WEBVTT asr-000001 00:00:45.160 --> 00:01:10.560 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: 24 months or 2 years. But, uh, even though Virac radar is not functional, uh, the Bicol Region is not completely blind when it comes to, uh, the availability of data because there are redundant systems. Like, we have radar in Laoang, Northern Samar, in Daet, Camarines Norte, and even Masbate, we have radar. asr-000002 00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:29.941 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: So, uh, these three operational radars actually cover, uh, the area. Uh, yes, of course, we hope the Virac radar will be operationalized. Um, if not next year, at least we are confident by 2028 it will be operational. asr-000003 00:01:31.159 --> 00:01:38.799 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Ah, siguro kasi kinaklaro lang natin kasi matagal na po ito. Siyempre, ginastusan na rin po ito. asr-000004 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:39.840 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, ang nangyari kasi, asr-000005 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:40.360 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Parang, ah, asr-000006 00:01:40.360 --> 00:01:42.920 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Nagiging view deck, viewing station na lang po. asr-000007 00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:45.320 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: ng mga, ano natin doon, mga asr-000008 00:01:45.320 --> 00:01:46.640 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: turista eh. asr-000009 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:49.640 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, nakikita po na nakatiwangwang po yun. asr-000010 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:51.280 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, alam naman natin asr-000011 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:54.360 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: na Catanduanes na kami talagang asr-000012 00:01:54.360 --> 00:01:56.200 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: point of asr-000013 00:01:56.200 --> 00:01:56.600 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: origin asr-000014 00:01:56.600 --> 00:01:58.759 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: ng ating mga bagyo. So, siyempre, asr-000015 00:01:58.759 --> 00:02:00.840 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: kami, alam naman natin asr-000016 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:02.880 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: na minsan, doon kumukuha asr-000017 00:02:02.880 --> 00:02:05.560 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: pa nga dati, yung data asr-000018 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:06.719 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: sa Japan, minsan doon asr-000019 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:08.479 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: kumukuha sila. asr-000020 00:02:08.479 --> 00:02:09.959 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, kaya yun, asr-000021 00:02:09.959 --> 00:02:11.959 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: itanong natin, asr-000022 00:02:11.959 --> 00:02:14.160 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: kasi marami na po, nagtatanong asr-000023 00:02:14.160 --> 00:02:15.760 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: sa amin, ano ba yan? Talagang asr-000024 00:02:15.760 --> 00:02:19.519 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: pabayaan na ba yan? O gagawin pa ba yan? asr-000025 00:02:19.519 --> 00:02:21.440 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, asr-000026 00:02:21.440 --> 00:02:22.480 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: narinig ko, asr-000027 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:23.959 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: alam naman siguro, narinig dito asr-000028 00:02:23.959 --> 00:02:25.519 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: ng mga taga sa amin, asr-000029 00:02:25.519 --> 00:02:28.440 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: na maibabalik asr-000030 00:02:28.440 --> 00:02:30.280 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: ng operation asr-000031 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:33.519 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: nito by asr-000032 00:02:33.519 --> 00:02:34.840 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: next year. asr-000033 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:35.879 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Okay. Thank you. asr-000034 00:02:35.879 --> 00:02:37.760 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Thank you for that answer, asr-000035 00:02:37.760 --> 00:02:39.200 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Madam Chair. asr-000036 00:02:39.200 --> 00:02:40.400 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, Madam Chair, asr-000037 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:44.959 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: According to the PSA, the Bicol Region asr-000038 00:02:44.959 --> 00:02:45.599 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: GDP asr-000039 00:02:45.599 --> 00:02:47.480 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: growth asr-000040 00:02:47.480 --> 00:02:49.920 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: ay, uh, asr-000041 00:02:49.920 --> 00:02:50.800 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: GDP grew asr-000042 00:02:50.800 --> 00:02:52.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: by only 0.5% asr-000043 00:02:52.680 --> 00:02:55.080 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: in 2025. asr-000044 00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:56.560 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: The lowest growth among all asr-000045 00:02:56.560 --> 00:02:58.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: regional asr-000046 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:00.800 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: economies in the country, asr-000047 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:02.800 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: taking a closer look, asr-000048 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:04.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: agriculture, fisheries, and asr-000049 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:06.640 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: forestry sector, asr-000050 00:03:06.640 --> 00:03:07.640 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: contracted by asr-000051 00:03:07.640 --> 00:03:10.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: 2.9%, asr-000054 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:12.440 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: specifically asr-000055 00:03:12.440 --> 00:03:13.879 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: fisheries declined by asr-000056 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:16.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: 10.7%. asr-000057 00:03:16.680 --> 00:03:19.720 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, medyo nakakapagtaka po ito asr-000058 00:03:19.720 --> 00:03:22.440 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: dahil ang Bicol ay asr-000059 00:03:22.440 --> 00:03:23.400 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: napapaligiran po asr-000060 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:25.480 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: ng mayamang asr-000061 00:03:25.480 --> 00:03:27.360 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: fishing ground at merong asr-000062 00:03:27.360 --> 00:03:29.840 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: significant potential para sa asr-000063 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:31.599 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: aquaculture. asr-000064 00:03:31.599 --> 00:03:33.319 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: However, these natural asr-000065 00:03:33.319 --> 00:03:35.360 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: advantages are not asr-000066 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:37.519 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: being translated into a bigger asr-000067 00:03:37.519 --> 00:03:40.739 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: share of our economy. asr-000068 00:03:40.739 --> 00:03:43.591 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, asr-000069 00:03:43.591 --> 00:03:44.760 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Sa Catanduanes naman po, asr-000070 00:03:44.760 --> 00:03:46.640 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: tumaas man po ang fisheries production asr-000071 00:03:46.640 --> 00:03:48.599 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: in 2025, pero asr-000072 00:03:48.599 --> 00:03:50.159 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: mababa pa rin. asr-000073 00:03:50.159 --> 00:03:52.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Mababa pa rin po ang contribution asr-000074 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:53.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: ito sa economic asr-000075 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:56.840 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: ekonomiya ng probinsya. asr-000076 00:03:56.840 --> 00:03:58.360 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Given this, my question, asr-000077 00:03:58.360 --> 00:03:58.576 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Madam Chair, asr-000078 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:02.360 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: where is the bottleneck in realizing asr-000079 00:04:02.360 --> 00:04:05.519 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: this potential, and has there asr-000080 00:04:05.519 --> 00:04:08.760 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: been effort from the asr-000081 00:04:08.760 --> 00:04:10.079 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: DOST asr-000082 00:04:10.079 --> 00:04:12.400 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: through its Philippine Council asr-000083 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:14.159 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: for Agriculture, asr-000084 00:04:14.159 --> 00:04:16.400 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Aquatic and Natural Resources asr-000085 00:04:16.400 --> 00:04:17.320 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Research and Development, asr-000086 00:04:17.320 --> 00:04:17.840 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: PCAARRD, and other asr-000087 00:04:17.840 --> 00:04:20.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: relevant agencies and programs asr-000088 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:23.520 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: to develop fisheries asr-000089 00:04:23.520 --> 00:04:24.600 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: and aquaculture in asr-000090 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:26.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Catanduanes and the whole Bicol Region? asr-000091 00:04:26.680 --> 00:04:28.720 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Most importantly, asr-000092 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:29.800 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: what has this asr-000093 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:31.840 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: intervention achieved? asr-000094 00:04:31.840 --> 00:04:33.520 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: what measurable improvement asr-000095 00:04:33.520 --> 00:04:35.759 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: have we seen in asr-000096 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:37.759 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: production, income, jobs asr-000097 00:04:37.759 --> 00:04:39.880 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: and/or asr-000098 00:04:39.880 --> 00:04:42.639 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: value adding? asr-000099 00:04:42.639 --> 00:04:43.227 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Madam Chair, asr-000100 00:04:45.607 --> 00:04:47.759 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Madam Chair, may I request the Director asr-000101 00:04:47.759 --> 00:04:49.160 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: of PCAARRD to asr-000102 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:50.500 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: respond to the question? asr-000103 00:04:52.441 --> 00:04:53.200 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: Thank you, asr-000104 00:04:53.200 --> 00:04:56.000 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: Secretary. asr-000105 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:57.240 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: Your Honor, PCAARRD is asr-000106 00:04:57.240 --> 00:04:59.360 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: presently implementing several projects asr-000107 00:04:59.360 --> 00:05:02.080 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: on aquaculture and marine resources asr-000108 00:05:02.080 --> 00:05:03.240 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: and some of those asr-000109 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:06.160 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: are relevant to the situation in Catanduanes. asr-000110 00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:07.479 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: As of now, one of the asr-000111 00:05:07.479 --> 00:05:09.280 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: biggest projects of PCAARRD is asr-000112 00:05:09.280 --> 00:05:11.600 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: actually on abaca, and Catanduanes asr-000113 00:05:11.600 --> 00:05:14.919 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: State University is heavily involved in this particular endeavor. asr-000114 00:05:14.919 --> 00:05:20.280 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: In terms of the aquatic resources, we have two divisions working on it. asr-000115 00:05:20.280 --> 00:05:27.360 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: One is inland aquatic resources which are dealing with freshwater aquaculture species and marine resources. asr-000116 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:32.880 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: So what we are going to do is we are going to look at the different programs that we have asr-000117 00:05:32.880 --> 00:05:37.520 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: and, uh, probably develop new programs that are targeting the needs of Catanduanes. asr-000118 00:05:37.520 --> 00:05:44.840 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: At present, there are several technologies being rolled out through the different regional offices and partner universities asr-000119 00:05:44.840 --> 00:05:54.840 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: and we are hoping that we will be able to facilitate the process by identifying the typical intervention that should be done. asr-000120 00:05:54.840 --> 00:06:01.600 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: It's not only about the technology, it's also in terms of the technology transfer bottleneck. asr-000121 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:05.080 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: In some cases, we need support from local government units asr-000122 00:06:05.080 --> 00:06:08.199 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: and also other departments of the government. asr-000123 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:13.639 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: For example, the Department of Agriculture under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. asr-000124 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:18.919 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: But we will make it a point that we are going to review the present initiatives that we have asr-000125 00:06:18.919 --> 00:06:24.160 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: and have it further enhanced in order to address the needs of the province. asr-000126 00:06:24.160 --> 00:06:25.051 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: Thank you, Madam Chair. asr-000127 00:06:26.485 --> 00:06:32.639 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Kasi sa ngayon, Mr. Chair, eh parang wala pa tayong nakikita roon. asr-000128 00:06:32.639 --> 00:06:36.880 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Kaya sabi ko nga, ito ngang 2027, asr-000129 00:06:36.880 --> 00:06:41.520 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: what fisheries and aquaculture programs and projects are proposed asr-000130 00:06:41.520 --> 00:06:46.027 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: And what measurable result do we expect? asr-000131 00:06:47.191 --> 00:06:54.039 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: We are going to explore the possibility of expanding the Tilapia Program for Inland Aquatic Resources asr-000132 00:06:54.039 --> 00:06:58.440 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: and also other marine resources that are available in the province. asr-000133 00:06:58.440 --> 00:07:02.080 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: Uh, there are several initiatives being undertaken by PCAARRD asr-000134 00:07:02.080 --> 00:07:06.240 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: involving the other provinces, and based on the experience that we have asr-000136 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:08.680 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: obtained from those pilot testing, asr-000137 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:12.080 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: then we are going to implement it also in Catanduanes. asr-000138 00:07:12.080 --> 00:07:16.199 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: But we will be closely coordinating with Catanduanes State University asr-000139 00:07:16.199 --> 00:07:18.400 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: because they are part of our network asr-000140 00:07:18.400 --> 00:07:22.780 DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora: and they are coordinating with our regional consortium. asr-000141 00:07:24.350 --> 00:07:28.720 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Kaya po naitanong ko ito kasi ako po may bill ako rito. asr-000142 00:07:28.720 --> 00:07:31.680 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: So, Madam Chair, asr-000143 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:35.039 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: masiguro lang po natin na matulungan natin ang ating mangingisda asr-000144 00:07:35.039 --> 00:07:36.039 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: kasi, despite asr-000145 00:07:36.039 --> 00:07:48.280 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: being the ones feeding our country, our fishers consistently rank among the basic sectors with high poverty incidence. asr-000146 00:07:48.280 --> 00:07:54.280 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Let's do our part in helping the sector that, that feeds us. asr-000147 00:07:54.280 --> 00:07:56.800 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Tulungan po natin ang ating mangingisda. asr-000148 00:07:56.800 --> 00:08:01.879 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Alam naman natin na ito ang talagang, ah, isa sa mga dapat nating tulungan. asr-000149 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:04.057 Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez: Salamat po, ah, Madam Chair. asr-000150 00:08:04.917 --> 00:08:06.892 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Thank you, Congressman Rodriguez. asr-000151 00:08:07.887 --> 00:08:12.562 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Now, from the minority, Representative Sarah Jane Elago. asr-000152 00:08:15.380 --> 00:08:15.886 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. asr-000153 00:10:04.966 --> 00:10:14.030 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The issue now is to make sure that these are commercialized and procured by the appropriate organizations. asr-000154 00:10:15.970 --> 00:10:21.870 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Our role has been to support the R&D and it's ready for commercialization. asr-000155 00:10:21.870 --> 00:10:23.870 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And that means that organizations... asr-000156 00:10:24.650 --> 00:10:28.490 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: ...must be able to procure it for their use. asr-000157 00:10:29.390 --> 00:10:31.630 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Iyon po iyong division ng role namin. asr-000158 00:10:32.310 --> 00:10:40.893 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But definitely, we will promote this as we are still in constant dialogue with the technology producer at UP. asr-000159 00:10:42.631 --> 00:10:50.509 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Mr. Chair, natanong ko ho ito dahil marami ho sa ating ulat ang DOST na produkto ng kanilang R&D. asr-000160 00:10:50.530 --> 00:10:54.490 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Ngunit, ang malaking problema, paano natitiyak na... asr-000161 00:10:54.650 --> 00:11:08.390 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ...yung produkto ng siyensya na pananaliksik ng teknolohiya ay nagsisilbi para sa interes ng mga nangangailangan at para sa interes ng sambayan ng Pilipino. asr-000162 00:11:08.390 --> 00:11:22.310 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Kaya sa tingin ko, isa ito, historically, isa sa mga pinakamalaking gap pagdating sa kung paano nare-recognize ng ating national government yung trabaho ng DOST. asr-000163 00:11:22.310 --> 00:11:24.310 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Napakayaman natin sa... asr-000164 00:11:24.310 --> 00:11:41.250 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ...mga bagong impormasyon, teknolohiya, grabe yung wealth of innovation, na hindi na lang imagination, pero meron talagang mga hawak na tayo ng mga produkto, mga bagong serbisyo, pero hindi po nagagamit. asr-000165 00:11:41.839 --> 00:11:51.509 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Iyan ho siguro ang isa sa dapat nating pag-isipan: paano makikipagtulungan sa DA, DTI, at ngayon iyong DOJ o kaya NBI. asr-000166 00:11:51.639 --> 00:11:53.730 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Lalong-lalo na, marami ho sa mga... asr-000167 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:57.069 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: biktima talaga, no, ng sexual assault. asr-000168 00:11:57.110 --> 00:12:01.070 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Nahihirapan ho sila doon pa lang sa proseso ng pag-report at pagsusumbong. asr-000169 00:12:02.370 --> 00:12:08.950 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Dahil alam nila na madalas doon ho tayo natitigil sa paghabol sa perpetrator. asr-000170 00:12:09.450 --> 00:12:13.970 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Dahil walang timely na collection ng evidence. asr-000171 00:12:14.560 --> 00:12:20.720 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Kung sila ho ay naging biktima ng iba't ibang porma ng sexual crimes. asr-000172 00:12:20.720 --> 00:12:21.530 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Kaya ho... asr-000173 00:12:22.230 --> 00:12:24.290 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ...may pag-aaral ho ba kayo? asr-000174 00:12:24.310 --> 00:12:41.785 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: O meron pong mga nag-sisimula ngayon ng kung paano ito maaaring ma-distribute sa ating halimbawa sa mga women and children protection unit sa ating mga public hospitals para po magamit ito sa ngayon? asr-000175 00:12:42.190 --> 00:12:50.710 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Hindi lang po sa sexual assault kit technology ang issue ng scaling up on the use. asr-000176 00:12:52.430 --> 00:12:54.150 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Nung nagsimula po kami, asr-000177 00:12:54.310 --> 00:12:55.630 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: in 2022, asr-000178 00:12:55.890 --> 00:13:00.830 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the big gap is really to scale up the innovation that we have developed throughout the Philippines. asr-000179 00:13:01.790 --> 00:13:02.870 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Commercialization issue. asr-000180 00:13:03.610 --> 00:13:05.970 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The problem is that sometimes, asr-000181 00:13:06.790 --> 00:13:08.310 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: there is a... asr-000182 00:13:12.990 --> 00:13:14.850 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: They don't want to take the risk. asr-000183 00:13:14.970 --> 00:13:16.870 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The investors don't want to take the risk. asr-000184 00:13:17.350 --> 00:13:18.550 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So that's why sometimes, asr-000185 00:13:18.970 --> 00:13:21.530 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: what we do for those technologies na kailangan, asr-000186 00:13:21.530 --> 00:13:23.030 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: but up to a certain point, asr-000187 00:13:23.810 --> 00:13:24.530 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: yung R&D utilization, asr-000188 00:13:25.370 --> 00:13:26.450 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: we provide some support, asr-000189 00:13:26.490 --> 00:13:27.490 