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    "title": "Senate Committee on Finance: TESDA - September 15, 2026",
    "hearing_date": "2026-09-15",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Budget briefing on the fiscal year 2027, proposed budget by the my most beloved agency, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, or TESDA."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Now, hereby called to order, we would like to acknowledge the entire TESDA family headed by our good friend, former Commissioner of ETCOM, Secretary Kiko Benitez."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We would also acknowledge our DDGs. Hindi ko na ho kayo iisa-isahin. And of course, our friends from COA, the entire TESDA family. Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So let me start by commending all of you for your service to our country and our people. Such a great honor and privilege."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Na naging part po ako ng TESDA. At hanggang ngayon, I go with the TESDA man moniker. At muli ho, magandang hapon sa inyong lahat."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "TESDA has always held a special place in my heart bilang dating hepe ng TESDA. Personal po sa atin ang mission na bigyan ang bawat Pilipino ng kasanayan at pagkakataon na magkaroon ng marangal na trabaho at mas magandang buhay."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Mas magandang kinabukasan. Sa likod po ng bawat TESDA scholarship na very famous, very popular, ay isang kabataan na naghahanap ng kanyang unang trabaho."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Isa pong magulang na nagnanais madagdagan ang kita ng kanilang pamilya o isang manggagawang kailangan mag-upskill upang hindi po maiwan ng nagbabagong ekonomiya."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "In 2026, TESDA received its largest budget on record."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But its current budget is only 2.2% of the total education budget. Laging sinasabi, ang TESDA ay partin ng tinatawag na trinity doon sa trifocalized education with the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "At gaya ng trinity sa isang pananampalataya, yung TESDA daw yung tumatay yung Holy Spirit."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Napakahalaga."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Pero ang hirap intindihin."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "For 2027, TESDA is proposing a budget of 21.20 billion, 5.15 billion or 19.5% lower than its 2026 budget."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Now, of this amount, 20.48 billion is intended for operations."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Direct program allocations include 19.66 billion for the Technical Education Skills Development Program."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "497.6 million for the Regulatory Program and 40.1 million for the Policy Program."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sa bawat isang daang piso sa panukala ng budget ng TESDA, halos 93 pesos ang nakalaan sa Core Technical Education and Skills Development Program,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "which covers scholarships, training, and other skills development interventions."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Now, with fewer resources and continuing demand for training,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "every peso must work harder and reach those who need it most."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But a scholarship slot alone is not success."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "A TESDA scholarship must be a complete pathway from enrollment and quality training"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "to assessment, certification, and ultimately decent work for a sustainable livelihood."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ngayong pong araw, nais po nating malaman."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Nakakarating po ba ang mga scholarships sa mahihirap at underserved communities?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ang mga kursong pinupondohan ba natin ay talagang kailangan ng industriya? Nakapagtatapos nga po ba na-assess at nasa-certify ang ating mga scholar at ating mga kliyente? At nagkakaroon po ba sila ng trabaho angkop sa kanilang natututunan?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We also want TESDA scholarships to prepare Filipinos for the future through higher qualifications, micro-credentials, digital and AI skills, enterprise-based training, and clear pathways for continuous learning and career advancement."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "TESDA is seeking additional funding for more than 162,000 beneficiaries. And of course, as always, we are here ready to support resources that will genuinely expand opportunity."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But expansion must be matched also by implementation capacity, transparency, timely fund utilization, and measurable employment outcomes. Our purpose is very clear."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We wanted to strengthen TESDA and its programs, but also ensure that every scholarship delivers on its promise to the Filipino people."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Having said that, we look forward to a fruitful discussion on this proposed 2027"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "budget of TESDA. Muli, marami pong"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000056",
      "start_seconds": 902.32,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "salamat sa inyong lahat, sa inyong pagdalo"
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      "start_seconds": 904.28,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "and at this juncture, let me"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000058",
      "start_seconds": 906.26,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "recognize our distinguished"
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      "start_seconds": 907.82,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "colleague from the great"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "province of Palawan, Senator"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 912.3,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Erwin Tulfo, who may want"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 914.5,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "to give his opening"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "statements before our budget deliberation."
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "No, Mr. Chair, but"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "thank you. I'm very interested"
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      "start_seconds": 922.0,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "in joining"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000067",
      "start_seconds": 923.74,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "this budget hearing"
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      "start_seconds": 925.88,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "because I have a lot of questions"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "prepared here for"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "TESDA. Questions that"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "I want to"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-000072",
      "start_seconds": 934.1,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "get some real"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000073",
      "start_seconds": 936.1,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "answers, Mr. Chair. That's all, Mr. Chair."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you very much, Senator"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Erwin. We likewise appreciate"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000076",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "your presence here. We need your"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "inputs, especially as we"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "move forward. So with"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "juncture, may we request and"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "give the floor now to"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Secretary Kiko Benitez to present the"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "highlights of the proposed"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sir, you have the floor. Thank you."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Thank you very much, Mr. Chair."
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      "text": "Siguro, I would like"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "text": "They're all designed to be finished by the end of 2027 or the first quarter of 2028 at the latest."
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      "text": "With our convergence, Mr. Chair, with OWWA and DMW, TESDA has been bringing free assessments"
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      "text": "And we have current partners in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Qatar, Kuwait, and South Korea."
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      "text": "As part of our harmonization and again as part of the EDCOM recommendations, Mr. Chair, we have assessed 427,000 senior high school learners to boost job readiness of K-12 graduates."
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      "text": "This will be in August next year, Mr. Chair."
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      "speaker": "TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma",
      "text": "the COA as well as the DBM po,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma",
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      "text": "Senator."
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Alam mo, Sir,"
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      "start_seconds": 3225.82,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ma-digest. Parang inikot-ikot"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "text": "Sports, who are also"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you, Sirs. Senator Erwin,"
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      "text": "Sir Aldrin"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "and Ma'am Jennifer, are you satisfied"
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      "start_seconds": 3266.0,
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      "end_seconds": 3270.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Ano, na-fulfilled ba nila ito?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "text": "Sir? Ma'am?"
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "Good afternoon, Mr. Chair."
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      "start_seconds": 3277.3199999999997,
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "Pagdating po sa audit observations"
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      "start_seconds": 3279.08,
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "and recommendations namin,"
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      "text": "I would like to acknowledge po"
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      "start_seconds": 3282.9,
      "end_seconds": 3284.96,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "na meron pong sinabmit na AAPSI"
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      "end_seconds": 3286.58,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "Basically, nakapalo po"
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3296.34,
      "end_seconds": 3298.36,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "pagdating po sa aming audit recommendations."
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "end_seconds": 3303.98,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "the validation is still ongoing"
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      "end_seconds": 3306.42,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "and once na matapos po yung"
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      "end_seconds": 3308.4,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3308.4,
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3312.44,
      "end_seconds": 3314.5,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3314.5,
      "end_seconds": 3316.62,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3317.06,
      "end_seconds": 3318.52,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3318.52,
      "end_seconds": 3320.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "your questions, Sir, to your observations."
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      "start_seconds": 3321.34,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Isa po dito, mabilisan"
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      "start_seconds": 3322.62,
      "end_seconds": 3324.24,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3324.62,
      "end_seconds": 3326.44,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "corrected accounting error and"
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      "start_seconds": 3326.44,
      "end_seconds": 3328.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "omission. Number two, accounting"
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      "start_seconds": 3328.58,
      "end_seconds": 3330.46,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "deficiencies and unreliable account"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000861",
      "start_seconds": 3330.46,
      "end_seconds": 3332.52,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "balances. Three, deficiencies"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000862",
      "start_seconds": 3332.52,
      "end_seconds": 3334.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "in scholarship training program."
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-000863",
      "start_seconds": 3334.66,
      "end_seconds": 3336.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Four, doubtful tuition fee payments"
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      "start_seconds": 3336.56,
      "end_seconds": 3338.44,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "under UAQTEA"
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      "start_seconds": 3338.44,
      "end_seconds": 3340.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "diploma program. Nasagot niyo po,"
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      "start_seconds": 3340.68,
      "end_seconds": 3342.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "nasagot mo ba nila ito ng tama?"
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      "start_seconds": 3342.2200000000003,
      "end_seconds": 3344.46,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Pinag-aaralan na ho ba ninyo? Or pati"
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      "start_seconds": 3344.46,
      "end_seconds": 3346.42,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "kayo dinidribble-dribble nito mga tiga"
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      "start_seconds": 3346.42,
      "end_seconds": 3346.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "TESDA?"
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      "start_seconds": 3348.98,
      "end_seconds": 3350.6,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "Pagdating po sa financial"
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      "start_seconds": 3350.6,
      "end_seconds": 3352.24,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "audit namin, tama po na"
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      "start_seconds": 3352.24,
      "end_seconds": 3354.2,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "marami po kaming nanote na accounting"
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      "start_seconds": 3354.2,
      "end_seconds": 3355.82,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "errors and deficiencies"
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      "start_seconds": 3355.82,
      "end_seconds": 3357.7,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3357.7,
      "end_seconds": 3360.1,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "given a recommendation"
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      "start_seconds": 3360.1,
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3362.06,
      "end_seconds": 3363.7,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3364.46,
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "end_seconds": 3368.1,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "end_seconds": 3404.52,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "end_seconds": 3406.3,
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      "end_seconds": 3407.56,
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 3414.16,
      "end_seconds": 3415.6,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "end_seconds": 3420.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3420.56,
      "end_seconds": 3422.04,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "3.6"
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      "start_seconds": 3422.04,
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      "start_seconds": 3426.54,
      "end_seconds": 3427.94,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3428.08,
      "end_seconds": 3429.46,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "masyado pong glaring."
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      "start_seconds": 3430.14,
      "end_seconds": 3432.02,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Tapos po itong, ito na lang po, sample."
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      "start_seconds": 3432.66,
      "end_seconds": 3434.36,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3434.36,
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      "text": "to at least 574"
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      "end_seconds": 3438.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "million, 942"
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      "start_seconds": 3438.16,
      "end_seconds": 3439.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "were granted to learners"
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      "start_seconds": 3439.96,
      "end_seconds": 3441.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "with doubtful eligibility."
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      "start_seconds": 3443.14,
      "end_seconds": 3443.48,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Ito po,"
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      "start_seconds": 3444.16,
      "end_seconds": 3446.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "nagsasayang ho tayo ng pera"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000918",
      "start_seconds": 3446.68,
      "end_seconds": 3448.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "samantalang kailangan ng ibang agency"
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      "start_seconds": 3448.92,
      "end_seconds": 3450.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "yung budget na yan,"
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      "start_seconds": 3451.24,
      "end_seconds": 3452.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "eh doon na lang natin ilagay,"
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      "start_seconds": 3452.96,
      "end_seconds": 3454.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "doon na lang sa CHED na mas"
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      "start_seconds": 3454.62,
      "end_seconds": 3456.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "importante, marami mga college student"
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      "start_seconds": 3456.84,
      "end_seconds": 3458.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "na nag-aaral. Ito pa ho,"
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      "start_seconds": 3458.96,
      "end_seconds": 3460.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "isa pa, scholarship allowances"
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      "start_seconds": 3460.92,
      "end_seconds": 3462.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "totaling 197"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "million, 435"
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      "stable_id": "asr-000927",
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      "end_seconds": 3466.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "were belatedly prematurely"
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      "start_seconds": 3466.84,
      "end_seconds": 3469.0,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "released, remain unreleased"
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      "start_seconds": 3469.0,
      "end_seconds": 3469.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "or unclaimed."
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Tapos ito pang delay in"
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      "start_seconds": 3472.38,
      "end_seconds": 3474.0,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "SIPBETS project,"
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      "start_seconds": 3474.16,
      "end_seconds": 3478.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sa 19,832,000,"
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      "start_seconds": 3478.84,
      "end_seconds": 3480.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "pa paano naman ho tayo"
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      "start_seconds": 3480.54,
      "end_seconds": 3482.3199999999997,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "gaganahan na"
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      "start_seconds": 3482.3199999999997,
      "end_seconds": 3484.64,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sinasabi ni Secretary dagdagan"
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      "start_seconds": 3484.64,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3486.38,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "end_seconds": 3490.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "di po nila masagot siguro ito, I think"
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      "start_seconds": 3490.54,
      "end_seconds": 3492.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Sir Aldrin, ay dapat"
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      "start_seconds": 3492.72,
      "end_seconds": 3494.64,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "mag-isip-isip po siguro ang Senado"
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      "start_seconds": 3494.64,
      "end_seconds": 3496.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "end_seconds": 3498.26,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3504.16,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Secretary, mabalik ako sa iyo, bakit"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "text": "SUC. Mukhang"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "text": "Why is that?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Alright, Sir."
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      "text": "malinawan, Sir, paano"
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      "text": "funding from you. Correct?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Bakit po yung mga scholar kailangan"
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      "text": "magbabayad"
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      "text": "pa rin sa mga training centers?"
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      "text": "I'll cite you one example."
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      "start_seconds": 3611.88,
      "end_seconds": 3613.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Let me ask you this."
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      "start_seconds": 3613.7,
      "end_seconds": 3614.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Ito pong"
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      "start_seconds": 3614.22,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "emperor"
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      "start_seconds": 3619.84,
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      "text": "international training"
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      "start_seconds": 3621.8,
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      "text": "assessment center,"
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      "start_seconds": 3623.94,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "meron po bang supporta sa inyo"
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      "start_seconds": 3626.1,
      "end_seconds": 3626.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ito?"
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      "end_seconds": 3628.5,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Emperor"
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      "start_seconds": 3628.5,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "international training and assessment"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "center. We will"
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      "start_seconds": 3632.34,
      "end_seconds": 3634.4,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "verify, Mr. Senator, sir."
