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DTI

House Committee on Appropriations · August 24, 2026

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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We'll start na po, while we're still considering po to change venues.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Pero habang kaya pa naman po, dito po muna tayo.

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But again, thanks for being here.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Again, good morning. The budget briefing is resumed.

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Committee Secretary, please acknowledge the members and resource persons present today.

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Committee Secretary

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Good morning.

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Committee Secretary

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The attendees for DTI families, sorry.

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For members of the House: former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Deputy Minority Leader Percival Cendaña, our sponsor Vice Chair Charisse Anne Hernandez, Vice Chair Sancho Fernando Oaminal, Representative Edwin Cruzado, and Senior Vice Chair Albert Garcia.

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Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque,

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Supervising Heads and Functional Groups,

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Undersecretary Joe Gilas,

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Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo,

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Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty,

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Assistant Secretary Kristian Ablan,

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Assistant Secretary Nylah Rizza Bautista,

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Good morning, ma'am.

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Assistant Secretary Regino D. Mallari Jr.,

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Good morning, sir.

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Assistant Secretary Kenneth Yap,

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Good morning, sir.

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Assistant Secretary Marcus Valdez II,

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Good morning, sir.

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Assistant Secretary Grace Baluyan,

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Gandang umaga po, ma'am.

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Assistant Secretary Leonila Baluyut,

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Morning po.

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Assistant Secretary Domingo Tolentino Jr.,

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Good morning, sir.

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And to those attached,

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agencies to DTI,

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Executive Director Mark Brian De La Cruz,

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Ah, sir.

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Good morning, sir.

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Undersecretary Alexander B. Raquepo,

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Good morning, sir.

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Executive Director Maria Rita Matute,

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Good morning, ma'am.

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Executive Director Claire Marie Torralba,

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Good morning, ma'am.

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Attorney Louie Andrew Calvario,

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Good morning, attorney.

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And for the attached corporations of DTI,

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Attorney Gil G. Taway IV,

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Good morning, attorney.

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Deputy Executive Director Malou Mediran,

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Good morning, ma'am.

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Director General Paulo Villaluna,

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Good morning, director.

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GM Robert Samson,

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Good morning, GM.

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Deputy Director General Anidel Joy Alguzo,

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Good morning, ma'am.

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Vice President Francis Perez,

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Good morning.

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And President Kim Lokin,

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Good morning, ma'am.

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Committee Secretary

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And that's all for the DTI, ma'am.

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Committee Secretary

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Thank you.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Thank you very much, ComSec.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Again, honorable members of the Committee on Appropriations,

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distinguished colleagues, and our esteemed guests,

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from the trade and industry sector,

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led by Secretary Maria Cristina Roque,

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magandang araw po sa ating lahat.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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On behalf of the Committee, of our Speaker Bojie Dy,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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uh, Majority Leader, uh,

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Sandro Marcos,

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and our Chairperson of Appropriations, Mika Suansing,

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we would like to welcome the Department of Trade and Industry

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for this budget briefing.

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And we appreciate the presence of our Secretary,

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Sec. Roque, the DTI family,

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and all our resource persons joining us today.

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And your participation is of importance

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as we deliberate on the proposed budget

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of the Department for this coming fiscal year.

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The DTI plays a critical role

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in strengthening our economy.

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We believe that it is at the forefront

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of promoting trade,

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supporting industry development,

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nurturing micro, small, and medium enterprises,

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and protecting consumer welfare.

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In a time of inflationary pressures,

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global uncertainty,

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and continuing need to create more jobs

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and opportunities for Filipinos,

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the work of DTI remains essential.

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In the President's proposed budget,

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the Department, including its attached agencies

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and corporations,

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has an appropriation amount

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of P10.55 billion,

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which is P1.36 billion less

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than what was approved

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in the Fiscal Year 2026

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General Appropriations Act.

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Alam naman po nating lahat na we have a tight fiscal space,

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pero bagama't masikip,

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inaasahan din natin na magagampanan pa rin ng DTI ang

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mandato nila.

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This is an opportune time to discuss

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and better understand the Department's priorities,

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programs, and targets,

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and to assess how the proposed budget

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aligns with our national development goals.

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We want to ensure that public funds

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are allocated efficiently,

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transparently,

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and in ways that deliver real and measurable

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benefits to our people.

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So as we proceed, let us keep in mind

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that the budget is not merely a document of numbers.

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It is a reflection of priorities

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and, more importantly,

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a commitment to serve the Filipino people.

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That said,

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Secretary,

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Maria Cristina Roque,

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you may now proceed with your presentation.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Thank you very much.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Good morning, Madam Chair.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Good morning,

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honorable former President

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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,

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Vice Chair Cha Hernandez,

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our budget sponsor.

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Good morning.

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Representative Edwin Cruzado,

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Representative Percival

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Cendaña,

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Representative Ando

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Oaminal,

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Representative Albert Garcia,

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Representative Renee Co,

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and to all the honorable members

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of the House of Representatives

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and our partners in development,

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good morning to everyone.

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Thank you for the opportunity

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to present the Department of Trade and Industry

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proposed

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2027

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fiscal year budget.

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At the DTI, our main mandate

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is straightforward but important

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and may malaking impact ito

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sa ekonomiya

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and sa lives

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ng ating mga kababayan.

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DTI has three main mandates.

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Firstly, foreign trade

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and international investments.

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Secondly, consumer protection

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and fair trade.

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And third, MSME development.

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This is a sector that we definitely

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cannot ignore.

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Today we present our budget

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from a position of economic strength

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and historic growth.

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Allow me to highlight our major achievements.

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For

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foreign trade and investment,

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the Philippines continues

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to position itself

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as a destination of choice

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for investments and a reliable

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trading partner.

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But we can do so much better.

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We are currently experiencing

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an era of economic expansion.

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In 2025,

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Philippine exports surged

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by 15.4%,

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which is an all-time

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high.

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We carry this momentum

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straight in 2026

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with the monthly export

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growing consistently.

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8.7% in January,

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8.9% in February,

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20.4%

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up in March,

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7.2% up in April,

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7.6% up

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in May, and

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24.1% up in June.

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What does this mean?

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That the Filipino products are ready

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for the global market

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and tinatangkilik na po ang ating mga produkto all over the world.

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We are very strong

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in the semiconductor industry,

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minerals, electronic, automotive,

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and a lot of

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industries in the tech

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sectors. But we are showing

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a lot of potential in the agriculture

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sector now. The coconuts

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last year has grown by 34.4%,

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and

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bananas and pineapples also

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continue to surge.

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But we have been seeing

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a rising

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number of stars in Ube

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and in Kalamansi.

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So we must continue to grow,

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especially in the agriculture sector

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kasi nakakatulong po tayo sa ating mga farmers

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and the communities around them.

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So we will continue to push

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the agriculture sector

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because we are showing

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a lot of wins dito.

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To sustain this momentum,

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we are proposing a 100 million pesos

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additional budget

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to support international marketing

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and significantly expand

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the participation

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of our local businesses

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and growing SMEs

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in international trade shows.

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We need to show our products

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sa world kasi, um,

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the products will remain as products

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unless we start to

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sell this or showcase this

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in the global space.

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We also want our expansion

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to grow, therefore we need to increase

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the budget to commensurate

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to this potential.

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Malaki po ang potential

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natin sa global space.

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so we need to join more trade shows

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or we need to have more market access

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for these products.

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Growth of investment

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does not only provide income

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for our country but high paying jobs

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for our people.

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So our people can stay here

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and be home with family

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kasi marami tayong kababayan

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that go abroad to find greener pastures.

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So if we continue to really grow

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and continue to attract more foreign

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investments and grow also

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in the agriculture sector,

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maraming kababayan would rather be here

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and stay with family.

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And for us, malaking importansya ang pamilya, lalo na

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sa mga... the growth

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of the children and also

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the growth of our country.

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Under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.,

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his administration

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will go down in history

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as the administration with the most

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free trade agreements, 23.

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So these free trade agreements

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will give us preferential

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tariffs in important

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countries where we sell our products

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all over the world.

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We have five more free trade agreements

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in important countries that are waiting

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to be concluded this year.

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Number one is the Philippine-EU FTA

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which will open the huge

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European market.

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Next is the

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um, uh, Canada free trade, Philippine-Canada

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free trade agreement

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which will again open

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the Canadian market.

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The next is the JAPEPA

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which will strengthen now

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[unclear] bananas

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and other products

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that are being sold in Japan.

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Then we have the ATIGA

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from India.

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And then last which we

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actually just concluded

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and we will be signing

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in November

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is the Philippine-Chile FTA

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which will open the huge

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South America market

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of 300 million population.

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So these are very important

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for us, and another milestone for the

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Marcos administration

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in our ASEAN

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Chairship this 2026

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is the DEFA,

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the Digital Economic Framework Agreement.

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This DEFA is the first in the world

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and will be signed in our

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Chairship this November.

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This has already been concluded

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and the legal scrubbing

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has already been done.

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So signing na lang po ang

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kulang dito.

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This, um, the potential of the DEFA

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is around 2 trillion US dollars

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of the DEFA is the following.

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Digital trade,

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so there will be now

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strength in digital trade

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among ASEAN countries.

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Cross-border e-commerce,

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digital payments,

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digital identity,

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cyber security,

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data governance,

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competition policy,

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digital talent.

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So we need to prepare

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the businesses for this e-commerce.

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The Philippines holds a very high

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position in the e-commerce platform.

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We are actually holding the position

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of number 2, number 3, and number 4.

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So this will really

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strengthen our

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e-commerce trade

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within ASEAN.

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E-commerce sa atin

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because we are 7,600 islands.

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So we need to get our products

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across each and every island.

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And the e-commerce platform

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is the cheapest way

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and is also the fastest way

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for us to be able to sell the products.

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So dito sila

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[unclear] makausad, no.

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The board of investments

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approved a total of

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1.56 trillion pesos

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in investments in 2025.

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The 1.5 trillion mark

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for the second consecutive year

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registering the second highest

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level of investment approvals

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in the agency's

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58-year history.

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These 322 approved projects

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are projected to generate

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40,175 jobs

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nationwide.

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This can definitely grow even more

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given the potential of the DTI

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foreign trade attache

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present in 21 countries nationwide.

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These trade attaches

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hold the opportunities and possibilities

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for us to sell

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our products in the different countries

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nationwide.

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And we must

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exhaust the full potential

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of the foreign trade attache.

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So again, with the free trade agreement,

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importante din ito

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because it gives our products

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preferential tariffs

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when we sell it abroad.

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Kasi sometimes,

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meron tayong mga produkto, ang nagiging problema, mahal.

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But now with the free trade agreement,

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that will really lower down

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if not totally eliminate the tariff.

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So importante po ito para sa ating mga, um,

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businessmen, businesses,

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and also for the communities.

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Meanwhile, the

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Philippine Economic Zone Authority,

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or PEZA, continues to attract investors

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because of their good reputation that they make sure that inaalagaan nila lahat ng mga investors

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or lahat ng mga may investments dito sa Pilipinas.

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They have approved 260.89 billion in investments in 2025.

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In the first eight months, in 2026 alone,

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PEZA has already approved 216.46 billion in investments across 196 new and expansion projects,

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securing 72.16 percent of its annual target.

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These projects are projected to generate 27,000 direct jobs nationwide.

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Through the Create More Act and the 2026 SIPP and the Green Lanes for Strategic Investments,

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we are...

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fast and we continue to attract new investors,

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encourage expansion of existing investments in the Philippines,

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and we provide more opportunities for them.

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We make sure that we get things done,

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and we keep an open line with all the companies that have investments in the country.

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We really encourage expansion, lalo na sa mga may mga investments na dito.

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So, aggressive po.

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Ang approach namin dito.

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So, we continue to create more eco-zones to suit the needs of investors

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that want to invest here in the Philippines.

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Para may choices po sila.

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So, every time an investor comes into the Philippines,

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we present all eco-zones that are available in the country,

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not just PEZA and BOI, which are under DTI.

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Lahat po ng eco-zones, we give it to them para makapili sila kung ano yung best para sa negosyo nila

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or para sa...

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industries na gusto nilang pasukan.

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Second is the local industry and MSME development.

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This is a sector that we definitely cannot ignore.

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Guided by our first industrialization policy, Tatak Pinoy—proudly Filipino, built for the world—

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our vision is to elevate local industries across nine key sectors,

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creating world-class products designed to be sold locally and globally.

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Of course,

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Importante ang global market, pero we also need to exhaust the strength of our local market.

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Kasi actually yung local market of almost 115 million Filipinos is what attracts foreign investments to our country

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or foreign investors to our country.

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So we encourage them to export, but we also encourage them to sell locally.

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Importante din for us to provide market access for them.

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We have a lot of trade shows.

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Our trade shows have been...

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So from those trade shows, we invite now buyers, let's say, hotel buyers, cafe buyers, grocery, supermarkets,

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institutional buyers, consolidators, and foreign buyers, actually, to all of these trade shows.

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And our trade show sales has grown leaps and bounds, including those that attend the trade shows.

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Another thing that we encourage is the double income in a family.

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So the DTI has also...

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The DTI has also established the Women's Enterprise Fund.

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Kasi in the Asian style, it's always the men that works and the women stays at home and takes care of the children.

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So ang pinush namin ngayon is to encourage double income in a family.

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So we've set aside 2 billion pesos for Women's Enterprise Fund.

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So they can do business sa bahay.

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Or if they have existing businesses that they want to expand, they want to grow,

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meron kaming fund for them.

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Later, I will explain.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The funding that we have given to, not just the women's, but to other sectors.

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Okay, when double income, napaka-importante ang double income in a family because we encourage...

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Because of this double income, there's better education, better quality of life.

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Pwede na silang lumabas pag-weekend.

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They can eat out or they can also mag-vacate.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Importante rin for them to eat out because tataas din yung mga sales ng indirect investments,

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which will also provide the jobs.

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And this will also strengthen the local tourism.

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So we need to encourage double income in the family.

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So importante din ito because we really want to push na dito sila.

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They stay in the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We want a better life for our Filipino people.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we need to strengthen the small and medium.

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We need to strengthen the enterprises and we need to strengthen also yung market access for them.

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In 2025, our nationwide efforts to expand market access, in spite of our budget,

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we needed to achieve exceptional results and we needed to be strategic in our moves.

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Hindi siya pwedeng, we just move without strategizing.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we expanded our reach by organizing a total of 33 trade fairs across NDA.

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NCR and other regions.

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But we can grow more if we increase our budget.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The more market access or the more avenues we have for them to showcase their products,

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the better it is for them because then makaka-employ sila ng tao

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and they can also level up the jobs and also help the community.

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We generated a combined sales of our trade show nasa 1.0.

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9 billion pesos already.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But we are providing wider market access to more than 3,500 MSME's across the country.

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And for 2026, we will be conducting a total of 38 trade fairs locally, which provide more market access.

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And these trade fairs are free.

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So lahat ng mga MSME's or SME's that want to join the DTI's trade fair nationwide, libre po ito.

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So this is for them.

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They just have to be government-compliant.

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Without the market access or place for them to showcase their products, then all these products don't mean anything.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The DTI works closely also with institutions such as SM, Robinsons, and other big corporations to actually showcase their products.

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So naging maganda po ang relationship natin sa mga institution na ito because they're the ones who can really provide for these SMEs.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We need to convert their products to sales that will provide more jobs and uplift indirect industries and provide a better life for our people.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But we need to be strategic again in our moves.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Beyond providing market access through the trade fairs,

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we are addressing the financial

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barriers of our local businesses and MSMEs.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ang pinakaimportante sa kanila ay finance, financial assistance.

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So, we have a lot of loans in DTI SB Corporation.

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The loans program has already changed since last year.

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So, up to 5 million, no collateral, and one year, no payment of principal and interest para makausad sila.

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They need that one year for them to move their...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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I mean, move the business.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi hindi puwede na when they loan, the first month pa lang, nagbabayad na sila ng utang.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we gave one year, basta up to 5 million, no payment of principal and interest.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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During the...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have 12 billion for this, but actually, we need more funds, especially during...

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kasi nagka-Middle East crisis.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, during the Middle East crisis, we have established funds that were targeted to address the needs of...

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of the MSMEs during this crisis.

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One is the Women's Enterprise Fund, which I mentioned a while ago,

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where we encourage the double income in a family.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000512

Next is the Export Business Expansion Fund, which we have seen growth in our exports.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So kung minsan, malaking order nila, wala silang fund,

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or kulang ang pera nila pangbili ng raw materials or pag-upgrade ng machine.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we have a fund for them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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MSME Business Fund.

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So natamaan ang mga MSMEs during this Middle East crisis.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Then, we have the OFW Negotiation Fund, because a lot of the OFWs came home during this Middle East crisis.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So naghahanap sila ng...

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or may mga negosyo na sila na gusto nilang i-expand.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then, we also have the E-Transport Loan Program,

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because we encourage the transport operators, the small and medium transport operators,

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or individual operators, actually, who want to shift.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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From the combustion vehicles to electric vehicles.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi [unclear], nagtaas 'yung presyo ng petroleum, or ng crudo, ng oil, ng diesel.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we have funding for them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Again, up to 5 million, no collateral.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And again, one year, no payment of principal and interest.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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There are so many that have availed of this loan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we are hoping that we can get more funds for this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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kasi maraming nag-avail talaga

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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ng ano, ng mga loan—loan programs na ito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Because of the easy payment scheme.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And also, we only require, number one, business name registration.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Number two, government permits.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Number three, bank account.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And number four, picture of their business.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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In other words, we make it easy for them to loan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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kasi alam natin kung gaano nila kailangan itong, um, financial assistance.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We want to teach them how to fish.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And not just...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then, in every calamity...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We also have the Enterprise Rehabilitation Fund.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Because in every calamity, or let's say there's a typhoon or what,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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'yung mga businesses natatamaan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we need to give them funding so that they can not just physically recover,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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but the businesses can also recover.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we also have funding for this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And building on this momentum,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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we just recently introduced the Youth Enterprise Fund.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We set aside 1 billion pesos to encourage the...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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the youth to get or to explore business.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi ngayon, 'yung mga youth are now in the social media all the time.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, their strength in the digital space,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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they can use it, ah, para maging negosyante sila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So kung minsan may mga produkto sila or they have an idea.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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At least meron tayong fund para sa kanila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, again, they can loan from the DTI SB Corporation.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Again, up to 30,000 to 500,000, no collateral.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then, one year, again, no payment of principal and interest.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we encourage the youth to explore

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and for them to at least know that the government has funding for them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Despite these milestones, the demand from our entrepreneurs remains overwhelming.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Currently, we have received, actually, so much applicants now

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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that we need additional finance for this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Um...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We figure out...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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No, we know that napakaimportante this funding because

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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because the MSMEs comprise 99.5% of the business establishment

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and 62% of the labor force.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So [unclear] itong mga negosyanteng ito,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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then that will give jobs also to our people

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and will also contribute to the GDP.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To prepare industries for the future,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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we recently launched our flagship AI and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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scale-up center in our head office, kasi

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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um, we've also noticed that a lot of our MSMEs natatakot sa AI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we want them to have at least a knowledge

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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how they can use AI as a tool for them to help their businesses grow

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and not something that they can be scared of.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we just launched this together with Converge and other private sector

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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because we realized that government and private sector,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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together, mas marami tayong maa-achieve as

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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as we continue to work with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then we also launched a very ambitious SSF in Butuan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But these are projects that must be done

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And once it finishes, marami po tayong matutulungan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi sometimes when we get shared services facilities,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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we only get one machine.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then hanggang doon lang.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But sometimes we need to start the process

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and we need to finish it.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we have a very big SSF in Butuan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Actually, siya, printing and packaging center.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, if I have a product, then I go to this facility

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and then I can print it.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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I can also package it.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So pag tapos 'yung project, tapos

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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'yung product, and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and then the market access,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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they can just go to the different regional offices nationwide

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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or 1,400 Negosyo Centers nationwide

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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to find market access for these products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we have this for them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And third is the consumer protection.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The DTI continues to uphold consumer protection and fair trade,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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ensuring that our economic gains translate into real benefits

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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for every Filipino.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Through rigorous nationwide enforcement,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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we inspected over 14,000 establishments

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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while maintaining high compliance rate

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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to further protect the public.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We closely monitored

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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over 5,000 firms

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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to secure the price and supply of basic necessities

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and prime commodities.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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There are a lot of products now

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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that come into the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we need to protect the consumers

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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from the products that are being sold in the market.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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A lot of them are compliant,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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but there are some that are also hazardous to us.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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'Yung iba nakakasunog, 'yung iba

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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nakaka... nakakasira na ng property.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we need to be strict on this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, we also need additional funding for this one.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Madam Chair and honorable members,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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the fiscal year 2027 budget proposal

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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reflects our commitment to creating more jobs,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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attracting quality investments,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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expanding exports,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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strengthening Filipino enterprises,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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enterprises, and protecting consumers.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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DTI programs is intended to generate economic opportunities

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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that extend well beyond the department itself.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Entrepreneurs seeking growth,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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investors seeking stability and predictability,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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exporters seeking more markets,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and consumers seeking protection.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Governments build infrastructure,

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enact reforms, and open doors.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But you can count on the Department of Trade and Industry

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to ensure these opportunities translate into thriving industries.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We stand fully committed to your progress,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and we will execute our mandate as best and as aggressive as we can

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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to build a highly connected and consumer-oriented Philippine economy

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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where no one is left behind.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Before I end, I would like to show a video of Tatak Pinoy.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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DTI is the chair.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We want the people to know that these are the products

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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These are the products that are being made in the Philippines

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and sold globally,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and these are products that we are very proud of.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, again, can we show the Tatak Pinoy?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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May we show the Tatak Pinoy video?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Definitely, Secretary.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Tatak Pinoy promo video narration/song

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Maliwanag na daan sa Japan. Sasakyan nila sa India, pinipilahan sa America. Nasa gadget sa Korea. Nakakagulat, nakakabilib, nakaka-proud, nakakakilig. Sa loob, sa labas, sa baba, sa taas. Ang mga produktong gamit nila, Pinoy pala.

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Tatak Pinoy promo video narration/song

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Have you heard? Ang Tatak Pinoy, built for the world. O, 'di ba, alam mo ba? Sa Tatak Pinoy, [unclear]. Ang Tatak Pinoy, built for the world.

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Tatak Pinoy promo video narration/song

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[unclear] ang Pinas. Mabisang gamot sa Canada, nagpapaganda sa Europa, [unclear] Australia. May IT at construction pa. Nakakagulat, nakakabilib, nakaka-proud, nakakakilig.

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Tatak Pinoy promo video narration/song

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Sa loob, sa labas, sa baba, sa taas. Ang mga produktong gamit nila, Pinoy pala.

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Tatak Pinoy promo video narration/song

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Have you heard? Ang Tatak Pinoy, built for the world. O, 'di ba, alam mo ba? Sa Tatak Pinoy, [unclear]. Ang Tatak Pinoy, built for the world.

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Tatak Pinoy promo video narration/song

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Iangat ang Pinas, iangat ang Pinas. Kinaya nila, kaya mo rin 'yan kung kaya nila. [unclear] boys and girls. Ang Tatak Pinoy, built for the world. [unclear], Tatak Pinoy.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The Tatak Pinoy priority industries include IT-BPM, food and agro-industry, cement and steel, semiconductors, electronics, automotive and EV, pharma, clinical trials, defense, and chemicals.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Thank you very much, Secretary Roque, for that presentation.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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And now we will open the floor for discussion.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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And before that, may I just remind our distinguished colleagues again

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that each member is given five minutes for questioning or interpolation,

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excluding the response of the resource persons.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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And when you hear the bell sound, it means you only have 30 seconds

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to wind up your questions.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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As part of a longstanding and respected tradition of the House,

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to accord preferential treatment to the minority members of the House

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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and followed by the independent and majority members

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in an alternating manner.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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And also po, if, uh, later, if...

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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medyo mas maging uncomfortable at uminit,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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we might move po sa ibang venue, um, during our quick lunch break.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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But I think now, kaya pa naman po.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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And we would like to open the floor first sa mga nauna pong nakapunta na dito. Um...

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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The first to ask...

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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From the minority, Representative Iris Montes.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Is she here po?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Okay. Wala lang po.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Baka po nandoon lang po sa kabila.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Minority ulit.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Okay.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Next po is Representative Percy Cendaña.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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Maraming salamat, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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Magandang umaga po sa DTI family.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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Good morning, Madam Secretary.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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Sigurado po ako, marapat na DTI ang isa sa pinakauna ng mga ahensya

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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na ating pag-usapan pagdating po sa budget dahil

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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po sa matinding krisis na kinakaharap ng ating bansa.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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At alam ko po, malaki ang magagawa ng ahensya

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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para iangat ang kabuhayan ng ating mga kababayan.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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Pero bago po tayo tumungo sa topic na 'yon,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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I'm sure more than...

