1 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:29,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The hearing of the Committee on Finance, Subcommittee G, is hereby called to order. Our hearing for today is the proposed 2 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: fiscal year 2027 budget 3 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the Department of Agrarian Reform. 4 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I would like to acknowledge 5 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the presence of our 6 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Majority Leader, 7 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Senator Migz Zubiri, 8 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and our distinguished chairperson 9 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the Committee on Finance, 10 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Senator JV Ejercito. 11 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you for joining us. 12 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: May I now call on our 13 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Committee Secretary, before we do our opening 14 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: statements, Attorney Lina, 15 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to acknowledge and place on record 16 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: our resource persons for today's hearing. Attorney 17 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:00,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Lina, you have the floor. 18 00:12:01,540 --> 00:12:03,680 Committee Secretary: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon to everyone. 19 00:12:04,580 --> 00:12:09,260 Committee Secretary: From the Central Office, we have the Honorable Conrado M. Estrella III, Secretary. 20 00:12:10,260 --> 00:12:15,080 Committee Secretary: Attorney Cazel C. Celeste, Undersecretary for Field Operations Office. 21 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:20,580 Committee Secretary: Attorney Napoleon U. Galit, Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Office. 22 00:12:21,180 --> 00:12:29,080 Committee Secretary: Joseph Angelo S. Martirez, SESO II, Undersecretary for Support Services Office. 23 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:37,160 Committee Secretary: Ami Hilda J. Sangkopan, Undersecretary for Finance, Management and Administration Office and Office for Mindanao Affairs. 24 00:12:37,580 --> 00:12:45,740 Committee Secretary: Ruena Nina O. Taduran, DPA, Undersecretary for Special Concerns and External Affairs and Communications Operations Office. 25 00:12:46,340 --> 00:12:50,440 Committee Secretary: Lani C. De Leon, Undersecretary for Policy Planning and Research Office. 26 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:55,980 Committee Secretary: Jessery T. Palmares, Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Office. 27 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,980 Committee Secretary: Attorney Marjorie P. Aizon, Assistant Secretary. 28 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:05,700 Committee Secretary: Attorney Facundo O. Palafox V., Assistant Secretary, LAO. 29 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,460 Committee Secretary: Attorney Virgilio L. Mendez, Assistant Secretary, LAO. 30 00:13:10,140 --> 00:13:14,080 Committee Secretary: James Arsenio O. Ponset, Assistant Secretary, SSO. 31 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:20,300 Committee Secretary: Attorney Quintin O. Magsico Jr., Assistant Secretary, FMAO. 32 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,080 Committee Secretary: Vinci A. Beltran, Assistant Secretary, HRAO. 33 00:13:25,580 --> 00:13:29,060 Committee Secretary: Jose Genil C. De Morito, Assistant Secretary. 34 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:36,080 Committee Secretary: Rodolfo D. Castillo Jr., Assistant Secretary, SCEACOO. 35 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:41,080 Committee Secretary: Ubaldo R. Sadyarin Jr., Assistant Secretary, PPRO. 36 00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:45,920 Committee Secretary: Rene E. Colocar, Assistant Secretary, FASPO. 37 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:50,000 Committee Secretary: And for the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board, DARAB, 38 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:55,860 Committee Secretary: Attorney Roland C. Manalaysay, Executive Director III, Secretariat. 39 00:13:55,860 --> 00:13:59,000 Committee Secretary: Attorney MacDonald M. Galit, DARAB Board Member. 40 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:03,280 Committee Secretary: Attorney Jim Z. Coleto, DARAB Board Member III. 41 00:14:04,580 --> 00:14:08,400 Committee Secretary: Attorney Rolando S. Cua, DARAB Board Member. 42 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:16,060 Committee Secretary: And from the Department of Budget and Management, representatives assigned to the DAR, 43 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,080 Committee Secretary: we have Junaid M. Karim, OIC Director III. 44 00:14:21,620 --> 00:14:25,080 Committee Secretary: And from the Commission on Audit for DAR, 45 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:29,080 Committee Secretary: J. Luis A. Candelaria, Auditor. 46 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,400 Committee Secretary: Audit Team Leader, and Lea T. Patero, State Auditor. 47 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:33,780 Committee Secretary: It's all for now, Mr. Chair. 48 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:35,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Attorney Lina. 49 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We can now proceed with the opening statement of this representation. 50 00:14:40,460 --> 00:14:46,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: This morning, in the hearing of the National Irrigation Administration, 51 00:14:47,940 --> 00:14:52,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nabanggit natin tatlong malaking hamon ang ating pagtutuunan ng pansin 52 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:56,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sa mga hearing natin para sa 2027 budget. 53 00:14:58,220 --> 00:14:59,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ang Super El Ni??o, 54 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:07,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang patuloy na matinding pagbaha sa Central, Southern, Northern Luzon, 55 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:13,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang mariing napanawagan ng publiko na may managot sa mga ghost at substandard government projects. 56 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:20,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dagdag dito ang krisis na hinaharap ng ating mga magsasaka, 57 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:28,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: particular sa usapin ng pagtaas ng presyo ng crudo, ng pataba, ng pesticido, 58 00:15:28,140 --> 00:15:33,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: at syempre, yung matinding El Nino. 59 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:39,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kaya dapat malinaw ang paninindigan ng panukalang 2027 budget ng DAR. 60 00:15:39,700 --> 00:15:44,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bawat piso ay dapat may pakinabang, may resulta, at may pananagutan. 61 00:15:44,980 --> 00:15:48,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dapat nitong tiyakin ang karapatan ng mga magsasaka sa lupa, 62 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:54,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: palakasin ang mga agrarian reform beneficiaries, at protektahan ang lokal na food production. 63 00:15:54,540 --> 00:15:57,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Lalo na ang nagbabadyangang pagpapalakasan. 64 00:15:58,140 --> 00:16:02,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pagpapalakas, sabi nga nila, the worst ever, El Nino. 65 00:16:02,980 --> 00:16:11,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The ARS proposed new appropriation of 14.69 billion is 13% lower than its 2026 GAA budget. 66 00:16:11,860 --> 00:16:18,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yet, within that constraint, the proposed budget allocates 5.9 billion for agrarian reform, 67 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:27,960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: beneficiary development, and sustainability, including P949 million for climate resilient farm productivity support. 68 00:16:28,140 --> 00:16:29,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Tama ang direksyon. 69 00:16:30,660 --> 00:16:35,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Subalit, sapat ba ang mga pondong ito? 70 00:16:35,620 --> 00:16:37,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Maganda ang pangalan ng programa. 71 00:16:37,940 --> 00:16:44,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kailangan malinaw kung ano ang aktual na mayahatid ng climate resilient farm productivity support 72 00:16:44,340 --> 00:16:47,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: para sa mga agrarian reform beneficiaries. 73 00:16:47,780 --> 00:16:52,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: At ang resultang inaasahan natin, tunay na pagunlad ng ating mga sakahan, 74 00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:57,120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: mas protektibong, mas matatag, at mas kumikita. 75 00:16:58,140 --> 00:17:01,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sa panahon din ng matinding panawagan para sa pananagutan, 76 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:08,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: iginigiit din natin na bawat pasilidad, negosyo, at benepisyaryo na suportado ng DAR 77 00:17:08,420 --> 00:17:15,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ay madaling ma-verify, ma-geotag, bukas sa publiko ang mga kontrata at impormasyon. 78 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:21,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dumaan din sa independent inspection at napapatunayan aktual at umiiral at gumagana. 79 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:27,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Hindi kikilalanin ng climate shocks, ikanga, ang katiwalian, kapababayaan, 80 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:31,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: umabagal na burokrasya, hindi rin mapapalitan ng imports, 81 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:39,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang matatag at matibay at maganda ang output at productivity ng magsasakang Pilipino. 82 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kaya naman ngayon, higit kailanman, kailangan ng tunay na bayanihan. 83 00:17:44,020 --> 00:17:49,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kailangan sama-samang pagkilos at tapat na pagtutulungan ng gobyerno, 84 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:54,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: mga magsasaka, kooperatiba, lokal na pamalaan, at mga mamamayan 85 00:17:54,620 --> 00:17:57,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: para maprotektahan natin ang ating mga sakahan. 86 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: at pagkainan. 87 00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:07,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Nagpapasalamat tayo sa ating schoolmate, Sekretary Conrad Estrella III. 88 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:17,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mas matanda siya ng mga ilang taon lamang, pero palagay ko nakakalamang siya sa paligo sa atin. 89 00:18:17,820 --> 00:18:26,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We especially like to mention that we are thankful to the Secretary for his full support 90 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:27,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for our efforts. 91 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The Agri-Agra team with Secretary Kiko Laurel. 92 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:36,880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We have made a lot of progress in terms of interventions to support our farmers and fisher folk. 93 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:44,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And I must say, Secretary Conrad has been 101% supportive of our initiatives. 94 00:18:44,980 --> 00:18:55,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And we are thankful that because of his support, we have been able to put together the Sagip Saka full implementation, 95 00:18:56,120 --> 00:18:57,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the executive orders. 96 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:04,120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We will now provide for greater support for direct purchases of our farmers and fisher folk. 97 00:19:06,540 --> 00:19:15,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the approval on third reading, at least in the Senate, of Senate Bill 1990 and Senate Bill 1991, 98 00:19:15,620 --> 00:19:21,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: which is the reestablishment of the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Co-ops under the Department of Agriculture, 99 00:19:21,860 --> 00:19:26,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and the renationalization of the extension workers for farmers and fisher folk. 100 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:32,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We hope his support, mabulungan niya ang ating Pangulo, 101 00:19:32,940 --> 00:19:36,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: para ang House of Representatives, ang ating majority leader, 102 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:43,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ay maikalendar na for third reading din sa House of Representatives ang mga batas na ito. 103 00:19:43,300 --> 00:19:51,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Alam nating lahat, pag nasuportahan ang pagkakabuklod-buklod ng mga magsasaka at manging isda 104 00:19:51,180 --> 00:19:54,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sa ilalim ng malakas at matibay na kooperatiba. 105 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: At nariyan ang ating... 106 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:03,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ating infantry ng mga agriculture and fisheries extension workers 107 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:10,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: talagang mabibigyan ng ikanga shot in the arm ang ating mga farmers at fisher folk. 108 00:20:10,820 --> 00:20:16,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: With that, again, we thank you, Sec. Conrad, for championing the cause of our farmers. 109 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:21,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mahalagang bagay na ikaw ay isang kasama natin sa Agri-Agra team. 110 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And because of that, wala na po kaming tanong. 111 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:24,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: No, diro na. 112 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We would like to acknowledge our majority leader for his opening statement. 113 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:36,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, sir. 114 00:20:36,260 --> 00:20:39,340 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you very much to the chairman of the subcommittee on finance, 115 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:42,240 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: particularly on the Department of Agrarian Reform, 116 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,020 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: to our chairman of the committee on finance. 117 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:52,960 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And nandito po ako na yung araw para batiin at tulungan ang ating mga kapatid, 118 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:57,660 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: mga kababayan, at mga napakasipag na government employees, 119 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,660 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: from the Department of Agrarian Reform. 120 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,060 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: First of all, I would like to thank Sec. Conrad Estrella 121 00:21:03,060 --> 00:21:06,480 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: for all the hard work that he has done for the department. 122 00:21:06,780 --> 00:21:08,900 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: We are colleagues in Congress, 123 00:21:09,300 --> 00:21:13,900 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and our fathers knew each other, 124 00:21:14,540 --> 00:21:15,520 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: pati lolo mo, 125 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:20,680 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and it's just fitting to see how you have grown, 126 00:21:20,860 --> 00:21:23,440 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: not just as a legislator, but now as a member of a cabinet 127 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:27,080 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and holding the portfolio of the Department of Agrarian Reform. 128 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,160 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Mr. President, Mr. Chairman, rather, 129 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:36,300 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: during the four years that he has headed the department together with USEC-Galit 130 00:21:36,300 --> 00:21:38,500 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and all the USECs here and ASECs, 131 00:21:38,580 --> 00:21:40,540 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and many of them have worked in different capacities, 132 00:21:41,420 --> 00:21:48,400 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: they have continuously assisted our farmers and agrarian reform beneficiaries 133 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,720 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: all over the country, particularly sa Bukidnon po. 134 00:21:52,700 --> 00:21:56,360 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Napakasaya nila po doon sa Department of Agrarian Reform. 135 00:21:56,360 --> 00:21:57,340 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: As a matter of fact, 136 00:21:57,340 --> 00:22:00,120 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: magpapayabang ako ng konti, Chairman. 137 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:07,620 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Bukidnon is the province with the highest GDP participation in agri. 138 00:22:08,020 --> 00:22:11,080 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: We're three times larger than the second province. 139 00:22:11,220 --> 00:22:12,880 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I think Isabela yata yung second province. 140 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:22,240 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Bukidnon, contributing pineapples, bananas, sugar, corn, poultry, 141 00:22:24,360 --> 00:22:26,000 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: piggery, swine production, 142 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:27,320 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and many more. 143 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:31,260 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Many, many others in the agricultural pie. 144 00:22:32,120 --> 00:22:34,500 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Talagang ano po kami, agricultural powerhouse. 145 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:37,480 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And about half of that, or maybe more than half, 146 00:22:37,580 --> 00:22:41,400 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: maybe 70 or 80 percent of those farmers, Mr. President, 147 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:45,520 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Mr. Chairman, are members of agrarian reform communities. 148 00:22:45,980 --> 00:22:47,660 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And talagang napaganda. 149 00:22:47,820 --> 00:22:50,020 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: As a matter of fact, may COA report po lumabas, 150 00:22:50,420 --> 00:22:53,880 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: may co-report last year na the roads that we built, 151 00:22:53,980 --> 00:22:55,700 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: the farm-to-market roads that we built, 152 00:22:55,700 --> 00:22:56,860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and thank you, Madam. 153 00:22:56,860 --> 00:23:00,680 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: We actually used that many times with COA, 154 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:05,700 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: has actually increased the income of all our farmers. 155 00:23:05,860 --> 00:23:08,300 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Kasi doon sa Bukidnon, dati talagang bukid. 156 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:09,620 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Kaya Bukidnon, puro bukid. 157 00:23:10,180 --> 00:23:11,860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Walang kasada yung mga baranggays. 158 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:13,820 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: And then with the help of the DA, 159 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,280 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: with the help of our office initiatives and the DAR, 160 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,100 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: ang dami po mga in-interview. 161 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:22,580 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Ninety-eight percent, I think, 162 00:23:22,620 --> 00:23:24,980 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: ninety-eight percent or ninety-five percent of those interviewed 163 00:23:24,980 --> 00:23:26,840 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: were very happy with the projects. 164 00:23:26,940 --> 00:23:30,860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Of DAR and DA and the DPWH to the baranggays 165 00:23:30,860 --> 00:23:33,400 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: because napataas po ang kanilang income. 166 00:23:33,580 --> 00:23:35,200 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Dati po, Mr. Chairman, 167 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:41,080 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: four pesos per kilo yung corn sa transportation. 168 00:23:41,780 --> 00:23:43,040 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Alam nyo po, four pesos. 169 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:48,160 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Because sinasakay po nila yung mais sa likod ng kabayo or motor. 170 00:23:48,660 --> 00:23:50,080 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Kasi wala pong kasada. 171 00:23:50,580 --> 00:23:52,540 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Ngayon, because of the intervention of the DAR 172 00:23:52,540 --> 00:23:54,060 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: through their farm-to-market road program 173 00:23:54,060 --> 00:23:56,440 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: together with the DA and the DPWH, 174 00:23:56,860 --> 00:24:00,720 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: they only pay now twenty-five to thirty centavos per kilo. 175 00:24:01,140 --> 00:24:03,060 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Ten-wheeler truck na po nakakapasok. 176 00:24:03,220 --> 00:24:04,720 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Ang savings napakalaki. 177 00:24:05,260 --> 00:24:09,480 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So it is really a big help by this agency 178 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:14,420 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and it's helping us grow as an agricultural province 179 00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:18,140 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and it is contributing to the GDP growth of the country. 180 00:24:18,140 --> 00:24:20,860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Kung ma-replicate lang po namin yung ginawa po ng DAR 181 00:24:20,860 --> 00:24:23,640 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: all over the country doon sa Bukidnon, 182 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,840 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: talagang walang mahirap na magsasaka. 183 00:24:26,860 --> 00:24:28,020 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So I salute 184 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,640 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: these men and women of here in DAR today 185 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,500 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: para madagdagan po ang budget ng DAR. 186 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:50,440 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I have nothing else to say but good things. 187 00:24:50,940 --> 00:24:52,600 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: At baka sabihin na sobrang sip-sip na ako 188 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:54,980 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: sa kaibigan ko, si Secretary Estrella. 189 00:24:54,980 --> 00:24:56,700 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So I am here for my... 190 00:24:56,700 --> 00:24:58,820 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: for my full support of your budget 191 00:24:58,820 --> 00:25:00,460 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and hopefully we can add even more. 192 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:01,500 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Maraming salamat po. 193 00:25:01,820 --> 00:25:04,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Senator Migs Subiri. 194 00:25:05,060 --> 00:25:06,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Palagay ko hindi lang magsasaka 195 00:25:06,820 --> 00:25:09,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang gumanda ang buhay, 196 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:10,120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: pati yung kabayo. 197 00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:14,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sa ten-wheeler truck na siya sinasakay. 198 00:25:17,860 --> 00:25:19,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you very much. 199 00:25:19,060 --> 00:25:21,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We now move to our Chairman of the Committee on Finance 200 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:22,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for his opening statement. 201 00:25:22,820 --> 00:25:23,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead. 202 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:24,220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Mr. Chair. 203 00:25:24,340 --> 00:25:25,720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I have no opening statement. 204 00:25:26,060 --> 00:25:26,340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Anyway, 205 00:25:26,340 --> 00:25:28,320 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: just here to, of course, 206 00:25:28,420 --> 00:25:32,520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: to hear the, of course, 207 00:25:32,620 --> 00:25:34,580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: mga requests ng mga departments, 208 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: particularly ang Department of Agri-Reform 209 00:25:37,580 --> 00:25:39,380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: under Secretary Estrella. 210 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:41,860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So we'll do our best, 211 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:43,100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: although we know for a fact, 212 00:25:43,620 --> 00:25:45,980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: wala naman kasing department na humingi na ano eh, 213 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:48,100 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na hindi humingi ng dagdag. 214 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:50,420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Pero ganun pa man, 215 00:25:50,500 --> 00:25:52,220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: with the limited fiscal space, 216 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: we'll see and we will 217 00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:55,220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: assess 218 00:25:56,340 --> 00:25:58,420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: kung ano ba yung mga programs 219 00:25:58,420 --> 00:26:01,000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: that will really need to be prioritized. 220 00:26:01,140 --> 00:26:03,220 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Again, nice to have you here, 221 00:26:03,300 --> 00:26:03,640 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Secretary, 222 00:26:04,500 --> 00:26:07,040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and the rest of the DAR family. 223 00:26:07,300 --> 00:26:09,140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So I'm here to listen, 224 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:10,280 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mr. Chair. 225 00:26:10,340 --> 00:26:10,620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. 226 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:12,440 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Okay, comment. 227 00:26:12,700 --> 00:26:13,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, Major. 228 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:13,840 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 229 00:26:14,300 --> 00:26:15,600 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Alam nyo po, mga kababayan, 230 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:16,600 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: mga kapatid ko dito, 231 00:26:16,860 --> 00:26:18,820 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: yung pinaka-stress na yun na senador, 232 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:20,140 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: dalawa sila eh. 233 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:22,540 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: The presiding officer of the impeachment court, 234 00:26:22,700 --> 00:26:24,420 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: which is Senator Chiz Escudero, 235 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,140 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: and the Chairman of Finance, 236 00:26:26,340 --> 00:26:28,100 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Senator JV. 237 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:29,340 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Naawa na ako dyan. 238 00:26:29,420 --> 00:26:30,600 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Pati love life niya na, 239 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:31,360 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: na-sacrifice na. 240 00:26:32,020 --> 00:26:33,680 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Kaya naawa ako dyan. 241 00:26:34,180 --> 00:26:35,980 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Pero I just wanted to comment. 242 00:26:36,420 --> 00:26:37,840 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Naawa ako kay Senator JV. 243 00:26:37,940 --> 00:26:39,280 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Pero we'll do our best to help him 244 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:40,280 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: para matulungan kayo. 245 00:26:40,620 --> 00:26:41,240 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you very much. 246 00:26:41,420 --> 00:26:42,280 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you very much, Chairman. 247 00:26:42,540 --> 00:26:43,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. 248 00:26:43,140 --> 00:26:44,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And before we proceed, 249 00:26:44,740 --> 00:26:47,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we'd like to also apologize for the delay. 250 00:26:47,620 --> 00:26:49,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We were supposed to meet at 2 o'clock, 251 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:54,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but patong-patong talaga yung aming trabaho ngayon sa Senate. 252 00:26:55,060 --> 00:26:56,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Napansin nyo siguro, 253 00:26:56,100 --> 00:27:00,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: puno rin ang Senate because the committee rooms 254 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:06,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: are also being occupied by parties to the impeachment. 255 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:12,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The lawyers of the respondent and the lawyers for the prosecution. 256 00:27:12,660 --> 00:27:14,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So medyo mabigat. 257 00:27:15,420 --> 00:27:17,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So we apologize for the delay 258 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:25,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and we hope to be able to make it up by facilitating the presentation. 259 00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:27,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So Secretary Conrad, 260 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:29,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you have the floor. 261 00:27:29,780 --> 00:27:33,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Would you like to direct us to whoever is going to make the presentation? 262 00:27:34,340 --> 00:27:35,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Oh, okay. 263 00:27:35,340 --> 00:27:35,960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, sir. 264 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:36,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You have the floor. 265 00:27:38,460 --> 00:27:46,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sa ating kagalang-galang na chairman ng Committee on Agriculture, 266 00:27:46,340 --> 00:27:48,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Agrarian Reform and Environment. 267 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:55,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At ang aking schoolmate sa LaSalle Green Hills, 268 00:27:56,100 --> 00:28:01,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at mas magandang lalaki po sa akin ng isang paligo lamang. 269 00:28:02,820 --> 00:28:04,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Idol ko ho to sa agrikultura. 270 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Gusto ko ho paglaki ko katulad ko siya. 271 00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:12,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At ganon din po ang ating kagalagalang na majority floor leader 272 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na matagal ko na hong kilala. 