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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session resumed.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, under the calendar of unfinished business,

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: I move to resume consideration of House Bill No. 10858

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: as contained in Committee Report No. 638

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: and for this purpose, direct the Secretary General to read the title of the said measure.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: An objection?

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Hearing none, the Secretary General is hereby directed to read the title of House Bill No. 10858.

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Secretary-General: House Bill 10858, an act appropriating funds for the operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines

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Secretary-General: from January 1 to December 31, 2027.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, the parliamentary status of House Bill No. 10858

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: is that the period of its implementation

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: by sponsorship and debate has been closed.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: I now move to open the period of amendments.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Is there an objection?

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Hearing none, the motion is approved.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The period of amendments is now open.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to recognize the sponsor,

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Representative Micaela Angela B. Sonsing,

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: to consider amendments to the bill, if any.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Sonsing, Chairperson of the Committee,

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Committee of Appropriations, is hereby recognized.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you very much, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I am now ready to go forward with the consideration of individual amendments.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, same as last time,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I would like to request for the indulgence of the body for me to sit down.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I am now 38 weeks pregnant, but still working for the budget.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, I would like to request the kind indulgence of our distinguished colleagues.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Point of order.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Point of order, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: And may we know the point of order of the Honorable Tino.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Madam Speaker, I cite Rule 9, Committees,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: particularly Section 28D on Appropriations,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: which states,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: The BARC, which is the Budget Amendments and Review Subcommittee,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: the BARC shall be tasked to produce a detailed report,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: that includes any and all realignments and modifications

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: from any agency, including increases and decreases,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: with sufficient details, including the proponent legislator.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: The BARC shall similarly publish reports in the House website

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: on budgetary allocations per government agency

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: in each legislative district,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: which shall subsequently be distributed,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: to all members of the House.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, Madam Speaker,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: we are already in the period of amendments,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: and yet, there is still no, as far as I know,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: there is no compliance with the requirements of the rule

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: that the BARC must produce a detailed report

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: of proposed amendments,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: it being subcommittee on budget amendments,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: and that such detailed report be furnished to all members,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: and that it be published on the website of the House.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, Madam Speaker,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: narinig po natin, kahit po dun sa live stream mismo ng BARC,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: sinabi po ng Chair, our esteemed Chair of the Committee on Appropriations,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: na hindi na raw po magpuproduce ng separate

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: o maglalabas ng separate report ang BARC.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At yung amended text na lamang ng GAB ang ipipresent dito.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At sa totoo lang, kahit po sa media,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: ay walang summary man lang na pinroduce.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Kinailangan pa po na kami, individual,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: through individual effort,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: ang maghanap kung ano ba talaga yung mga amendments,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: and we found that a total of 116.32 billion

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: in increases were proposed by the BARC.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Pinakamalaki dito ay increase sa ma-ifip ng DOH,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: amounting to 28 billion,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: DSW, DIX, 26 billion,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: merong dole tupad na 5.11 billion,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: yung controversial na LGSF,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: dinagdagan ng 4.09 billion yung DPWH,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: dinagdagan ng 11.49 billion.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Ngunit, hindi naman sinabi, on the other hand,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: saan binawas o saan nanggaling yung mga dagdag na ito.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, pangalawa, sa mga increases po,

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: just to align.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Opo.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Your point of order is based on

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yes.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Section 27,

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Section 28,

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: D on the Appropriations Committee.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yes, that is correct, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And, yung isa pang punto po,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: yung mga increases na pinropose po sa BARC,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: ay mga lump sum increases lang po,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: hindi din italye kung saan mapupunta.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: For example, in the case of the DPWH increase of 11.49 billion.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: With the indulgence of the Honorable Tinio, for proper response, may we...

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session is suspended for a few minutes.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session resumed. Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, in response to the point of order of the good gentleman from ACT Teachers Party List,

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Allow me to state the following.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: The BARC proceedings were live-streamed in the official online platform of the House,

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: and that the amendments as approved by the BARC were incorporated to the substitute text of House Bill No. 10858

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: under Committee Report 638 as submitted to the plenary to be considered during the period

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: of amendments.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: This substitute bill was furnished to all the members via their registered email addresses

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: and was also posted in the House website.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: As such, the majority submits that the point of order is not well taken.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Madam Speaker,

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: His Honorable Tino,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Does the Speaker have a position on the manifestation of the majority, Madam Speaker?

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Well, that was the position of the majority.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Your point of order is not well taken based on the reasons aforementioned.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Well, Madam Speaker, I note that position, it is not well taken.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: However, I assert that the rules are very clear.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Napakalinaw po sa rules na kailangan may report ang BARC, hiwalay na report ito.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Hindi pwedeng sabihin yung revised version ng House General Appropriations Bill, ay yun ang report na yun.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sinasabi dito, dapat specified ang bawat amendment, kung ano yung dinagdag at ano yung dinagdagan, ano yung binawasan para mabuo ang amendment.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sabi rin dito, bawat isang proponent dapat nakapag-report.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And finally, dapat i-publish at dapat bawat membro ay may kopya.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, nananadili po tayo sa posisyon na yun ang nakasaad at yun ang dapat sundin.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At kung walang tinatago ang Kongreso, ay dapat ipakita sa lahat kung ano yung mga amendments.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, hanggang dun po, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Thank you very much, Hon. Tino.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Eli of Party-list Kamanggagawa is hereby recognized.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: Yes, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: Ilang obserbasyon lang po hinggil po sa proseso.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: Nabanggit na po ng kagalang-galang na kinatawa ng Act Teacher's Partylist na malino po sa ating rules,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: Rule 9, Section 28D, na kinakailangan po ng BARC na mag-provide ng detalyadong report

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: in any and all realignments and modifications from any agency including increases,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: and decreases with sufficient details, including the proponent legislator,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: and that the BARC shall similarly publish reports in the House website on budgetary allocations

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: per government agency in each legislative district, which shall subsequently be distributed to all members of the House.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: This representation takes note of the answer of the majority, Madam Speaker, na ni-livestream naman daw po,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: pero ang paninindigan po ng Minorya, ang livestream po ay hindi report.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: Hiwalay po ang BARC report.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: Last point, Madam Speaker, binabanggit po na naipadala ang substitute bill sa mga miyembro ng bulwagang ito.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: This representation would like to put on record.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: 1.57 a.m., pinadala ang substitute bill, ang substitute text ng House Bill No. 10858.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: Almost 4,000 pages po ang kailangang aralin.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: ng mga mambabatas upang matiyak po na tunay na sinasalamin nito kung ano ang mga lumabas na usapan dito sa bulwagang ito.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: So gusto po namin ibigyang linaw at idiin, Madam Speaker, na hindi po sapat ang oras na ibinigay.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: 1.57 a.m., alas dos ng madaling araw po, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: So yun lang po ang obserbasyon ng kinatawang ito at ng aming pagdiin na dapat po ay ilabas ang BARC report.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando: Maraming salamat po, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The manifestation of the Hon. Eli San Fernando is noted, Majority Leader.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Hon. Toby Tiangco is recognized.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Madam Speaker, I would like to make a manifestation regarding these two.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Noon pa lang, September 24, during the interpellation of the budget of the DPWH, I already read this exact text, no?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Yung kung ano po yung binasa ni Congressman Tino.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Ay binasa ko rin noong araw na yun, no?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Na talagang nakasaad po yun sa rules natin, no?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: So I just hope that since that was before the BARC, sana naman po ay sinunod natin yung rules natin.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Kasi po ang pinakamahalaga dito is meron tayong mga ahensyang dinagdagan ng pondo, no?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Pero dahil ang ating budget ay zero sum, dapat din natin sanang malaman kung saan nang galing yung pondong idinagdag.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Kasi kung wala pong binawasan,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: eh wala pong madadagdagan.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: But as it is, yun nga po, kahit ako kanina sinubukan kong i-chat GPT,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: hindi ko naman po pwedeng assume na 100% tama yung binigay ng chat GPT, di ba?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Ngayon, yung staff ko hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin tapos, no?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: So, sana po, ginawa natin ito dahil ito po ay napakahalaga, no?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Yun lang po, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Thank you very much, Honorable Toby Tiangco.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The manifestation is well noted.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: Madam Speaker, may I be recognized?

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Egay Erice is recognized.

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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: Yes, I don't want to belabor the points of our colleagues.

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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: Ang hinihiling ko na lang po, sana po before Monday, kung pwede mabigyan kami ng exact copy ng pagbabago sa ating GAB, especially on the special provision.

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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: Thank you.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The manifestation of the Honorable Erice is noted.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, we are still in the period of amendment.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: May we know the pleasure of the Honorable Rene Co.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Another manifestation, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Rene Co has three minutes.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker, I join the members of the minority in the pointing out that there is a rule that ought to be followed in the transparency,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: not only to the fellow members of the House, but to the people.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: On the movements in the House of Representatives for the budget.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: So, sana nga po, sa pinakakagyat ay maipakita yung, hindi lang yung pagdagdag, pero kung saan po nabawasan yung gustong makita na amendments to the budget.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: The people deserve the information, not only is it as a right, but it is also our responsibility.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The manifestation of the Honorable Rene Co is noted.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Sarah Jane Elago is recognized for a brief manifestation.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Maraming salamat, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Nais lang din pong magbigay ng suporta ng kinatawan ng kababaihan mula sa Gabriela Women's Party

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng panawagan ng ating mga kasamahan para sa buong ulat, buong report na may detalye,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: kung saan ba nadagdagan ng mga programa, saan ba nabawasan.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Gayun din, kung meron bang mga pagbabago pagdating sa mga special provisions,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: the principles na nakasaad sa ating General Appropriations Bill.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Mahalaga ito, lalong-lalo na ngayon sa panahon na lubos na nananawagan ng ating mga kababayan para sa buong transparency.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: At mahirap po matiyak ang buong-buo na transparency at accountability kung wala ho tayong mapag-aaralan at mabubusisi na detalyadong report.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Maraming salamat, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The manifestation of the Honorable Elago is duly noted.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Parliamentary Status of House Bill No. 10858.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: is that we are now in the period of amendments.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Suansing has been recognized as sponsor of such.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, there being no committee amendments and pursuant to Section 106 of our rules,

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: I move to proceed with the amendments by substitution.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Is there an objection?

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Hearing none, the motion is approved.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The entire bill is...