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: to produce this. asr-000190 00:13:28.050 --> 00:13:31.050 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And provide this to serve as use cases, asr-000191 00:13:31.430 --> 00:13:37.010 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and hopefully the relevant organization can adopt this like DOJ and PNP. asr-000192 00:13:37.450 --> 00:13:41.070 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So yun pong commercialization focus, meron po kaming programa. asr-000193 00:13:41.510 --> 00:13:42.550 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But at some point, asr-000194 00:13:42.870 --> 00:13:44.730 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: hindi naman kami pwedeng... asr-000195 00:13:45.270 --> 00:13:48.210 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: kami ang mag-produce at i-distribute lang yun. asr-000196 00:13:48.410 --> 00:13:51.210 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So that's why it's important tulad po nung sinabi nyo, asr-000197 00:13:51.570 --> 00:13:54.510 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that we deal directly with the appropriate agencies. asr-000198 00:13:54.910 --> 00:13:56.470 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Now, with the Tatak Pinoy Act, asr-000199 00:13:56.490 --> 00:14:00.710 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: I hope that this technology is supported by DOST asr-000200 00:14:00.710 --> 00:14:02.990 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and produced by Filipino technologies asr-000201 00:14:02.990 --> 00:14:06.570 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: will be given preferential treatment for purchase. asr-000202 00:14:07.030 --> 00:14:08.210 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Especially with this kit, asr-000203 00:14:08.330 --> 00:14:10.930 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: kasi yung DNA talaga yung makakatulong asr-000204 00:14:10.930 --> 00:14:12.570 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: pag-preserve ng evidence asr-000205 00:14:12.570 --> 00:14:14.767 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: at mahanap yung culprit. asr-000206 00:14:15.661 --> 00:14:17.130 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Nakakabahala, Mr. Chair. asr-000207 00:14:17.230 --> 00:14:17.790 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Halimbawa, asr-000208 00:14:18.250 --> 00:14:21.310 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: alam ho natin na hindi pa nga lang sa level ng DOST, asr-000209 00:14:21.550 --> 00:14:22.990 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: iyong sa PSHS system, asr-000210 00:14:22.990 --> 00:14:26.470 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: at sa mga LGU-funded scientists, asr-000211 00:14:26.490 --> 00:14:27.410 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: sa high schools natin, asr-000212 00:14:27.870 --> 00:14:30.910 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ang daming mga ginagawang mga bagong produkto asr-000213 00:14:30.910 --> 00:14:33.730 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: na high-value products, asr-000214 00:14:33.830 --> 00:14:37.490 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: na nanggaling sa ating agricultural products. asr-000215 00:14:38.310 --> 00:14:41.730 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Pero nakita natin kung paano sa Pilipinas din, asr-000216 00:14:41.830 --> 00:14:43.570 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: yung mga hindi na-deliver na carrot, asr-000217 00:14:43.830 --> 00:14:45.370 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: sibuyas, cabbage, asr-000218 00:14:45.690 --> 00:14:48.390 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: at iba pang mga produkto sa agrikultura, asr-000219 00:14:48.530 --> 00:14:50.510 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ay tinatapon lamang nung mga magsasaka. asr-000220 00:14:51.130 --> 00:14:52.450 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Ang ibig ko pong sabihin dito, asr-000221 00:14:52.550 --> 00:14:54.270 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ay kung paano ba natin matitiyak asr-000222 00:14:54.270 --> 00:14:56.270 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: na yung wealth ng natural resources, asr-000223 00:14:56.920 --> 00:14:58.040 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: natin, asr-000224 00:14:58.040 --> 00:14:59.040 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: through our R&D, asr-000225 00:14:59.040 --> 00:15:00.320 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: our S&T. asr-000226 00:15:00.320 --> 00:15:02.000 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: nagagamit talaga asr-000227 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:04.020 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: para sa pangkabuuang asr-000228 00:15:04.020 --> 00:15:05.920 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: pagpapaunlad ng yaman asr-000229 00:15:05.920 --> 00:15:07.680 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng Pilipinas. So, asr-000230 00:15:08.520 --> 00:15:09.980 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: on to my last set asr-000231 00:15:09.980 --> 00:15:10.680 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: of questions. asr-000232 00:15:12.220 --> 00:15:13.280 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Kakampi ninyo ako, asr-000233 00:15:13.760 --> 00:15:16.980 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: sa tingin ko, asr-000234 00:15:17.520 --> 00:15:18.140 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: halos lahat kami asr-000235 00:15:18.140 --> 00:15:19.720 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: dito, kung hindi man kami lahat, asr-000236 00:15:20.100 --> 00:15:22.080 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: na mananawagan na asr-000237 00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:23.940 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ma-restore lahat ng budget cuts asr-000238 00:15:23.940 --> 00:15:25.840 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: dun sa 2026 level. asr-000239 00:15:26.020 --> 00:15:27.840 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: At kung maaari pa nga na madagdagan pa asr-000240 00:15:27.840 --> 00:15:30.040 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: para sa mga nangangailangan na agencies. asr-000241 00:15:30.700 --> 00:15:32.120 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Ang sunod kong katanungan asr-000242 00:15:32.120 --> 00:15:33.920 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: DOST-FNRI asr-000243 00:15:34.460 --> 00:15:36.220 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Ang FNRI po asr-000244 00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:37.720 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ang nagdidesenyo ng mga asr-000245 00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:39.580 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: menu bundles na asr-000246 00:15:39.580 --> 00:15:41.400 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: makakamit sa asr-000247 00:15:41.400 --> 00:15:44.240 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: minimum nutritional requirements asr-000248 00:15:44.240 --> 00:15:45.620 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: kada tao asr-000249 00:15:45.620 --> 00:15:47.700 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: para siya ay manatiling asr-000250 00:15:47.700 --> 00:15:49.800 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: malusog at asr-000251 00:15:49.800 --> 00:15:52.020 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: produktibo. Sa ngayon po ba, asr-000252 00:15:52.280 --> 00:15:53.920 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ano ho yung amount asr-000253 00:15:53.920 --> 00:15:55.840 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: na basis ninyo ng paggawa asr-000254 00:15:55.840 --> 00:15:56.759 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng mga menu bundles na ito? asr-000255 00:15:57.840 --> 00:16:01.610 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: May I ask the director of asr-000256 00:16:01.610 --> 00:16:02.885 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: FNRI to respond. asr-000257 00:16:02.885 --> 00:16:05.160 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Yes po. Thank you po, sir. asr-000258 00:16:05.160 --> 00:16:07.110 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Madam Congresswoman, asr-000259 00:16:07.230 --> 00:16:09.530 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Naka-base po kami doon sa mga reference values natin asr-000260 00:16:09.530 --> 00:16:11.570 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: sa PDRI. So, iyong mga asr-000261 00:16:11.570 --> 00:16:13.510 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: basis po natin, for example, yung mga na-develop asr-000262 00:16:13.510 --> 00:16:15.490 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: natin, we have to make sure that at least asr-000263 00:16:15.490 --> 00:16:16.600 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: one-third of the requirement po asr-000264 00:16:16.600 --> 00:16:17.532 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: ay nami-meet. asr-000265 00:16:18.106 --> 00:16:21.050 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Magkano po ito, Mr. Chair? asr-000266 00:16:21.510 --> 00:16:23.310 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Kada meal, or per person per day, asr-000267 00:16:23.410 --> 00:16:24.029 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: magkano po ito sa ngayon? asr-000268 00:16:24.029 --> 00:16:26.932 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Can you wind up, Congresswoman Elago, on your question? asr-000269 00:16:26.932 --> 00:16:28.890 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Well, at the moment po, asr-000270 00:16:29.730 --> 00:16:31.530 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: cannot give the exact figure ng asr-000271 00:16:31.530 --> 00:16:33.030 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: computation kasi marami pong asr-000272 00:16:33.030 --> 00:16:35.370 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: considerations asr-000273 00:16:35.370 --> 00:16:36.330 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: dun sa computation. asr-000274 00:16:37.690 --> 00:16:39.650 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: But when was the last time asr-000275 00:16:39.650 --> 00:16:41.444 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: you designed these original menu bundles? asr-000276 00:16:41.444 --> 00:16:43.730 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: There was a study conducted asr-000277 00:16:43.730 --> 00:16:45.530 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: in 2023 na ginawa po asr-000278 00:16:45.530 --> 00:16:46.530 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: among adolescents. asr-000279 00:16:48.050 --> 00:16:49.530 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: And at that asr-000280 00:16:49.530 --> 00:16:51.670 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: moment, pero 2023 po yung asr-000281 00:16:51.670 --> 00:16:53.350 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: basis, meron pong asr-000282 00:16:53.350 --> 00:16:55.630 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: around ₱30.25. But that's asr-000283 00:16:55.630 --> 00:16:57.458 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: 2023 figures po. asr-000284 00:16:57.998 --> 00:16:59.569 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Opo. All right. So, for the asr-000285 00:16:59.570 --> 00:17:01.890 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: years 2022 to 2023, asr-000286 00:17:02.090 --> 00:17:03.470 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: what was the basis then asr-000287 00:17:03.470 --> 00:17:05.470 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: for the amount? Gusto ko lang makakuha asr-000288 00:17:05.470 --> 00:17:07.410 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng figure, Mr. Chair. asr-000289 00:17:07.550 --> 00:17:09.910 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Kasi, syempre, mahalaga din ito sa pag-establish asr-000290 00:17:09.910 --> 00:17:10.857 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng ating food poverty threshold. asr-000291 00:17:10.857 --> 00:17:13.470 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Yes po. Ang basis po during that asr-000292 00:17:13.470 --> 00:17:15.130 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: time ay, of course, yung mga market value asr-000293 00:17:15.130 --> 00:17:17.230 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: ng mga raw materials na naka-include doon sa asr-000294 00:17:17.230 --> 00:17:19.090 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: mga recipe po na dinevelop ng FNRI. asr-000295 00:17:19.790 --> 00:17:21.770 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: The formula asr-000296 00:17:21.770 --> 00:17:22.590 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: itself is asr-000297 00:17:22.590 --> 00:17:25.670 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: within, nandun po sa mga asr-000298 00:17:25.670 --> 00:17:27.670 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: kasama po natin sa FNRI na nag-develop asr-000299 00:17:27.670 --> 00:17:28.770 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: nito. And, asr-000300 00:17:29.570 --> 00:17:32.010 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: of course, given po yung asr-000301 00:17:32.010 --> 00:17:33.550 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: mga current po na mga asr-000302 00:17:33.550 --> 00:17:34.720 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: prices po ngayon ng mga raw materials, asr-000303 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:37.000 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: puwede po nating i-input iyong mga iyon and we can asr-000304 00:17:37.000 --> 00:17:37.958 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: have the calculation. asr-000305 00:17:38.735 --> 00:17:41.850 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Sorry, Mr. Chair. Gusto ko lang makuha talaga yung amount. asr-000306 00:17:41.950 --> 00:17:43.898 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Kasi, hindi pa po nabibigay yung amount. asr-000307 00:17:43.898 --> 00:17:45.670 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Maybe you can ask the question for the second round. asr-000308 00:17:45.670 --> 00:17:47.310 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Yes, opo. So, asr-000309 00:17:47.810 --> 00:17:49.770 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: how much was the amount asr-000310 00:17:49.770 --> 00:17:50.817 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: back then? Years 2022 to 2023? asr-000311 00:17:50.817 --> 00:17:53.590 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: This is for the meals for adolescents po. asr-000312 00:17:53.670 --> 00:17:55.650 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: It's around 30 pesos and 25 asr-000313 00:17:55.650 --> 00:17:55.812 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: centavos. asr-000313-split-2 00:17:55.812 --> 00:17:56.082 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Right. asr-000313-split-3 00:17:56.082 --> 00:17:56.656 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Opo. asr-000314 00:17:57.044 --> 00:17:59.490 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: I ask this question, Mr. asr-000315 00:17:59.570 --> 00:18:01.290 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Chair, at hingin ko na rin po yung pinakahuli asr-000316 00:18:01.290 --> 00:18:03.470 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ninyong pag-aaral dito. At kung may plano kayo para asr-000317 00:18:03.470 --> 00:18:05.810 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: sa mga susunod. Mahalaga asr-000318 00:18:05.810 --> 00:18:07.050 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ito, Mr. Chair, kasi asr-000319 00:18:07.050 --> 00:18:09.110 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ang pinakahuli pong asr-000320 00:18:09.110 --> 00:18:11.370 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ulat ng DBM dito sa asr-000321 00:18:11.370 --> 00:18:13.310 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Kongreso, nung sila ay nagpunta asr-000322 00:18:13.310 --> 00:18:15.550 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: dito para sa presentation asr-000323 00:18:15.550 --> 00:18:17.730 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng 2027 budget asr-000324 00:18:17.730 --> 00:18:19.490 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: na ang poverty asr-000325 00:18:19.490 --> 00:18:21.790 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ₱111 asr-000326 00:18:21.790 --> 00:18:23.390 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: pesos sa NCR. asr-000327 00:18:23.770 --> 00:18:25.550 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ₱77, asr-000328 00:18:25.550 --> 00:18:27.490 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: 77 pesos. So, asr-000329 00:18:27.490 --> 00:18:29.410 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: around ₱26 per meal. asr-000330 00:18:29.570 --> 00:18:31.470 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Mas maliit pa po asr-000331 00:18:31.470 --> 00:18:33.610 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Outside NCR, around ₱23 asr-000332 00:18:33.610 --> 00:18:35.450 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: per meal. At sinasabi niyo ho asr-000333 00:18:35.450 --> 00:18:37.510 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ngayon, 2022-2023 asr-000334 00:18:37.510 --> 00:18:39.750 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: figure, hindi pa po yan adjusted asr-000335 00:18:39.750 --> 00:18:41.610 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: based sa inflation. 30 asr-000336 00:18:41.610 --> 00:18:43.770 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: pesos na. So, hindi po talaga asr-000337 00:18:43.770 --> 00:18:45.670 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: makatotohanan yung ginagamit natin asr-000338 00:18:45.670 --> 00:18:47.530 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ngayon na subsistence threshold. asr-000339 00:18:47.710 --> 00:18:49.630 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: At kinakailangan na natin yung i-update asr-000340 00:18:49.630 --> 00:18:51.550 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: kung gusto talaga natin ng asr-000341 00:18:51.550 --> 00:18:53.410 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: makatotohanan na asr-000342 00:18:53.410 --> 00:18:55.330 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: presentasyon ng kalagayan asr-000343 00:18:55.330 --> 00:18:57.929 Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng ating mamamayang Pilipino. Maraming salamat, Mr. Chair. asr-000344 00:18:57.963 --> 00:18:58.560 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Thank you, asr-000345 00:18:58.560 --> 00:19:00.140 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Congresswoman Elago. Now, asr-000346 00:19:00.140 --> 00:19:01.692 Rep. Amben S. Amante: from the majority, asr-000347 00:19:02.603 --> 00:19:04.440 Rep. Amben S. Amante: last from the majority, asr-000348 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:05.877 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Congresswoman Bella Suansing. asr-000349 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:08.919 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-000350 00:19:08.919 --> 00:19:09.900 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Good evening, everyone. asr-000351 00:19:10.840 --> 00:19:12.600 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Just a couple of questions to the asr-000352 00:19:12.600 --> 00:19:14.639 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: good secretary and the DOST family. asr-000353 00:19:15.159 --> 00:19:16.339 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: First, we're very happy asr-000354 00:19:16.840 --> 00:19:18.859 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: to hear that agriculture, asr-000355 00:19:18.919 --> 00:19:21.120 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: smart agriculture, is one of the priorities asr-000356 00:19:21.120 --> 00:19:23.559 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: of the DOST. asr-000357 00:19:23.559 --> 00:19:24.880 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: So, can the good secretary asr-000358 00:19:24.880 --> 00:19:27.159 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: please orient the committee asr-000359 00:19:27.159 --> 00:19:29.400 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: on the process asr-000360 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:30.560 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: called Project SARAI, asr-000361 00:19:31.720 --> 00:19:32.960 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: or Smarter Approaches asr-000362 00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:34.920 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: to Reinvigorate Agriculture asr-000363 00:19:35.600 --> 00:19:36.720 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: as an Industry. asr-000364 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:38.320 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: in the Philippines? So, here, asr-000365 00:19:39.320 --> 00:19:40.840 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: in the presentation was mentioned asr-000366 00:19:40.840 --> 00:19:41.240 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: that asr-000367 00:19:43.840 --> 00:19:44.799 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: there's crop nutrient asr-000368 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:47.000 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: management, pero merong community asr-000369 00:19:47.000 --> 00:19:49.240 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: level enhanced agricultural asr-000370 00:19:49.240 --> 00:19:50.319 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: monitoring system. asr-000371 00:19:51.840 --> 00:19:52.880 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: But also, asr-000372 00:19:52.880 --> 00:19:54.720 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: I guess these are linked to asr-000373 00:19:54.720 --> 00:19:56.799 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: the mobile applications, and there are a lot asr-000374 00:19:56.799 --> 00:19:58.920 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: of different apps that were mentioned. asr-000375 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:00.840 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Can we get, asr-000376 00:20:00.840 --> 00:20:03.080 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: can this committee be oriented asr-000377 00:20:03.080 --> 00:20:04.340 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: with the process of SARAI? asr-000378 00:20:05.679 --> 00:20:06.259 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Thank you, asr-000379 00:20:07.280 --> 00:20:07.700 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Your Honor. asr-000380 00:20:08.799 --> 00:20:11.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Essentially, Project SARAI was our R&D asr-000381 00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:13.200 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: program funded by asr-000382 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:15.520 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: DOST-PCAARRD, asr-000383 00:20:15.520 --> 00:20:17.159 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and, of course, monitored asr-000384 00:20:17.159 --> 00:20:18.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and funded by DOST asr-000385 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:20.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and implemented by UPLB before asr-000386 00:20:21.919 --> 00:20:23.280 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and now being operated asr-000387 00:20:23.280 --> 00:20:24.620 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: at the regional level. asr-000388 00:20:25.320 --> 00:20:26.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It integrates satellite remote asr-000389 00:20:26.919 --> 00:20:28.640 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: sensing, GIS and crop mapping, asr-000390 00:20:28.640 --> 00:20:29.940 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: weather and rainfall data, asr-000391 00:20:30.600 --> 00:20:32.339 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: crop forecasting and modeling, asr-000392 00:20:32.919 --> 00:20:34.460 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: pest and disease monitoring, asr-000393 00:20:34.919 --> 00:20:36.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: water and nutrient management, asr-000394 00:20:36.440 --> 00:20:38.899 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: digital mobile applications, those will be the guide, asr-000395 00:20:39.600 --> 00:20:40.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and site-specific asr-000396 00:20:40.919 --> 00:20:42.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: crop advisories. And as we asr-000397 00:20:42.960 --> 00:20:44.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: move along, there can be asr-000398 00:20:44.760 --> 00:20:46.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: other applications that can be developed asr-000399 00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:48.