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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half of those who are watching us on Facebook now or YouTube,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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ang pinakamalaking isyung gusto nilang pag-usapan, usapin ng Pax Silica.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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So, simulan na po natin ito.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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Marami na pong mga grupo ang nagpahayag ng concern dito

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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po sa agreement po na ito.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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And in line with this, may we ask the DTI

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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if they could share any detail about the fine print

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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of the Pax Silica project

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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so the public will be fully clarified

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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on what will be built

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

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in the area?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Thank you, Honorable Congressman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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No, Pax Silica actually is just...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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It's actually one of the many ecozones

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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that we have here in the Philippines

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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or that we plan to build here in the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have here Undersecretary Perry Rodolfo,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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who can explain it in detail.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Usec. Perry, please.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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Thank you, Chair.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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Thank you, Secretary.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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And thank you for the question, Representative Cendaña.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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We fully welcome this opportunity to be able to provide

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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more clarity on Pax Silica,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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particularly because, ang dami nga ho, kagaya ng sinabi ninyo, Representative Cendaña,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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ang dami ng mga lumalabas na balita.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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But first of all, talagang we welcome this opportunity

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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and we welcome all of the comments,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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whether negative or positive, dahil ho

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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it really highlights

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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that this can be a transformative economic basis

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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for economic policy.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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The more that it is being discussed,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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kami naman po sa gobyerno, very much open, as I said,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000729

negative or positive, because it can only

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000730

make the policy direction better pagka ho

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000731

tayo'y nag-uusap.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000732

So we really welcome this opportunity.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000733

Banggitin ko lang ho na lahat ho ng mga dokumento

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000734

that we have signed, that we have transmitted to the U.S.,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000735

that they have transmitted to us, iyon ho ang mga signed na documents natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000736

ay nasa BOI website as early as April 25.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000738

So, pinost na ho natin iyan doon in the spirit of transparency din ho para makita na rin ho ng ating mga kababayan.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000742

Meron din ho tayong mga short video clips about what Pax Silica is at ano po yung project doon sa New Clark City. Unfortunately lang ho, kaunti lang ang mga nanonood. As of this time, I think as of last week,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000743

nasa 790 views na tayo. But we hope that through this hearing, mas marami pa ho ang sumilip

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000744

sana noong mga dokumento na iyon at saka yung mga video clips.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000745

Excuse me, Usec. Where is the video again?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000746

Saan po siya naka-post?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000747

Nandito po sa BOI website, so boi.gov.ph/discussion-on-pax-silica-and-the-ai-native-industrial-hub.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000748

We can provide a copy, Honorable Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000749

Okay, Usec.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000750

And second ho, it's very important to distinguish between the partnership and the project.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000751

Kasi nagkakalituhan talaga, pag pinag-usapan yung Pax Silica, akala nila iyon na yung ginagawa ho natin sa New Clark City, iyon na ho yung buong Pax Silica.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000752

Pero we have to distinguish between the partnership and the project.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000753

Pax Silica as a partnership is actually a non-binding statement or declaration that we have signed on to together with now 23 other countries and an economy.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000754

It is really for securing the supply chain for your AI tech ecosystem.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000755

Kung halimbawa, ang sinasabi ho nila dito ay, if the past century was run on oil and on steel, this new century will be run on compute capacity.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000756

And it is about securing the entire supply chain from mining, minerals, to advanced manufacturing, to data centers.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000757

To the software that take advantage of this compute capacity.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000758

So the whole supply chain po yun.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000759

Ang pagdating ko dito sa atin pong project, yung New Clark City po is just one of the projects na pinupush ho ng Pilipinas at saka isang partner country doon sa Pax Silica.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000760

It is just one of the project.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000761

And this project will really be focused on advanced manufacturing.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000762

So contrary po sa mga...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000763

Agam-agam sa mga concern, we fully understand the concerns.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000764

And lahat naman po ng mga sinasabi ng mga stakeholders natin, tama naman po.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000765

Kaya lang po, yung assumption, halimbawa po tungkol sa kakain ng napakalaking power at tubig, yung mga AI data centers, tama naman po na kumakain talaga sila ng power and water.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000766

Ang mali lang po ay hindi po iyon yung gagawin sa New Clark City.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000767

Ang gagawin po sa New Clark City is really for advanced manufacturing.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000768

So this would be for the equipment that will go into the AI data centers.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000769

But the AI data centers themselves will not be in the New Clark City.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000770

Be that as it may, kahit ganun po, alam din naman po natin na advanced manufacturing kumakain pa rin po ng power, kumakain pa rin po ng water.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000771

Just like any other export and manufacturing zones do.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000772

Ang usapan naman po natin dito.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000773

Ang basic condition po doon sa mag-develop po ng New Clark City.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000774

And ito, hindi sa [unclear] ng gobyerno.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000775

That you have to build your own roads, bring your own power, and then secure and reuse your own water.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000776

So yun po ang usapan natin doon sa mag-develop doon sa New Clark City.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000777

And isang project lang po yun.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000778

Meron po yung whole stack ng AI po.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000779

Mag-uusap pa ho tayo ng ibang

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000780

Possible locations for those other areas.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000781

Halimbawa po, pag pinag-usapan natin data center.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000782

It may happen in another location na mas appropriate for data center.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000783

Ibig sabihin, mas available yung tubig at mas available yung power.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000784

But again, build your own power, secure your own water, secure and reuse your own water, build your own roads.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000785

Halimbawa po, just last week, kausap po natin isang locality, isang LGU dito sa Manila.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000786

Ang pinag-uusapan naman po natin is an IC Design National Hub.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000787

So this is more service-oriented.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000788

Pero pinag-uusapan na natin yun sa isang LGU dito sa Manila na meron na po silang 13 IC Design companies,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000789

four of which are Filipino companies.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000790

At meron silang kolehyo doon na ginagastusan din ng LGU na nakafocus sa microelectronics.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000791

Very important for the IC design industry.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000792

And ang kausap po natin na partner na tutulong dito sa IC Design Hub po natin ay hindi ang U.S.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000793

But another partner which is within the Pax Silica partnership.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000794

So iyon ho, iba ho yung partnership, iba yung mga project.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000795

New Clark City is just one of the projects and it will be focused on the advanced manufacturing.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000796

Thank you, representative.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000797

Thank you, Yusek.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000798

Madam Chair, thank you, Yusek Rodolfo.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000799

Medyo hindi po na-assuage yung fears ng ating mga kababayan sa inyo pong sagot.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000800

In fact, sa halip na ma-assuage yung fears, medyo mas naalarma tayo knowing na multiple sites pala ito.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000801

Madam Chair, may we direct the DTI to kindly submit to the committee the prospective sites for the other projects under the Pax Silica agreement.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000802

Lalong-lalo na po nakaka-bother yung usapin ng use of resources.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000803

Medyo mahirap pong sabihin na bring your own water and electricity kasi alam naman po natin,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000804

pag tubig, doon po magta-tap.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000805

Sa atin pong water table iyan.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000806

So, hindi po infinite ang ating tubig.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000807

Finite po yan at kailangan po yan ng ating mga kababayan.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000808

Let me now go to a discussion on the concerns of the communities.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000809

Nakonsulta po ba ang mga community? Kasi napakahalaga po sa atin ang free prior and informed consent?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000810

Usec.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000811

For the New Clark City project po, based doon sa binanggit na rin po publicly ni BCDA,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000812

ongoing po yung consultations.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000813

So, ongoing ang consultations.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000814

Ibig sabihin, before entering into the agreement, hindi po nagkaroon ng consultation.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000815

Tama po ba?

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000816

Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000817

Usec., please. Thank you.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000818

On the specific project po sa Clark, the New Clark City is an existing master-planned industrial zone.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000819

Tapos ho, on the specific na within that industrial zone,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000820

yung ating tinatawag na 1,620

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000821

hectares,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000822

yun po yung kinukonsulta

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000823

na project. Kasi bagong-bago

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000824

lang din ho ito.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000825

Kung mapapansin ninyo nga po,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000826

pinirmahan lang natin yung project

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000827

na to. And it's a work in progress,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000828

by the way, on that new Clark City.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000829

Ongoing pa rin po yung

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000830

discussions doon.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000831

Madam Chair, may we direct the DTI

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000832

through this committee to submit

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000833

the status of the ongoing

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000834

consultations being conducted with the

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000835

communities. Lubha po tayong naaalarma

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000836

dito sa nababalitang mga pagpapalayas

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000837

sa mga katutubo sa kanila

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000838

pong lupang ninuno. Kaya nga po

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000839

nag-file tayo ng House Resolution 1227

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000840

para po imbestigahan at silipin

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000841

kung ano ang nangyayari talaga

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000842

on the ground when it comes to the implementation

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000843

of this project. Let me move on

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000844

to another topic, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000845

and this is on the issue of the

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000846

DEFA, which was also mentioned

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000847

by the

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000849

good Secretary. Nagsimula na po ang negosasyon, pipirmahan na po ito pagdating ng Nobyembre.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000850

Ang tanong po ng mga concerned sectors, particularly po mga kasamahan natin mula sa SENTRO, isang labor center,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000851

would the DTI commit to making the negotiated texts available to Congress and the public before the agreement is signed

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000852

so that the implications can be properly reviewed and scrutinized?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000853

Who may answer po?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000854

Yes, Honorable Congressman. Yes, Madam Chair. Yes,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000855

We will make it available for everyone, and ibibigay din namin sa kanila what are the advantages of this DEFA

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000856

and what the businesses or the industries can gain from this DEFA.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000857

Kasi actually, this is very important kasi we're now in the digital space, digital economy na po tayo.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000858

So we need to be able to adapt to the changes of the times and napakaimportante ng

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000859

the digital space nowadays.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000860

And then kasali rin dito yung AI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000861

So we will give a complete and a comprehensive information on this DEFA.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000862

Definitely. Sure po iyon.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000863

Maraming salamat, Madam Secretary.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000864

Hihintayin po namin yung details of the agreement at sana po ma-submit before tayo magplenaryo.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000865

Let me move on to the RACE program.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000866

Idinulog po ito ng mga kasama natin mula sa Philippine Metalworkers Alliance, or PMA.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000867

Kasi po doon sa budget ng 2026, ang na-veto na item ay para sana sa restoring the RACE program ng DTI.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000868

Ang tanong po natin ay ano po ang mangyayari dito sa RACE program?

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000869

Ito po ba'y itutuloy pang pondohan ng gobyerno?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000870

Madam Chair and Honorable Congressman, yes, matutuloy itong RACE program because marami pa ring combustion vehicles that are being produced here in the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000872

So we're just finishing some of the final touches of this program.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000873

But definitely, matutuloy ito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000874

We're just getting the budget also from the DBM for this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000875

So once completed po ito, we will again inform the public, just like when we had the EVs and all other programs po ng DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000876

Ini-inform po namin talaga yung public para alam nila.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000877

Madam Chair, may we request DTI to submit to this committee?

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000878

the details of their proposed budget for the RACE program.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000879

Under the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act, or EVIDA,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000880

under the DOE po itong programa,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000881

at may sarili din pong electric vehicle program, EVIS naman,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000882

I understand ang DTI. Posible

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000883

po kaya na isa na lang yung EVIS at RACE or any other program sa automotive sector

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000884

ay sa isang ahensya na lang po ng gobyerno ilagay

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000885

para hindi po silo. Sayang po yung resources lalo na kung may duplication ng trabaho?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000885-caption-01

We will be coordinating closely. But for the EVs, kasi this is the incentive scheme for those companies that want to manufacture electric vehicles in the country, whether hybrid plus electric or pure electric po. So again, we will give you the complete information on this for both RACE and for EVs also. Thank you, Honorable Congressman.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000886

Thank you, Madam Secretary. Madam Chair,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000887

may we ask the DTI kung meron po ba tayong industrial policy

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000888

which will serve as a roadmap para sa electric vehicle or automotive sector in particular?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000889

Can you repeat again the question?

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000890

Ang tanong po ay meron po ba tayong industrial policy that could serve as a roadmap

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000891

para po sa electric vehicle or automotive sector sa ating bansa?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000892

Okay, you may answer.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000893

Madam Chair, on the automotive industry po,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000894

our policy really is to shift towards the electric vehicle

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000895

as the main technology type for the sector po.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000896

Except that hindi ho natin pwedeng pabayaan din,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000897

kagaya ng nasabi ninyo yung mga nasa metalworking sector ho natin.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000898

That's why meron tayong transition towards the full electric vehicle adoption.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-000899

Nabanggit na rin ho naman ni Presidente doon sa SONA niya yung adoption ng electric vehicle.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000900

Thank you.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000901

Madam Chair,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000903

may we request the DTI to submit to this committee

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000904

the said policy which will serve as a roadmap for the industry?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000905

Yes, Honorable Congressman, we will.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000906

Actually, from the CARS program, we shifted lang to the RACE program

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000907

to encourage more companies that want to build manufacturing for the combustion vehicles.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000908

That's why yung CARS program naging RACE program po ito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000909

And then to adapt to the changing times also,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000910

which is the electric vehicles now, both hybrid plus electric or total electric.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000912

Meron ding incentive scheme.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000913

This is also, again,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000914

to encourage more companies to invest in the Philippines.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000915

Thank you, Madam Chair, Madam Secretary.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000916

Punta na po ako dito sa usapin na mainit na mainit ngayon. Ito pong usapin ng union busting sa DHL.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000917

We know that DHL is a major partner of the DTI for MSME support and development.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000918

DHL Philippines is also a partner of the DTI Supply Chain and Logistics Center

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000919

and was part of the private sector group.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000920

convened by the SCLC for the centralization of logistics expertise and industry collaboration.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000921

Nababahala po tayo kasi ang DHL po ngayon ay may kaso ng union busting.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000922

So ang tanong po ng lahat, how can DHL claim to be a socially responsible corporation

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000923

when it is openly violating the rights of workers in their Sukat warehouse?

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000924

How can the Philippines tout DHL as a principled partner for inclusive,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000925

and social development?

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000926

How can a union buster genuinely claim that it works for the interests of ordinary people,

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000927

those that the MSMEs cater to and represent?

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000928

In line with this, we would like to call the attention of the DTI Secretary on this matter

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000929

and urgently review its partnership with DHL Philippines in light of the current

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000930

problems faced by its workers. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000932

Thank you, Cong. Perci.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000933

That will be your last question.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000934

Very valid.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000935

Who may answer po?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000936

Thank you, Madam Chair and Honorable Congressman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000939

Actually, the Supply Chain and Logistics Department in DTI is just to actually share with our

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000940

businesses how they can use the logistics companies to move their products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000941

Let's say, exporters ako.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000942

So I now can engage or can meet with all of these logistics companies to explore the different

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000943

costs that they can incur or that they will incur.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000944

When they move their products, kasi gusto natin ma-move yung mga products at the least possible

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000945

time and the least cost.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000946

So iyon po ang engagement ng DTI with DHL.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000947

But with your concerns po, we can work with the DOLE on this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000948

Ang importante na is to move the products, especially during calamity when we need to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000949

move the food products to the different regions, especially that we are 7,600 islands,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000950

and for the exporters

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000951

to engage

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000952

with all of these logistics companies so

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000953

they can see kung anong

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000954

mas beneficial

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000955

para sa kanila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000956

Yun po ang role

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000957

ng Supply Chain and Logistics Department namin sa DTI and the role of the logistics company once it comes

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000958

to the DTI. Doon po, to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000959

encourage businesses po, to encourage rin, and to really make sure that the movements of the goods are

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000960

fast, cheap, and para ma-exhaust

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000961

natin yung full potential

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000962

ng mga logistics companies na ito in terms of movements of the products po.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000963

Thank you, Madam Secretary. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Percival "Perci" Cendaña

asr-000964

Paalala lamang po, i-review po natin yung agreements natin with this union buster, that is DHL. Marami pong salamat.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000965

Thank you, Cong. Perci. And again, may we remind the DTI to submit the documents requested

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000966

so that the concerns of Representative Cendaña will be addressed.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-000967

Next in line to ask from the majority is Representative Ando Oaminal.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000968

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning, Secretary, and to the members of the DTI family, and to our distinguished Chair.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000969

Madam Chair, this representation received some reports on alleged irregularities

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000970

and alleged unlawful practices being observed by the department, particularly in the procurement division.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000971

And so I wrote a letter to the good secretary as part of this representation's oversight functions.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000972

And when I received and reviewed the documents forwarded to my office,

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000973

it seems that...

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000974

some of the claims are valid.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000975

So in particular, I wrote about the procurement of several vehicles.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000976

And I have several documents here, but I would like to focus first on the procurement with bidding number 24.057.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000977

May staffa sa copy kung sino po yung sasagot.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000978

Yung BAC chairperson po ay si...

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000979

Mr. Christian Ablan, and the HoPE is a certain attorney, Asec. Uvero.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000980

However, sa NTP, iba po yung nag-sign, hindi po yung HoPE.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000981

Sa contract agreement, iba po din yung nag-sign.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000982

Si... ang BAC chairman ang nag-sign.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000983

So, may we know under what authorities, bakit nagkakaiba-iba po yung HoPE for each transaction?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-000984

Honorable Chair, I'll defer to Chris Ablan so he can respond to your queries and issues.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000985

Madam Chair, thank you very much.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000986

Mr. Chair, that is correct.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000987

I am currently the BAC chair of the DTI Bids and Awards Committee.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000988

We will look into the PR of this.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000989

But as a matter of practice, and following the rules, the BAC chair does not sign a notice to proceed.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000990

It's the HoPE.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000991

And in the case of then-HoPE Asec. Uvero, there may have been a transfer since Asec. Uvero transferred to the Bureau of Customs.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000992

We had a new HoPE.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000993

And so, we will look into this PR and submit to the committee clarifications on what was mentioned by the good congressman.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000994

Usec, andiyan naman po, finorward sa inyo yung copy ng documents that came from your office.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000995

So, can you please check the contract agreement?

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-000996

Isn't it your signature on that document?

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000997

Mr. Chair, for PR number...

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000998

For this particular PR, the Bids and Awards Committee head was not yet this person, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-000999

It was still Usec Boy Vismonte.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001000

You were the one...

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001001

But you were the one who signed the BAC resolution for this transaction.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001002

You signed the BAC resolution and you signed the contract agreement.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001003

You signed the BAC resolution as the BAC chairperson, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001004

Mr. Chair,

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001005

The document given to me by your staff is dated 2023.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001006

I wasn't yet with the DTI.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001007

So, we'll just check.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001008

No, no, no.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001009

Nandiyan po yung document, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001010

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001011

For this particular...

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001012

I just confirmed for BAC Resolution 280, series of 2024, procurement of vehicles from Toyota Pasong Tamo.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001013

I signed as the chair of the Bids and Awards Committee.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001014

That is correct, Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001015

What document are you talking about?

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001016

You're talking about the BAC resolution, Mr. Chair, right?

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001017

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001018

I'm talking about BAC Resolution 280, series of 2024.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001019

I signed as the chair of the BAC.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001020

And then approved by our head of procuring entity, then Asec. Uvero.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001021

And, Mr. Chair, did you also sign the contract agreement for that particular transaction?

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001022

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001023

I am signed here.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001042

So, Mr. Chair, matanong ko lang po, bakit hindi po si HoPE ang nag-sign, and bakit po yung BAC chairperson ang nag-sign ng contract agreement?

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001043

We'll look into this, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001044

I think this was the time when there was a transition between Asec. Uvero and the new HoPE.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001045

Mr. Chair, Section 11.2.5 of the 2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184 provides

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001046

that in no case shall the HoPE and/or the approving authority be the chairperson

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001047

or a member of the BAC.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001048

Do you agree with this, Mr. Chair?

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001049

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001050

The congressman is correct.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001051

We'll look into this February 5, 2025 contract agreement and align it with our records of

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001052

who was the head of procuring entity.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001053

We'll clarify the committee, Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001054

So, Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001055

So, Mr. Chair, do you confirm that in this particular transaction, you violated Section 11.2.5 of RA 9184?

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001056

Mr. Chair, I don't recall signing this particular document, but the signature shows my signature.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001057

So I'll verify with my records, Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001058

What are you trying to imply, Mr. Chair, that you don't recall signing that document?

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001059

That document came from the, no less than the Office of the Secretary.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001060

Are you denying now that that document is a certified copy of the original?

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001061

Mr. Chair, I would have to check my records.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001062

I do have photocopies of all the contracts and resolutions I signed, Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001063

Okay.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001064

Mr. Chair, granting that this is a real document, kasi galing po sa inyo,

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001065

do you consider this a violation of Section

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001066

11.2.5 of the 2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184,

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001067

granting that this is a real document?

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001068

Kasi you are now questioning the validity of the document, Mr. Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001069

I have to check with my records, Mr. Chair, as to this document.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001070

Mr. Chair, my question is, granting that this is a real document.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001071

Cong. Oaminal, while the Asec. is checking his documents, do you have other questions

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001072

regarding the budget proposal?

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001073

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001074

I have other documents here, different procurement documents that have the same issues

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001075

involving different officers of the agency.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001076

Yung sa akin lang po kasi, of course, you are presenting your budget proposal

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001077

and humihingi po kayo ng budget.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001078

It is our responsibility also to ensure that in the disbursement,

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001079

the funds that have been approved for the agency, regular and lawful po yung pag-disburse.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001080

Eto ngayon, may nakikita po tayo na alleged irregularities.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001081

So, how can we be assured, Mr. Chair, na hindi po ganito yung paggastos nila ng pera, Mr. Chair?

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001083

And my

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001084

question is very simple.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001085

If this is a real document, which, kung peke ito, eh di you forwarded fake documents to my office.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001086

All right, Cong. Oaminal, kanina kasi yung timer na-stuck.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001087

I think that would be the last question.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001088

But I want you to raise this concern.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001089

If you can do a sidebar after this, kasi I think this is a very valid concern, Cong. Oaminal.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001090

But at the very least, can we hear, Mr. Chair,

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001091

the response of the agency if they affirm and confirm that there is indeed a violation

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001092

of our procurement law, Mr. Chair?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001093

Okay.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001094

For the record, last response for our representative.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001095

Thank you.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001096

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001097

I signed as the head of our admin service.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001098

So, we will have to check whether the hat I was wearing in signing this contract agreement

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001099

is as the head of our HR and admin service.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001100

By our rules, I am authorized to sign some contracts, particularly contracts of lease.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001101

So, we have to get back to the good congressman if whether I signed the contract agreement

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001102

as being the head of our admin service or being the HoPE.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001103

If you look at the contract agreement, it does not say that I am the HoPE.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001104

It does say that I am assistant secretary for our management services group.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001105

So, we will clarify this matter, Madam Chair, with the good congressman.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001106

Uh, but I assure you that there's

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001107

no irregularities.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001108

I do sign contracts on a different hat.

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001109

In this particular case, I do think I was signing it as the head of our admin service,

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DTI BAC Chair Christian Ablan

asr-001110

Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001111

Thank you, Asec.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001112

Thank you po.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001113

I will be interpellating again sa second round.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001114

So, baka po pagdating sa second round, meron nang sagot and ma-clarify na

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001115

that the documents are indeed not fake.

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Rep. Sancho Fernando "Ando" F. Oaminal

asr-001116

Maraming salamat po, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001117

Exactly. Thank you so much.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001118

Next on the, um,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001119

list would be from the minority Representative Iris Montes.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001120

Thank you.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001121

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001122

Magandang umaga po sa lahat.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001123

The Philippines continues to run on a trade deficit.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001124

Ano po, ah, ano po ang specific allocations natin in the 2027 budget of the DTI

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001125

that directly addresses or nakatuon po sa pag-reduce ng ating trade deficit?

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001126

While I understand sa presentation po ninyo,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001127

ni-report ninyo na nag-grow yung exports, pero pag ibinangga pa rin po natin, may trade deficit pa rin po tayo.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001128

Halimbawa po, ano ang puwede nating magawa para sa 2027 budget po ninyo na mapalakas natin yung export diversification natin,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001129

yung mga import substitution or industry modernization?

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

asr-001130

Thank you po.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001131

Ah, thank you, Madam Chair and Honorable Congresswoman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001132

We can really strengthen dito sa exports, no, kasi

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001133

we've seen, um, nung 2025, all-time high, tapos from January to June, pataas din po.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001134

So, this is where we see that there's really potential in really actually pushing the Philippine product.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001135

So, that's one.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001136

Number two is providing market access also for local products to be sold within the country

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001137

kasi malaki rin po ang potential ng local product, and the market is so big in the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001138

Actually, that is what attracts also the foreign investors in our country.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001139

So doon po naka-concentrate now, um, naka-concentrate ang DTI, and also our foreign trade attachés in the 21 countries globally.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001140

They hold the opportunities and possibilities, but we still need, of course, to join more

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001141

trade shows kasi kailangan natin i-showcase din yung ating mga produkto.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001142

There are some trade shows that we've actually joined na actually nagbaka-sakali.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001143

Very ambitious sila,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001144

but we've seen a lot of growth here.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001146

Like, let's just example lang,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001147

we joined the Hong Kong Cosmoprof.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001148

Yung kalaban natin actually is very strong, which is the Chinese products, the Korean

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001149

products, and so many other products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001150

What we did was

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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a strategic focus on our coconut products, or coconut-based products.

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Doon tayo nag-concentrate.

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So we had an investment of 8 million, and we generated 150 million.

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So it goes to show, kung magiging strategic lang tayo sa ating pagsali rin sa mga different

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trade shows, and to join more trade shows globally, we can really increase our exports

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even more.

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With the free trade agreement, which I've also mentioned earlier, the 23 that the Marcos administration

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is concluding,

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yung iba, we have five more to go,

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so magiging 23 siya.

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That will really open a lot of the big markets to our products, kasi ang nangyayari, we have

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the products, but when we export it, medyo mataas because of the tariff.

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But now that we have preferential tariffs, that will also give us more opportunities

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to sell.

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So doon tayo naka-rely sa exports.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Then expansion of investors in the Philippines.

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So we keep on.

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Upgrading also our incentive schemes.

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In fact, we have the SIPP 2026, no?

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So we have up to 99 years na yung ownership – or lease ng land, I mean.

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So we keep on upgrading based on the needs of the investors that come in.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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I've been going to the presidential visits, and a lot of the companies that have already

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businesses here continue to expand.

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So doon tayo nakafocus din.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And of course, there's a Middle East crisis.

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So medyo naano ng konti,

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but yung exports natin

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tuloy-tuloy ang

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pag-increase pa rin.

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And the strength of the local market,

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the products that are being sold

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also locally have also increased

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compared to last year.