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, earlier we have distributed to the members copies of the Substitute Bill to the House Bill No. 10858.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to amend by substitution the entire bill as contained in Committee Report No. 638.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: With the contents of the substitute bill earlier distributed to all the members, I so move, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Is there an objection? Hearing none, the motion is approved.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: I object, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There is an objection.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There is an objection to the motion to amend by substitution the entire bill.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Madam Speaker, I object and I invoke the five-minute rule to explain my objection.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Prior to the explanation of your vote, may we request...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Not my vote, my objection, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Okay, you have five minutes, Honorable Tino. Please proceed.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Well, I object to the amendment by substitution.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: First of all, because of the point we raised earlier,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: it is not transparent to give the report of BARC that details what are the amendments that were made.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: And our colleagues said earlier that it is not enough to say that it is in the live stream.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Having said that, we also looked at the amendments in the live stream.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: We looked at them one by one and it shows that a total of P116 billion was saved here, P116.32 billion.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: At ang pinakamalaking mga amendments ay para sa dagdag sa MAIFIP, that's over 28 billion.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sa DSWD, 26 billion, yan yung AICS.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sa Department of, sa DOLE, 5.11 billion para sa Tupad.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sa LGSF, binagdagan pa ng 4.09 billion.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sa TESDA, 1.44 billion pangunahin sa mga scholarships.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So ito yung mga ayuda programs ng iba't ibang mga ahensyang ito,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: which among others requires or involves the discretion of legislators

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: in

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: allocating this ayuda.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So kaya may pagtutulpo tayo ron.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Tapos, may mga inamend din po, for example, sa DPWH budget,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: dinagdagan ng 11.49 billion pesos.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So nadagdagan yung total, pero actually internally,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: internally ay 98.8 billion pesos po ang total na binago.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: including 6,262

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: individual projects na wala sa NEP,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: pero nandito na sa amended House version na pinapapasa sa atin.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Unfortunately, dahil nga hindi na-present at nabigyan tayo ng report,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: hindi alam ng publiko at ng nakararaming mga miyembro ang mga amendments na ito.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, for all of these reasons, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: samantala, inod din natin na yung ilang mga demands na nire-raise,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: katulad nung substantial increase in personnel economic relief allowance,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: yung pagtiyak na mapopondohan ang free higher education deficiency

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: ng mga state universities and colleges for 2026 and 2027,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: yung production subsidy para sa mga magsasaka at mangingisda,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: yung pagdagdag sa budget ng edukasyon sa mga public hospitals at iba pa,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: lalo pa ngayon na napakatindi ng inflation, 7.2% po ang latest inflation figures.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Sa tingin po natin, ay hindi matutugunan ng amendments,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: via substitution, ang mga pangangailangan ito ng sambayan ng Pilipino,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: nananatiling pangunahin sa P116B, almost P100B,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: ay matatawag na pork type amendments, both para sa ayuda at para sa infrastructure,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: kaya tinututulan po natin ito, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Parliamentary Status is as follows.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: A motion was put forward by the Majority Leader earlier to amend by substitution

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: House Bill No. 10858, duly objected by the Honorable Tinio.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: With this, we have to go on a vote.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: An aye vote means you sustain the motion of the Majority Leader

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: to amend by substitution House Bill No. 10858.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: A nay vote means you sustain the objection of the Honorable Tinio.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Those in favor of the motion of the Majority Leader, say aye.

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Committee Members Voting Aye: Aye.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Those who are not in favor, say nay.

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Committee Members Voting Nay: Nay.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The ayes have it. House Bill No. 10858 is amended by substitution of the entire bill.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to proceed with the individual amendments.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: An objection?

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Hearing none, the period of individual amendments is now open.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to recognize Representative Sergio C. Dagooc of APEC Partylist

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: to propose individual amendments.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Serge Dagooc of Partylist APEC is hereby recognized to introduce individual amendments.

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Madam Speaker, thank you, Majority Leader.

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Before I proceed with my proposed individual amendment,

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: I would like to thank the Committee on Appropriations Chair

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: for considering in the HGAP one of my proposed amendments

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: on the transfer of the budget of the DPWH

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: for full relocation

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: through the National

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Electrification Administration

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: for its SPD

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: settlement.

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: So that instead of two, I only have one left proposed individual amendment.

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: So, Madam Speaker, Distinguished Sponsor,

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: this representation would like to respectfully address,

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: proposed that on

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: page

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: 517 of

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: volume 1-B of

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: House Bill

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: 10858

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: I moved to insert a new

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: special provision which

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: read as follows

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Expanded Sitio Electrification

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Activities

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: The National Electrification

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Administration through

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: the Electric Cooperatives

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: is authorized to

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: utilize funds appropriated

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: under the National Rural

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Electrification Program for

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: the implementation of Sitio Electrification

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Activities including

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: the rehabilitation, upgrading

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: and installation or

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: replacement of distribution facilities

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: and equipment as may be necessary

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: to reduce systems

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: losses and improve

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: the reliability and efficiency of

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Electric Cooperatives distribution

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: system provided

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: that the implementation of this

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: provision shall be subject

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: to the applicable budgeting

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: procurement, accounting

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: and auditing laws,

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: rules and regulations.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Does the sponsor accept

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: the amendment?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, given that

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the proposed amendment of our

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: distinguished colleague is consistent

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: with RA number

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 10531 which designates the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Electric Cooperatives as the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: implementing arm of the National Electrification

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Administration, the committee accepts the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the house say?

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to approve the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There is a motion to approve the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Any objection? Hearing none.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Said motion is approved.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The proposed amendment is carried.

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Thank you Madam Speaker. Thank you

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Rep. Sergio C. Dagooc: Distinguished Sponsor.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader?

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker,

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: I move to recognize

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Representative Toby Tiangco

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: of the Lone District of Navotas

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: to propose individual

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: amendments.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Tiangco is

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: recognized.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Madam Speaker, dear

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Sponsor,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: I have two provisions and these

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: provisions seek to strengthen

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: the credibility of the house as an institution

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: by demonstrating that

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: accountability applies equally

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: to everyone entrusted with public

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: funds. If we demand transparency

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: from the executive, we must be

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: prepared to demonstrate

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: transparency ourselves.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: So the number one

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: requested

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: amendment is

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: mandatory publication of

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: the house budget utilization

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: and member specific

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: expenditures under

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: the special provisions of the House of

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Representatives. The House of

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Representatives shall publish on

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: its official website

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: a quarterly report on the

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: utilization of its budget,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: showing the amounts appropriated,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: obligated, disbursed,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: and the corresponding

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: balances with such

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: appropriation breakdown

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: as may be necessary to provide

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: the public with a clear and

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: complete accounting of the utilization

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: of the funds of the house.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: The House of Representatives shall likewise

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: publish an itemized

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: annual report of all amounts

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: paid to, allocated for,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: or expenditures incurred

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: for or

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: attributable to each member of the

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: House of Representatives,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: including but not limited to basic

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: salary, chairmanship

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: allocations, contractual

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: consultants, consultative

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: and other local travel,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: foreign travel including airfare,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: hotel accommodations,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: travel allowance and

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: per diem, communication

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: expenses, representation expenses,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: public affairs funds,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: central office staff,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: equipment, furniture and fixtures,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: and other MOOE.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: The foregoing information

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: shall be made readily accessible

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: to the public through the official website

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: of the House of Representatives.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: A notice informing the public

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: of the availability of such reports

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: shall likewise be published in a

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: newspaper of general circulation

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: subject to applicable laws,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: rules, and regulations.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Just to explain,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: what we are doing

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: the last publication I saw

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: is 2020.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: So I don't know why we stopped doing this.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: That's why I propose

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: that we amend it

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: and add it in the special provisions

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: of the House of Representatives.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Now if the

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: honorable sponsor wants to read it

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: because it's quite long, I could approach her

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: and show her the amendment.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session suspended.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session resumed.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader. If the Honorable Tiangco may proceed with his proposed amendment.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Madam Speaker, I would just like to hear the reply of the Honorable Sponsor.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the Sponsor say?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, if we may respectfully request the indulgence of the Honorable Tiangco, if we may move to the second proposed amendment, given that we are currently considering the first amendment

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and if possible for us to revert back later with regard to the first proposed amendment and then we can move to the second. Is Honorable Tiangco amenable?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Yes, Madam Speaker, I am amenable.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: So please proceed to your next proposed individual amendment.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Okay, the second and last amendment is the mandatory publication of DPWH projects by congressional legislative districts. Madam Speaker, Dear Sponsor, this is also in connection with the rule on the Committee on Appropriations and the [unclear]. Upon approval of the General Appropriations Act,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: the House of Representatives shall cause the publication on its official website of an itemized list of all Department of Public Works and Highways projects located within each congressional district, indicating at a minimum the project description, location, implementing office or agency, and the amount appropriated. Projects requested,

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: proposed, or introduced by party-list representatives and located within a congressional legislative district shall likewise be separately identified, including the name of the party-list representative concerned, subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Madam Speaker, Dear Sponsor.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the Sponsor say?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, if again requesting for the kind indulgence of the Honorable Tiangco, so we can revert back and respond to the two proposed amendments together,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: may we respectfully request your indulgence that we respond to both proposed amendments together later?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: Yes, Madam Speaker, I am amenable to that, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Yeah, would you have another?

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: No, that's all, Madam Speaker. So I'll just wait for the reply of the Honorable Sponsor after the other amendments are taken.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Thank you very much, Honorable Tiangco. Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to recognize

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Representative Antonio Tinio of ACT Teachers Party-list to propose individual amendments.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Tinio is recognized to propose individual amendments.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Thank you, Madam Speaker. My proposal is with regard to General Provision Section 63 of the general provisions. This is about Personnel Economic

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Relief Allowance, ito po yung PERA. So throughout the budget deliberations ay ni-raise po natin na dapat nang dagdagan ang PERA at nagsabi at malinaw na nag-commit ang [unclear] na sa Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund lump sum ay meron pong 11.78 billion specifically para sa pagdagdag ng PERA, which is good for 500 pesos per month

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: for the roughly 2 million government employees. However, so napakaganda, well, mixed po 'yan. Magandang balita na may increase pero yung increase na 500 ay kapos po, especially now with 7.2% inflation. However, in General Provision Section 63, Personnel Economic Relief Allowance:

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: In order to supplement the salaries of government personnel covered by RA No. 6758 as amended,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: personnel economic relief allowance pera in the amount of 2,000 pesos per month.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yun pa rin po ang nakalagay, 2,000 pesos per month.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So after discussions with the Chair of Committee on Appropriations,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: who is, I know, very supportive of this increase,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: I propose, well, ang gusto ko po sanang i-propose ay the 2,000 pesos should become 5,000 pesos.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Pero for now, dahil binubuno at nilalaban pa po yung source of funding,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: we propose the wording of, the insertion of the phrase, at least.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: So, now the provision will read,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: personal economic relief allowance in the amount of at least 2,000 pesos per month.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Yun po yung proposal natin sa ngayon,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: with the understanding na this is meant to give the DBM and Malacanang flexibility

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: in

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: raising the amount beyond what is currently stated as 2,000 pesos per month.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: I so move, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, as committed by Secretary Kim De Leon during the deliberations on the general principles

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: as well as the lump sum funds during the plenary deliberations,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: There is an amount, as stated by our distinguished colleague, 11.794 billion pesos out of the 58 billion pesos MPBF that is currently earmarked or targeted for an increase in allowances for government employees.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: The initial discussion is that this may be in the form of a 500 peso increase under PERA. However, upon consulting with the Department of Budget and Management, we were told that there were several options currently being considered as to what shape or form this 11.794 billion will be disbursed for additional allowances for government employees.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, while we are still waiting for the decision of the Executive as to what shape and form this additional allowance will take, I agree with the amendment being proposed by our distinguished colleague in the general provision pertaining to the PERA.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Because in its current form, that general provision limits the amount.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: It tags it to be...