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: depending on the areas. asr-000400 00:20:48.880 --> 00:20:50.840 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But these are essentially the core asr-000401 00:20:54.520 --> 00:20:57.320 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: activities under the project. asr-000402 00:20:57.320 --> 00:20:59.159 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-000403 00:20:59.159 --> 00:21:00.700 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: So, Project asr-000404 00:21:01.120 --> 00:21:02.039 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Project SARAI asr-000405 00:21:02.039 --> 00:21:04.039 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: rolled out in which regions? asr-000406 00:21:04.039 --> 00:21:05.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Lahat po ng region. asr-000407 00:21:06.159 --> 00:21:07.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It depends on the commodity asr-000408 00:21:07.880 --> 00:21:10.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that the local government and the farmers would want asr-000409 00:21:10.120 --> 00:21:11.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: to look into. And even asr-000410 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:13.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: in NCR. So, we have urban asr-000411 00:21:13.919 --> 00:21:16.180 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: farming here in NCR. asr-000412 00:21:16.760 --> 00:21:17.880 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Okay. Thank you. asr-000413 00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:20.000 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Would these, would asr-000414 00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:21.800 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Project SARAI asr-000415 00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:23.960 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: it, I assume, asr-000416 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:25.560 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: takes from soil asr-000417 00:21:26.480 --> 00:21:27.600 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: samples, so asr-000418 00:21:28.720 --> 00:21:30.220 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Project SARAI asr-000419 00:21:30.559 --> 00:21:32.000 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: the planting of specific asr-000420 00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:33.960 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: varieties of crops? asr-000421 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:36.060 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Essentially, soil health and soil asr-000422 00:21:36.320 --> 00:21:37.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: classification needs to be done asr-000423 00:21:38.480 --> 00:21:40.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: so that we can look at the best asr-000424 00:21:40.120 --> 00:21:42.300 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: possible agricultural crop that asr-000425 00:21:42.559 --> 00:21:44.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: must be planted. asr-000426 00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:45.820 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But in the operationalization asr-000427 00:21:46.159 --> 00:21:48.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: of Project SARAI, we don't asr-000428 00:21:48.120 --> 00:21:49.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: restrict the use asr-000429 00:21:49.919 --> 00:21:51.879 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: of other technologies asr-000430 00:21:52.279 --> 00:21:54.180 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: beyond SARAI. Because, for example, asr-000431 00:21:54.720 --> 00:21:55.799 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the other asr-000432 00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:57.600 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: technology using seaweed as foliar asr-000433 00:21:57.600 --> 00:21:59.840 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: fertilizer that can increase asr-000434 00:21:59.840 --> 00:22:01.580 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: rice production up to 30%, asr-000435 00:22:02.159 --> 00:22:04.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: although not part of Project SARAI, asr-000436 00:22:04.080 --> 00:22:05.179 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: can be implemented. asr-000437 00:22:05.600 --> 00:22:08.200 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So, it supplements the fertilizer asr-000438 00:22:09.000 --> 00:22:10.099 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: placed on the soil asr-000439 00:22:10.679 --> 00:22:11.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and it, asr-000440 00:22:11.919 --> 00:22:13.840 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: for all the commodities that we have asr-000441 00:22:13.840 --> 00:22:15.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: looked into and used it, lahat asr-000442 00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:17.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: nag-i-increase ang production. asr-000443 00:22:18.760 --> 00:22:20.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Even Smart Agri. asr-000444 00:22:20.440 --> 00:22:21.799 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The project does not asr-000445 00:22:21.799 --> 00:22:24.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: go into Smart Aqua. So, we're also introducing asr-000446 00:22:24.039 --> 00:22:26.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Aqua. So, we're also introducing asr-000447 00:22:26.039 --> 00:22:27.579 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the Smart Aqua technologies, asr-000448 00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:29.940 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: also supported by DOST, asr-000449 00:22:30.159 --> 00:22:30.799 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: through DOST-PCAARRD. asr-000450 00:22:30.799 --> 00:22:32.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: DOST-PCAARRD is asr-000451 00:22:32.360 --> 00:22:35.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the Agri-Aqua sectoral council. asr-000452 00:22:35.919 --> 00:22:38.660 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Agri-Aqua technologies po ang focus natin. asr-000453 00:22:38.919 --> 00:22:40.280 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-000454 00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:42.160 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Related, asr-000455 00:22:42.600 --> 00:22:43.460 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: my next question. asr-000456 00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:46.520 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: So, we were given a good asr-000457 00:22:46.520 --> 00:22:47.520 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: presentation on asr-000458 00:22:48.400 --> 00:22:50.360 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: the projects, the R&D asr-000459 00:22:50.360 --> 00:22:52.159 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: projects, and the asr-000460 00:22:52.159 --> 00:22:53.880 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: resulting products for asr-000461 00:22:53.880 --> 00:22:55.580 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: major crop commodities, asr-000462 00:22:56.120 --> 00:22:57.479 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: smart aquaculture, asr-000463 00:22:59.240 --> 00:22:59.919 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: and then, asr-000464 00:22:59.919 --> 00:23:01.260 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: environmental sustainability, asr-000465 00:23:01.600 --> 00:23:03.539 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: circular economy initiatives. asr-000466 00:23:04.279 --> 00:23:05.960 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Are there efforts on the part of asr-000467 00:23:05.960 --> 00:23:07.760 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: the DOST to link with asr-000468 00:23:07.760 --> 00:23:09.020 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: the Department of Agriculture, asr-000469 00:23:10.360 --> 00:23:11.920 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: like all of the programs of asr-000470 00:23:12.679 --> 00:23:14.420 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: our national government agencies asr-000471 00:23:14.559 --> 00:23:16.119 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: to use climate-smart asr-000472 00:23:17.640 --> 00:23:18.720 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: methods? asr-000473 00:23:19.200 --> 00:23:20.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: There are always asr-000474 00:23:20.039 --> 00:23:22.159 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: efforts, especially through asr-000475 00:23:22.159 --> 00:23:24.460 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: with DOST-PCAARRD, asr-000476 00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:26.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: would be one of our asr-000477 00:23:26.039 --> 00:23:27.459 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: governing council members. asr-000478 00:23:28.039 --> 00:23:30.379 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We are also, especially, asr-000479 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:32.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: into coconut asr-000480 00:23:32.559 --> 00:23:34.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and dairy, so we're also part asr-000481 00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:36.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: of that board. Now, of course, asr-000482 00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:38.320 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the utilization asr-000483 00:23:38.320 --> 00:23:40.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: of the technologies that we have asr-000484 00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:42.480 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: developed might asr-000485 00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:44.340 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: not be 100%, but asr-000486 00:23:45.520 --> 00:23:46.520 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: at our regional asr-000487 00:23:46.520 --> 00:23:48.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and provincial offices, once asr-000488 00:23:48.039 --> 00:23:49.660 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: we introduce these technologies, asr-000489 00:23:50.039 --> 00:23:51.480 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: or through the consortia asr-000490 00:23:52.919 --> 00:23:54.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: of PCAARRD. asr-000491 00:23:54.360 --> 00:23:56.159 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: these technologies can be implemented asr-000492 00:23:56.159 --> 00:23:57.619 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: locally as well. asr-000493 00:23:58.080 --> 00:23:59.180 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-000494 00:24:00.520 --> 00:24:02.360 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: The reason why I bring it up is asr-000495 00:24:02.360 --> 00:24:03.940 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: I'm part of the Task Force El Niño. asr-000496 00:24:05.240 --> 00:24:06.200 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: DOST is the asr-000497 00:24:06.200 --> 00:24:07.520 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: co-chairperson of the OCD. asr-000498 00:24:08.400 --> 00:24:09.820 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: It would be good, given that asr-000499 00:24:11.880 --> 00:24:12.200 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: it's a asr-000500 00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:13.679 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: 35-minute asr-000501 00:24:14.240 --> 00:24:16.240 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: presentation by the DOST of all the things asr-000502 00:24:16.240 --> 00:24:17.440 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: that you already accomplished, asr-000503 00:24:17.919 --> 00:24:20.240 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: and all of the projects that you asr-000504 00:24:20.240 --> 00:24:22.159 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: already have completed, and all of the asr-000505 00:24:22.159 --> 00:24:23.640 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: technologies that resulted to it. asr-000506 00:24:24.400 --> 00:24:25.520 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: El Niño, asr-000507 00:24:25.520 --> 00:24:27.120 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: it's super El Niño now. asr-000508 00:24:29.080 --> 00:24:29.799 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: This has to be, asr-000509 00:24:29.799 --> 00:24:31.559 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: at the forefront of asr-000510 00:24:32.120 --> 00:24:33.479 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: our national consciousness. asr-000511 00:24:35.240 --> 00:24:36.900 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Climate-smart asr-000512 00:24:37.600 --> 00:24:38.200 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: agriculture, first is asr-000513 00:24:38.200 --> 00:24:40.200 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: a daunting idea to everyone, asr-000514 00:24:40.200 --> 00:24:42.220 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: but apparently, the DOST is already asr-000515 00:24:43.159 --> 00:24:44.240 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: implementing and has asr-000516 00:24:44.240 --> 00:24:46.320 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: completed projects that directly asr-000517 00:24:46.320 --> 00:24:48.000 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: address these problems. asr-000518 00:24:48.000 --> 00:24:50.679 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: For example, if climate asr-000519 00:24:50.679 --> 00:24:52.320 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: change results to the acidity asr-000520 00:24:52.320 --> 00:24:53.680 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: of soils, but asr-000521 00:24:55.760 --> 00:24:56.560 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Project SARAI asr-000522 00:24:57.279 --> 00:24:58.280 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: or iyong SARAI, asr-000523 00:24:59.080 --> 00:24:59.679 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: potential na asr-000524 00:24:59.679 --> 00:25:01.379 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: recommendation for particular asr-000525 00:25:02.399 --> 00:25:03.940 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: pilot areas, asr-000526 00:25:04.679 --> 00:25:05.380 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: sana po, asr-000527 00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:07.640 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: siguro panawagan ito sa asr-000528 00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:09.600 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: lahat po na nakikinig, na asr-000529 00:25:09.600 --> 00:25:11.720 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: ang dami na pong teknolohiya asr-000530 00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:13.919 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: na na-develop ang DOST. asr-000531 00:25:13.919 --> 00:25:15.799 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Sana po, ma-integrate asr-000532 00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:17.440 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: natin sa mga programa po ng asr-000533 00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:19.360 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Pambansang Pamahalaan, asr-000534 00:25:19.360 --> 00:25:20.440 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Nasasayang po eh. asr-000535 00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:23.440 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: grabe po, iyong impact nito asr-000536 00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:25.440 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: DOST family, all of the asr-000537 00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:27.040 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: attached agencies, sana po at asr-000538 00:25:28.200 --> 00:25:29.840 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: ma-incorporate po natin. asr-000539 00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:32.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Thank you, asr-000540 00:25:33.640 --> 00:25:34.460 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Congresswoman. asr-000541 00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:36.640 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: At first, we tried to asr-000542 00:25:37.320 --> 00:25:38.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: advertise the different asr-000543 00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:40.480 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: technologies that we have for agriculture asr-000544 00:25:41.080 --> 00:25:42.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: by developing asr-000545 00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:44.580 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: use cases or pilots. asr-000546 00:25:45.640 --> 00:25:46.679 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But we felt asr-000547 00:25:46.679 --> 00:25:47.859 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that the asr-000548 00:25:48.720 --> 00:25:50.680 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: implementation is not accelerated asr-000549 00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:52.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: at the rate asr-000550 00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:54.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: by which climate change asr-000551 00:25:54.559 --> 00:25:55.479 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: would affect our asr-000552 00:25:57.240 --> 00:25:58.799 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: farmers and fisher folk. asr-000553 00:25:58.799 --> 00:26:00.240 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So that's why we decided, asr-000554 00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:01.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that we implement asr-000555 00:26:01.880 --> 00:26:04.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: these technologies at the regional level asr-000556 00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:05.239 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: where we will collaborate asr-000557 00:26:05.799 --> 00:26:07.799 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: with departments like DA, asr-000558 00:26:07.799 --> 00:26:09.520 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the provincial and local governments, asr-000559 00:26:09.520 --> 00:26:12.240 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and the cooperatives asr-000560 00:26:12.240 --> 00:26:13.540 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: or specific farmer asr-000561 00:26:14.320 --> 00:26:14.780 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: partner. asr-000562 00:26:16.159 --> 00:26:18.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: For example, for the El Nino asr-000563 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:20.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Task Force, we actually asr-000564 00:26:20.120 --> 00:26:21.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: developed the asr-000565 00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:22.959 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: platform for asr-000566 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:25.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: providing the information and monitoring asr-000567 00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:27.900 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the different interventions. asr-000568 00:26:28.399 --> 00:26:29.640 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But in this year, asr-000569 00:26:29.640 --> 00:26:31.199 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: we specifically asked asr-000570 00:26:31.919 --> 00:26:34.180 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that interventions developed by DOST asr-000571 00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:35.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and, of course, asr-000572 00:26:35.720 --> 00:26:37.500 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: through PCAARRD, asr-000573 00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:39.439 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: be part of the intervention. asr-000574 00:26:39.919 --> 00:26:41.040 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: For example, asr-000575 00:26:41.559 --> 00:26:43.520 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the use of water for irrigation, asr-000576 00:26:43.520 --> 00:26:44.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: drip irrigation, asr-000577 00:26:44.559 --> 00:26:45.699 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: furrow irrigation. asr-000578 00:26:46.360 --> 00:26:48.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We have, in Region 3, asr-000579 00:26:48.039 --> 00:26:48.860 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: developed the asr-000580 00:26:49.880 --> 00:26:51.679 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: solar irrigation trailer unit. asr-000581 00:26:51.679 --> 00:26:52.219 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Usually, asr-000582 00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:56.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: we develop irrigation systems asr-000583 00:26:56.440 --> 00:26:57.399 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that are permanent, asr-000584 00:26:57.399 --> 00:26:58.479 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: but solarized. asr-000585 00:26:58.919 --> 00:26:59.679 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But it's kind of a asr-000586 00:26:59.679 --> 00:27:00.219 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: very expensive. asr-000587 00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:02.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So what they have done there asr-000588 00:27:02.440 --> 00:27:05.699 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: with Nueva Ecija Science and Technology University asr-000589 00:27:06.480 --> 00:27:09.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: is to develop this mobile trailer unit asr-000590 00:27:09.919 --> 00:27:11.160 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that after you irrigate asr-000591 00:27:11.720 --> 00:27:13.320 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: one farmer's land, asr-000592 00:27:13.320 --> 00:27:15.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: then this can be pulled by a asr-000593 00:27:15.080 --> 00:27:17.240 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: or tricycle or a jeepney asr-000594 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:21.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: so that another farm can be irrigated. asr-000595 00:27:21.080 --> 00:27:24.719 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It taps surface water or shallow water wells. asr-000596 00:27:25.120 --> 00:27:26.240 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So in essence, asr-000597 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:27.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: dalawa po ang ating ina-address: asr-000598 00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:29.520 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: iyong availability ng asr-000599 00:27:29.520 --> 00:27:29.900 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: tubig, asr-000600 00:27:30.360 --> 00:27:32.300 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: saka tipid sa asr-000601 00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:34.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: diesel na usually ginagamit. asr-000602 00:27:34.960 --> 00:27:35.860 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So iyon po iyong mga... asr-000603 00:27:36.760 --> 00:27:38.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: I mentioned during the asr-000604 00:27:38.360 --> 00:27:39.680 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Congressional hearing on asr-000605 00:27:40.559 --> 00:27:42.539 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the energy crisis here. asr-000606 00:27:43.200 --> 00:27:44.519 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So we have those technologies asr-000607 00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:46.099 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and we hope that asr-000608 00:27:46.640 --> 00:27:48.