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: projects asr-002713 03:11:39.040 --> 03:11:40.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in ways that asr-002714 03:11:40.100 --> 03:11:43.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: are useful asr-002715 03:11:43.060 --> 03:11:43.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for asr-002716 03:11:43.680 --> 03:11:45.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the people. asr-002717 03:11:47.020 --> 03:11:48.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I said, last thing, asr-002718 03:11:48.840 --> 03:11:50.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I think we met asr-002719 03:11:50.120 --> 03:11:51.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung NIA asr-002720 03:11:51.440 --> 03:11:53.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: budget hearings. asr-002721 03:11:54.340 --> 03:11:56.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Anyway, they're requesting asr-002722 03:11:56.000 --> 03:11:58.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for quite a big asr-002723 03:11:58.220 --> 03:12:00.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: amount, but sabi ko nga, asr-002724 03:12:00.780 --> 03:12:02.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: siguro it's about time that asr-002725 03:12:02.180 --> 03:12:04.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we look at the long term, na hindi asr-002726 03:12:04.160 --> 03:12:05.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: lang yung patsipatsi asr-002727 03:12:05.820 --> 03:12:07.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: project, yung small asr-002728 03:12:07.960 --> 03:12:10.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: projects. Ang kailangan natin, asr-002729 03:12:10.420 --> 03:12:12.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I think, aside from asr-002730 03:12:12.320 --> 03:12:14.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: working on how we will have asr-002731 03:12:14.280 --> 03:12:16.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the irrigation canals asr-002732 03:12:16.140 --> 03:12:18.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and all of this, kailangan asr-002733 03:12:18.180 --> 03:12:18.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: may mga water asr-002734 03:12:18.840 --> 03:12:20.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: retention facilities na rin, asr-002735 03:12:20.540 --> 03:12:22.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: water detention or water retention, asr-002736 03:12:23.080 --> 03:12:25.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na from sa taas pa lang, asr-002737 03:12:25.380 --> 03:12:26.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: upstream, may mga asr-002738 03:12:26.840 --> 03:12:27.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: small dams na, asr-002739 03:12:28.160 --> 03:12:30.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: cascading, para asr-002740 03:12:30.960 --> 03:12:32.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: pagdating dito sa baba, asr-002741 03:12:33.340 --> 03:12:35.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: mabagal na, tsaka na-control mo na, asr-002742 03:12:35.300 --> 03:12:36.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and at the same time, during the asr-002743 03:12:36.880 --> 03:12:39.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: rainy season, we have so much asr-002744 03:12:39.220 --> 03:12:40.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: rain, sobra-sobra, asr-002745 03:12:40.880 --> 03:12:42.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: baha tayo. Pag dry season, asr-002746 03:12:43.020 --> 03:12:44.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: tuyong-tuyo naman, diba? asr-002747 03:12:45.360 --> 03:12:46.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Wala tayong retention, asr-002748 03:12:46.540 --> 03:12:48.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: diba? So, I think, asr-002749 03:12:48.840 --> 03:12:50.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: dapat ito yung mga pagtulong, asr-002750 03:12:50.700 --> 03:12:52.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: could help with NIA, asr-002751 03:12:53.380 --> 03:12:54.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: aside from the asr-002752 03:12:54.800 --> 03:12:56.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: irrigation projects, asr-002753 03:12:56.720 --> 03:12:58.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung usual canals, yung mga asr-002754 03:12:58.940 --> 03:13:00.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: daanan, I think yung asr-002755 03:13:00.780 --> 03:13:02.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: water impounding, retention asr-002756 03:13:02.440 --> 03:13:04.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: facilities should be asr-002757 03:13:04.520 --> 03:13:05.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: already asr-002758 03:13:05.980 --> 03:13:08.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: be implemented, no? asr-002759 03:13:09.000 --> 03:13:10.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ang nangyayari sa ngayon, ang nangyayari asr-002760 03:13:10.860 --> 03:13:12.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: itong past few years, dahil asr-002761 03:13:12.980 --> 03:13:14.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: nausit ang flood control, asr-002762 03:13:15.240 --> 03:13:16.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: river, ano, yung mga asr-002763 03:13:16.540 --> 03:13:18.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: revetment, slow protection, asr-002764 03:13:18.840 --> 03:13:21.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sinimento na lahat asr-002765 03:13:21.120 --> 03:13:21.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng asr-002766 03:13:21.380 --> 03:13:23.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sinimento na lahat ng asr-002767 03:13:23.920 --> 03:13:27.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng ilog, daanan, asr-002768 03:13:27.680 --> 03:13:29.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: bumilis yung takbo ng tubig, asr-002769 03:13:30.360 --> 03:13:31.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: hindi na natin asr-002770 03:13:31.080 --> 03:13:33.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na re-retain, hindi na natin nasa sala asr-002771 03:13:33.080 --> 03:13:34.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: dito, bumilis pa yung takbo, kaya na asr-002772 03:13:34.640 --> 03:13:36.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kaya na babaha ka agad dito. asr-002773 03:13:37.800 --> 03:13:38.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Probably, Deb can asr-002774 03:13:38.900 --> 03:13:41.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: coordinate with NIA. asr-002775 03:13:41.920 --> 03:13:42.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yun ang ano ko eh, asr-002776 03:13:42.900 --> 03:13:43.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: what I asr-002777 03:13:43.380 --> 03:13:43.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I asr-002778 03:13:43.820 --> 03:13:43.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I asr-002779 03:13:43.980 --> 03:13:47.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: , ah, I, ah, asr-002780 03:13:47.520 --> 03:13:49.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: told NIA that we will support, no? asr-002781 03:13:49.400 --> 03:13:51.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yun dapat mara na silang water retention and asr-002782 03:13:51.300 --> 03:13:53.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: retention facilities, aside asr-002783 03:13:53.340 --> 03:13:55.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: from the usual irrigation, no? asr-002784 03:13:55.400 --> 03:13:57.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Para, at least two birds with asr-002785 03:13:57.340 --> 03:13:59.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: one stone, we prevent flood, asr-002786 03:13:59.760 --> 03:14:01.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: flood, we mitigate flood, asr-002787 03:14:02.100 --> 03:14:03.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: para na control natin asr-002788 03:14:03.600 --> 03:14:04.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung speed, yung velocity. asr-002789 03:14:05.380 --> 03:14:07.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: At the same time, we retain water pag asr-002790 03:14:07.200 --> 03:14:09.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: dry season, lalo na may asr-002791 03:14:09.100 --> 03:14:10.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: elenyo pa tayo ngayon, no? asr-002792 03:14:11.360 --> 03:14:13.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: At least pag dry season, meron tayong tubig, asr-002793 03:14:13.420 --> 03:14:15.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: diba? So, Sek, asr-002794 03:14:15.240 --> 03:14:16.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: anong tingin nyo doon? asr-002795 03:14:17.120 --> 03:14:18.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: You are correct, asr-002796 03:14:19.020 --> 03:14:21.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair. We should asr-002797 03:14:21.340 --> 03:14:23.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: have done this long time ago. I asr-002798 03:14:23.060 --> 03:14:25.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: remember when I was asr-002799 03:14:25.400 --> 03:14:27.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: still much younger, and I asr-002800 03:14:27.060 --> 03:14:29.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: used to go to, my asr-002801 03:14:29.100 --> 03:14:31.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Chinese friends brought asr-002802 03:14:31.440 --> 03:14:33.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: me around. They have asr-002803 03:14:33.440 --> 03:14:34.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a lot of those asr-002804 03:14:34.320 --> 03:14:37.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: cascading, cascading asr-002805 03:14:37.360 --> 03:14:39.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ang nangyari, Sec asr-002806 03:14:39.580 --> 03:14:41.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sinemento, revetment, lahat asr-002807 03:14:41.200 --> 03:14:43.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng tulay na, lahat ng asr-002808 03:14:43.180 --> 03:14:44.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ilog natin, bumilis yung tubig. asr-002809 03:14:44.900 --> 03:14:47.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And even Vietnam, I mean, so there are asr-002810 03:14:47.260 --> 03:14:49.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: many places where you can asr-002811 03:14:49.180 --> 03:14:50.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: see that it works. asr-002812 03:14:51.280 --> 03:14:53.140 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And I hope that this asr-002813 03:14:53.140 --> 03:14:54.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: will form part of asr-002814 03:14:54.580 --> 03:14:57.060 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the long-term infrastructure asr-002815 03:14:57.060 --> 03:14:58.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: roadmap. asr-002816 03:15:00.000 --> 03:15:01.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, that asr-002817 03:15:01.360 --> 03:15:03.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: when we plan for this asr-002818 03:15:03.560 --> 03:15:05.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: system, these are long-term asr-002819 03:15:05.900 --> 03:15:07.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so that we need to asr-002820 03:15:07.760 --> 03:15:11.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: But even if it's long-term, I guess asr-002821 03:15:11.860 --> 03:15:13.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Secretary, we have to start already. asr-002822 03:15:13.700 --> 03:15:15.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ang nangyari, as you mentioned, this should asr-002823 03:15:15.900 --> 03:15:17.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: have been started years ago pero asr-002824 03:15:17.420 --> 03:15:19.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ngayon, ang iniisip pa rin asr-002825 03:15:19.200 --> 03:15:21.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng flood mitigation, flood control asr-002826 03:15:21.700 --> 03:15:23.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kung paano mawala yung tubig asr-002827 03:15:23.860 --> 03:15:25.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: hindi paano lang ma-retain asr-002828 03:15:25.560 --> 03:15:26.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: at mapabagal. So, asr-002829 03:15:27.560 --> 03:15:29.