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: It tags it to be 2,000 pesos. So that doesn't give us any flexibility once the Executive does decide on the shape or form of this additional allowance.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And for that reason, Madam Speaker, the Committee accepts the proposed amendment of our distinguished colleague.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to approve the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Is there an objection? The Chair hears none. The proposed amendment is hereby accepted.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio: Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to recognize Representative Rene Co. of Kabataan Partylist to propose individual amendments.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Rene Co. of Partylist Kabataan is hereby recognized to propose for her proposed individual amendments.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Maraming salamat, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker, I rise today with the following amendments backed by our State University...

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Universities and Colleges, Administrators and Presidents, 94 of which, out of the 113, signed a unity statement to add to the budget for education in the 2027 General Appropriations Bill.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: And the following, Madam Speaker, distinguished sponsor, will be the following amendments.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Firstly, I propose to restore the budget cuts affecting...

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: 49 State Universities and Colleges in the amount of 7,678,582,000 Pesos,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: the detailed breakdown of which has been submitted to the Committee on Appropriations prior to the deliberations of the Budget Amendments and Review Subcommittee.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Furthermore, I also propose the augmentation of the budget for SUCs in accordance with...

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: a consolidated wish list from the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges amounting to additional funding of 11,508,124,824 Pesos in capital outlay expenditure for priority projects, as exhaustively discussed in the pre-plenary briefing with State Universities and Colleges all over the Philippines.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: And they share that...

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: that 25 of them do not have any capital outlay infrastructure allocations for the coming fiscal year.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker, that will be my first proposed amendment. Madam Speaker, good sponsor.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, last year, the House approved and included in the HGAB a very important special provision as well as very important funding...

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for the payment of the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: deficiency

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to SUCs,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: amounting to 12 billion Pesos,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 7.5 billion of which will come from the HDF

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and 4.5 billion of which we included in the HGABA.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I will inform you that I am happy to report, Madam Speaker,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that two weeks ago,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we conducted a ceremonial turnover

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: along with the Commission of Higher Education,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: with Pa-Suk and the Presidents of Mainland folders of State Universities and Colleges

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I believe roughly 99 out of the 113 state universities were all given their checks for the payment of deficiency to SUC.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So just that was two weeks ago, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And a lot of the state university presidents were saying that they would use that additional funding

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to be able to augment whichever funds they need to fund infrastructure projects and operating expenses.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, Madam Speaker, we were also told that out of the 12 billion that we provided for last year,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: roughly 2.99 billion pesos or 3 billion pesos almost would be unutilized,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: which means that not the whole 12 billion pesos which we provided for is forecasted to not be utilized this year.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Therefore, Madam Speaker, if I may respond,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: our distinguished colleague, that rather than putting in additional funding for these specific state universities and colleges,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we instead put in a special provision under the Commission on Higher Education,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: which essentially mandates them to disburse the remaining 2.995 billion pesos that remains unutilized

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: from the amount that we provided for last year.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Which is 12 billion pesos for payment of any remaining deficiencies to the state universities and colleges

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that may have been accrued during the school year 2025 and school year 2025 to 2026.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, our distinguished colleague mentioned an amount, an amount roughly totaling 700 million pesos.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: But this one, Madam Speaker, the counterproposal is to,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to allocate back the 2.995 billion pesos towards addressing any deficiencies

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that state universities and colleges may have with regard to the implementation of the free higher education.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And with that, Madam Speaker, our distinguished colleague knows how much I support the advocacy in terms of higher education.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: In fact, Madam Speaker, aside from the special provision that we put forth,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: but that we put into the HGAAB,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we also put in 2.1 billion pesos as an additional funding for tertiary education subsidy.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: which hopefully would help address the shortfall in the funding under CHED for providing scholarships to college students in need.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: To be precise, Madam Speaker, we put in the 2.1 billion pesos to be able to cater to four-piece beneficiaries that have already enrolled

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: but are not accounted for in the tertiary education subsidy fund that is there in the NEP.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: On top of that, Madam Speaker, we also added 1.77 billion pesos for the Tulong-Dunong program, which currently has zero funding in the NEP.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, Madam Speaker, in total, in the House General Appropriations Bill, we put in 2.95 billion pesos for payment of deficiency to SUCs,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 2.1 billion pesos for tertiary education subsidies,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and 1.77 billion pesos for the Tulong-Dunong program.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And with that, Madam Speaker, given that we have put in a lot of additional funding to cater to the needs of our higher education institutions and students,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the committee respectfully rejects the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to approve the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The session is suspended.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session resumed.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I withdraw that motion.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: On the part of the House, we join the proponent to disapprove and reject the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The proposed amendment is hereby rejected.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker, I have two more amendments that we'd like to propose on the floor.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Proceed.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Thank you, Madam Speaker, good sponsor.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: My next amendment would be in line, actually, to the one already mentioned by our distinguished sponsor.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Earlier, she mentioned that there is amendments to the special...

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: special provision catering to the demand of state universities and colleges

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: of the still existing free higher education deficiencies

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: found in academic years 2024 to 2025, 2025 and 2026.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: And as reported in the pre-plenary briefings, including as well the expected deficiencies in academic year 2026,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: to 2027, or even to 2027 to 2028.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: And Madam Speaker, good sponsor, my next amendment would be in page 349 of volume 1B

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: of the General Appropriations Bill, the special provision number 2

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: on the use of Higher Education Development Fund for the payment of funding deficiencies

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: for the free higher education for state universities and colleges.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: In the last sentence, in line 24, we propose that the word may, in the last sentence,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: be replaced with the word shall, to read that the HEDF shall also be used

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: to cover the current year's FHE deficiencies.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: We raise this, Madam Speaker, distinguished sponsor, because it is the report of state universities

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: and colleges.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: It is on the ground that the use of the word may has added difficulty to some SUCs

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: to accessing the funding already existing to ensure that whatever is already their deficiency

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: can be provided already, even if they have already submitted the necessary documentation.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: So, Madam Chair, a simple amendment of the word may,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: to shall, in line 24, page 349 of volume 1B of the GAB,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: under the special provision number 2, is the second amendment.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: And then my last amendment, Madam Speaker, good sponsor,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: we'd just like an update on the requested funding from the Legal Education Board,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: particularly, as mentioned in the BARC proceedings,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: to fund the clinical legal education.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: So, Madam Speaker, may I request, just for the clarity of the proceedings,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: may we request for these two amendments to be put into motion?

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: May we request the Honorable Court to individually propose the amendment?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Will do, Madam Speaker, good sponsor.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: In that sense, I retract my third amendment for now,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: and would like to again propose on the floor the amendment on the free higher education deficiency special provision number 2,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: found in line 24.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Page 349, to replace the word may, to shall,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: so that it can read that the HEDF shall also be used to cover the current year's FHE deficiencies.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker, good sponsor.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, as much as I would like to say yes to the proposed amendment of our distinguished colleague,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: where we are right now is that in the special provision,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we essentially said that the remaining,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the remaining 2.995 billion pesos out of the 12 billion pesos

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: can be allocated to cover any other deficiencies that may have arose from school year 2025 to 2026.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: However, given that at this point in time,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we still do not have an exact number provided by CHED or PASOK with regard to the total amount of SUCs,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: sorry,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: deficiency of FHE to SUCs for fiscal year 2025-2026,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: it may be a little bit,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we're a little bit cautious to put shall,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: because the amount may exceed the 2.995 billion pesos that we've provided for in the special provision.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And for that reason, Madam Speaker,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: as much as I would like to,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: accept the proposed amendment,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the committee respectfully rejects the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to reject and disapprove the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There's a motion to reject the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Any comment from the Honorable Kho?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker, given that the distinguished sponsor has provided a rationale

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: as to the limitation of the proposed amendment,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: of the use of the word

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: shall, we would like to

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: further coordinate with the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: sponsor as to

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: how to avoid the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: current scenario being reported

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: by our SUCs on the ground

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: which is that the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: wording of the word may

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: is used so that

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: they are disallowed the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: access to the funding of the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: deficiencies that should already

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: be available to them. Anyway,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: this representative

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: will continue to coordinate with the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: sponsor to ensure that that would no longer happen.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: With that, let me,

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: the presiding officer, make a ruling.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The proposed individual

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: amendment is lost

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: but the manifestation of the Honorable

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Co is duly noted.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: May we request Honorable Co to proceed to the

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: third proposed individual amendment.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker, my final amendment

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: would come in

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: um

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: on line

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: 50, page

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: 354 of

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: volume 1B

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: of House Bill 10-858

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: to add to the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: budget of the Legal Education

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Board in the amount of

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: the requested 57

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: million pesos

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: for the funding of the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Clinical Legal Education Program

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: wherein it is

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: sought to provide free legal

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: aid for the marginalized,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: streamline referral systems,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: provide law clinic grants

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: and community access to justice

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: not only as per law

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: but as per the Supreme Court

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: guidelines and for the betterment

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: of the access of the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: marginalized to

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: legal services that can be provided

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: by law schools that is currently

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: right now not streamlined

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: and difficult to avail.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Madam Speaker, good sponsor.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, before I

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: respond to the proposed amendment,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I would like to reiterate my commitment.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you to our distinguished colleague for

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: not objecting to the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: rejection of the previous amendment.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: We reiterate the commitment

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of the House to work with

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: our distinguished colleague in finding a solution

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to this. Essentially,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: every year, there's a deficiency that

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: keeps on accruing and accruing

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and accruing. As I mentioned

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: before, we will work together

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: with DBM, with PASOK,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and with CHED to make sure that

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the root cause of this problem is addressed.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And we will also work

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: with you in investigating

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the reports of the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: SUCs that the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: word may is being used to

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: disallow them from accessing the fund.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: So, again, my commitment

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to our distinguished colleague that we will

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: continue to work together to address

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the root cause of this problem.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: With regard to the proposed amendment, Madam

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Speaker, as much as we

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: would like to accommodate the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 57 million funding being

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: proposed for the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Legal Education Board,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: given the limited

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: fiscal space, the Budget Amendments Review

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Subcommittee

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: had to make the difficult decision

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of prioritizing

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: which items within the higher

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: education cluster we could

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: fund. And

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, given the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: urgency of the situation,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the Budget

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Amendments Review Subcommittee

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: recommended to fund the big

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: ticket items under

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the higher education cluster, as

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: mentioned earlier, the tertiary education

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: subsidy, the Tulong-Dulong

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: program, Project NOAA

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for UP,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and those

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: already took up 2.1,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 1.7 billion

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of our funding. And with

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that, Madam Speaker, I

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: regret to say

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that given the limited fiscal space,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the committee respectfully rejects

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to reject

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the proponent say?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: If possible, we'd

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: continue to like to forward that the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: amendment passes,

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03:30:59,560 --> 03:31:00,820
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: but given that there is

738
03:31:00,820 --> 03:31:03,140
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: a rejection, this

739
03:31:03,140 --> 03:31:04,800
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: representation still remains firm.