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Okay. Pero I believe"
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      "start_seconds": 3636.18,
      "end_seconds": 3638.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sila po ay nakarehistro po sa inyo."
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      "start_seconds": 3639.22,
      "end_seconds": 3640.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Pero tanong po natin,"
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      "start_seconds": 3640.66,
      "end_seconds": 3641.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "meron pong isang"
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      "start_seconds": 3641.62,
      "end_seconds": 3644.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "kababayan natin, lumapit sa office ko,"
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      "start_seconds": 3644.46,
      "end_seconds": 3645.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "gusto mag-enroll. Sabi ko,"
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      "start_seconds": 3646.28,
      "end_seconds": 3648.3,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Iha, dapat test day"
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      "start_seconds": 3648.3,
      "end_seconds": 3649.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ha, dapat libre. Tama po ba?"
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      "start_seconds": 3651.04,
      "end_seconds": 3652.42,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Ideally, sir, if they"
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      "start_seconds": 3652.42,
      "end_seconds": 3654.02,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "enroll in a TTI"
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      "start_seconds": 3654.02,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "or in a public test day institution,"
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      "start_seconds": 3656.72,
      "end_seconds": 3658.4,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "then yes, dapat po libre siya."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001024",
      "start_seconds": 3658.5,
      "end_seconds": 3660.26,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "O, kasi caregiving po eh."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001025",
      "start_seconds": 3660.32,
      "end_seconds": 3661.76,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Gusto niya mag-abroad na eh."
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      "start_seconds": 3662.12,
      "end_seconds": 3663.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Waitress po siya, gusto niya mag-abroad."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001027",
      "start_seconds": 3664.46,
      "end_seconds": 3666.14,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Pinagbayad po siya ng 19,000."
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      "start_seconds": 3666.3,
      "end_seconds": 3668.26,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Eh, ala naman ayaw umalis sa opisina ko"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001029",
      "start_seconds": 3668.26,
      "end_seconds": 3670.42,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "hanggat di ko nabibigyan ng 19,000."
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      "start_seconds": 3670.52,
      "end_seconds": 3671.76,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Binigyan ko na lamang ho."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3672.1,
      "end_seconds": 3673.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Kaya ang tanong ko sa inyo ngayon,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001032",
      "start_seconds": 3673.98,
      "end_seconds": 3676.18,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sa ano pupunta? Tulong tayo"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001033",
      "start_seconds": 3676.18,
      "end_seconds": 3677.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ng tulong sa mga test da"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001034",
      "start_seconds": 3677.9,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3680.22,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "center, scholarship, kung"
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      "start_seconds": 3682.0,
      "end_seconds": 3683.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "magbabayad naman ang estudyante."
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      "start_seconds": 3684.0,
      "end_seconds": 3686.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Kaya siguro marami tayo mga estudyante"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001038",
      "start_seconds": 3686.34,
      "end_seconds": 3688.38,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "na ikang pupunta ng"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001039",
      "start_seconds": 3688.38,
      "end_seconds": 3689.76,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "abroad, walang experience,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001040",
      "start_seconds": 3689.96,
      "end_seconds": 3692.04,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "walang mga certificate because"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001041",
      "start_seconds": 3692.04,
      "end_seconds": 3693.36,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "may bayad, sir."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001042",
      "start_seconds": 3693.94,
      "end_seconds": 3695.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "E mabuti, dumaan po sa opisina ko ito."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001043",
      "start_seconds": 3696.22,
      "end_seconds": 3698.24,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "How many more people like this"
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      "start_seconds": 3698.24,
      "end_seconds": 3699.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "going overseas,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001045",
      "start_seconds": 3699.98,
      "end_seconds": 3702.02,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3702.02,
      "end_seconds": 3703.94,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "hindi naman po nagbayad sila"
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      "start_seconds": 3703.94,
      "end_seconds": 3705.78,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "for their training? How many more?"
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      "start_seconds": 3705.96,
      "end_seconds": 3706.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "We don't know."
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      "start_seconds": 3707.86,
      "end_seconds": 3710.18,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Hindi po ba? Isa pa pong katanungan,"
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      "start_seconds": 3710.26,
      "end_seconds": 3712.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "maramabilis na dahil alam ko nakapila po"
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      "start_seconds": 3712.1,
      "end_seconds": 3712.94,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3713.8,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Yung test the skills passport po,"
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      "start_seconds": 3715.72,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "anong objective po nito, Mr. Secretary?"
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      "start_seconds": 3718.38,
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      "start_seconds": 3724.06,
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      "end_seconds": 3729.96,
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      "end_seconds": 3740.02,
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      "start_seconds": 3740.62,
      "end_seconds": 3742.06,
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      "start_seconds": 3742.06,
      "end_seconds": 3743.76,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 3743.76,
      "end_seconds": 3746.06,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 3746.06,
      "end_seconds": 3748.02,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 3748.02,
      "end_seconds": 3749.68,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 3749.68,
      "end_seconds": 3752.02,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "assessment centers po, pwede rin makita"
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      "start_seconds": 3752.02,
      "end_seconds": 3753.56,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "dyan. Pangatlo, may"
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      "start_seconds": 3753.56,
      "end_seconds": 3755.6,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "end_seconds": 3757.84,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 3757.84,
      "end_seconds": 3759.82,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 3760.68,
      "end_seconds": 3762.12,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "With a clear sense"
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      "start_seconds": 3762.12,
      "end_seconds": 3763.86,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "lang na test the is"
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      "start_seconds": 3763.86,
      "end_seconds": 3765.68,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "end_seconds": 3770.58,
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      "end_seconds": 3777.86,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 3779.98,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 3780.5,
      "end_seconds": 3781.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Alright. Pero"
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      "start_seconds": 3781.7,
      "end_seconds": 3783.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "alam mo, Sekretary, meron na po tayong"
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      "start_seconds": 3783.7,
      "end_seconds": 3785.44,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "e-gov app ngayon."
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      "start_seconds": 3785.74,
      "end_seconds": 3787.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Dapat ho yan, nakalista na doon."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3788.12,
      "end_seconds": 3789.98,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Ano pa ang say-say na nagtayo-tayo"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3789.98,
      "end_seconds": 3791.46,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3791.46,
      "end_seconds": 3793.88,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "kung hindi naman natin meron kayong sarili"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001092",
      "start_seconds": 3793.88,
      "end_seconds": 3795.88,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sa ika nga test da?"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3796.04,
      "end_seconds": 3797.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Hindi po ba additional expense lang yun?"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3798.2,
      "end_seconds": 3799.48,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Imbis na i-save natin,"
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      "start_seconds": 3799.84,
      "end_seconds": 3801.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "hindi ho tayo maraming pera, sir."
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      "start_seconds": 3801.98,
      "end_seconds": 3804.04,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Kulang lagi. Nasa deficit"
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      "start_seconds": 3804.04,
      "end_seconds": 3806.36,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "lagi tayo. Lagi tayo nangungutang"
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      "start_seconds": 3806.36,
      "end_seconds": 3807.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "para matusunod."
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      "start_seconds": 3807.86,
      "end_seconds": 3809.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Gustusan lang, kailangan ng mga ehensya."
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      "start_seconds": 3810.06,
      "end_seconds": 3811.94,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 3812.26,
      "end_seconds": 3813.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sayang naman po o mapunta lang"
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      "start_seconds": 3813.92,
      "end_seconds": 3815.48,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sa kung saan-saan, di po ba?"
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      "start_seconds": 3815.92,
      "end_seconds": 3817.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "I believe this test"
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      "start_seconds": 3817.92,
      "end_seconds": 3820.04,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "the skills passport. Kailangan pag-aralan"
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      "start_seconds": 3820.04,
      "end_seconds": 3821.66,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ninyo na mabuti. COA,"
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      "start_seconds": 3821.8,
      "end_seconds": 3823.98,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "look into this. Hindi kaya dagdag"
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      "start_seconds": 3823.98,
      "end_seconds": 3825.78,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "gastos lang ito, Sir Aldrin,"
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      "start_seconds": 3826.1,
      "end_seconds": 3827.88,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Ma'am Jennifer. Why do we have"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001109",
      "start_seconds": 3827.88,
      "end_seconds": 3829.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "test the skills passport when we already"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001110",
      "start_seconds": 3829.96,
      "end_seconds": 3832.14,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "have e-gov app"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3832.14,
      "end_seconds": 3833.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "na pwede na po doon?"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001112",
      "start_seconds": 3834.0,
      "end_seconds": 3835.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Sa bakit sa, di po ba, sa"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001113",
      "start_seconds": 3835.84,
      "end_seconds": 3837.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sa DM,"
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001114",
      "start_seconds": 3837.86,
      "end_seconds": 3839.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "DMW, sa ika,"
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001115",
      "start_seconds": 3839.46,
      "end_seconds": 3841.3,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "POE, meron naman po, may kita mo"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001116",
      "start_seconds": 3841.3,
      "end_seconds": 3843.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ilistahan ng mga trabaho. Why can't"
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      "start_seconds": 3843.58,
      "end_seconds": 3845.66,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "they do that? The way we have"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001118",
      "start_seconds": 3845.66,
      "end_seconds": 3847.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "to start looking at how we can"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001119",
      "start_seconds": 3847.6,
      "end_seconds": 3849.78,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "save. Because we're not a rich"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001120",
      "start_seconds": 3849.78,
      "end_seconds": 3851.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "country, we're a third world"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001121",
      "start_seconds": 3851.68,
      "end_seconds": 3853.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "country. Kulang,"
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      "start_seconds": 3853.68,
      "end_seconds": 3855.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "lagi tayo nangungutang taon-taon."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001123",
      "start_seconds": 3855.8,
      "end_seconds": 3857.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Problema. Problema natin,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001124",
      "start_seconds": 3857.9,
      "end_seconds": 3859.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "nag-ihingi siya ng dagdag ng budget."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001125",
      "start_seconds": 3860.26,
      "end_seconds": 3861.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Ang dami mga tinanggalan ng"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3861.6,
      "end_seconds": 3863.36,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "budget. CHED, PUP,"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001127",
      "start_seconds": 3863.56,
      "end_seconds": 3866.04,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "isang SUC, tinanggalan"
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      "start_seconds": 3866.04,
      "end_seconds": 3867.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ng budget. Tapos ihingi"
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      "start_seconds": 3867.7,
      "end_seconds": 3869.7799999999997,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "dito. Tapos, yung"
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      "start_seconds": 3869.7799999999997,
      "end_seconds": 3871.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "low utilization rate."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001131",
      "start_seconds": 3871.68,
      "end_seconds": 3873.06,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Number two, Mr. Secretary,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001132",
      "start_seconds": 3873.82,
      "end_seconds": 3875.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "we don't want students"
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      "start_seconds": 3875.9,
      "end_seconds": 3877.36,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "who are good at asking at"
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      "start_seconds": 3877.36,
      "end_seconds": 3879.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ChatGPT, AI."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001135",
      "start_seconds": 3880.04,
      "end_seconds": 3881.32,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Eh, hindi naman po accurate"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001136",
      "start_seconds": 3881.32,
      "end_seconds": 3883.76,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ang answers. Kaya nga po,"
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      "start_seconds": 3883.88,
      "end_seconds": 3885.3,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "kung po pwede, yung AI"
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      "start_seconds": 3885.3,
      "end_seconds": 3887.7799999999997,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "upskilling should be considered an opportunity"
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      "start_seconds": 3887.7799999999997,
      "end_seconds": 3889.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "and a challenge. Kasi,"
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      "start_seconds": 3889.62,
      "end_seconds": 3891.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "kung magdidepend lang po ang estudyante,"
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      "start_seconds": 3891.8,
      "end_seconds": 3893.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "walang matututunan kabubuhan po."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001142",
      "start_seconds": 3894.36,
      "end_seconds": 3895.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Pero for now, Mr. Secretary,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001143",
      "start_seconds": 3896.18,
      "end_seconds": 3897.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "try to look po muna"
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      "start_seconds": 3897.34,
      "end_seconds": 3899.38,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sagutin po natin ito and"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3899.38,
      "end_seconds": 3901.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "COA, Commission on Audit, I want you"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3901.62,
      "end_seconds": 3903.88,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "to review this. Ito po mga"
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      "start_seconds": 3903.88,
      "end_seconds": 3905.7200000000003,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "binigay niyo sa kanila kung ito"
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      "start_seconds": 3905.7200000000003,
      "end_seconds": 3907.32,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "po ba ay nagawa ng paraan."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001149",
      "start_seconds": 3907.76,
      "end_seconds": 3909.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Kasi we'll be wasting money, sir."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001150",
      "start_seconds": 3909.68,
      "end_seconds": 3911.36,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "We'll be wasting another money"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001151",
      "start_seconds": 3911.36,
      "end_seconds": 3913.28,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "na pwedeng ilaan sa ibang"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001152",
      "start_seconds": 3913.28,
      "end_seconds": 3915.44,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "departamento. Pwedeng sa CHED,"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001153",
      "start_seconds": 3915.78,
      "end_seconds": 3917.52,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "pwedeng sa DepEd, pwedeng"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3917.52,
      "end_seconds": 3919.7200000000003,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "sa DOH. Mas maraming"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3919.7200000000003,
      "end_seconds": 3921.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ikanga na pagkapupulutan"
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      "start_seconds": 3921.82,
      "end_seconds": 3923.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "na nga ngailangan. I know we"
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      "start_seconds": 3923.56,
      "end_seconds": 3925.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "need test, da. Dahil tayo po"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001158",
      "start_seconds": 3925.58,
      "end_seconds": 3927.18,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ay nag-i-import ang ating major"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001159",
      "start_seconds": 3927.18,
      "end_seconds": 3929.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "industry. Nag-i-export tayo"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001160",
      "start_seconds": 3929.68,
      "end_seconds": 3931.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ng labor. Kailangan natin"
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      "start_seconds": 3931.54,
      "end_seconds": 3933.64,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "i-upscale, kailangan i-training ang mga tao."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3933.98,
      "end_seconds": 3935.06,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Pero kung ganito naman,"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001163",
      "start_seconds": 3935.32,
      "end_seconds": 3937.48,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "estudyante, maghihingi"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3937.48,
      "end_seconds": 3939.24,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ng pang-tuisyon para mag-aral sa"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001165",
      "start_seconds": 3939.24,
      "end_seconds": 3941.28,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "TESDA. Ayan, tanong ko, saan napunta"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 3941.28,
      "end_seconds": 3943.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "yung budget po na binigay sa inyo?"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001167",
      "start_seconds": 3943.92,
      "end_seconds": 3945.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "I mean, bakit tayo magbabudget po?"