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I think we really have to look asr-002830 03:15:29.060 --> 03:15:31.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: at long-term now and look at asr-002831 03:15:31.080 --> 03:15:33.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: treat water, treat flood asr-002832 03:15:33.160 --> 03:15:34.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: treat water, not as asr-002833 03:15:34.860 --> 03:15:37.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na hindi ito asr-002834 03:15:37.000 --> 03:15:39.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: permission, dapat ito resource, diba? asr-002835 03:15:39.280 --> 03:15:40.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Parang ganun dapat ang asr-002836 03:15:40.240 --> 03:15:42.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: baguhin siguro yung asr-002837 03:15:42.740 --> 03:15:43.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ano natin, yung asr-002838 03:15:43.720 --> 03:15:46.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: concept at perception. asr-002839 03:15:48.480 --> 03:15:51.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: The President, Mr. Chair, has actually a directive asr-002840 03:15:51.120 --> 03:15:51.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to asr-002841 03:15:51.880 --> 03:15:54.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: DEF-DEF and infrastructure asr-002842 03:15:54.640 --> 03:15:55.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: agencies to asr-002843 03:15:55.980 --> 03:15:58.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: dapat may asr-002844 03:15:58.580 --> 03:15:59.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: convergence asr-002845 03:15:59.040 --> 03:16:02.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: at come up with asr-002846 03:16:02.400 --> 03:16:03.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a asr-002847 03:16:03.520 --> 03:16:06.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: clear asr-002848 03:16:06.000 --> 03:16:08.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: master plan for asr-002849 03:16:08.940 --> 03:16:10.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: flood control asr-002850 03:16:10.660 --> 03:16:13.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and one that asr-002851 03:16:13.100 --> 03:16:13.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is also asr-002852 03:16:13.980 --> 03:16:17.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: where the funding is also asr-002853 03:16:17.080 --> 03:16:20.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: identified or clear. So, asr-002854 03:16:20.780 --> 03:16:22.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we have this ongoing effort asr-002855 03:16:22.620 --> 03:16:24.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair asr-002856 03:16:24.820 --> 03:16:25.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to asr-002857 03:16:25.660 --> 03:16:27.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to asr-002858 03:16:27.700 --> 03:16:28.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to asr-002859 03:16:29.040 --> 03:16:32.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: come up with even just the asr-002860 03:16:32.400 --> 03:16:35.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: construction of initial cisterns asr-002861 03:16:35.900 --> 03:16:37.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for Metro Manila. asr-002862 03:16:37.600 --> 03:16:40.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We are asr-002863 03:16:40.080 --> 03:16:45.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: what is that? MMDA is a request for a budget, no? asr-002864 03:16:45.280 --> 03:16:55.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Yeah, anyway, we'll have that as part of our long-term asr-002865 03:16:55.280 --> 03:16:58.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, I'm glad to hear that. We really have to do it. asr-002866 03:16:58.880 --> 03:17:03.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We should have done this yesterday. So, gawin na natin, diba? asr-002867 03:17:03.820 --> 03:17:06.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, thank you, Secretary, it's nice to hear from you, no? asr-002868 03:17:06.960 --> 03:17:10.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: From you, yung mga kailangan natin talaga meron tayong master plan. asr-002869 03:17:10.780 --> 03:17:27.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You know that I filed the MIND Act bill, one of my party bills, this Congress, precisely because of our country, cannot afford to restart or abandon major infrastructure roadmaps every six years whenever a new administration takes over. asr-002870 03:17:27.320 --> 03:17:43.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Presidents may come and go, no? Kailangan na big-ticket items should transcend presidencies, legacies may differ, but priorities may change, but the infrastructure that builds our nation must outlast any administration. asr-002871 03:17:43.960 --> 03:17:56.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, considering DepDEP's mandate, would DepDEP support the MIND Act and its objective of institutionalizing a long-term National Infrastructure Master Plan that will transcend changes in administration? asr-002872 03:17:56.460 --> 03:17:57.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Yes, sir. asr-002873 03:17:57.160 --> 03:18:36.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Definitely, Mr. Chair. In fact, the new charter, the charter of DepDEP, which you yourself co-authored, Mr. Chair, has that provision that DepDEP has to be the custodian of the long-term Master Plans. Particularly for infrastructure. And we hope that the bill will strengthen that function. asr-002874 03:18:36.000 --> 03:18:57.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We definitely make sure that DEPDev will be the primary agency tasked to implement the master plan. Kayo kasi, kayo yung study, kayo naman ang may expertise dito. And I think that will be the blueprint that will set the direction in the future. asr-002875 03:18:57.160 --> 03:19:12.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The next 50 to 100 years dapat ang tingin natin, Sec, hindi na yung six-year term, which is siguro yun ang naging problema natin because of the political system, yung mga presidente, administration, who are looking at the short and medium term. asr-002876 03:19:13.800 --> 03:19:21.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, I think it's DepDEP who has that vision, supposedly, na talagang long-term na tayo ang ating vision. asr-002877 03:19:21.720 --> 03:19:21.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay. asr-002878 03:19:27.160 --> 03:19:50.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Under the proposed MIND Act, infrastructure must be built as a connected ecosystem, not as standalone impulse projects. Ang problema natin, patsi-patsi ang mga proyekto at walang isang long-term master plan. Our agencies still tend to plan and implement projects separately. So paano natin sinisiguro ng DEPDev na magkakaugnay, magkabatay na sa isang national master plan ang mga infrastructure projects ng DPWH, DOTr, DA, LGUs at iba pang ahensya? asr-002879 03:19:50.700 --> 03:19:55.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, what can we do to make sure that they will now be based on a Master Plan? asr-002886 03:19:55.900 --> 03:19:58.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: based on master plan in the future? asr-002887 03:19:58.800 --> 03:19:59.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sek, anong tingin nyo? asr-002888 03:20:01.740 --> 03:20:04.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: I think the institutional asr-002889 03:20:04.080 --> 03:20:09.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: arrangements, asr-002890 03:20:10.080 --> 03:20:11.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, in their bill asr-002891 03:20:11.980 --> 03:20:13.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: would have to ensure asr-002892 03:20:13.940 --> 03:20:15.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that indeed asr-002893 03:20:15.080 --> 03:20:16.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: when asr-002894 03:20:16.980 --> 03:20:22.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: there's a change in administration, asr-002895 03:20:22.200 --> 03:20:23.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: there's a smooth asr-002896 03:20:23.460 --> 03:20:25.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: transition asr-002897 03:20:25.820 --> 03:20:28.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: so that the new administration asr-002898 03:20:28.080 --> 03:20:30.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: becomes aware asr-002899 03:20:30.660 --> 03:20:32.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and asr-002900 03:20:32.660 --> 03:20:36.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: start asr-002901 03:20:36.260 --> 03:20:37.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: from what was asr-002902 03:20:37.080 --> 03:20:40.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: from where asr-002903 03:20:40.220 --> 03:20:41.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: its predecessor asr-002904 03:20:41.360 --> 03:20:42.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: stops. asr-002905 03:20:43.500 --> 03:20:44.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Usually kasi ang nangyayari, asr-002906 03:20:45.320 --> 03:20:46.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: just like asr-002907 03:20:46.380 --> 03:20:48.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: what you asr-002908 03:20:48.100 --> 03:20:50.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: expressed, asr-002909 03:20:50.440 --> 03:20:52.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, is that asr-002910 03:20:52.220 --> 03:20:54.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: hindi lang administration asr-002911 03:20:54.520 --> 03:20:55.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: even with a change asr-002912 03:20:55.740 --> 03:20:57.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: in the Secretary asr-002913 03:20:57.940 --> 03:20:59.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of the Implementing Agency, asr-002914 03:21:00.640 --> 03:21:01.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: kung ayaw niya yung asr-002915 03:21:01.740 --> 03:21:02.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: current plan, asr-002916 03:21:02.780 --> 03:21:05.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: magbago siya ng asr-002917 03:21:05.260 --> 03:21:08.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: sarili niyang asr-002918 03:21:08.180 --> 03:21:10.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: plano. asr-002919 03:21:11.940 --> 03:21:13.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Kaya doon nagkagulo-gulo yung asr-002920 03:21:13.680 --> 03:21:15.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: alignment of infrastructure, asr-002921 03:21:15.740 --> 03:21:18.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for example, hindi nagtugtong-tugtong asr-002922 03:21:18.320 --> 03:21:18.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: yung mga asr-002923 03:21:18.980 --> 03:21:20.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: LRT, asr-002924 03:21:20.840 --> 03:21:21.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the asr-002925 03:21:21.380 --> 03:21:24.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: expressway, asr-002926 03:21:24.420 --> 03:21:25.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the, I'm talking, asr-002927 03:21:25.740 --> 03:21:27.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: even the subway asr-002928 03:21:27.720 --> 03:21:28.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and the expressway, asr-002929 03:21:29.180 --> 03:21:33.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: they do not strengthen asr-002930 03:21:33.240 --> 03:21:33.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: its other. asr-002931 03:21:35.200 --> 03:21:36.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, what asr-002932 03:21:36.420 --> 03:21:39.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we hope to happen, asr-002933 03:21:40.600 --> 03:21:42.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, asr-002934 03:21:42.400 --> 03:21:42.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is that asr-002935 03:21:42.680 --> 03:21:44.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: when a secretary asr-002936 03:21:44.440 --> 03:21:47.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: changes or departs asr-002937 03:21:47.180 --> 03:21:48.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: from the plan, asr-002938 03:21:48.980 --> 03:21:49.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: from the master plan, asr-002939 03:21:49.900 --> 03:21:50.