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: we can actually provide this technology asr-000609 00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:51.620 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and local governments will avail of this asr-000610 00:27:52.240 --> 00:27:55.339 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: so that we can manage the forthcoming El Nino. asr-000611 00:27:56.360 --> 00:27:57.240 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you. asr-000612 00:27:57.240 --> 00:27:58.099 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-000613 00:27:58.840 --> 00:27:59.719 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Yes. Actually, asr-000614 00:28:00.240 --> 00:28:02.679 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: there is this really good chart asr-000615 00:28:02.679 --> 00:28:03.480 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: that you showed asr-000616 00:28:04.120 --> 00:28:06.839 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: on smart flood management approaches. asr-000617 00:28:07.320 --> 00:28:08.120 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Actually, under, asr-000618 00:28:08.120 --> 00:28:09.080 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: if I remember correctly, asr-000619 00:28:09.080 --> 00:28:10.559 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: under the 2026 GAA, asr-000620 00:28:10.559 --> 00:28:12.559 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: there is supposed to be the establishment asr-000621 00:28:12.559 --> 00:28:14.679 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: of the integrated water resource asr-000622 00:28:14.679 --> 00:28:17.720 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: and flood mitigation strategy. asr-000623 00:28:23.880 --> 00:28:25.320 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: So again, asr-000624 00:28:25.320 --> 00:28:28.279 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: my compliments to the DOST. asr-000625 00:28:28.279 --> 00:28:29.279 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Just quickly, asr-000626 00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:33.039 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: chineck ko po iyong HANDA portal ninyo po. asr-000627 00:28:33.039 --> 00:28:37.799 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Mayroon kasi po ditong emergency SOS na area. asr-000628 00:28:37.799 --> 00:28:41.720 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: I wonder po kung paano po nafi-feedback iyong health authorities. asr-000629 00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:41.960 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Is it asr-000630 00:28:41.960 --> 00:28:42.880 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: through the LGUs asr-000631 00:28:42.880 --> 00:28:45.499 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: or is it through the DOH central office? asr-000632 00:28:46.679 --> 00:28:47.480 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Well, okay. asr-000633 00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:49.320 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The HANDA integrated platform, asr-000634 00:28:49.320 --> 00:28:51.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: I think is one of the most advanced platform asr-000635 00:28:51.760 --> 00:28:54.560 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: for disaster preparedness and response asr-000636 00:28:55.039 --> 00:28:58.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that I think the country would be proud of. asr-000637 00:28:58.360 --> 00:28:59.379 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It integrates, asr-000638 00:28:59.480 --> 00:29:00.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: all early warning systems asr-000639 00:29:00.960 --> 00:29:04.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that both the LGUs and the public can avail of. asr-000640 00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:07.939 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And if your concern is your community only, asr-000641 00:29:08.399 --> 00:29:11.200 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: you can expand by clicking on the radios. asr-000642 00:29:11.760 --> 00:29:15.480 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But we have also systems there asr-000643 00:29:15.480 --> 00:29:19.180 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that can be tailored fit for the LGUs asr-000644 00:29:20.120 --> 00:29:21.620 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: or the national OCD. asr-000645 00:29:21.960 --> 00:29:26.240 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So your SOS or reporting an incident can be activated asr-000646 00:29:26.679 --> 00:29:29.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: if the LGU that would use that platform, asr-000647 00:29:30.159 --> 00:29:31.200 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: would want it. asr-000648 00:29:31.200 --> 00:29:34.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Kasi ayaw naming i-on asr-000649 00:29:34.080 --> 00:29:35.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: kung ang mga citizen ay magre-report, asr-000650 00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:37.780 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: wala namang magma-manage. asr-000651 00:29:38.080 --> 00:29:40.920 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So it depends on the LGU if they really want. asr-000652 00:29:41.559 --> 00:29:44.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The other feature of that platform is asr-000653 00:29:44.120 --> 00:29:46.620 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: you can use AI chatbot to ask about asr-000654 00:29:47.279 --> 00:29:50.640 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: one, the hazards that they can be affected with asr-000655 00:29:50.640 --> 00:29:52.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: or plan the evacuation route asr-000656 00:29:52.360 --> 00:29:54.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that they would take from their place asr-000657 00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:56.399 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: to the nearest evacuation site. asr-000658 00:29:56.760 --> 00:29:59.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And it depends on the needs of the LGU. asr-000659 00:29:59.080 --> 00:30:08.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We can customize some of some of the interventions that they want. So ito po ay hindi tapos. It's really asr-000660 00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:14.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: already good, but now, depending on the needs of the LGU, kung marami pa silang naiisip na innovation that can also be asr-000661 00:30:14.760 --> 00:30:25.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: added. But I think we just launched it last March this year, and I think this can be very powerful for the Office of Civil Defense and the LGUs to use. asr-000662 00:30:28.159 --> 00:30:34.640 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you, Mr. Chair. The evacuation centers were mapped by DOST, or did you get the data from the OCD? asr-000663 00:30:39.159 --> 00:30:40.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Whatever evacuation site that asr-000664 00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:48.560 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the DILG and OCD have selected, then we put it in the software so that, using AI, this can now be asr-000665 00:30:49.640 --> 00:30:55.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: provided to the person who would ask the nearest evacuation from asr-000666 00:30:55.679 --> 00:30:56.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: their asr-000667 00:30:56.039 --> 00:31:02.159 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: residence or where they are. So the app will use the location of your asr-000668 00:31:02.159 --> 00:31:07.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: cell phone, the GPS, so it will automatically assess the hazard where you are. asr-000669 00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:19.880 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Last po, Mr. Secretary, you mentioned the Science for Peace program with the former combatants of the asr-000670 00:31:19.880 --> 00:31:25.029 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: MILF. Can we please be oriented about the program for Science for Peace? asr-000671 00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:26.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Okay. asr-000672 00:31:26.760 --> 00:31:30.240 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation asr-000673 00:31:31.080 --> 00:31:41.780 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and Unity approached us through DOST Region XII, asking if we were willing to help them asr-000674 00:31:42.279 --> 00:31:47.379 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: solve the issues that they have in helping the former combatants in asr-000675 00:31:48.960 --> 00:31:53.219 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: BARMM, and we decided, for the first phase, asr-000676 00:31:53.799 --> 00:32:02.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: to help six former MILF camps. One is to address the lack of potable water. Second is to do the asr-000677 00:32:02.919 --> 00:32:09.639 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: interventions for livelihood so we have catfish production and they use asr-000678 00:32:09.639 --> 00:32:15.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: purified water out of the SAFEWATRS that we developed. The DOST-ITDI developed asr-000679 00:32:15.360 --> 00:32:20.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: it. It's cost-effective, very easy to use. You just replace the membrane, mag-order asr-000680 00:32:20.000 --> 00:32:25.779 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: ka lang sa Lazada or Shopee. Palitan mo lang iyon, madali. asr-000681 00:32:26.600 --> 00:32:32.520 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So tuwang-tuwa na sila doon kasi they can use it for drinking and, of course, for raising the catfish. asr-000682 00:32:33.039 --> 00:32:37.859 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Also halal production of bread— asr-000683 00:32:38.440 --> 00:32:44.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: pinakamasarap na pandesal na natikman ko sa Camp Sarmiento—and also weaving. asr-000684 00:32:44.320 --> 00:32:50.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We provided them satellite Starlink and library in a box asr-000685 00:32:51.360 --> 00:32:53.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: so that the kids would also be able to learn. asr-000686 00:32:53.760 --> 00:32:59.320 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So I think what we need to do is asr-000687 00:32:59.320 --> 00:33:04.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: provide them the opportunity to use science and technology and really solve asr-000688 00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:13.480 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: their basic needs water livelihood even clothing if possible and we will have asr-000689 00:33:13.480 --> 00:33:20.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: another phase. This is the concept that we have: if we develop conflict areas using asr-000690 00:33:20.039 --> 00:33:24.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: science technology and innovation then people will believe that they can asr-000691 00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:29.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: actually uplift their own lives and eventually because of their preoccupation asr-000692 00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:35.279 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: to really improving their lives, they would be more focused on peace. asr-000693 00:33:35.279 --> 00:33:44.919 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: They wanted to really experience a life that is really good. Ayaw naman nila ng conflict. asr-000694 00:33:44.919 --> 00:33:50.240 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The real issue now is to provide them the opportunity and for them to trust asr-000695 00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:55.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: our intervention. Yun po yung kailangan eh. Hindi ka puwedeng magbigay lang ng asr-000696 00:33:55.360 --> 00:34:00.639 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: technology intervention tapos iiwanan mo. Minsan iyan ang problem ng development asr-000697 00:34:00.639 --> 00:34:04.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: partners kasi wala naman sila doon sa baba. Puwede silang tumulong, but asr-000698 00:34:04.559 --> 00:34:08.399 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: they have to leave sometimes. So importante na ma-capacitate natin ang asr-000699 00:34:08.399 --> 00:34:12.800 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: ating mga kababayan and not leave them. Thank you. asr-000700 00:34:12.800 --> 00:34:19.520 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Those are my questions, but a brief manifestation, if I may. asr-000701 00:34:20.560 --> 00:34:22.440 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Thank you to the DOST family. asr-000702 00:34:23.760 --> 00:34:25.720 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: I specifically would want to thank asr-000703 00:34:25.720 --> 00:34:32.840 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: si Director Toto, Dr. Toto Bacolcol, at si Dr. Servando. asr-000704 00:34:34.079 --> 00:34:35.600 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Taga-Sultan Kudarat po ako. asr-000705 00:34:38.919 --> 00:34:44.040 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Noong Enero po, na-hit po kami ng earthquake swarms. asr-000706 00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:47.440 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Ilang preemptive evacuation po asr-000707 00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:49.240 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: ang kinailangan naming gawin. asr-000708 00:34:49.879 --> 00:34:57.900 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Sobrang nakatulong po sila Director Bacolcol at mga kaibigan natin sa PHIVOLCS, asr-000709 00:34:59.640 --> 00:35:02.760 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: hindi lang sa pag-monitor ng tsunami warnings, asr-000710 00:35:02.760 --> 00:35:07.160 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: but even bumaba po sila para sa hazard mapping, asr-000711 00:35:07.160 --> 00:35:12.460 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: sa REDAS seminar sa buong coastal namin sa Kalamansig, Lebak, at Palimbang. asr-000712 00:35:13.160 --> 00:35:16.280 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Maraming-maraming salamat po kay Director Toto asr-000713 00:35:16.280 --> 00:35:18.580 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: at sa lahat po ng kaibigan natin sa PHIVOLCS, asr-000714 00:35:18.880 --> 00:35:20.960 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: at kay Dr. Servando po, asr-000715 00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:23.000 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: na grabe po 'yung pagkulit ko sa kanya asr-000716 00:35:23.000 --> 00:35:26.880 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: noong nag-start po 'yung advisory sa El Niño, asr-000717 00:35:26.880 --> 00:35:29.800 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: kasi ang Sultan Kudarat po ay isa sa mga pinaka-vulnerable asr-000718 00:35:30.079 --> 00:35:32.320 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: sa super El Niño pagdating. asr-000719 00:35:32.320 --> 00:35:33.839 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: So maraming-maraming salamat po asr-000720 00:35:33.839 --> 00:35:36.079 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: sa DOST family sa lahat po ng tulong ninyo, asr-000721 00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:37.180 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: and rest assured po, asr-000722 00:35:37.800 --> 00:35:40.160 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: suportado po natin hindi lang po 'yung budget ninyo, asr-000723 00:35:40.160 --> 00:35:41.679 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: pero pati 'yung pagdagdag asr-000724 00:35:42.880 --> 00:35:44.600 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: ng budget ninyo sa DOST. asr-000725 00:35:45.119 --> 00:35:45.900 Rep. Bella Vanessa B. Suansing: Maraming-maraming salamat po. asr-000726 00:35:48.760 --> 00:35:50.020 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Thank you, Kong Bella. asr-000727 00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:52.860 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Now, from the minority, asr-000728 00:35:55.599 --> 00:35:57.480 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Congressman Antonio Tinio. asr-000729 00:36:02.560 --> 00:36:03.260 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Thank you chair. asr-000730 00:36:03.800 --> 00:36:06.840 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Ah ilang mga paglilinaw sa proposed budget asr-000731 00:36:09.839 --> 00:36:14.860 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: so total budget uh proposed 30.8 asr-000732 00:36:15.040 --> 00:36:21.520 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: no, na mas mababa kaysa GAA ngayon na 32.1 billion. asr-000733 00:36:21.520 --> 00:36:23.280 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So nabawasan. Tapos asr-000734 00:36:23.280 --> 00:36:28.520 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: kung tinitignan natin yung budget ng DOST and attached asr-000735 00:36:28.520 --> 00:36:31.799 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: of course there's a reduction in the sa Office of the Secretary. asr-000736 00:36:32.480 --> 00:36:39.160 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Tapos sa mga attached agencies merong mga you know ah malaki rin. asr-000737 00:36:39.160 --> 00:36:47.160 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: For example, PAGASA, nabawasan po by 2 point... asr-000738 00:36:47.160 --> 00:36:49.020 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Magkano itong nabawas dito? asr-000739 00:36:49.800 --> 00:36:52.839 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: It's a 12.5% asr-000740 00:36:52.839 --> 00:36:53.280 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Tama po ba? asr-000741 00:36:53.280 --> 00:36:54.880 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Ah, so PAGASA, asr-000742 00:36:54.880 --> 00:36:59.760 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: ano pong explanation? Bakit asr-000743 00:36:59.760 --> 00:37:04.319 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: mas mababa po ang ang proposal ng PAGASA? Um, asr-000744 00:37:04.319 --> 00:37:05.980 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Dr. Servando, can you respond? asr-000745 00:37:07.680 --> 00:37:09.600 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: Thank you, Secretary. asr-000746 00:37:10.000 --> 00:37:17.579 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: Your Honor, the reduction of our budget for 2027 asr-000747 00:37:18.480 --> 00:37:21.720 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: on the uh capital outlay because some projects asr-000748 00:37:22.800 --> 00:37:24.280 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: for the 2026 asr-000749 00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:27.880 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: ay hindi na kailangang mapunduhan na next year asr-000750 00:37:27.880 --> 00:37:32.079 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: like example sa pag-establish ng warning system asr-000751 00:37:32.079 --> 00:37:33.539 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: sa isang river basin asr-000752 00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:35.760 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: so dahil funded na this year asr-000753 00:37:36.760 --> 00:37:40.139 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: so tinanggal na siya for next year. asr-000754 00:37:40.160 --> 00:37:47.760 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: One [unclear] equipment, like an X-band radar, asr-000755 00:37:47.760 --> 00:37:49.840 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: to be established in one of the river basin asr-000756 00:37:50.400 --> 00:37:52.680 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: ay hindi naman kailangang punduhan again asr-000757 00:37:52.680 --> 00:37:56.280 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: so uh the reduction is about on the capital outlay asr-000758 00:37:56.280 --> 00:38:00.239 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: that uh we're already excluded for next year. asr-000759 00:38:01.280 --> 00:38:01.560 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay. asr-000760 00:38:01.560 --> 00:38:06.340 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So hindi naman nabawasan iyung ah operations or anything. asr-000761 00:38:07.160 --> 00:38:07.720 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: Hindi naman po. asr-000762 00:38:07.720 --> 00:38:08.920 PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando: In fact, may increase po. asr-000763 00:38:08.920 --> 00:38:10.260 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sige. Capital outlay. asr-000764 00:38:10.920 --> 00:38:19.080 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Ah ang isa pa pong tampok dito ay yung bawas sa Food and Nutrition Research Institute asr-000765 00:38:20.079 --> 00:38:25.079 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: from uh 1.1 billion naging 634 million asr-000766 00:38:25.079 --> 00:38:26.899 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: na lang. Ano pong explanation non? asr-000767 00:38:28.560 --> 00:38:30.420 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: May I ask the director? asr-000768 00:38:30.839 --> 00:38:34.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: I would surmise it's the building that they need to finish asr-000769 00:38:34.760 --> 00:38:36.400 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: but please respond. asr-000770 00:38:37.560 --> 00:38:38.960 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Salamat po secretary. Ah asr-000771 00:38:39.400 --> 00:38:43.640 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: sir um yung bawas po doon sa budget is the capital asr-000772 00:38:43.640 --> 00:38:44.960 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: capital outlay, gaya po ng sinabi ng Secretary. asr-000773 00:38:44.960 --> 00:38:47.180 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, pinondohan iyong building ninyo. Ganoon ba? asr-000774 00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:48.960 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Hindi po, asr-000775 00:38:48.960 --> 00:38:50.960 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: naibawas po iyong pondo sa building. asr-000776 00:38:50.960 --> 00:38:52.060 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Kulang pa? asr-000777 00:38:53.240 --> 00:38:55.720 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Ulit, nabawas? asr-000778 00:38:55.720 --> 00:38:56.980 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Pakilinaw. asr-000779 00:38:57.359 --> 00:38:59.300 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Yun po yung nabawas doon sa budget po. asr-000780 00:38:59.960 --> 00:39:04.220 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So there was funding for capital outlay for 2026. asr-000781 00:39:04.720 --> 00:39:05.280 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Yes po. asr-000782 00:39:05.280 --> 00:39:07.020 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Pero wala na for 2027. asr-000783 00:39:07.160 --> 00:39:07.599 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Yes po. asr-000784 00:39:07.599 --> 00:39:09.280 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Makukumpleto na ba iyong building? asr-000785 00:39:09.280 --> 00:39:11.280 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Phase 4 po. Hindi pa po siya makukumpleto. asr-000786 00:39:11.280 --> 00:39:11.800 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, kulang? asr-000787 00:39:11.800 --> 00:39:12.160 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: Wala. asr-000788 00:39:12.160 --> 00:39:17.040 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, kailangan ninyo ba, para matapos ang inyong building, asr-000789 00:39:17.040 --> 00:39:17.920 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: how much do you need? asr-000790 00:39:19.040 --> 00:39:23.160 DOST-FNRI Director Jacus S. Nacis: iyung request po for 2027 is 400 million po for the phase 4. asr-000791 00:39:23.160 --> 00:39:25.040 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: 400 million for phase 4. Ayan. asr-000792 00:39:25.040 --> 00:39:29.119 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So baka narinig yan ng ating chair of the committee on appropriations. asr-000793 00:39:29.119 --> 00:39:29.839 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay. asr-000794 00:39:29.839 --> 00:39:33.079 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sa kabilang banda naman merong merong napansin ako asr-000795 00:39:33.079 --> 00:39:36.420 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: rito Metals Industry Research and Development Center. asr-000796 00:39:37.560 --> 00:39:45.560 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: It's a a 73.6% increase from 316 naging 549 million. asr-000797 00:39:45.560 --> 00:39:47.280 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Bakit naman po may malaking increase? asr-000798 00:39:47.280 --> 00:39:48.440 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Capital outlay din ba to? asr-000799 00:39:48.440 --> 00:39:49.580 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Ako na lang sasagot. asr-000800 00:39:49.839 --> 00:39:50.399 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Opo. Sige po. asr-000801 00:39:51.000 --> 00:39:53.940 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: 'Yung uh grant-in-aid kasi ng Office of the Secretary, asr-000802 00:39:54.240 --> 00:39:57.380 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: tinanggalan kami and then nilipat sa ibang mga agencies asr-000803 00:39:57.640 --> 00:39:59.079 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: tulad ng MIRDC asr-000804 00:39:59.079 --> 00:39:59.920 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: kaya lumaki sila. asr-000805 00:40:01.160 --> 00:40:02.060 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Mayroon pong grant asr-000806 00:40:02.960 --> 00:40:04.740 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: sa Office of the Secretary. Nilipat ninyo doon? asr-000807 00:40:05.079 --> 00:40:05.899 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Oo. asr-000808 00:40:06.079 --> 00:40:09.300 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: What is the specific grant? Mukhang substansyal. asr-000810 00:40:09.680 --> 00:40:11.940 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Usually, some of it is related to their mandate. asr-000811 00:40:12.520 --> 00:40:15.160 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Usually ang ginagawa po natin sa grant-in-aid asr-000812 00:40:15.160 --> 00:40:18.800 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: if agencies would need support from the office of the secretary asr-000813 00:40:18.800 --> 00:40:20.700 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: to develop new technologies, asr-000814 00:40:21.160 --> 00:40:24.600 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: especially po iyung tinatawag naming industry 4.0 asr-000815 00:40:25.720 --> 00:40:27.940 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: using AI robotics automation, asr-000816 00:40:29.000 --> 00:40:31.220 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: ito po yung tinatawag naming Quatro program. asr-000817 00:40:31.640 --> 00:40:36.180 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Binibigyan namin sila ng fund because it's not part of their original GIA fund. asr-000818 00:40:36.760 --> 00:40:43.140 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So nag-decide ang DBM to transfer uh that certain amount of fund to them. asr-000819 00:40:44.520 --> 00:40:48.160 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So pag sinabi pong Metals Industry Research and Development Center, asr-000820 00:40:48.160 --> 00:40:50.659 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: specifically, you're talking about robotics ba iyong binanggit ninyo? asr-000821 00:40:51.359 --> 00:40:53.