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So naka-monitor po kami doon

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sa talagang, ano, increase doon.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Doon kami naka-monitor.

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Then for export,

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we are joining more trade shows.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Libre po ito.

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Lahat ng trade shows ng DTI,

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globally and locally, are all free

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for all the companies

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that want to, want to join.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then another focus now is the halal.

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So ang naging glitch lang doon

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is the certification,

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but we have now also engaged

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foreign companies

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that will certify the local products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have the product, but sometimes we don't have the certification.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So doon din po kami nakaano.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Maraming salamat po.

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One way of to address it, as you said po, is increasing exports.

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And the other is lowering importation.

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So in terms of our, we are so, alam naman po natin yung dependent sa importation.

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In terms naman po of

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developing the capacity of our local industry so that we are not heavily reliant on importation.

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Ano po nakapaloob sa 2027 budget that will help our local industry compete?

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And para hindi na po, baka puwede nating i-produce dito, do you have convergence with appropriate government agencies

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so that ma-strengthen natin yung interagency cooperation at mas mapalawak po natin

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at magamit ng mas maayos po yung pondo natin?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Tama po iyan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Honorable Congresswoman, no, we take a whole-government approach, meaning we work closely.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Because for DTI, ang focus namin is really income and trade.

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So yung products binibigay sa amin, kami naghahanap ng market para maibenta itong mga produkto.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we work closely with TESDA because doon they concentrate now on mga industries that need talent.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So like for the semiconductor industry, heavy din po yung training nila.

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In fact, we have a project with...

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ADB that we're just waiting to conclude, which is the Ascend,

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which is actually training po ito for industries that are...

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where we can see that there's really a lot of potential in the global space,

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which is semiconductors, may aviation, there's also minerals, pharma, renewable energy.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So very strategic na po kami.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So wherever the strength is.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Doon po kami nakafocus.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we work closely with DOST.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We work closely with TESDA for the training.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then once they're trained there, sa amin po naman po yung nag, ah, pagbenta.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So the training is not in DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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In DTI, nandito yung finding, um, opportunities for them to sell their products, whether locally or globally.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Okay.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Thank you so much.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Thank you.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Moving on to my next question po, tungkol naman po sa SB Corporation performance.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Can you please give us an update of the, um, ang latest performance update po ng SB Corp,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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loan releases, yung mga repayment rates? Meron kayo yung reach ninyo sa MSMEs?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Okay.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Thank you, Honorable Congresswoman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For SB Corporation, aggressive po kami sa pag-promote.

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And then what we did now was, in the past, SB Corporation was a financial institution that just has one big loan.

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So some people, they cannot relate

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to one big loan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Mas, um, mas naging madali para sa kanila or mas naging, um, specific.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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It's easier for us to loan out the money kung specific because then they can relate.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ay, para sa akin to.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ay, may loan pala para sa akin.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ay, pwede pala ako dito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So naging aggressive po kami in promoting this loans program.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Especially, naging, um, attractive din po ito because, um, up to 5 million, no collateral.

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And then one year rin po, no payment of principal and interest.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So this is for 3-year loan, 5-years loan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So ang dami na po nag-avail, no.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then also the time to get the loan, it used to be months.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But now it's 7 to 10 days.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But now we've got a backlog because madami na pong umuutang.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And now we need more funds to accommodate

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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more, um,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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more MSMEs that can loan,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Especially because of the Middle East crisis.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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That's why nandito po kami to—

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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those are the loan amounts that we need sana

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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makausa din yung mga negosyo.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So for the SB Corporation also, we also streamlined.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We also made the requirements very flexible, very easy, and very strategic.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Like for MSMEs.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Up to 5 million, they need only the business name registration.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi kailangan sila maging government compliant.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Then they need the mayor's permit or business permit.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Then the bank...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Yung bank details lang po.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And then also the picture of their company.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And puwede na po silang umutang.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we have for Sari-Sari Store.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have for OFW.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have for Women Enterprise Fund to encourage double income in a family.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have also MSME.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Then we also have...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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MSME Fund.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We also have the e-transport.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So those who want to shift from...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Let's say yung mga riders who, let's say, Grab drivers or Lalamove.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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They have a motorcycle.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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They want to shift to EV or tricycle drivers.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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May pautang po kami para sa kanila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So again, no payment of principal and interest for a year.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Para makausa din po sila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So now they have one combustion and they have one EV.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So at least double na po yung pagkakakitain nila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But again, even if we want to...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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serve more, but sometimes the funds is kulang.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi our funds before, last year,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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was just for these specific loans,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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but because of the Middle East crisis,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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nangailangan na rin ng

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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more funds po.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Thank you po.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Ma'am, ang susunod ko pong katanungan

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ay parte ng adbokasiya ng

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Kababaihan Kabalikatan para sa

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Kapakanan at Kaunlaran ng Bayan

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on economic empowerment.

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DTI launched

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the Women

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Enterprise Fund through the SB

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Corp at nagpapautang po kayo,

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tama po ba, with loans

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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ranging from 30,000 to 20 million?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Yes, correct po.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Sa, um, to date,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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ilan na po ba ang mga women-owned or

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women-led enterprises

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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na nakabenepisyo po sa

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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SB Corp na pautang?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Um, yes, you're correct, no.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We launched the Women Enterprise Fund

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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number one to encourage

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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women to get into business

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and to encourage also the double

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income in the family. We will also

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be mounting

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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a women's

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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entrepreneur's trade show

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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para lahat ng kababaihan

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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may avenue po na maibenta

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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yung kanilang mga produkto.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And for those that want to export,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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we have the Export Marketing Bureau

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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here with us in the DTI

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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that can really help them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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export their products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Um, for now, [unclear], no, we just launched this—

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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check, hindi launched this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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this Women Enterprise Fund

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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a few months ago,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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but 274 have been

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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approved, 274 applicants

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and 56 million pesos has already

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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been disbursed. So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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for those that need

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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more funding, they can go to the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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SB Corporation for the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Women Enterprise Fund.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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I'll give you the details

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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when we launch this, um, program

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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para at least malaman

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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ninyo rin.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Ah, maraming salamat po, ma'am.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Ang isang concern ko lang po dito kasi

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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yung access lalo na po

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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ng ating rural women, no,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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sa credit, no,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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na mamo-monitor po ba ng DTI,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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or can we guarantee

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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na even yung women

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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in the far-flung areas,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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mga nasa GDAS,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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will be able also to

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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access the program?

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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May monitoring mechanism po ba tayo

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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para maging balanse,

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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hindi lang po doon sa mga

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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kababaihan na easily

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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makakapunta sa SB Corp

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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or nasa mga siyudad

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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ang makaka-access ng

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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programa?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ah, yes. Um, ah, thank you po,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Honorable Congresswoman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The Women Enterprise Fund was launched

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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nung March 2026, so that was

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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launched this year. They can go to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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the different regional offices nationwide.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have 18 regional offices

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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nationwide and 1,400

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Negosyo Centers also nationwide.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So puwede sila pumunta doon

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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para malaman nila what are the opportunities,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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what are the possibilities, and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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what are the mechanics of this loan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And this is an online

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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application po. So anywhere

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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they can, they can apply

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online po. So it doesn't

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matter where they are.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ang importante

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is they have, let's say,

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cellphone or computer. Puwede na po

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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sila mag, ah, mag-online

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sa sbcorp.gov.ph

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or they can also go

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to SB Corp Money app.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Huling katanungan na

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lamang po. Hindi lang po, ano,

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start-up, ano, puwede rin

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mangutang for

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product development, yung may

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mga existing na po na mga produkto.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Yes. Opo. Yes, we

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have, there is a loan for

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them for that. And they can

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also go, once they have the product

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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already, they can go to the different regional

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offices and also the Negosyo Centers.

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And we will give them one market

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access. Kung talagang ready na sila

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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for the export, pwede rin po ito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Then we can also find

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customers for them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi we've been selling already a lot

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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to the big malls, to the big

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institutions.

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And also to cafes, to hotels,

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to restaurants. Depende

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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kung, kung strategic po kami.

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So, um, marami na pong, ah,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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nakaka-benefit dito.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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It doesn't have to be individual, no?

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Pwede rin pong organization or cooperative, no?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Yes, they can.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ang importante, they just go online

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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and then we have the specific loans for them.

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Thank you, Madam

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Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes

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Chair. Thank you, Madam Secretary.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Thank you, Representative Iris.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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From the majority, Representative

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Senior Vice Chair

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Albert Garcia.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Thank you very much madam

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Chair. Good afternoon po sa ating lahat.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Lalong-lalo na po sa ating

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Minamahal na secretary

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Of DTI, the hard working,

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Christina Roque and the whole

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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DTI family. Welcome once again to

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The house of the people. Thank you.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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I will be very quick

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Because I have several issues to

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Discuss kaya medyo bibilisan

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Ko na lang po para ma-tackle

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Natin lahat. Uh

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First um probably

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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This

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Representation with a few uh uh

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Congressmen and women

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Ng house went through

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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The real bottom

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Up budgeting na

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Sinabi nga sa Blue Ribbon Committee,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Ito yyung mas gawin

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Para maiwasan yung ghost project

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Especially sa DPWH. Alam ko naman

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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DTI wala namang ah

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Known uh issue regarding

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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That pero para mas transparent,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Mas demand driven at

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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In context

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Sa needs nung locality.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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So we went through the PP,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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The people,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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The AIP, the PDC,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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The RDC. Ah

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Pero paglabas sa NEP

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Wala.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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So bakit

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Hindi na-consider kung ito yung

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Kasama po dito inyong PD,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Kasama dito yung inyong RD

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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And when we did the event

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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To gather everyone

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Kasama yung inyong as ah

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Pero pagdating sa

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Ang konti na nga nung nire-request

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

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Wala pa rin sa net. Uh may I know why?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Uh...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We're still uh

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Honorable congressman, we're still hoping

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Really that we can get

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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More um especially

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For strategic um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Projects no that we can um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To be honest that our numbers

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Show

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Also the success of

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The projects. Uh most of the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Numbers that was mentioned earlier

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Are also numbers from PSA.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And numbers

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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That are not

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Made up numbers but real numbers.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we've helped or we've assisted um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So many

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Businesses already and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We feel that we can assist more

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Given that we have 18 regional

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Offices. We also have 1,400

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Negotio centers and the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001496

SB Corporation is

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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A financial institution

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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That only loans up to the medium

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Enterprise. Meaning

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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May mga ibang nag-try na mag-loan

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Na large corporation that were declined.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Po ito strategic po

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Talaga ito for the sari

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Stores all the way

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To the medium enterprises especially

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Those that we see a lot

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Of potential for growth kasi um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have to remember

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Also maraming

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Malalaki ngayon na galing sa maliliit

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But they someone needs to open the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Doors for them someone needs

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To believe in them also and someone

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Needs to give them the avenue

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For them to showcase their products

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi the products will remain

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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As products until

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We put them out somewhere.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we've to get the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Institutional buyers, to get the cafe

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Buyers, the hotel buyers, actually we've

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Already engaged companies that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Actually bring these people in.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ang dami na pong um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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If you've seen some of the companies

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Have already grown that buy from

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The DT

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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From the I mean manufacturers

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And iyung mga kinukuha na or

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Nagjo-join sa DTI trade shows are

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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All manufacturers. These are not traders.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So this is direct from

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The from the provinces or

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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From the communities itself.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So and these are government compliant they are

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Already ready for either local

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Or foreign um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For us

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To sell the products. And

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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If you notice the exports,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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It's pataas eh. In spite

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Of the Middle East crisis, wala pa iyung

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Free agreements that are

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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From very important countries like

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The EU. Ang laki ng market

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Ng EU for our agriculture

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Products aside from of course the semiconductors,

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The minerals and then the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Electronics and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But we need to provide

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Avenue for them eh kasi

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Example one may there's

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Someone who we assisted

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Using the TikTok or using the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Social media site inassist

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Lang. So from selling almost nothing

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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They sell now 300,000

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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A day which is the laing.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001559

How to use the social media

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Which is what we teach them in DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But ang naging problema is sometimes

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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They need the market access. They need the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Finance also to buy the raw materials

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Or to buy the equipment.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Doon kami nagkaka we want

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To assist many but

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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With a limited budget we can only assist

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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A few. But we also

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Have to recognize that 99. 5%

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Of the business

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Establishment is SM MSME

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And 62%

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Of the labor force. So if we want

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Our people to have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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More jobs

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001577

I mean or come home

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001578

To be here then we must

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Have something to offer them. We have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The programs to offer to them but

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Sometimes the financial

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001582

Support doon doon

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001583

Nagkaka um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001584

Problem no but we've

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Before um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001586

A few years ago they

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001587

SB Corporation would only disbers like

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001588

2 billion but now we're already 12.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001589

12 billion which was last year.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001590

So all of those talagang

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Pinapautang yun

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001592

Sa small micro, small and medium

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001593

Enterprises. So for sari store

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001594

They can loan up to 30,000.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001595

So they can bring in or they can diversify. Let's

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001596

Say I'm selling this product

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001597

Now, but at least now I can

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001598

Loan let's say even

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001599

A certain amount para maka-diversify ako.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Makadagdag ako ng iba't ibang mga produkto

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001601

That can actually increase

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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My sales also.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001603

Ah thank you madam

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001604

Chair. Thank you secretary. Ah

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001605

Dalawa lang po iyung ni-request

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001606

Namin among other program. sana

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001607

Ma-reconsider dahil talagang bottom

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001608

Up po ito at dumaan sa inyong

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001609

Mga ah people on the ground. So

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001610

Innovation hub and shared

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001611

Services facility.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001612

Yun lang po. Ah next issue naman po

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001613

Regarding create more.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001614

Nung pinapasa po ito, maraming

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001615

Nag-oppose na mga IPAs.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001616

I think pati BOI

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001617

Hindi lang makapagsalita. Pesa hindi

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001618

Lang makapagsalita. all the

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001619

Other free so gusto ko

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001620

Malaman how did it uh how did it

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001621

Work for us ah

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001622

Mas malaki ba yung FDI natin ngayon

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001623

Or hindi dahil

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001624

Bagsak yung ating ekonomiya

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001625

We need more FDI so

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001626

Did it work for us 20%

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001627

20% and then PEA

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001628

Is up by 94.4%

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001629

From January to June. So,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001630

And then we've also spoken to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001631

A lot of the investors that have that have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001632

Businesses in the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001633

Philippines. Marami po sa kanila

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001634

Nag-expand. That's why we are

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001635

Also actually building more echozones

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001636

To accommodate

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001637

The expansion of these companies,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001638

Especially in industries

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001639

That are very relevant nowadays.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001640

Let's say renewable energy,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001641

The semiconductor and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001642

Minerals and also electronic.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001643

So marami po tayong expansion.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001644

So um we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001645

Can still there

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001646

We keep on upgrading

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001647

The SIPP every year to accommodate

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001648

The requirements of all

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001649

Of these investors and those that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001650

Want to invest in the Philippines. So if

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001651

There's any more suggestions

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001652

Or recommendations, the DTI is

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001653

Very much open to this. Basta maka-encourage

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001654

Tayo ng mga investors

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001655

And increase investments kasi

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001656

Gusto natin yun. Maraming trabaho tayong mapo-provide.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001657

Yes, Madam

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001658

Chair, definitely gusto natin maraming investments

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001659

Para maraming trabaho. So, may I

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001660

Ask uh

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001661

Documents which

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001662

Says we have more investment

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001663

And specific sunk

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001664

Investment for our country

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001665

Para mapag-aralan din po.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001665-split-2

Yes, Honorable

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001666

Congressman. We will do that. Thank you.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001667

Thank you, Madam Chair. Next

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001668

Issue Madam Chair Very quickly ah

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001669

Iyung past life

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001670

Ni ASEC Ortega

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001671

Na nandito ngayon with

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001672

CDA. He used to be with

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001673

LTFRB.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001674

Binigyan nila kami ng slot for

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001675

TNVs. Ginawa namin with

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001676

The local government, full electric

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001677

Lahat. Ah before the war,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001678

Mas mura pa yung ride share

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001679

Ng TNVs kaya tricycle.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001680

Yung nagka-gyera mas lalong

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001681

Nakita yung diperensya. One

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001682

Time nag-grab ako dito sa Manila.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001683

Hirap na hirap yung driver.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001684

Full tank nila Php4,000.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001685

Full charge sa amin

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001686

Dahil kinausap namin yung mga commercial

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001687

Establishment and we built our own

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001688

Charging station na renewable energy

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001689

Zero sa ngayon

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001690

At i-expand namin to

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001691

About PH5 per kwatt hour.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001692

So that's for ride

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001693

Hailing. I'd like to call your attention

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001694

To this uh slide.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001695

Ito naman po yung sa PUJP

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001696

Na full

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001697

Grid tie pero

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001698

Solar powered with battery and charging

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001699

Station. Tuwang-tuwa yyung

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001700

Transport cooperative

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001701

Uh proof of concept.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001702

So syempre gusto naming tulungan

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001703

Sa ASB Corp ng sa ganon

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001704

Ay ah makita natin ong

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001705

Proof of concept because this may be the

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001706

Answer to the

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001707

Modernization challenge of PUJ and

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001708

PUV.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001709

Yes, honorable conman, that's

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001710

Exactly what why we need

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001711

Increase in budget for the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001712

SB Corp because

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001713

There because of the changing

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001714

Times there's different needs. Now a

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001715

Lot of the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001716

Transport operators we want

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001717

To help not the big ones but

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001718

Kasi the big ones they already have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001719

Their meron na silang

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001720

Actually line sa ibaang bangko

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001721

But we need to provide for the small

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001722

Operators at least for them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001723

To have the option to shift

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001724

From combustion to to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001725

Electric vehicles. So ah

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001726

Meron pong

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001727

The e-transport loan

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001728

Of the SB Corporation

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001729

Which is actually um ongoing

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001730

Now. We just launched this um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001731

April 2026 and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001732

There's now 18 applications

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001733

Approved and we've already released

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001734

Php47 million

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001735

On this. We still

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001736

Want to be able to assist more or

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001737

Help more so that they can

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001738

Imagine meron silang combustion,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001739

Meron pa rin silang EV.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001740

So kahit papaano

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001741

Makatulong din sa kanila

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001742

But then again the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001743

Funds is

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001744

Kulang kasi dati yung

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001745

Mga papautang just the MSME.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001746

Ngayon may I mean there's so many

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001747

Other people that need a loan no?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001748

So again

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001749

Doon na naman bumabalik tayo doon.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001750

So for the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001751

For the what do you call this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001752

Small operators they

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001753

Can loan from the SB corporation ah madali

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001754

Rin po

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001755

Ang mga requirements nito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001756

They just have to go to the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001757

Sbcorp.gov.ph. Then they can then they click

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001758

The e-transport loan then makikita

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001759

Na nila iyung mga requirements. Again

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001760

We make it easy because we want them to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001761

Avail of the loan. Ahuh.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001762

Can you direct us because this is your best bet

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001763

For a feasible uh financing?

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001764

Kasi dito

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001765

Siguro Php180 per charge

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001766

Compared to Php2,500

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001767

Per full tank. Yes, exactly.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001768

Please help us dahil

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001769

Ito yyung sinasabi niyo na teaching

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001770

A man how to fish rather than doll

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001771

Out na naman tayo. Ah,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001772

Giving a man a fish. Mm. So sana

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001773

Po ah

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001774

Ma-facilitate natin dahil ang dami

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001775

Ng gustong gumaya dito para ma-solve

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001776

Na natin yung modernization

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001777

Ng PUJPV plus save the environment.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001778

Yes Cong. And um of course the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001779

We also need a lot of the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001780

Charging stations kasi yun ang talagang

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001781

Kailangan nila. But yes Kong.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001782

So we will act

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001783

On this. But again we request more ano

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001784

Yes sila. Yes.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001785

Okay. Ah but can you raise your hand

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001786

Kung sino man yyung head ng SB Corp?

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001787

SB Corp from SB Corp.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001788

Okay. So, mag-coordinate kami

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001789

Kasi sayang eh. And this is

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001790

The solution for the country. Ginawa

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001791

Na lang naming uh proof of concept.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001792

Yes. 'Yung Bataan. And

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001793

Uh of course

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001794

We started with TNVs. Now

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001795

PUJ, PUV. Uh

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001796

Eventually tricycle and big

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001797

Buses. Full electric

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001798

Pati ferry gagawin namin

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001799

Bataan, Manila. Full electric ferry.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001800

And with the solar energy

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001801

Battery, sobrang magmumura. Imbes

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001802

Na tumataas yyung pamasahe

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001803

Dito pababa. So

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001804

Help us finance this so we can

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001805

Be a successful uh

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001806

Project for the rest of the country to emulate

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001807

Kung successful. Yes. And

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001808

Uh finally

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001809

Madam chair alam kong wala ng time.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001810

So,

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001811

Bataan wants to be and nandito sif

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001812

Perry. Bataan wants to be the

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001813

NAV capital

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001814

Of the country new energy vehicle

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001815

Like you said sa race and

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001816

Sa ascend. So

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001817

And EV. So uh

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001818

Please uh uh keep batan

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001819

In mind kasi may pesa kami

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001820

Doon. May BCDA, may

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001821

Subik, may Freeport area

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001822

Of Bataan. So ang dami and we

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001823

Have ports. So hopefully we can

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001824

Discuss that further para

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001825

We host this uh

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001826

New energy vehicle industry

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001827

In the country. So maraming salamat

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001828

And keep up the good work. Set.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001829

Thank you. Thank you, Cong.

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Rep. Albert S. Garcia

asr-001829-split-2

And thank you madam chair.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001830

But please work closely. We will work closely

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001831

With you on this one and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001832

All the incentives that we can give for all

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001833

The investors that invest in your

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001834

In everybody's province we will

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001835

Offer to you. Thank you.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001836

Thank you, SVC Albert, for sharing that.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001837

Um,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001838

Next, on the list from the minority,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001839

Representative Renee Louise

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001840

Co.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001841

Thank you, Madam Chair, and good morning

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001842

to all. I'd like

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001843

to pick up the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001844

questions that were raised earlier

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001845

on RACE and

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001846

CARS. Ito rin po yung line of questioning

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001847

that I raised in the budget deliberations

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001848

last year. Now, in particular,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001849

doon sa pag-uusap

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001850

natin last year, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001851

I recall that

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001852

the DTI made a

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001853

promise na mababigyan ng

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001854

subsidy ang mga local

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001855

manufacturers. Ilan po ba

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001856

sa mga true local manufacturers,

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001857

hindi parts at assembly lang

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001858

para sa big foreign automotive

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001859

companies like Toyota or Mitsubishi,

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001860

ang nabigyan ng subsidy,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001861

Madam Chair?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001862

Under the CARS program.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001863

Perry.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-001864

Go ahead.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001865

Madam Chair, uh, we'll check and we'll

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001866

submit now. Chine-check lang ho namin.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001867

Okay, pero meron po ba?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001868

Meron, because actually one of

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001869

the requirements of availing

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001870

the RACE, the CARS,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001871

sorry, the CARS program is to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001872

buy, to purchase

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001873

from the small and medium enterprises.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001874

That's part of the requirements.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001875

Sige, sige, I'll give it.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001876

Okay.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001877

Because I'd like

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001878

to ask, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001879

aware po ba yung DTI na lumipat na ng

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001880

ibang bansa ang manufacturing

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001881

at planta ng nag-iisa nating

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001882

integrated jeepney factory

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001883

ang Francisco Motors?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001884

Is the DTI aware of that?

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001885

Francisco Motors is no longer

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001886

operating in the Philippines, Madam Chair.

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001887

It's no longer

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001888

manufacturing

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001889

in the Philippines. It is manufacturing.