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: he has to asr-002940 03:21:50.980 --> 03:21:52.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: go to the asr-002941 03:21:52.880 --> 03:21:54.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Economic Development Council, asr-002942 03:21:55.020 --> 03:21:55.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: which is chaired by the Secretary of the Implementing Agency, asr-002943 03:21:55.740 --> 03:21:56.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: which is chaired by the President, asr-002944 03:21:56.740 --> 03:21:59.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for approval asr-002945 03:21:59.480 --> 03:22:02.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for such a change. asr-002946 03:22:02.320 --> 03:22:02.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: To change or deviate. asr-002947 03:22:03.040 --> 03:22:04.300 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Or to deviate, yes. asr-002948 03:22:04.960 --> 03:22:06.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And not just asr-002949 03:22:06.040 --> 03:22:09.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: decide on its own. asr-002950 03:22:09.640 --> 03:22:10.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Ganun ang nangyayari sa mga noho. asr-002951 03:22:11.160 --> 03:22:12.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: May alam na ng isang department asr-002952 03:22:12.840 --> 03:22:15.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: na may dadaan na LRT doon. asr-002953 03:22:15.300 --> 03:22:16.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Elinagyan ng flyover asr-002954 03:22:16.940 --> 03:22:18.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: ng another agency. asr-002955 03:22:18.460 --> 03:22:19.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Nasira na yung asr-002956 03:22:19.720 --> 03:22:22.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: alignment that the infrastructure asr-002957 03:22:22.920 --> 03:22:25.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: becomes far more expensive asr-002958 03:22:25.100 --> 03:22:25.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to complete. asr-002959 03:22:25.740 --> 03:22:27.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And then, na-delay. asr-002960 03:22:28.260 --> 03:22:28.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: That's the worst. asr-002961 03:22:30.320 --> 03:22:31.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, I think asr-002962 03:22:31.940 --> 03:22:33.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a simple institutional asr-002963 03:22:33.240 --> 03:22:35.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: improvement as that could help asr-002964 03:22:35.960 --> 03:22:38.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: improve the asr-002965 03:22:38.100 --> 03:22:39.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: continuity of asr-002966 03:22:39.420 --> 03:22:41.980 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: infrastructure programs. asr-002967 03:22:43.460 --> 03:22:44.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. asr-002968 03:22:44.600 --> 03:22:45.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sek, meron lang akong ano, no? asr-002969 03:22:46.100 --> 03:22:47.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Of course, yung asr-002970 03:22:47.140 --> 03:22:49.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Northside Commuter Railway asr-002971 03:22:49.760 --> 03:22:52.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and the Metro Medina Subway System, asr-002972 03:22:52.240 --> 03:22:53.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the main asr-002973 03:22:54.280 --> 03:22:55.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: railway projects asr-002974 03:22:55.360 --> 03:22:55.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: or asr-002975 03:22:55.740 --> 03:22:56.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: one of the major asr-002976 03:22:56.940 --> 03:22:58.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: infrastructure programs asr-002977 03:22:58.820 --> 03:23:00.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of government now asr-002978 03:23:00.320 --> 03:23:01.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: is Full Blast, no? asr-002979 03:23:02.420 --> 03:23:04.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kasi bubuhay na itong asr-002980 03:23:04.060 --> 03:23:04.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Central Luzon, asr-002981 03:23:04.780 --> 03:23:05.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Southern Tagalog Area. asr-002982 03:23:06.820 --> 03:23:07.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And of course, asr-002983 03:23:07.460 --> 03:23:08.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Metro Manila, no? asr-002984 03:23:08.380 --> 03:23:10.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I always view asr-002985 03:23:10.420 --> 03:23:11.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: these railways asr-002986 03:23:12.200 --> 03:23:13.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: as not only asr-002987 03:23:13.040 --> 03:23:13.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for convenience asr-002988 03:23:13.860 --> 03:23:16.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: but it stimulates asr-002989 03:23:17.160 --> 03:23:17.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: economic growth asr-002990 03:23:17.820 --> 03:23:18.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and it spreads out asr-002991 03:23:18.780 --> 03:23:19.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the development. asr-002992 03:23:21.320 --> 03:23:22.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ang ano ko lang dito, asr-002993 03:23:22.620 --> 03:23:22.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sek, asr-002994 03:23:22.880 --> 03:23:23.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: nangihinayang po ako asr-002995 03:23:23.960 --> 03:23:25.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kasi yung pungminda asr-002996 03:23:25.660 --> 03:23:26.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng railway system, no? asr-002997 03:23:28.860 --> 03:23:30.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And the South Long Haul asr-002998 03:23:30.080 --> 03:23:33.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: which was supposed to be started asr-002999 03:23:33.300 --> 03:23:35.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: during the last administration, asr-003000 03:23:35.700 --> 03:23:36.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: unfortunately, asr-003001 03:23:36.520 --> 03:23:37.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: because of asr-003002 03:23:37.120 --> 03:23:38.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: factors, asr-003003 03:23:39.860 --> 03:23:40.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: hindi, asr-003004 03:23:40.600 --> 03:23:42.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: this remains suspended, no? asr-003005 03:23:42.440 --> 03:23:43.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kasi China ito, asr-003006 03:23:43.500 --> 03:23:44.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: hindi na tuloy. asr-003007 03:23:44.760 --> 03:23:46.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung NSCR and asr-003008 03:23:46.880 --> 03:23:49.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Metro Medina Subway Project asr-003009 03:23:49.380 --> 03:23:50.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: are both Japan, asr-003010 03:23:50.540 --> 03:23:50.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: JICA, asr-003011 03:23:51.080 --> 03:23:51.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and ADB. asr-003012 03:23:52.620 --> 03:23:54.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: However, yung South Long Haul asr-003013 03:23:54.040 --> 03:23:55.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and Mindanao Railway, asr-003014 03:23:55.660 --> 03:23:58.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: China Eximbank yata ito, no? asr-003015 03:23:58.420 --> 03:24:00.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Na hindi na natuloy. asr-003016 03:24:00.520 --> 03:24:01.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, ang tanong ko lang, asr-003017 03:24:02.080 --> 03:24:02.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: are there efforts asr-003018 03:24:02.800 --> 03:24:03.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: by the DEF-DEF asr-003019 03:24:03.700 --> 03:24:06.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to push asr-003020 03:24:06.900 --> 03:24:08.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: or to help also asr-003021 03:24:08.900 --> 03:24:10.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: look for potential asr-003022 03:24:10.360 --> 03:24:11.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: takers, funders, asr-003023 03:24:12.580 --> 03:24:13.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and proponents asr-003024 03:24:13.800 --> 03:24:15.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: or implementers asr-003025 03:24:15.460 --> 03:24:16.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of the project? asr-003026 03:24:16.240 --> 03:24:17.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Of course, there are. asr-003027 03:24:18.100 --> 03:24:20.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And we strongly support asr-003028 03:24:20.420 --> 03:24:22.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the efforts asr-003029 03:24:22.100 --> 03:24:23.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to improve asr-003030 03:24:25.660 --> 03:24:26.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the infrastructure, asr-003031 03:24:26.880 --> 03:24:27.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: access to infrastructure, asr-003032 03:24:28.700 --> 03:24:31.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: particularly efficient infrastructure asr-003033 03:24:31.180 --> 03:24:32.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: system. asr-003034 03:24:33.580 --> 03:24:34.480 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Sir Chair, asr-003035 03:24:36.080 --> 03:24:37.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: my understanding is that asr-003036 03:24:37.880 --> 03:24:38.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: we are, asr-003037 03:24:40.380 --> 03:24:42.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: through the Department of Finance, asr-003038 03:24:43.320 --> 03:24:43.860 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: still asr-003039 03:24:43.860 --> 03:24:46.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: open to asr-003040 03:24:46.780 --> 03:24:48.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and in fact facilitating asr-003041 03:24:48.380 --> 03:24:50.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for the entry of other asr-003042 03:24:50.920 --> 03:24:52.880 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: potential asr-003043 03:24:52.880 --> 03:24:54.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: players. asr-003058 03:24:59.920 --> 03:25:00.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for example, asr-003059 03:25:00.680 --> 03:25:00.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: this asr-003060 03:25:00.740 --> 03:25:04.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: there is a discussion asr-003061 03:25:04.340 --> 03:25:05.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: with Spain asr-003062 03:25:05.800 --> 03:25:06.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and France asr-003063 03:25:06.720 --> 03:25:08.220 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: regarding the asr-003064 03:25:08.220 --> 03:25:09.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: financing of this asr-003065 03:25:09.840 --> 03:25:12.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: South Luzon asr-003066 03:25:12.960 --> 03:25:13.840 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Longhaul asr-003067 03:25:13.840 --> 03:25:14.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: South Longhaul asr-003068 03:25:14.800 --> 03:25:16.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and asr-003069 03:25:16.020 --> 03:25:18.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the asr-003070 03:25:18.960 --> 03:25:21.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the key there asr-003071 03:25:21.100 --> 03:25:21.800 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair asr-003072 03:25:21.800 --> 03:25:22.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is that asr-003073 03:25:22.280 --> 03:25:24.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: because asr-003074 03:25:24.120 --> 03:25:24.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the asr-003075 03:25:24.640 --> 03:25:25.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the asr-003076 03:25:25.120 --> 03:25:25.