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      "start_seconds": 3945.94,
      "end_seconds": 3947.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Ganon po ba yan, former"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001169",
      "start_seconds": 3947.4,
      "end_seconds": 3949.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "TESDA man, sir?"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001170",
      "start_seconds": 3950.48,
      "end_seconds": 3951.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "I mean, by budget"
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    {
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      "start_seconds": 3951.5,
      "end_seconds": 3953.46,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ang TESDA, pero maghihingi"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001172",
      "start_seconds": 3953.46,
      "end_seconds": 3955.48,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "yung tao sa opisina ng mga"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001173",
      "start_seconds": 3955.48,
      "end_seconds": 3957.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "senador, ang congressman, pang-enrollment,"
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      "start_seconds": 3957.18,
      "end_seconds": 3958.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "pang-enroll ko po para caregiving."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001175",
      "start_seconds": 3959.56,
      "end_seconds": 3960.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Maybe you can answer me."
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      "start_seconds": 3961.08,
      "end_seconds": 3963.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ang mahirap kasi, Sen. Erwin,"
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      "start_seconds": 3963.46,
      "end_seconds": 3965.14,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "baka lahat ng hindi"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4023.04,
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      "start_seconds": 4030.86,
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      "start_seconds": 4033.02,
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      "start_seconds": 4034.9,
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      "start_seconds": 4040.88,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4043.1,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4047.18,
      "end_seconds": 4049.3,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "commiserate with the concerns of our"
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      "start_seconds": 4049.3,
      "end_seconds": 4052.52,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "dear colleague."
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      "start_seconds": 4053.2,
      "end_seconds": 4055.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4055.2,
      "end_seconds": 4057.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4057.1,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4060.92,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "SACOA, may I know,"
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      "start_seconds": 4063.66,
      "end_seconds": 4064.98,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4064.98,
      "end_seconds": 4067.0,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "towards issuing an AOM,"
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      "start_seconds": 4067.32,
      "end_seconds": 4069.2200000000003,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4069.2200000000003,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4071.92,
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4073.28,
      "end_seconds": 4075.48,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4075.48,
      "end_seconds": 4077.16,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4077.18,
      "end_seconds": 4079.24,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4079.24,
      "end_seconds": 4081.1,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4081.1,
      "end_seconds": 4083.26,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4083.26,
      "end_seconds": 4084.82,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4085.2200000000003,
      "end_seconds": 4087.34,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4087.34,
      "end_seconds": 4088.5,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "this October."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4090.7,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4092.54,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4095.92,
      "end_seconds": 4096.94,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4096.94,
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      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
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      "start_seconds": 4099.1,
      "end_seconds": 4100.94,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "hindi pa po na-implement as of today."
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      "start_seconds": 4100.98,
      "end_seconds": 4102.0,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4102.0,
      "end_seconds": 4104.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4105.14,
      "end_seconds": 4106.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "ang next nyan is issuance of"
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      "start_seconds": 4107.18,
      "end_seconds": 4108.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "notice of suspension. Is that correct?"
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      "end_seconds": 4110.9,
      "speaker": "COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario",
      "text": "Possible po yun, Mr. Chair."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sige, we'll look into it. Kasi mahirap nga"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001251",
      "start_seconds": 4113.12,
      "end_seconds": 4114.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "naman na mag-issue ng NS"
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      "start_seconds": 4114.72,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4117.24,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 4120.08,
      "end_seconds": 4122.14,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Kasi higit lang, one last"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001256",
      "start_seconds": 4122.14,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "final note, Mr. Chair."
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      "start_seconds": 4126.04,
      "end_seconds": 4127.14,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 4127.26,
      "end_seconds": 4129.12,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "siguro, Commission on Audit, tama po"
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      "start_seconds": 4129.12,
      "end_seconds": 4131.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "si Mr. Chair. We need that"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001260",
      "start_seconds": 4131.22,
      "end_seconds": 4133.52,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "report, ano po, kung na-fulfill"
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      "start_seconds": 4133.52,
      "end_seconds": 4135.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 4135.1,
      "end_seconds": 4137.02,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 4137.18,
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      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 4139.32,
      "end_seconds": 4140.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 4140.86,
      "end_seconds": 4143.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "language, sa Secretary Benitez, parang"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 4143.1,
      "end_seconds": 4144.78,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "hindi kayo merong gumasta dyan."
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      "start_seconds": 4145.42,
      "end_seconds": 4147.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 4147.2,
      "end_seconds": 4149.4400000000005,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "inyong utilization rate,"
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      "start_seconds": 4149.9,
      "end_seconds": 4151.02,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 4151.02,
      "end_seconds": 4153.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
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      "start_seconds": 4153.1,
      "end_seconds": 4154.8,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "na yung bawasan pa nga kayo,"
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      "start_seconds": 4154.88,
      "end_seconds": 4156.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "ibigay na lang natin sa itustos"
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      "start_seconds": 4156.96,
      "end_seconds": 4158.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "natin. Nasayang naman po,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001274",
      "start_seconds": 4159.0,
      "end_seconds": 4161.24,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "marami po tayong mga scholar dito sa SUC"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001275",
      "start_seconds": 4161.24,
      "end_seconds": 4162.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "na wala po mga allowance."
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      "start_seconds": 4163.0,
      "end_seconds": 4164.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Tuition lang sa sagot ng gobyerno."
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      "start_seconds": 4164.92,
      "end_seconds": 4167.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "Sa inyo, napakasarap naman ang scholar po ninyo."
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      "start_seconds": 4167.18,
      "end_seconds": 4169.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Erwin Tulfo",
      "text": "May allowance na, may insurance pa."
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      "text": "you fulfill that question,"
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      "text": "I totally disagree at this point, sir."
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      "text": "Sorry. Thank you."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "leader. Senator Zubiri, you have the floor, sir."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "the pictures, baka makita. Yan."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Isa yan, Malaybalay, San Fernando,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "text": "yan, Malitbog,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "ginawa po namin ito,"
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      "text": "Mr. Chairman."
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      "text": "daw ay marami dito sa mga testa"
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      "text": "ginagamit na lang po ng"
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      "start_seconds": 4329.32,
      "end_seconds": 4331.66,
      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "LGU as taguan ng kambing"
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      "end_seconds": 4333.78,
      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "end_seconds": 4335.8,
      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "multi-purpose building na lang."
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      "start_seconds": 4337.8,
      "end_seconds": 4339.64,
      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Naging storage at bodega."
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      "start_seconds": 4339.84,
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "So, sabi ko, nasarong naman."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Bakit naman ganun?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Ay gusto po namin sana"
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      "text": "matulungan natin."
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      "text": "testa training, but yet"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "hindi po masyadong na-utilize."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Ito mga napakaganda. Ito,"
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      "end_seconds": 4356.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Libuna, Bukidnon. Tignan nyo naman."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Ang gaganda. May laboratory"
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      "end_seconds": 4361.02,
      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "area. May"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "what if I'm no longer there? 2028,"
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      "text": "demand of seats. So marami po talaga sa ating mga kababayan na hindi po makakakuha. And we're"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "text": "forward, but that's an ongoing process. The third siguro response is to say that we are trying to"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "beef up specific two bukidnon, our creative industries initiatives as well as our community-based initiatives."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Now to make full use of the municipal training centers that you have actually built. I will now"
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      "text": "like to have DDG Vidal recognized because he's been the one visiting Bukidnon regularly to find out what"
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      "text": "has been happening. Yes, I'd like to. I mean, what you painted were mother strokes or large strokes"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "and a secretary that really is your job. I'd like to go specifics for the province and"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Deputy Director Vidal is from Bukidnon. I know my wife is also from Bukidnon. I know you're from Bukidnon."
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      "text": "She's always in constant communication with you guys. She came home one night after the budget."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Oh, sinabihan niya ako, para sa bukid. Then sabi ko, my Diyos ko Lord."
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      "text": "Ang sayo naman, you know that TESDA is our number one partner, I think, when it comes to training for"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "skills training for our people in the province. And I work very well also with the BSU. You know,"
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      "text": "And so, ito na lang yung missing link kasi hindi naman lahat gusto maging studyante. Yung iba matanda na."
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      "text": "Di ba? I mean, they're 30s. They're no longer, but they want to learn skills and this is the best way."
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      "text": "the last few years and some are working for Aboitis Power."
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      "text": "The schools here. But apparently, it's not being sustained. It's not sustainable. So, DG Vidal, can you let us know what are the ongoing programs?"
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      "text": "What do you need in support? I don't mind kasi, you know, binibigyan naman tayo ni Chairman palagi. Siya sabi niya, oh, Sen Migs, mayroon allocation for Mindanao."
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      "text": "Ganyan. Na this amount. Ayoko kasi yung pupunta lang sa akin sa opisina. Hingi, tapos isa-isa."
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      "text": "Kanang, kung sa Bisaya pa, kanang ginagmay ba? Kanang hinahinay ang pagdol."
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      "text": "With the permission of our beloved Secretary Kiko, good afternoon po, Mr. Chairman, Senator Joel, and Majority Leader, our beloved."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
      "text": "That is some construction, Mr. Majority Leader."
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      "text": "And because of that, Majority Leader, we went all over the province of Bukidnon and talked to all the mayors."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
      "text": "In fact, we presented the plans before the League of Municipalities during the conference in Talacag last year."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
      "text": "And may na-identify na po ang mga mayors, Mr. Majority Leader."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
      "text": "In fact, they submitted their request for equipment."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
      "text": "Lahat na po pala to, sir. No single town na hindi natin napuntahan."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
      "text": "And to be honest, wala na po yung mga kambing in the facilities, Mr. Majority Leader."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
      "text": "Example, Mr. Majority Leader in Baongon."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Secretary, you are a former congressman."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Impeachment, budget hearing, and legislative sessions."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "So, just to speed up, maybe we can sit down with your deputy director and just go over the plans and the budgetary support that you need."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "It's too parochial for everyone."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "I mean, I can't save the world."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "But I can save one little corner of ours in Mindanao."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "And these people that we save and we help is a big step forward to the other directions of the country."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "So, and I'm also speaking for Northern Mindanao."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Ito, Mindanaoan din to."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Pero he represents Southern Mindanao."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Mas mababait kami sa Northern Mindanao."
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      "start_seconds": 4962.96,
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Joke lang."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Baka babas na naman ako ng mga taga Southern Mindanao."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Mahal ko yung dumong Mindanao."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "I have a penchant of, you know, I'm a, ano tawag diyan?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "I'm a..."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "I'm a taklesa, taklesa eh."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "So, takles."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "But what's important is we have a plan of action."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Yun lamang po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Just present to me what you've done the last year with the mayors."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "How we can help in the office in terms of budgeting it."
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      "text": "And then how we can help with the mayors."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Kasi alam ko naman, baka tamad yung mayor."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Yung talagang i-remind natin yung tungkulin nila sa taong bayan."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Yes, please, please serve it up."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III",
      "text": "To be honest, majority leader, lahat na po ng mga municipalities, may identified programs na po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "will make on plenary, mayasama ko na po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Thank you, Chairman. Thank you,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Secretary. Thank you,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Director, Deputy Director General."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
      "text": "Mabuhay ang TESDA."
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      "speaker": "Senator Juan Miguel \"Migz\" F. Zubiri",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yes, thank you, Majority Leader. Just to put on record na,"
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      "start_seconds": 5263.58,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 5265.2,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 5267.38,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "na yung i-comment kayo next year."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So, I know,"
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      "start_seconds": 5271.96,
      "end_seconds": 5273.42,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "just so blessed na to have"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Senator Migs as your supporter"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "because if I'm in his shoes,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I would ask for that particular"
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      "start_seconds": 5279.7,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "budget right now that will"
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      "start_seconds": 5281.56,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "augment his efforts"
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      "start_seconds": 5283.72,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "in putting up all of this, no?"
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      "start_seconds": 5286.0,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So, I'm hoping na"
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      "start_seconds": 5288.02,
      "end_seconds": 5288.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 5288.96,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "napaka-worthy"
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      "start_seconds": 5291.38,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "partner si Senator Migs,"
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      "start_seconds": 5293.98,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "especially dun sa ginagawa niya sa"
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      "start_seconds": 5295.58,
      "end_seconds": 5297.8,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Bukid nun. I hope na we have"
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      "start_seconds": 5297.8,
      "end_seconds": 5299.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "a plan on how we'll be"
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      "start_seconds": 5299.84,
      "end_seconds": 5301.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "able to help the province,"
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      "start_seconds": 5301.96,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "these centers, and yung"
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      "start_seconds": 5303.72,
      "end_seconds": 5305.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "sinasabi niya kanina, concerned din ako dun,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001680",
      "start_seconds": 5306.06,
      "end_seconds": 5307.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "sustainable. Kasi sa"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001681",
      "start_seconds": 5307.86,
      "end_seconds": 5308.76,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "2028,"
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      "start_seconds": 5309.04,
      "end_seconds": 5311.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "governor na siya ng Bukid nun."