273 00:28:16,060 --> 00:28:20,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In fact, noong NIA administrator pa lang ako, 274 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:25,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ay nag-inaugurate po kami ng electrification project. 275 00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:32,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sa isang liblib na barangay at first term ho na congressman niya, 276 00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:40,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: eh may nakisakay pong buntis sa sama ho ng daan noon sa bukid noon. 277 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:44,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sa haba ng biyahe, nanganak po yung buntis doon sa likod. 278 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:45,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: True story. 279 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:48,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Oo, true story. 280 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:53,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At noon po kasi iba pa ho yung kanyang love life. 281 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ang kanyang girlfriend ho noon ay iba. 282 00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:58,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: E babae ho yung pinanganak. 283 00:28:58,540 --> 00:29:02,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya ipinangalan po doon sa dati niyang girlfriend, yung naging anak noong buntis. 284 00:29:03,140 --> 00:29:04,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: If you, Vina ang ano noon. 285 00:29:09,180 --> 00:29:10,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: True story po yun. 286 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:12,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sino yung Vina? 287 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:25,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Huwag na ho at baka ho merong hindi na ka-insure, biglang madali. 288 00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:32,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sa ating Senate Majority Floor Leader, Sen. Juan Miguel Migs Zubiri. 289 00:29:33,140 --> 00:29:39,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At ganun din po ang ating magiting na senador, 290 00:29:40,100 --> 00:29:45,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang ating committee at chairman ng committee on finance po. 291 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:48,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At kami po ay nagsusubscribe. 292 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:54,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Alam niyo po, kami po ay lumuluhod sa inyo, Sen. JV Ejercito. 293 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:59,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kung naniniwala po kami sa Golden Rule po. 294 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: that he who has the gold makes the rules. 295 00:30:02,940 --> 00:30:05,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Eh, kayo ang Committee on Finance, 296 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kaya po lumulod din ho kami sa inyo. 297 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At sa lahat-lahat po ng mga kagalang-galang 298 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:16,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na mga kasama natin sa pagsisilbi sa ating bansa, 299 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:21,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pipilitin po namin na makapagbigay. 300 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:23,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ito po ang mandate natin, 301 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: taon-taon na nagpe-presenta tayo 302 00:30:27,940 --> 00:30:30,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa magiging sponsor natin sa plenary 303 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng budget ng iba't-ibang ahensya. 304 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At ngayon po, naririto kami. 305 00:30:36,620 --> 00:30:41,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sana mabigyan namin ng magandang paliwanag 306 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang inyo pong Committee, Mr. Chairman, 307 00:30:46,820 --> 00:30:51,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: tungkol sa budget ng Department of Agrarian Reform 308 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:57,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at pipilitin po namin na makompleto po ito 309 00:30:57,100 --> 00:30:57,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kahit na po. 310 00:30:57,940 --> 00:31:00,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Medyo puyat na puyat po kami 311 00:31:00,220 --> 00:31:02,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa kapapanood ng Samoan Someday. 312 00:31:04,300 --> 00:31:06,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Malapit na po kasing matapos eh. 313 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya po, exciting na po. 314 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:09,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya nanonood kami yan. 315 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Marami pong puyat dito sa kakapanood nun eh. 316 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya po, allow me. 317 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:19,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kung pwede, panuorin po din ninyo yung 318 00:31:19,660 --> 00:31:20,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Honored I Matter. 319 00:31:24,620 --> 00:31:25,960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Nag-plug na rin eh. 320 00:31:27,940 --> 00:31:28,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sige nga. 321 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:32,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Manonood din po kami. 322 00:31:32,620 --> 00:31:34,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: O bago po nung plenary namin dito, 323 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:35,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: manonood na po kami nun. 324 00:31:38,540 --> 00:31:41,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Well, seriously, it is with utmost respect 325 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and gratitude that we present the Department 326 00:31:44,460 --> 00:31:48,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of Agrarian Reform's proposed budget 327 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: for fiscal year 2027. 328 00:31:52,180 --> 00:31:54,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Allow me to begin with a directive 329 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: from His Excellency, 330 00:31:57,180 --> 00:31:57,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: President Ferdinand, 331 00:31:57,940 --> 00:31:59,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: R. Marcos, Jr., 332 00:31:59,940 --> 00:32:03,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: during his 2026 State of the Nation Address. 333 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:05,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ang sabi po niya, 334 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:06,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: asahan ninyo, 335 00:32:07,260 --> 00:32:09,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kukompletuhin na nating ngayong taon 336 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:12,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang ginagawa nating pagpapawalang-bisa 337 00:32:12,820 --> 00:32:19,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa mga utang ng ating mga beneficiaryo. 338 00:32:20,460 --> 00:32:22,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This directive gives clear direction 339 00:32:23,500 --> 00:32:26,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to the Department of Agrarian Reform 340 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:26,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to fulfill 341 00:32:26,780 --> 00:32:27,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the mandate of the law 342 00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:30,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: by completing this year 343 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the debt condonation process 344 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: for our agrarian reform beneficiaries. 345 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This is anchored on Republic Act 11953 346 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:43,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: or the new Agrarian Emancipation Act 347 00:32:43,420 --> 00:32:45,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: which institutionalized the condonation 348 00:32:46,540 --> 00:32:48,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of the unpaid amortizations, 349 00:32:50,140 --> 00:32:51,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: interests, penalties, 350 00:32:51,700 --> 00:32:52,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and other related obligations 351 00:32:53,540 --> 00:32:57,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries. 352 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The work of agrarian reform 353 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: has been a continuing commitment 354 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of the Philippine government. 355 00:33:05,260 --> 00:33:07,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: On September 26, 1972, 356 00:33:07,980 --> 00:33:11,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Presidential Decree No. 2 357 00:33:11,260 --> 00:33:13,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: declared the entire Philippines 358 00:33:13,620 --> 00:33:15,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: a land reform area. 359 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:17,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Followed on October 21 360 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: by Presidential Decree No. 27 361 00:33:21,660 --> 00:33:24,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: or PD-27, 362 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:26,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the Tenant Emancipation Decree 363 00:33:27,700 --> 00:33:29,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: It sought to emancipate tenant farmers 364 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:31,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: by transferring ownership 365 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:33,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of the land they tilled. 366 00:33:34,620 --> 00:33:36,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: More than five decades later, 367 00:33:36,620 --> 00:33:37,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: on July 7, 2023, 368 00:33:39,220 --> 00:33:41,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Republic Act 11953 369 00:33:41,460 --> 00:33:44,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: or the new Agrarian Emancipation Act 370 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:45,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: continued this legacy. 371 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:47,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And today, 372 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 373 00:33:51,580 --> 00:33:52,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and I, 374 00:33:52,580 --> 00:33:53,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and all of us, 375 00:33:54,660 --> 00:33:56,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: carry this responsibility forward 376 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:57,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: from land distribution 377 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:08,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and debt condonation to agrarian justice and the empowerment of our farmers. The years 2022 to 2026 378 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:10,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: may aptly be described 379 00:34:10,620 --> 00:34:11,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: as the banner years 380 00:34:11,740 --> 00:34:13,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: for the Department of Agrarian Reform. 381 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:15,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In 2022, 382 00:34:16,620 --> 00:34:18,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at the beginning of this administration, 383 00:34:19,460 --> 00:34:20,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR immediately strengthened 384 00:34:20,940 --> 00:34:22,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the implementation 385 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of its core mandate. 386 00:34:25,020 --> 00:34:26,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We distributed 387 00:34:26,020 --> 00:34:27,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 21,876 388 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:34,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: land titles covering approximately 25,159 hectares 389 00:34:34,540 --> 00:34:40,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and benefiting 24,804 agrarian reform beneficiaries. 390 00:34:40,740 --> 00:34:48,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This represented a 124% increase over the baseline period. 391 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:53,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At the same time, DARA reinforced its legal service system 392 00:34:53,180 --> 00:34:56,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and strengthened its rural development campaign. 393 00:34:57,480 --> 00:35:01,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In 2023, a historic milestone was achieved. 394 00:35:02,260 --> 00:35:08,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Republic Act 11953 or the new Agrarian Emancipation Act was signed into law. 395 00:35:08,260 --> 00:35:14,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: A landmark measure that was acted upon swiftly by legislators 396 00:35:14,260 --> 00:35:18,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and received broad support to liberate our beloved farmers 397 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:21,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: from the burden of agrarian debt. 398 00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:24,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Maraming salamat po sa ating mga senador. 399 00:35:25,180 --> 00:35:27,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Wala hong kumontra dito at ganon din po. 400 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sa House of Representatives. 401 00:35:31,740 --> 00:35:36,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ang sinasabi po sa akin, kasi ho, kami po ay nagdi-distribute 402 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:42,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng mga certificates of condonation na iparating daw ho sa inyo, 403 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:45,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mga kagalanggalang na mga senador, 404 00:35:46,500 --> 00:35:49,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang kanilang taus-pusong pasasalamat dito sa batas na ito. 405 00:35:50,780 --> 00:35:54,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: During this year, the Department of Agrarian Reform 406 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:57,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: distributed 69,897 land titles. 407 00:35:57,480 --> 00:36:02,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Equivalent to 84,044 hectares. 408 00:36:03,900 --> 00:36:08,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Benefiting 73,399 agrarian reform beneficiaries. 409 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:10,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Halos dumoble po. 410 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:17,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This represented a 396% increase over the baseline period. 411 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:21,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We recognize the invaluable role of our legislators 412 00:36:21,500 --> 00:36:24,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in making this landmark legislation possible. 413 00:36:24,900 --> 00:36:27,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Maraming salamat po sa ating mga senador. 414 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:29,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Mga kagalanggalang na mga babatas. 415 00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:36,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In 2024, DAR began the nationwide distribution of certificates of condolation 416 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:39,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with release of mortgage or CACROMs. 417 00:36:40,700 --> 00:36:44,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This was a historic first for the Department. 418 00:36:45,220 --> 00:36:48,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We continued to strengthen our land distribution program. 419 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:56,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We were able to distribute 102,536 land titles 420 00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:57,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: covering the land distribution program. 421 00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:01,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 120,772 hectares. 422 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:08,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And benefiting 88,310 agrarian reform beneficiaries. 423 00:37:09,300 --> 00:37:15,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This accomplishment represented a 581% increase 424 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:18,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: over the baseline period. 425 00:37:20,460 --> 00:37:21,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Noon pong 2025, 426 00:37:21,700 --> 00:37:26,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the Department significantly accelerated both land distribution 427 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:28,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and debt condolation. 428 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:34,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We distributed 199,838 land titles 429 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:39,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: covering 302,540 hectares 430 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:46,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and benefiting 176,202 agrarian reform beneficiaries. 431 00:37:47,820 --> 00:37:54,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This represented 1,133% increase over the baseline period. 432 00:37:54,500 --> 00:37:56,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: More importantly, 433 00:37:56,020 --> 00:37:57,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we distributed 434 00:37:57,140 --> 00:38:05,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 252,953 certificates of condonation 435 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:06,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and release of mortgage 436 00:38:06,720 --> 00:38:09,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with a total amount condoned 437 00:38:09,220 --> 00:38:13,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at approximately 35.69 billion pesos. 438 00:38:14,260 --> 00:38:20,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This brings us to the central priority for 2026. 439 00:38:21,060 --> 00:38:23,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Pursuant to Republic 11953, 440 00:38:24,820 --> 00:38:26,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR was mandated to complete 441 00:38:26,580 --> 00:38:28,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the debt condolation process 442 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:30,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: by June 30, 2026. 443 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:33,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And we have fully complied 444 00:38:33,180 --> 00:38:35,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with this deadline, ladies and gentlemen. 445 00:38:36,460 --> 00:38:38,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: As to the distribution of certificates 446 00:38:38,580 --> 00:38:40,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of condolation and release of mortgage, 447 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:43,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang natitira na lang po 448 00:38:43,340 --> 00:38:45,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung nasa BARM area. 449 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:47,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ngunit, 450 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:49,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na-process na ho namin yun. 451 00:38:49,700 --> 00:38:51,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Na-validate na namin yun. 452 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yun na lang hong distribution sa BARM area. 453 00:38:54,260 --> 00:38:56,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Minabuti namin natapusin ho muna. 454 00:38:56,580 --> 00:38:58,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yung eleksyon bago ho namin 455 00:38:58,680 --> 00:38:59,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: i-distribute. 456 00:39:03,540 --> 00:39:04,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Next, please. 457 00:39:06,060 --> 00:39:07,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This slide 458 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: presents the Department's 459 00:39:10,180 --> 00:39:12,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: General Appropriation Act Budget 460 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: from 2023 to 2026. 461 00:39:16,020 --> 00:39:17,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Noon pong 2023, 462 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:19,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we had a budget of 463 00:39:19,240 --> 00:39:21,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 9.861 billion. 464 00:39:22,940 --> 00:39:24,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This decreased to 465 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:26,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 8.081 billion in 2024. 466 00:39:26,580 --> 00:39:28,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Followed by 467 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 10.442 billion 468 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:32,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in 2025. 469 00:39:33,420 --> 00:39:34,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: For 2026, 470 00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:36,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR received a significantly 471 00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:38,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: higher appropriation 472 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:41,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of 16.849 billion. 473 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:42,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The increase 474 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in resources reflects 475 00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:46,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the scale and urgency of the 476 00:39:46,620 --> 00:39:48,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: programs being implemented 477 00:39:48,060 --> 00:39:50,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: by the Department, particularly 478 00:39:50,660 --> 00:39:52,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the continuing 479 00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:54,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: implementation of the new 480 00:39:54,140 --> 00:39:56,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Agrarian Emancipation Act 481 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:56,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and our 482 00:39:56,580 --> 00:39:58,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: broader efforts to strengthen 483 00:39:58,580 --> 00:39:59,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: land tenure security, 484 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:02,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian justice delivery, 485 00:40:02,660 --> 00:40:04,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and support services. 486 00:40:04,900 --> 00:40:06,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The Department's programs 487 00:40:06,580 --> 00:40:08,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: continue to be anchored on 488 00:40:08,340 --> 00:40:10,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: three fundamental pillars. 489 00:40:10,740 --> 00:40:12,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yan ho, ang land tenure security, 490 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:14,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang agrarian 491 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:16,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: justice delivery, at ang 492 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:17,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: support services po. 493 00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:20,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: As of August 12, 494 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:22,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 2026, under the Marcos administration 495 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:23,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: alone, 496 00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:25,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: from July 2022, 497 00:40:26,580 --> 00:40:28,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to August 12, 2026, 498 00:40:28,740 --> 00:40:30,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR has distributed 499 00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:33,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 410,179 500 00:40:33,780 --> 00:40:36,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: titles covering 501 00:40:36,260 --> 00:40:39,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 556,088 502 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hectares and 503 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:44,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: benefiting 376,738 504 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:45,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian reform 505 00:40:45,940 --> 00:40:47,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: beneficiaries. 506 00:40:47,820 --> 00:40:49,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The annual figures 507 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:51,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: show a sustained 508 00:40:51,160 --> 00:40:52,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: upward trajectory. 509 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:54,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ayan po, nakikita naman po 510 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:55,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: natin sa screen. 511 00:40:56,580 --> 00:40:58,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Eh, pataas po nang pataas 512 00:40:58,740 --> 00:41:00,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang aming mga na 513 00:41:00,300 --> 00:41:01,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na didistribute. 514 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:04,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yun ho, for 2026, 515 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:06,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang target po namin dyan 516 00:41:06,060 --> 00:41:07,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: is a little less than 517 00:41:07,940 --> 00:41:10,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 400,000 518 00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:12,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hectares. 519 00:41:13,180 --> 00:41:14,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: A little bit less than 520 00:41:14,740 --> 00:41:16,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 500,000 hectares. 521 00:41:17,860 --> 00:41:19,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Naka-ready na po yan 522 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:20,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: for distribution. 523 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:22,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Inihintay lang ho namin matapos 524 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang budget hearing. 525 00:41:24,340 --> 00:41:26,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya ako'y natutuwa. 526 00:41:26,580 --> 00:41:28,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At very supportive po 527 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:29,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang ating chairperson 528 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:30,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nung sinabi niyang 529 00:41:30,260 --> 00:41:31,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: wala na kaming tanong. 530 00:41:32,460 --> 00:41:33,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Pero joke lang pala. 531 00:41:36,580 --> 00:41:38,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Pagkatapos na pagkatapos po 532 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:39,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng budget hearing, 533 00:41:39,140 --> 00:41:40,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: lalarga na po kami lahat. 534 00:41:42,220 --> 00:41:43,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Maghihiwa-hiwalay ho kami 535 00:41:43,260 --> 00:41:45,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mga USEC-ASEC 536 00:41:45,180 --> 00:41:46,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa iba't ibang probinsya 537 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:48,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at meron ho kaming nakahanda na 538 00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:50,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na ididistribute po 539 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:53,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na mga 300,000 540 00:41:53,060 --> 00:41:54,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hectares 541 00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:56,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: until November and 542 00:41:56,500 --> 00:41:58,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: bago matapos ang taon ho, 543 00:41:58,560 --> 00:41:59,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: baka matapos namin yung 544 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:01,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 450,000 po. 545 00:42:03,380 --> 00:42:04,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ang matitira na lang 546 00:42:04,540 --> 00:42:05,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kasi 750 547 00:42:05,340 --> 00:42:07,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: lahat dyan, 548 00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:10,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung matitira, pipilitin ho namin 549 00:42:10,180 --> 00:42:11,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: tapusin by next year. 550 00:42:16,080 --> 00:42:18,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This sustained increase demonstrates 551 00:42:18,620 --> 00:42:19,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the department's determination 552 00:42:19,980 --> 00:42:22,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to accelerate land distribution 553 00:42:22,180 --> 00:42:24,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and provide our beneficiaries 554 00:42:24,340 --> 00:42:26,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with stronger tenureship 555 00:42:26,500 --> 00:42:26,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and security. 556 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:29,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yun pong accomplishment naman po 557 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:31,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa certificates of 558 00:42:31,540 --> 00:42:36,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: condonation and release 559 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:36,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of mortgage. 560 00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:39,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The same commitment is reflected 561 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:41,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in our implementation of the 562 00:42:41,700 --> 00:42:43,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: debt condonation program. 563 00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:45,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: As of August 12, 564 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 2026, DAR has distributed 565 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:49,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: a cumulative 566 00:42:49,340 --> 00:42:52,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 703,047 567 00:42:52,180 --> 00:42:53,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: CoCRoMs, covering 568 00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:55,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 901,246 569 00:42:56,500 --> 00:42:57,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hectares 570 00:42:57,900 --> 00:42:59,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with total amount condoned 571 00:42:59,940 --> 00:43:02,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of approximately 54.70 572 00:43:02,620 --> 00:43:03,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: billion. 