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001890

It has plants in the U.S.,

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001891

in China. Its plants

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001892

in U.S. will supply in Latin

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001893

America. Its plants in China will

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001894

supply in Africa. So

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001895

I'd like to ask,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001896

nabigyan po ba ng subsidy ang Francisco

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001897

Motors mula sa RACE or

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001898

CARS, and sang ayon po

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001899

and sang-ayon po

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001900

doon sa napag-usapan at napangako po

Source

Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001901

last year ng DTI?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001902

For the CARS program, actually, only

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001903

two slots were given during that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001904

time, no? So that was Toyota

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001905

and Mitsubishi. And then for the RACE

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001906

program, we've, it's not yet

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001907

hindi pa siya

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001908

in action ngayon. So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001909

we're giving now more slots.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001910

So they have not applied. But for

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001911

the EVs program,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001912

which is already

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001913

okay ng EVs,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001914

right? The program? Yes, yeah. So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001915

we are, they're actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001916

applying for a

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001917

slot in the electric vehicle

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001918

incentive scheme, incentive

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001919

strategy program. So we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001920

are giving them, actually,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001921

all manufacturers in this,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001922

whether in the RACE

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001923

or in the CARS, a chance to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001924

avail of the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001925

incentive strategy, incentive scheme.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001926

scheme. Madam Chair, sino po yung

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001927

dalawang nag-avail ng slots?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001928

Ay, yung mga ibang mag-a-avail na

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001929

local?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001930

Local manufacturing? And magkano po yung

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001931

budget na naka-allot sa kanila?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001932

program, it was

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001933

Toyota and for Mitsubishi, but the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001934

CARS program's already been done,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001935

so we've already paid them. And then

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001936

for the RACE program, we're just fixing

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001937

some of the final

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001938

touches before we launch

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001939

it. But we will open that now to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001940

more players, not just

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001941

Toyota and to Mitsubishi. And

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001942

then for the EVs,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001943

we've already, we will,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001944

we've already released.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001945

The EO has already been

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001946

released, and we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001947

know that Francisco

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001948

Motors have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001949

actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001950

expressed their desire

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001951

to join this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001952

EVs program.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001953

I'd like to flag, kasi po, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001954

na Francisco Motors,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001955

yan yung isa sa mga inaasahan natin

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001956

makapag-provide ng mga jeepneys sa

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001957

Pilipinas, pero

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001958

nag-back out po sila sa

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001959

supposedly

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001960

partnership for an

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001961

economic zone, kung saan pwedeng

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001962

mag-produce ng more locally

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001963

manufactured jeepneys natin, and instead

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001964

have retargeted

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001965

their focus to African markets.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001966

Currently, they're present

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001967

in 25 African countries

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001968

aiming to deploy about 100,000

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001969

electronic jeepneys, and

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001970

paulit-ulit na sinasabi na

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001971

they'd like to invest in the Philippines, pero

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001972

mahirap, at hindi po nila nakikita yung

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001973

support. So, kaya po

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001974

ang tanong natin, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001975

paano po ba,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001976

ano po ba ang programa para itaguyod

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001977

yung local manufacturing?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001978

Ang nakikita ko po, nakahalo sila

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001979

sa ibang mga

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001980

manufacturers na foreign,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001981

and ang napoint out ko po sa

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001982

interpellation ko last year,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001983

they are more capacitated to meet

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001984

the standards, higher

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001985

standards of the cars and race

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001986

program, and sila yung most likely

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001987

makakuha ng, or magiging beneficiaries

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001988

ng project na ito. Paano po natin

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001989

masisigurado na ang beneficiaries,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-001990

kung siya yung local manufacturers po, Madam Chair?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001991

Okay, honorable Congresswoman, I'll get in touch

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001992

with Francisco Motors, and I'll discuss with

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001993

them, and I'll also inform them of the EVs

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001994

and what we can do to actually make sure

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001995

that they have their manufacturing plant

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001996

here in the Philippines. So, but we've

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001997

already gotten information that they

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001998

expressed their desire to open a

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-001999

manufacturing plant here in the Philippines. So,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002000

Um,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002001

Mag-uusap kami ng may-ari ng Francisco Motors para I can get to the bottom of this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002002

How come, or to encourage them at least or entice them based on the incentives that we can give also them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002003

for a company such as theirs, a local company, to establish a manufacturing plant here in the Philippines.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002004

And then Madam Chair, sana din po we also keep in touch with other local manufacturers.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002005

And again, we have to distinguish iba po yung local na nag-assemble lang ng parts from other countries

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002006

versus yung talagang tunay na manufacturers natin na dito po gusto nating magbase ng operations.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002007

Kaya po bang magawa yun, Madam Chair, na hindi lang naman Francisco Motors yung kausap natin dito,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002008

lahat ng ating local players na gusto nating umaambag doon sa ating ekonomiya.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002009

Yes, tama po yun, Honorable Congresswoman. We will get into that.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002010

But actually, starting this week, I'm starting to meet already with the different industries.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002011

I think that's on Thursday. Meron na kaming meet. We meet with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002012

We keep a close relationship also with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002013

Para if there's anything that they may need from the department, then we try to address it.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002014

But with Francisco Motors, I haven't spoken to them yet.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002015

So I will immediately coordinate with them and speak with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002016

Para at least I can really get to the bottom.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002017

Of how come or for them to encourage them to invest here in the Philippines.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002018

Yes, Madam Chair. Dahil po, in the midst of this transport crisis,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002019

what we need are more mass transportation systems and vehicles.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002020

But unfortunately, ang na-offer ng Toyota in Mitsubishi ay more individual cars na kayang bili ng ating individual consumers.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002021

So hindi po naririsolve yung transport crisis at this moment.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002022

I'd like to touch a bit.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002023

on yung EVIS. Dahil nabasa rin po natin yung executive order.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002024

And we'd like to flag na it is similar doon sa language ng race program.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002025

In which na hindi rin po makakaya sa tingin natin ng mga lokal na ma-meet yung kanyang malalaking mga requirements.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002026

Case in point, manufacturers must commit at least 5 billion pesos in capital.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002027

Can I ask

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002028

Kung sa tingin ba natin kaya ma-meet ng ating local manufacturers yung ganitong pangailangan in capital?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002029

I defer to Usec. Perry regarding the details of the EVIS.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002030

Yes, please, Yusec.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002031

Thank you, Madam Secretary, Madam Chair, and Representative Co.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002032

Yes po, meron tayong minimum capitalization requirement.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002033

But normally ang mangyayari dyan, like for example, if we're talking about Francisco Motors,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002034

meron din mo silang foreign partner that they are in discussion with now.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002035

For the EVIS.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002036

So I'd like to assure you po that we are working closely also with the local manufacturers including si Francisco.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002037

Nasa akin na po yung data na tinatanong nyo kanina kung sino-sino yung mga local companies under the CARS program.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002038

Because yung mga parts manufacturer po, may mga Filipino companies doon.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002039

For example, Manly Plastics, Valerie Products, F-Tech Philippines, SMRC Automotive Technology, Roberts Automotive, and Tri-R Allied Industries.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-002040

So mga Filipino companies po ito that form part of the supply chain of the two registered model participants in the CARS program.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002041

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002042

Pero again, parang we'd like to distinguish yung doon sa gumagawa ng parts for foreign automotive companies.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002043

And to clarify, yung mga namensyon po ba, are they providing parts for foreign automotive companies?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002044

Yun pong namang nabanggit natin, providing parts to the model participants.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002045

And ang gusto din natin ay, paano bang nasusuportahan yung ating local automotive companies?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002046

So for now po, ang pinaflag, dahil po sa high capitalization requirement, sabihin man natin may foreign partners sila,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002047

paano po ba masisigurado na ito na masusuportahan yung local manufacturers natin, Madam Chair?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002048

Actually, we will continue to work with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002049

Kasi sometimes, let's say, a foreign company opens, then may partner sila na local, kasi usually 60-40 yan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002050

So part of their requirement is to buy from local companies.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002051

So for now, yung mga ibang local companies, supply them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002052

So kahit pa paano, it's already a sure buy, rather than for them to establish something so big.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002053

Unlike, example, mag-umpisa sila ng maliit, and then later they grow as that foreign company grows.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002054

But ang importante is, meron silang 60%.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002055

Or they are part owner of a bigger pie.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002056

And then we also, Madam Chair and Honorable Congresswoman, we have started already an industry consultation.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002057

Actually, we start tomorrow.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002058

So one industry is the AI and digital industry.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002059

We want to know exactly what they need from the department, how the department can help them as they grow,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002060

and how DEFA can.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002061

Also help them, help their businesses or help the industry.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002062

And also maging advantage sa kanila yung digital economic framework agreement na ito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002063

And then we will also talk to the consolidators, because sometimes may mga produkto, let's say may local products, ang problem is they don't know how...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002064

to export.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002065

They also don't know how to do the requirements abroad.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002066

But through the consolidators that have already existing markets globally,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002067

madali na lang sila makapasok.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002068

So we are using consolidators to promote also the products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002069

And then also the food industry where we see a lot of strength also in our exports.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002070

Not just exports is one, but there's also a huge local market which we need to also address.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002071

And then also wearables.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002072

So those are the, at least for this week, ito yung mga kinakausap namin.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002073

So we keep a close working relationship actually with a lot of industries.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002074

So more or less, alam namin kung ano yung mga kailangan nila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002075

We try to help them as best as we can.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002076

Okay.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002077

Thank you.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002078

po sa update sa schedule.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002079

Madam Chair, I think it's ideal sana na before humarap yung DTI sa budget deliberations,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002080

ay nakapag-konsulta siya dun sa mga ibang-ibang mga industries.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002081

Lalo na, for example, when we talk about the transport,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002082

syempre the dream is we export.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002083

Pero the standing necessities of our cities everywhere,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002084

ay paano ba napupunan yung mga pangailangan para sa transportasyon?

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002085

Ngayon po kasi sobrang kulang po niya.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002086

And standing po na even though may promise na mag-move away tayo from a car-centric or car-centrism,

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002087

hindi po ito nakakita na tatranslate doon sa policy that favors yung kakayahan ng mga foreign automotive companies

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002088

na mabigyan ng subsidies and not yung mga lokal.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002089

So yun lang po, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002090

The requests for data that were provided earlier, this representation would like also a copy through the

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Rep. Renee Louise M. Co

asr-002091

the committee. Thank you very much.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002092

Thank you, Honorable Congresswoman, and thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002093

Thank you, Representative Co.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002094

Next in line from the majority, Representative Ma. Isabel

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002095

Sagarbarria.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002096

Good afternoon.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002097

Can you hear me? Okay na?

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002098

Wala?

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002099

Good afternoon. Thank you so much, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002100

Madam Chair, I saw from the email sent by CPBRD,

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002101

or the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department,

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002102

from the budget agency notes for fiscal year 2027,

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002103

the budget of all the regions of the Department of Trade and Industry.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002104

And I see that NIR has only 66 million.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002105

So we are the lowest and we are the newest region.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002106

And sana ang newest region should be getting a bigger funds, no?

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002107

Among the Visayas region,

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002108

Region 6, Western Visayas, has 229 million.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002109

Region 7, 202.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002110

Region 8, 233.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002111

And NIR is only 66.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002112

I hope we can do something about this.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002113

Thank you so much.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002114

Thank you, Congresswoman Sagarbarria.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002114-split-2

Yeah. Um...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002115

Good afternoon, Honorable Congresswoman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002116

Yes. Um, actually, this is a new, um—this is a newly created region.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002117

We tried to ask for more budget for—for your region,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002118

but, um, we were not able to get.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002119

So maybe we can ask the—we can request from the House of Representatives

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002120

if we can add more budget for your region

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002121

so that we can, um, do more projects also.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002122

Maybe we can get from some.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002123

we can, we can, ano,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002124

We can discuss that among

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002125

and with the regional operations undersecretary.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002126

Actually, we've requested for your region,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002127

but maybe because of, yeah.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002128

We hope that we can get more, um, funds also.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002129

Actually, madami rin kaming requests,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002130

for example, for the investments

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002131

to have more promotion

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002133

Number two, the MSME also,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002134

so that we can strengthen also the,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002135

I mean, the economy of

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002136

through the small and medium enterprises

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002137

and also the pautang ng SB Corporation.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002138

I hope you can also increase

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002139

the Negosyo Serbisyo program.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002140

Yes. Um, yes, Honorable Congresswoman.

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Rep. Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria

asr-002141

Thank you so much, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002142

Thank you.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002143

Thank you, Kong.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002144

Any more—any more questions po?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002145

I just want to point out that, uh, for this fiscal year,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002146

yung proposed total budget has been lower, right?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002147

Lower ng isang billion,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002148

more or less 1.3 billion,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002149

just for everybody's information.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002150

So, um, I—I do believe na we have to rethink

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002151

and, uh, discuss with everything,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002152

with all your accomplishments,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002153

madagdagan po ito.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002154

Okay.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002155

Okay na po, Kong.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002156

Thank you very much, Kong.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002157

Now we move to the part of the minority.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002158

We would like to call on Representative Roberto Nazal.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002159

Okay.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002160

So while waiting for him,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002161

maybe we can move on to Representative Sarah Elago.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002162

Sarah Elago, thank you.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002163

Yes, maraming salamat, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002164

Isa sa mga pangunahing concerns ng ating mga consumers ay

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002165

ang pagsilit ng presyo ng mga bilihin

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002166

at bilang chair ng Price Coordinating Council,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002167

maaari ba nating malaman kung ano ang mga hakbang

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002168

na ginawa ng DTI para

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002169

ma-stabilize ang prices ng basic necessities

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002170

at prime commodities,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002171

lalong-lalo na sa panahon ng sunod-sunod na kalamidad?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002172

Thank you, Honorable Congresswoman and Honorable Chair.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002173

Last year, we did not have any price increase

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002174

for basic necessities and prime commodities,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002175

the list that's controlled by the DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002176

We keep a very close relationship and coordination

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002177

with the manufacturers and also the retailers.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002178

We do our best to really make sure na hindi gumagalaw yung prices.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002179

In fact, in spite of the Middle East crisis,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002180

from January

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002181

or from last year until May,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002182

we did not have any price increase

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002183

for the basic necessities and prime commodities,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002184

dahil maganda yung relationship ng DTI

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002185

at saka yung mga manufacturers whose products

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002186

are part of the basic necessities and prime commodities.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002187

So again, we continue to work closely with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002188

We keep a win-win relationship with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002189

So kung may mga needs sila sa ibang mga departments

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002190

to keep their operations going,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002191

to keep them also kaipapano,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002192

to find other markets for them globally,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002193

we do that for them para at least mabigay din nila sa taong bayan

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002194

yung mababang presyo ng or yung stable na prices

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002195

ng basic necessities and prime commodities.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002196

Nagmamonitor din kami nationwide.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002197

We have 18 regional offices

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002198

and we do this on a daily basis.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002199

May departamento talaga in each of the regional offices for this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002200

So we only monitor the supermarkets and the groceries.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002201

So we have not experienced any...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002202

Yung mga hindi sumusunod, halos lahat sila sumusunod.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002203

And if hindi sila sumusunod, sinasabihan namin sila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002204

But in general,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002205

or in majority,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002206

they really follow the rules of the DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002207

Yes, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002208

Ang reports sa atin ay halos lahat sumusunod.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002209

Yung mga hindi sumusunod,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002210

anong naging parusa sa kanila?

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002211

Meron ba tayong mga napanagot sa mga hindi sumusunod?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002212

Actually, we have action or we enforce.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002213

We monitor and we enforce

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002214

for those that don't follow.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002215

I'll forward you, ma'am, to Gino

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002216

to report what we do with those that don't follow.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002217

Yes, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002218

Gusto po natin malaman yung extent ng price monitoring activities.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002219

Nabanggit na ang sakop lang yung mga retailers, grocery supermarkets natin.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002220

Pero tama ko ba hindi dito kasama yung mga public markets?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002221

For the public markets,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002222

we defer to the DA.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002223

So the DA is the one in charge of the wet market.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002224

Ang DTI, ang kinokontrol niya,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002225

are the supermarkets and the groceries

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002226

for the basic necessities and prime commodities.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002227

Yes, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002228

May we hear from Asek Malyari

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002229

on the report on the price monitoring?

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002230

Asek, please. Thank you.

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002231

Good afternoon, Madam Chair.

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002232

Um...

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002233

As reported by our dear Secretary,

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002234

we have very good compliance po na sa retail networks natin

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002235

ng supermarkets and groceries.

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002236

And these are the ones prioritized by our price monitors,

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002237

yung mga malalapit po at malalaki na chains.

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002238

Because, again, with our relationship with them,

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002239

single pricing sila usually

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002240

based po dun sa suggested retail price bulletin natin.

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002241

So nasusunod po siya automatically throughout the retail network, no?

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002242

And if and when meron tayong nakikita na slightly above

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002243

the suggested retail prices,

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002244

we issue them letter of inquiry muna.

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002245

Letter of inquiry and then the establishment

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002246

nakakapagpaliwanag po sila kung bakit slightly mataas

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DTI price-monitoring and product-standards official

asr-002247

yung kanilang presyuhan sa ating SRP.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002248

Madam Chair, meron ba tayong...

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002249

Pwedeng masumitin na lang nun ang DTI,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002250

pero yung policy natin pagdating dito sa PEDA,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002251

dito sa penalties, sa mga fines,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002252

ano yung mga levels ng accountability

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002253

para matiyak din yung transparency nila.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002254

At syempre, hindi naman natin yung kanilang paliwanag,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002255

kailangan din natin matiyak na walang abuso

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002256

pagdating sa pagpepresyo. Ayan.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002257

Kaya napakahalaga na hindi lang mahigpit yung monitoring natin,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002258

pero meron ding mode ng accountability at mechanism

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002259

para hindi na maulit-muli, no?

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002260

Yung pag-abuso pagdating sa pagpipresyo.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002261

Ngayon, Madam Chair, sinabi ng DTI nitong January 2026

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002262

na pinag-aaralan po ninyo ang potential reduction

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002263

ng VAT sa local garments.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002264

Dahil nagre-reklamo ang local garment manufacturers

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002265

at exports sa rising cost at tighter global competition.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002266

May balita na ho ba sa pag-aaral na ito ng DTI?

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002267

Have you made any recommendation for the DOF

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002268

to act on this recommendation?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002269

Honorable Congresswoman, we don't have that.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002270

But we will check on that and we will give you the information.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002271

But with our team, we're not aware of that.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002272

This was in a statement by DTI made in January 2026,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002273

so mahingi na lang po tayo ng pinakahuling update.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002274

So sa ngayon, hindi niyo pinag-aaralan?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002275

Actually, I've been communicating also with the garments export, no?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002276

And iba yung naging topic namin regarding how to bring back

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002277

the garment export in the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002278

So we've talked about certain issues.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002279

Actually, there's only one issue na pinag-uusapan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002280

And it's not with DTI, it's with another department.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002281

So we're working on this closely with the garment export industry of the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002282

So we keep a close eye.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002284

In fact, I just saw them about less than a month ago.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002285

Madam Chair, hindi lang sa VAT, sa local garments,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002286

pero pagdating naman sa mga basic necessities at prime commodities,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002287

may pag-aaral ba ang DTI pagdating dito?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002288

Mostly for that, we just keep a close coordination with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002289

And we, as much as possible, we encourage them not –

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002290

we encourage them to keep the prices stable,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002291

just for the 204 SKUs that are in the list of DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002292

So it's also best for the people to have the list.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002293

It's available in the website of DTI and also in the social media sites of DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002294

So yun lang po yung kinokontrol at ine-enforce po namin.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002295

So doon po – it's just within the bounds of those 204 products ang pag-uusap namin.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002296

Mahalaga ito, Madam Chair, kasi ang pinakahuling update sa atin ng DepDiv,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002297

ang ginagamit na nilang food poverty threshold ay nasa katumbas ng 78 pesos per person.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002298

Para sa isang tao yan.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002299

Sa tingin po ba ng DTI, kasha sapat yun para ma-meet yung mga basic nutritional needs?

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002300

That is ₱78 per person from

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002301

they reported 111 pesos per person na po yung poverty threshold.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002304

And yung food – yung subsistence threshold natin nasa 70 percent.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002305

So that's about 78 pesos per person.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002306

So sa tingin po ba ngayon ng DTI, based on what you know now on the prices of our basic necessities and prime commodities,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002307

is 78 pesos realistic na enough to cover the basic nutritional requirements of a person per day?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002308

Aye, Ma'am.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002309

I'll get in touch with Secretary Arsi regarding that.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002310

Regarding this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002311

And we'll take a whole government approach.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002312

Meaning mag-uusap-usap kami regarding this amount.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002313

Kasi I'm not aware of this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002314

So it's best for me to, um, coordinate with

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002315

Secretary Arsi Balisacan

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002316

how they came up with this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002317

amount and what is the...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002318

So I can give the correct

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002319

information also, ma'am, regarding this.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002320

Yes, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002321

Hindi po talaga itong makatotohanan

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002322

sa taas ng mga presyo ng mga bilihin ngayon.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002323

Kaya nananawagan pa rin

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002324

ang mga kababaihan na hindi lang

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002325

pag-aralan eh, pero seryoso

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002326

natignan kung paano mababawasan

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002327

yung value-added tax.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002328

Hindi naman po sa lahat ng mga

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002329

produkto at serbisyo, kundi doon lang sa mga

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002330

batayang pangangailangan ng

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002331

ating mga kababayan. Ngayon,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002332

Madam Chair, nabanggit din kanina yung public

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002333

markets na

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002334

madalas ho ay hindi

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002335

natin nabibigyan ng atensyon,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002336

ng silip. Sa ngayon po ba

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002337

may policy framework po ba ang DTI

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002338

para sa development,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002339

revitalization ng public markets

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002340

sa buong bansa?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002341

For the public markets, Honorable

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002342

Congresswoman, we refer

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002343

to the DA regarding this,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002344

but I will inform him also of your

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002345

concern para at least

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002346

ma-heads up, mabigyan rin sila po ng heads up.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002347

Yes, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002348

sa tingin ho natin, hindi lang ho ito

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002349

dapat a concern ng Department of Agriculture

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002350

kasi sa ating mga public markets,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002351

yan din ho yung nagiging

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002352

bagsakan ng mga handicrafts,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002353

ng mga ginagawang mga produkto

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002354

ng ating mga maliliit na mga negosyo

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002355

sa iba't-ibang mga lugar sa ating

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002356

bansa, mula ho sa mga souvenirs,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002357

baskets for goods,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002358

at marami pang iba. Kaya,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002359

itong gap na ito,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002360

policy framework ho natin,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002361

sa tingin ho natin, hindi natin lubos

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002362

na 100% nakasalalay lang

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002363

sa LGU, pero yung DTI

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002364

tingnan din talaga ito.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002365

Ngayon, Madam Chair, yung three-year

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002366

na logistics, food logistics

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002367

agenda ng DTI, kamusta na ho ito?

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002368

Dapat, Madam Chair, magtatapos

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002369

na yan eh, kasi 2026

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002370

na ngayon. So, yan ho,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002371

yung directive 2022,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002372

now, it's 2026.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002373

Kamusta na ho ito?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002374

Honorable Congresswoman,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002375

actually, the logistics,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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the food logistics, ay nasa DA na po ito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Actually, nag-usap kami ni,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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we spoke

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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with Seckeco regarding this, and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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now it is with the Department

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of Agriculture regarding the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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food logistics.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And for the products, like

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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handicrafts that are being sold in the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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wet market, they can

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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go to the, we have other

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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market access or

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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other

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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opportunities for them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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They just need to go to the different regional

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offices, or they can call us at

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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1-384. Meron kaming

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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opportunities for them, na libre po,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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for them to showcase their products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So, nationwide din po ito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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for the DA, it's just the fresh products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But for the other products that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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are like the, as you mentioned

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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po, yung mga handicrafts,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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we definitely have opportunities

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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for them. Market

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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access and also loan program po for them.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002404

Thank you.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002405

The final question, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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last na lang po, sorry.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002407

Okay. Okay, your last question po,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002408

Cong. Sarah.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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Opo.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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Well, bago po yung last question, I'd like to

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thank DTI for gathering the concerns

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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of public markets. Nasimulan na

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huy ito sa National Capital Region,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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at sana sa mga susunod na region,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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masundan pa huyan. Kasi nakita natin

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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na habang ang laki-laki ng mga

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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farm-to-market roads natin, yung mga

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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pondo na nilalaan sa farm-to-market roads,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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yung mga markets na dapat na paghatiran

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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nitong mga produktong ito,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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mula sa ating mga magsasaka't mangingisda,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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ay unti-unti nang namamatay at

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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nawawala. Ayan. Kaya hindi po dapat

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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natin pabayaan, no, yung

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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ating mga public market sa buong

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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bansa. Ngayon,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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yung huli ko pong question,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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kung pwedeng magpaliwanag tungkol

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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sa budget cuts ng industry

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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development program, consumer

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002430

protection program, at

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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kung maaari magbigay na rin ng

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002432

ng kaunting pagsilip ang Film

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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Academy of the Philippines, kung para

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002434

saan po yung kanilang pondo.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002435

Para sa susunod na taon. Kasi, ho,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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ito ay isa sa mga pinakabago

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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natin na

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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body na kinakailangan ng

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002439

malaking suporta para sa pagpapaunlad

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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ng kabuhayan

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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mismo ng ating

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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lahat ng mga manggagawa

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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at lahat ng stakeholders

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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sa film industry sa Pilipinas.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002445

Yun na lamang, Madam Chair. Maraming salamat.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002446

Kong Sarah, for the interest of time, is it

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002447

okay if mag-submit na lang din

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002448

sila ng documents?

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002449

Yes, Madam Chair, but I'd like to hear

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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actually from the Film Academy of the Philippines

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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kasi this is the first time they are

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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proposing it to this

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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Congress, a budget for the

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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next fiscal year.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Yes.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002455

For our creative industries, maybe

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002456

we hear a quick response from

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Actually, for the creative industry,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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that's actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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within DTI because we're going

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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to be using the creative industry as

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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a driver for trade and tourism.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Mag-uumpisa siya

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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dito sa ASEAN. So,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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we have the Malikaing Pinoy.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002465

So, talagang nagpaprovide kami ng avenue

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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para sa kanila. And we also

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002467

have the creative industry

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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fund for those that need

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002469

pondo or that need

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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funds to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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push this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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creative industry. Meron rin kaming

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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pautang para sa kanila.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002474

Can we call someone from the Film Academy?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002475

Yes, okay. Go ahead.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002476

May you introduce yourself?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002477

Go ahead, DG Paulo.

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Film Academy of the Philippines Director General Jose Paolo L. Villaluna

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Hi. Uh, good afternoon.

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Film Academy of the Philippines Director General Jose Paolo L. Villaluna

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Uh, I'm Paulo Villaluna. I'm the Director

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Film Academy of the Philippines Director General Jose Paolo L. Villaluna

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General of the Film Academy of the

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Film Academy of the Philippines Director General Jose Paolo L. Villaluna

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Philippines. We're an eight-month-old agency.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002482

Madam Chair,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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I'd just like to reiterate my

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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request for the FAP to submit

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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a detailed, uh, proposal

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002486

or a breakdown of the ₱102 million

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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pesos because

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002488

what is your original

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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proposal?

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002490

Is it really 102 million?

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Film Academy of the Philippines Director General Jose Paolo L. Villaluna

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The original proposal was 267.

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Film Academy of the Philippines Director General Jose Paolo L. Villaluna

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However,

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we were trimmed down to

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Film Academy of the Philippines Director General Jose Paolo L. Villaluna

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104.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002495

Nais po natin malaman yung original proposal, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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na isusumite na lang

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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sa Committee on Appropriations, kasi sa tingin ho natin,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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paano ho makakatindig

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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sa kanilang mga unang hakbang ang FAP

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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kung napakaliit po ng ibibigay na pondo

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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sa pagsisimula ng kanila hong

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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napakahalaga na body.