740
03:31:05,220 --> 03:31:06,400
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Ideally, that this

741
03:31:06,400 --> 03:31:09,220
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: amendment be passed, Madam

742
03:31:09,220 --> 03:31:09,500
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Speaker.

743
03:31:09,500 --> 03:31:11,020
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The proponent insists,

744
03:31:11,640 --> 03:31:13,240
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: may we request the majority leader

745
03:31:13,240 --> 03:31:15,320
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: to make the proper motion to divide the House.

746
03:31:17,060 --> 03:31:20,760
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: So there is, the

747
03:31:20,760 --> 03:31:22,640
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: parliamentary status is that there is a

748
03:31:22,640 --> 03:31:24,580
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: proposed amendment. The sponsor

749
03:31:24,580 --> 03:31:26,700
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: rejects the amendment. Joined

750
03:31:26,700 --> 03:31:28,660
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: by the House, the

751
03:31:28,660 --> 03:31:30,120
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: proponent insists.

752
03:31:31,220 --> 03:31:32,680
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Then we move to

753
03:31:32,680 --> 03:31:33,940
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: divide the House.

754
03:31:35,400 --> 03:31:36,120
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker,

755
03:31:36,600 --> 03:31:38,960
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: I move

756
03:31:38,960 --> 03:31:40,080
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: to divide the House.

757
03:31:41,020 --> 03:31:42,720
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: For the information of

758
03:31:42,720 --> 03:31:44,700
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: the body, an aye vote

759
03:31:44,700 --> 03:31:46,760
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: approves the amendment, and an

760
03:31:46,760 --> 03:31:48,140
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: nay vote defeats it.

761
03:31:48,620 --> 03:31:50,600
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: The majority solicits

762
03:31:50,600 --> 03:31:51,540
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: a nay vote.

763
03:31:52,800 --> 03:31:53,860
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: To reiterate,

764
03:31:54,620 --> 03:31:56,600
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: there is a proposed amendment from the

765
03:31:56,600 --> 03:31:57,740
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Honorable Rene Co.

766
03:31:59,460 --> 03:32:00,140
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Rejected.

767
03:32:01,580 --> 03:32:02,780
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Diplomatically rejected

768
03:32:02,780 --> 03:32:03,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: by our good sponsor.

769
03:32:05,320 --> 03:32:06,680
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: However, the proponent

770
03:32:06,680 --> 03:32:08,540
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: insists. We now put this

771
03:32:08,540 --> 03:32:10,540
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: into a vote. An aye vote

772
03:32:10,540 --> 03:32:12,720
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: means you sustain the proposed amendment

773
03:32:12,720 --> 03:32:14,180
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: of the Honorable Rene Co.

774
03:32:14,760 --> 03:32:16,620
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: A nay vote means you sustain.

775
03:32:16,760 --> 03:32:18,920
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The decision

776
03:32:18,920 --> 03:32:20,520
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: of the sponsor.

777
03:32:21,260 --> 03:32:22,660
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The majority solicits

778
03:32:22,660 --> 03:32:23,580
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: a nay vote.

779
03:32:24,280 --> 03:32:26,540
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: All those in favor of the amendment

780
03:32:26,540 --> 03:32:27,360
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: say aye.

781
03:32:28,980 --> 03:32:30,860
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: All those not in favor

782
03:32:30,860 --> 03:32:32,280
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: of the amendment say nay.

783
03:32:33,620 --> 03:32:34,700
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The nays have it.

784
03:32:35,020 --> 03:32:36,440
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: The proposal is continuously

785
03:32:36,440 --> 03:32:38,640
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: provided for a free, quality,

786
03:32:38,760 --> 03:32:40,700
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: accessible education for all Filipino youth.

787
03:32:40,960 --> 03:32:42,240
Rep. Renee Louise M. Co: Thank you Madam Speaker, good sponsor.

788
03:32:42,700 --> 03:32:44,520
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Thank you very much Honorable Rene Co.

789
03:32:44,520 --> 03:32:45,940
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: of Partylist Kabataan.

790
03:32:46,760 --> 03:32:48,740
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: We are all with you in your

791
03:32:48,740 --> 03:32:50,660
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: advocacy for higher education.

792
03:32:52,880 --> 03:32:54,400
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority leader?

793
03:33:00,080 --> 03:33:02,540
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move

794
03:33:02,540 --> 03:33:05,080
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: to recognize Representative

795
03:33:05,080 --> 03:33:06,660
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Sarah Ilago of

796
03:33:06,660 --> 03:33:08,560
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Gabriela Partylist to propose the

797
03:33:08,560 --> 03:33:09,460
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: individual amendment.

798
03:33:10,580 --> 03:33:12,760
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Sarah Jane Ilago of Gabriela

799
03:33:12,760 --> 03:33:14,960
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Women's Partylist is hereby

800
03:33:14,960 --> 03:33:16,720
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: recognized for her proposed

801
03:33:16,760 --> 03:33:17,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: individual amendments.

802
03:33:18,980 --> 03:33:20,620
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Thank you Madam Speaker.

803
03:33:20,900 --> 03:33:22,760
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Since this month of October

804
03:33:22,760 --> 03:33:24,500
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: is the National Peasant Month,

805
03:33:24,940 --> 03:33:26,800
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: I'd like to start with our proposal

806
03:33:26,800 --> 03:33:28,660
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: on the production subsidy

807
03:33:28,660 --> 03:33:30,880
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: for farmers, farm workers

808
03:33:30,880 --> 03:33:31,760
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: and fisher folk.

809
03:33:32,580 --> 03:33:34,620
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: And to provide immediate support to

810
03:33:34,620 --> 03:33:36,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: farmers, farm workers and fisher folk

811
03:33:36,900 --> 03:33:38,580
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: affected by agricultural

812
03:33:38,580 --> 03:33:40,620
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: importation, rising

813
03:33:40,620 --> 03:33:42,760
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: cost of agricultural inputs,

814
03:33:43,440 --> 03:33:44,940
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: increasing fuel prices

815
03:33:44,940 --> 03:33:46,580
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: and the adverse impact

816
03:33:46,760 --> 03:33:48,280
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: of Super El Niño.

817
03:33:48,280 --> 03:33:50,520
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: This representation moves

818
03:33:50,520 --> 03:33:51,540
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: to include

819
03:33:52,000 --> 03:33:56,120
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: The Budgetary Allocation for a Production Subsidy Program.

820
03:33:56,120 --> 03:34:08,480
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: In Volume 1A of the General Appropriations Bill for the Year 2027, page 77, add the following special provision after line 47.

821
03:34:08,480 --> 03:34:38,460
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Production Subsidy Program. The amount of 482,250,670,000 pesos is hereby appropriated for providing a one-time production subsidy of 50,000 pesos to more than six million farmers, 30,000 pesos to more than two million farm workers and more than two million fisherfolk.

822
03:34:38,480 --> 03:34:50,560
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: The inclusion of farmers, farm workers and fisherfolk in the Production Subsidy Program shall not affect their eligibility for the availment of other social protection and livelihood support programs.

823
03:34:50,900 --> 03:34:52,160
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: So moved, Madam Speaker.

824
03:34:52,860 --> 03:34:54,380
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

825
03:34:57,780 --> 03:35:03,700
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, if I may request for one minute suspension just to read through the special provision.

826
03:35:04,340 --> 03:35:05,200
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session suspended.

827
03:54:54,479 --> 03:55:03,680
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session resumed. Majority Leader.

828
03:55:03,680 --> 03:55:13,200
Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan: Madam Speaker, I move to recognize Sarah Elago of Gabriela Partylist.

829
03:55:13,200 --> 03:55:15,920
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Elago is recognized.

830
03:55:15,920 --> 03:55:21,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Madam Speaker, I have made my first motion and we are awaiting the response

831
03:55:22,000 --> 03:55:24,500
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: from the distinguished sponsor.

832
03:55:24,500 --> 03:55:30,260
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: So there is a proposed amendment from the Honorable Elago. What does the House say?

833
03:55:30,260 --> 03:55:51,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. With regard to the proposal of the Honorable [unclear], I would be the first to advocate for additional support to our farmers. [unclear] how much I support the needs of our farmers.

834
03:55:52,000 --> 03:56:21,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Given the amendments put forth by the BARC, we added a lot of items to make sure that the budget for fiscal year 2027 would be Super El Niño-ready. We added 10 billion pesos to the Presidential Assistance to Farmers and Fisherfolk and an additional 500 million pesos for expanded fertilizer assistance.

835
03:56:22,000 --> 03:56:51,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: We added a total of 4 billion pesos for irrigation projects throughout the country, 150 million pesos for a monorail or tram line for vegetable farmers, 4.96 billion pesos for farm-to-market roads, and 100 million pesos for high-value crops, particularly ube.

836
03:56:52,000 --> 03:57:21,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: We even added 330 million pesos towards climate-resilient farm productivity support. The total additional funding for agriculture recommended by the BARC amounts to 20.86 billion pesos.

837
03:57:22,000 --> 03:57:51,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, as much as I would like to say yes to the proposed amendment of the Honorable Elago, amounting to 482 billion pesos, we do not have ample fiscal space to add that much. Rest assured po that the BARC recognizes the importance of funding to respond to Super El Niño, with 20.86 billion pesos additional for agriculture.

838
03:57:52,000 --> 03:58:07,900
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, while I regret rejecting the amendment, the committee rejects the proposed amendment of our distinguished colleague.

839
03:58:07,900 --> 03:58:09,400
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

840
03:58:09,400 --> 03:58:13,800
Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan: Madam Speaker, I move to reject the proposed amendment.

841
03:58:13,800 --> 03:58:16,800
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the proponent say?

842
03:58:16,800 --> 03:58:21,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Well, the said additional funding on select programs can help. This

843
03:58:22,000 --> 03:58:23,780
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: still falls way short

844
03:58:23,780 --> 03:58:25,800
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: of the much needed

845
03:58:25,800 --> 03:58:27,940
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: assistance to boost local

846
03:58:27,940 --> 03:58:30,100
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: agricultural production. Nandiyan

847
03:58:30,100 --> 03:58:31,720
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ang matinding banta ng super

848
03:58:31,720 --> 03:58:34,080
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: El Nino at hindi pa po nakakabangon

849
03:58:34,080 --> 03:58:35,860
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ang ating sektor ng agrikultura

850
03:58:35,860 --> 03:58:37,820
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: mula sa sunod-sunod na bagyo

851
03:58:37,820 --> 03:58:39,400
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: at mga kalamidad. Kaya

852
03:58:39,400 --> 03:58:41,920
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: maraming salamat, Madam Speaker

853
03:58:41,920 --> 03:58:43,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: at naway madagdagan pa, dapat

854
03:58:43,900 --> 03:58:45,700
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: madagdagan pa ang pondo para sa

855
03:58:45,700 --> 03:58:48,040
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: lokal na agrikultura. Now let me move

856
03:58:48,040 --> 03:58:48,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: to my...