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      "start_seconds": 5312.56,
      "end_seconds": 5313.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kung hindi tatakbong"
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      "start_seconds": 5313.82,
      "end_seconds": 5315.88,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Vice President ni President Bongo."
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      "start_seconds": 5316.36,
      "end_seconds": 5317.64,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "No, I'm just kidding, but"
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      "start_seconds": 5317.64,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "of course, you know what I mean."
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      "start_seconds": 5319.8,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I'm just being serious about it kasi nangihinayang"
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      "start_seconds": 5322.02,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "ako dun sa passion ni Majority Leader."
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      "start_seconds": 5324.38,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you, Senator Migs."
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      "start_seconds": 5325.84,
      "end_seconds": 5327.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We'll give the floor to Senator"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001691",
      "start_seconds": 5327.86,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Bongo."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yes,"
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      "start_seconds": 5329.52,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Senator Bongo, you have the floor, sir?"
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      "start_seconds": 5331.96,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "..."
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      "start_seconds": 5335.2,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "You may take it."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 5340.74,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Senator Bongo?"
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      "start_seconds": 5346.22,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Salamat, Mr. Chair."
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      "start_seconds": 5348.56,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Salamat,"
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      "start_seconds": 5349.86,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Majority Floor Leader, the trabahador"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001699",
      "start_seconds": 5351.74,
      "end_seconds": 5353.42,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "ng Senado, and"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001700",
      "start_seconds": 5353.42,
      "end_seconds": 5354.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "salamat,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001701",
      "start_seconds": 5355.68,
      "end_seconds": 5357.08,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "mas mabait ako."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001702",
      "start_seconds": 5358.76,
      "end_seconds": 5359.98,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Mabait naman talaga"
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      "start_seconds": 5359.98,
      "end_seconds": 5361.48,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "mga taga Mindanao, totoo lang."
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      "start_seconds": 5361.96,
      "end_seconds": 5362.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At saka,"
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      "start_seconds": 5363.42,
      "end_seconds": 5365.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "salamat rin sa ating Chairperson"
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      "start_seconds": 5365.4,
      "end_seconds": 5367.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Testa Mann."
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001707",
      "start_seconds": 5367.64,
      "end_seconds": 5368.36,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Alam nyo,"
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      "start_seconds": 5369.5,
      "end_seconds": 5371.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "gusto ko lang pong i-share sa inyo na"
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001709",
      "start_seconds": 5371.9,
      "end_seconds": 5373.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "yung panahon na"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001710",
      "start_seconds": 5373.58,
      "end_seconds": 5375.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "sumikat talaga tong Testa"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001711",
      "start_seconds": 5375.82,
      "end_seconds": 5377.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "dahil umaasa yung Pilipino"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001712",
      "start_seconds": 5377.96,
      "end_seconds": 5379.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "about, alam mo, pag nakarinig yan ng"
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001713",
      "start_seconds": 5379.54,
      "end_seconds": 5380.26,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Superman,"
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      "start_seconds": 5382.62,
      "end_seconds": 5383.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "totoo lang,"
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    {
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      "start_seconds": 5384.24,
      "end_seconds": 5385.88,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "nakikita nila"
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001716",
      "start_seconds": 5385.88,
      "end_seconds": 5387.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "yung may resulta."
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      "start_seconds": 5387.8,
      "end_seconds": 5389.06,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "So, nung panahon ni"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001718",
      "start_seconds": 5389.06,
      "end_seconds": 5391.46,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Testa Mann, nagkaroon po ng"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001719",
      "start_seconds": 5391.46,
      "end_seconds": 5393.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "resulta. Marami. Maganda po"
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      "start_seconds": 5393.5,
      "end_seconds": 5395.4400000000005,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "yung takbo ng"
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      "start_seconds": 5395.4400000000005,
      "end_seconds": 5397.38,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "opisina. At sumikat po"
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      "end_seconds": 5399.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "yung Testa. And until now."
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      "start_seconds": 5400.0,
      "end_seconds": 5401.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Marami po kayong natutulungan."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001724",
      "start_seconds": 5402.18,
      "end_seconds": 5405.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Lalong-lalo na po yung mga OFWs natin."
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      "start_seconds": 5406.6,
      "end_seconds": 5409.26,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Minsan nakakasalubong ko, nagbumabiyahe yan ng gabi."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001726",
      "start_seconds": 5409.5,
      "end_seconds": 5410.78,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Ako, umuwi ako ng Mindanao."
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      "start_seconds": 5411.54,
      "end_seconds": 5412.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Galing sila sa abroad."
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      "start_seconds": 5414.04,
      "end_seconds": 5417.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Pauwi, minsan nagbakasyon ng dalawang buwan."
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      "start_seconds": 5417.8,
      "end_seconds": 5421.7,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Sabi ko, sangka, pauwi na kami ng Bukidnon, pauwi na kami ng Cotabato."
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      "start_seconds": 5422.48,
      "end_seconds": 5424.48,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Yung iba, landing ng Davao City."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001731",
      "start_seconds": 5425.5,
      "end_seconds": 5428.48,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Minsan, diretsyo na na po sa sakay ng bus o ng van."
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001732",
      "start_seconds": 5428.48,
      "end_seconds": 5430.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Makauwi lang po sa kanila."
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      "start_seconds": 5431.0,
      "end_seconds": 5432.38,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At sabi ko, anong trabaho nyo?"
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      "start_seconds": 5432.68,
      "end_seconds": 5434.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Galing kami ng Europe."
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      "start_seconds": 5436.16,
      "end_seconds": 5437.12,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "OFW kami."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 5437.94,
      "end_seconds": 5441.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Yung iba, sabi nila, nakapagtapos rin sila ng test da noon."
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      "start_seconds": 5442.46,
      "end_seconds": 5447.76,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At sarap po ng pakiramdam na marami pong natutulungan ng inyong opisina."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001738",
      "start_seconds": 5449.36,
      "end_seconds": 5452.74,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Yung mga kababayan natin, alam nyo, sabi nila,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001739",
      "start_seconds": 5453.3,
      "end_seconds": 5454.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "ang hirap mapalayo sa pamilya."
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Ngunit, kailangan nila magtrabaho."
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      "start_seconds": 5458.48,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At marami talagang skilled workers ang Pilipinas."
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      "start_seconds": 5466.18,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Yung mga kababayan nating Pilipino."
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      "start_seconds": 5468.18,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At produkto po yan ang TESDA."
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      "start_seconds": 5470.68,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Ngayon, ako naman po, allow me to express my full support for the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, or TESDA."
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      "start_seconds": 5477.8,
      "end_seconds": 5481.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Always naman po, sinusuportahan natin yan yearly."
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      "start_seconds": 5483.06,
      "end_seconds": 5486.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Sa panahon pa ni former President Duterte, hanggang ngayon po,"
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      "start_seconds": 5486.16,
      "end_seconds": 5488.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "sinusuportahan natin ito."
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      "start_seconds": 5488.48,
      "end_seconds": 5492.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Lalong-lalong na po yung mga programang makakatulong sa ating mga kababayan."
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      "start_seconds": 5492.1,
      "end_seconds": 5500.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Kaya lang po, ang paalala ko lang, kasi we are now tackling the budget for 2027."
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      "start_seconds": 5502.6,
      "end_seconds": 5504.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Sinusuportahan naman po natin ito."
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      "start_seconds": 5504.6,
      "end_seconds": 5508.36,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Not only here sa committee level, but sa plenary."
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      "start_seconds": 5508.36,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Kaya lang po, pakicheck nyo lang po sa inyong opisina kasi papunta na po tayo ng 2027."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 5513.98,
      "end_seconds": 5517.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At natanong na rin po kanina ni Sen. Erwin Tulfo,"
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      "start_seconds": 5517.1,
      "end_seconds": 5520.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "na meron pa po mga 20-25 mga programs"
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      "start_seconds": 5520.5,
      "end_seconds": 5522.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "na hindi pa na impliment."
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      "start_seconds": 5522.22,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Mari, baka – ano na eh,"
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      "start_seconds": 5526.16,
      "end_seconds": 5529.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "kung saan maunang ma-release yan,"
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      "start_seconds": 5529.98,
      "end_seconds": 5531.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Isipin niyo, mag-a-approve tayo ng"
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      "start_seconds": 5531.2,
      "end_seconds": 5533.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "2027 na budget, and then"
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      "start_seconds": 5533.22,
      "end_seconds": 5537.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "ngayon, marami pa kayong budget for 2025"
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      "start_seconds": 5537.9,
      "end_seconds": 5540.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "na hindi pa fully utilized."
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      "start_seconds": 5540.86,
      "end_seconds": 5543.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "So, just check your utilization rate"
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      "start_seconds": 5543.86,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "for 2025,"
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      "start_seconds": 5545.0,
      "end_seconds": 5546.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "which is 76,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001771",
      "start_seconds": 5546.5,
      "end_seconds": 5548.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "and for 2026"
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      "start_seconds": 5548.6,
      "end_seconds": 5551.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "naman po ay 28% pa lang po ang nagagamit ninyo."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001773",
      "start_seconds": 5551.96,
      "end_seconds": 5556.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Ito yung programang Training for Work Scholarship Program."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001774",
      "start_seconds": 5557.86,
      "end_seconds": 5559.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Tulungan po tayo dyan, sir."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001775",
      "start_seconds": 5560.42,
      "end_seconds": 5563.74,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "I mean, it's between the executive yan eh."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001776",
      "start_seconds": 5563.8,
      "end_seconds": 5565.64,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "It's between the TESDA and the DBM."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001777",
      "start_seconds": 5565.98,
      "end_seconds": 5571.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Maaring i-explain nyo rin po sa kanila na mag-hearing tayo ng budget for 2027"
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      "start_seconds": 5571.72,
      "end_seconds": 5578.0,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "pero meron pang mga backlog na mga 2025 na budget."
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      "start_seconds": 5578.56,
      "end_seconds": 5580.04,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At marami po matutulungan."
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      "start_seconds": 5580.14,
      "end_seconds": 5582.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Marami kayong mabibigyan ng oportunidad."
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      "start_seconds": 5582.16,
      "end_seconds": 5587.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Marami kayong mapapag-graduate na itong budget na ito."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001782",
      "start_seconds": 5588.58,
      "end_seconds": 5590.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Importante rin yung panahon sa atin."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001783",
      "start_seconds": 5591.02,
      "end_seconds": 5592.32,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Nagmamadali po tayo."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001784",
      "start_seconds": 5592.66,
      "end_seconds": 5598.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Maaring mas marami pa tayong mapapadala sa ibang bansa na makapag-trabaho"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001785",
      "start_seconds": 5598.16,
      "end_seconds": 5601.66,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "at makapagbigay po ng suporta sa kanilang pangalaman."
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001786",
      "start_seconds": 5601.72,
      "end_seconds": 5603.18,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Pamilya, once they're employed."
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      "start_seconds": 5603.84,
      "end_seconds": 5605.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Marami po tayong mga skilled workers."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001788",
      "start_seconds": 5605.66,
      "end_seconds": 5611.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Hindi lang po dito sa Luzon, kundi sa Visayas at Mindanao"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001789",
      "start_seconds": 5611.56,
      "end_seconds": 5613.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "na gusto pong mag-trabaho."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001790",
      "start_seconds": 5613.72,
      "end_seconds": 5620.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Maaring hindi nila alam saan sila humingi ng tulong at magkakaroon po ng trabaho."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001791",
      "start_seconds": 5620.72,
      "end_seconds": 5626.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Mas makakatulong pa yun sa ating to reduce the unemployment rate natin."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001792",
      "start_seconds": 5628.86,
      "end_seconds": 5630.16,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Importante po ang TESDA."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001793",
      "start_seconds": 5630.48,
      "end_seconds": 5631.66,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "This agency plays a role."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001794",
      "start_seconds": 5631.66,
      "end_seconds": 5636.52,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "A vital role in enhancing the skills of our Filipino workers"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001795",
      "start_seconds": 5636.52,
      "end_seconds": 5640.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "and providing them with better opportunities for employment and livelihood."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001796",
      "start_seconds": 5641.26,
      "end_seconds": 5643.44,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Nabanggit po ito ng Presidente sa kanyang SONA,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001797",
      "start_seconds": 5643.68,
      "end_seconds": 5648.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Technical and Vocational Education and Training, or TVET,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001798",
      "start_seconds": 5649.02,
      "end_seconds": 5651.32,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "is an effective tool for success."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001799",
      "start_seconds": 5651.5,
      "end_seconds": 5656.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Kaya naman po, at the time when competition in the labor market is increasingly intense,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001800",
      "start_seconds": 5656.72,
      "end_seconds": 5661.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "it is crucial that we equip our people with the necessary skills to keep pace with the rapid,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001801",
      "start_seconds": 5661.66,
      "end_seconds": 5666.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "ever-changing changes in various industries, not only locally but globally as well."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001802",
      "start_seconds": 5666.94,
      "end_seconds": 5672.02,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Through TESDA, libo-libong Pilipino po ang nabibigyan ng pagkakataong magkaroon ng sapat na kasanayan"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001803",
      "start_seconds": 5672.02,
      "end_seconds": 5678.04,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "sa iba't ibang larangan mula sa healthcare, agriculture, construction at hospitality"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001804",
      "start_seconds": 5678.04,
      "end_seconds": 5681.42,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "hanggang sa information technology at marami pang iba."