573 00:43:03,500 --> 00:43:06,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Under Republic Act 11953, 574 00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:08,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the identified scope covers 575 00:43:08,300 --> 00:43:10,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 620,255 576 00:43:11,820 --> 00:43:12,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ARBs 577 00:43:12,540 --> 00:43:13,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: representing 578 00:43:13,220 --> 00:43:16,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 1,184,633 579 00:43:17,300 --> 00:43:17,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hectares 580 00:43:17,980 --> 00:43:19,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and approximately 581 00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:22,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 57.76 billion 582 00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:23,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in agrarian debt. 583 00:43:25,380 --> 00:43:26,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Tungkol naman 584 00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa agrarian justice delivery 585 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:29,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ay itong second 586 00:43:29,940 --> 00:43:31,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pillar natin. The Department 587 00:43:31,980 --> 00:43:33,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of Agrarian Reform continues to 588 00:43:33,980 --> 00:43:35,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: strengthen its legal mechanisms 589 00:43:35,780 --> 00:43:37,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to ensure that agrarian 590 00:43:37,980 --> 00:43:39,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: disputes are resolved fairly, 591 00:43:40,680 --> 00:43:41,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: efficiently, and 592 00:43:41,720 --> 00:43:43,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: within the bounds 593 00:43:43,700 --> 00:43:44,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of the law. 594 00:43:46,740 --> 00:43:48,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This slide 595 00:43:48,140 --> 00:43:50,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: represents 596 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the performance of the 597 00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:53,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian law implementation 598 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:55,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: or ALI cases. 599 00:43:56,360 --> 00:43:58,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At makikita po ninyo 600 00:43:58,580 --> 00:44:00,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: dyan na 601 00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:02,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pababa-baba na po 602 00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:04,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang case load, ngunit 603 00:44:04,180 --> 00:44:06,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: tumataas po ang mga 604 00:44:06,140 --> 00:44:08,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: case resolved. Noon pong 605 00:44:08,260 --> 00:44:10,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: bago kaming upo, ang sabi nila 606 00:44:10,180 --> 00:44:12,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung mga nakaraang budget 607 00:44:12,260 --> 00:44:14,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hearing ng DAR, congressman 608 00:44:14,200 --> 00:44:15,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pa ako noon, sinasabi nila 609 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:18,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: zero backlog. Ngunit 610 00:44:18,140 --> 00:44:20,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nung umupo na kami, napakarami 611 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:22,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: palang pending 612 00:44:22,080 --> 00:44:24,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pang cases at unti-unti namin 613 00:44:24,260 --> 00:44:26,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nari-resolve ito, 614 00:44:26,360 --> 00:44:28,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at lalo na ho yung mga 615 00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:30,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kontrobersyal, hindi ho kami natatakot 616 00:44:30,540 --> 00:44:32,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa DAR, at lalong-lalo 617 00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:34,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na ho, kung napansin nyo 618 00:44:34,460 --> 00:44:36,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: bumababa ang aming 619 00:44:36,340 --> 00:44:38,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: case load. Yan ho kasi 620 00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:40,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ay we hired 621 00:44:40,540 --> 00:44:42,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: many 622 00:44:42,460 --> 00:44:44,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: lawyers. I think if I'm not mistaken 623 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:45,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we hired about 624 00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:48,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 62, 63 625 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:50,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: more lawyers 626 00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:52,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kasi ho 627 00:44:52,380 --> 00:44:54,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung ibang budget namin sa ibang position 628 00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:56,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na hindi naman ino-occupy, 629 00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:59,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hiningi, hiniling puna. 630 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:16,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kami sa DBM na gawin na lang hong attorney for at pinayaga naman ho ng DBM. So marami ho kaming na-hire na lawyers at we assigned them in the different regions. 631 00:45:16,020 --> 00:45:36,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At tinulad na rin po namin yung style po ng barangay courts to declug the RTCs, the MTCs, the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. 632 00:45:36,700 --> 00:45:44,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ganon din yung ginawa namin. Meron na rin ho kaming mga barangay courts na pinag-uusap-usap na lang ho. 633 00:45:44,980 --> 00:45:57,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Para hindi ho dumami ang kaso. Meron nga ho kaming Agrarian Reform Justice on Wheels, ARJOW. 634 00:45:59,260 --> 00:46:11,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Similarly, the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board or DARAB has maintained a strong record in resolving agrarian disputes. 635 00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:14,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yan din po sa DARAB din po which is the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board. 636 00:46:14,980 --> 00:46:40,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At tumaas din po ang aming resolution na performance. From January to June 2026, we resolved 7,396 cases out of 9,874 or 74.9%. As of June ho yan. 637 00:46:41,300 --> 00:46:43,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: These accomplishments demonstrate the Department's continuing commitment 638 00:46:43,280 --> 00:46:44,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to strengthen the legal foundations of agrarian reform 639 00:46:44,980 --> 00:46:59,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and ensure that disputes involving farmers, beneficiaries, tenancy, and leasehold are addressed through appropriate legal mechanisms. 640 00:47:00,520 --> 00:47:14,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The third pillar is agrarian reform beneficiaries development and sustainability. Under this pillar, DAR continues to provide support services that enable our farmers not only to own land, but to make a viable and sustainable livelihood from it. 641 00:47:14,980 --> 00:47:44,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And one important form of support is irrigation. Katatapos lang ho ng NIA kanina dito. I'm sure they also presented that we have in NIA, pondo po namin 'yon, 'yung CARP funds, pero sa kanila po, sila po ang nag-i-implement, and we are monitoring it also. Wala naman hong nakikitang 642 00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:52,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Nakikita nga mga Casper the Friendly Ghost po doon sa kono. Wala ho. 643 00:47:53,020 --> 00:48:07,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: From July 2022 to July 2026, DAR has facilitated 285 irrigation projects of which 233 have been completed and 52 are ongoing. 644 00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:24,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: These projects amount to approximately 5.02 billion covering 34,711.74 hectares and benefiting 40,775 farmer beneficiaries. 645 00:48:25,060 --> 00:48:37,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Importantly, the majority of these irrigation facilities are solar-powered, providing a more sustainable and cost-efficient source of water for agriculture. 646 00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:46,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We have also continued to improve physical connectivity through farm-to-market roads. 647 00:48:46,940 --> 00:48:56,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: These roads help address one of the persistent challenges faced by farmers bringing their produce from farm to market. 648 00:48:56,240 --> 00:49:06,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ako po ay naniniwala doon po sa sinabi kanina ng ating gagalang-galang na majority floor leader na lumaki po ang kita. 649 00:49:06,460 --> 00:49:18,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ang ating mga magsasaka dahil po dyan sa mga daan na yan at pati sa mga tulay na nagawa po, hindi lang po sa bukid nun yan, sa buong Pilipinas po nangyayari yan. 650 00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:24,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At salamat din po sa tulong ninyo, pagbigay ninyo ng pondo sa amin. 651 00:49:25,800 --> 00:49:35,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: There are also 89 ongoing projects covering approximately 108.351 kilometers and benefiting 26,000. 652 00:49:36,460 --> 00:49:38,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 8,953 ARBs. 653 00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:47,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Wala ho doon sa farm-to-market roads namin, wala ho farm-to-pocket roads doon. 654 00:49:47,640 --> 00:49:48,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And kompleto ho yun. 655 00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:55,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In fact, kahit sabi namin, huwag na ninyong hahabaan masyado kung hindi kailangan. 656 00:49:56,280 --> 00:49:59,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: What is more important? So that the road will last. 657 00:49:59,860 --> 00:50:06,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ako po mismo naguutos sa mga regional directors, sa mga provincial agrarian reform programs, 658 00:50:06,460 --> 00:50:08,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: officers, bantayan nga ninyo 659 00:50:08,740 --> 00:50:10,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at siguraduhin lang ninyo 660 00:50:10,260 --> 00:50:12,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na meron concrete 661 00:50:12,500 --> 00:50:13,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: side protection 662 00:50:13,860 --> 00:50:16,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: unit yan. Kasi ho, 663 00:50:16,520 --> 00:50:17,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kapag wala noon, 664 00:50:18,540 --> 00:50:20,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: simento lang ng ganyan, ang tubig 665 00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:22,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: po ay maghahanap yan 666 00:50:22,140 --> 00:50:24,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng paraan upang pumasok 667 00:50:24,820 --> 00:50:26,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa ilalim 668 00:50:26,620 --> 00:50:28,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng simento. Tapos 669 00:50:28,580 --> 00:50:30,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hindi natin alam, unti-unti 670 00:50:30,420 --> 00:50:31,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: niyang ini-scour 671 00:50:31,560 --> 00:50:34,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung suporta ng simento na pupunta 672 00:50:34,560 --> 00:50:36,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: dun sa side, nagiging 673 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hollow ho yun. Pag dinaanan ng 674 00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:40,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mabigat na truck, magka-crack na 675 00:50:40,220 --> 00:50:42,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: maghahanap na naman tayo ng pera. 676 00:50:43,060 --> 00:50:44,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: So, yan ho ang standard 677 00:50:44,680 --> 00:50:45,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: namin. Talagang 678 00:50:45,680 --> 00:50:48,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hindi ho namin papayagan 679 00:50:48,140 --> 00:50:50,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na magkaroon ng kalukuhan 680 00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:51,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ho dyan. Besides, 681 00:50:52,720 --> 00:50:54,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yun pong mga farm-to-market roads 682 00:50:54,600 --> 00:50:56,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng Department of Agrarian Reform, 683 00:50:57,360 --> 00:50:58,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang nagre-request po 684 00:50:58,520 --> 00:51:00,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: niyan, ang mga agrarian reform 685 00:51:00,700 --> 00:51:02,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: communities, 686 00:51:03,640 --> 00:51:04,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yun ho mga ARCs 687 00:51:04,920 --> 00:51:06,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nakatutok po sila 688 00:51:06,380 --> 00:51:07,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: roon habang ginagawa yan. 689 00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:10,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And because of this 690 00:51:10,740 --> 00:51:12,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: also, baka ho 691 00:51:12,780 --> 00:51:14,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: dahil sa magandang performance 692 00:51:14,560 --> 00:51:16,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: namin dito, katulad 693 00:51:16,900 --> 00:51:18,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: dun ang sinabi ni majority floor 694 00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:20,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: leader na yung mga 695 00:51:20,680 --> 00:51:23,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: slow-moving at saka non-performing 696 00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:24,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: portions of other 697 00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:26,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: expenditures 698 00:51:26,900 --> 00:51:28,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in government, baka 699 00:51:28,620 --> 00:51:29,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pwede niyong ilagay sa amin. 700 00:51:31,040 --> 00:51:32,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We all believe 701 00:51:32,400 --> 00:51:34,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: that government spending 702 00:51:34,460 --> 00:51:36,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: is pump-priming the economy. 703 00:51:36,380 --> 00:51:38,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: But government spending 704 00:51:38,600 --> 00:51:40,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: should be quality spending. 705 00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:42,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ladies and gentlemen, 706 00:51:42,440 --> 00:51:44,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with DAR, you can be sure 707 00:51:44,340 --> 00:51:45,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: it is quality spending. 708 00:51:46,500 --> 00:51:48,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And so we will be able to help pump-prime 709 00:51:48,460 --> 00:51:49,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the economy, especially 710 00:51:49,640 --> 00:51:52,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in the far-flung 711 00:51:52,500 --> 00:51:54,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: areas of our country. 712 00:51:56,880 --> 00:51:57,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Moreover, 713 00:51:58,280 --> 00:52:00,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: as part of our support services, 714 00:52:00,520 --> 00:52:01,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR has distributed 715 00:52:01,660 --> 00:52:04,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 13,009 716 00:52:04,440 --> 00:52:06,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: farm machineries and equipment 717 00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:08,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: including support facilities 718 00:52:08,160 --> 00:52:09,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: benefiting 719 00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:12,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 3,207 agrarian reform 720 00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:14,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: beneficiary 721 00:52:14,240 --> 00:52:15,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: organizations. 722 00:52:15,800 --> 00:52:18,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ang ginagawa ho namin, naghaharap na rin 723 00:52:18,200 --> 00:52:19,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kami ng mga makabagong equipment 724 00:52:19,920 --> 00:52:22,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: so that we can teach the farmers 725 00:52:22,500 --> 00:52:24,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: already to use 726 00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:26,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: new 727 00:52:26,700 --> 00:52:28,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: scientific farm 728 00:52:28,080 --> 00:52:29,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: machineries 729 00:52:29,640 --> 00:52:31,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and equipment para ho 730 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:34,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: maturuan natin sila. 731 00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:36,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We can lead 732 00:52:36,000 --> 00:52:37,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: them to a more scientific 733 00:52:37,760 --> 00:52:39,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and modern farming. 734 00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:42,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Marami hong magagandang ideas 735 00:52:42,080 --> 00:52:43,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang ating mahal na chairman 736 00:52:43,700 --> 00:52:45,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: tungkol dyan sa mga technology 737 00:52:45,780 --> 00:52:46,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nga. 738 00:52:48,320 --> 00:52:49,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Also, 739 00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:53,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: capacity building remains 740 00:52:53,720 --> 00:52:55,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: one of the most important investments 741 00:52:55,640 --> 00:52:57,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: for our agrarian reform beneficiaries. 742 00:52:58,640 --> 00:52:59,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: From July 2022 743 00:52:59,920 --> 00:53:01,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to July 2026, 744 00:53:01,880 --> 00:53:02,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR recorded 745 00:53:02,500 --> 00:53:05,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 1,605,635 746 00:53:05,880 --> 00:53:07,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: training participants 747 00:53:07,560 --> 00:53:09,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in terms of service count. 748 00:53:09,800 --> 00:53:11,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: These training go beyond 749 00:53:11,480 --> 00:53:13,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: seminars. They equip 750 00:53:13,480 --> 00:53:15,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our farmers with their organizations 751 00:53:15,660 --> 00:53:17,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with the financial, 752 00:53:18,040 --> 00:53:20,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: technical, and managerial 753 00:53:20,080 --> 00:53:21,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: skills they need to 754 00:53:21,720 --> 00:53:23,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: succeed and endure. 755 00:53:24,640 --> 00:53:26,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We help them manage 756 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:27,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: finances responsibly, 757 00:53:28,380 --> 00:53:29,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: adopt modern technologies, 758 00:53:30,760 --> 00:53:32,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: lead their cooperatives 759 00:53:32,080 --> 00:53:33,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: effectively, and 760 00:53:33,940 --> 00:53:35,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: build sustainable enterprises. 761 00:53:35,880 --> 00:53:38,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Enthusiasm may start 762 00:53:38,160 --> 00:53:39,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: a cooperative, but knowledge 763 00:53:39,760 --> 00:53:41,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and good management keep it 764 00:53:41,900 --> 00:53:42,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: alive. 765 00:53:43,840 --> 00:53:46,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kung anpo, ang ginagawa 766 00:53:46,040 --> 00:53:47,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: po namin dito, ngayon ho, 767 00:53:48,200 --> 00:53:50,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: halos lahat po ng farm schools, 768 00:53:50,980 --> 00:53:52,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mga private farm 769 00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:54,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: schools po. We are touching base 770 00:53:54,040 --> 00:53:55,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with them already, and fortunately 771 00:53:55,860 --> 00:53:58,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we have enough funds to 772 00:53:58,000 --> 00:53:59,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: also help them. 773 00:54:00,560 --> 00:54:01,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Matulungan po natin sila 774 00:54:02,540 --> 00:54:04,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: para ho matrain, lalo na ho 775 00:54:04,060 --> 00:54:05,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung mga kabataan, yan ho ang gusto 776 00:54:05,840 --> 00:54:06,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: natin gawin, 777 00:54:07,280 --> 00:54:09,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: minumungkahi po ng ating mahal na 778 00:54:09,720 --> 00:54:12,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: chairperson, yung mainganyo 779 00:54:12,220 --> 00:54:13,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: natin ng mga kabataan 780 00:54:13,540 --> 00:54:15,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na magkahilig sa agrikultura. 781 00:54:21,880 --> 00:54:24,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yun pong access to capital 782 00:54:24,300 --> 00:54:25,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: is equally important 783 00:54:25,840 --> 00:54:27,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to enabling our farmers to become 784 00:54:27,880 --> 00:54:29,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: economically independent. 785 00:54:30,200 --> 00:54:31,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: From July 2022 to 786 00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:33,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: July 2026, 787 00:54:33,960 --> 00:54:35,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR has facilitated access to 788 00:54:35,840 --> 00:54:37,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: credit and microfinance 789 00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:39,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: services for 790 00:54:39,180 --> 00:54:43,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 674,282 791 00:54:44,440 --> 00:54:45,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ARB service count 792 00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:46,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: beneficiaries. 793 00:54:47,660 --> 00:54:48,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Access 794 00:54:48,180 --> 00:54:51,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to affordable 795 00:54:51,140 --> 00:54:53,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: financing provides farmers 796 00:54:53,580 --> 00:54:55,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with opportunities to invest in production, 797 00:54:56,600 --> 00:54:57,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: acquire necessary 798 00:54:57,680 --> 00:54:59,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: inputs, improve their enterprises, 799 00:55:00,260 --> 00:55:01,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and expand their economic 800 00:55:01,700 --> 00:55:03,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: activities. Ultimately, 801 00:55:03,420 --> 00:55:05,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our goal is to help build financially 802 00:55:05,720 --> 00:55:07,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: capable and self-reliant 803 00:55:07,880 --> 00:55:09,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: farmers who can contribute more 804 00:55:09,800 --> 00:55:12,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: significantly to the development 805 00:55:12,080 --> 00:55:13,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of their communities 806 00:55:13,880 --> 00:55:15,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and the nation. 807 00:55:17,260 --> 00:55:18,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Napakalaking bagay po nito, 808 00:55:18,920 --> 00:55:21,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: your honors, kasi po 809 00:55:21,080 --> 00:55:22,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with this one, 810 00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:24,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yun pong land bank, 811 00:55:25,360 --> 00:55:27,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang laki po ng tulong nila ngayon. 812 00:55:27,520 --> 00:55:28,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Dati po ang land bank, 813 00:55:29,140 --> 00:55:30,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: magre-require po sila ng 814 00:55:30,660 --> 00:55:33,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 11 pages. 815 00:55:34,120 --> 00:55:35,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Labing isang 816 00:55:35,220 --> 00:55:37,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pahina. Pag-a-apply. 817 00:55:37,900 --> 00:55:38,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Samantalang sa 818 00:55:38,800 --> 00:55:40,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 5-6 ho, kahit na 819 00:55:40,820 --> 00:55:42,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mataas ang 820 00:55:42,220 --> 00:55:45,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kahit na mataas ang interest, 821 00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:47,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: eh, isang pahina lang. 822 00:55:47,400 --> 00:55:49,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Pagkatapos, madali pa mag-fill up. 823 00:55:49,480 --> 00:55:51,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ngayon po, nagbago na ho ang patakaran 824 00:55:51,340 --> 00:55:53,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng land bank. Ang land bank 825 00:55:53,300 --> 00:55:54,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: po ngayon, isang pahina na lang ho ang 826 00:55:54,920 --> 00:55:57,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hinihingi. Pagkatapos, 827 00:55:57,260 --> 00:55:59,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: meron pa silang mga field workers 828 00:55:59,400 --> 00:56:01,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na tumutulong sa pag-fill up 829 00:56:01,280 --> 00:56:03,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng farms sa ating mga 830 00:56:03,260 --> 00:56:04,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agricultural 831 00:56:05,220 --> 00:56:06,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian reform 832 00:56:06,540 --> 00:56:07,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: communities, 833 00:56:08,020 --> 00:56:09,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: cooperatives. 834 00:56:10,920 --> 00:56:12,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Tinutulungan na po nila sila ngayon 835 00:56:12,760 --> 00:56:15,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pati sa pag-fill up. 836 00:56:18,300 --> 00:56:20,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Marketing assistance is another key 837 00:56:20,700 --> 00:56:22,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: component of DAR's support to 838 00:56:22,440 --> 00:56:24,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian reform beneficiaries 839 00:56:24,440 --> 00:56:26,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: organizations. 840 00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:28,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ito po ang malaking 841 00:56:28,760 --> 00:56:30,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: problema po na sinusold natin, 842 00:56:30,680 --> 00:56:32,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Mr. Chairman. Naalala nyo sa 843 00:56:32,760 --> 00:56:35,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR. Yung presyo, 844 00:56:35,220 --> 00:56:36,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: masyadong mababa. 845 00:56:37,140 --> 00:56:39,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Buti na lang yung sagipsaka, nandyan po. 846 00:56:40,340 --> 00:56:40,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: From 847 00:56:40,980 --> 00:56:43,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: July 2022 to July 848 00:56:43,080 --> 00:56:45,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 2026, DAR has linked 849 00:56:45,080 --> 00:56:47,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 4,934 850 00:56:47,540 --> 00:56:48,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ARB 851 00:56:48,400 --> 00:56:51,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: organizations to market 852 00:56:51,260 --> 00:56:52,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: opportunities benefiting 853 00:56:52,980 --> 00:56:54,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 1 854 00:56:54,220 --> 00:56:56,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: billion, 855 00:56:57,020 --> 00:57:00,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: no, 1,041,308 856 00:57:00,580 --> 00:57:01,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ARBs 857 00:57:01,400 --> 00:57:02,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in terms of service count 858 00:57:02,880 --> 00:57:05,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and generating 28.98 859 00:57:05,220 --> 00:57:07,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: billion in total 860 00:57:07,420 --> 00:57:09,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sales. These gains are 861 00:57:09,380 --> 00:57:11,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: driven by enterprise development 862 00:57:11,300 --> 00:57:13,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and market linkage initiatives 863 00:57:13,340 --> 00:57:15,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: that help ARBs 864 00:57:15,340 --> 00:57:17,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: strengthen their businesses, 865 00:57:17,340 --> 00:57:19,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: improve their products, and access 866 00:57:19,440 --> 00:57:21,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: more reliable markets, 867 00:57:21,300 --> 00:57:22,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: including through 868 00:57:22,880 --> 00:57:25,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: partnerships with institutional 869 00:57:25,460 --> 00:57:27,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: buyers from both the public 870 00:57:27,340 --> 00:57:28,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and private sector. 871 00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:31,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Another important initiative 872 00:57:31,460 --> 00:57:33,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: is the Partnership Against Hunger 873 00:57:33,500 --> 00:57:35,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and Poverty, or PAHAP, 874 00:57:35,220 --> 00:57:37,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: project. This creates 875 00:57:37,620 --> 00:57:39,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: a direct link between 876 00:57:39,240 --> 00:57:41,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: farmers and institutional markets, 877 00:57:42,380 --> 00:57:43,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: bypassing middlemen 878 00:57:43,660 --> 00:57:45,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: who engage in predatory 879 00:57:45,260 --> 00:57:47,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pricing and ensuring 880 00:57:47,220 --> 00:57:49,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: farmers, ensuring 881 00:57:49,340 --> 00:57:51,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: that farmers receive 882 00:57:51,600 --> 00:57:53,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: a more patriotic pricing 883 00:57:53,320 --> 00:57:54,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: for their produce. 884 00:57:55,260 --> 00:57:57,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: From 2022 to 885 00:57:57,360 --> 00:57:59,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: July 2026, the program 886 00:57:59,540 --> 00:58:01,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: has generated approximately 887 00:58:01,380 --> 00:58:03,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 9.972 888 00:58:03,680 --> 00:58:05,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: billion in total gross sales. 889 00:58:05,220 --> 00:58:07,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: It has also 890 00:58:07,240 --> 00:58:07,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: linked 891 00:58:07,700 --> 00:58:11,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 448 ARBs 892 00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:12,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to institutional markets 893 00:58:12,980 --> 00:58:15,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and served 13,440 894 00:58:16,100 --> 00:58:17,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ARBs with 895 00:58:17,020 --> 00:58:18,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nationwide coverage. 896 00:58:20,460 --> 00:58:23,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We now proceed to the Department's 897 00:58:23,340 --> 00:58:25,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: budget performance and proposed 898 00:58:25,400 --> 00:58:27,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: allocation for Fiscal 899 00:58:27,380 --> 00:58:28,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Year 2027. 