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Well, it's about metals industry but asr-000822 00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:55.260 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Is that mining? Ganoon ba? asr-000823 00:40:56.079 --> 00:40:57.139 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Not really. asr-000824 00:40:57.640 --> 00:40:58.899 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: advanced manufacturing asr-000826 00:40:59.359 --> 00:41:03.180 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: That would include metal and other advanced manufacturing technologies, asr-000827 00:41:03.640 --> 00:41:06.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: including robotics automation mechanization. asr-000828 00:41:07.280 --> 00:41:07.520 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Okay? asr-000829 00:41:08.240 --> 00:41:09.319 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sige po. asr-000830 00:41:09.319 --> 00:41:11.680 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Ah, kasama sa presentation ninyo, asr-000831 00:41:11.680 --> 00:41:19.160 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: may banggit dito tungkol sa NAICRI, National AI Center for Research and Innovation. asr-000832 00:41:19.160 --> 00:41:20.880 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Although in your budget proposal asr-000833 00:41:20.880 --> 00:41:24.160 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: parang wala namang specific as far as I know asr-000834 00:41:24.160 --> 00:41:25.460 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: item for the center. asr-000835 00:41:26.560 --> 00:41:28.440 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Tama po ba? asr-000836 00:41:28.440 --> 00:41:33.839 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: this is already being funded at the uh grant in aid level asr-000837 00:41:33.839 --> 00:41:36.260 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: as this is a continuing R&D program asr-000838 00:41:36.800 --> 00:41:40.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: but the Advanced Science and Technology Institute asr-000839 00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:43.920 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: also has a proposal to further increase the compute power. asr-000840 00:41:43.920 --> 00:41:48.280 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So I'll ask the Director of ASTI, Dr. de Leon, to further explain. asr-000841 00:41:48.280 --> 00:41:50.119 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yeah. And in connection with that, asr-000842 00:41:50.119 --> 00:41:57.200 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: so uh sa press release sa inyong website regarding the National AI strategy for the Philippines, asr-000843 00:41:58.040 --> 00:42:03.540 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: the Secretary mentioned high-performance compute, asr-000844 00:42:05.280 --> 00:42:07.320 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: national high-performance compute centers, asr-000845 00:42:09.000 --> 00:42:17.720 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: and that you have a target of increasing high-performance computing power by 26-fold, asr-000846 00:42:17.720 --> 00:42:19.500 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: presumably, of government? asr-000847 00:42:20.359 --> 00:42:22.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Yes. For for our own operation asr-000848 00:42:22.559 --> 00:42:23.320 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: of government asr-000849 00:42:23.640 --> 00:42:29.579 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: and application especially to support our MSME and industries to use AI. asr-000850 00:42:30.200 --> 00:42:30.760 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sige. Puwede asr-000851 00:42:30.760 --> 00:42:32.960 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: po bang paki-elaborate asr-000852 00:42:32.960 --> 00:42:36.580 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: ano po itong high-performance computing? asr-000853 00:42:37.520 --> 00:42:37.820 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sorry. asr-000854 00:42:38.480 --> 00:42:39.700 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Ano ba? High-power... asr-000855 00:42:40.000 --> 00:42:41.240 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: High-performance computing. asr-000856 00:42:41.240 --> 00:42:44.580 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay. High-power computing center. asr-000858 00:42:44.720 --> 00:42:46.000 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: What is this exactly? asr-000859 00:42:46.480 --> 00:42:46.920 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Okay. asr-000860 00:42:46.920 --> 00:42:47.599 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So I'll ask... asr-000861 00:42:47.599 --> 00:42:53.019 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Is this infrastructure, as in data centers? asr-000862 00:42:53.520 --> 00:42:55.119 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Essentially it's a compute center. asr-000863 00:42:55.119 --> 00:42:56.200 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Compute center. asr-000864 00:42:56.200 --> 00:42:56.720 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Compute asr-000865 00:42:56.720 --> 00:42:57.440 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: cluster? asr-000866 00:42:57.440 --> 00:42:58.240 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: AI ba iyan? asr-000867 00:42:58.240 --> 00:42:58.800 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Yeah. AI. asr-000868 00:42:58.800 --> 00:43:01.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It can be both physical and on cloud. asr-000869 00:43:01.880 --> 00:43:03.620 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So you're talking about... asr-000870 00:43:04.960 --> 00:43:05.200 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Yes. asr-000871 00:43:05.200 --> 00:43:06.040 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, in-country? asr-000872 00:43:06.040 --> 00:43:06.640 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: In-country po iyan. asr-000874 00:43:06.640 --> 00:43:08.200 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So that we can have our own. asr-000875 00:43:08.200 --> 00:43:08.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Yes. asr-000876 00:43:08.720 --> 00:43:12.839 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, mga high-power GPUs for AI. asr-000877 00:43:12.839 --> 00:43:13.119 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Yes. asr-000879 00:43:13.119 --> 00:43:15.280 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Opo. Puwede po bang mabigyan tayo ng detalye asr-000882 00:43:15.280 --> 00:43:17.480 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: noong anong mga processor ito? asr-000883 00:43:17.480 --> 00:43:18.400 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Gaano karami? asr-000884 00:43:18.760 --> 00:43:19.920 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: How big is the cluster? asr-000885 00:43:20.280 --> 00:43:21.539 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Where do you get your power? asr-000886 00:43:22.119 --> 00:43:26.559 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Iyan iyong kontrobersiya kaugnay sa Pax Silica. asr-000887 00:43:26.559 --> 00:43:33.220 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And also, I would like to know ano ba ang level ng AI infrastructure na nasa Pilipinas asr-000888 00:43:33.680 --> 00:43:38.040 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: at pag-aari ng gobyerno in this case? asr-000889 00:43:38.480 --> 00:43:48.579 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: I am aware may mga private companies na nagtatayo sila ng sarili nilang AI on-prem data centers asr-000890 00:43:49.920 --> 00:43:50.600 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: for AI. asr-000891 00:43:51.680 --> 00:43:56.480 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Paano dito sa Pilipinas? Paano iyong Pilipinas? asr-000892 00:43:56.480 --> 00:43:58.040 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So pwede po bang mag-explain? asr-000893 00:43:58.040 --> 00:43:58.880 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yeah please. asr-000894 00:43:58.880 --> 00:43:59.560 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Director Franz. asr-000895 00:44:00.160 --> 00:44:02.060 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At magkano iyong budget nito? asr-000907 00:44:03.319 --> 00:44:06.260 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And is this reflected in the budget proposal? asr-000908 00:44:08.920 --> 00:44:12.720 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Thank you, Secretary, Madam Chair, Your Honor. asr-000909 00:44:13.480 --> 00:44:19.000 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Iyong NAICRI po is a continuation of the current service being provided by the Advanced Science asr-000910 00:44:19.000 --> 00:44:19.999 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: and Technology Institute. asr-000911 00:44:20.839 --> 00:44:28.720 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So, mga one decade ago, nagtayo na po ng high-performance supercomputer cluster po na mina-manage po ng ASTI asr-000912 00:44:28.720 --> 00:44:32.359 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: ASTI and then it became a shared service. asr-000913 00:44:32.359 --> 00:44:42.740 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So ibig sabihin po, binibigay natin iyong compute resources and storage for other government agencies, R&D institutes, and the academic community. asr-000914 00:44:43.079 --> 00:44:50.960 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Of course, with the advent of AI, it needed a different type of architecture, different type of AI hardware. asr-000915 00:44:50.960 --> 00:44:53.659 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So ito na po iyong mga GPU-based computers po natin. asr-000916 00:44:54.160 --> 00:44:57.280 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So through the years, through the different projects, asr-000917 00:44:57.280 --> 00:45:01.680 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: nabibigyan po tayo ng pondo to expand that center. asr-000918 00:45:02.359 --> 00:45:12.200 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: With NAICRI, it's more of institutionalizing and sustaining the AI track being supported by DOST. asr-000919 00:45:12.599 --> 00:45:15.960 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So nandun po yung commitment to expand further asr-000920 00:45:15.960 --> 00:45:18.960 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: as you mentioned po yung nabasa po ninyo sa press release asr-000921 00:45:19.359 --> 00:45:21.100 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: and panimula pa lang po siya. asr-000922 00:45:22.119 --> 00:45:26.079 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: If we could imagine for example currently meron po kaming maliit na data center asr-000923 00:45:26.079 --> 00:45:29.040 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: is just a container van at the back of our office. asr-000924 00:45:29.040 --> 00:45:31.080 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Ganun lang po kaliit doon po nagsisimula. asr-000925 00:45:31.760 --> 00:45:36.120 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Ngayon po we are starting to expand through commercial data centers. asr-000926 00:45:37.640 --> 00:45:42.659 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: rent out po tayo ng space and then we install our own um GPUs. asr-000927 00:45:42.680 --> 00:45:47.360 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So ang intent po natin um to further enhance our own sovereignty. asr-000928 00:45:47.720 --> 00:45:54.839 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Yung pagkakaroon po natin ng capacity to deploy and um make our own AI based application asr-000929 00:45:54.839 --> 00:45:56.520 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: using our own asr-000930 00:45:56.520 --> 00:46:00.020 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: system. Iyon po iyong sinusuportahan ng DOST sa ngayon. asr-000931 00:46:01.880 --> 00:46:03.680 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Hindi po ma-provide ng... asr-000932 00:46:03.680 --> 00:46:14.899 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Magkaroon ng idea, ang kongreso, ano yung level ng technology na meron ng DOST ngayon. asr-000933 00:46:15.119 --> 00:46:17.600 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: For example, sabi nyo may isang container van kayo. asr-000934 00:46:18.280 --> 00:46:21.459 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At sa ngayon, yan ang inyong high power compute. asr-000935 00:46:22.160 --> 00:46:24.079 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So ano yung mga processor nyo? asr-000936 00:46:24.079 --> 00:46:24.439 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Is this... asr-000937 00:46:25.800 --> 00:46:26.520 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Latest ba ito? asr-000938 00:46:26.520 --> 00:46:28.480 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Di ba mga NVIDIA chips? asr-000939 00:46:28.480 --> 00:46:32.880 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: A100, H100, Blackwell, iyong mga ganoon. asr-000940 00:46:32.880 --> 00:46:33.439 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Nasaan tayo? asr-000941 00:46:34.240 --> 00:46:35.480 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So tama pa yung nabanggitin nyo. asr-000942 00:46:35.480 --> 00:46:36.520 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Meron po tayo noon. asr-000943 00:46:37.040 --> 00:46:40.480 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: With the latest iteration po na expansion po natin, asr-000944 00:46:40.480 --> 00:46:45.820 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: we were fortunate enough to procure yung mas bago, H200. asr-000945 00:46:45.920 --> 00:46:48.640 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So currently, in-install po natin sila. asr-000946 00:46:49.079 --> 00:46:51.359 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: And then with the establishment of NAICRI, asr-000947 00:46:51.359 --> 00:46:53.640 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: it's not just about the expansion of the current, asr-000948 00:46:53.640 --> 00:46:54.800 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: but we also took... asr-000949 00:46:54.800 --> 00:46:57.079 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: plan to roll out sa regions. asr-000950 00:46:57.079 --> 00:47:03.839 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Because we realized, masyadong nakasentro yung compute power sa NCR o sa Mega Manila. asr-000951 00:47:03.839 --> 00:47:06.940 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So we want to expand that resource as well to the regions. asr-000952 00:47:07.640 --> 00:47:12.800 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So nabanggit nyo po, H200, ilan po yung cluster nyo, ilang processors po yun? asr-000953 00:47:12.800 --> 00:47:20.500 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Opo, I don't have the exact figure, but I think there are five major compute servers. asr-000954 00:47:20.520 --> 00:47:25.200 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Bukod po sa compute servers, may tandem po siya with data storage, asr-000955 00:47:25.200 --> 00:47:26.599 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: kasi mahalaga rin po siya. asr-000956 00:47:26.599 --> 00:47:29.599 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: And also upgrading of network equipment. asr-000957 00:47:29.599 --> 00:47:34.359 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Kasi we expect large amount of data and traffic to be exchanged. asr-000958 00:47:34.359 --> 00:47:36.820 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So lahat po yun, sabay-sabay po natin na in-upgrade. asr-000959 00:47:37.359 --> 00:47:38.520 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At magkano po ang budget? asr-000960 00:47:38.520 --> 00:47:40.160 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Is that in the current budget? asr-000961 00:47:40.160 --> 00:47:46.119 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And the proposal to expand by 26-fold by 2028? asr-000962 00:47:46.119 --> 00:47:47.340 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So magkano po yung... asr-000963 00:47:48.839 --> 00:47:49.940 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: How much will this cost? asr-000964 00:47:50.520 --> 00:47:55.000 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: Opo, sa ngayon po iyong initial seed funding na binigay po ng DOST asr-000965 00:47:55.000 --> 00:47:57.240 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: through its GIAs, 300 million. asr-000966 00:47:57.800 --> 00:47:59.740 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So we hope to further that. asr-000967 00:47:59.760 --> 00:48:04.640 DOST-ASTI Director Franz A. de Leon: So aside from the OSEC, probably in the near future, also through developmental partners po. asr-000968 00:48:05.520 --> 00:48:06.040 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay. asr-000969 00:48:06.040 --> 00:48:10.720 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So Chair, hindi na ako magpapatagal, pero masang concern po natin dito. asr-000970 00:48:10.720 --> 00:48:23.220 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yun nga, importante yung binabanggit na dapat magkaroon din ng sariling digital or AI infrastructure ang Pilipinas. asr-000971 00:48:24.000 --> 00:48:24.300 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: No? asr-000972 00:48:24.960 --> 00:48:29.020 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So yung tinatawag na, whatever you call it, data sovereignty. asr-000973 00:48:29.640 --> 00:48:29.880 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay. asr-000974 00:48:30.800 --> 00:48:44.720 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Otherwise, ang nangyayari po, lumalaga na pang AI, palagi tayong uupa ng cloud and data services and AI services from, ultimately from abroad. asr-000975 00:48:45.480 --> 00:48:45.720 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Diba? asr-000976 00:48:45.720 --> 00:48:47.200 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At papalaki na ng papalaki. asr-000977 00:48:47.200 --> 00:48:49.240 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Actually, ang ginagastos natin dyan. asr-000978 00:48:49.240 --> 00:48:55.559 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, Chair, pwedeng makahingi na lang makapagsubmit ng mas na detalyado. asr-000979 00:48:55.559 --> 00:49:06.040 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yung information about what we currently have and what are the plans to expand the nationally owned compute. asr-000980 00:49:06.920 --> 00:49:07.240 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: No? asr-000981 00:49:08.079 --> 00:49:12.840 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And also the plan to, sabi nyo, dapat ma-expand din sa regions. asr-000982 00:49:13.400 --> 00:49:13.640 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Diba? asr-000983 00:49:14.359 --> 00:49:14.659 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay. asr-000984 00:49:15.280 --> 00:49:21.880 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, tapos, in other words, kasi minsan pagkausap namin ng DICT, parang pinag-uusapan din nila ito. asr-000985 00:49:21.880 --> 00:49:22.400 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, ano ba yan? asr-000986 00:49:23.880 --> 00:49:45.240 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And kayo ba ang lead agency with regard to, you know, developing indigenous digital infrastructure o yung AI infrastructure o is it DICT o may kanya-kanyang diskarte kayo? asr-000987 00:49:46.680 --> 00:49:48.160 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Mr. Chair, if I may respond. asr-000988 00:49:48.880 --> 00:49:51.040 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We developed the National AI Strategy. asr-000989 00:49:51.559 --> 00:49:55.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And in that development, there are four major components. asr-000990 00:49:55.440 --> 00:50:05.580 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The first is the AI factory, the infrastructure, the human resources, the policies, and of course the financing. asr-000991 00:50:06.079 --> 00:50:18.300 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Out of it, we will have to develop the AI refinery, developing the models, the analytics between government, national, local, academic, and industry partners. asr-000992 00:50:18.599 --> 00:50:20.799 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Now, to really implement and accelerate. asr-000993 00:50:20.799 --> 00:50:29.160 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The application of AI, we need to have partnerships at the local, regional, and national level, and of course, international partnership. asr-000994 00:50:29.799 --> 00:50:35.900 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: All of this are geared into really helping our own enterprises and the community. asr-000995 00:50:36.480 --> 00:50:45.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So, we also crafted the National AI Implementation Strategy, where different government organizations will take the lead. asr-000996 00:50:45.559 --> 00:50:51.360 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: On DOST, we lead in the development of the infrastructure for research and development. asr-000997 00:50:51.680 --> 00:51:02.220 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And talent management, and development of language models that can be utilized together with DTI and DICT, and the industry by various enterprises. asr-000998 00:51:02.839 --> 00:51:12.119 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Now, DICT is involved in the connectivity and infrastructure as well, but they are mainly dealing with the private sector to support this. asr-000999 00:51:12.119 --> 00:51:14.340 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Magkaiba po talaga ang laro namin. asr-001000 00:51:14.839 --> 00:51:21.040 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Now, to support the AI sovereignty, DOST is also developing. asr-001001 00:51:21.319 --> 00:51:26.800 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: The data sovereignty through the Geospatial Analytics and Technology Solutions platform. asr-001002 00:51:27.359 --> 00:51:33.920 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It's a digital transformation of all data anchored on geographic information system, the science of where. asr-001003 00:51:34.559 --> 00:51:39.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And this is where we differentiate DOST from the rest of other government agencies. asr-001004 00:51:39.760 --> 00:51:46.640 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We are developing this data that will be utilized to fuel the artificial intelligence technology. asr-001005 00:51:47.119 --> 00:51:50.400 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So, eventually, our goal is to develop a geospatial. asr-001006 00:51:50.400 --> 00:52:08.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: GeoAI Hub, managed by DOST, so that we can provide our enterprises and the government Philippine-owned data that will be queried by large language models or language models that we develop. asr-001007 00:52:08.880 --> 00:52:17.680 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Currently, we have iTanong as a language model that can be utilized by anyone who would want to look at it. asr-001008 00:52:17.680 --> 00:52:20.559 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We also have an equivalent of the App Store or Google. asr-001009 00:52:20.559 --> 00:52:30.