857
03:58:48,900 --> 03:58:49,620
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Prior to the next

858
03:58:49,620 --> 03:58:50,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: amendment, let the Chair rule.

859
03:58:52,000 --> 03:58:54,000
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: With the decision of the

860
03:58:54,000 --> 03:58:55,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: sponsor, duly concurred by the

861
03:58:55,980 --> 03:58:58,000
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader, the proposed amendment

862
03:58:58,000 --> 03:58:58,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: is hereby lost.

863
03:58:59,920 --> 03:59:02,080
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Honorable Elago, please proceed to the next

864
03:59:02,080 --> 03:59:03,100
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: amendment.

865
03:59:03,100 --> 03:59:03,340
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Next,

866
03:59:04,100 --> 03:59:05,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: the rising fuel prices continue to

867
03:59:05,980 --> 03:59:08,020
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: burden drivers and small operators,

868
03:59:08,320 --> 03:59:10,220
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: further reducing their already limited

869
03:59:10,220 --> 03:59:11,840
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: take-home pay. Thus,

870
03:59:11,980 --> 03:59:14,000
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: this representation proposes to amend

871
03:59:14,000 --> 03:59:16,280
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: the fuel subsidy to transport sector

872
03:59:16,280 --> 03:59:17,800
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: affected by rising fuel

873
03:59:17,800 --> 03:59:20,100
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: prices to ensure that assistance

874
03:59:20,100 --> 03:59:21,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: is adequate and reaches

875
03:59:21,980 --> 03:59:23,800
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: drivers and small operators

876
03:59:23,800 --> 03:59:25,380
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: immediately and without

877
03:59:25,380 --> 03:59:27,820
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: unnecessary barriers. In

878
03:59:27,820 --> 03:59:29,840
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Volume 1B, Page 268,

879
03:59:29,920 --> 03:59:31,200
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Lines 12 to 19,

880
03:59:32,340 --> 03:59:33,760
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: this representation moves

881
03:59:33,760 --> 03:59:35,280
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: to add

882
03:59:35,280 --> 03:59:36,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: to the

883
03:59:36,900 --> 03:59:39,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: item on fuel subsidy

884
03:59:39,980 --> 03:59:41,920
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: to transport sector affected by

885
03:59:41,920 --> 03:59:43,880
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: rising fuel prices to

886
03:59:43,880 --> 03:59:45,120
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: read as

887
03:59:45,120 --> 03:59:47,860
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: fuel subsidy to transport sector

888
03:59:47,860 --> 03:59:49,820
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: affected by rising fuel prices

889
03:59:49,820 --> 03:59:51,820
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: the amount of 498 billion

890
03:59:51,980 --> 03:59:55,400
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: 960 million

891
03:59:55,400 --> 03:59:57,340
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: pesos appropriated herein

892
03:59:57,340 --> 03:59:59,020
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: shall be used to provide

893
03:59:59,020 --> 04:00:00,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: a nationwide fuel subsidy

894
04:00:00,980 --> 04:00:03,600
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: to duly licensed PUVs,

895
04:00:03,820 --> 04:00:05,400
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: taxis, tricycles, and

896
04:00:05,400 --> 04:00:07,220
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ride-hailing and delivery service

897
04:00:07,220 --> 04:00:09,220
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: vehicles, provided that the

898
04:00:09,220 --> 04:00:11,420
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: fuel subsidy shall be implemented directly

899
04:00:11,420 --> 04:00:13,320
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: at participating retail

900
04:00:13,320 --> 04:00:14,860
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: service stations nationwide

901
04:00:14,860 --> 04:00:17,140
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: and shall not require prior

902
04:00:17,140 --> 04:00:18,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: identification, validation,

903
04:00:19,380 --> 04:00:21,380
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: registration, or issuance

904
04:00:21,380 --> 04:00:23,960
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: of fuel vouchers by the Land Transportation

905
04:00:23,960 --> 04:00:26,060
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Franchising and Regulatory Board,

906
04:00:26,560 --> 04:00:28,440
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: the Department of the Interior and Local

907
04:00:28,440 --> 04:00:30,540
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Government, or any other government

908
04:00:30,540 --> 04:00:32,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: agency. Provided further

909
04:00:32,900 --> 04:00:34,600
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: that eligible vehicles

910
04:00:34,600 --> 04:00:36,860
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: shall be entitled to purchase

911
04:00:36,860 --> 04:00:38,920
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: diesel at a subsidized pump

912
04:00:38,920 --> 04:00:40,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: price of 55 pesos

913
04:00:40,900 --> 04:00:43,120
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: per liter. The DOE

914
04:00:43,120 --> 04:00:44,800
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: and DOTR shall issue

915
04:00:44,800 --> 04:00:46,920
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: guidelines to ensure the nationwide

916
04:00:46,920 --> 04:00:48,960
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: implementation of this subsidy.

917
04:00:49,380 --> 04:00:51,120
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: The fuel subsidy shall take effect

918
04:00:51,120 --> 04:00:52,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: once the actual average

919
04:00:52,900 --> 04:00:54,740
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: pump price of diesel exceeds

920
04:00:54,740 --> 04:00:56,960
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: 55 pesos per liter.

921
04:00:57,340 --> 04:00:58,580
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: So moved, Madam Speaker.

922
04:00:59,320 --> 04:01:01,060
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

923
04:01:02,160 --> 04:01:02,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker,

924
04:01:03,740 --> 04:01:05,120
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: again, as much as

925
04:01:05,120 --> 04:01:07,180
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we would like to accommodate the proposed

926
04:01:07,180 --> 04:01:09,340
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: amendment of our distinguished

927
04:01:09,340 --> 04:01:09,860
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: colleague,

928
04:01:10,340 --> 04:01:13,080
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to increase the amount for the

929
04:01:13,080 --> 04:01:14,540
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: fuel subsidy to

930
04:01:14,540 --> 04:01:17,460
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 599

931
04:01:17,460 --> 04:01:18,760
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: billion pesos,

932
04:01:18,760 --> 04:01:20,800
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we do not have ample fiscal

933
04:01:20,800 --> 04:01:22,640
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: space to do such.

934
04:01:23,060 --> 04:01:24,840
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: However, what we did

935
04:01:24,840 --> 04:01:27,020
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: is that we were able

936
04:01:27,020 --> 04:01:28,620
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to augment,

937
04:01:28,840 --> 04:01:30,380
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: actually not augment, add

938
04:01:30,380 --> 04:01:32,500
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: an amount for the fuel subsidy

939
04:01:32,500 --> 04:01:34,400
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to the transport sector affected by

940
04:01:34,400 --> 04:01:36,660
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: rising fuel prices. Madam Speaker,

941
04:01:36,660 --> 04:01:38,520
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for the record, the

942
04:01:38,520 --> 04:01:40,640
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: amount in the NEP for

943
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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the fuel subsidy to

944
04:01:42,300 --> 04:01:44,860
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the transport sector is currently

945
04:01:44,860 --> 04:01:46,580
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: at zero. And

946
04:01:46,580 --> 04:01:48,800
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the recommendation of the Budget Amendments

947
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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Review Subcommittee is to add

948
04:01:50,800 --> 04:01:52,740
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 1 billion pesos to that

949
04:01:52,740 --> 04:01:54,800
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: or to put 1 billion pesos

950
04:01:54,800 --> 04:01:56,060
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: towards that program.

951
04:01:56,560 --> 04:01:58,460
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Given that we recognize the

952
04:01:58,460 --> 04:02:00,000
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: importance of this program,

953
04:02:00,740 --> 04:02:02,100
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: ito po yung unang

954
04:02:02,100 --> 04:02:04,420
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: rumesponde sa pangangailangan ng ating

955
04:02:04,420 --> 04:02:06,400
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: mga POV drivers,

956
04:02:06,640 --> 04:02:08,680
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: tricycle drivers, and bus drivers

957
04:02:08,680 --> 04:02:10,620
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: nung panahon na

958
04:02:10,620 --> 04:02:12,340
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: nagkaroon po ng

959
04:02:12,340 --> 04:02:14,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: kaguluhan sa Middle East

960
04:02:14,980 --> 04:02:16,640
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: at tumaas po yung presyo ng crudo.

961
04:02:17,220 --> 04:02:18,340
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: In previous years,

962
04:02:18,340 --> 04:02:20,780
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, there was funding,

963
04:02:20,800 --> 04:02:23,180
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: um, for that particular program

964
04:02:23,180 --> 04:02:24,680
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: in 2024 and

965
04:02:24,680 --> 04:02:26,560
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 2025 that was left

966
04:02:26,560 --> 04:02:28,360
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: unutilized and all of a sudden,

967
04:02:28,680 --> 04:02:30,680
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: nawipe out po during the Middle East

968
04:02:30,680 --> 04:02:32,780
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: crisis. So, we recognize

969
04:02:32,780 --> 04:02:34,700
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the importance of such program and that

970
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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: is why the BARC recommended

971
04:02:36,940 --> 04:02:38,880
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to add 1 billion pesos

972
04:02:38,880 --> 04:02:40,660
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to that. And, um, again,

973
04:02:40,740 --> 04:02:42,740
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, as much as we would like

974
04:02:42,740 --> 04:02:44,720
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to, um, say yes to

975
04:02:44,720 --> 04:02:46,460
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the proposed amendment of our distinguished

976
04:02:46,460 --> 04:02:48,560
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: colleague, given the limited fiscal

977
04:02:48,560 --> 04:02:50,780
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: space, the committee, respectfully,

978
04:02:50,800 --> 04:02:52,180
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: rejects the proposed amendment.

979
04:02:53,300 --> 04:02:54,320
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

980
04:02:54,540 --> 04:02:56,580
Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan: Madam Speaker, I join the sponsor

981
04:02:56,580 --> 04:02:58,600
Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan: in rejecting the proposed amendment.

982
04:02:59,680 --> 04:03:00,720
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the proponent

983
04:03:00,720 --> 04:03:01,150
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: say?

984
04:03:01,150 --> 04:03:02,720
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Bagamat na

985
04:03:02,720 --> 04:03:04,560
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: dagdagan na ng isang bilyon ang

986
04:03:04,560 --> 04:03:06,740
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: fuel subsidy para sa mga nangangailangan

987
04:03:06,740 --> 04:03:08,740
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: sa transport sector na apektado

988
04:03:08,740 --> 04:03:10,520
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng sumisirit na presyo

989
04:03:10,520 --> 04:03:12,500
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng langis, kinakailangan pa rin

990
04:03:12,500 --> 04:03:14,620
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng mas malawakan na suporta

991
04:03:14,620 --> 04:03:16,760
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: para sa sektor ng transportasyon,

992
04:03:16,880 --> 04:03:18,700
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: lalong-lalo na ang kanilang panawagan

993
04:03:18,700 --> 04:03:20,640
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: na ibasura ang VAT at excise

994
04:03:20,640 --> 04:03:22,440
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: tax sa diesel, gasolina, petroleum

995
04:03:22,440 --> 04:03:24,620
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: products, at ang pamahalaan

996
04:03:24,620 --> 04:03:26,200
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: mismo ang dapat bumili ng crudo

997
04:03:26,200 --> 04:03:28,700
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: para maibenta sa mas mababang halaga.