900 00:58:29,260 --> 00:58:31,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We subscribe to the principle 901 00:58:31,140 --> 00:58:32,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: that government spending 902 00:58:32,740 --> 00:58:34,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: when properly and efficiently 903 00:58:34,700 --> 00:58:36,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: implemented serves as a means 904 00:58:36,580 --> 00:58:38,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of pump-priming the economy, 905 00:58:39,360 --> 00:58:40,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: particularly 906 00:58:40,420 --> 00:58:42,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: when public resources 907 00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:43,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: translate into quality 908 00:58:43,780 --> 00:58:45,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and meaningful 909 00:58:45,560 --> 00:58:49,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: investments. 910 00:58:51,180 --> 00:58:52,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Let's go to 911 00:58:52,580 --> 00:58:54,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our budget utilization rate. 912 00:58:56,340 --> 00:58:58,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In 2023, 913 00:59:01,260 --> 00:59:02,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in the budget 914 00:59:02,920 --> 00:59:04,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of 17.049 915 00:59:04,700 --> 00:59:05,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: billion, 916 00:59:06,740 --> 00:59:08,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR posted an obligation 917 00:59:08,620 --> 00:59:10,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: rate of 74% 918 00:59:10,720 --> 00:59:12,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and disbursement 919 00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:14,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: rate of 82%. 920 00:59:14,620 --> 00:59:16,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Noong 2024, 921 00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:18,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: against an allotment of 922 00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:20,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 17.385 billion, 923 00:59:21,480 --> 00:59:22,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR posted 924 00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:24,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: an obligation rate of 925 00:59:24,260 --> 00:59:26,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 88.67% 926 00:59:26,580 --> 00:59:28,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and a disbursement 927 00:59:28,600 --> 00:59:30,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: rate of 73.74%. 928 00:59:32,120 --> 00:59:33,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In 2025, 929 00:59:34,160 --> 00:59:34,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: when an 930 00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:36,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: allotment of 20.555 931 00:59:36,880 --> 00:59:39,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: billion, 932 00:59:39,700 --> 00:59:41,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our obligation rate 933 00:59:41,820 --> 00:59:45,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: improved to 91.49% 934 00:59:45,120 --> 00:59:45,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: while 935 00:59:45,800 --> 00:59:47,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: disbursement rate 936 00:59:47,760 --> 00:59:52,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: increased to 74.65%. 937 00:59:52,480 --> 00:59:54,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Napakataas po niyan 938 00:59:54,980 --> 00:59:56,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: compared po sa 939 00:59:56,380 --> 00:59:58,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: other agencies. 940 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:13,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya gusto ko lang humalaman ng ating mga kasama, for 2026, as of June po, June huyon, our total allotment stood at 18.379 billion. 941 01:00:13,300 --> 01:00:21,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At mid-year, we recorded an obligation rate of 47% and disbursement rate of 70%. 942 01:00:21,300 --> 01:00:31,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya yung trajectory po namin itong taon na ito, baka maabot namin ng more than 93% po kung hindi kami nagkakamali. 943 01:00:32,780 --> 01:00:42,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: As of mid-year, our obligation rate stands at 47% while our disbursement rate is already at 70%. 944 01:00:43,620 --> 01:00:51,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We are honored to have received a letter. 945 01:00:51,300 --> 01:00:56,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Dated September 7, 2026 po, may natanggap kaming sulat. 946 01:00:56,660 --> 01:01:07,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: From the Department of Budget and Management, commending DAR for surpassing our targets and achieving a high budget utilization rate. 947 01:01:08,820 --> 01:01:14,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: An affirmation of the department's strong performance and commitment to efficient public spending. 948 01:01:16,100 --> 01:01:21,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Moreover, among executive agencies, DAR has been recognized as one of the best in the world. 949 01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:27,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: It is recognized as one of the most effective implementers of World Bank-funded projects. 950 01:01:27,600 --> 01:01:29,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ito po yung sa split po. 951 01:01:31,800 --> 01:01:47,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: This reflects the department's capacity to translate international development assistance into timely, effective, and tangible programs that create meaningful benefits for our agrarian reform beneficiaries. 952 01:01:48,080 --> 01:01:51,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We now move to our proposed budget for fiscal year. 953 01:01:51,280 --> 01:02:05,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The Department of Agrarian Reform has a total fiscal year 2027 National Expenditure Program of approximately 16.935 billion pesos. 954 01:02:06,800 --> 01:02:09,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Hindi po ganun kalaki ho yun. 955 01:02:11,400 --> 01:02:13,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Actually, it's still the same. 956 01:02:13,680 --> 01:02:20,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Lumaki lang ho dahil dun sa mga ODA namin in anticipation for the overseas development assistance. 957 01:02:21,280 --> 01:02:30,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Let us now break down the 16.935 billion fiscal year 2027 NEP according to expense class. 958 01:02:31,200 --> 01:02:41,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Approximately 7.066 billion or 41.72% is allocated for personal services. 959 01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:51,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Another 8.621 billion or 50.90% is allocated for maintenance and other operating expenses. 960 01:02:51,280 --> 01:03:02,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: While 1.249 billion or 7.37% is allocated for capital outlays. 961 01:03:02,560 --> 01:03:11,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The largest share goes to MOOE which supports the actual implementation and day-to-day delivery of the department's programs and activities. 962 01:03:12,160 --> 01:03:17,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Personal services meanwhile provides the human resources necessary to carry out our mandate. 963 01:03:17,740 --> 01:03:20,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: From the central office down to our regional provincial office. 964 01:03:21,280 --> 01:03:31,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Capital outlays support necessary investments that strengthen the department's operational capability. 965 01:03:33,780 --> 01:03:43,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ang amin pong budget, kung titignan po natin kung iahambing po natin sa isang negosyo, 966 01:03:45,080 --> 01:03:49,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mas maliit po ang aming puhunan, mas palaki po ang kita. 967 01:03:49,120 --> 01:03:51,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya kung ito po ay isang negosyo, 968 01:03:51,280 --> 01:03:53,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kumikita po. 969 01:03:56,400 --> 01:04:03,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: As we look forward, as we look toward fiscal year 2027, our direction remains clear. 970 01:04:05,620 --> 01:04:11,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sustain the gains we have achieved, complete our remaining debt condonation obligations, 971 01:04:12,140 --> 01:04:18,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: continue land distribution and strengthen tenure security, expand access to agrarian justice, 972 01:04:18,520 --> 01:04:20,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and ensure that our beneficiaries, 973 01:04:22,120 --> 01:04:25,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: have the means to make their land productive and sustainable. 974 01:04:26,280 --> 01:04:36,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: For land tenure security, DAR will sustain the upward trajectory of distribution of split E-titles and remaining land titles, 975 01:04:36,860 --> 01:04:40,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: including CLOAs, Certificates of Land Ownership Awards, 976 01:04:41,020 --> 01:04:48,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and continue the implementation of Executive Order No. 75 Series of 2019. 977 01:04:49,180 --> 01:04:51,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We will also complete the distribution 978 01:04:51,280 --> 01:04:53,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of remaining certificates of condonation 979 01:04:53,640 --> 01:04:56,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with the release of mortgage 980 01:04:56,100 --> 01:04:58,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in the Bangsa Autonomous Region 981 01:04:58,320 --> 01:05:00,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in Muslim Mindanao or BARM. 982 01:05:01,140 --> 01:05:02,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At the same time, 983 01:05:02,140 --> 01:05:03,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we will strengthen engagement 984 01:05:03,780 --> 01:05:05,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with stakeholders 985 01:05:05,000 --> 01:05:07,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to accelerate the resolution 986 01:05:07,880 --> 01:05:09,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of issues affecting 987 01:05:09,180 --> 01:05:10,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the documentation 988 01:05:10,520 --> 01:05:12,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of remaining land holdings. 989 01:05:13,560 --> 01:05:15,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Finally, the Department 990 01:05:15,000 --> 01:05:16,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: will establish a more accurate 991 01:05:16,960 --> 01:05:19,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and reliable inventory 992 01:05:19,080 --> 01:05:20,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and data system 993 01:05:20,360 --> 01:05:22,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: through comprehensive digitalization 994 01:05:22,980 --> 01:05:24,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of land distribution 995 01:05:24,640 --> 01:05:26,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and tenure security records. 996 01:05:27,220 --> 01:05:29,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: These measures are essential 997 01:05:29,020 --> 01:05:31,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to ensuring that land distribution 998 01:05:31,680 --> 01:05:33,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: is not only accelerated 999 01:05:33,600 --> 01:05:35,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: but properly documented, 1000 01:05:35,980 --> 01:05:38,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: transparent, and sustainable. 1001 01:05:40,580 --> 01:05:43,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR will streamline legal processes 1002 01:05:43,200 --> 01:05:44,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and reduce delays 1003 01:05:44,420 --> 01:05:46,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: through the electronic certificate 1004 01:05:46,640 --> 01:05:49,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of no pending appeal 1005 01:05:49,200 --> 01:05:51,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: or a CONA system 1006 01:05:51,120 --> 01:05:52,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to strengthen alternative 1007 01:05:52,480 --> 01:05:54,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: dispute resolution 1008 01:05:54,600 --> 01:05:57,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and maximize agrarian reform 1009 01:05:57,000 --> 01:05:58,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: justice on wheels, or ARJOW, 1010 01:05:58,760 --> 01:06:01,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to bring free and effective 1011 01:06:01,020 --> 01:06:03,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: legal assistance closer to farmers 1012 01:06:03,180 --> 01:06:04,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and other stakeholders. 1013 01:06:05,420 --> 01:06:07,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The Department also strengthens 1014 01:06:07,300 --> 01:06:09,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: its legal workforce to fast-track 1015 01:06:09,140 --> 01:06:11,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian law implementation cases 1016 01:06:11,380 --> 01:06:13,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: consistent with its 1017 01:06:13,060 --> 01:06:15,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: zero-caseload policy. 1018 01:06:15,780 --> 01:06:17,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Finally, under 1019 01:06:17,300 --> 01:06:18,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian reform beneficiaries, 1020 01:06:19,200 --> 01:06:20,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: development and sustainability, 1021 01:06:21,620 --> 01:06:22,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DAR will transform 1022 01:06:22,660 --> 01:06:25,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian reform beneficiary organizations 1023 01:06:25,300 --> 01:06:28,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: into self-sustaining cooperatives 1024 01:06:28,160 --> 01:06:29,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: by expanding access 1025 01:06:29,660 --> 01:06:30,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to capital, 1026 01:06:31,180 --> 01:06:32,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: strengthening market integration 1027 01:06:32,920 --> 01:06:34,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: through public-private partnerships, 1028 01:06:35,760 --> 01:06:37,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: promoting technology adoption, 1029 01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:39,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and building institutional capacity. 1030 01:06:40,540 --> 01:06:41,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The goal is to move 1031 01:06:41,840 --> 01:06:42,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our beneficiaries 1032 01:06:42,920 --> 01:06:45,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: from dependence on government assistance 1033 01:06:45,980 --> 01:06:48,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: toward greater self-reliance, 1034 01:06:48,700 --> 01:06:50,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: productivity, and sustainability. 1035 01:06:52,040 --> 01:06:53,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Honorable members 1036 01:06:53,440 --> 01:06:55,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of this committee, 1037 01:06:56,380 --> 01:06:57,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: distinguished colleagues, 1038 01:06:57,940 --> 01:06:58,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ladies and gentlemen, 1039 01:06:59,740 --> 01:07:01,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the fiscal year 2027 1040 01:07:01,660 --> 01:07:03,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: proposed budget of the Department 1041 01:07:03,500 --> 01:07:04,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of Agrarian Reform 1042 01:07:04,640 --> 01:07:07,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: is about fulfilling our commitments, 1043 01:07:09,260 --> 01:07:10,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: securing the land 1044 01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:11,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and rights of our farmers, 1045 01:07:12,260 --> 01:07:14,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and completing the historic 1046 01:07:14,160 --> 01:07:15,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: debt condonation program 1047 01:07:15,800 --> 01:07:18,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mandated by Republic Act No. 11953 1048 01:07:18,740 --> 01:07:21,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and directed by President 1049 01:07:21,800 --> 01:07:23,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 1050 01:07:24,600 --> 01:07:26,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: With the resources entrusted 1051 01:07:26,280 --> 01:07:27,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to us, 1052 01:07:29,100 --> 01:07:30,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: it may not be big. 1053 01:07:31,360 --> 01:07:32,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We may not accomplish, 1054 01:07:34,220 --> 01:07:35,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we may not have 1055 01:07:35,160 --> 01:07:36,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: great accomplishments, 1056 01:07:37,300 --> 01:07:39,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: but with this meager budget, 1057 01:07:39,900 --> 01:07:41,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: I'm sure we will be able 1058 01:07:41,320 --> 01:07:42,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to do small things 1059 01:07:42,600 --> 01:07:43,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in a great way. 1060 01:07:45,380 --> 01:07:46,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sariling lupa 1061 01:07:46,620 --> 01:07:48,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: para sa bagong bukas, 1062 01:07:48,240 --> 01:07:49,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na masagana. 1063 01:07:50,400 --> 01:07:52,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Maraming salamat po, sir. 1064 01:07:54,400 --> 01:07:56,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Secretary Conrad, 1065 01:07:56,560 --> 01:07:57,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for the presentation. 1066 01:07:59,460 --> 01:08:00,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Would there be questions 1067 01:08:00,980 --> 01:08:01,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: from... 1068 01:08:02,620 --> 01:08:02,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Please? 1069 01:08:03,360 --> 01:08:04,280 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I have no questions, 1070 01:08:04,400 --> 01:08:04,840 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Mr. President. 1071 01:08:05,040 --> 01:08:05,980 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I'm very familiar 1072 01:08:05,980 --> 01:08:06,860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: with their programs. 1073 01:08:07,880 --> 01:08:09,580 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I salute them 1074 01:08:09,580 --> 01:08:10,440 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: for their dedication. 1075 01:08:11,400 --> 01:08:12,520 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Wala po kaming complaints 1076 01:08:12,520 --> 01:08:14,420 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: sa aming Northern Bukidnon. 1077 01:08:14,560 --> 01:08:15,220 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: They're very happy. 1078 01:08:15,340 --> 01:08:16,900 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: The RD, as a matter of fact, 1079 01:08:16,920 --> 01:08:17,540 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: is here, madam. 1080 01:08:18,240 --> 01:08:19,580 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: We have no problems 1081 01:08:19,580 --> 01:08:20,540 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: with the agrarian reform. 1082 01:08:20,680 --> 01:08:23,020 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Then, they're very well, 1083 01:08:23,360 --> 01:08:25,460 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: ably led by the Secretary. 1084 01:08:26,240 --> 01:08:27,560 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Tulong lang kailangan nila. 1085 01:08:28,200 --> 01:08:30,120 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: The less we stress them out, 1086 01:08:30,200 --> 01:08:31,320 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: the more that they will be able 1087 01:08:31,320 --> 01:08:32,440 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: to do more for our people. 1088 01:08:32,820 --> 01:08:33,880 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Kailangan lang nila support, 1089 01:08:34,600 --> 01:08:35,080 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Your Honor, 1090 01:08:35,420 --> 01:08:35,760 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Mr. Chairman. 1091 01:08:35,920 --> 01:08:36,200 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you. 1092 01:08:37,360 --> 01:08:38,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you very much. 1093 01:08:38,720 --> 01:08:39,960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just a few questions. 1094 01:08:41,160 --> 01:08:42,740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What is the status now 1095 01:08:42,740 --> 01:08:44,740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the split project? 1096 01:08:44,740 --> 01:08:47,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I understand. 1097 01:08:48,240 --> 01:08:48,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Originally, 1098 01:08:49,080 --> 01:08:50,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: it was supposed to be completed 1099 01:08:50,320 --> 01:08:51,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: by 2023, 1100 01:08:51,820 --> 01:08:53,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but there has been an extension. 1101 01:08:55,140 --> 01:08:56,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And now, 1102 01:08:56,720 --> 01:08:58,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: it's set for 2028. 1103 01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:00,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just the status. 1104 01:09:00,380 --> 01:09:01,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The entire amount 1105 01:09:01,700 --> 01:09:05,880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the development aid 1106 01:09:05,880 --> 01:09:07,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is about 16 billion. 1107 01:09:08,200 --> 01:09:09,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And we have a counterpart 1108 01:09:09,240 --> 01:09:11,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of about 5 billion. 1109 01:09:12,940 --> 01:09:14,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Are we seeking 1110 01:09:14,160 --> 01:09:16,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: additional counterpart funding? 1111 01:09:16,920 --> 01:09:18,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, please. 1112 01:09:18,240 --> 01:09:20,240 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Good afternoon, 1113 01:09:20,740 --> 01:09:21,800 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Mr. Chairman, Senator. 1114 01:09:22,540 --> 01:09:24,460 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Our split project 1115 01:09:24,460 --> 01:09:25,560 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: is in progress. 1116 01:09:25,900 --> 01:09:28,040 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And we're also 1117 01:09:28,040 --> 01:09:29,400 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: all in time 1118 01:09:29,400 --> 01:09:30,860 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: and on schedule. 1119 01:09:31,420 --> 01:09:33,060 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: We did not request 1120 01:09:33,060 --> 01:09:34,240 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: for additional budget 1121 01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:36,800 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: or other additional loans 1122 01:09:36,800 --> 01:09:37,540 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: for that matter. 1123 01:09:38,440 --> 01:09:40,340 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And we are trying 1124 01:09:40,340 --> 01:09:41,660 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: to catch up 1125 01:09:41,660 --> 01:09:44,240 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: by the end of 2028 1126 01:09:44,780 --> 01:09:47,220 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: or 2027 of December 31st 1127 01:09:47,220 --> 01:09:48,220 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: to hit the ground. 1128 01:09:48,220 --> 01:09:48,880 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: We will hit the target 1129 01:09:48,880 --> 01:09:50,340 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: of no less than 1130 01:09:50,340 --> 01:09:52,400 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: 1.3 million hectares 1131 01:09:52,400 --> 01:09:53,540 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: all in all. 1132 01:09:54,280 --> 01:09:55,100 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And hopefully, 1133 01:09:55,620 --> 01:09:56,220 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: we can... 1134 01:09:56,740 --> 01:09:57,520 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: We are... 1135 01:09:57,520 --> 01:09:58,200 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Well, you know, 1136 01:09:58,280 --> 01:09:59,960 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: we are all on time. 1137 01:10:00,100 --> 01:10:01,360 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: So, we will be probably 1138 01:10:01,360 --> 01:10:02,020 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: on schedule. 1139 01:10:02,360 --> 01:10:02,980 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: By next year, 1140 01:10:03,040 --> 01:10:05,160 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: we'll hope to catch up 1141 01:10:05,160 --> 01:10:06,660 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: and finish the whole balance 1142 01:10:06,660 --> 01:10:08,380 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: of 250,000 hectares. 1143 01:10:09,220 --> 01:10:10,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The balance is around 1144 01:10:10,720 --> 01:10:12,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 250,000 hectares 1145 01:10:12,400 --> 01:10:14,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: between now and January 2028. 1146 01:10:14,860 --> 01:10:16,000 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: After this year, sir. 1147 01:10:16,080 --> 01:10:17,140 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: After this year. 1148 01:10:17,300 --> 01:10:17,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. 1149 01:10:18,220 --> 01:10:22,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: With respect to 1150 01:10:22,600 --> 01:10:24,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the title distribution, 1151 01:10:24,600 --> 01:10:27,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in 2025, 1152 01:10:27,740 --> 01:10:28,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you had about 1153 01:10:28,440 --> 01:10:31,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 180,000 electronic titles 1154 01:10:31,080 --> 01:10:33,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: distributed. 1155 01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:36,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But in January 1156 01:10:36,940 --> 01:10:39,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to August 2026, 1157 01:10:40,760 --> 01:10:42,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 11,000 pa lang. 1158 01:10:42,460 --> 01:10:43,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nung 919. 1159 01:10:44,500 --> 01:10:46,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Why has the rate slowed down? 1160 01:10:46,160 --> 01:10:47,960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Or usually ba 1161 01:10:47,960 --> 01:10:48,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: hinahabol ito 1162 01:10:48,860 --> 01:10:50,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: by the end of the year? 1163 01:10:50,320 --> 01:10:51,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How does that work? 1164 01:10:52,060 --> 01:10:52,580 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Actually, 1165 01:10:52,940 --> 01:10:53,980 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: we have already 1166 01:10:53,980 --> 01:10:54,940 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: a pending 1167 01:10:54,940 --> 01:10:57,700 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: ready titles 1168 01:10:57,700 --> 01:10:58,740 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: to be distributed. 1169 01:10:59,140 --> 01:10:59,440 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Okay. 1170 01:10:59,640 --> 01:11:00,780 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Hindi lang na-distribute 1171 01:11:00,780 --> 01:11:01,560 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: for the part 1172 01:11:01,560 --> 01:11:03,960 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: na naska-schedule lang namin 1173 01:11:03,960 --> 01:11:04,860 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: lahat yung areas 1174 01:11:04,860 --> 01:11:06,440 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: for all these... 1175 01:11:06,440 --> 01:11:07,800 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And we will start on Monday 1176 01:11:07,800 --> 01:11:08,620 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: as to what 1177 01:11:08,620 --> 01:11:09,640 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Secretary Conrad 1178 01:11:09,640 --> 01:11:10,380 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: has mentioned. 1179 01:11:10,440 --> 01:11:11,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: May I butt in? 1180 01:11:11,560 --> 01:11:11,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. 1181 01:11:11,980 --> 01:11:12,760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Please go ahead, sir. 1182 01:11:13,000 --> 01:11:14,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Permission of everybody. 1183 01:11:15,080 --> 01:11:15,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Well, 1184 01:11:15,640 --> 01:11:17,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we would have 1185 01:11:17,400 --> 01:11:19,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: distributed more than that, 1186 01:11:19,580 --> 01:11:20,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Your Honors. 1187 01:11:20,840 --> 01:11:22,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Nagkasunod-sunod po yung bagyo. 1188 01:11:23,380 --> 01:11:24,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Hindi ho kami 1189 01:11:24,060 --> 01:11:26,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nakalabas. 1190 01:11:27,680 --> 01:11:28,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And then, nung una ho, 1191 01:11:29,100 --> 01:11:30,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: medyo may konti lang 1192 01:11:30,900 --> 01:11:32,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hung delay sa 1193 01:11:32,480 --> 01:11:34,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mga processes at 1194 01:11:34,520 --> 01:11:37,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: medyo nag-concentrate 1195 01:11:37,520 --> 01:11:39,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: po kami kasi hinahabol 1196 01:11:39,260 --> 01:11:40,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: namin yung deadline para sa 1197 01:11:40,720 --> 01:11:41,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: CoCRoM ho eh. 1198 01:11:41,820 --> 01:11:44,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yung sa certificate, yun ho muna 1199 01:11:44,080 --> 01:11:45,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang binugbog namin. 1200 01:11:46,420 --> 01:11:46,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: But, 1201 01:11:47,400 --> 01:11:49,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we have processed it already 1202 01:11:49,700 --> 01:11:50,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and, in fact, 1203 01:11:50,940 --> 01:11:52,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the titles are ready. 1204 01:11:52,620 --> 01:11:53,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: The moment, 1205 01:11:53,460 --> 01:11:53,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in fact, 1206 01:11:53,920 --> 01:11:55,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we will start already 1207 01:11:55,020 --> 01:11:55,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: on Monday 1208 01:11:55,600 --> 01:11:56,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and then, 1209 01:11:56,940 --> 01:11:59,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we have distributions 1210 01:11:59,400 --> 01:12:02,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: already succeeding Monday. 1211 01:12:02,580 --> 01:12:03,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At saka mararami po. 1212 01:12:04,320 --> 01:12:04,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And, 1213 01:12:04,660 --> 01:12:06,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: I would take this opportunity 1214 01:12:06,700 --> 01:12:07,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to also extend 1215 01:12:07,940 --> 01:12:08,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our invitation 1216 01:12:08,780 --> 01:12:10,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: since 1217 01:12:10,280 --> 01:12:11,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: you are the chairman 1218 01:12:11,900 --> 01:12:14,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of Committee on Agrarian Reform 1219 01:12:14,840 --> 01:12:15,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and Agriculture 1220 01:12:15,440 --> 01:12:16,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and the rest. 1221 01:12:16,880 --> 01:12:17,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Also, 1222 01:12:17,080 --> 01:12:18,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our Majority Floor Leader. 1223 01:12:18,860 --> 01:12:20,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: If you could join us 1224 01:12:20,240 --> 01:12:21,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in the distribution 1225 01:12:21,260 --> 01:12:23,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and you will see. 1226 01:12:24,560 --> 01:12:25,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That would be nice. 1227 01:12:26,220 --> 01:12:26,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yes, sir. 1228 01:12:27,320 --> 01:12:28,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because right now, 1229 01:12:28,500 --> 01:12:29,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: with the impeachment, 1230 01:12:29,820 --> 01:12:30,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the budget, 1231 01:12:31,780 --> 01:12:36,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we will need the break. 