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the asr-003077 03:25:25.200 --> 03:25:25.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the asr-003078 03:25:25.660 --> 03:25:27.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: earlier consultant that asr-003079 03:25:27.280 --> 03:25:29.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: was tasked to prepare the feasibility asr-003080 03:25:29.500 --> 03:25:31.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: study was asr-003081 03:25:31.420 --> 03:25:32.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: by China. asr-003082 03:25:33.000 --> 03:25:35.180 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: And of course, asr-003083 03:25:35.460 --> 03:25:37.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: if other parties asr-003084 03:25:37.420 --> 03:25:38.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: would now asr-003085 03:25:38.460 --> 03:25:39.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: come, asr-003086 03:25:40.400 --> 03:25:43.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the technology could be asr-003087 03:25:43.400 --> 03:25:45.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: different. So if it's Spain or asr-003088 03:25:45.360 --> 03:25:47.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: France, they asr-003089 03:25:47.360 --> 03:25:48.740 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: may prefer their own asr-003090 03:25:48.740 --> 03:25:51.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: technology. So that the asr-003091 03:25:51.280 --> 03:25:53.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: preparation, we would asr-003092 03:25:53.360 --> 03:25:54.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: have to start essentially asr-003093 03:25:54.460 --> 03:25:56.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: almost like a start. asr-003094 03:25:56.780 --> 03:25:59.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Preferably rito, yung manufacturer asr-003095 03:25:59.480 --> 03:26:00.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: or may expertise. asr-003096 03:26:01.240 --> 03:26:02.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Just like Japan. asr-003097 03:26:03.240 --> 03:26:05.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I think when we, just to asr-003098 03:26:05.300 --> 03:26:05.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: give you asr-003099 03:26:05.760 --> 03:26:08.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: information, we were asr-003100 03:26:08.440 --> 03:26:10.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: in Spain a few years asr-003101 03:26:10.820 --> 03:26:13.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ago with Senate President asr-003102 03:26:13.080 --> 03:26:15.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Manosimig Zubiri, kasama rin si SP asr-003103 03:26:15.100 --> 03:26:17.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Wynn that time, for asr-003104 03:26:17.140 --> 03:26:18.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: a parliamentary visit. And we had asr-003105 03:26:18.920 --> 03:26:20.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: a chance to have asr-003106 03:26:20.560 --> 03:26:23.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: a courtesy call with the king asr-003107 03:26:23.040 --> 03:26:23.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: himself. asr-003108 03:26:24.460 --> 03:26:25.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And they are very much asr-003109 03:26:25.500 --> 03:26:26.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: interested to asr-003110 03:26:26.580 --> 03:26:29.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: go back and invest in the Philippines asr-003111 03:26:29.340 --> 03:26:31.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: because meron silang sentimental asr-003112 03:26:31.560 --> 03:26:33.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: value kasi dati tayong asr-003113 03:26:33.440 --> 03:26:35.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: colony. So they would want to go asr-003114 03:26:35.500 --> 03:26:36.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: back. So magandang asr-003115 03:26:36.340 --> 03:26:39.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ma-explore natin yung asr-003116 03:26:39.260 --> 03:26:41.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Spain. Kasi meron tayong roots. asr-003117 03:26:41.240 --> 03:26:42.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And at the same time, they are, I think, asr-003118 03:26:42.660 --> 03:26:45.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: they have a manufacturing for asr-003119 03:26:45.260 --> 03:26:47.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: locomotives. Yung CAF, I think, is asr-003120 03:26:47.000 --> 03:26:48.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Spaniard. Yung CAF is asr-003121 03:26:48.900 --> 03:26:50.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: one of the popular brands asr-003122 03:26:50.800 --> 03:26:51.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for asr-003123 03:26:51.120 --> 03:26:54.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: railway. asr-003124 03:26:54.460 --> 03:26:56.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mga engines, asr-003125 03:26:56.220 --> 03:26:57.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ma-locomotives. asr-003126 03:26:58.180 --> 03:26:59.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yun, Sek. asr-003127 03:26:59.200 --> 03:27:01.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: For info lang. I think asr-003128 03:27:01.040 --> 03:27:02.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Spain was really interested asr-003129 03:27:02.920 --> 03:27:05.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: also in considering asr-003130 03:27:05.120 --> 03:27:06.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: going back to the Philippines. asr-003131 03:27:07.380 --> 03:27:09.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: We are exploring asr-003132 03:27:09.380 --> 03:27:10.760 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: all other possibilities. asr-003133 03:27:11.480 --> 03:27:11.900 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: In fact, asr-003134 03:27:12.740 --> 03:27:15.040 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the recent visit of asr-003135 03:27:15.040 --> 03:27:17.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the President to India, asr-003136 03:27:17.460 --> 03:27:19.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: that this asr-003137 03:27:19.200 --> 03:27:21.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: issue about asr-003138 03:27:21.120 --> 03:27:22.680 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: railway was also part of the asr-003139 03:27:22.680 --> 03:27:24.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: discussion. And we asr-003140 03:27:24.460 --> 03:27:27.580 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: know India, that's what asr-003141 03:27:27.580 --> 03:27:29.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: it's good at, building railways. asr-003142 03:27:30.660 --> 03:27:31.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Wala nila. asr-003143 03:27:31.460 --> 03:27:32.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Naro gauge yata sila eh. asr-003144 03:27:32.700 --> 03:27:34.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I think now it's the world asr-003145 03:27:34.720 --> 03:27:36.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: is now standard gauge. Pero okay din naman ng asr-003146 03:27:36.480 --> 03:27:38.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: India. Ang ano ko lang, Sek, asr-003147 03:27:38.740 --> 03:27:40.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I really would want to push this. I've been asr-003148 03:27:40.780 --> 03:27:42.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: pushing for this for so asr-003149 03:27:42.740 --> 03:27:44.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: long. Because especially in Mindanao, asr-003150 03:27:44.740 --> 03:27:46.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: why it's very important? asr-003151 03:27:46.600 --> 03:27:48.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Because Mindanao is the asr-003152 03:27:48.660 --> 03:27:49.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: richest among the islands. asr-003153 03:27:49.960 --> 03:27:52.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sa mga natural sources, sa lahat, asr-003154 03:27:52.860 --> 03:27:53.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sa taba ng lupa. asr-003155 03:27:54.460 --> 03:27:56.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: But because of decades of strife, asr-003156 03:27:56.980 --> 03:27:57.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: conflict, asr-003157 03:27:58.840 --> 03:28:00.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: it has not really reached its potential. asr-003158 03:28:01.240 --> 03:28:02.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kaya lang, saya ngayon, asr-003159 03:28:02.980 --> 03:28:04.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: now that we have the banks, asr-003160 03:28:04.440 --> 03:28:06.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: more organic law, meron tayong peace asr-003161 03:28:06.700 --> 03:28:08.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ngayon, for several asr-003162 03:28:08.620 --> 03:28:10.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: years now. But I think asr-003163 03:28:10.760 --> 03:28:12.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we need to follow it up with economic asr-003164 03:28:12.780 --> 03:28:14.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: development. Ang tingin ko, asr-003165 03:28:15.040 --> 03:28:16.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the only way we can solve asr-003166 03:28:16.400 --> 03:28:18.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung talagang magkaroon asr-003167 03:28:18.680 --> 03:28:20.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng opportunity ang buong Mindanao asr-003168 03:28:20.880 --> 03:28:22.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and reach its full asr-003169 03:28:22.600 --> 03:28:24.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: potential is to have asr-003170 03:28:24.420 --> 03:28:25.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: a railway system around. asr-003171 03:28:26.100 --> 03:28:28.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kasi yung mga, siguro, pansin nyo yung asr-003172 03:28:28.400 --> 03:28:30.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: gulo noon, sa western side, asr-003173 03:28:30.600 --> 03:28:33.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: MILF, asr-003174 03:28:33.940 --> 03:28:36.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ASG, asr-003175 03:28:36.300 --> 03:28:38.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: MNLF, BIFF, asr-003176 03:28:38.900 --> 03:28:40.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Central Mindanao, lahat na lang letra. asr-003177 03:28:40.500 --> 03:28:40.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ang dami na. asr-003178 03:28:41.800 --> 03:28:44.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sa eastern side naman, CPP, NPA, asr-003179 03:28:44.480 --> 03:28:46.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: may insurgency. It's because of asr-003180 03:28:46.540 --> 03:28:48.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: lack of opportunity in Mindanao. Mayaman asr-003181 03:28:48.500 --> 03:28:50.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng Mindanao eh. Kaya lang, because of asr-003182 03:28:50.500 --> 03:28:52.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the lack of opportunity, ang dali nila asr-003183 03:28:52.300 --> 03:28:54.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: mang hikayap. Ang daling kumulungan. asr-003184 03:28:54.420 --> 03:28:56.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kumuha ng support noon. asr-003185 03:28:56.560 --> 03:28:58.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kasi nga, guto man tao. But I think asr-003186 03:28:58.580 --> 03:29:00.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: with the railway system, we spread asr-003187 03:29:00.640 --> 03:29:02.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: out the growth. Hindi lang asr-003188 03:29:02.560 --> 03:29:04.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kagendi oro, hindi lang asr-003189 03:29:04.160 --> 03:29:05.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Davao ang asr-003190 03:29:05.820 --> 03:29:08.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: magkakaroon ng development. asr-003191 03:29:08.660 --> 03:29:10.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We will create growth areas all asr-003192 03:29:10.480 --> 03:29:12.