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

asr-002503

Maraming salamat,

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Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago

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Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002505

Maraming salamat sa FAP.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002506

Thank you very much, Representative Alago.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002507

This will be noted

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002508

and well taken.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002509

Next on the list would be from

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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the majority.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Representative Jay Vergara.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002512

Okay, while we're waiting

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002513

for him, may we call on as well

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002514

Representative Filimon

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002515

Espares. Okay,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002516

how about our representative

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002517

here, Mauricio Domogan.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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Thank you very much.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002519

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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To the DDTI family,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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good afternoon to our

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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colleagues.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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I know it's already,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002524

about

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002525

2 o'clock in the afternoon.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002526

So anyway, I limit

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my questions to this one.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002528

The Bureau of

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Philippine Standards

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002530

is still under

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002531

DTI up to the present.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002532

Now, uh,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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I do not know

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002534

if you will agree

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002535

na 'yung quality

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002536

ng ating mga products

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002537

na ginagamit natin sa private

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002538

and government infrastructures,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002539

ang dami ang

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002540

substandard.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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which is one of the reasons

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002548

why na nagco-collapse a lot of structures.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002550

This came out in the post-evaluation

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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of expert structural engineers

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002552

from Japan,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002553

from the U.S. and the Philippines

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002554

after the killer earthquake

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002555

of 1990.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002556

Now,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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Now, my question is, I was looking at your budget.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002560

I did not see a budget for this purpose.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002561

Wala ang Bureau Philippine standards dito.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002562

Yet to me, importanteng-importante ito.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002563

Can you please enlighten us, ma'am?

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002564

Uh...

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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Secretary?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002566

Yes, Honorable Congressman and Madam Chair, actually, we requested for more

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002567

budget because we need more people now to really check all the products that are being

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002568

sold or being imported to the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002569

But then yun lang, yun yung nabigay sa amin.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002570

So that's why we're here, to request for more budget because we need to add more people.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002571

Marami na pong produkto na pumapasok or minamanufacture dito at binibenta sa Pilipinas.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002572

Now, I will be one of those who will be supporting for an additional budget for this

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

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purpose.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002574

Kasi importanteng-importante ito.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002575

And then, of course, we have Republic Act 4109, complemented also by Republic Act 7394,

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the Consumers Act.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002577

Now, uh,

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that should ensure quality products to be manufactured by manufacturers or lahat ng ini-import

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at 'yung inyong agency, [unclear] quality products

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002581

coming from

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asr-002582

these different manufacturers.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002583

Is this being cascaded

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002584

to the regions?

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002585

Parang walang nagche-check in the City of Baguio.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002586

Marami pa rin 'yung sabihin mo na 6mm na bakal,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002587

wala, hindi pala.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002588

'Yang galvanized iron,

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asr-002589

substandard.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002590

Meron ba ang nakatutok na nagche-check dito?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002591

Ah, thank you, Congressman, for acknowledging our need for the increase

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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in budget, especially

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002593

madami na pong products that, again, are being

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002594

manufactured and that are being brought

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002595

in here in the Philippines. Not just po

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002596

yung bakal, no? And other

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002597

products. There are also products that can cause

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002598

sunog, that can also destroy

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002599

establishments,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002600

no? So we need, actually,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002601

more budget to enforce,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002602

to really enforce, and to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002603

check. Actually, it's to check, eh.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002604

Ang

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002605

ano namin is we have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002606

the PS mark in the product, so

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002607

we try

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002608

to tell, or we inform the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002609

public that they need to check

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002610

the PS marks, let's say,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002611

in extension cords, in appliances.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002612

Meron kaming PS mark that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002613

that is the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002614

seal that it has passed through the standards

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002615

of DTI. But again,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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our people

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002617

is not enough.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002618

Kailangan pa kami ng more people

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002619

to enforce, and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002620

to check on this. Therefore,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002621

the need for additional budget.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002622

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002623

Well, thank you, ma'am. I think

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002624

kulang kung publication

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002625

lang. Dapat

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002626

nakatutok yung agency

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002627

na talaga going around

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002628

checking all of this one. Kasi

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002629

ano bang alam ng mga

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002630

especially sa people in the

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002631

countryside? Kung sinasabi mo

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002632

ganitong standard, sinusundan eh.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002633

Basta, yun, binibili.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002634

Hindi pala.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002635

Alam na, sobrang

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asr-002636

substandard. Kaawa-awa yung

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002637

mga consumers.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002638

Yes, Kong. Actually, we have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002639

18 regional offices

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002640

nationwide. But again, kulang pa rin kami

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002641

sa tao. That's exactly why we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002642

requested for additional budget. Because

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002643

there are more products now that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002644

needs to be checked. But again,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002645

ito lang yung binigay na budget

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002646

sa amin. Thank you, ma'am.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002647

So, how

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002648

much

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002649

do you think is needed?

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002650

So, that

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002651

we will, by all means, M1,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002652

as I said, support you on

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002653

this one. Kasi I was looking

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002654

at your budget, wala nga eh.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002655

Asec. Gino, go ahead.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002656

Last year po, we requested for

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002657

90 million, mostly for

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002658

personnel, MOUE.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002659

And then,

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002660

150 million, I apologize.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002661

Congressman, salamat po

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002662

sa pag-expression ng supporta.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002663

It is very close to

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002664

our heart to keep our product

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002665

standards really high and safe

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002666

sa mga bakal po.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002667

For this year, we would

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002668

appreciate 150

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002669

million po kung mapagpipigil.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002670

Meron ba tayong nahuling

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002671

na manufacturers

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002672

in the Philippines na gumagawa

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002673

ng substandard products?

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002674

From your

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002675

records?

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002676

For steel

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002677

products po, 2020,

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002678

for ang total retail

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002679

amount po ng nahuli natin

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002680

composed of BIGI steel,

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002681

steel bars, equal leg angle bars,

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002682

re-rolled steel bars,

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002683

carbon wire, steel nails, and black

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002684

galvanized longitudinally welded

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002685

lightweight steel tubes is

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002686

16 million,

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002687

16.4

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002688

million.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002689

For 2025, for the same

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002690

products, the total retail amount

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002691

na-enforce po natin

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002692

sa iba-ibang lugar po ng Pilipinas,

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002693

is 24 million point, 24.8

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002694

million, and

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002695

for 2026 as of

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002696

June, I believe, for

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002697

the same products,

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002698

the retail amount

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002699

computed is about 88 million

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002700

point, 88.8

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002701

million

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002702

po.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002703

Maybe you are,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002704

Madam Chair, you're referring to the

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002705

penalties paid by these

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002706

violators, is

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002707

that correct?

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002708

Uh, the retail estimated

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002709

retail amount of the values of

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002710

of the substandard steel products po.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002711

Okay. So what are we doing to those violators? May kaso po iyan sa DTI.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002712

How many ang finile natin na kaso against these violators?

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002713

We will submit the details of the cases, Your Honor.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002714

Please submit to us. And in relation to this one, if you look at 7394, the penalty is light.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002715

Yet, if you equate the sufferings that the Filipino people will incur because of the substandard products,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002716

for me, it does not really commensurate.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002717

Because 5,000 to 10,000 pesos or imprisonment of arresto mayor,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002718

two months,

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002719

to prisión correccional, one year only.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002720

Do you think this should be amended likewise to increase the penalty?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002721

Thank you, Representative.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002722

That would be your last question.

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Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan

asr-002723

That's my last question, Madam Chair.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002725

Again, I appreciate your support, Your Honor.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002726

In fact, we have a strengthening bill that we are recommending.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002727

One is the visitorial powers of the DTI for us to go into these facilities.

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DTI assistant secretary addressed as Gino (functional attribution)

asr-002728

Second, it's for the authority of the Department Secretary to increase the penalties as necessary.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002729

Thank you, Asec.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002730

For the appreciation of this committee, may we also ask for the basis of that amount at

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002731

saan pong specific line item in the budget?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002732

Thank you, Representative Domogan.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002734

And now for the part of the minority, the next one to ask is Representative Roberto Nazal.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002738

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002739

Good afternoon, Madam Secretary, and to the DTI family.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002742

Madam Chair, Madam Secretary, the DTI OSEC budget is being reduced from 7.392 billion

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002743

in 2026 to 6.744 billion in the 2027 NEP.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002744

But within the smaller budget, MSME development increases, while several projects

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002746

and productive expenditures are reduced.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002747

So before we go into individual programs, what is the DTI's principal economic strategy

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002748

for 2027?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002749

What measurable result should Congress expect from this 6.7 billion budget in additional

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002750

businesses, jobs, investments, and exports?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002751

Thank you, Honorable Congressman and Madam Chair.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002752

Actually three main focus talagang DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002753

Number one is to push for foreign trade and international investments, including expansion

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002754

of existing investors that are here in the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002755

But we also need additional funds to promote the Philippines, to promote our ecozone, to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002756

promote our Create More Act, to promote the different incentive schemes that we have.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002757

And to also promote our free trade agreements that President Marcos will go down in history

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002758

as the president with the most free trade agreement.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002759

Kasi importante ito para sa mga investors to know that if they manufacture their products

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002760

here and they export to important countries, they have preferential tariff.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002761

So importante din po yun.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002762

That's why we were requesting actually budgets for these three main mandates of DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002763

Number two.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002764

Consumer protection and fair trade, which the Honorable Congressman mentioned that we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002765

need to now be more vigilant or to really check more and to enforce and to monitor the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002766

products that are being sold, manufactured in the Philippines to at least protect our

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002767

consumers from, I mean, from mishaps or from things, untoward events or untoward incidents.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002775

And number three, the MSME development.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002776

This is a sector that we cannot ignore.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002777

Ninety-nine point six percent of the business establishment is MSME, sixty-two percent is

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002778

the labor force.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002779

This is actually, if you look at it, this is a low hanging fruit.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002780

kasi nandito na sila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002781

So if we support them, this will grow the economy quickly and this will also provide

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002782

jobs also quickly.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002783

So tatlo lang po yung nakafocus kami for this MSME development.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002786

for this year, which we feel will kasi for DTI, ang focus namin is really income

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002787

and trade.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002788

So doon tayo talagang umiikot.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002789

And the exports, which 2025, we've seen an all-time high, meaning from the beginning

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002790

of time, 15.4 percent increase.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002791

And then from 2026, January up to June, again, increase in spite and despite of the Middle

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002792

East crisis.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002793

In fact, sa June, we increased 24.1 percent.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002794

So this also shows that the Philippine products are really ready for the global market, considering

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002795

hindi pa na-conclude and hindi pa nag-sign yung important free trade agreements na hinihintay

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002796

na lang po natin.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002797

Madam Chair, for MSME, yan kasi ang malapit sa puso ko eh, for MSME development,

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002798

what are your main programs?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002799

Okay.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002800

The main programs of MSME, number one is market access, kasi products without the market

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002801

access.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002802

Or without providing market or areas for them to sell will just remain as products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002803

That's number one.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002804

Number two, they need finance.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002805

We have the SB Corporation, but the funds is not enough anymore because of the Middle

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002806

East crisis.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002807

And because of the extensive marketing that we've been doing, marami na po ang nakakaalam

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002808

na SB Corp is the financial institution where the MSMEs can loan na up to five million po,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002809

no collateral, which everybody knows.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002810

The small and medium enterprises don't have collateral.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002811

And then one year, no payment of principal and interest.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002812

So may palugit po sila na makausad ng negosyo nila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002813

Then they can start paying on the second year.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002814

So we've introduced newer loan programs.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002815

Aside from the P3?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002816

Aside from—pardon?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002817

Aside from yung P3?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002818

Yung Pondo sa Pagbabago?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002821

So we have loan programs that were very strategic and specific, especially for the Middle East

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002822

crisis.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002823

And I don't know if you want to hear the loan programs again.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002824

So the OFW Negosyo Funds, the Women Enterprise Fund, which we encourage now double income

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002825

in a family.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002826

Kasi we know that pag double income, better education, better quality of life.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002827

They can now – the tourism will also go up, then the indirect industries, and then

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002828

we also have – and our last was the Youth Enterprise Fund.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002829

We try to encourage now the youth that are always on the social media to use their time

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002830

wisely and to start pagnenegosyo at an early age.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002831

So in terms of market access, ano po yung programs natin?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002832

Uh.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002833

Specific programs?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002834

We have now different trade shows nationwide.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002835

In NCR, we have one to two every month.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002836

We also have globally a lot of trade shows.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002837

In fact, we've been aggressive now in joining.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002838

That's where exports are up.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002839

All these trade shows, po, are free.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002840

And then we continue to provide also customers from cafes, hotels, different grocery supermarkets.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002841

We invite them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002842

Actually, we engage a company that brings in all of these buyers.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002843

Then we've also invited companies like Jollibee, companies that are big that can buy from the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002844

local manufacturers.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002845

How about in terms of accessing the local market?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002846

Uh, local, um...

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002847

Local, let's say, supermarkets?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002848

Yes, we do.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002849

In fact, SM, Robinsons, Pure Gold, so many of the groceries and supermarkets are also

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002850

buying from these.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002851

And also yung mga cafes, yung mga nagbabottle din, mga caterers.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002861

When they buy, are they, hindi ba, pagka meron tayong local retailers, yung ating local retailers, very prohibitive yung pagpasok ng MSMEs para ma-display yung produkto sa kanila.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002862

They charge listing fees, they charge kung ano-anong fee na sinisingil na lang sa invoice mo.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002863

Kaya minsan, ang nangyayari, yung MSME, sa dami ng sinisingil ng local retailers, pagtingin na lang ang invoice nila, wala na silang kinikita.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002864

Okay, let's say for SM, there's a different rate for MSMEs. In fact, they provided in all their malls an area where MSMEs can sell their products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002865

So, mas mababa po yung rent, very much lower. And they also provide different, kasi marami silang supermarkets, groceries.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002866

Lalo na for MSMEs?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002867

Totally none, kasi they also employ people. So, they need to charge.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002868

Pero anong nangyayari po? If you're a local manufacturer, you're an MSME, and then you're, magdi-display kayo sa local retailer,

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002869

kayo rin, ikaw rin ang nagbabayad ng, what do you call this, yung mga merchandisers.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002870

Ah.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002871

They do not, kung wala kang merchandiser, you won't be able to display.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002872

Display your product, mahuubusan ka sa display.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002873

I can talk to them again regarding that, but we've already, we've, in the past, we've established lower rates.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002874

But what the others do then, let's say I'm an MSME, I can manufacture for a brand. I'm a subcontractor now.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002875

So, at least, kahit papano, I don't pay the listing fees, I don't pay the FDA fees, I don't pay, sure, buy na yung mga produkto ko.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002876

So, we encourage them to also be suppliers.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002877

Mm-hmm.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002878

Rather than to have their own brand.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002879

And then, for those that have their own brand, we teach them how to use the social media platform, like, let's say, TikTok, how to sell their product.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002880

We've seen a lot of success, ah, through the, example, the Laing, as I've mentioned.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002881

They were just a home industry, and then we've introduced the social media platform to them, and they were selling already 300,000 a day.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002882

In fact, in the past presidential visit, they were invited by that company, TikTok, itself.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002883

So, they can choose if they have the money to pay the listing fees, or they want their own brand, then they can, they have that.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002884

Or, if they want, they can also be suppliers, so that they don't have to carry the inventory costs, they don't have to carry also the listing fees, they don't have to carry all the other fees that are needed to be able to showcase their product.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002887

Is there a mechanism to control, let's say, um, um, ang ginagawa po ng some retailers, is once lumakas yung produkto ng isang MSME, ah, like in Watson's, for example, gagayahin, and then maglalabas sila ng Watson's brand, and then, tapos, kakainin na yung market nung ano.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002888

Kasi, yung tindera nila doon, ang sasabihin, walang available nung sa MSME.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002889

Ito nalang Watson's ang bilhin nyo, available.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002890

I can check with them regarding that, no?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002891

But usually, once you build your brand, kahit papano, there's also the strength in the brand.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002892

So, um, let's say other companies...

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002893

But of course, of course, ma'am, if, if, if the retailer kasi, if they control, uh, we know that most retailers now are controlled by a few companies only.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002894

So, they can easily divert the buyer to their, ano...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002895

That's possible.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002896

Like,

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002897

One strategy, which I've seen, is that, um, if you have display, alalagay nila, yung display mo, um, walang, walang laman.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002898

So, you have to go to the counter to get it.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002899

While yung sa kanila is readily available, top shelf, tapos, um, this happens, eh.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002900

Yes, actually, Kong, yes, that's possible.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002901

So, it's best for the MSMEs not to just have one market or to rely on one market.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002902

Yes.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002903

They need to be able to use the different platforms.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002904

Let's say the e-commerce platform...

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002905

No, I understand.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002906

All I'm just saying is that, syempre, DTI has to protect MSMEs in terms of policy para mawala naman yung mga predatory practices.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002907

Yes, we can...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002908

I can talk to the different establishments regarding this, um, practice.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002909

So, I'd like to go to, um, SB Corp.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002910

Before we give SB Corp another 840.17 million for P3 in 2027,

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002911

can you give us...

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002912

Can you give us one consolidated accounting of all government funds entrusted to SB Corp since P3 began?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002913

Um, I'll defer to, um, President Bobby of SB Corp.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002914

Ah, okay.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002915

Ah, wala si President Bobby, so go ahead, introduce yourself.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002916

Thank you, Sec.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002917

Ah, thank you, Madam Chair.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002918

Ah, with regards to, ah, the question, Madam Chair,

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002919

ah, SB Corp started receiving, ah, annual allocations under the GAA.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002920

Ah, beginning 2017.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002921

So, more or less, ah, we've received around, ah, 10 billion pesos since 2017.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002922

And that includes the 1 billion peso that we received for 2026.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002923

So, for the, ah, 10 billion pesos, what we have actually released our loans are, ah, more than threefold.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002924

Probably we've released 30 billion.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002925

So, ah, what this means is that what we've lent out,

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002926

we've collected through...

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002927

Through the years.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002928

And now, ah, we still have the money at SB Corp.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002929

So, actually, the total loan portfolio under the P3 program amounts roughly, ah, around 10 billion as well.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002930

How many, um, beneficiaries have you lent out to?

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002931

Siguro po, ah, through both, ah, direct, ah, retail and wholesale,

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002932

ah, more than 500,000 na po ang ating mga natulungan under the P3 program, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002933

Ah, I'd just like to...

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002934

in the interest of time,

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002935

magre-request na lang ako

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002936

ng list, um, of borrowers and how much was released.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002937

We'll provide that, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002938

So the 2026 subsidy for P3 was 1 billion, as you mentioned.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002939

SB Corp's report shows the full amount obligated and disbursed by June 30, 2026.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002940

Yet physical accomplishment was only around 19,373 beneficiaries against a 40,000 annual target.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002941

When SB Corp reports to Congress that 1 billion has been 100% disbursed, what does disbursed mean?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002942

Does it mean actually na umabot po sa 40,000 micro-entrepreneurs?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002943

Or does it mean SB Corp transferred it to a conduit?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002944

Thank you, Representative Nazal. That will be your last question.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002945

Yes, to reply, Madam Chair, with regards to disbursed,

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002946

what it means is that we've actually,

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002947

we've actually released the loans either through our wholesale conduits or either through our direct retail borrowers.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002948

With regards to the P3 loan portfolio distribution, it's roughly 55% direct retail and 45% wholesale.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002949

So mas marami na po ang nabibigay natin through direct retail, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002950

Hingi na lang po ako ng listahan nung what has actually reached and borrowed.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002951

Kasi ito sa mga borrower remains outstanding, has been collected and revolved, is past due, is non-performing, has been written off, and remains as cash or investments with SB Corp or a conduit.

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SB Corp respondent (functional attribution; exact individual not established)

asr-002952

We'll provide, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002953

My last question is, why do taxpayers subsidize the capital but borrowers can still pay up to 30% annually?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002954

Kasi di ba, P3 is supposed to be to rescue micro-entrepreneurs from 5-6 lenders.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002957

But the program permits an all-in rate of up to 2.5% monthly or around 30% annually.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002958

So if taxpayers are providing the capital, why should the poorest micro-entrepreneurs still pay as much as 30% per year?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002959

Hindi po ba natin puwedeng ibaba iyon?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002960

Okay. Thank you, Representative Nazal.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002961

Yes, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002962

Just to add to that, what is the actual weighted average effective rate being paid by P3 borrowers?

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002963

Including interest, service charges, processing fees, insurance.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002964

Compounding deposits and every other charge.

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Rep. Roberto Nazal

asr-002965

Tapos, how much does SB Corp charge its conduits and how much does the conduit add before the money reaches the borrower?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002966

All right, compounding question.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002967

Okay, sir.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002968

Thank you, Representative Nazal.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002969

Honorable Kong, we will meet again regarding that.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002970

We'll discuss it with the board and then we will present it to you.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002971

So all your concerns, po, we can write it down.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002972

And then we can...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002973

Make some changes if there is a need to make some changes.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002974

Kasi like with SB Corp before, in the past, they also required collateral.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002975

But now up to 5 million, wala na pong collateral.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002976

So as time goes by, there are some things that we may need to amend or we may need to change that will be good or will be best for the people also.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002977

All right.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002978

Thank you, Secretary.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002979

Now uh we would like to call on as well

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-002980

Our former president Gloria Makapagal Aroya for her questions.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002981

Thank you ma'am.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002982

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002983

I have four items I want to take up.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002984

Number one, remember last year we took out the matter of the bamboo, the development of bamboo

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002985

And madam madam secretary you admitted that you had not really focused on it because you're focusing on some some other star.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002986

I cannot tell what that star was.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002987

And

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002988

Um

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002989

After the and then

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002990

And then you said that you would be willing to in fact give it to

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002991

DA. Remember that?

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002992

So a number of congressmen uh have filed the bill to transfer to transfer the Bamboo developer from DTI to DA.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002993

I'm not one of the authors I think but I have supported it.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002994

I

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002995

I was thinking that maybe you should be aware of legislation that affect that affects you.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002996

Are you aware of this move of several congressmen to move the the bill? The bill?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-002997

Ma I'm not aware of the bill.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002998

You know you are um you you you have a department legislatively as an officer right

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-002999

Maybe he should keep track of those things.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003000

So that's one.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003001

Then the other one.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003002

Also has legislation. Uh, I...

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003003

I wanted to remember last year we discussed the matter of halal

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003004

And you mentioned it now among your priorities. I

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003005

I've been to a number of Muslim countries who buy halal from our neighbors a lot

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003006

And we keep sending Halal missions but they don't really buy that much from us.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003007

And I asked them why.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003008

It's because they're so confused

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003009

About the certifying agency.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003010

All these other countries have only one certifying agency.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003011

They only have one uh one logo.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003012

It could even be the we could have the tatak pinoy or something with the Muslim uh with a Muslim twist. But it doesn't happen.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003013

Actually many of your problems are not your fault but other agency's fault.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003014

That's why you're talking about a whole of government approach

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003015

And pinag-uusapan usapan namin.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003016

How do they respond to you when you take up this matters of that the business community

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003017

Is complaining about?

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003018

How do they respond?

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003019

Do they say okay I'll work in it or it goes one and goes out the other.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003020

How does it work institutionally when you try a whole of government approach and the

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003021

Problem is with the business community?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003022

Thank you ma'am for this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003023

For the halal ma'am

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003024

Actually um we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003025

Recognize that there's really a problem with the certification

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003026

In the past. Um we we thought that the certifying bodies were enough or were good enough for

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003027

Our products to be sold.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003028

Madami

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003029

Pong

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003030

I

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003031

Think we're the only ones with many certifying bodies and and with with each one with their own logo.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003032

So when the importing country sees all of that then they don't they're confused

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003038

And the different certifying ages have different standards. Isn't

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003039

That isn't there one international standard if I mean if they're going to be

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003040

Can't they all comply with a one international standard?

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003041

They don't.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003042

That's why this feedback from the Muslim country.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003043

You can send all of the halal missions you want but as long as they don't fix that basic

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003044

Problem of the certifying agency

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003051

We can't buy from them because we buy from the others that are easier to do.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003052

Yes. Um honorable Congresswoman, um ma'am um the certifying bodies kasi in country let's say like Malaysia

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003053

We if the exporter will export to Malaysia and other countries that are accredited by a certain

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003054

Certifying body that is in Malaysia then um yun doon po yung that's what we suggest to them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003055

And we had a problem kasi ma'am before na

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003056

Madam secretary you suggest to them. How have they responded to your suggestion?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003057

Actually some of them have already engaged with them. In fact we have

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003058

Started mention who are the ones that engaged with them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003059

We give you the list maam of um the companies kasi we've been pushing for halal. And then for the bamboo ma'am um yes it is with DA the I mean is still pending the bill is still pending.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003060

Have you voluntarily seed it to the DA even prior to the legislation? Um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003061

For us maam it's the finished product. So once we get the finished product that are made of bamboo we actually provide market access for them. In fact market access there's also a law that they that the dep has to give a certain portion of its uh you know the mark you know its procurement for destin chairs correct

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003062

For bamboo is that being complied with.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003063

Actually I've talked to sexy about this. Talk to sex. You

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003064

You talk you talk you talk. What's their response?