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    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001805",
      "start_seconds": 5682.22,
      "end_seconds": 5688.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Pero yung napaka-importante nito, yung catchword talaga ngayon is TESDA."
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      "start_seconds": 5688.4,
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      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Yung mga programa ninyo."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001807",
      "start_seconds": 5689.94,
      "end_seconds": 5694.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Na saan nila pwedeng i-avail, saan sila lalapit,"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001808",
      "start_seconds": 5694.74,
      "end_seconds": 5699.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "maaaring just increase your information campaign."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001809",
      "start_seconds": 5700.16,
      "end_seconds": 5706.38,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At the same time, increase your utilization sa inyong budget."
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      "start_seconds": 5706.82,
      "end_seconds": 5710.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Ang mga programs nyo po ay isang mahalagang susi po para sa ating mga kababayan"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001811",
      "start_seconds": 5710.72,
      "end_seconds": 5715.38,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "na nagnanais magkaroon ng mas maayos na trabaho, mas matatag na kabuhayan,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001812",
      "start_seconds": 5715.38,
      "end_seconds": 5717.76,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "at mas magandang buhay."
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      "start_seconds": 5718.22,
      "end_seconds": 5719.76,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Lalo na po sa mga Pilipino."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001814",
      "start_seconds": 5719.94,
      "end_seconds": 5722.24,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataong makapagkolehyo."
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      "start_seconds": 5723.46,
      "end_seconds": 5727.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Mahalaga pong malaman nila na may iba pang landas tungo sa tagumpay."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001816",
      "start_seconds": 5728.18,
      "end_seconds": 5733.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Sa pamamagitan po ng TESDA, maaaring silang matuto ng mga kasanayang kinakailangan sa industriya"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001817",
      "start_seconds": 5733.84,
      "end_seconds": 5740.5,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "at makakuha ng national certificate na magiging tulay nila upang magkaroon ng mas maraming oportunidad"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001818",
      "start_seconds": 5740.5,
      "end_seconds": 5742.12,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "para sa trabaho at pagunlan."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001819",
      "start_seconds": 5742.12,
      "end_seconds": 5747.32,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Sa madaling salita, kayo po, yung inyong opisina, inyong departamento,"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001820",
      "start_seconds": 5747.32,
      "end_seconds": 5759.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "maaaring maging departamento ito some day and I'm willing to help if needed kung kailangan talaga."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001821",
      "start_seconds": 5759.56,
      "end_seconds": 5766.0,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Mas mapalago nyo pa inyong serbisyo, susuporta po kami ni TESDA man dito."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001822",
      "start_seconds": 5766.0,
      "end_seconds": 5769.96,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "TESDA programs change lives."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001823",
      "start_seconds": 5769.96,
      "end_seconds": 5776.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "They open doors, create opportunities, and empower many Filipinos to build a better future for themselves"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001824",
      "start_seconds": 5776.68,
      "end_seconds": 5778.12,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "and their families."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001825",
      "start_seconds": 5778.12,
      "end_seconds": 5780.12,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Salamat sa inyong lahat."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001826",
      "start_seconds": 5780.12,
      "end_seconds": 5786.52,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "And of course, TESDA man, Chairman Sen. Joel Villanueva, for presiding this important budget."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001827",
      "start_seconds": 5786.52,
      "end_seconds": 5793.12,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "And I also commend the former congressman, now Director General, Kiko Benitez,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001828",
      "start_seconds": 5793.12,
      "end_seconds": 5799.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "for his leadership and commitment to ensuring that TESDA students are given the skills, opportunities,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-001829",
      "start_seconds": 5799.2,
      "end_seconds": 5801.2,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "and support they need to succeed in life."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001830",
      "start_seconds": 5801.2,
      "end_seconds": 5804.64,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "At sa lahat po ng mga empleyado ng TESDA, mga DDG."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-001831",
      "start_seconds": 5804.64,
      "end_seconds": 5806.52,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "DDG pala po."
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      "stable_id": "asr-001832",
      "start_seconds": 5806.52,
      "end_seconds": 5822.04,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Pag Director General, yung mga agencies na tulad ng ano ba yung pati mga opisina na DG, FDA, Chairman,"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-001833",
      "start_seconds": 5822.04,
      "end_seconds": 5825.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "baka pwede yung pagdating ng panahon maging departamento rin po sila."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 5825.56,
      "end_seconds": 5831.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Pero anyway, ang Director General naman is equivalent to 4-star, diba?"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 5831.4,
      "end_seconds": 5834.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "So mataas na rin pong ranggo."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 5834.92,
      "end_seconds": 5835.8,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "3-star yung mga…"
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      "start_seconds": 5835.8,
      "end_seconds": 5840.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go",
      "text": "Yeah, yeah, equivalent to Secretary. Parang Cabinet Secretary na rin po ang Director General."
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      "text": "Wala."
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      "text": "Ikaw na lang sumugat, Ling."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "we can, you can pass the ball to anyone who can na."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Parang mahal na mahal ka nila na ayaw ka nilang pagpahingayin."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "the commission, ikaw kasi sumagot."
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      "text": "With your permission, Mr. Chai,"
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      "text": "I would like Edie Ling to be recognized."
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      "text": "Director Lin, yes."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Thank you, Mr. Chair."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "and then 35% po for upskilling of existing workers."
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      "text": "15%, but you're not talking about 85% na lahat upskilling."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "binibigyan sila ng training para magkatrabaho."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "That's 15%."
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      "start_seconds": 6474.32,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "minapalakas natin, ini-empower natin,"
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      "start_seconds": 6476.24,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "and hoping na maka-cope up sila doon sa industriya,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "eh, ma-promote sila,"
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      "start_seconds": 6489.18,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "mabigyan ng mas mataas na sweldo."
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      "start_seconds": 6490.86,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Tama po ba?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ilan po yung porsyento ng DTSP na nagpo-fall under upskilling?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Sir, around 35%."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "35% plus 15%, that's 50%."
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      "text": "So, what's the 50%?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Yung other,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "50% po goes to other special clients po na,"
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      "text": "because in our database po,"
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      "text": "Mr. Chair, yung client type says they are four-piece,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "but they did not indicate if they are currently employed"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "So, may, there are still data that we need to revalidate po,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "kung ano yung status nila if need sila or existing workers."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "That makes it really confusing, ma'am."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kasi, it should be, it should be ano lang eh,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "whether you are upskilling or not eh, di ba?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "That's the tulong trabaho fund."
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      "start_seconds": 6556.44,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yan yung diniscuss namin dito sa Senate."
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      "start_seconds": 6559.1,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So, which is which?"
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      "start_seconds": 6561.72,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "When you talk about special clients,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "can you further explain?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ano yung mga nagpo-fall dito sa special clients?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Are they being recruited by companies?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Are they being recruited by institutions,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Tibet institutions, para maging part nitong program?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Yes, Mr. Chair."
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      "start_seconds": 6590.02,
      "end_seconds": 6592.84,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Doon po kasi sa tulong trabaho,"
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      "start_seconds": 6592.84,
      "end_seconds": 6595.84,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "we also included po yung mga training,"
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      "end_seconds": 6598.98,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "yung main lokal beneficiary,"
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      "start_seconds": 6599.16,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "so yung sa mga LGU-run training centers."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "So, part of those clients na nag-fall under others"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "are four-piece beneficiaries,"
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      "start_seconds": 6609.44,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "then victims of natural disasters,"
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      "start_seconds": 6612.78,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "returning repatriated OFWs, IPs,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "agrarian reform beneficiaries,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "and tupad beneficiaries."
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      "start_seconds": 6621.3,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "So, may mga ganon pong,"
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      "end_seconds": 6625.56,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "may mga ganon pong mga,"
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      "end_seconds": 6630.46,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "categories doon sa client po"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6630.46,
      "end_seconds": 6632.96,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "that they have identified based on the database po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yes, I agree,"
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      "start_seconds": 6634.18,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "and I have no problems with that."
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      "start_seconds": 6637.22,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "It's just that,"
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      "start_seconds": 6637.9,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I don't think it's hard to figure out"
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      "start_seconds": 6640.7,
      "end_seconds": 6644.26,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "as to whether or not they are employed or not."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6644.98,
      "end_seconds": 6647.68,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Siguro yun ang magandang pagsimula na natin"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6647.68,
      "end_seconds": 6649.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "para lang hindi po magulo."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6649.38,
      "end_seconds": 6652.46,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kasi ako nga, galing na po ako ng test,"
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-002156",
      "start_seconds": 6653.22,
      "end_seconds": 6655.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "nalilito pa ako doon sa mga categories."
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      "start_seconds": 6655.72,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So, maka mas magandang linawin po natin, ayusin natin just so we can move forward. Now again, another program is the funding that you're getting from private education, student financial assistance or PESFA."
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      "start_seconds": 6675.96,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "How many are, ano ba yan? Still constant yan? Kasi nung time ko, alam ko constant yung figures eh. Hanggang ngayon ba, same figures are we talking about sa PESFA? 200 million pa rin? Kailangan sigurong i-adjust na yan eh. Anyway, is it still the same?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "For this year, Mr. Chair, nag-increase slightly po to 200, may increase o 201 million."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "200? Laki naman ang in-increase, 1 million. 201 million. And how many beneficiaries are you targeting? Still the same yung target niyan? Well, with the 1 million, yun lang ang madadagdag. Magkano ba per capita cost pag PESFA?"
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      "start_seconds": 6721.78,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "24,500 average per capita."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "24,500. Yan ang PESFA. Tanungin ko ulit, yung TWSP, ganyan din ang per capita cost?"
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      "start_seconds": 6732.2,
      "end_seconds": 6732.62,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Yes po."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6732.62,
      "end_seconds": 6734.86,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yung TTSP, AF?"
    },
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ganyan din ang per capita cost? Hindi."
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      "start_seconds": 6737.18,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Same po."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6738.5,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Same lahat?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Well, actually, if it's mga micro-credential programs and higher level po, nasa 35,000."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Tataas pag higher level? You're talking about diploma courses?"
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      "end_seconds": 6753.82,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Mga NC, level 3 and 4 po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Level 3 and 4 will increase. So, you're talking about level 1 and 2 sa 24,500?"
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      "end_seconds": 6760.96,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Yes, Mr. Chair."
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      "stable_id": "asr-002173",
      "start_seconds": 6761.12,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Wow."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-002174",
      "start_seconds": 6763.9,
      "end_seconds": 6764.38,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Okay."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6765.3,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And then, dun sa iba, sa STEP, for instance, mas mababa yun kasi hindi naman siya in its community base."
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      "start_seconds": 6775.08,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "How much is the, although tataas din pala because of the toolkits, how much is the per capita cost for STEP?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Same din po siya, Mr. Chair, because we follow po yung training regulations. So, it's 24,500 pa din po."
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      "start_seconds": 6790.16,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "The same training regulation, if it is community-based?"
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      "start_seconds": 6795.3,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Can you give me an example na the same TR ang ginagamit?"
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      "start_seconds": 6799.46,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Yung SMAU po, Mr. Chair. SMAU NC1, NC2, electrical installation, bread and pastry, driving, agri-crop production."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-002181",
      "start_seconds": 6809.74,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But when you talk about the STEP program, nakukuha pa yung buong duration as being implemented in the TWSP or PESFA funds?"
    },
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Same number of days?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Yes po, Mr. Chair."
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      "start_seconds": 6825.3,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "May mga STEP na ang liikli lang, di ba? 15, 20 days?"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6830.1,
      "end_seconds": 6832.14,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Before po kasi sa menu."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-002186",
      "start_seconds": 6832.14,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "The competency. I'm talking about the entire training regulation eh. So, nakukumpleto talaga nila yun? Yung buong TRs?"
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6838.58,
      "end_seconds": 6849.4,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "For 2026, Mr. Chair, while we limited it, before kasi nasa 40 different qualifications na nandoon, merong in-offer na per COC."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-002188",
      "start_seconds": 6849.4,
      "end_seconds": 6851.64,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Kaya siya dumami to 40+."
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      "start_seconds": 6851.64,
      "end_seconds": 6855.28,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "But this year po, 2026, we limited it."
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      "start_seconds": 6855.3,
      "end_seconds": 6857.84,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Ito 17, pero full qualification po siya lang."
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      "start_seconds": 6857.84,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Full qualification. So, it takes how many days? Hindi na siya yung mga 10, 15 days na?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Ang average po is 60 days."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ang STEP cover 60-day program?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Yes po, average po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Average. Yes, that's the average. Okay."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sige. So, doon din, 24-5 pa rin ang per capita natin, per beneficiary."
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      "stable_id": "asr-002197",
      "start_seconds": 6883.58,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sa STEP ba?"
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      "start_seconds": 6885.3,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "May allowance din?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Kasama po sa 24-5 yung allowance, Mr. Chair. But on top of that, yung toolkits po, na average is 7,000 po."
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      "start_seconds": 6895.68,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "7,000 naman ng toolkits. So, with this program, talagang kukunin mo na yung STEP than any other program."
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      "start_seconds": 6905.34,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Doon sa insurance na policy na we're giving our beneficiaries, saan siya nag-"
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      "stable_id": "asr-002202",
      "start_seconds": 6912.84,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sino ito?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kasi kung wala siya sa-"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Wala siya sa TWSP, wala siya sa tulong trabaho, o sa UACTEA. So, again, from all of this, meron pang UACTEA, no?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "From FESFA to TWSP to TTF to STEP, may UACTEA. How much is that, what you're getting from UACTEA?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "45,000 per learner per semester po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Okay."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "It includes-"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "It includes the training cost at around 27,000."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "45,000 per beneficiary?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Per semester po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And these are only focused on diploma courses?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Yes po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yeah. Kasi sayang naman kung level 1 and 2 lang. Diploma courses, so level 3 or 4?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Level 5."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Or 4, 4, 5. Level 5. Level 5 lang."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Sorry. Ang dulo po niyan, level 5, kahit na may embedded na 3 and 4."