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: over. Parang yun ang asr-003193 03:29:12.040 --> 03:29:14.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: tingin ko eh. By creating growth nodes, asr-003194 03:29:14.900 --> 03:29:16.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: growth development areas, asr-003195 03:29:16.380 --> 03:29:18.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: magkaka-industrial parka, for terminals, asr-003196 03:29:19.780 --> 03:29:20.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: commercial centers. asr-003197 03:29:21.460 --> 03:29:22.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, I think we asr-003198 03:29:22.460 --> 03:29:23.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: am hoping that asr-003199 03:29:23.320 --> 03:29:23.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we'll be able to do that. asr-003200 03:29:24.420 --> 03:29:25.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, DepTev will be asr-003201 03:29:25.540 --> 03:29:27.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: also pushing, still continue asr-003202 03:29:27.760 --> 03:29:29.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to push for the Mindanao asr-003203 03:29:29.640 --> 03:29:31.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: railway system. And ganoon din yung asr-003204 03:29:31.380 --> 03:29:33.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: South Long Haul. It will, Bicol asr-003205 03:29:33.520 --> 03:29:34.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: is one of the asr-003206 03:29:34.600 --> 03:29:37.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: beautiful provinces na mayaman. Pero asr-003207 03:29:37.480 --> 03:29:38.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: because of asr-003208 03:29:38.240 --> 03:29:41.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: distance, parang sa inyong isolated. asr-003209 03:29:41.960 --> 03:29:43.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Poor region sila. asr-003210 03:29:43.580 --> 03:29:44.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ang ganda-ganda ng Bicol, diba? asr-003211 03:29:45.660 --> 03:29:47.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, Sigur Sek, can asr-003212 03:29:47.040 --> 03:29:49.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: DepTev ba no? Really push for this asr-003213 03:29:49.640 --> 03:29:50.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: to... Definitely, asr-003214 03:29:51.740 --> 03:29:53.200 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair, because asr-003215 03:29:54.420 --> 03:29:57.240 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: for me, in particular, I see asr-003216 03:29:57.240 --> 03:29:59.420 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the need to connect the country. asr-003217 03:30:00.000 --> 03:30:01.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: efficiently. asr-003218 03:30:02.180 --> 03:30:04.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: That's the only way we can make growth asr-003219 03:30:04.260 --> 03:30:05.280 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: more inclusive. asr-003220 03:30:06.040 --> 03:30:08.120 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Otherwise, growth asr-003221 03:30:08.120 --> 03:30:09.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: will continue to be asr-003222 03:30:09.400 --> 03:30:12.400 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Manila-centric and that's not asr-003223 03:30:12.400 --> 03:30:14.160 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: a good future for asr-003224 03:30:14.160 --> 03:30:16.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the country. We have to asr-003225 03:30:16.080 --> 03:30:16.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: create asr-003226 03:30:16.920 --> 03:30:20.320 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: many more growth opportunities. asr-003227 03:30:20.680 --> 03:30:21.000 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: In fact, asr-003228 03:30:21.940 --> 03:30:23.520 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: when asr-003229 03:30:23.520 --> 03:30:26.020 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Sec. Jimmy asr-003230 03:30:26.020 --> 03:30:27.700 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Bautista was still asr-003231 03:30:27.700 --> 03:30:29.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the OTR, we were actually asr-003232 03:30:29.640 --> 03:30:32.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: discussing and pushing for asr-003233 03:30:32.080 --> 03:30:33.540 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: the asr-003234 03:30:33.540 --> 03:30:35.720 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: preparation of the asr-003235 03:30:35.720 --> 03:30:37.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: even free feasibility study asr-003236 03:30:37.820 --> 03:30:39.600 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: bringing the train asr-003237 03:30:39.600 --> 03:30:42.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: from Manila asr-003238 03:30:42.100 --> 03:30:43.780 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or from Clark asr-003239 03:30:43.780 --> 03:30:44.940 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: all the way to Cagayan. asr-003240 03:30:46.500 --> 03:30:47.660 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Isabela and asr-003241 03:30:47.660 --> 03:30:49.640 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Nobiskaya and Cagayan are so rich asr-003242 03:30:49.640 --> 03:30:51.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and have so much high asr-003243 03:30:51.260 --> 03:30:52.920 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: potential for agriculture asr-003244 03:30:52.920 --> 03:30:53.360 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: but asr-003245 03:30:53.360 --> 03:30:57.340 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: they cannot be competitive asr-003246 03:30:57.340 --> 03:30:59.500 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: unless asr-003247 03:30:59.500 --> 03:30:59.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: they have asr-003248 03:30:59.640 --> 03:31:01.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: because the transport cost asr-003249 03:31:01.100 --> 03:31:03.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: using the usual bus system asr-003250 03:31:03.620 --> 03:31:04.960 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: or truck system asr-003251 03:31:04.960 --> 03:31:06.380 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: is expensive. asr-003252 03:31:07.240 --> 03:31:09.440 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Rail is still the cheapest way asr-003253 03:31:09.440 --> 03:31:11.260 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: of moving goods asr-003254 03:31:11.260 --> 03:31:13.560 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: and most environment asr-003255 03:31:13.560 --> 03:31:14.100 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: friendly. asr-003256 03:31:14.940 --> 03:31:15.620 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: So, asr-003257 03:31:16.020 --> 03:31:16.820 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: sana meron. asr-003258 03:31:17.200 --> 03:31:18.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung mga truck kasi, asr-003259 03:31:18.460 --> 03:31:21.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: lahat ng dadaan na may tong pa. asr-003260 03:31:21.880 --> 03:31:22.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, asr-003261 03:31:22.200 --> 03:31:25.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: our transportation cost is really expensive. asr-003262 03:31:25.520 --> 03:31:27.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, I think that will be good also. asr-003263 03:31:27.020 --> 03:31:27.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, asr-003264 03:31:27.180 --> 03:31:28.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: magkaroon ng asr-003265 03:31:28.320 --> 03:31:29.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: transportation. asr-003266 03:31:29.640 --> 03:31:31.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Line, especially cargo asr-003267 03:31:31.080 --> 03:31:33.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for the Cagayan Valley area. asr-003268 03:31:35.660 --> 03:31:36.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay, thank you. asr-003269 03:31:37.840 --> 03:31:38.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: With regards, asr-003270 03:31:38.860 --> 03:31:40.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: siguro just a question for PPP. asr-003271 03:31:41.420 --> 03:31:43.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Since I was the one who asr-003272 03:31:43.620 --> 03:31:45.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: authored and sponsored asr-003273 03:31:45.120 --> 03:31:46.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the PPP code. asr-003274 03:31:48.980 --> 03:31:49.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Tanong lang, asr-003275 03:31:49.920 --> 03:31:51.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: what exactly is the role of PPP Center asr-003276 03:31:51.680 --> 03:31:53.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ensuring that government PPP projects asr-003277 03:31:53.920 --> 03:31:55.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: succeed? asr-003278 03:31:55.940 --> 03:31:56.940 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Because in August, asr-003279 03:31:56.940 --> 03:31:59.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the administration's asr-003280 03:31:59.060 --> 03:31:59.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: first PPP, asr-003281 03:31:59.640 --> 03:32:03.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: UPPJH Cancer Center project asr-003282 03:32:03.020 --> 03:32:04.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: failed to attract a single bidder. asr-003283 03:32:05.520 --> 03:32:06.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, what went wrong? asr-003284 03:32:06.460 --> 03:32:07.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And what is the PPP Center asr-003285 03:32:07.960 --> 03:32:10.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: doing to help national agencies asr-003286 03:32:10.120 --> 03:32:11.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and LGUs develop projects asr-003287 03:32:11.620 --> 03:32:12.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that are truly viable, asr-003288 03:32:12.880 --> 03:32:13.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: bankable, asr-003289 03:32:13.580 --> 03:32:14.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and attractive to investors? asr-003290 03:32:15.760 --> 03:32:17.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Executive Director, asr-003291 03:32:17.920 --> 03:32:18.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Rizal Latore, asr-003292 03:32:18.820 --> 03:32:19.600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: you may want to answer. asr-003293 03:32:20.380 --> 03:32:20.680 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Yes, asr-003294 03:32:20.860 --> 03:32:22.040 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: thank you for the question, asr-003295 03:32:22.160 --> 03:32:22.620 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Mr. Chair. asr-003296 03:32:22.760 --> 03:32:24.400 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: So, for the PPP Center, asr-003297 03:32:24.580 --> 03:32:25.520 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: we're the primary asr-003298 03:32:25.520 --> 03:32:27.140 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: government agency asr-003299 03:32:27.140 --> 03:32:27.640 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: that is responsible asr-003300 03:32:28.160 --> 03:32:28.640 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: in providing asr-003301 03:32:28.640 --> 03:32:29.640 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: transportation, asr-003302 03:32:29.740 --> 03:32:30.920 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: technical assistance asr-003303 03:32:30.920 --> 03:32:33.140 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: to the implementing agencies asr-003304 03:32:33.140 --> 03:32:34.980 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: from the project development asr-003305 03:32:34.980 --> 03:32:37.160 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: up to evaluation, asr-003306 03:32:37.500 --> 03:32:37.920 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: approval, asr-003307 03:32:38.260 --> 03:32:39.820 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: and monitoring asr-003308 03:32:39.820 --> 03:32:42.140 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: ng mga PPP projects. asr-003309 03:32:42.620 --> 03:32:44.460 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Now, in response po dun sa asr-003310 