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003065

I have to ask him maam kasi he's the one in control of their budget.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003066

But that's why you as I said this are many of these are not your fault primarily but as represented the business community and you talk about a whole of government approach you say that you talk to them. But what's the Mm. Uh

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003067

For market access maam in the trade shows we sell a lot of the products from the bamboo and the furniture

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003068

The specific market we don't have to go through the you know we don't have to go to the theoretical framework we're talking about specific issues on the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003069

Ground correct po ma'am and also we for export we also provide the market access for

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003070

I'm talking about export I'm talking about the market access to the very big market that the depth would provide if you were really having a whole of government approach. I'm not talking about I'm only complaining about exports with an meron meron isa mamaya.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003071

Okay, that one. They don't listen to you.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003072

Yes, honorable congress woman. I'm listen to you. Yes, I'll talk to I'll talk to Sexani again about this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003073

For hindi ma'am for the halal we've already done a lot of um interventions for halal.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003074

Um, you've done a lot of intervention. So are we already? Are they buying? Is Malaysia buying? Is Pakistan buying? You know,

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003075

How much have has the has the export to Malaysia increased? How much has it increased to Pakistan? I mean if the increase is peripher you know is is the minimis

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003076

And then the other thing madam regarding the halal and you have your DLLO. Are you also aware that there is a bill uh

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003077

That has been I believe already approved in principle in the committee on trade and industry pa nga yata um having only one certifying agency or rather a council

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003078

But with one head and and at that time I the the debate because who would be the head of that council

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003079

And uh I believe the author said DTI should be the head of the council but again are you aware of such

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003080

Legislation in process?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003081

Actually ma'am there's still a proposal regarding the single certifying

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003082

Body. It's not just a proposal. I was in the hearing when we approved it in Yeah,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003083

It's actually not yet approved.

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003084

So it's approved in principle at the committee level. Okay. So, I did not say it I said it was approved on committee level.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003085

Um, we'll get back to you. When

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

asr-003086

My time is up, I hope other questions my time is

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003093

Thank you, former President Gloria Arroyo. Uh, if, if ever po, those are really valid concerns, and maybe we can, um, iyong mga specific, uh, steps, actions taken, maybe we can, uh, summarize and submit.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003094

And we welcome also again the concerns and questions po for the second round po,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003095

Ma'am President. For the minority,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003096

We would like to call on Representative Antonio Tinio. Thank you.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003096-split-2

Thank you, Chair.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003097

Chair, una, tungkol sa Pax Silica. Ah, so kanina pinaliwanag at maraming mga bagong information tayong narinig, no.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003098

Tama ba? Una, sabi ninyo, 'yung New Clark City, isa lang sa mga export processing zones.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003099

Tama ba? Economic zones na sinasaklaw o sasaklawin ng Pax Silica.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003100

Correct. I will refer to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003101

Usec. Perry.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003102

Madam Chair, isa po sa mga project.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003103

'Yung iba ho kasi baka hindi siya export zone, depende ho sa...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003104

Okay.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003105

At particular, 'yung

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003106

sa New Clark City manufacturing,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003107

tama, pero sinabi ninyo rin

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003108

puwedeng 'yung iba ay

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003109

data center.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003110

Tama?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003111

Madam Chair, ah, posible ho,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003112

posible.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003113

Okay. So in other words, ah, hindi

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003114

nagiging tapat

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003115

ang administrasyon dahil sinasabi nila,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003116

including, for example,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003117

secretary of finance uh go

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003118

he's quoted in the media as saying there's not a single ita in the property there's not a single

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003119

farmer in the 1600 hectare area

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003120

there was no discussion

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003121

of building a data center in Paxilica

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003122

So, meron

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003123

merong discussion ng data center

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003124

hindi, posibleng hindi lang

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003125

doon sa Clark

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003126

Tama?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003127

Madam Chair, ang klaro po, doon sa Clark po

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003128

walang data center

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003129

Pero sa iba, pwede

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003130

pwedeng meron?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003131

Pwede po.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003132

Okay. In other words, valid yung mga

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003133

concerns ngayon kaugnay sa

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003134

kuryente, tubig, environmental

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003135

impact, etc.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003136

Tama?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003137

Opo. Kaya nga ho, we're taking in all of the

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003138

inputs from everyone.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003139

Okay. Kaya ang fake news

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003140

ay yung sinasabi ng gobyerno na

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003141

walang data center sa Paxilica.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003142

Okay.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003143

Madam Chair,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003144

klaruhin ko lang ho ulit to, iba yung

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003145

Paxilica, iba yung po yung project.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003146

Dun sa first project

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003147

that is being discussed,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003148

wala pong data center.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003149

Yun po yung sinasabi po natin.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003150

Okay. Now,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003151

kanina binanggit nyo na

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003152

meron kayong kausap

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003153

regarding an IC,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003154

by IC I think you mean integrated circuit,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003155

design hub.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003156

Saan po yan?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003157

Ito po sa

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003158

Madam Chair,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003159

dito po sa NCR,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003160

isa pong syudad dito sa NCR.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003161

Okay. Can you be more

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003162

specific?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003163

Baka ma-preempt.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003164

Ma-udlot. O, may preempt.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003165

You said may partner kayong

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003166

ibang bansa. Anong partner yun?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003167

Baka po

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003168

ma-preempt.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003169

Is it Israel? Hindi.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003170

Pero nanggaling kayo sa

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003171

Israel recently in May.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003172

At kasama po sila

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003173

sa Paxilica.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003174

Could you elaborate on the

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003175

possible role

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003176

of Israel in Paxilica?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003177

Madam Chair,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003178

Honorable Representative

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003179

Tino. Tama po yun.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003180

Galing po tayo sa Israel.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003181

Kagaya din po na galing tayo during

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003182

that mission sa Turkey

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003183

at saka po sa UAE.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003184

Dahil po nandun na tayo sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003185

Turkey para matendong

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003186

OECD Critical Minerals Forum,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003187

tinignan po natin yung mga

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003188

iba pang lugar doon where we are.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003189

We are having investors.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003190

Kaya po pumunta tayo sa Israel

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003191

at saka po sa UAE.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003192

Doon po sa Israel, maganda po yung

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003193

mga naging usapan dahil po doon sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003194

anilang water technology.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003195

In particular, we looked at the

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003196

expertise po, Madam Chair,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003197

Representative Tino, ng isang

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003198

water deficit country and how they

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003199

were able to

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003200

go around that particular

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003201

challenge. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003202

Um,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003203

Ang tamanggawa,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003204

ba, ang kausap dito sa

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003205

Paxilica is si Undersecretary

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003206

of State

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003207

Jacob Helberg.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003208

Tama po?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003209

Madam Chair, sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003210

US side po siya po yung nagli-lead

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003211

ng Paxilica Initiative.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003212

Okay. At

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003213

tama po ba na essentially

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003214

brainchild ng itong Paxilica, brainchild

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003215

ni Jacob Helberg, correct?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003216

Madam Chair, I would

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003217

not know as far as that.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003218

I would say that siya po yung nagli-lead

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003219

on the US side.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003220

Aware ba kayo sa background?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003221

Saan nanggaling itong si Jacob Helberg?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003222

Saan po siya nanggaling?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003223

Madam Chair, doon po sa nababasa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003224

lang po natin, yes, galing po siya sa...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003225

Opo.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003226

Saan nanggaling?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003227

Sa nababasa po natin, galing siya

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003228

sa technology sector.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003229

Galing po siya dati

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003230

kay President Biden, tapos

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003231

tumawid po kay President Trump.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003232

Tapos nagkaroon din po siya ng

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003233

role doon sa isang

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003234

American company na...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003235

Which is?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003236

I'm trying to recall.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003237

Palantir.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003238

Palantir.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003239

Tapos siya din po yung

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003240

nag-form and nag-chair ngayon

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003241

nung

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003242

Hill and Valley Forum.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003243

Yes, okay.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003244

So galing siya sa Palantir.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003245

The senior advisor of the CEO

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003246

of Palantir, Alex Karp.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003247

Diba? At ano po yung Palantir?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003248

As? Kadil nyo, dapat alam nyo.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003249

I would not be the best person

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003250

representative.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003251

Well, Palantir is the major

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003252

provider of, among others,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003253

artificial intelligence technology

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003254

to the Department of War,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003255

to the U.S. military.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003256

Gano'n, no? At sa katunayan,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003257

mainly, sila nga yung gumagamit

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003258

ng AI, sila yung nagpo-provide

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003259

ng AI sa U.S. military,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003260

para sa gera.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003261

So both Israel and the U.S.,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003262

sila ang gumagamit.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003263

Payo, ginagamit natin ang AI

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003264

para sa mga

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003265

gagawa ng assignment,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003266

sasagot sa assignment, or mag-generate

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003267

ng, you know,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003268

mga video

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003269

na AI-generated. Pero,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003270

ang totoong talagang gamit ng U.S.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003271

dito pang gera. Tama po ba?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003272

Including the war in Iran.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003273

Okay? That's for Israel

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003274

and

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003275

uh,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003276

Basically, yung mga

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003277

intelligence, sinusubo sa AI,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003278

tapos iluluwa ng AI

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003279

yung mga target na bubombahin.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003280

Including, nangyari sa Israel,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003281

yung nakikita nating genocide

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003282

sa Gaza,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003283

at yung

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003284

pambubomba ng U.S. sa Iran,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003285

including yung pagpapasabog

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003286

ng isang school,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003287

girl school, na pumatay

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003288

sa mahigit 200. Tama po ba?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003289

Yun ang ginagawa ng Palantir.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003290

Hindi yung part ng discussion na,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003291

hindi, of course,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003292

hindi part ng discussion.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003293

Actually, Madam Chair, yun ang kaibahan

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003294

ng discussion ng Paxilica

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003295

in the U.S. and in the Philippines.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003296

In the U.S., very explicitly,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003297

this is about securing

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003298

the U.S. supply chains

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003299

for their defense industrial base.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003300

No? Malinaw si

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003301

Helberg dyan.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003302

Na ibig sabihin,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003303

yung U.S. military

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003304

nakadepende sa mga microchips

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003305

produced ng China.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003306

So sabi nila, hindi pwede na

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003307

yung microchips ng mga missile,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003308

mga tanke, mga

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003309

aeroplano, barko natin,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003310

ay galing sa China. So kailangan

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003311

may Paxilica. Okay.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003312

Ganon din ang Israel.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003313

So yun po ang isang punto rito,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003314

na actually, yung

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003315

inilala akong plano

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003316

ay para maging producer

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003317

ang Pilipinas

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003318

ng mga semiconductors

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003319

para sa

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003320

genocidal na gera

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003321

ng U.S. at kasama na rin

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003322

ng Israel. Tama po ba?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003323

Madam Chair, sa discussion

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003324

po namin, ang usapan

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003325

po ay tungkol sa AI

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003326

technology in general.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003327

Okay.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003328

Representative Tinio, can you wrap up, please?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003329

Okay. My last question

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003330

is,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003331

sa announcement po ng State Department,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003332

nilabas din ng U.S. Embassy,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003333

ang itatayo po, hindi

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003334

simple economic zone, kundi economic

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003335

security zone.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003336

Parang iba to, bagong nila lang, dahil

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003337

wala namang ganyan sa batas natin.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003338

And

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003339

sa announcement din

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003340

ng State Department through the U.S. Embassy,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003341

sabi niya,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003342

iiral daw ang joint

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003343

governance sa mga

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003344

security zone na ito.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003345

So ano ibig sabihin? Ito na nga,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003346

lumabas, na humihingi ng immunity

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003347

sa mga personel,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003348

hindi exempted

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003349

sa mga batas ng Pilipinas,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003350

sa economic security,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003351

irelate ko po sa sinabi

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003352

niyo, na under

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003353

Paxilica, pwedeng magtayo

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003354

ng mga economic zone,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003355

ng mga data center, pero

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003356

bring your own

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003357

power, bring your own water.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003358

No?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003359

So, parang hindi natin

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003360

mag-get sa, paano yung

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003361

bring your own water? O order sila ng

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003362

tubig sa

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003363

labas ng bansa? Okay.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003364

Tubig pa rin ng Pilipinas yan.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003365

So, ang point,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003366

what exactly does that mean?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003367

For example, ibig ba sabihin nun, pwede sila

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003368

magtayo ng

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003369

modular nuclear power plant?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003370

Kasi ganung kalaki ang kailangan

Source

Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003371

ng mga data centers

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003372

for AI.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003373

Or,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003374

ibig sabihin, paano yung mga batas natin

Source

Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003375

na hindi necessarily

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003376

environmental

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003377

as well as yung ipira natin,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003378

hindi necessarily

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003379

madaling

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003380

makaka-accommodate. Lalo na,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003381

hindi timelines

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003382

na gusto ng mga

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003383

AI, yung tinataw nilang

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003384

hyperscalers. Gusto nila mabilis.

Source

Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003385

Di ba? Dahil may competition sa

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003386

China. So, please explain all

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003387

of this in relation

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003388

to this concept of the economic

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003389

security zone and joint

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003390

governance na sinasabi ng

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003391

US, pero hindi natin naririnig

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003392

at dinidinay

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003393

ng Pilipinas.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003394

Thank you, Representative Tino. Maybe we can reserve

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003395

the next sets of questions.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003396

Second round. And that will be your last response.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Thank you, Usec.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you, Representative Tinio.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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Una-una ho, ang sinasabi natin is

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secure and reuse your own

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water. Hindi naman po bring your own

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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water. Kasi imposible naman po yan.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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Tapos, pangalawa po,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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para sa ating po, this is really an

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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economic zone. At

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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sa pag-uusap po natin sa US,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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payag naman po sila na

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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economic zone. Dahil yun po yung naayon

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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sa ating batas. In fact nga po, yung

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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binabanggit ko kanina, BOI website,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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nakalagay po doon yung

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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framework na pinupost po

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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ng Pilipinas at saka tinanggap

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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ng Amerika. Yun po ay

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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nakabase sa Export Development

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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Act of 1995

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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at saka po yung BCDA

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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law. Kaya po, ang mga framework

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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na pinag-uusapan po dito ay base

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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sa local laws po natin.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Thank you, Usec. For a

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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more in-depth discussion, po,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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sorry po, I'm really, really sorry.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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We have to be...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

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Chair, ano na lang, request na

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003426

mag-submit ng kompletong...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003427

Kasi nga, mukhang pinag-uusapan lang

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003428

dito ay New Clark City, pero sabi

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003429

ni Usec, actually, it's

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

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not just that. There are many other projects.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

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So, yun ang hindi pa lumalabas

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

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sa publiko kung pwedeng i-share po

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-003433

ang lahat ng information and documents

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

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related to that.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

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Definitely.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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And

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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I would also maybe ask you din yung

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Committee on Rules, yung kung anong

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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standing ng current resolution po about

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003438

the discussion of

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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Pax Silica. For

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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our next

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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representative to ask, from the part of

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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the majority, Representative Jay Vergara.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Maraming salamat po,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003445

Marami ho'ng...

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003446

Marami pong

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003447

mga ahensya

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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ang DTI.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Isa ho ang Board of

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Investments. At

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003451

sometime December,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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if I'm not mistaken,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003453

December 2025,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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this is parochial,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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but it may happen

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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national.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Our dear

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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President came to

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Cabanatuan City.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Ang kasama po

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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ay ating Secretary

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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of Agriculture,

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Minister

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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of

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Agriculture and Trade

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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ng South Korea.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003467

And South Korean

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Ambassador.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Reason is,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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number one,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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nagkaroon po ng

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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pagpili

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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kung saan

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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gagawa ng labing

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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limang

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003476

pabrika.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003477

Pabrika ng

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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para sa magsasaka.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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Agricultural

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machineries.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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It will be

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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suitable

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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para sa ating

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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pangangailangan

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003485

ng magsasaka natin.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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So,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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and then,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003488

ang unang reklamo

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003489

po ng CAMIC,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003490

the name is CAMIC,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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ay

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003492

yung pag

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003493

sinabmit sa Board of

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003494

Investment,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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ay

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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nagkamali.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003497

Na nagkaroon hoon,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003498

ng konting

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003499

konting

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003500

hindi

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003501

pagkakaintindihan

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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at sa ibang

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003503

departamento na dapat mag-handle,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003504

napunta yun.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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So, ngayon po,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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gusto,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003507

noong nakaraang

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003508

June,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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bumalik na naman po

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

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ang

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003512

kabanatuan

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003513

at pinakita yung mga

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003514

pangangailangan na

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003515

sinasabi ni

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003516

Congressman

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003517

Dino.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003519

sinasabi po niya

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003520

na siyempre, yung

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003521

water,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003522

siyempre yung

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003523

elektrisidad,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003524

pinag-uusapan po,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003525

tsaka yung

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003526

disenyo.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003527

Yung disenyo na po

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003528

at nagpapalitan

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003529

na po ng

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003530

design

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003531

para ma-itayo na

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003532

yung mismong

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003533

15

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asr-003534

factories.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003535

So,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003536

meron hong,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003537

doon po nalulungkot ako

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003538

dahil kasi marami

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003539

hong foreign investors tayo

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003540

na pumupunta

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003541

at hindi tayo

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003542

napipili o kung

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003543

pinili man tayo, ay,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003544

hindi tayo,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003545

hindi po tayo

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003546

biglang

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003547

mawawala ng gana

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003548

dahil sa mga

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003549

dahilan na

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003550

konting tulong

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003551

sa gobyerno

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003552

sa ating gobyerno

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003553

eh hindi po

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asr-003554

nangyayari

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003555

at hindi naibibigay.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003556

Ito po eh

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003557

for your

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003558

information po ito.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003559

Para lamang po, ah...

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003560

dumali.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003561

Ito po eh

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003562

nagsimula

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003563

noong

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003564

2018 ho

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asr-003565

ng Pangulong Marcos.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003566

He was

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003567

visited by the

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asr-003568

Korean, the South Korean

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003569

Korean company in September of 2022. So, namili ho yan eh. Reason 1, 2, 3, 4. Sa dagal po

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003570

nung pamimili, eh, na pulusuan nila sa Kabanatuan City gagawin. So, ang nakakaya po, the President

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003571

himself was there promising jobs, promising hope for employment, and then nawawalan po

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003572

ng saysay. So, yun po ay, Madam Chair, yun po ay isang komentaryo para lamang po

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003573

mahipahintindi sa inyo yung nangyayari.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003574

Would you need the response, po, from DTI?

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003575

Yeah.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003576

Okay, po.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003577

Can I hear?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003578

Yes, po.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003579

Secretary or DTI family?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003580

Um... um...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003581

I defer to you, Sec. Perry, regarding that because that was before my...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003582

Thank you. Thank you, Secretary. Madam Chair, Congressman Vergara, we'll take a look at

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003583

this. Hindi ko ho kasi namin alam na may problema dito sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003584

project, no, on the Agricultural Machinery Innovation Hub sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003585

Cabanatuan City by the Korea Ag Machinery?

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003586

It's called CAMIC, uh, Korean Agricultural [unclear], merong gusto

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003587

na nilang mag-invest, eh tayo po nagkukulang.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003588

Sige po. Tingnan po namin. [unclear], Madam Chair, [unclear], uh—

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003605

Madam Chair, we will do whatever we can to assist, to help, and support this project.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003606

It's better that, uh, bigyan lang po ninyo ako ng konting update, ah, sa bagay na ito.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003607

Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003608

Mr. Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003609

Yes.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003610

If your time is up, I'm so sorry.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003611

Would you like to register for the second round?

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003612

Just read it and it's all done.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003613

For manifestation.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003614

Thank you.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003615

As a representative of Nueva Ecija, I would like to ask the Department of Trade and Industry

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asr-003616

how much the proposed DTI budget will directly benefit MSMEs in the provinces.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003617

Particularly, those engaged in agriculture, food processing, and local manufacturing,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003618

and what specific programs will ensure that this fund reach our entrepreneurs on the ground.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003619

Mr. Chair, Nueva Ecija has a strong agricultural economy, but many of our farmers and small

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003620

entrepreneurs struggle to access markets, financing,

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003621

technology and business development assistance.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003627

What concrete measures has the DTI included in this budget to help provinces, such as

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003628

Nueva Ecija and other palay-producing provinces?

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003629

Okay. Yun lamang po ang...

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003630

I know you have mentioned this na po kanina,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003631

but if you can just mention quickly

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003632

Thank you, Madam Chair. So maraming, maraming salamat po.

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003633

I'll just get a copy of that

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003634

and thank you very much

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Rep. Julius Cesar "Jay" V. Vergara

asr-003635

Secretary Roque

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003636

Thank you po, Jay.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003637

and for the next in line

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003638

for the part of the minority, Representative Dadah

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003639

Kiram Ismula.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003640

Assalamualaikum.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003641

Maraming salamat, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003642

Kakatakbo ko lang galing DOJ papunta dito, pagpasensyahan ninyo na. Anyway, good afternoon po

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003643

to the DTI family

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003644

our resource person for today

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003645

May mga ilang katanungan lamang po ako.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003646

Magpo-focus po ako sa halal industry.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003647

para lang po may idea kayo

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003648

Ang halal industry

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003649

ay isang multi-trillion market

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003650

at sa Philippine halal industry

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003651

development strategic plan

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003652

for 2023 to 2028

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003653

target natin na maka-attract

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003654

ng ₱30 billion

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003655

na halal investment

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003656

at palaguin ang halal business

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003657

sa pamamagitan ng

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003658

pagdoble

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003659

pagdoble ng halal output

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003660

to 6,000

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003661

Sa kasalukuyan, ilang percent na po ba

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003662

ang halal industry sa ating ekonomiya

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003663

at ilang percent na rin po

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003664

ang nilago nito

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003665

sa mga nakaraang taon

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Committee timekeeper/procedural voice (functional attribution)

asr-003666

This district is

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Committee timekeeper/procedural voice (functional attribution)

asr-003667

Two cities

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003668

Thank you, Representative.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003669

Good afternoon Congresswoman

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003670

I will defer to Bianca

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003671

regarding this, um, halal.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003672

Good afternoon, ma’am. For the halal industry,

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003673

we were able to certify

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003674

277 MSMEs

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003675

that caters to both the domestic

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003676

and export market

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003677

For 2026 we were able to assist

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003678

140 MSMEs

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003679

to be halal-certified, again, both for the domestic and export market.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003680

Under the direction of the Secretary, we are also featuring halal products in all our national trade shows.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003681

Ibig sabihin po, mas tumaas po tayo ngayong taon. Tama po ba?

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003682

Yes po, in terms of halal-certified MSMEs po.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003683

Okay. Kaugnay po ng aking naunang katanungan, the DTI has also reported intensifying its halal accreditation program

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003684

to help MSMEs access the expanding ASEAN market and strengthen export competitiveness.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003685

Kung ganun po, magkano ba ang nakalaang budget ng DTI para sa programang ito

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003686

at ilang MSMEs ang maaaring ma-cater ng allocated budget?

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003687

We have roughly 90 million pesos for halal po.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003688

₱90 million?

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003689

Yes po. Last year, for halal certification and promotion of halal products.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003690

Ilan yung target nito?

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003691

For next year po, it's 81 million pesos.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003692

At ilang MSMEs ang maaaring makater ng next year's budget na 81 billion?

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003693

We'll do our best to match the

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003694

the level of assistance that we've provided this year and in 2025 despite the lower budget in 2027.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003695

Oo nga po no, medyo nababaan. Medyo na-alarma ako.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003696

Sana matapatan pa natin, lalong-lalo na na may ibang bansa na mas marami pa rin ang Muslim sa ating bansa

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003697

pero sa ibang bansa na kagaya ng Thailand ay mas nagbo-boom na rin po ang halal industry nila.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003698

Sa tingin nyo, sapat na ba itong para mapagbigyan?

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003699

Ang ating export competitiveness at ma-penetrate ang halal markets natin sa ASEAN at Middle East?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003700

Actually, Honorable Congresswoman, we need more budget talaga for the halal considering na ang laking potential ng halal globally.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003701

So, actually nasa 3 trillion US dollars na po ang potential ng halal but we need to get our products certified

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003702

and we need more...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003703

for the products to join more trade shows para mas makikilala yung mga produkto natin globally.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003704

But locally, we also see a growing population of Muslims in the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003705

In fact, we're already 13 million.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003706

We have more Muslims now than in UAE.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003707

So, malaki din po yung potential ng halal products dito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003708

But we need more budget actually for the certification and also for the slaughterhouse.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003709

Kasi yun po yung importante.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003710

And then to be able to produce the quality products or halal products that can compete globally.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003711

In the past, wala masyadong budget in the past 2 years.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003712

But for this year, nakikita natin that this is really a huge potential for export po.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003713

Definitely, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003714

I agree to this.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003715

Na kinakailangan natin na palaguin pa ito dahil may potential nga naman itong halal industry na ito.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003716

At with that, I would like to...

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003717

manifest, Madam Chair, my strong support para sa pagdagdag ng budget po ng DTI,

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003718

Particularly on the halal industry budget po nila.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003719

I have another question, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003720

Dadako po ako sa concerns ng ating mga stakeholders sa mga Muslim Filipino community.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003721

Sa aming konsultasyon sa kanila, marami pa rin nagsasabi na nahihirapan silang makakuha ng halal accreditation

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003722

o makakuha.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003723

Nang suporta mula sa gobyerno para sa halal industry development.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003724

Ano-ano po ba ang specific na assistance or support mechanism na maaaring ibigay ng DTI

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003725

para sa mga halal producers at MSMEs, lalo na sa mga nahihirapang makakuha ng accreditation?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003726

Honorable Congresswoman, I'll defer to Bianca on this.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003727

Madam, we've actually launched several projects.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003728

Aimed at supporting the certification of MSMEs.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003729

Tulad po nang nabanggit ko kanina, for 2025, 277 na po ang natulungan natin.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003730

For 2026, we were able to help 140 MSMEs to get their products halal certified.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003731

Meron pa po tayong mga ongoing projects, specifically catering to export markets to get them halal certified.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003732

We work directly po with recognized certifying bodies of these—

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003733

certifying bodies of our key export markets.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003734

So ibig sabihin yung 140 for this year is ongoing pa, madadagdagan pa po ito.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003735

Sana po matapatan natin yung 2025 na kahit maging 278, no?