1232 01:12:36,780 --> 01:12:38,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: It will be a welcome respite 1233 01:12:38,400 --> 01:12:39,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: for all of you, I'm sure. 1234 01:12:39,940 --> 01:12:41,160 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Mr. Chairman, Senator, 1235 01:12:41,300 --> 01:12:42,200 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: we'll invite you sa 1236 01:12:42,200 --> 01:12:44,060 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Western Visayas October 6. 1237 01:12:44,200 --> 01:12:45,340 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: There will be a big, huge 1238 01:12:45,340 --> 01:12:47,060 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: distribution there October 6, sir. 1239 01:12:47,080 --> 01:12:49,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: On Monday, I think, 1240 01:12:49,380 --> 01:12:50,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: in... 1241 01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:52,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: On Wednesday. 1242 01:12:52,360 --> 01:12:52,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Wednesday? 1243 01:12:53,500 --> 01:12:54,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: On Tuesday. 1244 01:12:54,380 --> 01:12:55,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Tuesday ba? 1245 01:12:55,780 --> 01:12:56,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Tuesday. 1246 01:12:57,180 --> 01:12:57,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We'll give you a schedule. 1247 01:12:57,940 --> 01:12:59,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Meron ba kayong lakad ng Tuesday? 1248 01:13:00,120 --> 01:13:00,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Malaki hung... 1249 01:13:00,720 --> 01:13:02,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ang lakad lang namin, 1250 01:13:02,660 --> 01:13:03,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: impeachment. 1251 01:13:05,100 --> 01:13:06,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 10 o'clock. 1252 01:13:07,100 --> 01:13:08,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 10 o'clock to 1253 01:13:08,640 --> 01:13:11,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 6 o'clock 1254 01:13:11,060 --> 01:13:11,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: every day 1255 01:13:11,940 --> 01:13:12,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: beginning 1256 01:13:12,620 --> 01:13:16,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: October 1 to October 15. 1257 01:13:17,080 --> 01:13:18,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, 1258 01:13:18,080 --> 01:13:20,360 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: unless you have a weekend. 1259 01:13:20,980 --> 01:13:22,520 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: In Region 8 alone, 1260 01:13:22,620 --> 01:13:24,480 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: there's 30,000 plus hectares 1261 01:13:24,480 --> 01:13:26,440 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: on Tuesday 1262 01:13:26,440 --> 01:13:28,700 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: and then simultaneously 1263 01:13:28,700 --> 01:13:29,900 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: there's several more others. 1264 01:13:30,440 --> 01:13:31,860 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: But, personally, 1265 01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:33,300 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: because I'm from Western Visayas, 1266 01:13:33,380 --> 01:13:34,600 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: I'm inviting... 1267 01:13:34,600 --> 01:13:36,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you for the invitation. 1268 01:13:36,700 --> 01:13:37,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: If we can't make it, 1269 01:13:37,760 --> 01:13:39,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: can we send a video greeting? 1270 01:13:40,160 --> 01:13:41,440 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Yes, yes, yes. 1271 01:13:41,600 --> 01:13:42,540 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: That would be great. 1272 01:13:43,700 --> 01:13:46,020 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: They will be very thankful. 1273 01:13:46,440 --> 01:13:47,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We will ask, 1274 01:13:47,080 --> 01:13:47,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: our staff, 1275 01:13:47,640 --> 01:13:48,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to coordinate with your office. 1276 01:13:49,400 --> 01:13:50,960 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: But I really hope 1277 01:13:50,960 --> 01:13:52,160 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: that you can make it 1278 01:13:52,160 --> 01:13:53,020 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: your honor. 1279 01:13:53,200 --> 01:13:53,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pagka-weekend. 1280 01:13:54,340 --> 01:13:56,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Actually, Fridays... 1281 01:13:56,060 --> 01:13:57,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Friday, meron din. 1282 01:13:57,120 --> 01:13:57,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ayun. 1283 01:13:57,620 --> 01:13:59,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mas maluwag kami ng Friday. 1284 01:14:00,400 --> 01:14:00,880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But, 1285 01:14:00,960 --> 01:14:03,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: not so from October 1 1286 01:14:03,160 --> 01:14:04,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to October 15. 1287 01:14:04,860 --> 01:14:05,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Talagang 1288 01:14:05,540 --> 01:14:06,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: bubog. 1289 01:14:07,720 --> 01:14:07,960 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sige. 1290 01:14:08,100 --> 01:14:09,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But we'd like to 1291 01:14:09,520 --> 01:14:12,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: grace these occasions also. 1292 01:14:13,900 --> 01:14:14,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. 1293 01:14:14,460 --> 01:14:18,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You mentioned 1294 01:14:18,220 --> 01:14:19,760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: a number of 1295 01:14:19,760 --> 01:14:21,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: support services, 1296 01:14:22,220 --> 01:14:24,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: increasing farmers' income. 1297 01:14:24,320 --> 01:14:24,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: How has the 1298 01:14:24,980 --> 01:14:25,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sagip Saka, 1299 01:14:25,960 --> 01:14:26,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: as you mentioned, 1300 01:14:27,360 --> 01:14:28,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: been able to help 1301 01:14:28,160 --> 01:14:29,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: our beneficiaries, 1302 01:14:29,880 --> 01:14:30,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: our 1303 01:14:30,260 --> 01:14:31,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: organizations? 1304 01:14:32,420 --> 01:14:33,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because earlier, 1305 01:14:33,980 --> 01:14:34,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the NIA 1306 01:14:34,440 --> 01:14:36,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: identified several 1307 01:14:37,140 --> 01:14:38,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: interventions 1308 01:14:38,420 --> 01:14:40,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: wherein 1309 01:14:40,340 --> 01:14:42,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the direct purchases 1310 01:14:42,100 --> 01:14:43,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: were undertaken 1311 01:14:43,020 --> 01:14:44,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: by the 1312 01:14:44,460 --> 01:14:45,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: by their 1313 01:14:45,000 --> 01:14:46,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Irrigators Association. 1314 01:14:48,040 --> 01:14:48,260 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Yes. 1315 01:14:48,680 --> 01:14:49,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: In fact, 1316 01:14:49,500 --> 01:14:49,740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: about 1317 01:14:49,740 --> 01:14:51,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: how much was that? 1318 01:14:51,780 --> 01:14:53,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 1.6 billion 1319 01:14:53,220 --> 01:14:54,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: worth of... 1320 01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:54,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Diba? 1321 01:14:55,980 --> 01:14:57,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Hindi pa yun yung LGU. 1322 01:14:58,520 --> 01:14:59,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yun pa lang yung... 1323 01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:02,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: iba pa yun sa LGU 1324 01:15:02,340 --> 01:15:04,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: because 1.6 billion 1325 01:15:04,820 --> 01:15:05,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for 1326 01:15:05,380 --> 01:15:09,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ... 1327 01:15:09,320 --> 01:15:10,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: iba pa yun sa 1328 01:15:10,620 --> 01:15:11,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: PHAP 1329 01:15:11,100 --> 01:15:14,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yung IPAP 1330 01:15:14,660 --> 01:15:16,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is with Deped or... with 1331 01:15:16,640 --> 01:15:17,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: DSWD 1332 01:15:17,600 --> 01:15:20,880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so yung kanilang program with the DSWD 1333 01:15:20,880 --> 01:15:22,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and the Irrigators Association 1334 01:15:22,640 --> 01:15:24,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: they were able to sell about 1335 01:15:24,440 --> 01:15:26,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 1.5 1336 01:15:26,300 --> 01:15:27,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: actually 1337 01:15:27,020 --> 01:15:30,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the farmers were able to sell about 1.6 1338 01:15:30,480 --> 01:15:31,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: billion pesos worth 1339 01:15:31,660 --> 01:15:34,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of agri-products 1340 01:15:34,400 --> 01:15:36,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: now with the rice program 1341 01:15:36,580 --> 01:15:38,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the rice 1342 01:15:38,260 --> 01:15:40,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: assistance of 1343 01:15:40,460 --> 01:15:41,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the LGUs 1344 01:15:41,500 --> 01:15:44,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Irrigators 1345 01:15:44,320 --> 01:15:46,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Associations were also primed 1346 01:15:46,480 --> 01:15:48,740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to sell directly to the LGUs 1347 01:15:48,740 --> 01:15:50,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: because if I'm not mistaken 1348 01:15:50,680 --> 01:15:52,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the President 1349 01:15:52,280 --> 01:15:54,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: allocated 23 billion 1350 01:15:54,300 --> 01:15:56,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the LGSF funding 1351 01:15:56,460 --> 01:15:56,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and 1352 01:15:57,020 --> 01:15:58,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for every municipality 1353 01:15:58,440 --> 01:15:59,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and province 1354 01:15:59,480 --> 01:16:00,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and city 1355 01:16:00,460 --> 01:16:01,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and 1356 01:16:01,900 --> 01:16:04,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Quezon City 1357 01:16:04,360 --> 01:16:07,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: which had an allocation 1358 01:16:07,140 --> 01:16:08,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of about 1359 01:16:08,140 --> 01:16:12,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Quezon City lang? 1360 01:16:12,840 --> 01:16:13,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 2 billion 1361 01:16:13,500 --> 01:16:16,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: they were able to purchase 1362 01:16:16,680 --> 01:16:17,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: about 1363 01:16:17,460 --> 01:16:20,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Irrigators Association sold 1364 01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:22,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 500 million pesos worth of rice 1365 01:16:22,100 --> 01:16:23,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so 1366 01:16:23,580 --> 01:16:26,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: how does it now work with 1367 01:16:26,460 --> 01:16:28,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: with regards to the SAGIP-SACA 1368 01:16:28,100 --> 01:16:28,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: your honors 1369 01:16:28,920 --> 01:16:31,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: I'm sure you 1370 01:16:31,360 --> 01:16:33,480 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: you remember that 1371 01:16:33,480 --> 01:16:35,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we talked to the President about it 1372 01:16:35,860 --> 01:16:37,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and the President issued 1373 01:16:37,000 --> 01:16:39,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the sought after 1374 01:16:39,460 --> 01:16:40,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: executive order 1375 01:16:40,920 --> 01:16:43,280 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and because of that 1376 01:16:43,280 --> 01:16:45,740 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sir we were able to 1377 01:16:45,740 --> 01:16:47,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: persuade 1378 01:16:47,240 --> 01:16:49,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our 1379 01:16:49,760 --> 01:16:50,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: regional 1380 01:16:50,780 --> 01:16:53,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the other 1381 01:16:53,240 --> 01:16:54,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: government offices 1382 01:16:54,720 --> 01:16:56,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: your honors 1383 01:16:56,460 --> 01:16:58,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and other LGUs 1384 01:16:58,460 --> 01:17:01,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and even from the private sector 1385 01:17:01,460 --> 01:17:04,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to purchase directly 1386 01:17:04,460 --> 01:17:05,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to them 1387 01:17:05,460 --> 01:17:08,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we were able to serve 1388 01:17:08,460 --> 01:17:10,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: because 1389 01:17:10,460 --> 01:17:12,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our situation is peculiar 1390 01:17:12,460 --> 01:17:13,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: your honor 1391 01:17:13,460 --> 01:17:14,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: unlike DA 1392 01:17:14,460 --> 01:17:16,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: DOH 1393 01:17:16,460 --> 01:17:18,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: where 1394 01:17:18,460 --> 01:17:22,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: they don't have anymore a 1395 01:17:22,460 --> 01:17:24,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: a 1396 01:17:24,460 --> 01:17:26,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: they don't have anymore 1397 01:17:26,260 --> 01:17:28,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: people on the ground 1398 01:17:28,260 --> 01:17:29,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: because 1399 01:17:29,260 --> 01:17:33,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: because, ano bang term 1400 01:17:33,260 --> 01:17:38,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na-devolve na yung itong agencies na ito 1401 01:17:38,260 --> 01:17:40,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: to the local government units 1402 01:17:40,260 --> 01:17:42,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: unlike in our situation 1403 01:17:42,260 --> 01:17:43,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: your honor 1404 01:17:43,260 --> 01:17:45,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we still have 1405 01:17:45,260 --> 01:17:46,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our 1406 01:17:46,260 --> 01:17:48,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: grassroot machinery 1407 01:17:48,260 --> 01:17:49,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: up to now so 1408 01:17:49,260 --> 01:17:50,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we were able 1409 01:17:50,260 --> 01:17:52,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our farmers 1410 01:17:52,260 --> 01:17:53,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: our 1411 01:17:53,260 --> 01:17:54,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: grassroot people 1412 01:17:54,260 --> 01:17:56,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: are able to serve 1413 01:17:56,260 --> 01:17:59,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: as the middlemen 1414 01:17:59,260 --> 01:18:00,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: so we can avoid 1415 01:18:00,260 --> 01:18:01,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: predatory pricing 1416 01:18:01,260 --> 01:18:02,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: your honor 1417 01:18:02,260 --> 01:18:03,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and 1418 01:18:03,260 --> 01:18:05,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and maganda yung ginawa natin noon 1419 01:18:05,260 --> 01:18:06,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa DAR. 1420 01:18:06,260 --> 01:18:07,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and 1421 01:18:07,260 --> 01:18:08,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: if you could 1422 01:18:08,260 --> 01:18:09,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you don't have to 1423 01:18:09,260 --> 01:18:10,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: answer the questions now 1424 01:18:10,260 --> 01:18:11,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but if you can just 1425 01:18:11,260 --> 01:18:12,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: give us 1426 01:18:12,260 --> 01:18:13,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: some submissions of 1427 01:18:13,260 --> 01:18:14,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: oh yes 1428 01:18:14,260 --> 01:18:15,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: your honor 1429 01:18:15,260 --> 01:18:16,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the success story 1430 01:18:16,260 --> 01:18:17,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yes 1431 01:18:17,260 --> 01:18:18,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and the data 1432 01:18:18,260 --> 01:18:19,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: um 1433 01:18:19,260 --> 01:18:20,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh 1434 01:18:20,260 --> 01:18:21,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you check 1435 01:18:21,260 --> 01:18:22,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: please 1436 01:18:22,260 --> 01:18:23,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: submit it 1437 01:18:23,260 --> 01:18:24,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: yesterday 1438 01:18:24,260 --> 01:18:25,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: okay 1439 01:18:25,260 --> 01:18:26,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: okay 1440 01:18:26,260 --> 01:18:27,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and and uh 1441 01:18:27,260 --> 01:18:28,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: maybe data also 1442 01:18:28,260 --> 01:18:30,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: on how the interventions 1443 01:18:30,260 --> 01:18:31,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: over time 1444 01:18:31,260 --> 01:18:32,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh 1445 01:18:32,260 --> 01:18:33,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: have increased their incomes 1446 01:18:33,260 --> 01:18:34,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: yeah 1447 01:18:34,260 --> 01:18:35,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh 1448 01:18:35,260 --> 01:18:36,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: i think that's also important 1449 01:18:36,260 --> 01:18:37,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the 1450 01:18:37,260 --> 01:18:39,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in all other 1451 01:18:39,260 --> 01:18:40,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: jurists 1452 01:18:40,260 --> 01:18:41,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: all other 1453 01:18:41,260 --> 01:18:42,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: asean countries 1454 01:18:42,260 --> 01:18:44,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: they're very particular about 1455 01:18:44,260 --> 01:18:46,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: incomes as a benchmark for 1456 01:18:46,260 --> 01:18:47,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: any of the interventions 1457 01:18:47,260 --> 01:18:50,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: because what's the point of uh 1458 01:18:50,260 --> 01:18:52,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: all the interventions 1459 01:18:52,260 --> 01:18:53,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: billions are being spent 1460 01:18:53,260 --> 01:18:54,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but the farmers 1461 01:18:54,260 --> 01:18:55,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: don't benefit 1462 01:18:55,260 --> 01:18:56,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or 1463 01:18:56,260 --> 01:18:57,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: negligible 1464 01:18:57,260 --> 01:18:58,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or very 1465 01:18:58,260 --> 01:18:59,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: very small 1466 01:18:59,260 --> 01:19:00,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: or marginal 1467 01:19:00,260 --> 01:19:01,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: marginal 1468 01:19:01,260 --> 01:19:02,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: increase in incomes 1469 01:19:02,260 --> 01:19:03,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so 1470 01:19:03,260 --> 01:19:04,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: uh 1471 01:19:04,260 --> 01:19:05,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in fact 1472 01:19:05,260 --> 01:19:06,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: i remember 1473 01:19:06,260 --> 01:19:07,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: when i was in china 1474 01:19:07,260 --> 01:19:08,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: about 1475 01:19:08,260 --> 01:19:09,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 10 years ago 1476 01:19:09,260 --> 01:19:10,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nung hindi pa magulo 1477 01:19:10,260 --> 01:19:11,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: i was 1478 01:19:11,260 --> 01:19:12,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ngayon 1479 01:19:12,260 --> 01:19:13,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: hindi na ako 1480 01:19:13,260 --> 01:19:14,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: pwedeng pumunta nun 1481 01:19:18,260 --> 01:19:19,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Baka 1482 01:19:19,260 --> 01:19:20,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: papabalikin 1483 01:19:20,260 --> 01:19:21,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: tayo sa airport 1484 01:19:21,260 --> 01:19:22,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: pa lang, 1485 01:19:22,260 --> 01:19:23,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: papabalikin na tayo. 1486 01:19:23,260 --> 01:19:24,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But 1487 01:19:24,260 --> 01:19:25,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: they 1488 01:19:25,260 --> 01:19:26,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: were very clear 1489 01:19:26,260 --> 01:19:27,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in their presentation. 1490 01:19:27,260 --> 01:19:28,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They said in 1491 01:19:28,260 --> 01:19:29,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 1979, 1492 01:19:29,260 --> 01:19:30,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the average 1493 01:19:30,260 --> 01:19:31,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: income of the farmer 1494 01:19:31,260 --> 01:19:32,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: was about 150 1495 01:19:32,260 --> 01:19:33,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: yuan. 1496 01:19:33,260 --> 01:19:34,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And 1497 01:19:34,260 --> 01:19:35,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: then 1498 01:19:35,260 --> 01:19:36,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: about in 1499 01:19:36,260 --> 01:19:37,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 2012 1500 01:19:37,260 --> 01:19:38,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 2013, they 1501 01:19:38,260 --> 01:19:39,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: were saying it's about 1502 01:19:39,260 --> 01:19:40,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 6,000 yuan 1503 01:19:40,260 --> 01:19:41,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: from 1504 01:19:41,260 --> 01:19:42,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: agri. So 1505 01:19:42,260 --> 01:19:43,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: there you 1506 01:19:43,260 --> 01:19:44,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: see they're very 1507 01:19:44,260 --> 01:19:46,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: particular about 1508 01:19:46,260 --> 01:19:47,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: income as benchmark. 1509 01:19:47,260 --> 01:19:48,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And 1510 01:19:48,260 --> 01:19:49,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I told 1511 01:19:49,260 --> 01:19:51,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: this to the NIA earlier 1512 01:19:51,260 --> 01:19:52,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and I will 1513 01:19:52,260 --> 01:19:53,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: share it with the DAR. 1514 01:19:54,940 --> 01:19:58,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sabi ko, kailangan nating alagaan yung ating mga farmers 1515 01:19:58,440 --> 01:20:04,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kasi pag wala nang nagpa-farming, wala nang DA, wala nang DAR, 1516 01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:06,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: wala na tayong trabaho lahat. 1517 01:20:06,240 --> 01:20:10,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The reason why we're all working here or we have this job 1518 01:20:10,040 --> 01:20:11,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and I'm chairman of the... 1519 01:20:11,400 --> 01:20:15,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kung wala nang agriculture sector, wala na rin akong chairmanship. 1520 01:20:15,980 --> 01:20:17,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Lalo kayo, wala na kayong trabaho. 1521 01:20:17,700 --> 01:20:23,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, napakahalaga na minomonitor natin yung success 1522 01:20:23,520 --> 01:20:27,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ng ating interventions by way of keeping them from farming. 1523 01:20:28,060 --> 01:20:29,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You know, people are always saying, 1524 01:20:29,780 --> 01:20:37,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we have to make farming sexy because the new generation 1525 01:20:37,020 --> 01:20:39,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: don't want to go into farming anymore. 1526 01:20:40,420 --> 01:20:45,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But for me, the only way to make farming sexy is to make it profitable 1527 01:20:45,160 --> 01:20:47,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or you get... 1528 01:20:47,700 --> 01:20:49,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's how it works. 1529 01:20:50,600 --> 01:20:54,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And that's why from farm subsistence farming, 1530 01:20:54,520 --> 01:21:01,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we move to make it farm enterprise entrepreneurship. 1531 01:21:02,160 --> 01:21:08,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ako nga sa farm ko, hindi ako ang tawag ko sa sarili ko, 1532 01:21:08,120 --> 01:21:09,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I am the farmer CEO. 1533 01:21:10,620 --> 01:21:16,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi that's how you want to bring it to the level of 1534 01:21:16,480 --> 01:21:17,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: high income. 1535 01:21:17,700 --> 01:21:23,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: High value production, value adding, product development, 1536 01:21:25,260 --> 01:21:28,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: agritourism, and the like. 1537 01:21:28,480 --> 01:21:29,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Para tuloy-tuloy. 1538 01:21:30,540 --> 01:21:32,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Anyway, so if you can give us... 1539 01:21:34,220 --> 01:21:37,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: For the support services. 1540 01:21:38,520 --> 01:21:41,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We're also looking at the challenge of... 1541 01:21:42,700 --> 01:21:44,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Of course, this is also for the DA. 1542 01:21:47,700 --> 01:21:48,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Access to credit. 1543 01:21:49,320 --> 01:21:55,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We'd also like to see how our communities are benefiting. 1544 01:21:55,760 --> 01:22:00,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because right now, even the government allocated budgetary support 1545 01:22:00,660 --> 01:22:06,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: na binigay na, nilaan na para sa crop insurance, 1546 01:22:06,320 --> 01:22:10,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: nilaan na para sa credit sa mga bangko, 1547 01:22:10,480 --> 01:22:17,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: eh, ang kanilang rates of releases to fund 3%, 1548 01:22:17,700 --> 01:22:21,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 2% of their portfolio. 1549 01:22:23,820 --> 01:22:24,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Di ba? Wala, wala. 1550 01:22:25,380 --> 01:22:26,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Wala. Di ba? Halos wala. 1551 01:22:27,300 --> 01:22:33,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Tapos, so we'd like to see what are the lessons that the agrarian reform communities, 1552 01:22:34,440 --> 01:22:37,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: di ba? What lessons can we, in terms of successes, 1553 01:22:38,580 --> 01:22:39,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: dito sa access to credit. 1554 01:22:39,980 --> 01:22:42,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi pagka may credit yung farmer and good rates, 1555 01:22:43,300 --> 01:22:45,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: di ba? Then he can hire more laborers. 1556 01:22:45,500 --> 01:22:46,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Then he can... 1557 01:22:47,700 --> 01:22:49,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Expand his hectarage. 1558 01:22:49,780 --> 01:22:50,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Di ba? 1559 01:22:50,400 --> 01:22:54,760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And then he can increase, you know, 1560 01:22:55,040 --> 01:22:59,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: he can fund facilities, post-harvest, etc. 1561 01:22:59,900 --> 01:23:00,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pero wala lahat eh. 1562 01:23:01,160 --> 01:23:02,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And of course, we all know, 1563 01:23:02,520 --> 01:23:07,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and that's why the Senate Bill 1991 ba? 1564 01:23:08,480 --> 01:23:09,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yung co-ops. 1565 01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:14,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yung agriculture co-ops is necessary 1566 01:23:14,000 --> 01:23:17,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: because if they're organized and they're capacitated, 1567 01:23:17,700 --> 01:23:19,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: then they become creditworthy, 1568 01:23:19,560 --> 01:23:20,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: then they know, 1569 01:23:21,420 --> 01:23:22,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: then the banks will say, 1570 01:23:22,760 --> 01:23:24,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: since you have economies of scale, 1571 01:23:24,700 --> 01:23:25,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you have, you know, 1572 01:23:26,020 --> 01:23:27,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we can lend to you, 1573 01:23:27,440 --> 01:23:28,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we can deal with you, 1574 01:23:28,600 --> 01:23:30,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we can provide the credit, 1575 01:23:30,460 --> 01:23:31,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: even insurance, 1576 01:23:31,900 --> 01:23:32,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: bulk insurance, 1577 01:23:33,020 --> 01:23:36,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kasi mas marami ang organized na makikinabang, 1578 01:23:36,560 --> 01:23:37,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: they can buy in bulk, etc. 1579 01:23:38,340 --> 01:23:39,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So maybe that too, 1580 01:23:39,700 --> 01:23:42,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: if we can get success stories. 1581 01:23:43,640 --> 01:23:45,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because I intend to sit down with, 1582 01:23:45,680 --> 01:23:47,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in the budget of the DOF, 1583 01:23:47,700 --> 01:23:50,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and ask the banks, 1584 01:23:51,780 --> 01:23:53,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: land bank in particular. 