03:32:44.460 --> 03:32:47.120 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: UPPJH Cancer Center, asr-003311 03:32:47.360 --> 03:32:49.180 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: as we all know, asr-003312 03:32:49.300 --> 03:32:50.340 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: last August 4 po asr-003313 03:32:50.340 --> 03:32:51.800 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: was the deadline asr-003314 03:32:51.800 --> 03:32:53.220 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: for the submission of bid. asr-003315 03:32:53.620 --> 03:32:54.140 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Unfortunately, asr-003316 03:32:54.620 --> 03:32:56.240 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: there was none. asr-003317 03:32:56.240 --> 03:32:58.840 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: No private company submitted the bid. asr-003318 03:32:58.840 --> 03:33:00.880 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: But there were four po, asr-003319 03:33:00.980 --> 03:33:01.640 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Mr. Chair, asr-003320 03:33:01.780 --> 03:33:02.720 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: who actually bought asr-003321 03:33:02.720 --> 03:33:04.220 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: the bid documents. asr-003322 03:33:04.740 --> 03:33:06.100 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Now, PPP Center, asr-003323 03:33:06.260 --> 03:33:08.160 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: together with UPPJH, asr-003324 03:33:08.160 --> 03:33:09.280 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: UPE Management, asr-003325 03:33:09.940 --> 03:33:11.840 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: met with those bidders asr-003326 03:33:12.380 --> 03:33:14.820 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: and secured their feedback asr-003327 03:33:14.820 --> 03:33:16.460 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: on why they eventually asr-003328 03:33:16.460 --> 03:33:18.560 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: did not submit the bid. asr-003329 03:33:18.840 --> 03:33:20.440 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Among the reasons po asr-003330 03:33:20.440 --> 03:33:22.820 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: cited by the prospective bidders, asr-003331 03:33:22.960 --> 03:33:24.100 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: kasi po from the time po asr-003332 03:33:24.100 --> 03:33:25.620 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: na na-approve yung project, asr-003333 03:33:26.040 --> 03:33:26.980 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: up to the time po asr-003334 03:33:26.980 --> 03:33:28.120 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: ng date ng submission asr-003335 03:33:28.120 --> 03:33:28.820 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: ng bid management, asr-003336 03:33:28.840 --> 03:33:30.160 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: masyado na pong matagal asr-003337 03:33:30.160 --> 03:33:33.080 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: yung tinakbo ng oras asr-003338 03:33:33.080 --> 03:33:36.000 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: and the cost of the project asr-003339 03:33:36.000 --> 03:33:38.940 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: as far as the prospective bidders asr-003340 03:33:38.940 --> 03:33:39.680 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: are concerned asr-003341 03:33:39.680 --> 03:33:42.380 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: are actually way too high already asr-003342 03:33:42.380 --> 03:33:43.400 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: because of what happened asr-003343 03:33:43.400 --> 03:33:44.960 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: the past six months po asr-003344 03:33:44.960 --> 03:33:45.900 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: in our economy. asr-003345 03:33:46.120 --> 03:33:48.320 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: So, yun po yung primary reason. asr-003346 03:33:48.920 --> 03:33:51.760 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: But at least two out of the four asr-003347 03:33:51.760 --> 03:33:52.840 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: prospective bidders asr-003348 03:33:52.840 --> 03:33:55.180 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: still expressed that they do want asr-003349 03:33:55.180 --> 03:33:57.300 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: to support the government asr-003350 03:33:57.300 --> 03:33:58.660 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: in this initiative. asr-003351 03:33:58.840 --> 03:34:02.040 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: And we are now discussing asr-003352 03:34:02.040 --> 03:34:04.840 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: how we can revive the project asr-003353 03:34:04.840 --> 03:34:06.440 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: and update the assumptions asr-003354 03:34:06.440 --> 03:34:09.480 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: used for the UPPJH Cancer Center. asr-003355 03:34:10.160 --> 03:34:11.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, are there any asr-003356 03:34:11.520 --> 03:34:15.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: mga potential PPP ventures asr-003357 03:34:15.360 --> 03:34:16.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that you're looking at asr-003358 03:34:16.400 --> 03:34:19.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: in the coming year? asr-003359 03:34:19.320 --> 03:34:21.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: You think that has a big chance asr-003360 03:34:22.440 --> 03:34:24.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of pushing through? asr-003361 03:34:25.200 --> 03:34:26.160 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Yes, Mr. Chair. asr-003362 03:34:26.160 --> 03:34:28.820 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Swiss people, there are more than asr-003363 03:34:28.840 --> 03:34:31.380 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: 250 PPP projects asr-003364 03:34:31.380 --> 03:34:32.560 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: that we are monitoring asr-003365 03:34:32.560 --> 03:34:33.640 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: in our pipeline asr-003366 03:34:33.640 --> 03:34:34.760 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: under different stages asr-003367 03:34:34.760 --> 03:34:35.720 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: of development. asr-003368 03:34:36.200 --> 03:34:36.940 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: Combined po yan asr-003369 03:34:36.940 --> 03:34:38.760 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: for national implementing agencies asr-003370 03:34:38.760 --> 03:34:40.540 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: and the local government units. asr-003371 03:34:41.040 --> 03:34:42.860 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: However, we are closely, asr-003372 03:34:43.080 --> 03:34:43.480 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: like, you know, asr-003373 03:34:43.520 --> 03:34:44.380 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: when I say closely, asr-003374 03:34:44.540 --> 03:34:45.240 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: week on week, asr-003375 03:34:45.760 --> 03:34:47.820 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: monitoring po yung progress asr-003376 03:34:47.820 --> 03:34:49.640 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: about 10% of that. asr-003377 03:34:49.840 --> 03:34:50.680 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: So, we're looking at asr-003378 03:34:50.680 --> 03:34:52.920 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: 25 to 30 PPP projects asr-003379 03:34:52.920 --> 03:34:54.240 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: that we are expecting asr-003380 03:34:54.240 --> 03:34:56.120 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: to be awarded asr-003381 03:34:56.120 --> 03:34:58.280 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: within this administration po. asr-003382 03:34:58.840 --> 03:35:00.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay, thank you. asr-003383 03:35:00.380 --> 03:35:01.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I'm hoping that asr-003384 03:35:01.240 --> 03:35:03.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: there will be asr-003385 03:35:03.760 --> 03:35:05.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: some projects asr-003386 03:35:05.740 --> 03:35:06.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that will really be, asr-003387 03:35:06.740 --> 03:35:08.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that will really materialize. asr-003388 03:35:09.880 --> 03:35:11.680 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: If I may add, Mr. Chair, asr-003389 03:35:11.840 --> 03:35:13.740 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: what we have been seeing also asr-003390 03:35:13.740 --> 03:35:15.500 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: as significant progress asr-003391 03:35:15.500 --> 03:35:16.120 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: and achievements asr-003392 03:35:16.120 --> 03:35:17.700 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: that we have for PPPs po, asr-003393 03:35:17.780 --> 03:35:18.700 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: yung po mga projects asr-003394 03:35:18.700 --> 03:35:19.960 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: that have been long delayed asr-003395 03:35:19.960 --> 03:35:21.500 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: for like decades, asr-003396 03:35:21.500 --> 03:35:23.000 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: we see them getting approved asr-003397 03:35:23.000 --> 03:35:23.840 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: and implemented asr-003398 03:35:23.840 --> 03:35:24.800 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: and, you know, asr-003399 03:35:24.880 --> 03:35:25.860 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: expected to operate asr-003400 03:35:25.860 --> 03:35:27.880 PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre: in the next few months po. asr-003401 03:35:28.840 --> 03:35:29.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay, thank you. asr-003402 03:35:30.420 --> 03:35:31.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Of course, I'm looking at that. asr-003403 03:35:31.660 --> 03:35:33.300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Being the author of this code, asr-003404 03:35:33.420 --> 03:35:34.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I'm hopeful asr-003405 03:35:34.900 --> 03:35:37.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and that it becomes successful asr-003406 03:35:37.880 --> 03:35:39.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kasi ang ano ng target naman natin dito asr-003407 03:35:39.660 --> 03:35:42.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to help in infrastructure development eh. asr-003408 03:35:43.180 --> 03:35:43.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-003409 03:35:44.060 --> 03:35:45.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: PPP, nandyan yung hopefully asr-003410 03:35:45.560 --> 03:35:46.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: master plan. asr-003411 03:35:47.000 --> 03:35:47.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: We all know, asr-003412 03:35:47.740 --> 03:35:48.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we all need asr-003413 03:35:48.460 --> 03:35:49.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: this asr-003414 03:35:49.660 --> 03:35:52.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: these measures asr-003415 03:35:52.480 --> 03:35:54.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: or laws asr-003416 03:35:54.340 --> 03:35:56.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that nandyan yung backbone asr-003417 03:35:56.500 --> 03:35:58.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to set the proper direction. asr-003418 03:35:58.840 --> 03:35:59.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: In the future. asr-003419 03:36:00.640 --> 03:36:01.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay, thank you. asr-003420 03:36:01.460 --> 03:36:02.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Siguro last na po asr-003421 03:36:02.560 --> 03:36:04.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: doon sa community-based asr-003422 03:36:04.560 --> 03:36:05.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: monitoring system, asr-003423 03:36:05.700 --> 03:36:07.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: probably PSA asr-003424 03:36:07.020 --> 03:36:09.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for fiscal year 2027, asr-003425 03:36:09.800 --> 03:36:10.