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      "start_seconds": 6973.78,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yes. And they are-"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I don't want to use the word required, but somehow they are required to finish it to level 5. Is that the correct assumption?"
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      "start_seconds": 6984.12,
      "end_seconds": 6986.12,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "In order to get the diploma, yes."
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      "start_seconds": 6986.12,
      "end_seconds": 6992.12,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "The diploma. But whether or not they would finish it is still-"
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      "start_seconds": 6992.12,
      "end_seconds": 6999.12,
      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Marami rin naman ho na kuha na ng kanilang NC along the way. At sa totoo lang, may dropout rates rin po yan."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 6999.12,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Dropout rates natin. Do we have figures now?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino",
      "text": "Around 2.13%."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "2.13 percent."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "2.13 percent lang. Oh, it's not bad. Sige po. Again, ang point ko lang is ayaw natin malito yung mga kasamahan natin dito sa Senado. I don't think any one of my colleagues would be able to understand what I'm talking about here right now. It's really hard. I mean, I am just saying and telling the truth. Mahirap. Masyadong."
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      "text": "Pagka tinignan nga, buti nga walang senador na nagsabing. Itong mga binibigay niyong-"
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      "text": "binibigay niyong presentation ganina na ang dami-daming mga acronyms-acronyms. Buti wala nga nagsabi yung ganun. Kasi natanda ako nung nasa test daw ako, every time na ginamit ko yung mga acronyms, the likes of Senator Drilon, the likes of Senator Gordon, Recto, etc. Lahat yun, tatanungin ako, ano ba yan? Ba't masasabihin niyang ganyang acronym? Tingin mo, alam namin yan."
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      "text": "So, yun lang. I think it's important na ma-differentiate natin yung programs ng TESDA, especially when it comes to scholarships. Mahirap kasi na pare-pareho at hindi mo ma-distinguish yung one from the other."
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      "text": "Another issue that I'd like to raise is yung ni-raise na nung ilang kasamahan ko, yung utilization program. Hindi ko na nga hope in ring up kanina."
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      "text": "Dahil ayoko nang may mga uminit pa ng ulo. Kasi from 87.8% in 2023, and I'm only talking about obligation rate. I'm not talking about the disbursement rate because I can totally understand why it's that low."
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      "text": "But the obligation rate from 87.8% in 2023, naging 84.4% in 2024, bumaba. In 2025, mas further, bumaba to 68%."
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      "text": "So, I'm just putting this on the record and to expedite the process. Siguro bigyan nyo lang kami ng catch-up plan ninyo, how we're gonna do this para ma-defend naman natin."
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      "text": "You have to help me defend the budget. You have to help me defend why we wanted increases, why we wanted to put more funds sa TESDA. Not just because si TESDA man daw ako. Ayoko naman yun na gano'n."
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      "text": "We will, Mr. Chair, but it really is also the, as I had mentioned earlier, part of the problem has been when the SARO actually gets triggered, as well as we don't obligate until the enrollment actually finishes."
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      "text": "There's that asymmetry of information as to where it is available and when they might be enrolling might help, you know, be mitigated."
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      "text": "uh um challenge i believe in the skills passport i mean if you are a a workforce coming from tesla"
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      "text": "it would be nice for for for employers to easily check your credentials to check your um"
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      "text": "is uh i think a lot of people don't realize the value and i think that's the bread and butter of"
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      "text": "tesla yung assessment um hindi nakikita ng maraming tao yun ang akala ng maraming tao"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "text": "training institutions and uh i'm glad to see a bigger number 170 178 178 no 178 compared to how"
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      "text": "many private institutions 4 000 plus which is percentage wise is not even 15 percent uh"
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      "text": "and and in order to reach around eight percent you will need to add the"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "LGU-run, kagaya ng minensyon ni Senator"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Migs,"
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      "text": "I have something with the LGU-run, no? Kasi I remember when I was in TESDA,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "isa sa mga very challenging sa atin noon ay yung devolution. Because part of the charter is to devolve Section 29"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "natin,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "If I'm not mistaken, I was able to devolve only two. Only two test the training institutions. Why? Because there are no takers."
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      "text": "If I'm not mistaken, the EDCOM made a recommendation before on this devolution issue."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "If I'm not mistaken, may proposal ng EDCOM to amalgamate or establishing polytechnics."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And yung amalgamate is also very challenging because if the LGU will not take it, ang hirap."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And that's the challenge that I wanted to talk about it during the time when Senator Migs is raising that issue na paano mo i-sustain"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "by the time na sabi niya pag wala na siya at hindi ko mapapalala."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Pondohan yan."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yun, dun papunta."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Amalgamate or establish a polytechnic college."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Is this the same?"
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      "text": "I mean, I wanted the position of TESDA and I'm sure you have talked about this."
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      "text": "Ito rin ba yung position ng TESDA?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So, we are in the middle of undergoing amalgamation studies."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "What might be appropriate for each specific province, for example."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Ibang probinsya, iba-iba din ang willingness ng iba't-ibang probinsya in order to absorb the training function."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So, we are, sagot na lang two things para mabilis, Mr. Chair."
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      "text": "One is, as I had mentioned earlier, we're trying to launch the train local program or process so that in fact local government units, particularly cities and provinces, can have the workforce development training program."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "text": "Within that, we recommend that if you have an SUC or an LUC, for example, that they take on some of that delivery."
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      "text": "Kasi technically, devolved na yan eh."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "It already follows the program of the provinces or the highly urbanized cities."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "And the third is really to be able to then plan."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Appropriately what might be required in any given locality's workforce development plan for community-based training."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Ang last na lang siguro is to say we are working on studying which amalgamation systems might be appropriate in order to create a proper polytechnic system moving forward."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Kasali po rin yan"
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      "text": "sa mga proposals for LUC charters"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "and amendments na ginagawa ngayon. LUC charter amendments, as well as the construction of the regional training innovation centers, sir."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "But I am constrained or we are constrained in terms of TESDA."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Kagaya po na nabanggit ko kanina, we've proposed our right-sizing optimization process."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Yes, to DBM and it's undergoing study by the DBM."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Because hindi po nagpapalit, as you know, ang ating staffing pattern."
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      "text": "Halimbawa, sa tasks natin, sa ating mga provincial training centers, kulang po tayo ng tao."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "At hindi po regularized ang ating mga trainers and assessors."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Marami po sa kanila ay part-time lang kasi wala naman pong plantilia position."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "And they are treated like seasonal workers, seasonal employees, rather than, for example, in longer-term diploma programs that are regular in terms of the school year, in terms of its delivery."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So may mga ganun pong issues pa on the ground."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "And to be frank, to be frank, that also affects the efficiency by which we can disperse."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So, konektado po sa totoo lang lahat."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So ngayon ko nalang sasabihin, Mr. Chair, I look forward to hearing the bill that you have filed for the departmentalization of TESDA para naman mapabilis at maayos itong mga issues namin."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Siguro pag-usapan natin on another."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I have so much things on my mind."
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      "text": "I couldn't even start."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Actually, mayroon akong briefer dito."
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      "start_seconds": 7644.88,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But rambulan ako."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ano yung pumasok sa ito?"
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      "start_seconds": 7647.54,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And it's good that we talk about itong devolution."
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      "text": "I think, kanina binabanggit ko kay Edie Carol, yung time ko sa TESDA, nakadalawa lang ako."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And I felt na parang hindi ko magawa."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I don't know how many na ngayon, the past years, hanggang ngayon, hanggang ngayon wala pa rin."
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      "text": "And I have to say this, Edie Carol, I have to say this."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "In the Committee on Higher and Technical Education,"
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      "start_seconds": 7678.32,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I get like 50-60 bills, Secretary."
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      "text": "50-60 bills for different districts and communities"
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      "start_seconds": 7688.06,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "trying to put up their own TESDA center."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And pag tinigil mo yung funding,"
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      "text": "they would ask the GAA and TESDA to provide the funds."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Wala hong po kaming funds."
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      "text": "I hope, I mean, you have to give your position na you can let them do it."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "text": "There are about 60 plus bills."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Wala akong pinasa kahit isa."
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      "text": "So with that, I hope yung position ng TESDA would be firm."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kasi ang akala nila, sa akin lang."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kung nanggagaling yung gano'ng position."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And my position is based on my own personal experience."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So with this, I hope maging firm yung position din natin."
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      "text": "Kasi if we're going to put up a new TESDA center,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "yeah, okay, fine, gusto natin yan."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But klaro kung saan manggagaling yung pondo."
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      "text": "Klaro kung sino magsusustain nito."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Klaro na merong available assessors, teachers, etc."
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      "start_seconds": 7764.46,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Because later on, I will go to that."
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      "start_seconds": 7767.2,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So yung shortages natin sa mga assessors natin and the teachers."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Can we hear si ED Carol about yung CLUCs?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Isa pa yun eh."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Nagkakatinginan pa lang tayo."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Alam na natin yung problema, sekretary eh."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Mr. Chair, just to share in our studies,"
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      "start_seconds": 7794.6,
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "before siguro mga 10 years ago,"
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      "text": "there was just 20 recognized LUCs."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Now there are 113."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "And more and more are applying to establish by law."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "And the challenge po to that is when you look at their finances,"
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      "start_seconds": 7809.08,
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "itatayo nila sa start."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Pero lahat ng susunod na gastos,"
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      "start_seconds": 7813.38,
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "naka-charge against national government through free higher education."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "So ang nangyayari, mas dependent pa sila sa FHE kaysa SUCs."
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      "start_seconds": 7823.14,
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Kasi talagang totally dependent."
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      "start_seconds": 7825.2,
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "And bigla nang nagpo-pull out."
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      "text": "Nang funding mismo yung LGU when it comes to the sustaining of the LUCs."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "And CHED has admitted in many of our technical working groups, sir,"
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "in the committee, na talagang hindi na kaya nilang i-check yun."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Kasi ang hingin lang nila, five-year institutional plan,"
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      "start_seconds": 7843.22,
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "certification that you have the resources to fund,"
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "syempre they will certify."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "But actually, do they fund eventually?"
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Which is why the LUC governance bill that is in the committee now"
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "in clarifying the responsibilities"
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "and making sure that hindi nagpo-pull out si LGU."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Dapat, counterpart, LGU is still funding,"
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "but the national government will still support through FHE."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Pero hindi pwedeng pull out, tapos bahala na si NGA at si GAA"
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      "start_seconds": 7875.24,
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "sa lahat ng funding ng LUCs."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Kasi talagang hindi po natin kakayanin yung lobo na"
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "lahat, inasa lahat sa national government."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Tapos biglang, by the second year, wala nang pinupondo si LGU."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "So that's really a challenge, sir, in quality and also in the sustainability."
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      "speaker": "EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee",
      "text": "Thank you."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you very much, ED Carol."
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      "start_seconds": 7893.12,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And just now, I told my staff that we will come up with a committee report"
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      "start_seconds": 7898.04,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "as soon as possible."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We'll do our best that before our break,"
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      "start_seconds": 7903.12,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "we'll be able to sponsor it on the floor, itong LUC governance bill,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "which is very important."
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      "start_seconds": 7909.18,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So tulong-tulong po tayo."
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      "start_seconds": 7912.02,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Mahal natin itong TESDA, lalo na itong TVET."
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      "start_seconds": 7916.12,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Just to move forward, I wanted to finish early."
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      "start_seconds": 7919.96,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And I just can't pass on this particular recommendation of EDCOM,"
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      "start_seconds": 7927.62,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "yung calling on the overhauling of our program in the scholarship programs of TESDA."
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      "start_seconds": 7935.76,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Let me just give you a personal story."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Magagalit sa akin yung kaklasi ko dito."
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      "start_seconds": 7942.88,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kasawa ng kaklasi ko, tumawag sa akin, sabi niya,"
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    {
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      "start_seconds": 7946.12,
      "end_seconds": 7952.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Brad, yung kumari mo na may trabaho naman,"
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      "start_seconds": 7953.36,
      "end_seconds": 7957.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "inaya nung kapitbahay niya na maging scholar ng TESDA,"
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      "start_seconds": 7957.52,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "tuwang-tuwa kasi may allowance, may..."
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      "start_seconds": 7962.88,
      "end_seconds": 7966.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And I'm not sure if it's a step or anong program,"
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      "start_seconds": 7966.76,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "kasi parang tinanong ko na lang,"
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      "start_seconds": 7969.68,
      "end_seconds": 7972.8,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "nasabi ko, may trabaho naman si Mare,"
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      "start_seconds": 7973.04,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "ano ba yan, upskilling?"
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      "text": "parang hindi ko alam bakit siya yung napili."
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      "text": "Parang sa dami ng pwedeng mapiling scholar, bakit ikaw?"
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      "text": "And then I came across with the recommendation ng EDCOM"
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      "text": "to calling for an overhaul because of weak targeting, political influence."
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      "text": "I saw that eh, yung recommendation."
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      "text": "And for me, gusto kong erase itong budget briefing."
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      "text": "Kung papaano or how will TESDA implement such a comprehensive,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "time-bound reform of scholarship system, including yung allocation nito, criteria,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "beneficiary safeguards, kasi nung marinig ko yung kaklase ko,"
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      "text": "gusto kong sabihin, pati naman kayo, pati ba naman kayo,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "sumahali pa sa napakadaming nangangailangan, kayo pa yung sasali dyan, no?"