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003736

Anyway po, another question po, baka ito na po yung huling tanong ko.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003737

Sa pag-allocate po ba ng budget para rito sa halal program, na-identify na po ba ng DTI ang mga region o lugar na higit na nangangailangan?

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003738

Ito po ay para masiguro na accessible ito sa lahat ng di lamang naka-centralized sa Metro Manila.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003739

Ma'am, for the 277 MSMEs that we've supported, it was actually, it covers eight regions po.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003740

It's not focused on NCR or Metro Manila alone.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003741

Madam Chair, isa lamang palusot na katanungan.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003742

Alam ko, sinabi ko, huli na lang yung kanina.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003743

Minute pa ako, so ilulusot ko po ito.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003744

Ang sabi po sa amin, may nakaabot po sa aking opisina: nagagawa ba raw ng DTI na i-maximize ang koordinasyon sa NCMF

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003745

para maging efektibo ang implementasyon ng halal program?

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003746

At ano ang mga mekanismo na nakalatag para masiguro ang maayos na koordinasyon?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003747

Yes, Honorable Congresswoman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003748

We will continue to coordinate through the halal board.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003749

At malaki rin ang potential ng halal, especially once we get all the free trade agreements concluded and signed.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003750

Kasi malaking market din po yung remaining five free trade agreements na nakapending pa sa atin.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003751

Pero we hope to conclude it this year.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003752

So next year, mas malaki po yung market.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003753

That's why definitely we would request for more budget for the halal industry talaga.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003754

Kasi malaki iyong potential.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003755

Globally and also locally po.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003756

And I understand, Madam Chair, Madam Secretary, that the head of this board para sa halal industry natin ay ang DTI, tama?

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003757

However, I just want to manifest also na kinakailangan din po natin na continuous coordination natin sa NCMF,

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003758

lalong-lalo pa po may tinatawag tayong halal standards, no?

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003759

Huling katanungan, Madam Chair, follow-up lang doon.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003760

May mga insidente po ba tayo na nahuhuli na hindi po nagpa-follow ng strict halal standards po natin?

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003761

At kung meron man po, ano pong penalty ang binibigay po natin dito?

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003762

Ma'am, for the domestic market, we don't have recorded violations.

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003763

But we do recognize in some of our export markets, our trading partners have raised that there are issues with respect to the...

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003764

halal certification, violations with respect to halal certification.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003765

Tumutulong na para ayusin iyon, tama?

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DTI halal-program respondent Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-003766

Yes, Ma'am.

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Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula

asr-003767

Okay. Madam Chair, maraming salamat, and maraming salamat po sa DTI.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003768

Thank you, Representative Ismula. Next in line is Representative Tina Pancho.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003769

Good afternoon po, Ma'am.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003770

Ma'am, with regard to Francisco and Sarao Motors and Amante,

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003771

kaya sila nagsara because of the public utility modernization.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003772

program during the time, kasi they're offering 1.3 million na mga jeep, mga modernized vehicle,

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003773

pero ang naging priority po ng government natin yung mga vehicles coming from China amounting to 2.3 million.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003774

So hindi sila

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003775

na-prioritize.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003776

So, they shifted to

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003777

EVs sa mga jeepney ngayon.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003778

So, ano assurance natin

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003779

sa government na ipaprioritize

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003780

naman this time, yung ating

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003781

Sarao and Francisco Motors

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003782

na may

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003783

EV sila

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003784

at 985,000

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003785

only.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003786

Um, yes, Honorable

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003787

Congresswoman, definitely we will

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003788

prioritize, lalo na local companies

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003789

po yun. We make sure

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003790

that we assist them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003791

and then pag meron

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003792

they are interested to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003793

actually join the EVIS

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003794

the electric vehicle

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003795

incentive strategy. So, we will

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003796

definitely assist them. Then

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003797

as I mentioned earlier, I will

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003798

also coordinate with the owner

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003799

of Francisco Motors

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003800

and also with Sarao, how the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003801

DTI can assist them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003802

so that they can onboard this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003803

incentive scheme and para

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003804

din at least maka-establish sila

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003805

ng manufacturing dito sa Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003806

We also know

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003807

that they have a foreign partner which we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003808

actually, which I actually personally

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003809

met also in Shanghai.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003810

So,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003811

I will be talking

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003812

to them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003813

very, very soon regarding this.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003814

Opo. Sana mabigyan natin

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003815

sila ng assurance because yung

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003816

public utility

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003817

modernization program during that time,

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003818

hindi sila ang na-prioritize.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003819

So, this time, may EVs na naman tayo

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003820

parang another promise

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003821

sa government natin.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003822

Baka yung trust

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003823

ay hindi na natin makuha

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003824

kasi parang the same

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003825

promises na naman

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003826

to Sarao, Francisco Motors

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003827

and Amante, ma'am. So, sana

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003828

mabigyan natin sila ng trust and

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003829

ibalik natin yung trust nila sa

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003830

government po natin, ma'am.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003831

Yes, tama po iyon.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003832

Um, Honorable Congresswoman, I'll meet with them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003833

ASAP iyon,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003834

this week or next week.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003835

I will coordinate with your office also regarding our

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003836

meeting, ma'am, para we can

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003837

update you also on this.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003838

Ma'am, with regard to Botika at Bakuna

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003839

Para sa Mamamayan, is that the same

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003840

with Botika ng Bayan?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003841

I'll refer to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003842

Usec. Lokin,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003843

si Kim.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003844

Is Kim here? I saw her.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003845

Kim?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003846

Kindly update the Honorable

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003847

Congresswoman on this.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003848

Kasi, ma'am, our main problem is

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003849

the sustainability, ma'am.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003850

So, lalo na yung mga

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003851

medicines natin,

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003852

tapos mayroon pang bakunan included

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003853

dyan. So,

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003854

ano yung status po natin ngayon

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003855

ng Botika at Bakuna Para sa Mamamayan po?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003856

Okay. Anyone from

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003857

DTI family?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003858

Honorable Congresswoman, we'll get back to you when she comes back.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003859

I think she just stepped out for a bit.

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Rep. Agustina Dominique "Ditse Tina" C. Pancho

asr-003860

That's all. That's all, Madam Chair. Thank you.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003861

Okay. Siguro po pagbalik niya, we can call her po.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003862

So, thank you po, Kong Tina.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003863

And for our next,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003864

interpellator or

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003865

representative to ask the questions,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003866

from Minority Representative

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-003867

Elijah San Fernando.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003868

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003869

Madam Secretary, bahagi po ng mandato

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003870

at programa ng DTI

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003871

ay yung Industry Development Program.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003872

Pwede niyo po bang ipaliwanag

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003873

ano yung components ng Industry Development Program?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003874

Yeah, I defer to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-003875

Yusek Perry regarding this.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003876

Madam Chair,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003877

Honorable Representative,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003878

yes po, yung Industry Development,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003879

sa Industry Development Program po natin,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003880

dalawa po yung component niya.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003881

Isa yung para sa mga cross-cutting issues,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003882

tapos isa ho para dun sa mga

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003883

sectoral issues.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003884

So, number one ho, pagdating sa mga cross-cutting issues,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003885

meron po tayong

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003886

Academe Industry Matching Program.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003887

Tapos meron din ho tayong

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003888

Youth Can Make It Happen

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003889

Campaign.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003890

At saka meron din tayong

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003891

Student Industry Learning Immersion Program.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003892

Ang focus ho talaga natin ngayon dito sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003893

Industry Development Program natin,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003894

is to make sure that our students

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003895

have the necessary skills

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003896

to prepare them for

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003897

future employment

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003898

immediately after graduation.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003899

Kaya po yung matching them,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003900

matching the universities

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003901

with the industries po.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003902

And then second po,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003903

pagdating sa mga sectoral po natin,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003904

dito po po mapasok yung mga

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003905

industry-specific na mga programs.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003906

Kagaya ko halimbawa,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003907

nung natanong yung tungkol sa electric vehicle,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003908

we are implementing

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003909

Implementing the Electric Vehicle

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003910

Industry Development

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003911

Act na pinasa po ng

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003912

Kongreso yung EBIDA.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003913

Tapos so, but there's just one portion

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003914

there that is with

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003915

us yung sa incentive po.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003916

Tapos po, ilalabas din po

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003917

natin, ila-launch natin yung

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003918

semiconductor and electronics

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003919

industry roadmap.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003920

Ganun po, may mga sectoral programs po

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003921

tayo na

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003922

tinataguyod po. Thank you.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003923

Thank you, Madam Chair. So, bahagi ng

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003924

industry development program ay paglikha

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003925

ng mga industriya,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003926

nalilikha ng mga trabaho.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003927

Can you describe to us what are the

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003928

available jobs in the labor market?

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003929

Are these high-paying jobs, quality jobs?

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003930

Can you describe to us po?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003931

Madam Chair, so,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003932

it cuts across po.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003933

Merong from the high-paying, kagaya ho,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003934

nabanggit natin kanina that we are

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003935

in close discussion with

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003936

a city for the

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003937

IC development

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003938

national hub.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003939

So, an IC design

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003940

national hub. So, meron ka pong mga

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003941

components that are really

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003942

pang high-end. Tapos, meron ka rin naman

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003943

po na para dun sa mga

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003944

more of yung job generation

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003945

para dun

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003946

sa mga

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003947

pang, kung baga ho, para mga

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003948

mass workers, pang factory.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003949

Tapos, meron ka rin naman yung jobs

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003950

para pang BPO's. So, iba-iba ho.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003951

It cuts across.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003952

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003953

Your data seems to disagree

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003954

with what you said.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003955

Wala tayong, wala tayong

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003956

masasabi o may pagmamalaki

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003957

na high-paying and quality jobs.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003958

According to your

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003959

performance indicators,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003960

bagsak ang

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003961

DTI since 2023

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003962

pagdating sa employment

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003963

generated from the industry

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003964

sector. As of

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003965

2025, nabawasan

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003966

ng 225,000

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003967

jobs sa manupaktura.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003968

Sa

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003969

177,000

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003970

jobs sa manupaktura

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003971

at sa industry,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003972

industry sector, 225,000

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003973

jobs ang nawala.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003974

So, batay

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003975

mismo dito sa datos, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003976

eh hindi lumilikha

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003977

ang ating

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003978

gobyerno, particular ang

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003979

DTI, ng mga trabaho

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003980

na dekalidad at

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003981

merong mataas na sahod, kaya

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003982

dyan napapasok yung tanong kanina pa

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003983

ng ating mga kasama. Bakit

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003984

nagsara yung Francisco Motors,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003985

yung Sarao Motors? Ang

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003986

sagot, hindi prioridad

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003987

ng gobyerno.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003988

Yun lang ang sagot doon. Ngayon, kung

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003989

titignan natin, batay sa datos, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003990

ano ang tumataas

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003991

na datos? Jobs

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003992

created from services?

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003993

Ano po ang mga trabaho

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-003994

na nasa services? Madam

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003995

Chair, sagutin ko lang din po.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003996

So, pagdating ko doon sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003997

ating manufacturing sector,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003998

meron naman po kasing

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-003999

rebalancing na mga trabaho.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004000

So maaaring kung halimbawa, yung buong

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004001

manufacturing sector, hindi ko

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004002

as a share of the total employment.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004003

Maaaring kung hindi siya tumataas.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004004

Pero naglilikha din naman ho

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004005

ito ng mga ibang

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004006

categories naman ho

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004007

ng mga trabaho.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004008

Yung halimbawa nga po,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004009

yung sinasabi po natin, halimbawa, ngayon,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004010

yung malaki po na nag-i-increase po natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004011

sa sector ho natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004012

yung sa ating exports.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004013

Tapos sa exports, ang pinakamalaki doon,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004014

ang biggest driver natin ay yung

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004015

electronics. So doon sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004016

electronics industry, doon malakas

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004017

yung pag-degenerate po natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004018

ang mga trabaho. Tapos doon

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004019

naman sa services sector,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004020

marami din kung mga klase

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004021

ng mga sectors na nandyan,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004022

from retail trade all the way to

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004023

BPOs, all the way to

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004024

IC design. Yun po yung sinasabi

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004025

natin. So cuts across po.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004026

Thank you, Madam Chair. Maganda po nasa

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004027

bit na nasa retail trade.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004028

Alam niyo po ba anong mga trabaho na nasa retail trade

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004029

at saka mga low-paying and elementary

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004030

jobs? Can you please describe

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004031

to us?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004031-split-2

Yes. Isa nga po yun sa mga

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004032

sinasabi natin pero hindi lang po yun

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004033

yung mga na-degenerate na

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004034

jobs. So including po doon sa retail.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004035

Okay po. So out of the

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004036

services, sa services jobs po

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004037

natin, ilang porsyento dyan ang

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004038

nasa BPO at ilang porsyento

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004039

ang nasa retail trade?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004040

Alam ko po. Sorry, Madam Chair.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004041

Ang alam ko po doon sa ating

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004042

BPO industry, the aspiration is to

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004043

build, is to generate up to

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004044

1.8 million jobs.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004045

Sorry po doon sa retail. I'll have to

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004046

get the data. Yes.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004047

Kaya ako po pinapatunggulan to dahil karamihan

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004048

ng trabaho nasa retail trade.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004049

So these are not

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004050

quality jobs.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004051

Cashier, clerk,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004052

sales clerk, merchandiser,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004053

yan po ang retail trade. Kaya hindi

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004054

natin po pwedeng may pagmalaki.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004055

Okay. Trabaho, trabaho,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004056

trabaho.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004057

Kasi hindi sapat nang usapin tungkol

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004058

lang sa trabaho. Dapat tinatanong

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004059

natin anong klaseng

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004060

trabaho ang nililikha natin.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004061

Pero since 2023,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004062

DTI,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004063

negative ang inyong

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004064

performance indicators.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004065

Kaya ito rin yung isa sa

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004066

rason kung bakit siguro nabawasan

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004067

ng 20%

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004068

batay dito sa

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004069

presentation nyo, yung budget

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004070

na ilalagay for industry development.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004071

Madam Chair,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004072

Madam Chair, kagaya na nabanggit

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004073

natin, talagang kailangan din

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004074

natin ang kalakop na resources

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004075

para ma-push-on natin ang

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004076

industrial development.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004077

Maganda nabanggit ninyo

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004078

na nabawasan.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004079

Pero kailangan din talaga natin

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004080

ang tulong pagdating sa industry dev.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004081

Thank you po. Kasi iba naman po

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004082

sinasabi ng dep-dev. Alam nyo po

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004083

anong sabi ng dep-dev?

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004084

We do not need to do

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004085

industrial policy like what

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004086

our neighbors

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004087

did. So, papaano nyo po

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004088

ngayon gagawin yung industrial development?

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004089

Given that the dep-dev

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004090

has already said in the DBCC

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004091

budget meeting, sabi niya, di naman natin

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004092

kailangan ng industrial policy.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004093

Now, for DTI, how are we going

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004094

to address industrial

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004095

development? Given po

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004096

sa sinabi nyo kanina.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004097

Kung binabanggit natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004098

kanina pa ho dito, number one ho

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004099

yung ating pinupush ho na

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004100

AI-driven

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004101

industrialization policy.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004102

Pagdating natin yung opportunities

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004103

globally at nakita ho natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004104

dito na kahit anong gawin natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004105

talagang papunta na yung mundo sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004106

AI. Kaya ho gusto ho natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004107

yung current participation natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004108

in several sub-sectors

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004109

na meron tayo sa AI.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004110

From mining and mineral processing

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004111

to semiconductors and

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004112

advanced manufacturing to

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004113

the digital infrastructure

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004114

ay ma-hinge po natin

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004115

at ma-anchor

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004116

dun sa AI. Pero tama ho

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004117

kayo honorable representative

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004118

kasi very critical din ho

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004119

talaga dito yung manpower

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004120

development and there has to be a

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004121

concerted government effort

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004122

towards

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004123

industry policy.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004124

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004125

Kaya ako po pinupoint out ito

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004126

dahil even dito po sa pre-incent nyo

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004127

na industry development program,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004128

it seems like wala talaga tayong plano

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004129

na mag-develop ng sarili

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004130

nating industriya. And it seems

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004131

like coming from our economic

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004132

managers, wala rin focus

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004133

sa pagbuo ng sarili nating mga

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004134

industriya. Meron lang po dito, tapak Pinoy,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004135

malikaing Pinoy, itong sa

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004136

AI and scale-up center. Wala naman pong problema

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004137

dyan eh. Pero ang usapin po ng

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004138

industrial policy, it goes

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004139

beyond upskilling.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004140

Pinatutungkulan po

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004141

dito, papaano kaya

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004142

gagastos ang gobyerno ng resources

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004143

para lumikha ng mga industriya.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004144

At yung mga industriyang yun ay

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004145

magpo-provide ng high quality,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004146

well-paying,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004147

jobs na meron tayo.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004148

So, kaya po, nakakalungkot

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004149

lang po, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004150

na dito po, sa mismong presentation

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004151

ng DTI,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004152

e, nabawasan pa ng

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004153

20%. Ipinaglaban po ba ito ng DTI?

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004154

Sa industry development

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004155

program, Madam Chair?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004156

We can assure you,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004157

Madam Chair and Honorable Representative,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004158

na ang DTI po, di naman kami

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004159

nagkukulang sa pag-push

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004160

ng higher budget and resources

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004161

for industrial development.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004162

Kaya lang nga, yung overall fiscal,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004163

it will have to compete

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004164

with the overall

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004165

fiscal space sa gobyerno.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004166

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004167

Just to wind up, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004168

gusto ko pong ipunto to,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004169

dahil no other than the President,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004170

Bongbong Marcos

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004171

Jr. himself, said,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004172

sa natitirang dalawang taon

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004173

ng kanyang termino,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004174

we have to make use of that two years

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004175

to make jobs,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004176

better jobs, high-paying

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004177

jobs.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004178

E, mananatili pong pangako

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004179

lang yun. Kung mismo

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004180

mga kagawaran natin, mga department

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004181

natin, e, hindi tumutugon

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004182

sa sinabi mismo ng Pangulo.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004183

Madam Chair,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004184

for the 2027 budget

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004185

of DTI, malinaw

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004186

na malinaw po na nakasulat dito,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004187

pababa ang budget

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004188

sa industry development

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004189

program natin. Ang kahulugan

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004190

po niyan, hindi makakaasa

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004191

ang mga manggagawa,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004192

ang mas magagandang trabaho.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004193

Unless we address

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004194

this problem, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004195

e, dun lang po magkakatotoo yung

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004196

sinasabi ng Pangulo at ng gobyerno

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004197

na magkakaroon ng dekalidad

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004198

at maayos na mga trabaho.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004199

At kung yan po ang patutunguhan

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004200

ng DTI, kung nais

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004201

niyo po na ilaban at dagdagan

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004202

ang budget dito sa industry

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004203

development program,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004204

makakaasa po kayo na ako pa ang numero

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004205

uno na makikipagdebate para

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004206

taasan yung budget sa industry development program.

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004207

But Madam Chair,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004208

hearing from the DTI,

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004209

para pong nakukulangan tayo doon sa

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004210

sagot

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Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando

asr-004211

At sa enthusiasm na talagang magkaroon ng industry development program. So hindi po sapat na meron lang trabaho, kundi dapat sagutin natin ang tanong, anong klaseng trabaho ang nililikha natin. Yun lang po, Madam Chair. Maraming salamat.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004212

Thank you, Representative San Fernando. Next in line, Representative Filimon Espares.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004213

Thank you, Madam Chair, and good afternoon to our colleagues and DTI family. Firstly, I would like to express my support to the budget of the DTI and whatever adjustment we could have.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004214

But then, Madam Chair, I observed that the budget of the DTI right now reduces up to a billion, and why such budget has been cut that much.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004215

So we need to hear the explanation, of course, from the DTI. Bakit sobrang layo na ng budget natin compared to the GAA of 2026, Madam Chair? Anong nangyari?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004216

Good afternoon, Honorable Congressman. Actually, we did not expect also na bumaba yung budget because we have a lot of programs,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004217

and there's also a lot of things that we need to do to be able to contribute to providing jobs and also to provide the industries with a push para at least makausa din sila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004218

So this is why we are here, to ask for additional budget for the three main mandates of DTI, which is investment promotion, consumer protection, and fair trade.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004219

And also the MSME development. So yun ang kailangan po natin.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004220

Because we need to, the only way for us to be able to push also these programs is for us to be able to have the budget that we need.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004221

Without this budget, then it will be difficult for us to also push the products that we need to export or that we need to sell locally.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004222

And then we also need to enforce and to make sure that the products that are being sold in the market pass through the standards of DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004224

And we want to encourage more investors to come into the Philippines, but again, we also need budget to be able to promote this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004225

Even if our numbers are up, our exports are up, also our investments are up, but then there's also the Middle East crisis that also contributed to the challenge that we are facing now.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004226

But again, tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang mga programa ng DTI.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004230

To level up also the skills of the people, that's why we work very closely with TESDA on industries that are relevant nowadays or industries of the investors that are coming in.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004231

Kasi actually, nung kausap namin yung mga investors, ang hinihingi nila, talent, talent, talent.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004232

So we need also the other departments to provide us with these talents.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004233

So we have a program with ADB, which we are...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004234

We are hoping to conclude already, which is ASCEND, which will train our people for higher-paying jobs.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004235

Kasi now, we have jobs for people, but of course, the jobs are not high paying or jobs that we want them to achieve also, at least in the future.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004236

Yes, Madam Chair. Thank you.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004237

For the record, Madam Chair, can we consider the request of the agency for their

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004238

...adjustments of the budget, no?

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004239

As mentioned.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004240

Because we need that, no?

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004241

Especially on the development of people.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004242

Yes, correct.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004243

Thank you with that.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004244

And then, medyo limited ang oras.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004245

Gusto ko lang tingnan din ang budget, no, ng CDA.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004246

Because this is my sector.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004247

So, nawala na rin ang almost 400 million on the part ng CDA.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004248

At kahit yung capital outlay, nawala na rin.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004249

So, ang tanong ko dito...

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004250

...dito sa CDA, are you good for this reduction and even no budget for your capital outlay?

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004251

Because in 2026, mayroon kayong capital outlay pa na requirement at the same time.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004252

Suppose, pataas ng pataas yung ating budget dahil mas malaki na yung task natin or the scope of the operations,

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004253

especially to support cooperative.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004254

So, may I hear from the CDA if you are good with this budget, lower by almost ₱400 million compared with the 2026 GAA?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004255

Yeah, go ahead.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004256

Thank you.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004257

Thank you, Madam Secretary, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004258

Yes, may you introduce yourself first?

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004259

Yeah, my name is Alexander Raquepo.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004260

I'm the chairperson of the Cooperative Development Authority.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004261

Yes, of course, we always wish for a bigger budget, Your Honor.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004262

But when we submitted the original budget to DBM, it was slashed.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004263

And we were told that there will be no construction budget for next year.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004265

And we are going to complete the vehicle purchase that we have and the enhancement of our computer's hardware before the end of this year.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004266

So, we have no budget on this.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004267

And to answer your question, we will make do with whatever is approved, Your Honor.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004268

Yeah, Madam Chair, if building ang pag-usapan, nag-ikot din ako.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004269

Parang anim na regional offices ng ating CDA ang walang permanent office.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004270

So, nagre-rent lang sila.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004271

But then, they have the property.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004272

But they cannot have their own office in the region level.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004273

So, imagine mo, nasa 40 to 50 personnel ang dapat ma-host.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004274

And then, the government is still spending on the rentals of those.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004275

So, mas maganda rin sana siguro na mag-support tayo.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004276

And then, provide them a good office building.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004277

Para, ah...

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004278

Maging conducive na rin yung pag-serve ng ating CDA to the cooperatives in different regions.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004279

So, alam ko may apat hanggang anim pa yata na office na wala tayong, yeah, regional office na wala tayong building.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004280

I think I'm correct on that.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004281

Anim, Your Honor.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004282

Anim pang regional offices.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004283

Yung dalawa is about to be completed.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004284

So, can you submit that here in this committee para mapag-aralan namin?

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004285

Baka pwede natin makita.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004286

Yes, Your Honor.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004287

We will submit that.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004288

And thank you.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004289

Thank you for that opportunity and support.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004290

Okay.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004291

So, another, Madam Chair, itong part din ng financial assistance, subsidy sa mga cooperatives dati, may 157 million.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004292

Ngayon, 5 million na lang din.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004293

So, my question, how are you going to help cooperatives, especially those, yung mga distress, yung mga gusto mag-merge na gusto ninyo i-provide yung mga subsidies dito para ma-encourage sila.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004294

Mag-consolidate at mag-merge.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004295

So, parang wala tayong budget na ngayon dito.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004296

120 dati sa 2025 million.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004297

120 million sa 2025.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004298

2026, 157.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004299

Now, here come 5 million na lang.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004300

So, question there, how are you going to respond the requirements of the, especially small co-ops, distress, and those who wanted to enhance through merging and consolidation?

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004301

We will use the 5 million in promoting the program, Mr. Chair, Your Honor.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004302

But we would earnestly request on the side probably 150 million for financial assistance to small co-ops and micro-cooperatives, sana.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004303

Okay.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004304

So, again, Madam Chair, I would like to manifest that the request of the CDA as much as possible.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004306

Especially on the support to the different co-operatives all over the country will be provided with such fund.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004307

Maliit lang naman ito, ₱150 million.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004308

So, again, with that, mayroon pa bang request or additional mga request ng ating CDA?