998
04:03:30,140 --> 04:03:30,740
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Does it mean

999
04:03:30,740 --> 04:03:32,160
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: that, um, the

1000
04:03:32,160 --> 04:03:33,880
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: proponent

1001
04:03:33,880 --> 04:03:36,540
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: insist or we can make

1002
04:03:36,540 --> 04:03:38,200
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: the ruling? We can.

1003
04:03:39,400 --> 04:03:40,740
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Madam Speaker,

1004
04:03:40,740 --> 04:03:42,520
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: we can make the ruling so that we can proceed.

1005
04:03:43,360 --> 04:03:44,680
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There is a proposed amendment

1006
04:03:44,680 --> 04:03:46,840
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: diplomatically

1007
04:03:46,840 --> 04:03:48,800
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: rejected by our distinguished sponsor

1008
04:03:48,800 --> 04:03:50,520
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: as well as the majority,

1009
04:03:50,640 --> 04:03:50,960
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: LIDER.

1010
04:03:52,000 --> 04:03:55,520
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: An objection? Hearing none, the proposed amendment is lost.

1011
04:03:56,840 --> 04:04:01,080
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Elago may proceed with the other proposed individual amendments.

1012
04:04:04,920 --> 04:04:10,220
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Madam Speaker, before I proceed to our next amendment,

1013
04:04:11,000 --> 04:04:17,400
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: I would like to confirm for the record if the proposed amendments of this representation

1014
04:04:17,400 --> 04:04:27,060
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: from Gabriela Women's Party to the budget of DSWD for Project Aruga, Project SAFE, and ProTectin

1015
04:04:27,060 --> 04:04:33,040
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: have been accepted and included in the Amendment General Appropriations Bill,

1016
04:04:33,620 --> 04:04:39,240
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: particularly, Madam Speaker, for Project SAFE, 13.8 million,

1017
04:04:39,480 --> 04:04:43,460
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: for Project Aruga, 25 million, and for ProTectin, 25 million.

1018
04:04:46,460 --> 04:04:47,380
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

1019
04:04:47,380 --> 04:04:52,080
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, I am happy to confirm to our distinguished colleague

1020
04:04:52,080 --> 04:04:58,180
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that as an offshoot of the committee deliberations and the budget,

1021
04:04:58,540 --> 04:05:04,180
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the plenary deliberations for which our distinguished colleague was very vocal

1022
04:05:04,180 --> 04:05:10,100
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: about restoring or augmenting, rather, the amounts for these particular programs,

1023
04:05:10,580 --> 04:05:17,360
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I would like to confirm that the BARC recommended an additional amount of 25 million

1024
04:05:17,360 --> 04:05:24,200
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: pesos for ProTectin, 25 million pesos for Project Aruga, and 13.8 million pesos for Project SAFE.

1025
04:05:24,820 --> 04:05:31,760
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Madam Speaker, we would like to confirm further if the proposed amendment from this representation

1026
04:05:31,760 --> 04:05:38,740
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: on the funding for the Special Committee on LGBTQIA plus Affairs have been accepted

1027
04:05:38,740 --> 04:05:41,440
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: and included in the amended General Appropriations Bill.

1028
04:05:41,440 --> 04:05:41,500
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: ...

1029
04:05:44,760 --> 04:05:46,640
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

1030
04:05:47,360 --> 04:05:51,620
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, once again, I am happy to confirm that the said special amendment

1031
04:05:51,620 --> 04:05:58,640
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: pertaining to an increase in the funding for the DSWD Special Committee of LGBTQIA plus

1032
04:05:58,640 --> 04:06:04,020
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: amounting to 20 million pesos was indeed recommended by the BARC

1033
04:06:04,020 --> 04:06:09,360
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and is now reflected in the substitute bill of the HGAP.

1034
04:06:10,520 --> 04:06:15,360
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Madam Speaker, now let me move to our next amendment on the special provision,

1035
04:06:15,360 --> 04:06:17,360
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: the inclusion of a special provision.

1036
04:06:17,360 --> 04:06:20,680
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: The following is for the special provision of special provision on the honorarium increase

1037
04:06:20,680 --> 04:06:24,260
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: for barangay violence against women desk officers.

1038
04:06:24,260 --> 04:06:31,340
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: The funds appropriated herein shall be available for the implementation of the following additional special provision.

1039
04:06:32,080 --> 04:06:38,700
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: The monthly honorarium of each barangay violence against women desk officer or barangay vow desk officer

1040
04:06:38,700 --> 04:06:45,420
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: duly designated pursuant to Republic Act No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women

1041
04:06:45,660 --> 04:06:50,760
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of the Interior and Local Government

1042
04:06:50,760 --> 04:06:52,560
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: and the Philippine Commission on Women,

1043
04:06:52,940 --> 04:06:58,360
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: shall be increased by 500 pesos per month upon the effectivity of this Act,

1044
04:06:58,620 --> 04:07:02,360
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: chargeable against the gender and development budget of the barangay concerned.

1045
04:07:02,840 --> 04:07:08,220
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Barangay Valdez officers who have rendered at least six months of continuous service

1046
04:07:08,220 --> 04:07:12,640
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: as of the effectivity of this Act shall be entitled to the increase,

1047
04:07:12,640 --> 04:07:18,020
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: regardless of the number of hours of duty or the population of the barangay,

1048
04:07:18,420 --> 04:07:23,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: subject to the submission of a certification from the Punong Barangay and the Barangay Council

1049
04:07:23,900 --> 04:07:27,560
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: that the officer is the duly designated Valdez officer.

1050
04:07:28,060 --> 04:07:34,900
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: In no case shall this increase be sourced from the regular personal services appropriations of the barangay

1051
04:07:34,900 --> 04:07:40,400
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: nor shall it result in the reduction or displacement of other existing benefits

1052
04:07:40,400 --> 04:07:42,400
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: or honoraria of barangay.

1053
04:07:42,640 --> 04:07:43,560
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Barangay Valdez officers.

1054
04:07:45,300 --> 04:07:46,920
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: So moved, Madam Speaker.

1055
04:07:47,460 --> 04:07:48,700
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

1056
04:07:50,020 --> 04:07:53,300
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, if I may, before we respond to that,

1057
04:07:53,400 --> 04:07:57,180
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: if I may raise a query to our distinguished colleague.

1058
04:07:57,800 --> 04:08:05,440
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: It says here that an amount of 500 pesos would be granted for barangay Valdez officers

1059
04:08:05,440 --> 04:08:08,900
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: who have rendered at least six months of continuous service.

1060
04:08:08,900 --> 04:08:11,280
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: May I know if there is a cost estimate?

1061
04:08:12,640 --> 04:08:13,340
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: To this?

1062
04:08:13,340 --> 04:08:21,880
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Like how much would this amount to if you multiply it by all the barangay Valdez officers who are qualified

1063
04:08:21,880 --> 04:08:24,800
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: multiplied by 500 pesos?

1064
04:08:25,400 --> 04:08:29,800
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Is that an estimate that's already ready?

1065
04:08:31,360 --> 04:08:35,440
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: We just need to know how much this is going to cost in total.

1066
04:08:36,700 --> 04:08:39,620
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Madam Speaker, this will be around 20 billion pesos.

1067
04:09:09,800 --> 04:09:12,620
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, we are currently reviewing joint memorandum circular

1068
04:09:12,640 --> 04:09:14,720
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 2010-02. And for that reason,

1069
04:09:14,820 --> 04:09:16,580
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, may I

1070
04:09:16,580 --> 04:09:18,460
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: request for a minute

1071
04:09:18,460 --> 04:09:19,500
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: suspension.

1072
04:09:19,500 --> 04:09:20,740
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session suspended.

1073
04:24:23,000 --> 04:24:27,980
Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan: Madam Speaker, I yield to the sponsor.

1074
04:24:27,980 --> 04:24:34,440
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The sponsor is hereby recognized to respond to the proposed amendment of the Honorable Elago.

1075
04:24:34,440 --> 04:24:51,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, if I may, as per Joint Memorandum Circular 2010-02, the cost of establishing and operating the VAW desk shall be charged under the

1076
04:24:52,000 --> 04:25:21,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: LGU's gender and development or GAD budget, which should be at least five percent of their budgetary allocation. Given that this is already the subject of a joint memorandum circular, we would like to give the LGU the prerogative to decide how to allocate the funds under its GAD budget.

1077
04:25:22,000 --> 04:25:34,900
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: With that, Madam Speaker, the committee rejects the amendment of our colleague.

1078
04:25:34,900 --> 04:25:39,800
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to reject the proposed amendment.

1079
04:25:39,800 --> 04:25:50,400
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Any objection? Hearing none, the proposed amendment is hereby lost. Honorable Elago may proceed.

1080
04:25:50,400 --> 04:25:51,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Madam Speaker, for our last amendment on

1081
04:25:52,000 --> 04:26:21,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: occupational safety and health funds, the OSH penalties have been collected in the course of enforcement since the effectivity of Republic Act No. 11058 and its implementing rules and regulations, and deposited with the Bureau of Treasury. To date the collections have not been accessible to DOLE for program

1082
04:26:22,000 --> 04:26:51,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: implementation. In this regard, this representation moves for the inclusion of the following special provision. The Department of Labor and Employment is authorized to use at least ten percent of the fines collected for the operation of occupational safety and health initiatives, including occupational safety and

1083
04:26:52,000 --> 04:26:57,800
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: health training and education and other occupational safety and health programs. So moved, Madam Speaker.

1084
04:26:57,800 --> 04:27:01,400
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

1085
04:27:01,400 --> 04:27:21,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, in general, as much as possible, we would like to refrain from earmarking amounts for which the implementing agency should have discretion over how to

1086
04:27:22,000 --> 04:27:33,460
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: disburse such funds. I believe that is the nature of the special provision proposed by our distinguished colleague. Following that general principle, the committee respectfully rejects the proposed amendment.

1087
04:27:33,460 --> 04:27:35,080
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

1088
04:27:35,080 --> 04:27:39,160
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to reject the proposed amendment.

1089
04:27:39,160 --> 04:27:47,040
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There is a motion to reject. Any objection? Hearing none, the proposed amendment is lost. The Honorable Elago may proceed.