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: there's a higher budget asr-003426 03:36:10.800 --> 03:36:11.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for the PSA asr-003427 03:36:11.560 --> 03:36:12.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: because of the asr-003428 03:36:12.440 --> 03:36:14.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: conduct of the 2027 asr-003429 03:36:14.700 --> 03:36:16.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: community-based monitoring system. asr-003430 03:36:17.860 --> 03:36:19.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Bilyon ang nindayaan ng gobyerno asr-003431 03:36:19.340 --> 03:36:20.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: taon-taon sa ayuda asr-003432 03:36:20.280 --> 03:36:22.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: at iba pang social protection programs. asr-003433 03:36:23.060 --> 03:36:24.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Are we already using asr-003434 03:36:24.280 --> 03:36:26.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the updated CBMS data asr-003435 03:36:26.060 --> 03:36:27.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to make sure that asr-003436 03:36:27.120 --> 03:36:28.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: government assistance, asr-003437 03:36:28.840 --> 03:36:29.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: reaches the people asr-003438 03:36:29.720 --> 03:36:30.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: who actually need it? asr-003439 03:36:31.840 --> 03:36:34.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And how often is CBMS data updated? asr-003440 03:36:35.060 --> 03:36:35.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you very much. asr-003441 03:36:35.920 --> 03:36:37.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mapa. asr-003442 03:36:37.340 --> 03:36:38.300 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. asr-003443 03:36:38.780 --> 03:36:41.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Yung ating previous na CBMS asr-003444 03:36:41.320 --> 03:36:43.260 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na lahat ng mga LGUs asr-003445 03:36:43.260 --> 03:36:44.740 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ay napunan ng datos, asr-003446 03:36:45.240 --> 03:36:48.060 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ito po yung 2024 CBMS asr-003447 03:36:48.060 --> 03:36:51.380 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: at yung budget ng CBMS asr-003448 03:36:51.380 --> 03:36:52.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: during the time asr-003449 03:36:52.040 --> 03:36:53.460 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: kasi kasabay siya ng census. asr-003450 03:36:53.940 --> 03:36:55.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So mga less than 5 billion. asr-003451 03:36:55.700 --> 03:36:57.480 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: At ito po yung ginamit asr-003452 03:36:57.480 --> 03:36:58.160 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: tamang-tama asr-003453 03:36:58.160 --> 03:36:58.640 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: dahil mayroon na yung asr-003454 03:36:58.640 --> 03:37:02.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: mayroon tayong krisis, asr-003455 03:37:02.780 --> 03:37:05.840 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: nagkaroon tayo ng bagong listahan asr-003456 03:37:05.840 --> 03:37:07.880 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: doon sa mga binibigyan ng ayuda. asr-003457 03:37:08.320 --> 03:37:10.080 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: If you recall, Mr. Chair, asr-003458 03:37:10.220 --> 03:37:11.040 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung uplift, asr-003459 03:37:11.600 --> 03:37:13.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, asr-003460 03:37:13.280 --> 03:37:14.640 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: 7.5 million households, asr-003461 03:37:15.280 --> 03:37:16.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: galing po yun sa asr-003462 03:37:16.120 --> 03:37:19.060 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: relatively new data asr-003463 03:37:19.060 --> 03:37:20.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: from the community-based asr-003464 03:37:20.120 --> 03:37:20.860 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: monitoring system. asr-003465 03:37:21.140 --> 03:37:23.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: In addition to the use of CBMS asr-003466 03:37:23.120 --> 03:37:25.820 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: for national social protection programs, asr-003467 03:37:25.960 --> 03:37:26.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ang pinaka-importante rin, asr-003468 03:37:27.040 --> 03:37:27.860 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: binibigay namin ito asr-003469 03:37:27.860 --> 03:37:28.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: sa mga local government, asr-003470 03:37:28.640 --> 03:37:30.400 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: para sa kanilang asr-003471 03:37:30.400 --> 03:37:31.800 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: local level planning. asr-003472 03:37:31.980 --> 03:37:32.780 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: At marami na rin po asr-003473 03:37:32.780 --> 03:37:34.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung mga LGUs na gumagamit asr-003474 03:37:34.620 --> 03:37:36.400 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ng community-based monitoring system. asr-003475 03:37:36.780 --> 03:37:38.240 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Ayon sa CBMS Act, asr-003476 03:37:38.340 --> 03:37:39.720 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: yung CBMS ay gagawin asr-003477 03:37:39.720 --> 03:37:40.600 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: every three years. asr-003478 03:37:41.140 --> 03:37:42.740 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So ito po ay asr-003479 03:37:42.740 --> 03:37:44.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: nag-request ng asr-003480 03:37:44.180 --> 03:37:45.360 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Philippine Statistics Authority asr-003481 03:37:45.360 --> 03:37:46.960 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ng panibagong pondo asr-003482 03:37:46.960 --> 03:37:48.100 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: para sa pag-update asr-003483 03:37:48.100 --> 03:37:49.520 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ng community-based asr-003484 03:37:49.520 --> 03:37:51.500 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: monitoring system for 2027. asr-003485 03:37:51.680 --> 03:37:53.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Dahil po 2024 siya, asr-003486 03:37:53.520 --> 03:37:54.060 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: of course, asr-003487 03:37:54.280 --> 03:37:55.420 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: naging advantageous siya asr-003488 03:37:55.420 --> 03:37:56.320 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: from the COVID, asr-003489 03:37:56.840 --> 03:37:58.120 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: but we had also crisis asr-003490 03:37:58.120 --> 03:37:59.180 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: itong 2026. asr-003491 03:37:59.360 --> 03:37:59.800 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: So I'm sure, asr-003492 03:38:00.260 --> 03:38:01.940 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: marami rin tayong mga households asr-003493 03:38:01.940 --> 03:38:03.080 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: na baka asr-003494 03:38:03.080 --> 03:38:05.080 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: bumaba yung well-being. asr-003495 03:38:05.620 --> 03:38:06.060 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Hopefully, asr-003496 03:38:06.520 --> 03:38:08.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: ito po ay masama naman asr-003497 03:38:08.020 --> 03:38:09.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: sa 2027 asr-003498 03:38:09.020 --> 03:38:10.620 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: community-based monitoring system. asr-003499 03:38:10.980 --> 03:38:11.560 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: Mr. Chair, asr-003500 03:38:11.700 --> 03:38:12.020 PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa: thank you. asr-003501 03:38:12.700 --> 03:38:13.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. asr-003502 03:38:13.520 --> 03:38:13.920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Anyway, asr-003503 03:38:14.620 --> 03:38:15.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I guess that's about it. asr-003504 03:38:16.080 --> 03:38:16.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Pero ano ko lang, asr-003505 03:38:17.920 --> 03:38:18.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sek, asr-003506 03:38:18.200 --> 03:38:19.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: siguro talagang dapat asr-003507 03:38:19.280 --> 03:38:20.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung asr-003508 03:38:20.820 --> 03:38:23.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: long-term plan natin asr-003509 03:38:23.980 --> 03:38:25.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng gobyerno natin asr-003510 03:38:25.080 --> 03:38:26.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: really for asr-003511 03:38:26.320 --> 03:38:27.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: jobs in opportunity, asr-003512 03:38:28.120 --> 03:38:28.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: opportunities to asr-003513 03:38:28.740 --> 03:38:30.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: improvement of infrastructure asr-003514 03:38:30.160 --> 03:38:31.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and tsaka magkaroon tayo asr-003515 03:38:31.660 --> 03:38:33.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng master plan. asr-003516 03:38:34.000 --> 03:38:35.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Dapat natin pag-isipan asr-003517 03:38:35.140 --> 03:38:35.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kung paano natin asr-003518 03:38:35.860 --> 03:38:37.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: must stimulate economic growth asr-003519 03:38:37.180 --> 03:38:39.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kasi hindi ako naniniwala asr-003520 03:38:39.480 --> 03:38:39.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ang ano eh. asr-003521 03:38:40.760 --> 03:38:41.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ayuda tayo asr-003522 03:38:41.500 --> 03:38:42.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: buong buhay natin eh. asr-003523 03:38:42.760 --> 03:38:42.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-003524 03:38:43.180 --> 03:38:44.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: This is not sustainable. asr-003525 03:38:44.560 --> 03:38:44.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-003526 03:38:45.560 --> 03:38:45.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-003527 03:38:45.860 --> 03:38:46.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Saan natin kukunin yan? asr-003528 03:38:46.880 --> 03:38:47.780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mangungutang tayo asr-003529 03:38:47.780 --> 03:38:49.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: tapos ayuda nang ayuda. asr-003530 03:38:49.200 --> 03:38:50.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Dapat yung investment natin, asr-003531 03:38:50.780 --> 03:38:51.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung utang natin, asr-003532 03:38:52.180 --> 03:38:52.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: tama kayo, Sek. asr-003533 03:38:54.040 --> 03:38:54.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Dapat ito, asr-003534 03:38:54.540 --> 03:38:56.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: nakalimit sa capital investment. asr-003535 03:38:56.280 --> 03:38:57.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Those have the top returns asr-003536 03:38:57.500 --> 03:38:58.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to the economy. asr-003537 03:38:58.740 --> 03:38:59.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-003538 03:39:00.380 --> 03:39:01.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Definitely investments asr-003539 03:39:01.640 --> 03:39:03.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: on infrastructure, asr-003540 03:39:03.840 --> 03:39:04.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: railway system, asr-003541 03:39:04.800 --> 03:39:05.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: airport supports asr-003542 03:39:05.580 --> 03:39:05.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: are, asr-003543 03:39:06.660 --> 03:39:07.580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: will cost a lot. asr-003544 03:39:07.960 --> 03:39:08.