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      "text": "lagi kong hinahanap, syempre, yung reporting ng employment outcomes."
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      "text": "So, I hope we can look into this."
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      "text": "And sabi ko nga po, since the time..."
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      "text": "I joined the Senate, first time akong nag-enjoy sa sekretary ng TESDA."
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      "text": "I have to say, I was so disappointed in the past."
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      "text": "Sorry to say that, but I can look anyone in the eyes, in their eyes, and say,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Benzo, umoo sa akin, mukhang ikaw nag-aagree ka sa akin ah."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Na natutuwa ako na this time, we can do something, guys."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We can do something, we can leave a lasting legacy."
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      "text": "So, I hope we do that, no, ah, sekretary, please."
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      "text": "uh i received the same edcom report sir just fyi and in truth that is another um"
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      "text": "intention with the skills passport we are hoping to um just for the record i suppose to i should"
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      "text": "skills passport para digital lahat and it is transparent and so on. Wala na po kaming naisip na solusyon sa tinawag po ninyong political influence in the selection process. So we are awaiting for the common social registry that the DSWD is putting together."
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      "text": "depende po sa certification ni kapitan, right? So we need to find ways to cross-triangulate that information so that it is"
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      "text": "helps us but if they are not it becomes a little bit more difficult so we're trying to fix that"
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      "text": "Yung sa kapitan ba, it's a requirement or part of the guidelines?"
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      "text": "May indigency requirement ho kasi kami. So it is"
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      "text": "Yes, and it is a [unclear] because it is not in the law, but it is a [unclear] requirement,"
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      "text": "in fact NEET, no?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But be creative siguro. I mean, yeah, it is very challenging, talk about the political"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "side of it. But we are all aware na ayaw na ayaw natin lahat siguro yung makakita ng maayos na yung buhay tapos gagawing hobby lang yung maging part ng scholarship program ng TESDA."
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      "text": "Come on. I mean, oo. Dahil just because there's allowance or just because they'll be getting"
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      "text": "uh toolkits etc so so we don't want that so you know secretary and then let me let me move"
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      "start_seconds": 8335.68,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "forward no canina yung mga senators dito were asking me ito bang 81.64 percent is this uh"
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      "text": "the employment rate of test that i mean uh graduates from this the training institutes"
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      "text": "or the entirety vet etc uh ito by part ng uh kasama na din ba dito yung sa 15 percent kanina"
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      "text": "uh para naman po iba naman ang boses na madinig ninyo yes i would like you to recognize ddg"
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      "text": "rose please i thought you'd never you'd never speak ddg rose ikaw ang pinaka nami-miss ko na"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "boses sa tesda so please uh so the first indulge us with your uh wisdom on this particular question"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta",
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      "text": "employment rate, which was, ano, on the"
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      "text": "Ano po ito? Lahat"
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      "text": "Okay, and the methodology being used is"
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      "text": "six months after graduation."
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      "text": "It's a survey. Yeah, it's the same survey"
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      "text": "that we were doing before, no?"
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      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "text": "Okay. I get it."
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      "text": "So, just to add,"
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      "text": "with your permission."
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      "text": "DDG Rose or ED Charlene po?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "text": "Considered, considered siya as 1 lang dito sa 1.3 million graduate, no?"
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      "text": "So, okay."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "we'd like to acknowledge the presence of our Senate President,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "the former Chairperson of EDCOM 2,"
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      "start_seconds": 8625.94,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "na kasamahan namin ni Secretary Benitez,"
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      "start_seconds": 8629.04,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "walang iba kundi si SP Wynne Gatchalian."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sir, thank you for being with us."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Good evening."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "text": "how many of the 1.3 million graduates ang level 5?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Rose, gusto mong sumagot?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Please, it's okay."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta",
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      "text": "Yes, and how low is that?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "10,000. An ba?"
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      "text": "NC2 po ang malaking percentage for us."
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      "text": "You know, I have here the research data"
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      "start_seconds": 8767.56,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste",
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      "text": "Would you support this, ano?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Now, kanina binanggit mo yung level 5"
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      "start_seconds": 8794.5,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste",
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      "start_seconds": 8797.16,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "start_seconds": 8800.6,
      "end_seconds": 8804.02,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But we're still malayo pa dun sa..."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I hope dun sa targeting natin,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Can we get, ano na lang,"
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      "start_seconds": 8830.74,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "stable_id": "asr-002649",
      "start_seconds": 8836.0,
      "end_seconds": 8837.92,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Before the plenary debates,"
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      "start_seconds": 8838.42,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "para lang maano po natin na"
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      "start_seconds": 8841.1,
      "end_seconds": 8843.08,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "meron tayong program,"
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      "start_seconds": 8843.1,
      "end_seconds": 8844.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you, Secretary."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "start_seconds": 8847.84,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "part of our current ICT efforts,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So, we're hoping,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "kanina napakita ko yung number of NCs difference,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "cumulative."
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      "start_seconds": 8867.72,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Sana naman mapondohan namin"
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      "end_seconds": 8871.76,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "appropriately as well."
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      "start_seconds": 8873.1,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Anyway, I'll give the floor"
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      "start_seconds": 8878.18,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "to our Senate President."
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      "start_seconds": 8879.5,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We'll give way to our Senate President."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sir, SP Win, you have the floor."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sir, thank you for joining us."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Mr. Chairman, I just want to start off."
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      "start_seconds": 8894.34,
      "end_seconds": 8897.14,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Secretary Benitez"
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      "start_seconds": 8897.14,
      "end_seconds": 8898.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "and the Testa family"
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      "start_seconds": 8898.62,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "to this budget hearing."
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      "start_seconds": 8900.1,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Umpisahan ko lang po doon sa"
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      "start_seconds": 8903.76,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "We allocated about 1.6 billion"
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      "start_seconds": 8912.98,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "And natanong ko ito dahil"
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      "start_seconds": 8917.76,
      "end_seconds": 8918.9,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "I'm sure you know,"
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      "stable_id": "asr-002684",
      "start_seconds": 8919.14,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
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      "start_seconds": 8926.46,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "and how it can wipe out humanity."
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      "start_seconds": 8929.3,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "No?"
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      "start_seconds": 8930.1,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Pero tingin ko,"
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      "start_seconds": 8932.6,
      "end_seconds": 8933.78,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "ewan ko kung buhay pa tayo"
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      "start_seconds": 8933.78,
      "end_seconds": 8934.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "ng sekretary o hindi."
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      "start_seconds": 8935.38,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "But my track is"
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      "start_seconds": 8939.08,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "definitely AI will disrupt"
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      "start_seconds": 8942.56,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "many of our industries,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "specifically the business process outsourcing."
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      "start_seconds": 8948.28,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "So I just want to get an update"
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      "start_seconds": 8950.28,
      "end_seconds": 8952.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "dito sa 1.8 billion"
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      "stable_id": "asr-002698",
      "start_seconds": 8952.22,
      "end_seconds": 8954.08,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "sa TWSP"
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      "start_seconds": 8954.08,
      "end_seconds": 8956.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "and then ilan yung ating mga"
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      "start_seconds": 8956.34,
      "end_seconds": 8958.88,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "na-upskill"
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      "start_seconds": 8958.88,
      "end_seconds": 8959.82,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
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      "start_seconds": 8959.82,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "na mga batas,"
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      "start_seconds": 8960.1,
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      "start_seconds": 8962.86,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "and healthcare."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Mr. Chair,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "if your permission,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "I would like another voice."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Kanina pa kasi ako sumasagot."
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      "start_seconds": 8972.26,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Si DDG Galo will respond."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Si Galo, okay yan."
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      "start_seconds": 8975.5,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Malakas kumain yan."
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      "start_seconds": 8978.16,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Thank you, Mr. President."
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      "start_seconds": 8979.62,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "With the permission of our good secretary,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "I will respond, Mr. President."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Mr. President, you are right."
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      "start_seconds": 8986.64,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "We recognize po"
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      "start_seconds": 8987.94,
      "end_seconds": 8989.1,
      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "the risk"
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      "start_seconds": 8989.1,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
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      "start_seconds": 8989.64,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "that is brought by AI"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "to our labor force."
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      "start_seconds": 8996.28,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Depending on who you ask,"
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      "start_seconds": 8999.18,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "the numbers vary,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "But more or less around 30 percent, Mr. Chair, of our labor force and jobs are at risk, will be transformed or exposed to AI."
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      "start_seconds": 9015.2,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "And we are very thankful, Mr. President, for the support of you and the Senate for the inclusion of a budget in the 2026 GAAA to support upskilling on AI."
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      "text": "Mr. President, we are happy to report that for 2026, for data and AI skills,"
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      "text": "we have already allocated around 30,000 slots."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "And for semiconductors, Mr. Chair, we have here already allocations for around 6,000 slots, Mr. President."
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      "start_seconds": 9070.82,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Ongoing pa po, Mr. President, ang pag-implementation."
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      "start_seconds": 9074.58,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "At natin ang mga programa na ito, we are scaling up our AI upskilling through partners like STI,"
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      "start_seconds": 9083.66,
      "end_seconds": 9092.84,
      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "nationwide networks of institutions that will deliver the courses, but also through Test the Online program, our e-learning platform,"
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      "start_seconds": 9093.54,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "where already we have around 90,000 enrollments in AI courses, Mr. President."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Tuloy-tuloy po ito, Mr. President."
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      "start_seconds": 9103.42,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Thank you, Mr. President."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "And we hope to continue to be able to do this in 2027 with support of the Senate."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Thank you, po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "DDG, itong you mentioned 30% of jobs at risk."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "So, based on statistics, mayroon tayong 49 million workforce."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "So, 30% is about 10 million, more or less."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "So, in other words, 10 million of our..."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "10 million of the workforce is at risk of being affected by artificial intelligence."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Yes, Mr. President."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "But, obviously, maliit pa lang yung ating na-upskill, no?"
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      "start_seconds": 9146.58,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Only 30,000 lang."
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      "start_seconds": 9149.12,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "So, in your analysis, of course, we need more funds to upgrade."
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      "start_seconds": 9156.36,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "But in your analysis, what should be the priority in terms of protecting jobs from AI?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "For example, BPO."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Kasi BPO, mayroon tayong about 1.5, 1.6 million employees."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "And marami sa kanila mga entry-level jobs, no?"
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      "start_seconds": 9177.74,
      "end_seconds": 9179.44,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Kasi puro voice calls."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "And I am predicting that AI will have a massive effect on them."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Dahil next time, kausap na ng tao, artificial intelligence."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "So, for example, BPO, particular, no?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "How do we..."
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      "start_seconds": 9194.58,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "How do we help the BPO industry survive the AI revolution"
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      "start_seconds": 9200.24,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "so that AI will be part of the BPO industry and still grow our BPO industry?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Mr. President, we are following the AI upskilling roadmap"
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      "start_seconds": 9213.4,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "that we crafted together with the Commission on Higher Education"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "and the Analytics and AI Association of the Philippines."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "So, kasama po sa roadmap na ito, ang efforts at plano natin to..."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "So, mayroon tayong roadmap?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "In other words?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Okay."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Can you describe to us ano ba yung mga skills, upskilling, or even reskilling ng AI skills?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Can you..."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Kasi, to be honest about it, like kami dito, we just use it for research."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "start_seconds": 9248.78,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "But what type of upskilling or even reskilling is TESTA doing to..."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Let's say, the BPO industry or the other industries?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Sir, the roadmap segmentizes our population and our labor market and labor force"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "into basically three segments that need, first, literacy,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "which is foundational AI skills and awareness."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Next will be a segment for more specialized jobs,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "and then, lastly, Mr. Chair, is really advanced courses"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "to equip a segment of our labor force to become builders of AI platforms and AI systems."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Not just consumers of AI, but as builders of AI."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "At yan din po ang isinusulong natin sa TESTA, Mr. Chair."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "While we started this year with..."
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      "start_seconds": 9313.54,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Yes."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Around 30,000 slots for AI literacy and for foundational skills,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "next year, we are hoping to move towards more specialized and advanced courses"
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      "text": "to equip segments of our labor force to build AI systems."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Sa BPO sector po, this means that they will also be able to provide higher value services,"
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      "start_seconds": 9339.94,
      "end_seconds": 9342.18,
      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "not just customer service,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "but also to create..."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "to create products for clients abroad."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III",
      "text": "Ayan po ang kasama sa roadmap natin, Mr. Chair."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "For 2027, is this roadmap funded, adequately funded?"
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      "start_seconds": 9361.74,
      "end_seconds": 9369.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Kasi nakita ko dito yung TWSP bumaba by 45%."
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      "start_seconds": 9369.58,
      "end_seconds": 9372.58,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "From 3.6 billion, naging..."
    },
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      "start_seconds": 9373.88,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "I think it's 3.6 billion next year, no?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "In budget."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "And what's the plan moving forward coming this coming 2027?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Because tayong tatlo goes without any question."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "but mukhang bumaba yata yun."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Ano lang yan, sir?"
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      "text": "from the old certification process"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "But moving forward,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "obviously, we would like that to grow"
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      "text": "in terms of percentages."
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      "start_seconds": 10756.12,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "And if you remember,"
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      "start_seconds": 10758.96,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "nakalagay po sa,"
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      "start_seconds": 10759.96,
      "end_seconds": 10760.96,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "wala na si Rose,"
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      "start_seconds": 10760.96,
      "end_seconds": 10762.24,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "nag-ban yung ata,"
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      "start_seconds": 10762.24,
      "end_seconds": 10764.28,
      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "sa national TASD plan,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "ang gusto namin is up to supposedly 30 to 40%"
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      "start_seconds": 10768.6,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "of the total universe of test scholarships or EBET."