1585 01:23:53,660 --> 01:23:55,880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, if you can give me questions for the land bank, 1586 01:23:56,280 --> 01:23:59,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so that we can put them to task, 1587 01:24:00,020 --> 01:24:00,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: di ba? 1588 01:24:00,300 --> 01:24:01,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Please give them to me because 1589 01:24:01,580 --> 01:24:03,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang kupad minsan eh. 1590 01:24:03,820 --> 01:24:04,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Your honors, 1591 01:24:05,040 --> 01:24:07,180 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: if I may interrupt. 1592 01:24:08,100 --> 01:24:11,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In fact, there are seven awardees in land bank, 1593 01:24:12,060 --> 01:24:14,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: all agrarian reform beneficiaries. 1594 01:24:15,480 --> 01:24:17,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And since they are awardees, 1595 01:24:17,160 --> 01:24:17,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: they, 1596 01:24:17,700 --> 01:24:18,700 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: they are, 1597 01:24:18,700 --> 01:24:26,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: these are good payers and that they pay on time. 1598 01:24:26,380 --> 01:24:36,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At saka yung leadership ng magaganda ng cooperatives nila. 1599 01:24:36,780 --> 01:24:37,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, yes. 1600 01:24:37,400 --> 01:24:42,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We'd like to get those success stories, no? 1601 01:24:44,820 --> 01:24:46,020 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Mr. Chairman, 1602 01:24:46,020 --> 01:24:47,020 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: yung pag, 1603 01:24:47,700 --> 01:24:49,860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: sinasabi mong good practices, 1604 01:24:49,860 --> 01:24:51,060 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: best practices, 1605 01:24:51,060 --> 01:24:53,980 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: tsaka the best stories are with the agrarian reform communities, 1606 01:24:53,980 --> 01:24:55,340 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: ARCs and ARBs, 1607 01:24:55,340 --> 01:24:56,780 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: the beneficiaries. 1608 01:24:56,780 --> 01:24:59,980 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Even when I was chairman of the committee on cooperatives, 1609 01:24:59,980 --> 01:25:01,260 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: we, I judged, 1610 01:25:01,260 --> 01:25:04,540 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: maybe ten times I judged Gawad Pitak every year. 1611 01:25:04,540 --> 01:25:05,660 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Every year, 1612 01:25:05,660 --> 01:25:08,500 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: cooperatives po siya na agrarian reform beneficiaries. 1613 01:25:08,500 --> 01:25:09,940 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Best practices. 1614 01:25:09,940 --> 01:25:12,580 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Pag sinundan natin yan sa buong Pilipinas, 1615 01:25:12,580 --> 01:25:14,420 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: naka walang mahirap na magsasaka, 1616 01:25:14,420 --> 01:25:15,540 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: tsaka walang mahirap na, 1617 01:25:15,540 --> 01:25:16,940 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: walang mahirap na, 1618 01:25:16,940 --> 01:25:18,460 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: rural areas. 1619 01:25:18,460 --> 01:25:19,340 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Because of their, 1620 01:25:19,340 --> 01:25:20,100 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: they could, 1621 01:25:20,100 --> 01:25:22,420 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: you should actually publish a book. 1622 01:25:22,420 --> 01:25:23,980 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I think you should publish a, 1623 01:25:23,980 --> 01:25:25,500 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: a food for thought. 1624 01:25:25,500 --> 01:25:27,180 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Secretary, you have two years to go. 1625 01:25:27,180 --> 01:25:28,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We're doing it now. 1626 01:25:28,060 --> 01:25:29,260 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Oh, there you go. 1627 01:25:29,260 --> 01:25:30,100 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: You see? 1628 01:25:30,100 --> 01:25:30,860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: You're very good. 1629 01:25:30,860 --> 01:25:31,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: So, 1630 01:25:31,500 --> 01:25:32,220 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we have some, 1631 01:25:32,220 --> 01:25:33,300 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: So we can learn. 1632 01:25:33,300 --> 01:25:33,780 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: We can learn. 1633 01:25:33,780 --> 01:25:36,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We have some writers who are now collecting 1634 01:25:36,340 --> 01:25:37,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the data. 1635 01:25:37,020 --> 01:25:37,820 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: That's a great idea. 1636 01:25:37,820 --> 01:25:39,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: But we're just moving quietly. 1637 01:25:39,500 --> 01:25:40,300 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Oh, maganda kasi. 1638 01:25:40,300 --> 01:25:42,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: About a book on the success stories. 1639 01:25:42,860 --> 01:25:45,180 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Yes, that will be best practices. 1640 01:25:45,180 --> 01:25:46,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Actually, I, I, I will confirm, 1641 01:25:46,780 --> 01:25:47,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I will confirm that, 1642 01:25:47,540 --> 01:25:48,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that the, 1643 01:25:48,900 --> 01:25:51,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: our majority leader has consistently championed 1644 01:25:51,980 --> 01:25:56,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the cause of cooperatives in the country. 1645 01:25:56,540 --> 01:25:59,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Although the data shows that, 1646 01:25:59,140 --> 01:26:00,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: at least this is a two, 1647 01:26:00,500 --> 01:26:01,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: two, three year data. 1648 01:26:01,500 --> 01:26:03,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I don't know the latest, no? 1649 01:26:03,060 --> 01:26:07,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, for every 10 coops that are, 1650 01:26:07,220 --> 01:26:08,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that are, 1651 01:26:08,420 --> 01:26:09,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you know, functioning, 1652 01:26:09,420 --> 01:26:14,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: only one out of every 10 are actually viable. 1653 01:26:14,540 --> 01:26:16,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The rest are, 1654 01:26:16,220 --> 01:26:18,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: isang kahig, isang tuka. 1655 01:26:18,540 --> 01:26:19,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, 1656 01:26:19,620 --> 01:26:21,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so yes, we have these success stories, 1657 01:26:21,580 --> 01:26:24,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: but the challenge really is, 1658 01:26:24,780 --> 01:26:25,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: how do we, 1659 01:26:25,780 --> 01:26:26,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you know, 1660 01:26:26,780 --> 01:26:30,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: make it the rule rather than the exception? 1661 01:26:30,260 --> 01:26:32,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Nakakalungkot dahil, 1662 01:26:32,620 --> 01:26:35,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: napag-iwanan na talaga tayo ng ibang bansa, 1663 01:26:35,260 --> 01:26:38,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you know, in terms of the productivity of the farmers. 1664 01:26:38,900 --> 01:26:40,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sabi ko nga, 1665 01:26:40,380 --> 01:26:41,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: in 2015, 1666 01:26:41,620 --> 01:26:44,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: when I was food security secretary under Pinoy, 1667 01:26:44,860 --> 01:26:45,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: our ex, 1668 01:26:45,620 --> 01:26:50,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: our agriculture imports was $10 billion. 1669 01:26:50,100 --> 01:26:53,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Today, it's $21 billion. 1670 01:26:53,460 --> 01:26:54,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, after 10 years, 1671 01:26:54,580 --> 01:26:57,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we doubled our imports. 1672 01:26:57,220 --> 01:27:02,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We used to be a net importer of about $3 billion. 1673 01:27:02,220 --> 01:27:09,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, we're a net importer of about 15, 14 billion. 1674 01:27:09,620 --> 01:27:12,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, and then next year, 1675 01:27:12,820 --> 01:27:15,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: next year is the 30th year of the, 1676 01:27:15,020 --> 01:27:21,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the AFMA of 1997. 1677 01:27:21,020 --> 01:27:25,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 1678 01:27:25,260 --> 01:27:27,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will be 30 years next year. 1679 01:27:27,820 --> 01:27:31,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, how far have we gone after 30 years? 1680 01:27:31,020 --> 01:27:33,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Parang pabaliktad, no? 1681 01:27:33,540 --> 01:27:35,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And that's why, 1682 01:27:35,540 --> 01:27:36,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: again, 1683 01:27:36,740 --> 01:27:39,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the lessons of the agrarian reform communities 1684 01:27:39,580 --> 01:27:43,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will really be the basis for us to how to cascade it. 1685 01:27:43,340 --> 01:27:44,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Diba? 1686 01:27:45,020 --> 01:27:47,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Napakahalaga. And we're doing 1687 01:27:47,220 --> 01:27:49,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the structural reform, precisely 1688 01:27:49,500 --> 01:27:51,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: why we are renationalizing 1689 01:27:51,660 --> 01:27:53,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: your lesson. 1690 01:27:53,220 --> 01:27:54,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: You just said it earlier, Sec. 1691 01:27:55,020 --> 01:27:57,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The reason why you were effective in delivering 1692 01:27:57,160 --> 01:27:59,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: was because you had boots on the ground. 1693 01:28:00,200 --> 01:28:01,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The DA doesn't have 1694 01:28:01,220 --> 01:28:02,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: boots on the ground, and they need it. 1695 01:28:04,180 --> 01:28:05,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Exactly. So, 1696 01:28:05,260 --> 01:28:07,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Extension Services 1697 01:28:07,160 --> 01:28:08,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bureau, which we are now, 1698 01:28:09,240 --> 01:28:10,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we have passed on third reading, 1699 01:28:11,140 --> 01:28:12,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will be their boots on the ground. 1700 01:28:12,460 --> 01:28:14,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And then the Agriculture 1701 01:28:14,720 --> 01:28:16,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and Fisheries 1702 01:28:16,380 --> 01:28:18,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Co-ops, under 1703 01:28:18,540 --> 01:28:20,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the Bureau of Co-ops, 1704 01:28:20,720 --> 01:28:22,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bureau of Agri-Co-ops, under the 1705 01:28:22,460 --> 01:28:24,760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: DA, will handle the capacity 1706 01:28:24,760 --> 01:28:26,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: building. Let the CDA 1707 01:28:26,940 --> 01:28:28,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: handle regulation, 1708 01:28:28,900 --> 01:28:30,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: registration regulation. 1709 01:28:31,620 --> 01:28:32,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But the 1710 01:28:32,800 --> 01:28:34,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bureau of Agriculture Co-ops 1711 01:28:34,580 --> 01:28:36,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will handle the capacity building 1712 01:28:36,820 --> 01:28:38,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: on the ground, 1713 01:28:38,500 --> 01:28:40,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: together with your Extension workers. 1714 01:28:40,540 --> 01:28:42,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, it's a twin measure 1715 01:28:42,380 --> 01:28:44,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that will provide boots on the ground 1716 01:28:44,640 --> 01:28:46,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for our agri-department 1717 01:28:46,780 --> 01:28:48,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so that we can 1718 01:28:48,660 --> 01:28:50,880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: finally provide sustained 1719 01:28:50,880 --> 01:28:52,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: grassroots 1720 01:28:52,360 --> 01:28:54,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: support 1721 01:28:54,500 --> 01:28:56,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for our farmers and fisher folk. 1722 01:28:57,220 --> 01:28:58,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And that 1723 01:28:58,320 --> 01:29:00,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: will address productivity, 1724 01:29:01,180 --> 01:29:02,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: organization, economies 1725 01:29:02,700 --> 01:29:04,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of scale, etc. 1726 01:29:05,880 --> 01:29:06,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, 1727 01:29:07,220 --> 01:29:07,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: yun. 1728 01:29:07,520 --> 01:29:08,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes? 1729 01:29:10,560 --> 01:29:11,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, sir. 1730 01:29:11,060 --> 01:29:11,580 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Manifestation. 1731 01:29:12,040 --> 01:29:13,140 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I just have to 1732 01:29:13,140 --> 01:29:15,560 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I just have to 1733 01:29:15,560 --> 01:29:18,300 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: break first. I have to go to another 1734 01:29:18,300 --> 01:29:20,000 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: committee hearing. 1735 01:29:20,640 --> 01:29:21,780 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: But I'm just here to 1736 01:29:21,780 --> 01:29:23,600 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: manifest my continuing 1737 01:29:23,600 --> 01:29:26,300 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: support. Kung sa impeachment, 1738 01:29:26,740 --> 01:29:28,000 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: continuing objection. 1739 01:29:29,420 --> 01:29:30,380 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Dito, continuing 1740 01:29:30,380 --> 01:29:32,420 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: support to their budget. 1741 01:29:32,900 --> 01:29:33,940 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Kasi I won't be here 1742 01:29:33,940 --> 01:29:36,060 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: later. I might not be able to be here to move 1743 01:29:36,060 --> 01:29:37,100 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: for its approval on plenary. 1744 01:29:37,780 --> 01:29:39,740 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I would like to make that a continuing 1745 01:29:39,740 --> 01:29:40,900 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: manifestation that I 1746 01:29:41,060 --> 01:29:42,720 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: move that their budget be 1747 01:29:42,720 --> 01:29:44,860 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: augmented and 1748 01:29:44,860 --> 01:29:47,160 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: refer to the plenary as soon as possible time. 1749 01:29:47,500 --> 01:29:48,360 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: After all the questions. 1750 01:29:48,640 --> 01:29:49,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. 1751 01:29:49,080 --> 01:29:49,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, sir. 1752 01:29:49,800 --> 01:29:50,840 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you, USEC. 1753 01:29:50,960 --> 01:29:51,840 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you, USEC. 1754 01:29:51,940 --> 01:29:52,360 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Salamat. 1755 01:29:52,560 --> 01:29:53,000 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: I'll catch 1756 01:29:53,000 --> 01:29:54,440 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Conrad outside. 1757 01:29:54,520 --> 01:29:55,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Bago yun na. 1758 01:29:55,220 --> 01:29:56,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Continuing objection. 1759 01:29:56,640 --> 01:29:57,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The opposite is 1760 01:29:57,440 --> 01:29:58,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: continuing approval. 1761 01:29:58,960 --> 01:29:59,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And support 1762 01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:03,020 Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri: Thank you, everyone. 1763 01:30:03,680 --> 01:30:05,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Senator Zubiri. 1764 01:30:07,520 --> 01:30:08,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. 1765 01:30:08,880 --> 01:30:10,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, if we can have these submissions, 1766 01:30:11,180 --> 01:30:12,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: it will help us a lot. 1767 01:30:13,640 --> 01:30:15,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There is one issue 1768 01:30:15,380 --> 01:30:17,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that was raised to us 1769 01:30:17,140 --> 01:30:19,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: by certain farmers groups. 1770 01:30:19,200 --> 01:30:20,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We'd like to just get the position 1771 01:30:20,780 --> 01:30:21,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the DAR. 1772 01:30:22,840 --> 01:30:25,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: This is with respect to the 1773 01:30:25,300 --> 01:30:28,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: administrative order. 1774 01:30:28,400 --> 01:30:29,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Where is that? 1775 01:30:29,100 --> 01:30:29,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sorry. 1776 01:30:29,300 --> 01:30:31,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We just want this clarified. 1777 01:30:33,080 --> 01:30:34,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, the DOJ opinion. 1778 01:30:34,860 --> 01:30:41,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It has created certain fears 1779 01:30:41,200 --> 01:30:45,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: regarding the status of the programs 1780 01:30:45,880 --> 01:30:50,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the Department of Agrarian Reform. 1781 01:30:51,340 --> 01:30:52,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: My understanding is... 1782 01:30:53,380 --> 01:30:54,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: What is this? 1783 01:30:58,540 --> 01:30:59,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The... 1784 01:30:59,260 --> 01:30:59,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: DOJ... 1785 01:30:59,280 --> 01:31:01,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: DOJ Opinion No. 16. 1786 01:31:01,340 --> 01:31:02,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, yes. 1787 01:31:03,140 --> 01:31:04,120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, sir. 1788 01:31:04,780 --> 01:31:06,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I assume you're a lawyer 1789 01:31:06,720 --> 01:31:08,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: being head of legal affairs. 1790 01:31:09,020 --> 01:31:09,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, sir. 1791 01:31:09,860 --> 01:31:10,860 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Thank you, Honorable Chair. 1792 01:31:11,180 --> 01:31:12,320 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Magandang umaga po sa inyo 1793 01:31:12,320 --> 01:31:13,380 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: at sa atin lahat po. 1794 01:31:15,280 --> 01:31:16,560 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Bago ko po sagutin yung 1795 01:31:16,560 --> 01:31:18,060 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: DOJ Opinion No. 16, 1796 01:31:18,180 --> 01:31:19,840 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: if I may be allowed to paraphrase 1797 01:31:19,840 --> 01:31:21,140 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: a very brief statement, 1798 01:31:21,600 --> 01:31:22,340 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Honorable Chair. 1799 01:31:22,480 --> 01:31:22,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Please, go ahead. 1800 01:31:24,000 --> 01:31:26,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Ito po yung mapatungkol po 1801 01:31:26,020 --> 01:31:27,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: para po mas naiintindihan po 1802 01:31:27,720 --> 01:31:28,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng nakakarami 1803 01:31:29,280 --> 01:31:30,900 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang ating pong 1804 01:31:30,900 --> 01:31:32,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Republic Act 6657 1805 01:31:32,720 --> 01:31:34,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ay mayroon tinatawag na provision 1806 01:31:34,540 --> 01:31:35,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: doon sa Section 6 1807 01:31:35,800 --> 01:31:37,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na mayroon na 5 hectares 1808 01:31:37,700 --> 01:31:39,080 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: maximum retention limit. 1809 01:31:39,940 --> 01:31:40,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Limang hectarya lang 1810 01:31:40,780 --> 01:31:41,840 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang pupwedeng ariin 1811 01:31:41,840 --> 01:31:42,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng i-claim 1812 01:31:42,800 --> 01:31:44,400 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng kahit na sinong nagmamayari 1813 01:31:44,400 --> 01:31:45,500 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng malalaking lupain. 1814 01:31:46,760 --> 01:31:48,560 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Iyon ay nai-invoke nila 1815 01:31:48,560 --> 01:31:50,220 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Honorable Chair 1816 01:31:50,220 --> 01:31:51,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: noong panahon 1817 01:31:51,720 --> 01:31:53,300 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na mayroon pa tayo coverage. 1818 01:31:54,080 --> 01:31:55,520 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Kasi the moment na mayroon tayong 1819 01:31:55,520 --> 01:31:56,560 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: notice of coverage, 1820 01:31:57,700 --> 01:31:59,140 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: immediately mag-i-invoke sila 1821 01:31:59,140 --> 01:32:00,280 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: kung hindi man sila mag-i-invoke, 1822 01:32:00,740 --> 01:32:02,380 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: iiwanan talaga ng dar sila 1823 01:32:02,380 --> 01:32:03,340 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng limang hectarya. 1824 01:32:04,220 --> 01:32:05,980 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Limit hanggang doon lang. 1825 01:32:06,760 --> 01:32:07,580 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Pumasok po 1826 01:32:07,580 --> 01:32:09,300 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: kagalang-galang na 1827 01:32:09,300 --> 01:32:10,840 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Honorable Chair 1828 01:32:10,840 --> 01:32:13,260 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: yung pong Republic Act 9700 1829 01:32:13,260 --> 01:32:15,400 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na kung saan 1830 01:32:15,400 --> 01:32:17,360 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nagkaroon po ng tinatawag na 1831 01:32:17,360 --> 01:32:18,400 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sunset provision. 1832 01:32:19,520 --> 01:32:20,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Pinahinto na po 1833 01:32:20,720 --> 01:32:21,680 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang dar 1834 01:32:21,680 --> 01:32:23,480 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa kanilang pagpukover 1835 01:32:23,480 --> 01:32:26,400 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng mga private agricultural lands 1836 01:32:26,400 --> 01:32:28,240 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: noong June 30, 2014. 1837 01:32:29,140 --> 01:32:30,660 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Maraming nagsasabi 1838 01:32:30,660 --> 01:32:32,840 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na yung pong provision na yun 1839 01:32:32,840 --> 01:32:33,920 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na nasasaad po 1840 01:32:33,920 --> 01:32:35,340 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa Section 12 1841 01:32:35,340 --> 01:32:37,420 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng 9700 1842 01:32:37,420 --> 01:32:39,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na inamindahan po 1843 01:32:39,700 --> 01:32:40,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: yung Section 27 1844 01:32:40,780 --> 01:32:42,080 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng 6657 1845 01:32:42,080 --> 01:32:43,460 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na iyan po 1846 01:32:43,460 --> 01:32:45,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ay isang directory provision lamang. 1847 01:32:47,040 --> 01:32:47,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: On the contrary, 1848 01:32:48,120 --> 01:32:48,900 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Honorable Chair, 1849 01:32:49,440 --> 01:32:51,120 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: that particular provisions 1850 01:32:51,120 --> 01:32:52,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: leaves no any discretion 1851 01:32:52,700 --> 01:32:53,620 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: on the part of dar. 1852 01:32:54,260 --> 01:32:56,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: We have to stop 1853 01:32:56,020 --> 01:32:57,260 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: and so we had to stop 1854 01:32:57,260 --> 01:32:58,660 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: covering private agricultural lands. 1855 01:32:59,140 --> 01:33:01,620 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: This comes to mind 1856 01:33:01,620 --> 01:33:02,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: the Honorable Chair, 1857 01:33:02,680 --> 01:33:03,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: the Latin maxim, 1858 01:33:04,440 --> 01:33:11,600 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: The very provision 1859 01:33:11,600 --> 01:33:12,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: of that section 1860 01:33:12,800 --> 01:33:13,560 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: is very clear. 1861 01:33:14,160 --> 01:33:16,380 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: There must be no interpretation 1862 01:33:16,380 --> 01:33:17,880 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: that is opposed 1863 01:33:17,880 --> 01:33:19,120 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: to that particular provision. 1864 01:33:19,580 --> 01:33:19,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Now, 1865 01:33:20,220 --> 01:33:22,140 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: correlative to that particular provision, 1866 01:33:22,640 --> 01:33:23,440 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Honorable Chair, 1867 01:33:24,120 --> 01:33:26,580 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: naapiktuhan po yung Section 6 1868 01:33:26,580 --> 01:33:29,120 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng retention limit 1869 01:33:29,140 --> 01:33:31,380 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na nagli-limit lang 1870 01:33:31,380 --> 01:33:32,480 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa isang landowner. 1871 01:33:33,340 --> 01:33:36,120 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: So, yung retention limit 1872 01:33:36,120 --> 01:33:38,060 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na yun na 5 hectares 1873 01:33:38,060 --> 01:33:40,060 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na nasasaad po sa Section 6 1874 01:33:40,060 --> 01:33:41,900 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na wala na po yan 1875 01:33:41,900 --> 01:33:42,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng saysay. 1876 01:33:43,600 --> 01:33:45,060 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Wala na pong relevance yan. 1877 01:33:45,760 --> 01:33:46,880 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Sa badaling sabi, 1878 01:33:48,200 --> 01:33:49,600 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: 12 years ago pa ho ito, 1879 01:33:49,760 --> 01:33:50,820 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: itong provision na to. 1880 01:33:51,860 --> 01:33:52,960 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: 12 years pa ho ito, 1881 01:33:53,040 --> 01:33:54,580 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: noong June 30, 2014, 1882 01:33:55,080 --> 01:33:56,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: effective ito 1883 01:33:56,020 --> 01:33:57,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na wala nang limit 1884 01:33:57,800 --> 01:33:58,960 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang mga landowners. 1885 01:33:59,140 --> 01:34:02,160 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Yan po ang sinasabi natin 1886 01:34:02,160 --> 01:34:04,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na bagamat po totoo 1887 01:34:04,020 --> 01:34:05,400 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: walang express provision 1888 01:34:05,400 --> 01:34:06,440 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa 9700 1889 01:34:06,440 --> 01:34:08,560 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na yung Section 6 1890 01:34:08,560 --> 01:34:10,200 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ay inabulis na, 1891 01:34:10,820 --> 01:34:11,980 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: mayroon din pong isang 1892 01:34:11,980 --> 01:34:13,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Latin maxim kasabihan yan 1893 01:34:13,800 --> 01:34:15,440 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na sinasaad po sa isang 1894 01:34:15,440 --> 01:34:16,200 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: DAR case. 1895 01:34:16,820 --> 01:34:17,900 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Yung tinatawag po 1896 01:34:17,900 --> 01:34:19,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: kagalanggalang na chairman 1897 01:34:19,700 --> 01:34:22,000 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: cessante ratione legis, 1898 01:34:22,000 --> 01:34:23,080 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: cessat ipsa lex. 1899 01:34:23,760 --> 01:34:25,180 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Wala na po yung katwiran 1900 01:34:25,180 --> 01:34:26,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng retention limit, 1901 01:34:27,740 --> 01:34:29,120 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: wala na rin po yung Section 6. 1902 01:34:29,140 --> 01:34:31,200 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: When an act 1903 01:34:31,200 --> 01:34:32,280 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sets in full, 1904 01:34:33,660 --> 01:34:35,580 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: all that it intends to contain 1905 01:34:35,580 --> 01:34:37,380 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: it operates as an 1906 01:34:37,380 --> 01:34:39,360 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: automatic repeal 1907 01:34:39,360 --> 01:34:40,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: of anything omitted 1908 01:34:40,540 --> 01:34:42,180 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: in the old law 1909 01:34:42,180 --> 01:34:43,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: and is not included 1910 01:34:43,740 --> 01:34:45,000 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: in the amendatory law. 1911 01:34:45,520 --> 01:34:46,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: That is a very precise 1912 01:34:46,800 --> 01:34:48,140 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: principle enunciated 1913 01:34:48,820 --> 01:34:50,100 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: in the case of 1914 01:34:50,100 --> 01:34:52,660 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Dar versus Poronda et al. 1915 01:34:53,320 --> 01:34:53,680 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Ngayon, 1916 01:34:54,820 --> 01:34:56,200 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang kagandahan po dito, 1917 01:34:56,820 --> 01:34:58,400 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Honorable Chair, 1918 01:34:59,140 --> 01:35:00,960 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nabuksan ang mata namin 1919 01:35:00,960 --> 01:35:01,980 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nang kami inutusan 1920 01:35:01,980 --> 01:35:03,840 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng aming kagalanggalang na kalihim, 1921 01:35:04,800 --> 01:35:06,200 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ano ba ang binipisyo 1922 01:35:06,200 --> 01:35:07,460 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na ibinigay nitong 1923 01:35:07,460 --> 01:35:10,100 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: abolisyon ng Section 6 1924 01:35:10,100 --> 01:35:11,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na nagbibigay ng retention limit 1925 01:35:11,740 --> 01:35:12,820 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa ating mga farmers? 