1090
04:27:47,040 --> 04:27:51,980
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Madam Speaker, yun na po ang aming huling amendment. Nais

1091
04:27:52,000 --> 04:27:53,920
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: lang din po natin ang sabihin na hindi

1092
04:27:53,920 --> 04:27:55,680
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: lang naman po sektorang agrikultura

1093
04:27:55,680 --> 04:27:57,880
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ang lubos na apektado ng super

1094
04:27:57,880 --> 04:27:59,640
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: El Nino, nandyan din ang mga

1095
04:27:59,640 --> 04:28:01,720
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: manggagawa. Ayan, kaya

1096
04:28:01,720 --> 04:28:04,000
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: kinakailangan itong mga nakukolekta

1097
04:28:04,000 --> 04:28:06,040
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng mga fines mula sa occupational

1098
04:28:06,040 --> 04:28:08,420
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: safety and health penalties.

1099
04:28:08,580 --> 04:28:09,820
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Ang laking nang magagawa niyan

1100
04:28:09,820 --> 04:28:11,780
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: para matiyak natin ang

1101
04:28:11,780 --> 04:28:14,080
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: pagpapalawak, pagpapaigting

1102
04:28:14,080 --> 04:28:15,640
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: ng mga programa para sa

1103
04:28:15,640 --> 04:28:17,380
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: occupational health and safety.

1104
04:28:17,800 --> 04:28:19,620
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Lalong-lalo na ang super El Nino, ang

1105
04:28:19,620 --> 04:28:21,800
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: extreme heat, ay may immediate at

1106
04:28:21,800 --> 04:28:23,720
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: mga severe risk mula sa

1107
04:28:23,720 --> 04:28:25,560
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: heat exhaustion at

1108
04:28:25,560 --> 04:28:27,860
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: heat stroke at iba pang mga

1109
04:28:27,860 --> 04:28:29,720
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: nakakapinsala na kalagayan sa mga

1110
04:28:29,720 --> 04:28:31,620
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: manggagawa. Kaya magtutuloy-tuloy ang

1111
04:28:31,620 --> 04:28:33,640
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: laban ng mga kababaihan, ng mga

1112
04:28:33,640 --> 04:28:35,320
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: manggagawa ng ating mga kababayan

1113
04:28:35,320 --> 04:28:37,660
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: para sa dagdagpondo para sa occupational

1114
04:28:37,660 --> 04:28:39,420
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: safety and health standards.

1115
04:28:39,780 --> 04:28:40,960
Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago: Thank you, Madam Chair.

1116
04:28:40,960 --> 04:28:41,900
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Thank you very much.

1117
04:28:42,000 --> 04:28:43,500
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The manifestation of the Honorable

1118
04:28:43,500 --> 04:28:45,400
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: El Lago is hereby noted. Majority Leader?

1119
04:28:47,240 --> 04:28:47,840
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker,

1120
04:28:48,000 --> 04:28:49,190
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: move to suspend session.

1121
04:28:49,190 --> 04:28:50,185
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session suspended.

1122
04:50:00,560 --> 04:50:04,910
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session resumed. Majority Leader.

1123
04:50:04,910 --> 04:50:13,290
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to recognize Representative Toby Tiangco of the Lone District of Navotas.

1124
04:50:13,290 --> 04:50:21,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The distinguished gentleman from the Lone District of Navotas, Honorable Toby Tiangco, is recognized to introduce his proposed amendments.

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: I already introduced it earlier. I'm just waiting for

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Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: the honorable sponsor whether they will

1127
04:50:25,920 --> 04:50:26,780
Rep. Tobias "Toby" M. Tiangco: accept or not.

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04:50:27,260 --> 04:50:29,280
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: May we hear the

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04:50:29,280 --> 04:50:31,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: what does

1130
04:50:31,980 --> 04:50:33,200
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: the sponsor say?

1131
04:50:52,000 --> 04:50:53,900
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, in response

1132
04:50:53,900 --> 04:50:55,900
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to the First Amendment proposed by

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04:50:55,900 --> 04:50:57,920
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the Honorable Representative from the

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04:50:57,920 --> 04:51:00,320
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Lone District of the City of Navotas,

1135
04:51:00,620 --> 04:51:01,860
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: please allow me to clarify

1136
04:51:01,860 --> 04:51:04,160
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that the Commission on Audit

1137
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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: publishes these reports directly

1138
04:51:06,180 --> 04:51:07,860
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: on their official website

1139
04:51:07,860 --> 04:51:10,200
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: pertaining to the report that was

1140
04:51:10,200 --> 04:51:11,880
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: alluded to earlier by

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04:51:11,880 --> 04:51:13,320
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: our distinguished colleague.

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04:51:13,760 --> 04:51:15,840
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Because these publications fall under

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04:51:15,840 --> 04:51:18,300
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the purview of the Commission on Audit,

1144
04:51:18,600 --> 04:51:20,000
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: we are unable to

1145
04:51:22,000 --> 04:51:23,780
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: preempt their decision as to whether

1146
04:51:23,780 --> 04:51:25,600
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: they will publish it

1147
04:51:25,600 --> 04:51:28,060
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for the upcoming year, given that

1148
04:51:28,060 --> 04:51:29,960
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: it lies within the

1149
04:51:29,960 --> 04:51:31,760
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: prerogative of the Commission.

1150
04:51:32,440 --> 04:51:33,740
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: As much as we would like to

1151
04:51:33,740 --> 04:51:36,060
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: accommodate the proposed

1152
04:51:36,060 --> 04:51:37,700
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: amendment of our distinguished

1153
04:51:37,700 --> 04:51:39,780
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: colleague, I beg his indulgence.

1154
04:51:40,920 --> 04:51:42,020
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: I thank him for his

1155
04:51:42,020 --> 04:51:43,840
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: manifestation. However, the

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04:51:43,840 --> 04:51:45,880
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Committee respectfully rejects the proposed

1157
04:51:45,880 --> 04:51:46,880
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: amendment.

1158
04:51:46,880 --> 04:51:48,000
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

1159
04:51:48,080 --> 04:51:49,980
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move to

1160
04:51:49,980 --> 04:51:51,480
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: reject the proposed amendment.

1161
04:51:52,000 --> 04:51:53,700
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There's a motion from the Majority Leader.

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04:51:53,800 --> 04:51:55,920
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Do we hear an objection? Hearing none,

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04:51:56,580 --> 04:51:58,180
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: said motion is lost.

1164
04:52:01,440 --> 04:52:03,340
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: I believe there was a second

1165
04:52:03,340 --> 04:52:05,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: proposed amendment of the

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04:52:05,820 --> 04:52:08,080
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Honorable Toby Chanko.

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04:52:08,080 --> 04:52:10,160
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the Sponsor say with regards

1168
04:52:10,160 --> 04:52:12,100
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: to the second proposed individual amendment?

1169
04:52:12,820 --> 04:52:14,280
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, with regard

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04:52:14,280 --> 04:52:16,260
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to the second proposed amendment

1171
04:52:16,260 --> 04:52:18,280
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of our distinguished colleague pertaining

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04:52:18,280 --> 04:52:19,720
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to DPWH,

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04:52:20,360 --> 04:52:21,960
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the presentation of the projects,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: in the General Appropriations Bill,

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04:52:24,400 --> 04:52:26,220
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: moving back,

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04:52:26,460 --> 04:52:28,220
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: my apologies, Madam Speaker, the presentation

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04:52:28,220 --> 04:52:30,380
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of the projects in the

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04:52:30,380 --> 04:52:31,960
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: General Appropriations Bill

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: follow the same format as

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04:52:34,220 --> 04:52:36,200
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the way it was presented

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04:52:36,200 --> 04:52:38,240
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: in the National Expenditure Program.

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04:52:38,840 --> 04:52:39,740
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And that is

1183
04:52:39,740 --> 04:52:42,040
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: that the projects are

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04:52:42,040 --> 04:52:43,900
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: classified per DPWH

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04:52:43,900 --> 04:52:45,280
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: District Engineering Office

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04:52:45,280 --> 04:52:47,880
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to establish local accountability

1187
04:52:47,880 --> 04:52:49,560
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and match the decentralized

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04:52:49,560 --> 04:52:51,840
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: structure of public funds.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: The District Engineering Offices

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: are responsible for drafting

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04:52:55,900 --> 04:52:57,540
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: localized engineering design,

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04:52:58,020 --> 04:53:00,140
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: conducting site validation, and computing

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04:53:00,140 --> 04:53:01,980
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: detailed unit price analysis

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04:53:01,980 --> 04:53:04,140
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: per project within the same

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04:53:04,140 --> 04:53:06,400
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: within the specific jurisdiction.

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04:53:07,200 --> 04:53:08,620
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Moreover, Madam Speaker,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: upon the explanation

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: of the DBM,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the format as shown in the National

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Expenditure Program uses

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04:53:16,040 --> 04:53:17,940
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the Program Expenditure

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04:53:17,940 --> 04:53:20,280
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Classification or PREXI codes

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04:53:20,280 --> 04:53:21,500
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and enhanced

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04:53:21,500 --> 04:53:24,140
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: 15-digit Unified Account

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04:53:24,140 --> 04:53:25,960
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Code Structure or the

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04:53:25,960 --> 04:53:27,800
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: UACs to categorize

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04:53:27,800 --> 04:53:29,740
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: National Government PAPs.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: As such, it would be

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04:53:31,560 --> 04:53:33,680
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: difficult

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for the DBM to reclassify

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04:53:36,360 --> 04:53:37,680
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the projects according

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04:53:37,680 --> 04:53:40,160
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to any other classification

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04:53:40,160 --> 04:53:42,160
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: apart from that reflected

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04:53:42,160 --> 04:53:43,960
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: in the National Expenditure Program.

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04:53:45,160 --> 04:53:46,720
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: In any case,

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04:53:46,940 --> 04:53:47,500
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker,

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04:53:48,040 --> 04:53:49,720
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: after the DBM has published

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the GAA,

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04:53:51,500 --> 04:53:53,080
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: rather, after the GAA

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: is approved and published,

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04:53:56,120 --> 04:53:58,320
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the DBM posts it

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: on their website

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04:53:59,260 --> 04:54:01,600
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: and the projects under the different

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04:54:01,600 --> 04:54:03,140
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: District Engineering Offices

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: can also be searched

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: as per the different classifications.

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04:54:07,300 --> 04:54:09,440
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: And for that reason, Madam Speaker,

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04:54:09,920 --> 04:54:11,060
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the Committee respectfully

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04:54:11,060 --> 04:54:12,840
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: rejects the proposed amendment.

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04:54:13,080 --> 04:54:14,020
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

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04:54:14,880 --> 04:54:16,980
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: The House joins the proponent

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: and moves to reject the proposal.

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04:54:20,100 --> 04:54:21,440
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There's a motion from the

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04:54:21,440 --> 04:54:23,440
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader. Do we hear an objection?

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04:54:24,060 --> 04:54:25,700
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Hearing none, the proposed amendment

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: is hereby lost.

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04:54:28,360 --> 04:54:29,140
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader?

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker,

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04:54:34,060 --> 04:54:35,960
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: I move to recognize

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Representative

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Edgar Erize of the 2nd District

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: of Kaloakan.