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We also have a Google Play Store where language models using Filipino data sets are placed there so that one can look at it and see if you have similar operation. asr-001010 00:52:30.960 --> 00:52:36.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: You can use that model para i-short circuit na po natin yung lack of compute power and scale. asr-001011 00:52:36.720 --> 00:52:41.799 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So, gamitin nyo na lang yun, pwede mo nang patakbuhin yung operation mo using that model. asr-001012 00:52:41.799 --> 00:52:45.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So iyon po ang current state ng AI strategy ng DOST. asr-001013 00:52:46.359 --> 00:52:50.860 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sir, pahingin na lang po, sana makapag-provide ng mga data. asr-001014 00:52:51.400 --> 00:52:55.900 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Mga dokumento on the national AI strategy and the plan. asr-001015 00:52:57.599 --> 00:53:06.520 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And yung ibang mga tanong ko, siguro, sino po ba ang magandang kausap si Director De Leon? asr-001016 00:53:06.520 --> 00:53:06.820 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Opo. asr-001017 00:53:07.359 --> 00:53:08.660 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay, thank you. Thank you, Chair. asr-001018 00:53:09.960 --> 00:53:11.220 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Thank you, Congressman Tinio. asr-001019 00:53:13.240 --> 00:53:15.008 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Congressman Nicky Briones. asr-001020 00:53:16.839 --> 00:53:19.000 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Ah, thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-001021 00:53:19.000 --> 00:53:21.960 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Ah, gusto ko lang namang magpasalamat asr-001022 00:53:21.960 --> 00:53:27.799 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: sa mga nagagawa na itutulong ng DOST sa ating mga farmers, asr-001023 00:53:27.799 --> 00:53:32.359 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: especially sa amin, sa egg industry. asr-001024 00:53:32.359 --> 00:53:41.119 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: through your program na DOST-BIST, or Business Innovation through Science and Technology, asr-001025 00:53:41.119 --> 00:53:48.400 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: CRADLE, uh, Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy, asr-001026 00:53:48.400 --> 00:53:51.480 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: malaki ang naitulong ng DOST. asr-001027 00:53:51.480 --> 00:54:01.200 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Without my intervention, ha, kaya yung coordination ng DOST at saka ng DA, napakaganda. asr-001028 00:54:01.200 --> 00:54:07.920 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Kasi alam natin na yung egg eh maiksi lang ang shelf life. asr-001029 00:54:07.920 --> 00:54:14.040 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: So dahil doon sa inyong boiled egg brine solution, asr-001030 00:54:14.040 --> 00:54:17.520 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: pwede tumagal yung boiled egg up to five years. asr-001031 00:54:17.520 --> 00:54:21.200 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: So yung handling sa, let's say, may calamity, asr-001032 00:54:21.200 --> 00:54:25.480 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: or gusto nating tulungan yung nutrition ng ating mga bata, asr-001033 00:54:25.480 --> 00:54:29.640 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: madali na iparating. asr-001034 00:54:29.640 --> 00:54:39.280 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: So ang isa pa, yung, ah, sa aming, ah, itong, ah, egg processing plant. asr-001035 00:54:39.280 --> 00:54:43.040 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Una, yung liquefied egg processing plant. asr-001036 00:54:43.040 --> 00:54:48.480 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Ang ating itlog, up to 10, 12 days, pwede nang masira. asr-001037 00:54:48.480 --> 00:54:51.079 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Pero because of this liquefied asr-001038 00:54:51.079 --> 00:54:56.200 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: egg processing plant, through your initiative, asr-001039 00:54:56.200 --> 00:55:03.160 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: ah, nagla-last ng up to more than a month, more than five months. asr-001040 00:55:03.160 --> 00:55:15.079 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: So mas mabilis yung pagde-deliver din sa mga hotel and industrial partner namin. asr-001041 00:55:15.079 --> 00:55:17.559 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Kaya malaki ang nagagawa. asr-001042 00:55:17.559 --> 00:55:21.440 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: At lastly, itong egg powder, asr-001043 00:55:21.440 --> 00:55:22.280 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Egg. asr-001044 00:55:22.280 --> 00:55:24.640 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Powder processing plant. asr-001045 00:55:24.640 --> 00:55:29.240 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: na even up to five years, asr-001046 00:55:29.240 --> 00:55:31.440 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: ah, tumatagal yung itlog. asr-001047 00:55:31.440 --> 00:55:39.520 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: So, napakalaki ng, uh, nagawa niyo sa Batangas Egg Producers Cooperative asr-001048 00:55:39.520 --> 00:55:41.920 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: at doon sa aming bayan sa San Jose, asr-001049 00:55:41.920 --> 00:55:44.280 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: which is the egg basket of the Philippines. asr-001050 00:55:44.280 --> 00:55:48.079 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: We are producing 12 million eggs a day. asr-001051 00:55:48.079 --> 00:55:51.039 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: So, thank you, ah, asr-001052 00:55:51.039 --> 00:55:51.839 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: DOST asr-001053 00:55:51.839 --> 00:55:52.599 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Secretary asr-001054 00:55:52.599 --> 00:55:53.760 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Renato Solidum. asr-001055 00:55:53.760 --> 00:55:59.559 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Sana talagang madagdagan natin ang budget ng DOST. asr-001056 00:55:59.559 --> 00:56:00.599 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Thank you po. asr-001057 00:56:00.599 --> 00:56:01.075 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Thank you. asr-001058 00:56:01.440 --> 00:56:04.349 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Thank you, Vice Chair Nicky Briones. asr-001059 00:56:04.535 --> 00:56:09.319 Rep. Amben S. Amante: First, I would like to acknowledge the presence of our Senior Deputy Speaker, asr-001060 00:56:09.319 --> 00:56:11.880 Rep. Amben S. Amante: the gentleman, Senior Deputy Speaker asr-001061 00:56:11.880 --> 00:56:13.124 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Dan Fernandez. asr-001062 00:56:13.310 --> 00:56:14.255 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: Baka ako ang makakadagdag ng budget? asr-001063 00:56:16.972 --> 00:56:19.870 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Before we go to our favorite motion, asr-001064 00:56:20.680 --> 00:56:22.440 Rep. Amben S. Amante: any last word of support? asr-001065 00:56:22.440 --> 00:56:25.173 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Senior Deputy Speaker. asr-001066 00:56:30.303 --> 00:56:34.000 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: Humabol lang ako, but I'm not going to ask questions. asr-001067 00:56:35.039 --> 00:56:40.240 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: Si Sec. Solidum, one of the performing secretaries. asr-001068 00:56:40.240 --> 00:56:41.960 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: Of course, the entire department, no? asr-001069 00:56:42.160 --> 00:56:46.880 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: So, I'm only here to support your budget and if possible, increase your budget. asr-001070 00:56:46.880 --> 00:56:47.498 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: Yun lang po. asr-001071 00:56:51.110 --> 00:56:56.680 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Thank you, SDS. May hahabol lang na question. asr-001072 00:56:56.680 --> 00:56:58.400 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Congressman Tinio, go ahead. asr-001073 00:57:01.960 --> 00:57:05.160 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Chair, actually, may postscript lang ako doon sa issue ng asr-001074 00:57:05.799 --> 00:57:09.600 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: ah, data sovereignty, digital sovereignty, AI sovereignty. asr-001075 00:57:10.079 --> 00:57:16.020 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At may, meron, binanggit nga si Secretary, meron ng national AI strategy. asr-001076 00:57:16.760 --> 00:57:17.020 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay? asr-001077 00:57:17.680 --> 00:57:20.720 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At personally, I support this idea, no? asr-001078 00:57:20.720 --> 00:57:27.139 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Na, sige, lumalaganap ang AI. Kailangan meron—may control ang mga Pilipino, 'di ba. asr-001079 00:57:27.280 --> 00:57:29.559 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Hindi yung nakaasa tayo sa AI. asr-001080 00:57:29.559 --> 00:57:30.900 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: In a way, yung data natin, asr-001081 00:57:31.280 --> 00:57:37.700 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: gagamitin nung iba to improve their models and then we, we end up just as paying customers. asr-001082 00:57:38.319 --> 00:57:39.319 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Hindi tama yun. asr-001083 00:57:39.319 --> 00:57:44.119 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: However, Mr. Chair, I would like to point something out. asr-001084 00:57:44.119 --> 00:57:47.560 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Recently, ay kaugnay po ito sa Pax Silica. asr-001085 00:57:48.400 --> 00:57:56.400 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: The main proponent of Pax Silica is the U.S. Undersecretary of State, Jacob Helberg, no? asr-001086 00:57:56.400 --> 00:58:05.500 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And, uh, just last June 24, he came out with a, uh, a, um, um, asr-001087 00:58:05.599 --> 00:58:10.120 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: a speech or a publication called the Digital Sovereignty Trap. asr-001088 00:58:10.640 --> 00:58:13.080 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At dito, explicitly, ang sinasabi niya rito, asr-001089 00:58:13.680 --> 00:58:19.500 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Okay, a growing number of governments persuaded that independence requires duplication, asr-001090 00:58:19.839 --> 00:58:26.859 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: are drafting national AI strategies to match, each resolved to rebuild inside its own borders, asr-001091 00:58:27.240 --> 00:58:30.060 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: a stack that already exists somewhere else. asr-001092 00:58:30.720 --> 00:58:38.079 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: It is a sub, it is a seductive vision, it is also backward and counterproductive, no? asr-001093 00:58:38.079 --> 00:58:41.079 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, ang main thesis niya dito, uy, kayong mga bansa, asr-001094 00:58:41.079 --> 00:58:47.280 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: huwag na kayong mag-ambisyong, ah, mag-develop ng sarili niyong AI technology, asr-001095 00:58:47.880 --> 00:58:49.180 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: you will always be backward. asr-001096 00:58:49.880 --> 00:58:58.960 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sumakay kayo sa U.S. kasi we are developing the most advanced AI technology, no? asr-001097 00:58:58.960 --> 00:59:00.039 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So misguided. asr-001098 00:59:00.640 --> 00:59:09.880 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yung, ah, mga plano niyo na magtayo ng sarili niyong, ah, AI technology. Just join us. asr-001099 00:59:09.880 --> 00:59:14.039 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And this is what Pax Silica is about, no? asr-001100 00:59:14.039 --> 00:59:18.880 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, ah, obviously, tutol po tayo; nire-reject natin. asr-001101 00:59:19.599 --> 00:59:26.600 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yung, ayan na 'yun, the main proponent of Pax Silica is this, this person, Helberg. asr-001102 00:59:27.079 --> 00:59:29.320 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Siya nga yung nagpunta rito to inaugurate. asr-001103 00:59:30.079 --> 00:59:35.559 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: uh, the, the Pax Silica project in, uh, New Clark City, no? asr-001104 00:59:35.559 --> 00:59:41.480 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And napakalinaw po nung kanyang argumento dito na, okay, asr-001105 00:59:42.400 --> 00:59:46.159 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: huwag na yung digital national, you know, yung no AI sovereignty. asr-001106 00:59:48.000 --> 00:59:49.420 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Mananatili kayong backward. asr-001107 00:59:50.559 --> 00:59:55.550 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Tulungan niyo kami. Nasa amin ang pinaka-advanced na teknolohiya, no. asr-001108 00:59:55.640 --> 00:59:56.580 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, um... asr-001109 00:59:57.960 --> 01:00:04.579 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: In that regard, ah, ano pong masasabi ng DOST diyan? asr-001110 01:00:05.920 --> 01:00:07.740 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: AI is simply a technology. asr-001111 01:00:07.920 --> 01:00:09.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It can be powerful. asr-001112 01:00:09.520 --> 01:00:11.720 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: You can develop large language models. asr-001113 01:00:12.240 --> 01:00:22.379 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But in the AI summit that I attended, one of the leading industrial companies, asr-001114 01:00:23.039 --> 01:00:32.659 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: I think one of the best statements that she made was you cannot compete with those already advanced. asr-001115 01:00:33.280 --> 01:00:38.920 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And so her advice is for countries to develop smaller language models asr-001116 01:00:38.920 --> 01:00:43.619 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that would address the specific needs of their country or their organization. asr-001117 01:00:44.119 --> 01:00:48.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Second, it is the data that will be more powerful than the AI. asr-001118 01:00:49.319 --> 01:00:49.760 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: That is why, asr-001119 01:00:49.760 --> 01:00:53.560 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: our focus is to develop a data sovereignty platform. asr-001120 01:00:53.960 --> 01:00:54.680 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Thank you. asr-001121 01:00:54.680 --> 01:00:55.839 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Thank you, Mr. Chair. asr-001122 01:00:55.839 --> 01:01:00.920 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: In that regard, uh, I commend the Secretary for having that stand. asr-001123 01:01:00.920 --> 01:01:07.160 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Importante po, no, na sa kabila ng ayan na po napakalinaw na tulak ng U.S.— asr-001124 01:01:07.160 --> 01:01:10.040 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: sabi nila, tigil niyo na 'yan, sumama kayo sa amin— asr-001125 01:01:10.720 --> 01:01:18.640 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Ah, dapat po, tama lang na ipagpatuloy ang effort na i-develop ang sarili nating infrastructure at asr-001126 01:01:18.640 --> 01:01:22.119 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: kakayahan kahit dito sa larangan ng AI, asr-001127 01:01:22.119 --> 01:01:35.620 Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: lalo pa at ang kailangan—ang kailangan natin ay 'yung sariling data natin ang gamitin para tugunan ang mga pangangailangan ng Pilipino. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair. 'Yun lang po ang puntong gusto kong i-raise. Thank you. asr-001130 01:01:36.680 --> 01:01:38.870 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you, Congressman Tinio. asr-001131 01:01:38.880 --> 01:01:40.830 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Congresswoman Renee Co. asr-001132 01:01:40.839 --> 01:01:45.713 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Sorry, Mr. Chair. This is just, um—or, uh— asr-001133 01:01:46.118 --> 01:01:51.359 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: this is just a point of inquiry that we would like to address to the Committee on Appropriations. asr-001134 01:01:51.359 --> 01:01:51.880 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Uh, asr-001135 01:01:51.880 --> 01:02:01.200 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: given that there are other executive offices that will be going through plenary discussions separately, asr-001136 01:02:01.200 --> 01:02:04.400 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: no, when their budgets will be deliberated upon. asr-001137 01:02:04.400 --> 01:02:09.920 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Um, this representation submitted a request to, uh, to the Chair, asr-001138 01:02:09.920 --> 01:02:11.559 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Representative Suansing, no, asr-001139 01:02:11.559 --> 01:02:17.920 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: if it's possible to have pre-plenary deliberations for other executive offices. asr-001140 01:02:17.920 --> 01:02:18.200 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: No, asr-001141 01:02:18.200 --> 01:02:19.240 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: uh, asr-001142 01:02:19.240 --> 01:02:19.480 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: this asr-001143 01:02:19.480 --> 01:02:21.880 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: would include the Anti-Money Laundering Council, asr-001144 01:02:21.880 --> 01:02:24.279 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, asr-001145 01:02:24.279 --> 01:02:25.880 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Climate Change Commission, asr-001146 01:02:25.880 --> 01:02:28.559 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, asr-001147 01:02:28.559 --> 01:02:33.680 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, National Security Council, PDEA, PEZA, and SBMA, asr-001148 01:02:33.680 --> 01:02:38.440 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: to address various concerns that are opened up to them asr-001149 01:02:38.440 --> 01:02:42.640 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: that, because of their layered—um, asr-001150 01:02:42.640 --> 01:02:46.520 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: uh, because of the—the layered, uh, natures of them, asr-001151 01:02:46.520 --> 01:02:48.440 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: that it might not be enough to address them asr-001152 01:02:48.440 --> 01:02:49.480 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: merely at plenary. asr-001153 01:02:49.480 --> 01:02:50.599 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: So that's just a request. asr-001154 01:02:50.599 --> 01:02:52.640 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: And I'd like to put it on the record, asr-001155 01:02:52.640 --> 01:02:53.770 Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Mr. Chair, Madam Chair. asr-001156 01:03:04.874 --> 01:03:08.079 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: We'll discuss it po. asr-001157 01:03:08.079 --> 01:03:11.839 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: We've also been discussing it earlier with Cong. Renee asr-001158 01:03:11.839 --> 01:03:14.680 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: because we've been together in several of the hearings. asr-001159 01:03:14.680 --> 01:03:19.640 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So we can see how we can move forward with the request. asr-001160 01:03:19.640 --> 01:03:21.119 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So we'll coordinate na lang po asr-001161 01:03:21.119 --> 01:03:23.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and we'll discuss how we can proceed asr-001162 01:03:23.520 --> 01:03:26.160 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: with those OEOs mentioned. asr-001163 01:03:26.160 --> 01:03:26.845 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you po. asr-001164 01:03:28.195 --> 01:03:29.559 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Okay, uh, thank you. asr-001165 01:03:29.559 --> 01:03:32.026 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Any last words, Chairwoman? asr-001166 01:03:32.026 --> 01:03:33.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Chairman, last words? asr-001167 01:03:33.880 --> 01:03:36.359 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Kanina, message of support. Last words. asr-001168 01:03:36.359 --> 01:03:37.763 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Message of support. Opo. asr-001169 01:03:38.320 --> 01:03:39.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you, thank you. asr-001170 01:03:39.760 --> 01:03:41.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you, Cong. Amben. Thank you, Cong. Nicky. asr-001171 01:03:41.880 --> 01:03:45.319 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I just wanted to say thank you to our two vice chairpersons asr-001172 01:03:45.319 --> 01:03:51.799 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: who facilitated today's hearing for the DOST budget briefing. asr-001173 01:03:51.799 --> 01:03:57.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you, Cong. Amben Amante. Thank you, Cong. Nicky Briones asr-001174 01:03:58.559 --> 01:04:05.039 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for very well, for managing the deliberations very, very well. asr-001175 01:04:05.039 --> 01:04:10.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Kampante po ako na, ah, kasi alam ko po na the DOST family asr-001176 01:04:10.760 --> 01:04:14.200 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: is in great hands with Vice Chair Amben and Vice Chair Nikki. asr-001177 01:04:14.200 --> 01:04:15.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So palakpakan naman po natin sila. asr-001178 01:04:16.160 --> 01:04:16.964 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you po. asr-001179 01:04:18.753 --> 01:04:24.720 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Ayun po. So they will be your partners until the plenary deliberations. asr-001180 01:04:24.720 --> 01:04:27.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So maybe just a few questions, Kong Amben. asr-001181 01:04:28.680 --> 01:04:29.480 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Very quick. asr-001182 01:04:29.480 --> 01:04:32.480 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you, Kong Tonshi, for posing a lot of the, asr-001183 01:04:32.480 --> 01:04:37.720 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I was going to ask on the agency-wise allocations, asr-001184 01:04:37.720 --> 01:04:43.179 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: but you explained to Kong Tonshi that the big decreases asr-001185 01:04:43.200 --> 01:04:46.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: in Pag-ASA and PNRI, asr-001186 01:04:47.240 --> 01:04:50.480 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: it was explained that Pag-ASA is okay asr-001187 01:04:50.480 --> 01:04:52.140 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: because it's already done. asr-001188 01:04:53.279 --> 01:04:54.839 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Is that, did I catch it correctly? asr-001189 01:04:54.839 --> 01:04:57.680 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: The ₱364 million differential is because asr-001192 01:04:57.680 --> 01:04:59.599 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: uh, on the differential is because there's asr-001193 01:04:59.599 --> 01:05:03.200 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: a project that was already done already so no need asr-001194 01:05:03.200 --> 01:05:04.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to fund it for 2027. asr-001195 01:05:05.520 --> 01:05:07.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: For FNRI, it's the building. asr-001196 01:05:09.960 --> 01:05:12.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: For the PNRI, is it the same case po? asr-001197 01:05:12.960 --> 01:05:16.200 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: It's a project, it's a 345 million decrease. asr-001198 01:05:17.079 --> 01:05:18.140 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Is it a similar? asr-001199 01:05:18.520 --> 01:05:19.039 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Yes. asr-001200 01:05:19.039 --> 01:05:23.579 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Similar situation po with Pag-ASA or with FNRI? asr-001201 01:05:24.000 --> 01:05:26.700 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It's similar with FNRI. asr-001202 01:05:26.920 --> 01:05:35.480 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the project has already done with all its phases kaya nag-stop na po yung funding for this particular capital outlay. asr-001203 01:05:35.480 --> 01:05:42.200 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Okay. Sige po. So yun na naman po yung malaki. Those are the most glaring reductions. asr-001204 01:05:42.799 --> 01:05:52.160 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: You also explained to Kongtonchi earlier that the reason for the increases in the different agency budgets is because of the transfer of the grants. asr-001205 01:05:52.640 --> 01:05:58.