1926 01:35:13,960 --> 01:35:14,620 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Sabi ko, 1927 01:35:15,100 --> 01:35:17,120 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: kinakailangan ilagay natin ito 1928 01:35:17,120 --> 01:35:18,380 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa pamamagitan ng isang 1929 01:35:18,380 --> 01:35:19,460 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: administrative order 1930 01:35:19,460 --> 01:35:21,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na ang binibigyan dito 1931 01:35:21,720 --> 01:35:22,500 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng benefits 1932 01:35:22,500 --> 01:35:24,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: yung dalawang principal stakeholders, 1933 01:35:25,340 --> 01:35:26,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: yung pong ARBs 1934 01:35:26,700 --> 01:35:27,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: at saka landowners. 1935 01:35:27,760 --> 01:35:30,000 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Ang akala ng iba 1936 01:35:30,000 --> 01:35:31,920 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na ang nabigyan lang ng benefits 1937 01:35:31,920 --> 01:35:32,840 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: yung landowners 1938 01:35:32,840 --> 01:35:34,220 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: doon sa retention limit 1939 01:35:34,220 --> 01:35:35,120 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na 5 hectares. 1940 01:35:35,960 --> 01:35:37,420 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Nabigyan din po 1941 01:35:37,420 --> 01:35:38,300 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: dapat 1942 01:35:38,300 --> 01:35:39,820 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang mga ARBs 1943 01:35:39,820 --> 01:35:41,040 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng binipisyo 1944 01:35:41,040 --> 01:35:42,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na magkaroon sila 1945 01:35:42,780 --> 01:35:43,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng pagkakataon 1946 01:35:43,720 --> 01:35:44,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na i-expand 1947 01:35:44,780 --> 01:35:45,680 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang kanilang 1948 01:35:45,680 --> 01:35:47,340 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: land holdings 1949 01:35:47,340 --> 01:35:48,080 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: from a 1950 01:35:48,080 --> 01:35:50,240 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: meager 3 hectares limit. 1951 01:35:51,320 --> 01:35:52,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Sa pamamagitan po 1952 01:35:52,740 --> 01:35:53,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng pag-i-enlarge 1953 01:35:53,780 --> 01:35:55,160 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng kanilang occupancy, 1954 01:35:56,300 --> 01:35:57,600 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: hayaan silang makabili 1955 01:35:57,600 --> 01:35:57,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa mga landholders 1956 01:35:57,760 --> 01:35:59,320 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng mga lupain 1957 01:35:59,320 --> 01:36:01,260 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: through their own funds 1958 01:36:01,260 --> 01:36:03,140 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na kanilang naipon. 1959 01:36:03,920 --> 01:36:04,900 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: For an instance, 1960 01:36:05,200 --> 01:36:06,460 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na Honorable Chair, 1961 01:36:07,320 --> 01:36:08,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: mayroon po tayong provision 1962 01:36:08,740 --> 01:36:11,040 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa 6657 1963 01:36:11,040 --> 01:36:13,140 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na sampung taon makalipas 1964 01:36:13,140 --> 01:36:15,460 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: magmula nang inisyung 1965 01:36:15,460 --> 01:36:16,000 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: CLOA, 1966 01:36:16,820 --> 01:36:18,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: pupwede na po sila magbinta 1967 01:36:18,540 --> 01:36:19,920 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng kanilang lupa. 1968 01:36:20,600 --> 01:36:22,940 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Karamihan po doon sa mga CLOA na yun, 1969 01:36:23,700 --> 01:36:24,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: adjoining ho yan, 1970 01:36:25,820 --> 01:36:27,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: contiguous ho yan. 1971 01:36:27,760 --> 01:36:30,360 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Ang dapat mabigyan ho dyan 1972 01:36:30,360 --> 01:36:31,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na sinasaad po 1973 01:36:31,780 --> 01:36:32,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng 9700, 1974 01:36:33,860 --> 01:36:35,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang dapat mabigyan ng beneficiar 1975 01:36:35,700 --> 01:36:37,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: preference to buy 1976 01:36:37,020 --> 01:36:39,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: yung ating agrarian reform beneficiaris 1977 01:36:39,740 --> 01:36:41,480 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: para mag-inlarge sila 1978 01:36:41,480 --> 01:36:42,660 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng kanilang cultivation, 1979 01:36:43,420 --> 01:36:45,200 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: lumaki ang kanilang production. 1980 01:36:46,120 --> 01:36:47,440 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Iyon po yung nakita 1981 01:36:47,440 --> 01:36:49,480 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na matagal na dapat 1982 01:36:49,480 --> 01:36:50,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nabigyan ng din yan 1983 01:36:50,760 --> 01:36:52,360 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa pamamagitan ng pag-i-issue 1984 01:36:52,360 --> 01:36:54,240 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng isang administrative order issue 1 1985 01:36:54,240 --> 01:36:55,180 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ng DAR. 1986 01:36:55,180 --> 01:36:56,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Na ngayon nabuksan po 1987 01:36:56,720 --> 01:36:57,580 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: yung aming paningganan 1988 01:36:57,760 --> 01:36:59,220 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: dahil po 1989 01:36:59,220 --> 01:37:00,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: pupunta po ako ngayon doon 1990 01:37:00,740 --> 01:37:02,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa DOJ Opinion No. 16 1991 01:37:02,540 --> 01:37:04,680 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nagbigay po ng opinion 1992 01:37:04,680 --> 01:37:06,000 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang DOJ 1993 01:37:06,000 --> 01:37:08,840 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na yung Section 6 na yun 1994 01:37:08,840 --> 01:37:09,400 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na provision, 1995 01:37:09,660 --> 01:37:10,500 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Honorable Chair, 1996 01:37:11,060 --> 01:37:12,920 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: on account of the provision 1997 01:37:12,920 --> 01:37:14,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: of Section 12, 9700 1998 01:37:14,800 --> 01:37:17,660 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: which amended Section 27 1999 01:37:17,660 --> 01:37:19,240 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: of RE6657 2000 01:37:19,240 --> 01:37:21,240 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ay naging functus 2001 01:37:21,240 --> 01:37:22,000 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: officio na po. 2002 01:37:23,020 --> 01:37:24,660 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: It serves no any purpose, 2003 01:37:24,860 --> 01:37:26,180 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: it serves no any relevant. 2004 01:37:26,880 --> 01:37:27,400 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: So, 2005 01:37:27,760 --> 01:37:29,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: iyon po ang nangyari ngayon 2006 01:37:29,020 --> 01:37:31,440 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nabuksan yung aming paningin dito 2007 01:37:31,440 --> 01:37:32,820 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na itong benefits 2008 01:37:32,820 --> 01:37:35,080 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na purpose ng batas 2009 01:37:35,080 --> 01:37:37,340 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ay maibigay din namin 2010 01:37:37,340 --> 01:37:39,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa aming mga agrarian reform beneficiaries 2011 01:37:39,540 --> 01:37:41,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na hindi po sila malimit 2012 01:37:41,700 --> 01:37:43,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: doon sa tatlong ektarya lang. 2013 01:37:44,560 --> 01:37:45,480 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: At iyan po ngayon 2014 01:37:45,480 --> 01:37:47,380 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang nakikita namin na liwanag 2015 01:37:47,380 --> 01:37:50,200 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: dito sa DOJ Opinion No. 16. 2016 01:37:51,040 --> 01:37:51,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Ngayon po, 2017 01:37:51,680 --> 01:37:52,500 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Honorable Chair, 2018 01:37:52,800 --> 01:37:54,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: didiretsyong ko po. 2019 01:37:54,020 --> 01:37:55,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Doon sa usapin naman nung 2020 01:37:55,500 --> 01:37:57,740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ibang pang mga services, 2021 01:37:57,760 --> 01:37:59,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ng DAR, 2022 01:38:00,180 --> 01:38:01,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: yan ba eh 2023 01:38:01,180 --> 01:38:03,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: dahil dito sa administrative order 2024 01:38:03,680 --> 01:38:05,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: na ito ng opinion ng DOJ, 2025 01:38:06,140 --> 01:38:07,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang agam-agam ata nila 2026 01:38:07,660 --> 01:38:09,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: eh hindi na rin dapat siniservisuhan 2027 01:38:09,800 --> 01:38:11,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: yung iba pang, o wala nang 2028 01:38:11,620 --> 01:38:13,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: basis to have other services 2029 01:38:13,700 --> 01:38:15,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to be delivered by the 2030 01:38:15,720 --> 01:38:17,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: DAR because nga of the 2031 01:38:17,340 --> 01:38:19,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sunset clause. I mean that's the fear, 2032 01:38:19,680 --> 01:38:20,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: it's a fear. 2033 01:38:22,300 --> 01:38:23,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Go ahead, go ahead, please. 2034 01:38:25,020 --> 01:38:25,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Sige po. 2035 01:38:27,760 --> 01:38:29,420 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Yun pong pinahinto lang po doon... 2036 01:38:33,420 --> 01:38:35,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Nung mikropono po, Usec. 2037 01:38:36,220 --> 01:38:37,600 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Lupain agrikultura 2038 01:38:37,600 --> 01:38:39,800 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ay iyon lang pong private agricultural 2039 01:38:39,800 --> 01:38:40,600 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: in character. 2040 01:38:41,500 --> 01:38:42,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Iyon po naman na 2041 01:38:42,760 --> 01:38:45,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nasa domain 2042 01:38:45,780 --> 01:38:47,340 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: pa ho ng DENR, 2043 01:38:48,020 --> 01:38:49,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nasa domain pa ho nila kasi 2044 01:38:49,540 --> 01:38:51,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: kung inyo po akong papayagan, 2045 01:38:51,840 --> 01:38:53,440 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: babanggiting ko po yung mga batas, 2046 01:38:53,520 --> 01:38:55,520 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: yung Common Act 141 at saka 2047 01:38:55,520 --> 01:38:56,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: PD 7 2048 01:38:56,760 --> 01:38:57,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ah 2049 01:38:57,760 --> 01:38:58,360 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: 05, 2050 01:38:58,860 --> 01:39:01,620 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nagbibigay po ng authority sa ating 2051 01:39:01,620 --> 01:39:03,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: DENR na mag 2052 01:39:03,780 --> 01:39:05,360 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: reclassify sila 2053 01:39:05,360 --> 01:39:07,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: magmula sa mga forest timber 2054 01:39:07,760 --> 01:39:09,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: into unalienable 2055 01:39:09,540 --> 01:39:11,500 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: and disposable. Ngayon ito pong 2056 01:39:11,500 --> 01:39:13,420 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: E&D na nireclassify ng 2057 01:39:13,420 --> 01:39:15,340 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: DENR, mayroon po 2058 01:39:15,340 --> 01:39:17,620 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: tayong EO 75 2059 01:39:17,620 --> 01:39:19,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na ito po hinango 2060 01:39:19,700 --> 01:39:21,260 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: naman sa Executive Order No. 2061 01:39:21,420 --> 01:39:23,180 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: 407 na 2062 01:39:23,180 --> 01:39:24,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nagsasaad 2063 01:39:25,740 --> 01:39:26,740 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ipamigay ninyo 2064 01:39:26,740 --> 01:39:27,060 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: DAR. 2065 01:39:27,760 --> 01:39:29,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Ang mga lupa na yan na considered 2066 01:39:29,720 --> 01:39:32,040 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: as public lands kasi 2067 01:39:32,040 --> 01:39:33,140 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: unalienable and disposable. 2068 01:39:33,320 --> 01:39:36,260 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Tuloy pa ho ang aming 2069 01:39:36,260 --> 01:39:37,880 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: pangangalap ng lupa 2070 01:39:37,880 --> 01:39:40,100 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: sa mga government-owned lands. 2071 01:39:40,320 --> 01:39:42,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. Sige. Maraming salamat 2072 01:39:42,420 --> 01:39:43,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sa clarification. 2073 01:39:44,360 --> 01:39:45,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Siguro kailangan lang may 2074 01:39:45,700 --> 01:39:46,760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: magkaroon ng 2075 01:39:46,760 --> 01:39:50,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: continuing dialogue sa ating mga 2076 01:39:50,020 --> 01:39:52,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: agenreform 2077 01:39:52,220 --> 01:39:54,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: para alam nila. 2078 01:39:54,600 --> 01:39:56,180 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: Sa ngayon po, Honorable Chair, 2079 01:39:56,380 --> 01:39:57,600 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang direktibo po ng aming 2080 01:39:57,760 --> 01:39:59,260 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: kagalanggalang na kalihim, 2081 01:39:59,940 --> 01:40:02,040 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ipagpatuloy po ang konsultasyon 2082 01:40:02,040 --> 01:40:03,720 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na inumpisahan namin mga 2083 01:40:03,720 --> 01:40:06,020 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: three months ago na, na sige-sige 2084 01:40:06,020 --> 01:40:07,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ang konsulta namin, ano bang 2085 01:40:07,700 --> 01:40:10,000 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: efekto nito sa inyo, kayo na mga farmers, 2086 01:40:10,500 --> 01:40:11,780 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: ano bang efekto sa inyo, 2087 01:40:11,920 --> 01:40:13,540 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: kayo na mga landowners, kayo na mga 2088 01:40:13,540 --> 01:40:15,820 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: nibigusyante. As a matter of fact, 2089 01:40:15,920 --> 01:40:17,820 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: by this coming Monday and Tuesday, 2090 01:40:18,460 --> 01:40:19,760 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: mayroon kaming dalawang grupo 2091 01:40:19,760 --> 01:40:21,580 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: na naka-schedule for 2092 01:40:21,580 --> 01:40:24,000 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: consultation pa. Then we will 2093 01:40:24,000 --> 01:40:25,600 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: the Secretary will decide 2094 01:40:25,600 --> 01:40:27,320 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: whether or not to 2095 01:40:27,320 --> 01:40:29,060 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: promulgate the 2096 01:40:29,060 --> 01:40:31,700 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: necessary administrative order to that 2097 01:40:31,700 --> 01:40:33,580 DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Atty. Napoleon U. Galit: effect. Abolishing all clearances. 2098 01:40:34,800 --> 01:40:36,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Okay. Maraming salamat. 2099 01:40:36,620 --> 01:40:37,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Palawigin lang yung 2100 01:40:37,540 --> 01:40:38,760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: consultation dahil 2101 01:40:38,760 --> 01:40:41,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang ating mga kababayan, 2102 01:40:41,360 --> 01:40:43,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: siyempre, pagka hindi maliwanag, 2103 01:40:44,120 --> 01:40:45,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: kung ano-anong 2104 01:40:45,140 --> 01:40:47,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: haka-haka. 2105 01:40:48,100 --> 01:40:48,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Diba? 2106 01:40:49,400 --> 01:40:50,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you. Thank you. 2107 01:40:51,160 --> 01:40:52,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Senator JV, you? 2108 01:40:53,860 --> 01:40:54,880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Siguro siya lang, 2109 01:40:55,460 --> 01:40:56,340 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Mr. Chair. 2110 01:40:57,320 --> 01:40:59,460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Balikan ko lang po yung finding ng COA 2023. 2111 01:40:59,600 --> 01:41:01,780 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: May mga beneficiaryo daw tayo na 2112 01:41:01,780 --> 01:41:03,700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: nakatira sa lugar o kaya 2113 01:41:03,700 --> 01:41:05,860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: hindi na, wala nang kakayahang 2114 01:41:05,860 --> 01:41:08,200 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: saka. Nangyayari naman po 2115 01:41:08,200 --> 01:41:10,140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: talaga ito. Dahil dito may mga 2116 01:41:10,140 --> 01:41:11,680 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: lupang na ipamahagi pero 2117 01:41:11,680 --> 01:41:13,980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: hindi naman na aktual na sinasaka. 2118 01:41:14,620 --> 01:41:15,960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So ano po ang ginagawa ng 2119 01:41:15,960 --> 01:41:17,920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: DAR? Ano talaga yung 2120 01:41:17,920 --> 01:41:20,000 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: proseso sa ganitong kaso? 2121 01:41:20,080 --> 01:41:21,840 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: May regular monitoring ba tayo na pagkatapos 2122 01:41:21,840 --> 01:41:22,600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: maibigay yung lupa? 2123 01:41:24,360 --> 01:41:25,440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Tinitignan ba natin ito? 2124 01:41:25,580 --> 01:41:26,800 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Sa kabuuan ay ilan 2125 01:41:27,320 --> 01:41:28,600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na lang ba ang mga lupa 2126 01:41:28,600 --> 01:41:31,240 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: na ipamahagi na aktual pang ginagamit 2127 01:41:31,240 --> 01:41:33,880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: sa production hanggang ngayon? 2128 01:41:34,360 --> 01:41:35,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Karamihan po dito, 2129 01:41:35,940 --> 01:41:37,380 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung mga anak na ho o yung mga 2130 01:41:37,380 --> 01:41:39,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: apo na ho ang gumagamit 2131 01:41:39,640 --> 01:41:40,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at 2132 01:41:40,560 --> 01:41:43,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nagsasaka naman ho sila. 2133 01:41:43,800 --> 01:41:45,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya lang ho, kailangan bigyan pa natin 2134 01:41:45,640 --> 01:41:47,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng konting tulak at kailangan 2135 01:41:47,400 --> 01:41:49,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: rin ng konting tulong sa kanila. 2136 01:41:50,420 --> 01:41:51,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ngunit pagdating ho, 2137 01:41:51,960 --> 01:41:53,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa productivity po, 2138 01:41:53,420 --> 01:41:54,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hindi naman sila nahuhuli. 2139 01:41:55,720 --> 01:41:57,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya lang eh, hindi ho katulad, 2140 01:41:57,320 --> 01:41:59,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nung ama na talagang 2141 01:41:59,400 --> 01:42:01,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nagsisipag. Eh, kaya nga ho, 2142 01:42:01,680 --> 01:42:03,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: we have to make agriculture sexy 2143 01:42:03,440 --> 01:42:05,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: again. Katulad doon ang sinabi 2144 01:42:05,360 --> 01:42:06,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng ating chairman. 2145 01:42:07,780 --> 01:42:08,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Maraming salamat po. 2146 01:42:08,580 --> 01:42:10,760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Also, interested lang ako, of course, 2147 01:42:10,920 --> 01:42:12,140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: marami tayong 2148 01:42:12,140 --> 01:42:14,920 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: namamahagi tayo. 2149 01:42:15,040 --> 01:42:17,380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Kaya lang, walang kakayahan talaga 2150 01:42:17,380 --> 01:42:18,420 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung marami rin. 2151 01:42:18,780 --> 01:42:21,500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, what support mechanisms do we give? 2152 01:42:22,500 --> 01:42:23,380 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Anong programa 2153 01:42:23,380 --> 01:42:25,060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung mga support na natin sa kanila para 2154 01:42:25,060 --> 01:42:27,300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: at least, may pagpatuloy din naman 2155 01:42:27,320 --> 01:42:29,080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung kanilang pagsasaka? 2156 01:42:30,400 --> 01:42:31,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Napakarami po. 2157 01:42:31,660 --> 01:42:33,440 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Unang-una po, binibigyan natin sila 2158 01:42:33,440 --> 01:42:34,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng sapat na training. 2159 01:42:35,460 --> 01:42:36,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Kaya ho, katulad ngayon, 2160 01:42:37,520 --> 01:42:38,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: eh, kung ano, 2161 01:42:39,180 --> 01:42:40,400 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung mga farm schools ho, 2162 01:42:41,200 --> 01:42:42,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: tatawagin natin lahat yan 2163 01:42:42,660 --> 01:42:44,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: para mabigyan sila 2164 01:42:44,800 --> 01:42:45,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng tamang edukasyon. 2165 01:42:46,680 --> 01:42:47,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At kung ano, 2166 01:42:48,260 --> 01:42:51,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng tamang kakayahan at karunungan 2167 01:42:51,140 --> 01:42:53,000 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: tungo sa 2168 01:42:53,000 --> 01:42:54,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: pagsasaka. Kaya nga ho, 2169 01:42:54,920 --> 01:42:56,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nagkakampanya kami ngayon na 2170 01:42:56,680 --> 01:42:58,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang ating mga kabataan 2171 01:42:58,960 --> 01:43:00,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: eh, magkahilig 2172 01:43:00,980 --> 01:43:01,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sa pagsasaka. 2173 01:43:02,560 --> 01:43:04,660 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Sinasabi namin sa kanila. At marami naman 2174 01:43:04,660 --> 01:43:06,860 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: tumutugon ho, na tama 2175 01:43:06,860 --> 01:43:08,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yung sinabi ng mga magulang ninyo 2176 01:43:08,680 --> 01:43:10,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: na mag-aral kayo. 2177 01:43:11,340 --> 01:43:12,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Wala namang masama kung maging 2178 01:43:12,680 --> 01:43:14,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: abogado kayo o maging inhenyero 2179 01:43:14,720 --> 01:43:16,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kayo o maging doktor o anong mapan. 2180 01:43:17,440 --> 01:43:18,260 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Basta ang maganda, 2181 01:43:19,000 --> 01:43:20,760 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: siguro, mas maganda pakinggan kung 2182 01:43:20,760 --> 01:43:22,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ikaw ay abogado at magsasaka. 2183 01:43:23,200 --> 01:43:25,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ikaw ay inhenyero at magsasaka. 2184 01:43:25,400 --> 01:43:26,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ikaw ay teacher, magsasaka. 2185 01:43:26,680 --> 01:43:28,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Para ho tuloy-tuloy 2186 01:43:28,620 --> 01:43:29,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang ating pagsasaka, 2187 01:43:30,540 --> 01:43:32,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang pagtatanim, pag-aalaga 2188 01:43:32,320 --> 01:43:34,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng hayop upang 2189 01:43:34,360 --> 01:43:36,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ang ating food security program 2190 01:43:36,580 --> 01:43:37,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: po ay magtuloy-tuloy. 2191 01:43:38,200 --> 01:43:39,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ginagawa po namin ngayon yan. 2192 01:43:40,440 --> 01:43:41,460 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: At kung ano ho, 2193 01:43:41,720 --> 01:43:43,140 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: hindi lang ho yan, 2194 01:43:44,440 --> 01:43:46,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: binibigyan din namin sila ng mga 2195 01:43:46,020 --> 01:43:47,540 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: farm machineries and equipment, 2196 01:43:48,560 --> 01:43:50,240 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: mga post-harvest 2197 01:43:50,240 --> 01:43:52,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: facilities, at 2198 01:43:52,120 --> 01:43:53,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: binibigyan din natin sila ng irrigation 2199 01:43:53,960 --> 01:43:55,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: at kung ano-ano pa ho. 2200 01:43:56,680 --> 01:43:59,500 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 2201 01:43:59,660 --> 01:44:01,580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Interested ako kung we came across 2202 01:44:01,580 --> 01:44:03,140 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: may project pala kayong 2203 01:44:03,140 --> 01:44:06,260 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: yung pang-agraryong tulay 2204 01:44:06,260 --> 01:44:07,760 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: para sa bagong bayanihan 2205 01:44:07,760 --> 01:44:08,480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ng magsasaka. 2206 01:44:09,440 --> 01:44:11,960 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Foreign assisted, is this a foreign assisted? 2207 01:44:11,960 --> 01:44:13,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Otherwise known as the PBBM 2208 01:44:13,780 --> 01:44:14,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Bridges po. 2209 01:44:15,500 --> 01:44:17,400 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Yes, it has a funding project 2210 01:44:17,400 --> 01:44:20,080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: cost about 28.243 2211 01:44:20,080 --> 01:44:21,480 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: billion, which will be implemented 2212 01:44:21,480 --> 01:44:23,880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: in partnership with the DPWH 2213 01:44:23,880 --> 01:44:25,980 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: and the host LGUs 2214 01:44:25,980 --> 01:44:26,580 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: for the next, 2215 01:44:26,680 --> 01:44:28,120 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: ah, five years. 2216 01:44:28,840 --> 01:44:30,620 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, ang ano lang natin dito is, 2217 01:44:30,620 --> 01:44:32,600 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: um, may request sa 2218 01:44:32,600 --> 01:44:34,520 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: list of areas where our agri-reform 2219 01:44:34,520 --> 01:44:36,460 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: beneficiaries will be benefited by this. 2220 01:44:36,860 --> 01:44:38,080 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yes, sir. Yes, sir. 2221 01:44:38,580 --> 01:44:40,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Saan natin yung pondo? 2222 01:44:40,220 --> 01:44:42,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Where is it parked? 2223 01:44:42,360 --> 01:44:43,860 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Is it French? Tama ba? Totoo? French? 2224 01:44:44,240 --> 01:44:46,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ah, so it's foreign assisted 2225 01:44:46,560 --> 01:44:48,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: project. May counterpart 2226 01:44:48,720 --> 01:44:49,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ng DAR. 2227 01:44:49,920 --> 01:44:50,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Ang DAR. 2228 01:44:52,980 --> 01:44:54,440 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Ya, ilan ang GOP natin? 2229 01:44:55,400 --> 01:44:56,620 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: The total project, 2230 01:44:56,680 --> 01:44:58,380 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: the project cost is 28,000. 2231 01:44:58,380 --> 01:44:59,280 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: If you want a more second. 2232 01:44:59,740 --> 01:44:59,920 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Yes. 2233 01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:11,720 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Mr. Chairman, yes, 28 billion ang total budget and 22.5 is the LP, loan proceeds, and 5 point something is the GOP natin. 2234 01:45:12,620 --> 01:45:13,300 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay. 2235 01:45:15,300 --> 01:45:20,060 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: So, at least maganda ito sa French government, ano? 2236 01:45:21,340 --> 01:45:29,160 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Yeah, the French government, they have offered to us both funders, two funders, the French Treasury and the AFD. 2237 01:45:29,160 --> 01:45:33,360 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: So, both bilateral group. 2238 01:45:34,740 --> 01:45:37,820 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: How many bridges ang ano nito, target na ito? 2239 01:45:38,120 --> 01:45:42,900 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: There's a total of 350 bridges all over the country. 2240 01:45:43,120 --> 01:45:46,360 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: We've submitted, actually, we submitted almost a thousand. 2241 01:45:47,240 --> 01:45:55,500 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And when we defended this to NEDA, it went down to 700 and later on to 350 because they went over it. 2242 01:45:55,500 --> 01:45:59,060 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And it requires the EIRR, as we call it, Economic Internal. 2243 01:45:59,160 --> 01:46:10,160 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Rate of Return, that all bridges should be validated, checked, whether the hectarage of that area will suit the purpose of building something to connect the other side 2244 01:46:10,160 --> 01:46:18,120 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: and will serve the purpose of giving all the farmers a chance to shorten their trip, to carry their load, etc., etc. 2245 01:46:18,300 --> 01:46:21,380 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And how many farmers are there in that particular area? 2246 01:46:21,380 --> 01:46:28,480 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: So, maraming natanggal, yung mga ibang Congress pa nga, nagtatanong, bakit sa amin, meron doon kaming request, bakit wala? 2247 01:46:28,680 --> 01:46:29,000 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: So, but... 2248 01:46:29,160 --> 01:46:36,400 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: NEDA or DEPDev just scratched them out because they did not reach the target of their EIRR formula. 2249 01:46:37,520 --> 01:46:41,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Who decides which community gets a bridge? 2250 01:46:42,340 --> 01:46:47,220 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Basically, we've submitted almost a good number of ARC areas. 2251 01:46:47,220 --> 01:46:53,740 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And NEDA themselves approved the areas for those areas that has been approved. 2252 01:46:53,780 --> 01:46:56,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And the areas are actually ARC areas? 2253 01:46:56,740 --> 01:46:58,220 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: ARC areas with ARBOs. 2254 01:46:59,160 --> 01:47:00,800 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: AR, Agrarian Reform Beneficiary. 2255 01:47:01,520 --> 01:47:03,640 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: They have to be ARC areas. 2256 01:47:03,740 --> 01:47:06,680 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: You cannot qualify if you're not Agrarian Reform Community areas. 2257 01:47:07,460 --> 01:47:10,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Can we see the list? 2258 01:47:10,940 --> 01:47:13,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Can this list be submitted so that we can identify? 2259 01:47:14,320 --> 01:47:14,840 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Yes, sir. 2260 01:47:14,960 --> 01:47:15,340 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Yes, sir. 2261 01:47:15,340 --> 01:47:18,720 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: We'll submit it to you in your office, Senator. 