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04:54:41,380 --> 04:54:43,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The great gentleman from the 2nd District

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: of Kaloakan is hereby recognized.

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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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04:54:46,880 --> 04:54:48,880
Rep. Edgar R. Erice: I respectfully

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04:54:49,440 --> 04:54:51,280
Rep. Edgar R. Erice: propose to

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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: increase the budget of the Department

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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: of Public Works, particularly on the

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04:54:55,160 --> 04:54:56,900
Rep. Edgar R. Erice: item of our

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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: organization, Outcome 2

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04:54:58,940 --> 04:55:00,380
Rep. Edgar R. Erice: by 68 million

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04:55:00,380 --> 04:55:03,180
Rep. Edgar R. Erice: and for basic infrastructure

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04:55:03,180 --> 04:55:05,400
Rep. Edgar R. Erice: program, 66 million.

1255
04:55:05,870 --> 04:55:06,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the

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04:55:06,980 --> 04:55:08,040
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: sponsor say?

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04:55:08,040 --> 04:55:09,040
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the Committee accepts the proposed

1259
04:55:11,240 --> 04:55:11,780
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: amendment.

1260
04:55:11,780 --> 04:55:12,860
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Ikaw na, ikaw na.

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04:55:18,560 --> 04:55:19,580
Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan: Madam Speaker,

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04:55:19,860 --> 04:55:21,120
Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan: we joined a

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04:55:21,120 --> 04:55:22,560
Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan: sponsor in accepting the amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There's a proposed amendment from the Honorable Erize,

1266
04:55:25,380 --> 04:55:26,760
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: duly accepted by the sponsor

1267
04:55:26,760 --> 04:55:29,040
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: and the Majority Leader. Do we hear an objection?

1268
04:55:29,640 --> 04:55:31,020
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Hearing none, the proposed individual

1269
04:55:31,020 --> 04:55:32,640
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: amendment is hereby approved.

1270
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Rep. Edgar R. Erice: Thank you, Madam Speaker.

1271
04:55:34,660 --> 04:55:35,500
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader?

1272
04:55:41,440 --> 04:55:42,800
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Motion to suspend

1273
04:55:42,800 --> 04:55:43,690
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: session.

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04:55:43,690 --> 04:55:44,720
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session suspended.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session resumed. Majority Leader.

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Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, I move that we recognize Representative Albert Garcia of the Second District of Bataan to propose individual amendments.

1277
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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Honorable Abet Garcia of the Second District of Bataan, our Senior Vice Chair of the Committee on Appropriations, is hereby recognized to propose individual amendments.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I would like to ask if the Chair of the Committee on Appropriations would consider some amendments.

1279
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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Please proceed.

1280
05:12:44,680 --> 05:12:49,920
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Yes, of course, Madam Speaker, especially from our Senior Vice Chairperson.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: Thank you.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: This representation would like to propose an amendment to Special Provision Number 6 under the Department of Health, to read as follows: Medical Assistance Program. This amount appropriated herein under the Medical Assistance Program, or MAP, shall be used for hospitalization and medical assistance, including but not limited to inpatient services, outpatient services,

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05:13:22,000 --> 05:13:51,980
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: comprehensive checkups, emergency services, dental services, drugs and medicines as approved by the FDA, and 100% professional fees, subject to the guidelines issued by the DOH. In no case shall more than 1% of said amount be used for administrative expenses.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: I so move, Madam Speaker.

1285
05:13:55,760 --> 05:13:57,560
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, given the intention of the said amendment to make it more accessible for our kababayans to be able to avail of medical assistance, the committee accepts the proposed amendment.

1287
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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

1288
05:14:17,080 --> 05:14:24,800
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: On the part of the House, we join the sponsor and move to approve the proposed amendment.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There is a motion to approve the proposed amendment. Do we hear any objection? The Chair hears none. The proposed amendment is hereby carried.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you, Madam Chair. For DOTR, Office of the Secretary, Volume 1-B, on page 267, line 49, after the word options and participation mark period, insert the following.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: Of the said amount, P250 million shall be used for battery electric, environment-friendly passenger vessel and related facility.

1292
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: On the same page, 278, line 9 and 10, under service contracting program for public transportation,

1293
05:15:31,040 --> 05:15:32,160
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: intermodal infrastructure,

1294
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: and multimodal,

1295
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: the said amount of P250 million

1296
05:15:37,260 --> 05:15:39,860
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: shall be used for the

1297
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: MOOE and P250 million

1298
05:15:42,640 --> 05:15:46,480
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: for capital outlay.

1299
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: I so move, Madam Speaker.

1300
05:15:49,680 --> 05:15:50,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

1301
05:15:51,340 --> 05:15:53,680
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, in order to facilitate

1302
05:15:53,680 --> 05:15:55,700
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: the acceptance of the amendments,

1303
05:15:55,980 --> 05:15:57,880
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: may we request our

1304
05:15:57,880 --> 05:15:59,700
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Senior Vice Chairperson

1305
05:15:59,700 --> 05:16:01,500
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: to make two separate motions

1306
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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: for the two different amendments.

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: May we request the

1308
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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Honorable Abbott Garcia

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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: to please

1310
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Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: introduce the motion one by one.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: Yes, Madam Speaker.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: So, the first motion

1313
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: is that, or the first amendment

1314
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: is that on page

1315
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: 267, line

1316
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: 49, after the word

1317
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: options

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: and participation

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: mark period,

1320
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: insert the following

1321
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: Insert the following.

1322
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: Of the said amount,

1323
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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: P250 million

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia: shall be used for battery,

1325
05:16:39,340 --> 05:16:42,000
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: electric, and environment-friendly

1326
05:16:42,000 --> 05:16:43,180
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: passenger vessel

1327
05:16:43,180 --> 05:16:45,480
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: and related facilities.

1328
05:16:45,480 --> 05:16:46,640
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: I so move, Madam Speaker.

1329
05:16:46,640 --> 05:16:47,340
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

1330
05:16:47,340 --> 05:16:49,940
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, the committee accepts the proposed amendment.

1331
05:16:49,940 --> 05:16:51,060
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

1332
05:16:51,060 --> 05:16:53,860
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: As a part of the House, we join this sponsor

1333
05:16:53,860 --> 05:16:56,440
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: and move to approve the proposed amendment.

1334
05:16:56,440 --> 05:16:58,980
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There's a motion to approve the proposed amendment.

1335
05:16:58,980 --> 05:17:00,280
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Do we hear any objection?

1336
05:17:00,280 --> 05:17:01,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Hearing none, said motion is carried.

1337
05:17:01,820 --> 05:17:03,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The motion is approved.

1338
05:17:03,820 --> 05:17:05,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Please proceed to the next proposed amendment.

1339
05:17:05,820 --> 05:17:07,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: On page

1340
05:17:07,820 --> 05:17:09,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: 278, line 9 and 10,

1341
05:17:09,820 --> 05:17:11,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: under service

1342
05:17:11,820 --> 05:17:13,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: contracting program

1343
05:17:13,820 --> 05:17:15,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: for public transport

1344
05:17:15,820 --> 05:17:17,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: intermodal and multimodal,

1345
05:17:17,820 --> 05:17:19,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: the amount of

1346
05:17:19,820 --> 05:17:21,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: P250 million

1347
05:17:21,820 --> 05:17:23,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: shall be used for

1348
05:17:23,820 --> 05:17:25,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: MOOE and

1349
05:17:25,820 --> 05:17:27,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: P250 million

1350
05:17:27,820 --> 05:17:29,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: for capital outlay.

1351
05:17:29,820 --> 05:17:31,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: I so move, Madam Chair.

1352
05:17:31,820 --> 05:17:33,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the sponsor say?

1353
05:17:33,820 --> 05:17:37,820
Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing: Madam Speaker, the committee accepts the proposed amendment.

1354
05:17:37,820 --> 05:17:39,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: What does the House say?

1355
05:17:39,820 --> 05:17:41,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker, on the part of the House,

1356
05:17:41,820 --> 05:17:43,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: we join this sponsor

1357
05:17:43,820 --> 05:17:45,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: and move to approve the proposed amendment.

1358
05:17:45,820 --> 05:17:47,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There's a motion to approve the proposed amendment.

1359
05:17:47,820 --> 05:17:49,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Do we hear an objection?

1360
05:17:49,820 --> 05:17:51,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Hearing none, said motion is approved.

1361
05:17:51,820 --> 05:17:53,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The proposed amendment is carried.

1362
05:17:53,820 --> 05:17:55,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: Madam Speaker, thank you very much to

1363
05:17:55,820 --> 05:17:57,820
Rep. Albert S. Garcia: the Chair of the Committee on Appropriations.

1364
05:17:58,280 --> 05:18:04,230
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Thank you very much, Honorable Abet Garcia, Majority Leader.

1365
05:18:07,030 --> 05:18:07,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Madam Speaker,

1366
05:18:07,820 --> 05:18:09,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: there being no other members

1367
05:18:09,820 --> 05:18:11,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: who wish to propose

1368
05:18:11,820 --> 05:18:13,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: individual amendment,

1369
05:18:13,820 --> 05:18:15,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: I move to close the period of amendments.

1370
05:18:15,820 --> 05:18:17,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Is there an objection?

1371
05:18:17,820 --> 05:18:19,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The Chair hears none.

1372
05:18:19,820 --> 05:18:21,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The period of amendments is hereby closed.

1373
05:18:21,820 --> 05:18:23,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Majority Leader?

1374
05:18:23,820 --> 05:18:25,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: Mr. Speaker,

1375
05:18:25,820 --> 05:18:27,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: I move to approve on second reading

1376
05:18:27,820 --> 05:18:29,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: House Bill

1377
05:18:29,820 --> 05:18:31,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: number 10858,

1378
05:18:31,820 --> 05:18:33,820
Rep. Manuel "Wowo" L. Fortes Jr.: as amended.

1379
05:18:33,820 --> 05:18:35,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: There is a motion to approve on second reading

1380
05:18:35,820 --> 05:18:37,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: House Bill number

1381
05:18:37,820 --> 05:18:39,820
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: 10858,

1382
05:18:39,820 --> 05:18:41,500
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: as amended.

1383
05:18:41,500 --> 05:18:43,480
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: All those in favor of the amended

1384
05:18:43,480 --> 05:18:45,120
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: House Bill, say aye.

1385
05:18:45,540 --> 05:18:46,100
Committee Members Voting Aye: Aye.

1386
05:18:46,780 --> 05:18:49,360
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: All those who are not in favor, say nay.

1387
05:18:49,900 --> 05:18:50,500
Committee Members Voting Nay: Nay.

1388
05:18:50,860 --> 05:18:52,020
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: The ayes have it.

1389
05:18:52,080 --> 05:18:54,600
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: House Bill No. 10858

1390
05:18:54,600 --> 05:18:56,720
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: is hereby approved on second reading

1391
05:18:56,720 --> 05:18:57,880
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: as amended.

1392
05:19:00,480 --> 05:19:01,740
Deputy Speaker Janette L. Garin: Session suspended.