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, Sige po, that's where I want to ask a question on, a clarificatory question on. asr-001206 01:05:58.880 --> 01:06:08.559 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Because earlier it was discussed po that there was a request whether it's possible to re-centralize the grants in the Office of the Secretary. asr-001207 01:06:08.559 --> 01:06:13.839 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So I just wanted to maybe ask, we also have our DBM family here with us. asr-001208 01:06:13.839 --> 01:06:22.220 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, Sek, maybe just to enlighten us as to why the grants were distributed. asr-001209 01:06:22.240 --> 01:06:28.040 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Across the different agencies. Is that...was that a decision on the part of the OSD or was that the DBM decision? asr-001210 01:06:30.880 --> 01:06:33.640 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Sorry. Sorry. Sorry, friends, to put you on the spot. asr-001211 01:06:33.640 --> 01:06:38.119 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: May we request of someone from the DBM family to please enlighten us? asr-001212 01:06:38.119 --> 01:06:46.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Kasi this is, this is a big point of contention. This is 1.25 billion being talked about. asr-001213 01:06:46.000 --> 01:06:50.059 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, we just want to understand which way is the right way forward. asr-001214 01:06:50.520 --> 01:06:54.200 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Do we centralize the grants in the Office of the Secretary asr-001217 01:06:54.200 --> 01:06:57.039 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the grants in the Office of the Secretary or do we retain the way that asr-001218 01:06:57.039 --> 01:07:01.680 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: it's here in the NEP which is distributed across agencies? So if we asr-001219 01:07:01.680 --> 01:07:18.200 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: could request someone from the DBM. Director Vivian, if you could asr-001220 01:07:18.200 --> 01:07:23.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: introduce yourself Director Vivian to the DOST family and to our colleagues. asr-001221 01:07:30.799 --> 01:07:40.419 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: Good evening, Madam Chair, Your Honor, Sec. Solidum, and all the DOST family. asr-001222 01:07:47.520 --> 01:07:56.000 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: 2027, a policy for DBM which was approved to reallocate the funding asr-001223 01:07:56.000 --> 01:07:58.440 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: requirements of ongoing R&D asr-001227 01:07:58.920 --> 01:08:08.559 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: projects of attached agencies under the DOST that were previously funded under the GIA asr-001228 01:08:08.559 --> 01:08:15.839 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: of ASEC Councils directly to the agency-specific budgets of the DOST. asr-001229 01:08:16.400 --> 01:08:26.540 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: So as such, the GIA will primarily fund those R&D projects proposed by external stakeholders asr-001230 01:08:27.000 --> 01:08:32.560 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: such as the HEIs and other NGAs and private institutions. asr-001231 01:08:33.080 --> 01:08:41.799 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: So this process, the reallocation of funding to the attached agencies of the DOST, will asr-001232 01:08:41.799 --> 01:08:49.239 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: also facilitate the immediate utilization and implementation of R&D programs by the asr-001233 01:08:49.239 --> 01:08:56.140 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: agencies since the funds will be available to them upon the approval of the GIA. asr-001234 01:08:56.679 --> 01:08:57.080 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: Instead, asr-001235 01:08:57.080 --> 01:09:05.040 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: of the current scheme, there will be interagency transfer funds from the GIA to the implementing asr-001236 01:09:05.040 --> 01:09:05.860 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: agencies. asr-001237 01:09:05.880 --> 01:09:17.520 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: So this is also to have an efficient process that is streamlined and the trust receipts asr-001238 01:09:17.520 --> 01:09:18.359 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: will also disappear. asr-001239 01:09:18.359 --> 01:09:19.399 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: That is what will happen. asr-001240 01:09:19.679 --> 01:09:22.960 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: So that is the basis of the plan. asr-001241 01:09:22.960 --> 01:09:26.819 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Director Vivian, is there a new guideline? asr-001242 01:09:27.159 --> 01:09:34.359 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Governing this that was not there during the 2026 GIA or I guess I just want to understand asr-001243 01:09:34.359 --> 01:09:39.979 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the difference between the implementation last year versus this year. asr-001244 01:09:40.319 --> 01:09:47.560 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: What's different between the 2026 GIA and the 2027 NEP that necessitates this new scheme asr-001245 01:09:48.359 --> 01:09:49.460 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: in the grants? asr-001246 01:09:49.480 --> 01:09:51.199 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: Yes, Madam Chair. asr-001247 01:09:52.440 --> 01:09:54.000 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: Last year, wala pa po ito. asr-001248 01:09:54.000 --> 01:09:59.229 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: It's a new policy po by DBM during budget preparation. asr-001249 01:09:59.239 --> 01:10:00.870 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: Opo. asr-001255 01:10:00.880 --> 01:10:03.080 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So it's an internal DBM policy. asr-001256 01:10:03.080 --> 01:10:05.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: It's a new DBM policy po pala, Sec. asr-001257 01:10:05.760 --> 01:10:09.440 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So perhaps this is the right forum to take care of it asr-001258 01:10:09.440 --> 01:10:13.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: just so we can work on it accordingly on the side of the House. asr-001259 01:10:13.320 --> 01:10:18.400 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So siguro, now that you've heard Director Vivian's rationale on it— asr-001261 01:10:18.400 --> 01:10:20.040 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: DBM's rationale on it, which asr-001262 01:10:20.040 --> 01:10:25.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: is, it essentially streamlines it because you're putting the grants straight to the asr-001263 01:10:25.520 --> 01:10:26.340 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: agency. asr-001264 01:10:26.440 --> 01:10:28.040 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So now is the time also, sir. asr-001266 01:10:28.080 --> 01:10:38.059 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: SEC to appeal slash reason out as to why, what would the implications be on the implementation? asr-001267 01:10:38.440 --> 01:10:45.199 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I'm sure there's a, here I understand streamlining, nakadiretso na, wala na interagency transfer, asr-001268 01:10:45.199 --> 01:10:50.780 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: but Sigur Sec, from the standpoint of DOST, how would that affect your implementation? asr-001269 01:10:57.640 --> 01:11:08.640 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: I totally understand the intention. Unfortunately, the details of many of the grants were not asr-001270 01:11:08.640 --> 01:11:16.040 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: very clear when all the funds were transferred. So instead of just transferring the amount asr-001271 01:11:16.040 --> 01:11:22.679 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: of money for specific agencies that they will have to implement, the funding that are supposed asr-001272 01:11:22.679 --> 01:11:26.600 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: to be under the same field, but not to be implemented by the same agency, that's not asr-001273 01:11:26.600 --> 01:11:33.840 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: true. That agency were also included. So kaya sumobra talaga yung ibang agency. So the asr-001274 01:11:33.840 --> 01:11:40.400 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: intention was good, but may mga details na siguro hindi, although we appealed to them, asr-001275 01:11:40.400 --> 01:11:46.140 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: like PAGASA and PHIVOLCS. asr-001276 01:11:47.159 --> 01:11:53.560 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Bacolkol, paano nila gagastusin yun? Hindi naman sila pwedeng mag-release sa ibang agency. asr-001277 01:11:58.040 --> 01:12:00.400 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So I'm just telling our observant. asr-001278 01:12:00.400 --> 01:12:03.099 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But I already wrote them about it. asr-001279 01:12:05.320 --> 01:12:09.400 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Second question. What's your BOR for the grants? asr-001280 01:12:09.400 --> 01:12:14.600 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Bababa ba yung utilization? Kasi yun siguro yung isa ko nakikita na pwede nating gamitin. asr-001281 01:12:15.199 --> 01:12:15.719 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: 98%. asr-001282 01:12:18.080 --> 01:12:18.820 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Sorry? asr-001283 01:12:19.239 --> 01:12:19.560 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: 98%. asr-001284 01:12:19.560 --> 01:12:19.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 98%. asr-001285 01:12:19.800 --> 01:12:30.919 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: With the previous scheme, wherein all the grants are centralized to OSEC. Director Vib, asr-001286 01:12:31.600 --> 01:12:32.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: is there... asr-001287 01:12:32.320 --> 01:12:32.860 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Is it possible? asr-001288 01:12:33.440 --> 01:12:40.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Is it like a written DBM policy in the budget preparation? Is there like a new internal asr-001289 01:12:40.520 --> 01:12:41.200 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: memo? asr-001290 01:12:41.600 --> 01:12:44.440 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: We have an internal memo po regarding it. asr-001291 01:12:44.440 --> 01:12:50.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Kasi yun actually din yung nakikita ko lang na downside. Again, I'm trying to see both asr-001292 01:12:50.360 --> 01:12:57.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: sides. Ang nakikita ko lang na downside dito, which is diniretso nyo na, hindi ka na pwede asr-001293 01:12:57.320 --> 01:12:57.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: mag... asr-001294 01:12:57.760 --> 01:13:01.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Parang hindi ka naman pwede mag-negative sa ano dito na ibabalik mo sa OSEC, diba? asr-001295 01:13:01.320 --> 01:13:04.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Is it just like an outside agreement? asr-001296 01:13:04.639 --> 01:13:05.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I don't see it. asr-001297 01:13:05.639 --> 01:13:14.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I don't see any kind of, like, sort of, you know, you have a P200 million in grants and asr-001298 01:13:14.960 --> 01:13:18.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: you put it in your NEP, and it has just P200 million in it. asr-001299 01:13:18.000 --> 01:13:26.159 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, this might result in a lower BOR if we take a look at it next year. Because, you asr-001300 01:13:26.159 --> 01:13:34.279 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: you kind of pre-determine how much would be needed by each of the attached agencies. asr-001301 01:13:35.360 --> 01:13:42.320 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Sorry, just to understand, I mean, I've been availing of grants also during my master's years, asr-001302 01:13:42.320 --> 01:13:44.320 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: but it's really dynamic. asr-001303 01:13:45.199 --> 01:13:53.080 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: When you do your budget preparation, you don't really know how many grantees you're going to have per attached agency. asr-001304 01:13:53.080 --> 01:13:58.019 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So you do it after the GAA is approved. asr-001305 01:14:00.840 --> 01:14:02.440 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Essentially, it's proposal-driven. asr-001306 01:14:02.440 --> 01:14:10.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: For example, there are emergencies that might need to be responded to by DOST, not by DOST agencies, asr-001307 01:14:10.120 --> 01:14:12.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: but I need experts, for example, oil spill. asr-001308 01:14:13.440 --> 01:14:17.520 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: I need to ask experts from different universities to focus on that. asr-001309 01:14:17.520 --> 01:14:20.200 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So we get it from the GIA. asr-001310 01:14:20.520 --> 01:14:22.480 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: We have a... asr-001311 01:14:24.760 --> 01:14:25.960 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: a program for that. asr-001312 01:14:25.960 --> 01:14:27.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: But that program was transferred to PAGASA. asr-001313 01:14:29.199 --> 01:14:31.300 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So PAGASA cannot distribute the money. asr-001314 01:14:32.159 --> 01:14:34.300 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It was supposed to be distributed by the OSEC. asr-001315 01:14:35.000 --> 01:14:38.580 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: So we will lose support in the emergency response. asr-001316 01:14:38.679 --> 01:14:41.920 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It's just an example, but just to make it clear. asr-001317 01:14:41.920 --> 01:14:43.120 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Yes, I understand, Sec. asr-001318 01:14:43.120 --> 01:14:43.780 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Director Vivian? asr-001319 01:14:44.320 --> 01:14:46.960 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: Yes, if I may, Madam Chair. asr-001320 01:14:48.040 --> 01:14:53.040 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: The basis of the GIA's 2027 level was the list of... asr-001321 01:14:53.040 --> 01:14:57.880 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: the ongoing R&D projects submitted by DOST. asr-001322 01:14:57.880 --> 01:15:06.100 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, DOST, I can't understand why— asr-001323 01:15:06.560 --> 01:15:07.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: on these things asr-001324 01:15:10.880 --> 01:15:17.620 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: if the basis would be your ongoing r d it doesn't necessarily mean that um come 2027 asr-001325 01:15:17.880 --> 01:15:21.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: those are still the same r d projects that would need to be funded by the grants asr-001326 01:15:23.199 --> 01:15:30.480 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: i think the the danger there is you don't know what to base it on for you to get an accurate asr-001327 01:15:30.480 --> 01:15:39.280 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: assessment of how much you would actually need in 2027. we may we i in this in this regard asr-001328 01:15:39.760 --> 01:15:45.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: May we ask the DOST to explain first? asr-001329 01:15:45.320 --> 01:15:47.979 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: they're at 98 utilization asr-001330 01:15:51.560 --> 01:15:58.980 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: unless unless dbm has um uh has um opposition to that asr-001331 01:16:01.520 --> 01:16:07.880 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: the reason why we can maximize the use of money is that since it's a proposal driven so for example asr-001332 01:16:07.880 --> 01:16:13.400 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: if the subject is disaster reduction it's not simply if you evoke the pagasa that will implement asr-001333 01:16:13.400 --> 01:16:23.860 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: it we can fund other agencies that have a proposal so it means asr-001334 01:16:25.800 --> 01:16:34.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: that it will actually take away the flexibility of providing good proposals in the disaster field asr-001335 01:16:34.120 --> 01:16:37.060 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: because it's not simply if you have some pagasa that would implement that asr-001336 01:16:40.400 --> 01:16:41.720 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: uh asr-001337 01:16:42.639 --> 01:16:48.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: if we put it in the net that it's already lodged in the in the budget of the different agencies asr-001338 01:16:48.360 --> 01:16:51.239 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: you can't do a negative zero let's say for example asr-001339 01:16:52.120 --> 01:16:55.239 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: PHIVOLCS has a surplus of ₱100 million; asr-001340 01:16:56.480 --> 01:16:58.080 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: PAGASA needs ₱100 million. asr-001341 01:16:58.080 --> 01:17:00.340 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: We can't transfer it anymore. asr-001342 01:17:01.440 --> 01:17:07.440 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Pero kunwari lang, nilagay natin sa OSEC, tapos na-download na ang SARO, asr-001343 01:17:07.440 --> 01:17:09.600 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and then all of a sudden, towards the end of the year, asr-001344 01:17:11.360 --> 01:17:13.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: hindi ko magagamit. Sasabihin ni PAGASA, asr-001345 01:17:13.679 --> 01:17:15.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: puwede mo pa i-negative SARO asr-001346 01:17:15.000 --> 01:17:17.280 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: para malipat mo sa ibang attached agency, asr-001347 01:17:17.280 --> 01:17:23.820 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 'di ba? So, I mean, given the nature of the expenditure, asr-001348 01:17:24.320 --> 01:17:26.440 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the flexibility is needed in this case. asr-001349 01:17:26.440 --> 01:17:28.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the nature of the expenditure the flexibility is needed in this case asr-001350 01:17:28.880 --> 01:17:36.700 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: there's something with this 1.2 billion figure uh that we need to assess so um if you have concerns asr-001351 01:17:36.719 --> 01:17:43.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: director vivian on the side on the part of the dbm we can put a special provision to safeguard it to asr-001352 01:17:43.800 --> 01:17:51.560 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: add safeguards um just so you you know if you want additional safeguards to govern the way that asr-001353 01:17:51.560 --> 01:17:54.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: it's it's downloaded into the different attached asr-001354 01:17:54.639 --> 01:17:59.040 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: agencies but in a man but i think the flexibility has to be there so with asr-001355 01:17:59.040 --> 01:18:04.920 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: your permission we may re-centralize uh this to asr-001356 01:18:05.320 --> 01:18:09.780 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to osec in the hgab if if you're amenable to that asr-001357 01:18:11.080 --> 01:18:14.140 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: yeah we respectfully differ asr-001358 01:18:15.000 --> 01:18:15.220 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: okay asr-001359 01:18:16.600 --> 01:18:16.820 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: so asr-001360 01:18:21.360 --> 01:18:21.840 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: respect asr-001362 01:18:22.239 --> 01:18:23.519 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: madam chair yes asr-001363 01:18:25.280 --> 01:18:27.320 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: we defer to the wisdom of congress asr-001364 01:18:28.040 --> 01:18:28.640 DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla: yes yes asr-001365 01:18:28.960 --> 01:18:31.320 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: that's it madam chair the wisdom of congress asr-001366 01:18:31.320 --> 01:18:32.920 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: and of course madam chair asr-001367 01:18:32.920 --> 01:18:33.619 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: i think asr-001368 01:18:34.480 --> 01:18:37.199 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: yung ginawa ng dbm is just an internal asr-001369 01:18:37.199 --> 01:18:37.899 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: agreement asr-001370 01:18:38.880 --> 01:18:41.199 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: so congress can do something asr-001371 01:18:41.199 --> 01:18:41.920 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: about it asr-001372 01:18:41.920 --> 01:18:44.400 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: na pwede natin titignan asr-001373 01:18:44.400 --> 01:18:45.760 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: or put it in the ga'a asr-001374 01:18:46.560 --> 01:18:48.719 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: bagong maga'a na safe to say asr-001375 01:18:48.719 --> 01:18:50.000 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: have it safeguards lang asr-001376 01:18:50.960 --> 01:18:52.480 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: can the flexibility asr-001377 01:18:53.000 --> 01:18:54.700 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: is so important considering asr-001378 01:18:55.080 --> 01:18:57.300 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: so many disasters and others asr-001379 01:18:58.040 --> 01:18:58.920 Rep. Jurdin Jesus "JJ" M. Romualdo: that's it asr-001380 01:18:58.920 --> 01:19:01.120 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: thank you thank you thank you um asr-001381 01:19:01.120 --> 01:19:02.340 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: jj so asr-001382 01:19:02.920 --> 01:19:04.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um again uh asr-001383 01:19:04.960 --> 01:19:06.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: thank you director vivian thank you for that it asr-001384 01:19:06.880 --> 01:19:08.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: means a lot um that you defer asr-001385 01:19:08.880 --> 01:19:11.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: uh to us uh i asr-001386 01:19:11.000 --> 01:19:12.740 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: would just have um asr-001387 01:19:13.000 --> 01:19:14.780 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: if i may just request asr-001388 01:19:14.960 --> 01:19:17.080 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: uh for for you and asr-001389 01:19:17.080 --> 01:19:18.680 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: nikki to maybe do like asr-001390 01:19:19.320 --> 01:19:21.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: post post this hearing asr-001391 01:19:21.000 --> 01:19:22.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: uh process briefing rather um asr-001392 01:19:22.960 --> 01:19:25.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to have additional consultations asr-001393 01:19:25.440 --> 01:19:26.780 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um between asr-001394 01:19:27.120 --> 01:19:28.860 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: uh dbm asr-001395 01:19:28.920 --> 01:19:30.080 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and dost asr-001396 01:19:30.880 --> 01:19:32.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for just for us to sort this out asr-001397 01:19:32.760 --> 01:19:34.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: siguro um director vivian if we can asr-001398 01:19:34.760 --> 01:19:36.920 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: request the dbm to already come asr-001399 01:19:36.920 --> 01:19:38.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: up with special provisions if you asr-001400 01:19:38.880 --> 01:19:40.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: think there are necessary special asr-001401 01:19:40.880 --> 01:19:42.