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      "start_seconds": 10772.76,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Hanggang ngayon po,"
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      "start_seconds": 10774.28,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "nasa mga 12% pa lang kami,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "and we're trying to move that up at least 18%."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Pero wala pa po kami doon in terms of the transition."
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      "start_seconds": 10784.64,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "But that's the intent."
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      "start_seconds": 10785.9,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I really appreciate the questions raised by our Senate President."
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      "start_seconds": 10796.62,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kasi looking at the funding, no?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yung Tulong Trabaho Fund, which is, we started with 1 billion, now it's, if I'm not mistaken, 1.65 billion for 2027, as I saw it a while ago. Dito rin kinukuha yung EBET, diba? Am I right?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Yes, sir. Because at the moment, most of the demand for EBET has been in upskilling. Dito po nang gagaling ang tinitraining namin for the BPO industry for upskilling. Because they are employees that are looking for upskilling, if you remember."
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      "start_seconds": 10835.44,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yes, yes, yes. I'm aware of that. It's just that for me, I think it should not be the only funding na pwede nating pagkuhanan."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And in fact, I would suggest that we..."
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      "start_seconds": 10850.54,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We separate the SP from EBET. Para yung concerns ni SP, which I also agree. Sayang yung opportunity and we can focus on enterprise base in such a way that we'll be able to figure out how else we can work on it, improve."
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      "start_seconds": 10872.7,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And looking at the historical background of the financial program."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I think that in terms of TTSP, hindi naman nag-grow ng malaki eh. So kung doon lang yung universe mo eh, from..."
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      "stable_id": "asr-003449",
      "start_seconds": 10887.64,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Hindi naman po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Getting from EBET, parang kulang."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Ano po, nasa batas ho ninyo na pwede pong kumuha rin sa TWSP. So pwede pong TWSP at TTSP."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Exactly. That's why ako ang suggestion ko, I mean, at least look into it. Baka magandang ihiwalay-lagyan natin ang sariling item, yung EBET. Diba?"
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      "stable_id": "asr-003453",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Pwede po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Pwede po. Para mas ano na."
    },
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      "stable_id": "asr-003455",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Pwede pwede po."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Mas klaro. And they just gave me an idea when I was listening to our Senate President. Yeah, please, please, please continue."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And Secretary, meron bang... Kasi merong... I think it's also the number of enterprises that join. So I remember talking to you about this na I think one of the parang concern or one of the complication,"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "there's a... At least dun sa na-experience ko, kailangan pa i-amend ng corporation ng kanilang Articles of Incorporation."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So, syempre sa kanila, parang hassle pa. Tapos, of course, kukuha ka pa ng abogado. So may mga ganun na maliliit na bagay. And also the claiming of incentives. I think this was also raised by EDCOM."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Overlook lang na agency na maliliit na bagay na sa atin maliit pero sa participating companies, hassle. Hassle sa kanila. Kaya huwag na lang. Huwag na tayo sumali dyan. So have you taken a look at this issue?"
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      "text": "Yes, sir. And in fact, it's not just the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to include education and training as a provision. It's also things like TESDA guidelines, sir, required a..."
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      "text": "Ano talaga ba dyan? Notarized contract, sir, between the EBET provider or the enterprise and the learner. So we've tried to review all those guidelines in order to streamline them."
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      "text": "We are hoping to comply with the EBET provisions on a digital one-stop shop by the fourth quarter, sir, of this year. So we're hoping that many of those little issues in terms of implementation..."
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      "text": "can be overcome before we launch the digital one-stop shop. I am assuming that even after we do so, may lalabas pa rin po yan na mahirap na kailangan ding palitan ng TESDA in terms of its internal rules and guidelines."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "But yes, sir, we understand that these are parts of the problem because the law, again, of Senator Joel..."
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      "text": "It's TVI's from registering. So the enterprise has to take the lead in terms of its registration. And many of those enterprises actually are reluctant to create training plans and so on, would rather partner up as that kind of dual training system with an institution."
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      "text": "enterprise-based portion. Ngayon po, baliktad. And the TVI institution, the TECVOC institution cannot be the one to register, even if they are on behalf of the enterprise, right?"
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      "text": "Kung kahit na-partner sila, which is another one of those hurdles. But it is, sir, it's in the law."
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      "text": "Kung ngayon, yung enterprise, they need to partner."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Not necessarily, sir."
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      "text": "But in many ways, that's probably the..."
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      "text": "Most practical."
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      "text": "Most practical for them to partner up with the TVI. But in fact, make the TVI help generate the training plan."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And they can actually be part of the assessment program, di ba?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "text": "Enterprises."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "text": "The last na lang siguro is one of the things that we've been looking forward to aside from the one-stop shop."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "In fact, is to be able to finally fund the rollout of eBET integrators po, no?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Kasi wala po sa budget namin."
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      "text": "EBET integrators po for small and micro enterprises that might not otherwise have the capacity to generate the training plans and so on needed, no?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Or have the size and scale."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Nasa batas nyo rin po yan."
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      "text": "Yes, I was just..."
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      "text": "Just given the, you know, yung three points that still pending, no?"
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      "text": "Itong eBET support integrators, itong eBET one-stop shop, and itong eBET grievance mechanism still pending."
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      "text": "There's no guidelines pa, e."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Di ba?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Wala pa yung guidelines on mechanism on addressing disputes."
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      "text": "Disputes on eBET implementations?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Yes, sir."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So, we will come up with that also like in the next two weeks."
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      "text": "Tama ba?"
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      "text": "Sige."
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      "text": "Sorry, SP."
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      "text": "Please continue."
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      "text": "Bottom line lang, Secretary, is just take a look at the..."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Those mga maliliit na bagay lang, no?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "These are things that we might have overlooked."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Pero nakaka-ano siya, nakaka-discouraged ng participants, no?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Especially for eBET."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "But this, in eBET is particularly, lahat naman tayo sinusuportahan ito, no?"
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      "start_seconds": 11244.62,
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Because we all know the outcome."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "So, maraming salamat, Mr. Chairman."
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      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Thank you for the opportunity."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Mr. Chairman, I keep on saying your law, pero principal authors..."
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      "start_seconds": 11256.06,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Without your support and without the staff support of EDGOM, we would not be able to..."
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      "stable_id": "asr-003513",
      "start_seconds": 11264.84,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We'll never be able to finish."
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      "start_seconds": 11267.84,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "This particular bill that became a law."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Anyway, thank you so much to our Senate President who is also a candidate for being Secretary of TESDA"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "because he knows very well how TESDA works, how everything works from the little things"
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      "start_seconds": 11291.98,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "and all these scholarship programs na very confusing sometimes."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you very much again and we appreciate the presence of our Senate President."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Just a few more questions, no?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Let me go to another topic that is very dear to me, itong lifelong learning."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Given that TESDA has a central role in TVET and skills development under this particular law"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "that we all supported, by the way, and as part of EDCOM, we are all espousing itong Lifelong Learning"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Development Framework Act."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "May we know, in this year's budget, how much was programmed or identified for the initial implementation?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kasi ano yan eh, as of August 31, diba, part of the law, yung section 14, provides that initial implementation"
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      "start_seconds": 11351.92,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "shall be funded from the existing budgets of the concerned agencies, no?"
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      "start_seconds": 11355.62,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And then for 2026, magkakaka..."
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      "start_seconds": 11357.8,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Paano yung akikita natin na magiging part niyan?"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "2026, anyway, merong na-obligate dito, no?"
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      "stable_id": "asr-003533",
      "start_seconds": 11368.26,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "In the disperse? Wala."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "For lifelong learning."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Ang ginawa namin, sa totoo lang, as you know, kalalabas lang po ng IRR"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "at hindi pa po lumalabas ang master plan ng PQF National Coordinating Council."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "And in the absence of that, in terms of targeting lifelong learning efforts per se,"
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      "start_seconds": 11391.4,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "what we have been doing has been using our current budgets for things like creative industries, right?"
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      "start_seconds": 11404.76,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "For things that may not look like they are directly related to employment per se,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "but might be for culture, for heritage."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So on and so forth."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "All of that, sir, is going to be part of the lifelong learning rollout, particularly for LGUs,"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "which is also, after all, part of the proposal to get DILG to spearhead its implementation."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So sa ngayon, sir, yun pa lang ang aming mga nilalagay or ginagawa."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Wala pa pong identified line item that says this is lifelong learning."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I was about to say that."
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      "start_seconds": 11445.86,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I'm happy to note that the Secretary of TESDA is now the chairperson of the PQF National Referencing Committee."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Sir, referencing committee po kami, hindi po kami sa lifelong learning."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Yeah, but considering that you are there, nasa kanila yung bola, at least maano natin yan."
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      "stable_id": "asr-003550",
      "start_seconds": 11465.68,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And of course, that brings me to my next point, how much allocated for 2026 and for 2027."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Kasi laki nung responsibility na binibigay sa TESDA's work under the Philippine Qualifications Framework"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "and the National Referencing Committee."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Sir, ang budget po niyan nasa DepEd. Wala po sa TESDA."
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      "stable_id": "asr-003554",
      "start_seconds": 11495.46,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ano? Allocation?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Wala po. Walang specific po for the PQF work."
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      "stable_id": "asr-003556",
      "start_seconds": 11500.5,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "What's your view on that?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "At the moment?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Sir, there is still actually…"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We can get a line item for that?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Pwede naman, sir. Kaya lang. Sa totoo lang, may unused pa po sa DepEd eh."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "The budget is actually at DepEd and they haven't actually used it yet."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So ililipat na lang namin, sir."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Pero sila po ang chair ng PQF Council."
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      "start_seconds": 11522.24,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "I know, I know. I'm just kidding."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "At saka si Senator Angare is more than capable of bringing reforms."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Anyway, when we test the complete…"
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We can submit itong Philippines Updated AQRF, yung re-referencing report to the ASEAN Qualifications Referencing Framework Committee."
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      "start_seconds": 11546.82,
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And perhaps the next question would be what remaining steps must be completed before the endorsement and the publication ito?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Sir, it's ongoing and there is in fact…"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Actually, Rose, ikaw kaya sumagot."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ikaw kaya mag-attend sa meeting."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Ikaw nga ang sumagot."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Namimiss ka na rin, namimiss na rin ni SPWin yung boses mo."
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      "text": "The last AQRF was held in Bangkok, Thailand a month ago."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta",
      "text": "And we have promised that we have committed that we shall submit the updated report on December."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta",
      "text": "of this year."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "This year."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Okay."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Okay."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Sige."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "We'll look forward to it."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you."
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      "start_seconds": 11599.24,
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Sorry, Mr. Chair, if I may line just to be even more specific."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "The request of the ASEAN Qualifications Referencing Framework has been for us to do an update of our report rather than to re-reference because of the number of reforms, no?"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "That we have undertaken that was not part of the original…"
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "Re-referencing."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "So, at this point, what the committee is doing is, in fact, updating the original referencing report to include the new level descriptors and so on and so forth."
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      "speaker": "TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco \"Kiko\" Benitez",
      "text": "And the timeline is supposed to be by December this year."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Thank you very much."
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      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Unless our Senate President or anyone would like to, perhaps, I don't want to preempt the Senate President's motion."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003595",
      "start_seconds": 11652.08,
      "end_seconds": 11659.98,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "To deem the, I mean, to submit for plenary consideration the…"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003596",
      "start_seconds": 11659.98,
      "end_seconds": 11667.4,
      "speaker": "Senator Sherwin \"Win\" T. Gatchalian",
      "text": "Mr. Chairman, it's a pleasure to submit the budget of TESDA to plenary for further discussions and approval."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003597",
      "start_seconds": 11668.14,
      "end_seconds": 11675.56,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "There is a motion rendered no other than the Senate President of the Republic of the Philippines."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003598",
      "start_seconds": 11676.22,
      "end_seconds": 11678.06,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "How can we object to that?"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003599",
      "start_seconds": 11678.4,
      "end_seconds": 11680.84,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And hearing no objection, the motion is carried."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003600",
      "start_seconds": 11681.48,
      "end_seconds": 11681.6,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And so…"
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003601",
      "start_seconds": 11682.08,
      "end_seconds": 11697.22,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "So, we, the fiscal year 2027 proposed budget of the TESDA is now hereby submitted for plenary consideration subject to the discussions and submission of requested documents by our colleagues."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003602",
      "start_seconds": 11697.32,
      "end_seconds": 11699.72,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Maraming salamat po to everyone."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003603",
      "start_seconds": 11700.0,
      "end_seconds": 11712.46,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Again, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank our Senate President, the hardworking Senate President who keeps on pushing us to work in the wee hours of the morning."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003604",
      "start_seconds": 11713.98,
      "end_seconds": 11726.3,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "And I think most of my time spent here in the Senate, I think at least 70% of my day spent here in the Senate or 80% of my day."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003605",
      "start_seconds": 11726.38,
      "end_seconds": 11729.1,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "But we're happy to work with our Senate President."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003606",
      "start_seconds": 11729.1,
      "end_seconds": 11747.54,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Of course, thank you, Secretary Kiko Benitez, DDG Galo, DDG Urdaneta, DDG Vidal, DDG Allan, and Directors, Provincial Directors, Regional Directors, Executive Directors, of course, our friends from COA."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003607",
      "start_seconds": 11747.72,
      "end_seconds": 11749.34,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat."
    },
    {
      "stable_id": "asr-003608",
      "start_seconds": 11749.86,
      "end_seconds": 11755.62,
      "speaker": "Senator Joel Villanueva",
      "text": "This budget briefing is hereby suspended. Maraming salamat po sa inyo and may God bless us all. Salamat po."
    }
  ]
}