2262 01:47:19,140 --> 01:47:25,980 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And we just hope that we'll just keep it among to ourselves because there's a lot of scrupulous people going around. 2263 01:47:26,400 --> 01:47:29,000 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And as soon as I get the picture out of it, they go to... 2264 01:47:29,160 --> 01:47:32,700 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: To all other areas and negotiate and so on and so on and so forth. 2265 01:47:32,940 --> 01:47:33,760 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: It's a lot of foolishness. 2266 01:47:33,800 --> 01:47:35,620 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Actually, I've been relaying this to the Secretary. 2267 01:47:35,800 --> 01:47:36,880 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: That gives us a headache. 2268 01:47:40,300 --> 01:47:44,420 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We already alerted the NBI, Your Honor. 2269 01:47:44,420 --> 01:47:47,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And we will certainly entrap them, Your Honor. 2270 01:47:48,180 --> 01:47:49,180 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Yes, sir. 2271 01:47:49,320 --> 01:47:50,640 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: We will submit to you for sure. 2272 01:47:50,920 --> 01:47:51,080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Okay. 2273 01:47:51,580 --> 01:47:58,700 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: It's an interesting project and I'm sure it will make the Agrarian Reform Communities productive. 2274 01:47:59,160 --> 01:48:01,180 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: To be continuously productive. 2275 01:48:02,060 --> 01:48:02,720 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you. 2276 01:48:03,020 --> 01:48:03,880 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Thank you, Mr. Chair. 2277 01:48:03,880 --> 01:48:05,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Just a few more questions. 2278 01:48:06,020 --> 01:48:12,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: For example, what is a typical land area of a community? 2279 01:48:14,260 --> 01:48:14,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yeah. 2280 01:48:16,240 --> 01:48:18,640 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: I could answer that. 2281 01:48:18,660 --> 01:48:19,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, go ahead, sir. 2282 01:48:19,940 --> 01:48:25,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In most cases, it's about 200 beneficiaries. 2283 01:48:26,900 --> 01:48:28,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Meron mga 200 hectares yan eh. 2284 01:48:28,780 --> 01:48:28,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Okay. 2285 01:48:29,160 --> 01:48:34,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: 100 to 200 hectares or probably even more. 2286 01:48:34,100 --> 01:48:48,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yes, because especially, there is even an Agrarian Reform Community which was historically 2287 01:48:48,960 --> 01:48:59,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: was a part of the National Agrarian Reform area. 2288 01:48:59,160 --> 01:49:03,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: National Agrarian Reform Resettlement Area, NARA. 2289 01:49:04,780 --> 01:49:09,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In Palawan, it is now a municipality, Your Honor. 2290 01:49:11,020 --> 01:49:12,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yes, yes. 2291 01:49:13,900 --> 01:49:16,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: That's an Agrarian Reform Community, Your Honor. 2292 01:49:16,900 --> 01:49:28,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: And also, some of the barangays now, like the Hacienda Liet in Santa Barbara, 2293 01:49:29,160 --> 01:49:32,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: it's now a barangay, Your Honor. 2294 01:49:32,560 --> 01:49:35,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: That's how big the communities are. 2295 01:49:36,380 --> 01:49:45,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I raise that question because, well, you know, there are debates about the need to allow 2296 01:49:45,520 --> 01:49:50,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: large land holdings, private sector to invest, etc. 2297 01:49:52,380 --> 01:49:53,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes and no. 2298 01:49:53,400 --> 01:49:59,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because, you know, if you give the Agrarian Reform Communities the interventions necessary, 2299 01:49:59,160 --> 01:50:05,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: for them to have post-harvest facilities, to have farm-to-market roads, you cluster 2300 01:50:05,920 --> 01:50:14,300 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: them and make sure, that's where you, in other words, government intervention to build capacity 2301 01:50:14,300 --> 01:50:16,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of your Agrarian Reform Communities. 2302 01:50:16,580 --> 01:50:17,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: I agree with you, Your Honor. 2303 01:50:18,020 --> 01:50:18,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Diba? 2304 01:50:18,380 --> 01:50:19,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: It is yes and no. 2305 01:50:20,020 --> 01:50:20,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Diba? 2306 01:50:20,500 --> 01:50:20,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yeah. 2307 01:50:20,700 --> 01:50:28,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi, you know, I found out in Thailand, the average rubber plantation, rubber plantation, 2308 01:50:29,160 --> 01:50:32,060 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: or farmer, is less than one hectare. 2309 01:50:32,900 --> 01:50:37,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yung rubber plantation, but they're consolidated. 2310 01:50:38,460 --> 01:50:39,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They're clustered. 2311 01:50:41,420 --> 01:50:47,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And they're the number one producer of natural rubber in the entire planet. 2312 01:50:47,920 --> 01:50:51,740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pero less than one hectare yung lupa ng farmer. 2313 01:50:52,560 --> 01:50:54,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Which is, therefore, similar to us. 2314 01:50:54,640 --> 01:50:58,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, today, I think the average farm size is about 9,000 square meters. 2315 01:50:58,500 --> 01:50:59,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi paliit na. 2316 01:50:59,160 --> 01:51:07,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, it isn't automatic that if you can consolidate the entire land and put it under private 2317 01:51:07,280 --> 01:51:09,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: sector, that that's the way to go. 2318 01:51:09,340 --> 01:51:10,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, maybe. 2319 01:51:10,860 --> 01:51:11,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Some, Your Honor. 2320 01:51:11,860 --> 01:51:12,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Diba? 2321 01:51:12,580 --> 01:51:19,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Like, let me cite, Your Honor, the situation of, I will not mention the place, Your Honor. 2322 01:51:21,300 --> 01:51:27,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: We, it is a large bus track of land, and supposedly for sugar. 2323 01:51:27,360 --> 01:51:28,780 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Okay. 2324 01:51:29,160 --> 01:51:36,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: However, the problem, Your Honor, is that, you know, we made a research, Your Honor, 2325 01:51:36,940 --> 01:51:53,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: and the opinion of many owners of sugar milling plants, no, would require, they say, for a sugar mill to be viable, 2326 01:51:54,600 --> 01:51:58,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: would require 50,000 hectares 2327 01:51:58,720 --> 01:52:02,120 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of sugarcane-planted land. 2328 01:52:03,240 --> 01:52:03,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ah 2329 01:52:04,440 --> 01:52:12,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: I say yes and no, because in some instances, like, for example, in Tarlac, no, it's not 2330 01:52:12,680 --> 01:52:25,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: owned by a single corporation or any entity, but they are successful, and the sugar cane, 2331 01:52:25,760 --> 01:52:28,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the sugar cane stocks are, 2332 01:52:29,160 --> 01:52:30,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of correct 2333 01:52:30,560 --> 01:52:33,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: size 2334 01:52:33,060 --> 01:52:35,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: because 2335 01:52:35,040 --> 01:52:36,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the 2336 01:52:36,160 --> 01:52:38,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: tenants or the 2337 01:52:38,900 --> 01:52:41,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: land agrarian reform beneficiaries 2338 01:52:41,020 --> 01:52:43,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: are 2339 01:52:43,320 --> 01:52:44,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: following strictly 2340 01:52:44,600 --> 01:52:46,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the standards set 2341 01:52:46,900 --> 01:52:48,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: by the owner 2342 01:52:48,960 --> 01:52:50,040 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of the sugar 2343 01:52:50,040 --> 01:52:52,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: milling plant. 2344 01:52:53,660 --> 01:52:55,020 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: But in one 2345 01:52:55,020 --> 01:52:56,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: place, another place, it's 2346 01:52:56,820 --> 01:52:58,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the opposite. 2347 01:52:59,160 --> 01:53:00,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Matitigas yung ulo 2348 01:53:00,680 --> 01:53:02,100 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ng mga nandun. 2349 01:53:02,800 --> 01:53:04,560 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Hindi nakikinig. Tapos minsan, 2350 01:53:04,680 --> 01:53:06,920 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: kung san-san pa bebenta yung 2351 01:53:06,920 --> 01:53:07,820 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ano, so 2352 01:53:07,820 --> 01:53:10,580 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: ganyan lang kalaki yung 2353 01:53:10,580 --> 01:53:11,720 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: sugar nila. 2354 01:53:12,640 --> 01:53:14,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Wala. Hindi. Kumita, 2355 01:53:14,600 --> 01:53:15,880 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: nagsara yung planta. 2356 01:53:16,720 --> 01:53:18,680 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: So, case-to-case basis din 2357 01:53:18,680 --> 01:53:19,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: yan Your Honor 2358 01:53:19,060 --> 01:53:19,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: That's right. 2359 01:53:19,920 --> 01:53:22,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But hopefully, with a stronger presence 2360 01:53:22,900 --> 01:53:24,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: with boots on the ground, 2361 01:53:24,800 --> 01:53:26,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you get to cluster them effectively. 2362 01:53:27,120 --> 01:53:28,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And then you get the economies 2363 01:53:28,700 --> 01:53:30,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of scale. And then you get... 2364 01:53:30,520 --> 01:53:32,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Because in Taiwan, it's like that. I was saying 2365 01:53:32,600 --> 01:53:34,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: five... Mr. Chairman, 2366 01:53:35,240 --> 01:53:36,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: they have about 2367 01:53:36,280 --> 01:53:37,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 580,000 2368 01:53:37,580 --> 01:53:39,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: farmers in Taiwan. 2369 01:53:40,320 --> 01:53:42,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But the ratio of their extension 2370 01:53:42,600 --> 01:53:44,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: workers to every farmer is 2371 01:53:44,460 --> 01:53:46,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: one extension worker 2372 01:53:46,700 --> 01:53:48,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: to 18 farmers. 2373 01:53:50,360 --> 01:53:50,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes. 2374 01:53:50,880 --> 01:53:52,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: One extension worker, 18. 2375 01:53:52,660 --> 01:53:54,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, nakatutok talaga sa baba. 2376 01:53:54,640 --> 01:53:56,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And they're organized into 2377 01:53:56,820 --> 01:53:58,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: federations. 2378 01:53:58,700 --> 01:54:00,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They say there are 2379 01:54:00,820 --> 01:54:02,760 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: of the 580,000 2380 01:54:02,760 --> 01:54:04,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: farmers, there is about 2381 01:54:04,180 --> 01:54:07,120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 308 farmer associations. 2382 01:54:07,880 --> 01:54:08,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, they're really 2383 01:54:08,640 --> 01:54:10,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: organized. And the associations, 2384 01:54:11,320 --> 01:54:12,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the members of the associations 2385 01:54:12,920 --> 01:54:14,000 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: are co-ops. 2386 01:54:16,080 --> 01:54:16,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, talagang 2387 01:54:16,940 --> 01:54:18,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: you have an organized 2388 01:54:18,980 --> 01:54:20,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: network of farmers. 2389 01:54:21,200 --> 01:54:22,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, they do 2390 01:54:22,860 --> 01:54:24,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: bulk buying for insurance. 2391 01:54:24,740 --> 01:54:27,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They do bulk buying for fertilizer. 2392 01:54:27,180 --> 01:54:28,180 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They do 2393 01:54:28,700 --> 01:54:30,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: drop yung price. 2394 01:54:30,720 --> 01:54:31,740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Plus, government, 2395 01:54:32,560 --> 01:54:34,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: half of their infrastructure 2396 01:54:34,340 --> 01:54:36,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is government 2397 01:54:36,920 --> 01:54:39,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: funded. And the other half 2398 01:54:39,080 --> 01:54:40,460 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is 2399 01:54:40,460 --> 01:54:42,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the premiums of the 2400 01:54:42,560 --> 01:54:44,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: credit, the loans for the other 2401 01:54:44,800 --> 01:54:46,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: half of their requirements 2402 01:54:46,840 --> 01:54:48,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is funded by 2403 01:54:48,780 --> 01:54:49,260 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the state. 2404 01:54:50,280 --> 01:54:52,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, you know, it's food. 2405 01:54:54,100 --> 01:54:54,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Di ba? 2406 01:54:54,920 --> 01:54:55,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They have to keep 2407 01:54:55,840 --> 01:54:57,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: planting. 2408 01:54:58,700 --> 01:55:00,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: They have to keep producing the food 2409 01:55:00,280 --> 01:55:02,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: that we will be eating. 2410 01:55:02,400 --> 01:55:04,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: So, you put all the resources 2411 01:55:04,520 --> 01:55:06,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: around them so that they keep planting 2412 01:55:06,500 --> 01:55:08,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and so that the supply of food 2413 01:55:08,780 --> 01:55:10,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: harvests are bountiful, 2414 01:55:10,820 --> 01:55:11,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: production is high. 2415 01:55:12,560 --> 01:55:14,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And sabi ko nga, pagbataas 2416 01:55:14,580 --> 01:55:16,340 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang output, 2417 01:55:17,140 --> 01:55:18,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: babagsak na ang presyo ng 2418 01:55:18,480 --> 01:55:20,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: gulay, karne, 2419 01:55:21,020 --> 01:55:22,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: manok. Kasi maganda 2420 01:55:22,780 --> 01:55:23,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ng output eh. 2421 01:55:24,860 --> 01:55:26,200 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Marami ng output, 2422 01:55:26,480 --> 01:55:28,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: marami ng supply, bagsak ang presyo. 2423 01:55:28,700 --> 01:55:30,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kaya naman 2424 01:55:30,420 --> 01:55:33,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 220 pesos 2425 01:55:33,540 --> 01:55:34,380 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang isang kilo 2426 01:55:34,380 --> 01:55:36,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ng baboy sa bangko. 2427 01:55:38,700 --> 01:55:40,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 230? 2428 01:55:41,600 --> 01:55:42,700 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 180 pesos 2429 01:55:43,600 --> 01:55:44,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ang isang kilo 2430 01:55:44,440 --> 01:55:45,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ng swahe? 2431 01:55:46,620 --> 01:55:48,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dito 700 eh. 2432 01:55:49,760 --> 01:55:50,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Tapos yung 2433 01:55:50,500 --> 01:55:52,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: karneng baboy, 460. 2434 01:55:53,620 --> 01:55:54,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Their food, 2435 01:55:54,880 --> 01:55:56,940 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we're spending 2 to 3 times 2436 01:55:56,940 --> 01:55:58,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: more per kilo than 2437 01:55:58,540 --> 01:56:01,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thailand or Vietnam is spending. 2438 01:56:01,160 --> 01:56:02,120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Can you imagine if 2439 01:56:02,120 --> 01:56:03,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we reverse that? 2440 01:56:05,700 --> 01:56:06,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And of course, 2441 01:56:06,740 --> 01:56:07,740 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the supply chain 2442 01:56:07,740 --> 01:56:09,440 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and all that. 2443 01:56:09,840 --> 01:56:12,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But anyway, the point being, 2444 01:56:12,320 --> 01:56:14,160 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we really have to organize our farmers. 2445 01:56:14,820 --> 01:56:16,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And we really have, and I think 2446 01:56:16,360 --> 01:56:18,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: we start with your agrarian reform 2447 01:56:18,560 --> 01:56:19,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: communities. 2448 01:56:20,260 --> 01:56:21,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 200 hectares. 2449 01:56:22,380 --> 01:56:23,920 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yung Pecuaria is how many? 2450 01:56:23,920 --> 01:56:24,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: 600 ba? 2451 01:56:25,420 --> 01:56:26,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sa Bula? 2452 01:56:27,100 --> 01:56:27,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Camarines Sur? 2453 01:56:28,540 --> 01:56:31,400 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Di ba? Parang 600 2454 01:56:31,400 --> 01:56:33,480 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: hectares ba yung sa kanila? 2455 01:56:34,380 --> 01:56:34,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: But anyway, 2456 01:56:35,560 --> 01:56:37,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: so sige, I have, actually, 2457 01:56:37,760 --> 01:56:39,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: if you can also give us 2458 01:56:39,020 --> 01:56:41,360 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the data on your 2459 01:56:41,360 --> 01:56:42,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: agrarian reform 2460 01:56:42,840 --> 01:56:45,140 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: communities, ilang hectare yan, 2461 01:56:45,260 --> 01:56:46,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: saan yan? Just for us to 2462 01:56:46,820 --> 01:56:48,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: have a better idea. 2463 01:56:49,380 --> 01:56:49,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes sir, go ahead. 2464 01:56:50,120 --> 01:56:52,660 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Mr. Chairman, Senator, actually we have, 2465 01:56:53,180 --> 01:56:55,040 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: we're doing something for research 2466 01:56:55,040 --> 01:56:56,880 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: for purposes of, you know, 2467 01:56:56,980 --> 01:56:58,340 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: this project we call IPARC. 2468 01:56:58,540 --> 01:57:00,280 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Which is later going to be 2469 01:57:00,280 --> 01:57:01,420 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: with World Bank. 2470 01:57:02,080 --> 01:57:04,360 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: We've clustered all over the country, 2471 01:57:04,500 --> 01:57:07,020 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: all areas for agrarian reform communities. 2472 01:57:07,680 --> 01:57:09,240 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And it's already in place, 2473 01:57:09,320 --> 01:57:10,680 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: actually. We're preparing it to 2474 01:57:10,680 --> 01:57:13,200 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: submit it sa 2475 01:57:13,200 --> 01:57:14,600 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: technical board ng 2476 01:57:14,600 --> 01:57:16,740 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: DepDev. We can show it to you 2477 01:57:16,740 --> 01:57:18,900 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: because there's already clustering in all areas. 2478 01:57:19,020 --> 01:57:21,280 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: 2,000 hectares, 1,000 hectares, 2479 01:57:21,280 --> 01:57:22,320 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: 5,000 hectares. 2480 01:57:22,860 --> 01:57:25,520 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Actually, if we organize this and put it 2481 01:57:25,520 --> 01:57:27,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: all together, walang dapat farmer 2482 01:57:27,280 --> 01:57:28,280 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: na naghihirap eh. 2483 01:57:28,540 --> 01:57:30,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Kasi, alimbawa, yung sa 2484 01:57:30,560 --> 01:57:32,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sagip Saka Law, based on 2485 01:57:32,800 --> 01:57:34,900 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the data, government buys about 2486 01:57:34,900 --> 01:57:36,820 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: P177 billion 2487 01:57:36,820 --> 01:57:38,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: pesos worth of food every year. 2488 01:57:38,780 --> 01:57:39,200 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Yes. 2489 01:57:40,300 --> 01:57:42,500 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Calamity relief, feeding 2490 01:57:42,500 --> 01:57:43,980 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: programs ng DepEd, 2491 01:57:44,420 --> 01:57:46,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: feeding programs ng DSWD, 2492 01:57:47,020 --> 01:57:48,420 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: lahat ng provincial jail, 2493 01:57:48,800 --> 01:57:50,240 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: lahat ng municipal jail, 2494 01:57:50,640 --> 01:57:52,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: regional hospital, lahat yan bumibili 2495 01:57:52,720 --> 01:57:54,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: ng pagkain. 2496 01:57:55,240 --> 01:57:56,860 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Now, if the agrarian reform 2497 01:57:56,860 --> 01:57:58,320 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: communities are organized, 2498 01:57:58,540 --> 01:58:00,620 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: and connected, there is a supply chain, 2499 01:58:00,780 --> 01:58:02,080 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: seamless supply chain. 2500 01:58:03,300 --> 01:58:03,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Di ba? 2501 01:58:04,320 --> 01:58:06,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: It is existing already. 2502 01:58:06,520 --> 01:58:08,200 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: In fact, the 2503 01:58:08,200 --> 01:58:10,160 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: BJMP 2504 01:58:10,160 --> 01:58:12,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: is directly 2505 01:58:12,520 --> 01:58:14,060 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: purchasing their 2506 01:58:14,060 --> 01:58:16,500 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: requirements from the 2507 01:58:16,500 --> 01:58:17,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agrarian reform beneficiaries. 2508 01:58:19,040 --> 01:58:19,620 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Yes. 2509 01:58:19,620 --> 01:58:20,900 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Ganon din ang mga 2510 01:58:20,900 --> 01:58:24,520 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: the Philippine Army 2511 01:58:24,520 --> 01:58:26,340 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: is also getting from us. 2512 01:58:27,660 --> 01:58:28,300 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Even, 2513 01:58:28,540 --> 01:58:29,960 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: private sector, 2514 01:58:30,680 --> 01:58:32,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: like DSWD, 2515 01:58:32,740 --> 01:58:34,360 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: undoubtedly, it's the best. 2516 01:58:34,880 --> 01:58:36,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: It is the, among government 2517 01:58:36,840 --> 01:58:38,800 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: agencies, 2518 01:58:39,120 --> 01:58:40,320 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: I think it is the top 2519 01:58:40,320 --> 01:58:41,980 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: purchaser 2520 01:58:41,980 --> 01:58:43,600 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: of 2521 01:58:43,600 --> 01:58:45,940 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: goods. 2522 01:58:46,840 --> 01:58:48,780 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And that's why, just get that 2523 01:58:48,780 --> 01:58:50,880 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: all, di ba? If you get that all organized, 2524 01:58:51,060 --> 01:58:52,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: then there's no reason why our farmers 2525 01:58:52,560 --> 01:58:53,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: should be 2526 01:58:53,680 --> 01:58:56,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: impoverished, di ba? 2527 01:58:56,220 --> 01:58:58,120 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And, Sen, we have a, 2528 01:58:58,540 --> 01:59:00,240 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: I'd like to inform you also that 2529 01:59:00,240 --> 01:59:01,940 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Secretary Conrad has also a project 2530 01:59:01,940 --> 01:59:04,380 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: in two regions. We call it Vista. 2531 01:59:05,360 --> 01:59:06,760 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And, yes. 2532 01:59:07,380 --> 01:59:08,200 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And this... 2533 01:59:08,200 --> 01:59:10,840 DAR Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III: Not the... 2534 01:59:10,840 --> 01:59:16,900 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: This is a value chain 2535 01:59:16,900 --> 01:59:18,960 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: innovation for sustainable transformation 2536 01:59:18,960 --> 01:59:20,460 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: in agrarian reform communities. 2537 01:59:21,020 --> 01:59:23,160 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And it's all well in place. As you mentioned, 2538 01:59:23,260 --> 01:59:24,940 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: all the organized areas, 2539 01:59:25,520 --> 01:59:26,900 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: the value chain, it's in place. 2540 01:59:27,120 --> 01:59:28,400 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: And we're starting, 2541 01:59:28,540 --> 01:59:30,320 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: this year, with Region 12 2542 01:59:30,320 --> 01:59:32,320 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: and CAR. But it's all about cacao 2543 01:59:32,320 --> 01:59:34,020 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: and coffee. And 2544 01:59:34,020 --> 01:59:36,540 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: you made mention, bingo talaga, 2545 01:59:36,640 --> 01:59:38,240 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: exacto, from the grassroots 2546 01:59:38,240 --> 01:59:40,480 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: up, we've already in place all 2547 01:59:40,480 --> 01:59:42,400 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: the ARCs, ARBs, and 2548 01:59:42,400 --> 01:59:44,760 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: 400,000 families 2549 01:59:44,760 --> 01:59:46,540 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: will be benefited with 2550 01:59:46,540 --> 01:59:48,500 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: all this. And there will be 2551 01:59:48,500 --> 01:59:50,560 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: no more, no less, 2552 01:59:51,520 --> 01:59:52,220 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: 84 2553 01:59:52,220 --> 01:59:54,640 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: agrarian reform communities in 2554 01:59:54,640 --> 01:59:57,020 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Cordillera, and 34 agrarian reform 2555 01:59:57,020 --> 01:59:58,340 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: communities in 2556 01:59:58,340 --> 01:59:59,800 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: Region 12. 2557 02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:05,580 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: With 600,000 plus beneficiaries, including the families. 2558 02:00:06,360 --> 02:00:08,360 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: So, I mean, what you're saying is correct. 2559 02:00:08,620 --> 02:00:12,180 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: If this will be organized by Department of Agriculture also, 2560 02:00:12,340 --> 02:00:14,740 DAR Undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Jesry T. Palmares: I mean, all the agriculture will be in place properly. 2561 02:00:15,200 --> 02:00:17,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, and our supply of food will be ample. 2562 02:00:17,580 --> 02:00:20,020 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: And mawawala na ang gutom. 2563 02:00:20,860 --> 02:00:22,580 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dadami na ang supply ng pagkain. 2564 02:00:22,880 --> 02:00:24,720 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Sabi ko nga nung nakarang halalan, 2565 02:00:24,840 --> 02:00:26,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: pag marami ng supply ng pagkain, 2566 02:00:27,140 --> 02:00:28,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: mura na ang pagkain, 2567 02:00:28,220 --> 02:00:29,540 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: marami ng handa. 2568 02:00:29,780 --> 02:00:32,120 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Pag maraming handa, maraming pwede isaron. 2569 02:00:38,100 --> 02:00:42,640 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Oo, diba? Balutin mo. 2570 02:00:44,480 --> 02:00:46,660 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Well, I have no other questions. 2571 02:00:47,720 --> 02:00:50,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Mr. Chairman, are you done? 2572 02:00:50,380 --> 02:00:55,080 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: Of course, with support of the budget of DAR, 2573 02:00:55,080 --> 02:00:58,040 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: I move, Mr. Chair, to have this approved. 2574 02:00:58,220 --> 02:01:01,160 Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito: And be submitted for the plenary. 2575 02:01:01,780 --> 02:01:04,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Yes, it has been moved and we second it. 2576 02:01:06,100 --> 02:01:12,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Subject only to the submission of the requested data and documents. 2577 02:01:13,540 --> 02:01:14,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: There being no further questions, 2578 02:01:14,980 --> 02:01:17,220 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: the budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform 2579 02:01:17,220 --> 02:01:20,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: is deemed submitted for consideration of the plenary. 2580 02:01:20,560 --> 02:01:26,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Thank you, Secretary Conrad and the DAR family. 2581 02:01:28,220 --> 02:01:32,040 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: With that, we can call it a day. 2582 02:01:32,220 --> 02:01:34,840 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: The hearing of Subcommittee G is hereby suspended. 2583 02:01:35,060 --> 02:01:35,600 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Marami salamat. 2584 02:01:35,660 --> 02:01:36,560 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Marami salamat po. 2585 02:01:38,820 --> 02:01:40,800 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: We can have a photo op. 2586 02:01:42,180 --> 02:01:44,100 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Dito na sa tabi natin si ano. 2587 02:01:44,800 --> 02:01:48,680 Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan: Isama mo isa pa.