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: But I think asr-003545 03:39:08.500 --> 03:39:09.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the return sa economy asr-003546 03:39:09.760 --> 03:39:10.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: will be enormous. asr-003547 03:39:11.760 --> 03:39:12.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kailangan talaga eh. asr-003548 03:39:12.660 --> 03:39:12.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-003549 03:39:12.880 --> 03:39:13.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kailangan talaga natin asr-003550 03:39:13.760 --> 03:39:14.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: mag-invest. asr-003551 03:39:15.920 --> 03:39:17.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: That's the only way asr-003552 03:39:17.020 --> 03:39:18.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we can create growth areas, asr-003553 03:39:19.440 --> 03:39:20.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: stimulate economic growth asr-003554 03:39:20.620 --> 03:39:21.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and growth, asr-003555 03:39:22.020 --> 03:39:23.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: spread out the development asr-003556 03:39:23.340 --> 03:39:23.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: para asr-003557 03:39:23.700 --> 03:39:26.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I think jobs and opportunities asr-003558 03:39:26.240 --> 03:39:27.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sa trabaang ano natin, asr-003559 03:39:27.540 --> 03:39:28.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: long-term. asr-003560 03:39:28.120 --> 03:39:29.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-003561 03:39:30.340 --> 03:39:32.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sustainable programs asr-003562 03:39:32.080 --> 03:39:32.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and projects asr-003563 03:39:32.700 --> 03:39:34.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and hindi dapat ayuda asr-003564 03:39:34.240 --> 03:39:36.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ang ating po asr-003565 03:39:36.080 --> 03:39:37.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: tinitignan na asr-003566 03:39:37.040 --> 03:39:38.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: parang programa. asr-003567 03:39:38.740 --> 03:39:39.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ito, so ano lang yan? asr-003568 03:39:40.820 --> 03:39:42.420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Dapat short-term lang yan asr-003569 03:39:42.420 --> 03:39:44.040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: or medium-term. asr-003570 03:39:44.300 --> 03:39:44.440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Diba? asr-003571 03:39:44.620 --> 03:39:44.900 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kasi, asr-003572 03:39:45.840 --> 03:39:46.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kailangan natin asr-003573 03:39:46.800 --> 03:39:48.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: buhayin asr-003574 03:39:48.280 --> 03:39:49.120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: economy natin. asr-003575 03:39:50.100 --> 03:39:50.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Again, asr-003576 03:39:51.260 --> 03:39:52.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for jobs and opportunities asr-003577 03:39:52.740 --> 03:39:53.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: in the future. asr-003578 03:39:54.160 --> 03:39:54.340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay? asr-003579 03:39:55.280 --> 03:39:55.700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, asr-003580 03:39:57.140 --> 03:39:57.540 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: with that, asr-003581 03:39:57.540 --> 03:39:58.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we will submit asr-003582 03:39:58.140 --> 03:39:59.080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the rest of our questions asr-003583 03:39:59.080 --> 03:39:59.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to the agencies asr-003584 03:39:59.720 --> 03:40:01.160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for the appropriate answers. asr-003585 03:40:01.320 --> 03:40:02.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yung mga iba po para asr-003586 03:40:02.220 --> 03:40:04.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sasabihin na lang namin sa inyo asr-003587 03:40:04.100 --> 03:40:05.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: para makapaghanda kayo asr-003588 03:40:05.280 --> 03:40:06.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for the plenary asr-003589 03:40:06.060 --> 03:40:07.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: defense and debates. asr-003590 03:40:09.000 --> 03:40:09.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, asr-003591 03:40:09.640 --> 03:40:10.660 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: pakihandaan nyo na lang asr-003592 03:40:10.660 --> 03:40:11.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sa mga asr-003593 03:40:11.280 --> 03:40:13.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: respective agencies asr-003594 03:40:13.520 --> 03:40:14.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: para ho, asr-003595 03:40:14.160 --> 03:40:15.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: once I defend, asr-003596 03:40:16.540 --> 03:40:18.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I will be ready asr-003597 03:40:18.400 --> 03:40:19.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to have asr-003598 03:40:19.480 --> 03:40:20.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to answer the queries asr-003599 03:40:20.760 --> 03:40:21.800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: from the asr-003600 03:40:21.800 --> 03:40:22.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: legislators asr-003601 03:40:22.480 --> 03:40:23.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: on the floor. asr-003602 03:40:23.780 --> 03:40:25.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I will need your expertise asr-003603 03:40:25.000 --> 03:40:26.100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: dahil ako hindi expert. asr-003604 03:40:26.880 --> 03:40:27.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Hindi ako asr-003605 03:40:27.240 --> 03:40:28.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ekonomista. asr-003606 03:40:28.920 --> 03:40:29.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I hate numbers. asr-003607 03:40:30.040 --> 03:40:30.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kaya, asr-003608 03:40:30.180 --> 03:40:31.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kailangan kong asr-003609 03:40:31.000 --> 03:40:33.560 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: expertise ninyong lahat. asr-003610 03:40:33.720 --> 03:40:33.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: No? asr-003611 03:40:34.260 --> 03:40:34.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay? asr-003612 03:40:34.520 --> 03:40:34.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, asr-003613 03:40:34.680 --> 03:40:35.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: please prepare for the asr-003614 03:40:35.820 --> 03:40:36.740 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: questions asr-003615 03:40:36.740 --> 03:40:38.140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: or potential asr-003616 03:40:38.140 --> 03:40:39.640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: issues and topics asr-003617 03:40:39.640 --> 03:40:40.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that might be asked asr-003618 03:40:40.840 --> 03:40:41.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: during the plenary. asr-003619 03:40:42.600 --> 03:40:43.500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: The committee chair asr-003620 03:40:43.500 --> 03:40:44.520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: would like to thank everyone, asr-003621 03:40:44.660 --> 03:40:45.620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Secretary Balisakan, asr-003622 03:40:45.840 --> 03:40:47.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the undersecretaries, asr-003623 03:40:48.420 --> 03:40:48.960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of course, asr-003624 03:40:49.080 --> 03:40:50.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the heads of agencies, asr-003625 03:40:50.380 --> 03:40:51.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the same resource person asr-003626 03:40:51.380 --> 03:40:52.840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for actively participating asr-003627 03:40:52.840 --> 03:40:53.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: on our asr-003628 03:40:53.360 --> 03:40:54.820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: discussions today. asr-003629 03:40:54.940 --> 03:40:55.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: There being no other asr-003630 03:40:55.680 --> 03:40:56.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: further questions, asr-003631 03:40:56.480 --> 03:40:56.980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the budget, asr-003632 03:40:57.240 --> 03:40:58.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of the Department asr-003633 03:40:58.280 --> 03:40:59.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of Economy Planning asr-003634 03:40:59.380 --> 03:41:00.380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and Development, asr-003635 03:41:01.060 --> 03:41:01.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: including asr-003636 03:41:01.480 --> 03:41:02.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: the Satatch Agencies asr-003637 03:41:02.480 --> 03:41:03.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and Corporations, asr-003638 03:41:03.880 --> 03:41:05.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Commission on Population asr-003639 03:41:05.060 --> 03:41:06.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and Development, asr-003640 03:41:06.840 --> 03:41:08.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Philippine National asr-003641 03:41:08.240 --> 03:41:09.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Volunteer Service asr-003642 03:41:09.240 --> 03:41:10.680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Coordinating Agency, asr-003643 03:41:11.600 --> 03:41:12.460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Public-Private asr-003644 03:41:12.460 --> 03:41:13.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Partnership Center asr-003645 03:41:13.360 --> 03:41:14.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of the Philippines, asr-003646 03:41:15.080 --> 03:41:16.280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Philippine Statistical asr-003647 03:41:16.280 --> 03:41:17.360 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Research and Training asr-003648 03:41:17.360 --> 03:41:17.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Institute, asr-003649 03:41:18.820 --> 03:41:19.720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Tariff Commission, asr-003650 03:41:20.060 --> 03:41:20.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Philippine Statistics asr-003651 03:41:20.880 --> 03:41:21.480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Authority, asr-003652 03:41:22.180 --> 03:41:23.320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Development Academy asr-003653 03:41:23.320 --> 03:41:24.220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of the Philippines, asr-003654 03:41:24.400 --> 03:41:25.400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and Philippine Institute asr-003655 03:41:25.400 --> 03:41:26.880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for Development Studies, asr-003656 03:41:27.240 --> 03:41:27.860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: is now deemed asr-003657 03:41:27.860 --> 03:41:28.260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: submitted asr-003658 03:41:28.260 --> 03:41:29.180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for the plenary asr-003659 03:41:29.180 --> 03:41:30.020 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: consideration asr-003660 03:41:30.020 --> 03:41:32.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: subject of the discussion asr-003661 03:41:32.200 --> 03:41:33.000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and the submission asr-003662 03:41:33.000 --> 03:41:34.060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: of the documents. asr-003663 03:41:34.560 --> 03:41:36.200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: This briefing asr-003664 03:41:36.200 --> 03:41:37.240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: is hereby suspended. asr-003665 03:41:37.380 --> 03:41:37.760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. asr-003666 03:41:39.320 --> 03:41:40.460 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Thank you so much, asr-003667 03:41:40.560 --> 03:41:41.080 DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan: Mr. Chair.