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: provisions to govern this asr-001402 01:19:42.800 --> 01:19:44.240 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: particular um grant asr-001403 01:19:44.920 --> 01:19:47.280 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um if you can draft that already asr-001404 01:19:47.280 --> 01:19:49.400 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um sec if there are asr-001405 01:19:49.400 --> 01:19:50.260 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um specific asr-001406 01:19:50.760 --> 01:19:52.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we're easy on the part of the asr-001407 01:19:52.800 --> 01:19:54.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: dost as long as it's centralized um asr-001408 01:19:54.880 --> 01:19:57.040 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: you're you're happy with that um asr-001409 01:19:57.040 --> 01:19:58.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: but siguro just to just asr-001410 01:19:58.880 --> 01:20:01.080 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to strike a compromise um asr-001411 01:20:01.080 --> 01:20:02.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: between the intention asr-001412 01:20:02.960 --> 01:20:05.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of dbm and also asr-001413 01:20:05.000 --> 01:20:06.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of course the need of dost asr-001414 01:20:07.280 --> 01:20:09.120 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: uh for flexibility if asr-001415 01:20:09.120 --> 01:20:11.280 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um if i may request um asr-001416 01:20:11.280 --> 01:20:13.239 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: vice chair umben and vice chair asr-001417 01:20:13.239 --> 01:20:14.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: nikki to facilitate those asr-001418 01:20:14.960 --> 01:20:16.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: discussions between dbm and asr-001419 01:20:16.719 --> 01:20:18.560 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: dost so you know i asr-001420 01:20:18.560 --> 01:20:20.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: i saw the number and i asr-001421 01:20:20.760 --> 01:20:22.840 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: knew there was there was something asr-001422 01:20:22.840 --> 01:20:25.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: behind that number so um i asr-001423 01:20:25.000 --> 01:20:26.840 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: hope um that asr-001424 01:20:26.840 --> 01:20:28.020 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: helps um asr-001425 01:20:30.239 --> 01:20:30.659 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um asr-001426 01:20:32.120 --> 01:20:33.300 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: i i asr-001427 01:20:33.800 --> 01:20:34.620 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: sorry asr-001428 01:20:35.880 --> 01:20:36.600 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: i asr-001429 01:20:37.080 --> 01:20:38.620 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: sorry asr-001430 01:20:39.600 --> 01:20:42.100 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: this is for you asr-001431 01:20:42.400 --> 01:20:43.140 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: questions asr-001432 01:20:44.320 --> 01:20:45.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um the next asr-001433 01:20:45.000 --> 01:20:47.059 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: question boys with regard to the virology asr-001434 01:20:47.239 --> 01:20:48.519 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: institute as uh asr-001435 01:20:50.080 --> 01:20:52.240 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: every minute asr-001436 01:20:55.000 --> 01:20:55.220 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um asr-001437 01:20:56.120 --> 01:20:56.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for for the ost asr-001438 01:20:56.679 --> 01:20:57.280 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um asr-001439 01:20:57.280 --> 01:20:59.199 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: proposal um sec is asr-001440 01:20:59.199 --> 01:21:01.600 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: do we have an indicative number as to asr-001441 01:21:01.600 --> 01:21:03.120 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: how much would be needed for the asr-001442 01:21:03.120 --> 01:21:04.439 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: virology institute asr-001443 01:21:05.280 --> 01:21:07.120 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: To finish Phases 1 and 2 asr-001444 01:21:07.120 --> 01:21:08.479 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: buildings so that we can asr-001445 01:21:09.040 --> 01:21:11.000 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: now operate there in New Clark City, asr-001446 01:21:11.000 --> 01:21:12.140 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: we need asr-001447 01:21:12.719 --> 01:21:16.070 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: ₱800 million. asr-001448 01:21:16.080 --> 01:21:16.855 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: For next year. asr-001449 01:21:16.855 --> 01:21:17.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And that, Sec., was in your Tier 1 asr-001450 01:21:17.880 --> 01:21:21.040 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: proposal? Was it in asr-001451 01:21:21.040 --> 01:21:22.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: your Tier 1 proposal to DBM? asr-001452 01:21:23.600 --> 01:21:25.700 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It's an ongoing construction, asr-001453 01:21:26.159 --> 01:21:27.420 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: so Tier 1 siya. asr-001454 01:21:27.520 --> 01:21:28.178 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Um, Director Viv— asr-001455 01:21:28.178 --> 01:21:29.140 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Usually po, asr-001456 01:21:29.199 --> 01:21:33.239 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: um, DPWH ang nag-a-allot doon. asr-001457 01:21:33.239 --> 01:21:35.340 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: It's lodged under DPWH. asr-001458 01:21:35.480 --> 01:21:35.679 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Kaya lang, since asr-001459 01:21:35.679 --> 01:21:36.659 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: 2026, asr-001460 01:21:36.659 --> 01:21:47.199 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: this year, tama? Wala nang [unclear] o walang na-allot. asr-001461 01:21:47.199 --> 01:21:47.400 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, asr-001462 01:21:47.400 --> 01:21:48.440 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: may we request asr-001463 01:21:48.440 --> 01:21:48.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: po, asr-001464 01:21:48.679 --> 01:21:52.000 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Sec., would it emanate from asr-001465 01:21:52.000 --> 01:21:52.620 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um, asr-001466 01:21:53.040 --> 01:21:54.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: from DOST, or asr-001467 01:21:54.360 --> 01:21:56.620 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: would that request emanate from DPWH? asr-001468 01:21:56.960 --> 01:21:57.997 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Just wanted to— asr-001468-split-2 01:21:57.997 --> 01:21:58.975 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Sa amin na lang. Sa amin. asr-001469 01:21:58.975 --> 01:22:00.100 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Sa inyo na lang po. Okay. asr-001470 01:22:00.400 --> 01:22:02.400 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So that's the second—that's the first asr-001471 01:22:02.400 --> 01:22:04.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: request, actually. The second—sorry, the asr-001472 01:22:04.320 --> 01:22:06.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: first request was the grants. The second asr-001473 01:22:06.360 --> 01:22:08.600 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: request was with regard to the Virology asr-001474 01:22:09.000 --> 01:22:10.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Institute. The third request asr-001475 01:22:10.360 --> 01:22:12.480 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that you mentioned earlier, um, asr-001476 01:22:12.480 --> 01:22:14.400 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Sec., it was with regard to asr-001477 01:22:14.400 --> 01:22:15.445 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the master's— asr-001477-split-2 01:22:15.445 --> 01:22:16.036 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Master's. asr-001478 01:22:16.036 --> 01:22:18.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and PhD grants, leveling it with asr-001479 01:22:18.360 --> 01:22:20.305 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: CHED. Is there an indicative amount? asr-001480 01:22:20.305 --> 01:22:21.537 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: ₱309 million. asr-001481 01:22:21.638 --> 01:22:22.870 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: ₱309 million. asr-001482 01:22:22.870 --> 01:22:24.845 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Kapresyo noong Pisay last year, iyong asr-001483 01:22:24.845 --> 01:22:26.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: stipend—iyong increase in asr-001484 01:22:26.320 --> 01:22:27.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: stipend ng Pisay. asr-001485 01:22:27.719 --> 01:22:30.260 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: How many master's and PhD asr-001486 01:22:30.760 --> 01:22:31.080 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um, asr-001487 01:22:32.320 --> 01:22:33.140 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: [unclear] takers? asr-001488 01:22:33.960 --> 01:22:34.779 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Around 5,000. asr-001489 01:22:35.199 --> 01:22:38.080 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 5,000. And what would be the increase asr-001490 01:22:38.080 --> 01:22:39.357 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for a master's grant? asr-001491 01:22:39.357 --> 01:22:41.239 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: From ₱30,000 to asr-001492 01:22:41.719 --> 01:22:44.977 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: ₱38,000. ₱38,000 is CHED; ₱30,000... asr-001493 01:22:44.977 --> 01:22:48.301 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: That's per semester? Per year? asr-001494 01:22:48.301 --> 01:22:49.430 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Per month. asr-001495 01:22:49.430 --> 01:22:52.199 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Stipend per month. asr-001496 01:22:52.199 --> 01:22:53.633 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: From ₱30,000 to ₱38,000 per month? asr-001497 01:22:53.633 --> 01:22:58.696 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: And from ₱38,000 to ₱50,000 for PhD. asr-001498 01:22:58.696 --> 01:22:59.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Okay, so that's an asr-001499 01:22:59.520 --> 01:23:01.580 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: ₱8,000 and a ₱12,000 increase asr-001500 01:23:02.120 --> 01:23:04.180 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for the two. asr-001501 01:23:04.199 --> 01:23:05.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So if we may request, asr-001502 01:23:05.520 --> 01:23:05.880 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um, asr-001503 01:23:08.520 --> 01:23:09.600 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the Executive Director asr-001504 01:23:09.600 --> 01:23:11.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of SEI knows this [unclear]. asr-001505 01:23:11.520 --> 01:23:13.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: If we can request for asr-001506 01:23:13.520 --> 01:23:15.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the same—um, the number asr-001507 01:23:15.639 --> 01:23:17.879 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of—just a table asr-001508 01:23:18.239 --> 01:23:19.920 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: showing us the number of asr-001509 01:23:19.920 --> 01:23:20.740 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: grants, asr-001510 01:23:21.840 --> 01:23:23.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the amount for each, asr-001511 01:23:23.800 --> 01:23:25.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and so— asr-001512 01:23:25.960 --> 01:23:27.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the amount that you projected, asr-001513 01:23:27.719 --> 01:23:29.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: ₱309 million, Sec., that's asr-001514 01:23:30.120 --> 01:23:32.824 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: your 2027 projection already? asr-001515 01:23:32.824 --> 01:23:33.400 DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.: Yes. asr-001516 01:23:33.400 --> 01:23:35.580 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Okay. Well, predictable naman kasi asr-001517 01:23:36.199 --> 01:23:37.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: two and four or five asr-001518 01:23:37.679 --> 01:23:39.600 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: years iyong PhD. Opo. asr-001519 01:23:39.600 --> 01:23:41.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: okay so those are the three i asr-001520 01:23:41.760 --> 01:23:43.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: understand that although asr-001521 01:23:43.719 --> 01:23:44.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: in the earlier asr-001522 01:23:45.639 --> 01:23:47.780 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: questions they asked about other asr-001523 01:23:48.560 --> 01:23:49.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: constructions that asr-001524 01:23:49.639 --> 01:23:51.560 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: were not continued but start asr-001525 01:23:51.560 --> 01:23:53.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: already started saying asr-001526 01:23:53.520 --> 01:23:55.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we have a list that we will submit okay asr-001527 01:23:55.760 --> 01:23:57.979 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: so so sec um asr-001528 01:23:58.239 --> 01:23:59.199 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: you you're you asr-001529 01:23:59.199 --> 01:24:01.420 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: either you know this very well asr-001530 01:24:01.639 --> 01:24:03.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we have limited fiscal space asr-001531 01:24:03.719 --> 01:24:06.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: uh we would really need to prioritize asr-001532 01:24:06.360 --> 01:24:07.560 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um as asr-001533 01:24:07.560 --> 01:24:09.840 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: much as you know we would we asr-001534 01:24:09.840 --> 01:24:11.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: all here are in support of asr-001535 01:24:11.639 --> 01:24:12.620 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: increasing the budget of asr-001536 01:24:13.600 --> 01:24:16.040 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: dost we would also need to prioritize asr-001537 01:24:16.040 --> 01:24:17.860 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: so um asr-001538 01:24:18.000 --> 01:24:19.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: my request is when you asr-001539 01:24:19.679 --> 01:24:21.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: submit to us to the committee of asr-001540 01:24:21.639 --> 01:24:24.199 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: within the Committee on Appropriations, wherein we deliberate asr-001541 01:24:24.199 --> 01:24:25.500 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that would contain asr-001542 01:24:26.000 --> 01:24:27.419 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: all of the wish list asr-001543 01:24:28.840 --> 01:24:29.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: would would contain your wish asr-001544 01:24:29.679 --> 01:24:29.819 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: list asr-001545 01:24:33.560 --> 01:24:34.480 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Then siguro, asr-001546 01:24:35.760 --> 01:24:39.159 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: kung kaya niyo rin po ipaliwanag sa amin asr-001547 01:24:39.159 --> 01:24:42.260 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: kung kailangan mabuo ito o puwedeng partial, asr-001548 01:24:43.080 --> 01:24:47.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: para we know how best to help you out. asr-001549 01:24:47.719 --> 01:24:49.080 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: The worst that could happen is asr-001550 01:24:49.080 --> 01:24:51.199 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we give DOST additional funding, asr-001551 01:24:51.199 --> 01:24:52.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: but it's not really the project asr-001552 01:24:52.719 --> 01:24:55.939 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: or the program that you really would like to prioritize. asr-001553 01:24:56.080 --> 01:24:57.840 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, as you know, Sec., asr-001554 01:24:57.840 --> 01:24:59.400 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we also did this last year. asr-001555 01:24:59.400 --> 01:25:02.400 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: One of our biggest reforms is we've asr-001556 01:25:02.400 --> 01:25:04.159 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: established the Budget Amendments Review asr-001557 01:25:04.159 --> 01:25:07.420 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Subcommittee within the Committee on Appropriations, asr-001558 01:25:07.719 --> 01:25:09.440 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: wherein we deliberate all asr-001559 01:25:09.440 --> 01:25:11.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the institutional amendment requests asr-001560 01:25:11.760 --> 01:25:13.239 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: emanating from the agency. asr-001561 01:25:13.239 --> 01:25:16.520 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, my request lang siguro, Sec., asr-001562 01:25:16.520 --> 01:25:19.539 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for us to be able to process all of the requests— asr-001563 01:25:19.679 --> 01:25:22.920 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: institutional amendment requests—in time, asr-001564 01:25:22.920 --> 01:25:24.920 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: is if you could give it to us po ASAP, asr-001565 01:25:24.920 --> 01:25:27.079 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: if possible, this week po, asr-001566 01:25:27.679 --> 01:25:35.560 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: para, um, nandito po—there's another [unclear] member, two [unclear] members here—um, so para po may oras kami asr-001567 01:25:35.560 --> 01:25:37.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: na ma-deliberate po 'yung amendments. asr-001568 01:25:37.679 --> 01:25:38.679 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: But again, asr-001569 01:25:39.320 --> 01:25:42.960 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: rest assured, we all here are in support of DOST. asr-001570 01:25:42.960 --> 01:25:47.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: You've been doing so much good work asr-001571 01:25:47.320 --> 01:25:53.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for our country and our respective localities and districts so we're very very grateful for all the asr-001572 01:25:53.760 --> 01:26:01.120 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: great work that the ost is doing and we would like to reciprocate that and thank that by also helping asr-001573 01:26:01.719 --> 01:26:07.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: you and enable you to have the resources you need to be able to perform your mandate better so asr-001574 01:26:07.360 --> 01:26:14.669 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: well you have partners here who would help advocate for the ost so that's it asr-001575 01:26:15.000 --> 01:26:20.220 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: po, kung we support na 'yon. asr-001576 01:26:22.920 --> 01:26:26.917 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Ayan po. SDS Dan po would like to add. asr-001577 01:26:26.917 --> 01:26:37.639 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: No, this is just to add support to DOST. Iyong na-mention kanina na we should give really flexibility to asr-001578 01:26:37.639 --> 01:26:48.840 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: DOST kasi wala naman kayong record of misuse of funds. Even iyong mga safeguard, asr-001579 01:26:48.840 --> 01:26:57.040 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: hindi iyon importante. Iyong flexibility, because performing department ito, and nakita naman ninyo in terms of disaster, asr-001580 01:26:57.040 --> 01:27:06.040 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: very reliable. So give the flexibility. Iyong safeguard parang hindi nga kailangan ito ng DOST kasi performing agency ito. asr-001581 01:27:06.040 --> 01:27:06.438 Rep. Dan S. Fernandez: Iyon lang. asr-001582 01:27:06.758 --> 01:27:17.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Totoo naman po iyon. Actually po, what struck me in your presentation, in your PowerPoint presentation, was asr-001583 01:27:17.639 --> 01:27:23.639 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 98% of the slides were all pertaining to accomplishments, iyong programs, projects. asr-001584 01:27:23.639 --> 01:27:27.360 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: The three slides lang iyong tungkol sa numbers and sa budget. asr-001585 01:27:27.360 --> 01:27:33.159 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So it really goes to show na performing talaga iyong agency. asr-001586 01:27:33.159 --> 01:27:42.760 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And again, siguro para na po akong sirang plaka, I'm a product of DOST, Philippine Science High School System. asr-001587 01:27:42.760 --> 01:27:55.800 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So I owe it to PISAY and to DOST na all my love for—love for numbers, and the analytical—the analytical skills po were all because of that. asr-001588 01:27:55.800 --> 01:28:07.560 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So when I hear about the scholars and the grants and the—and the stipends, parang ako, ah, okay, at one point in my life talagang nagbenepisyo ako doon sa stipends namin sa PISAY. asr-001589 01:28:07.560 --> 01:28:12.159 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: which at the time was ₱500 per month. asr-001590 01:28:12.159 --> 01:28:15.320 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Pero ngayon, magkano na po? Four or five na, di ba? asr-001591 01:28:15.320 --> 01:28:19.840 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: ₱2,000 na po iyong minimum. At that time, ₱500 per month po kami noon. asr-001592 01:28:19.840 --> 01:28:23.600 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Pero laking bagay po noon talaga sa amin. asr-001593 01:28:23.600 --> 01:28:32.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So again, I would like to commend DOST and please know you have partners who will advocate for your budget. asr-001594 01:28:32.719 --> 01:28:34.171 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you. Thank you very much po. asr-001595 01:28:35.840 --> 01:28:38.880 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Uh, Madam Chairperson, Mr. Chair, asr-001596 01:28:38.880 --> 01:28:39.719 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: I move that asr-001597 01:28:39.719 --> 01:28:45.679 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: we terminate the budget briefing of the Department of Science and Technology and its attached agencies. asr-001598 01:28:45.679 --> 01:28:46.135 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: I so move. asr-001599 01:28:47.560 --> 01:28:48.025 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Any second? asr-001601 01:28:49.719 --> 01:28:51.920 Rep. Amben S. Amante: It has been moved and seconded. asr-001602 01:28:51.920 --> 01:28:52.970 Rep. Amben S. Amante: The motion is carried. asr-001603 01:29:01.280 --> 01:29:01.829 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Ah, wait lang. asr-001604 01:29:03.040 --> 01:29:04.719 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: One more motion pa po. asr-001605 01:29:04.719 --> 01:29:08.750 Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Sorry, hindi tayo makakauwi nang wala 'tong other motion. asr-001606 01:29:08.760 --> 01:29:16.840 Rep. Amben S. Amante: Thank you, Your Honors, and to our—and to our colleagues from the Department of Science and Technology for your valuable participation asr-001607 01:29:16.840 --> 01:29:18.360 Rep. Amben S. Amante: in today's proceedings. asr-001609 01:29:18.360 --> 01:29:23.409 Rep. Amben S. Amante: We, we likewise thank to the members of the Committee for their active participation. asr-001610 01:29:34.080 --> 01:29:42.520 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: Ah, Mr. Chair, uh, I move that we suspend the Committee proceedings and resume tomorrow, August 25, 2026, 9 a.m. asr-001611 01:29:42.520 --> 01:29:43.021 Rep. Nicanor M. Briones: I so move. asr-001612 01:29:45.320 --> 01:29:48.320 Rep. Amben S. Amante: It has been moved and duly seconded. asr-001613 01:29:48.320 --> 01:29:55.947 Rep. Amben S. Amante: The Committee proceedings are hereby suspended and will resume tomorrow, August 25, 2026, at 9 o'clock in the morning.