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004309

So far, wala na, Your Honor, except if ever the request for additional buildings for...

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004310

The other regions that we still don't have permanent offices, that will be a very welcome and thankful development, Your Honor.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004311

Okay.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004312

So, last na lang ito, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004313

With regards on the staffing of our CDA, mayroon tayong 879 authorized position, but then 697 lang na-filled up.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004314

So, may mga 182 pa tayo na hindi, ah, na-vacancy, no, sa ating offices.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004315

Um,

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004316

I know, I understand, and I gathered information na minsan sobrang delay ang processing natin ng ating mga nire-request ng co-ops,

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004317

especially yung mga pag-issue ng mga certificate of compliance.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004318

Yung iba sa amendments, umabot tayo ng mga tag isang taon bago ma-release yung mga amendments of articles of cooperation and bylaws.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004319

So, ang sagot palagi sa ground is wala tayong

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004321

personnel, kulang.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004322

So, why hindi natin kaya ito mapunuan dahil authorized naman itong 879?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004323

Thank you, Representative Espares.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004324

That would be your last question.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004325

Thank you.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004326

Can I hear the answer?

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004327

We have submitted the request for reorganization, Your Honor, to the DBM, and we are waiting for its approval.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004328

Once it is approved, then we will proceed with the hiring needed for additional personnel.

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Rep. Felimon M. Espares

asr-004329

Okay, so we need to have that action, Madam Chair, the soonest.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004330

We will note that po, Cong. Espares.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004331

Next to ask is Representative Rufus Rodriguez.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004332

Thank you very much madam chairman madam chairperson Hernandez

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004333

President Gloria Makapagal Aroyo.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004334

Do you increase this volume?

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004335

Our distinguished colleagues and of course I am here Mr. Madam chair

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004336

Support the budget of the department of trade of department of trade and industry which I

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004337

Done for the past 16 years.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004338

Because madam chair because madam chair

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004339

Was my first employer in government.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004340

Back in 1974 with Secretary Ting Paterno.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004341

So now I see that

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004342

There's an outstanding

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004343

Performance because of the excellent leadership of Secretary Christina Aldiger

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004344

Roy.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004345

We see here if we will read. Wala na ba tayo the report madam chair? Marami

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004346

Clearly page uh 11 you see here exports and investment

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004347

For the record

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004348

Also because of the usapang

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004349

They create more le FTC SC

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004350

Madam chair also we see here that the industries develop

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004351

Pinoy malikang pinoy they all increase

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004352

Because of the leadership of secretary rocket

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004353

Then we have also the industries develop

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004354

Young ch cre creatives challenge

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004355

And of course the ms m

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004356

Msme

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004357

Is not true that uh there was a lowering of

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004358

Clearly On page 14, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004359

Were employed by the medium and small

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004360

Small and medium industries.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004361

And then there are so many industries that were supported.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004362

It

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004363

Of the employment but the employ

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004364

Thousands of

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004365

Employees. And then if you will see

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004366

Export side

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004367

We have 14,415 employment by BOI

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004368

Companies and by PESA 27,000.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004369

Are we talking about?

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004370

Is no dimunition.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004371

Even an increase of employment of my favorite agency

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004372

Of Trade and Industry.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004373

The only thing now is

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004374

See the distinguish and

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004375

Is Mary Jane

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004376

My good friend

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004377

Not here

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004378

Mary Jane Pacheco was with us in the market sensing

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004379

Clark national hub is becoming a reality

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004380

Da but DTI a lot to do with that

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004381

That is why the when the national Clark hub will be established

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004382

Next one will be in Cagayan de

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004383

Oro the city of golden friendship

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004384

Also asking

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004385

Why is it

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004386

Theorsting excellent team region 10

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004387

Where Director Roel Paclipan.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004388

But she's online usually he is online how

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004389

About uh assistant regional director

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004390

Almer Basilones

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004391

About provincial director Jess BR.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004392

They are listening,

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004393

Are you? You

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004394

Very well. And where's the

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004395

The

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004396

Over there?

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004397

So, you are there in Cagayan de Oro. Enjoy

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004398

Thank you.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004399

Uh first is about why the joint administrative order for race has not been signed. Why

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004400

There's no budget for race in 2027 and why

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004401

There has still be to Toyota 1.5 billion owed by the government.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004402

You Perry, honorable congressman for this.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004403

Madam Chair and Honorable Representative Rufus. On the

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004404

Cars arranges, we really would like to thank the help of Congress in

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004405

Really highlighting the importance of course paying the

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004406

Companies that have invested here, the incentives

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004407

We ow them

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004408

And for this reason

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004409

We were able to uh secure the budget to pay for the cars are raadating

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004410

Na po, so it's just in the process.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004411

It's 1.5 billion, so it's coming already?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004412

Yes po. Yes po.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004413

Thank you.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004414

That’s the correct answer.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004415

Opo.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004416

Second answer should uh should also be correct. How about

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004417

Budget for race for 2027? You want

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004418

The uh it to be from Senate? Opo. On

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004419

The

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004420

Race po, we have already included

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004421

As part of the tier two proposal. Hinabol na

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004422

Po namin doon sa DBM. So hinihintay na lang po namin. Tapos ho

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004423

Iyung joint administrative order is as we speak already being circulated for

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004424

Thank you. Thank you. Would like to

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004425

Now ask the secretary we need 80 million to start with the investment investment assistance center in Cagayan de Oro 86 million only.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004426

Yes. Honorable

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004427

Kong

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004428

We will um check into that and we make sure that we not check include

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004429

It for 20 we will include okay

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004430

We will include it. Thank

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004431

Secretary for that correct answer.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004432

Support the pangkabuhayan ng pagbangon at

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004433

Requested by Cagen de Oro.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004434

That another

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004435

Answer. Thank you for your support for the city of Cagayan de Oro.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004436

Then we have the negosyo servicio sa barangay 1 million

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004437

For Caginder

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004438

Second District.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004439

Also I'm honorable congressman.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004440

And finally, how is my role

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004441

The role IT program um actually we have no budget under underroll it. No, they have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004442

Given DPW has not given it to us as of

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004443

It's under DPWH.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004444

Uh there is a proposal to transfer it to the budget of DTI but as of now wala pa

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004445

Pong So we should be able to work for that with the DPH to download to you.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004446

What are these three important projects that you need funding and how much?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004447

Most important are the three mandates. So number

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004448

To encourage foreign trade and international investment. So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004449

And then yes and then number two is the um I'll give you the numbers po

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004450

Bit and then second is the fair trade consumer protection and fair trade to make sure that we get to check the products that are being sold in the market and number

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004451

Three MSME development but specifically SB corporation

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004452

Um with crisis such as this not just the Middle East crisis but also the calamities.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004453

Ah negosyo ang nangangailangan ng funding.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004454

Need additional funding for the SB corporation. We are requesting

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004456

Additional 5

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004457

Billion and then for the foreign trade

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004458

And then the cultural

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004459

Trade is 150 million.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004460

For the MSME development um which ito talagang um we need to provide market access locally and globally kasi the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004461

Places we sell the products the more they will earn no

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004462

Trade 150 million

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004463

For both and so forth okay

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004464

So if you will except for the SB a touch agency the office of the secretary was reduced by 1 billion.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004465

Is that correct?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004466

Yes. Correct.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004467

So we are only

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004468

Trying to restore to you the office of the secretary only 300 million.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004469

Small.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004470

No kong.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004471

Ito iyung tinanong natin eh.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004472

And then cultural uh protection

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004473

150 300 lang.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004474

1 billion ang

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004475

Natin.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004476

Corp will work on that separately because that is another very important that's 5 billion

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004477

And we need

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004478

That corporation,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004479

Um hindi na makausad and some

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004480

Them are ready for expansion and for ready for the global market but

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004481

Since wala silang pera even to fund the PO then they stop there soci so what

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004482

Else from the 300 what 1 billion should be restored

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004483

Have here chairman cha Hernandez you will lead a charge

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004484

The DTI budget back to at least 10 billion

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004485

So um um honorable congressman no

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004486

If we can at least restore it or

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004487

There are some um actually other programs that we are trying to push which is one the creative industry

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004488

Feel is the strength of the Philippines

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004489

Countries have used um their creative economy as a driver for trade and tourism so

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004490

Malaki rin income

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004491

Kasi there are some of our kababayan that maybe some didn't go to school but they have talent in the creative side and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004492

Then we also want to develop the design uh gaming design and anime which is um high paying jobs also sa global market

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004493

Um of course the exports no halal also which was not also part of the the budget last year

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004494

Year we need to get

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004495

The product certified Yes,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004496

Have a lot of products but the certification is um a challenge.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004497

Cost of the certification

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004498

Also the slaughter houses because then we need to prepare also the slaughter houses where these products will be made. So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004499

Iyung taste ng products or iyung quality ng products wala tayong problema pero

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004500

Get them at least halal which is another opportunity kasi

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004501

It's a 3 trillion US global

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004502

So we need to find avenues where we can expand globally which is the agriculture sector which we are really pushing now.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004503

Seen of course the coconut malaki ang increase no 34.4% bananas pineapples.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004504

Seen rising stars in ube which is now called the purple gold abroad and kalamansi. And

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004505

We still continue to try to find um mga agriculture stars.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004506

Uh the money first

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004507

For them na magkapuhunan sila

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004508

For raw materials, to pay for packaging, to also pay for overhead. So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004509

Yun, kailangan talaga ng funding ang SB Corp.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004510

And then for us to mount all of these trade shows, kailangan din natin ng um budget. Actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004511

Um we requested for 250 million but I it's now 80 million so

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004512

How how can we mount

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004513

Market access so

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004514

Products will remain as products unless we put them out there to be sold?

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004515

Thank you secretary.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004516

Submit to the subcommittee?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004517

Yes, I will.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004518

I was given by my seatmate, the Chairperson, a good friend,

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004519

One minute. Right.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004520

Yes.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004521

See,

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004522

To be a good friend of the chairman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004523

We will submit the please

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004524

Submit the what should be restored in

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004525

1 2 3 4

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004526

Should be restored in the one one 1 billion that was removed from your uh particular department

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004527

The CDA you know you're not with a fighting spirit

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004528

You cannot say we will make do with what

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004529

we have now.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004530

Fight for more

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004531

Conis has fought for

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004532

Don't say that in a budget hearing

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004533

Make do with what we have.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004534

No!

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004535

You try because we have the power of the first

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004536

Have the good chair person here.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004537

To fight for the DTI in our hearing of the vice chairman

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004538

And of course in the bycom.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004539

Okay?

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004540

Thank you.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004541

Thank you.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004543

Never.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004544

We fight for your department

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004545

You yourself should fight for your departments.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004546

Is why please submit. the 1 billion in priority

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004547

Because our budget was increased by 6%

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004548

Our budget

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004549

Yet you have been reduced by 10%

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004550

Trillion

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004551

By 6%

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004552

Year's budget

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004553

You deserve to be increased by at least 6%

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004554

Not a reduction of 10%

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004555

Okay?

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004556

With that are you happy

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DTI delegation response (functional attribution; exact respondent not established)

asr-004557

Yes.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004558

Is Director Pacliban happy?

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004559

You are thank

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004560

You

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004561

Thank you madam chair thank

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004562

You for the time given to me

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-004563

Very much

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004564

Thank you.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004565

so much, Representative.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004567

Think he deserves an applause guys

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004570

Alongside with other vice chairs.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004571

Just for the record that should be my closing statement

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004572

We believe in the potential of DTI

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004573

Uh again thank you representative Rufus

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004574

Clearly you have ano uh waken waken us

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004575

Up if if ever do you guys need a 5 minute break or we can continue

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004576

We can continue madam chair

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004577

I think we can continue

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004578

Okay

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004579

Po your call po. Okay po. Thank you, Representative Rodriguez.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004580

Next in line to ask is from the minority, Representative Presley De Jesus.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004581

Thank you.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004582

Thank you Madam Chair and to all DTI family.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004583

Thank you, Madam Chair, for being generous to our senior citizen,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004584

Cong. Rufus, for giving him an extra minute.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004585

Thank you

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004586

Again to DTI family to secretary.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004587

During the 18th Congress, I was the one who authored

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004588

Republic Act No. 11535, also known as the Cooperative Development Officer Act,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004589

In every municipal level up to third class municipality.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004590

I just want to know—maybe CDA is here—

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004591

Ano ho ba ang sitwasyon ngayon?

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004592

Was it implemented fully?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004593

Which one? CDA. Okay.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004594

I would like to defer sa CDA head natin.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004595

Go ahead.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004596

Thank you uh madam secretary uh

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004597

Madam Chair Your Honor.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004598

As of date

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004599

There are uh we have a compliance of 73.2 or 74%

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004600

In terms of the placement of cooperative development officers

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004601

In provinces, cities and municipalities. uh Your Honor

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004602

Madam chair,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004603

What happened to the rest? Bakit hindi niyo nakumpleto? Eh

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004604

It's batas na yun eh.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004605

Republic act na yun eh.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004606

We fully agree Your Honor. Uh

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004607

We have talked and signed a joint memorandum of understanding

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004608

With the department of interior and local government

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004609

To fully implement uh the law

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004610

And uh the basic and most uh prominent reason that are given by LGUs

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004611

Is the still the lack of appropriate funds. Your honor

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004612

Yeah. Madam chair

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004613

That's why we here we're here for budget no

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004614

So it should be included because a lot of cooperatives

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004615

especially doon sa far-flung areas,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004616

Eh diyan lang sila umaasa

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004617

So, Madam Secretary, with the indulgence of the Chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004618

Isinamo niyo

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004619

Ba sa budget niyo iyon

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004620

Should be the dilg to implement that

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004621

Yes Your Honor uh

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004622

Since it is a law

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004623

and it compels local government units to have that as part of their plantilla.

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CDA Chairperson Alexander B. Raquepo

asr-004624

We it should be the department of local government Your Honor.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004625

So Madam Chair maybe before the budget plenary. No in plenary

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004626

Ah gusto kong malaman kung ano naung status from 74%.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004627

If you need to speak with DILG during the budget committee hearing,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004628

I will ask them to no

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004629

But during budget in plenary gusto ko may sagot na tayo.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004630

Ano bang reason behind? Eh

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004631

Batas na

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004632

Yon.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004633

So kailangan natin sumunod.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004634

Is a plantilla position that will strengthen our cooperatives lalo sa mga

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004635

baryo. Diyan lang sila umaasa. [unclear]. Hindi sila pupunta sa bayan.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004636

So

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004637

Ah

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004638

Madam Chair make sure that during budget plenary

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004639

No gusto kong malaman kung ano na status nung implementation ng cooperative development officer

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004640

because I was the one who authored that together with Cong. Espares.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004641

So sana maipasa natin iyan.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004642

Moving forward to the budget, you mentioned: 2026, seven billion ang budget ninyo,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004643

And now 6 billion.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004644

Is that correct?

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004645

So what's the reason of the sudden drop?

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004646

1 billion is a lot of money. Anong

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004647

Nangyari? Kung from 10 point

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004648

from 12.5 billion to now 10.9 billion po.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004649

So yes po you may

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004650

Anong sagot, Madam Chair?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004651

Yes. Um that is what was given to us by the DBM.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004652

So we've submitted our proposed budget to them and um they that was the budget that was given to us.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004653

How much did you request?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004654

17 billion.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004655

17 billion.

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DTI budget respondent

asr-004656

17B 17B po

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004657

And they approved 6B

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004658

10B po

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004659

7B 6B

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004660

10B for the entire

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004661

10 billion

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004662

Yes for the entire okay

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004663

How many economic zones you have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004664

Under DTI, we have the BOI and we have PEZA.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004665

Yeah, about those economic zones, just like the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004666

Yes, APECO.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004667

And CEZA is also under us, the Cagayan Economic Zone.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004668

So uh when you look at

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004669

The budget of Aurora from last year 326 million

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004670

I think they're asking for 2 billion.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004671

Ang binigay lang ngayon this year 63 ah million

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004672

67

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004673

Ang sobrang baba

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004674

From previous bale sana from 323 down to 300 maintindihan ko eh

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004675

323 to 67 million

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004676

What's the cause of this stff drop

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004677

Kumbaga

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004678

Astronomical yung pagbagsak eh

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004679

May request as the president of Aurora to reply.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004680

Good afternoon Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004681

Your Honors. Good afternoon.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004682

We actually sought uh an audience with the Secretary Kim

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004683

But uh the reason given to us was uh because of the limited fiscal space. No.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004684

And second uh in terms of priority according to him

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004685

it's given to national government agencies but not to GOCCs,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004686

Because according to the secretary we are expected to generate income

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004687

Which we uh agree uh Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004688

But if we look at the accomplishment report submitted by APECO,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004689

Which is uh reflected in our NEP 2027 proposal

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004690

It's uh quite clear that uh modesty aside

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004691

APECO performed well since the assumption of office of the current dispensation.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004692

Just to give a context Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004693

When I assumed the presidency of APECO,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004694

it was in a poor state.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004695

And it was in state of blight Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004696

There was no power.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004697

There were there were no

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004698

Walang mga negosyo. Your honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004699

And there was uh 800 million worth of abandon projects.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004700

So uh this is actually what I was trying to explain to the good secretary

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004701

When we had a meeting

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004702

We had to finish the 800 million worth of abandon projects.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004703

And in fact uh Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004704

Out of the nine abandoned projects,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004705

Seven had already been completed, inaugurated,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004706

Only two are remaining

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004707

And these two are now ongoing.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004708

And uh there are many projects that we've implemented

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004709

Which came from the savings Your Honor.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004710

All in all, we were able to complete 27 infrastructure projects

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004711

And uh more than 50% of these infra projects

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004712

Were revenue generating infra projects.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004713

And that is why uh since January

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004714

As of June, Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004715

We've already generated income Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004716

For the first time Your Honor.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004717

But of course we we would like to to emphasize

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004718

That this is not uh to mean that uh we are already self-sufficient.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004719

We're getting there

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004720

And that is why Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004721

We are humbly seeking the support

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004722

of our honorable members of the House of Representatives,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004723

To help us Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004724

Because we have so many projects in the pipeline.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004725

In fact uh I can still remember

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004726

Yester uh last year Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004727

You were the one uh who supported

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004728

One of the uh congressmen who supported us

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004729

During the plenary.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004730

Were asking about uh the airport

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004731

And I would like to report to you uh sir

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004732

That uh the terminal building is now

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004733

I mean, the opening of bids for the terminal building

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004734

Is set on September 1

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004735

And the for air traffic control tower

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004736

The preprocurement proceedings

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004737

is set on August 20—

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004738

What we are doing actually Ah sir

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004739

Is that

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004740

So you mean the tower will be

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004741

August

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004742

2027 pa?

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004743

August 27, 2026, Your Honor.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004744

And what we are actually doing

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004745

Is we are trying to uh complete the ecosystem

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004746

Of my tourism of uh business tourism

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004747

And we are

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004748

simultaneously pursuing

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004749

The low hanging fruits

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004750

And the big ticket projects

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004751

Just for the information of everyone

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004752

Our convention center

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004753

Is now in post in a post qualification stage

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004754

With 132 million budget Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004755

And uh ah uh our uh ready for fit out buildings

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004756

And our corporate office

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004757

All of them Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004758

Are ongoing

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004759

Our

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004760

How you call this

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004761

The

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004762

APECO

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004763

Grand Lagoon Project,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004764

Your Honor,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004765

Which is a combination of uh

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004766

Which is a combination your owner

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004767

Of uh of uh Little Kyoto

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004768

And Little Amsterdam.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004769

The first phase is about to be completed

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004770

This uh this coming uh October year

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004771

And on the

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004772

On the side of uh big ticket projects

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004773

We are

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004774

We are now pursuing uh seaport development

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004775

And uh we have

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004776

We are in talks with uh with Port of Antwerp

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004777

We are in talks with

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004778

We already have an MOA, Your Honor,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004779

with [unclear],

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004780

One of the largest uh uh design and engineering firm

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004781

In uh in South Korea. Yeah.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004782

And uh so many

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004783

So many

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004784

With the help of course

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004785

Of our PTIC

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004786

Sir Ken Yap

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004787

Has been very instrumental

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004788

For this uh

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004789

In fact

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004790

Very soon

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004791

Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004792

Very soon

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004793

A US defense company

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004794

Is about to break ground

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004795

in APECO,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004796

Which in the first year

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004797

Will establish a drone

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004798

Drone testing

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004799

Drone operation

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004800

and MRO—

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004801

maintenance, repair, and overhaul—

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004802

And in the second year

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004803

anti-drone and drone manufacturing,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004804

And on the third year

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004805

They are going to establish

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004806

arms manufacturing, Your Honor.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004807

Since you're considered [unclear],

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004808

They're thinking you're going to make money

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004809

Kaya konti lang

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004810

But is it considered because ano

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004811

your Aurora Economic Zone is

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004812

You're in a conversion year eh

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004813

Sila kumikita

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004814

Yes sir.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004815

So when you ask for 2 billion

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004816

Madam secretary

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004817

With the indulgence of the chairman

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004818

Ma'am secretary,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004819

Magkano po ang in-ask niya?

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004820

2 billion

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004821

Magkano po ang in-approve ninyo sa kanila?

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004822

67 million.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004823

Kayo ba ang nagsabi o

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004824

ang DBM ang nagsabi na 67 million lang?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004825

Honorable congressman

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004826

Hindi po kami

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004827

ang

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004828

nagbigay. DBM.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004829

So paano na-calculate ng DBM?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004830

Um, we will check po namin sa DBM kung paano at

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004831

Saka kung

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004832

Anong reason

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004833

Then we'll get back to you

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004834

Yeah, please.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004835

Because

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004836

Sana pagdating sa plenary, huwag na nating itanong ito

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004837

Kung

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004838

May sagot na kayo. O

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004839

Kasi

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004840

from 323,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004841

From down to 67

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004842

381

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004843

last year,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004844

Ngayon 67

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004845

Ngayon lang ako nakakita ng ganyang budget

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004846

Na sobrang

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004847

Nag-dive no

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004848

So ano yan

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004849

peculiar.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004850

Bihira ong ganitong budget

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004851

Unless you're not

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004852

If I may—

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004853

Yeah, go.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004854

Ah, actually, it actually

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004855

Threatens Your Honor

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004856

the demise of APECO,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004857

because this 67 million—

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004858

61 million of this will go to

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004859

PS,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004860

And only 6 million

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004861

Will be left for

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004862

MOOE. That means

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004863

Our everything

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004864

Operations uh administrative

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-004865

Will have to ano

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004866

Madam Chair

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004867

No address to the good secretary

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004868

Kita niyo 67 million 61 million

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004869

pang-sweldo lang,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004870

Expenses 6 million na lang natitira

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004871

How can you operate with that?

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004872

6 million.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004873

So ano ba anong ano sa inyo?

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004874

Did you defend the budget

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004875

For yung Aurora economic zone?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004876

Actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004877

For the projects of the economic zone we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004878

Yung mga investors po

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004879

Ang usually namimili kung

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004880

Anong zone ang best for their

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004881

Business or best for the industry.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004882

So we give that to them po

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004883

What we present to them the different

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004884

Economic zones that are available

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004885

And then sila po ang namimili

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004886

And with regards to your question

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004887

We will check po with the DBM

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004888

kung bakit naging ganoon iyong budget,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004889

And we will revert to you po.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004890

Yeah, please do so. No,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004891

Ask for the budget kasi medyo

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004892

Delikado itong ganito. Baka gayahin

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004893

Sa mga ibang department kawawa din kayo.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004894

With regard to the economic zone

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004895

Ba bago iano yan may study yan.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004896

Kung makik-click o hindi

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004897

ang isang economic zone. They're not going to put

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004898

an economic zone

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004899

na hindi nila napag-aralan na dapat talaga

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004900

Economic zone.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004901

Am I right, Madam Secretary?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004902

Yes. Opo.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004903

I will also talk to the concerned secretary regarding this one,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004904

And then we'll get back to you right away.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004905

Thank you. Uh,

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004906

Thank you very much uh madam secretary

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004907

That will be my last question

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004908

And I still have 22 seconds.

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004909

I'm willing give it to

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Rep. Presley C. De Jesus

asr-004910

Congressman Rufus Rodriguez.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004911

Thank you.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004912

Thank you so much Representative

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004913

Presley.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004914

And next in line is Representative

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004915

Brian Poe from the majority.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004916

Thank you very much, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004917

And, I'd like to, of course, greet

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004918

our Secretary and...

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004919

Yes, po.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004920

Yung ilang seconds yun, binigay sa akin

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004921

ni Kong Presley? 30 po, 30.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004922

So, anyway, support lang po ako dun sa sinabi ni Kong

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004923

regarding sa PICO.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004924

Talagang napakalit naman talaga, halos

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004925

90 percent ang binaba.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004926

So, ano po matitira dun?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004927

So, siguro,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004928

through our Secretary,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004929

siguro, baka pwede nga paliwanag

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004930

naman, para naman

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004931

medyo, wala, hindi na magpapansiyon niya

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004932

yung PICO na yan, pag gano'n lang ang budget niya.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004933

Thank you, Kong.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004934

Definitely, po.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004935

Maybe we can reserve the other

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004936

questions, po, when it's your turn

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004937

na po, Kong. Okay lang po.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004937-split-2

Okay.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004938

Binigay lang po sa akin yung ano niya, na TIT.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004939

I-add po, nanagdag po natin

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004940

mamaya ko. I'm so sorry po.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-004941

Salamat po.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004942

Again, I apologize.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-004943

Kong Brian po.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004944

No worries. I was taught to

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004945

respect my elders.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004946

So, of course, the more

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004947

senior congressmen should go

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004948

first. But thank you

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004949

for the consideration, po.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004950

Thank you, Madam Secretary,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004951

and of course, all the members of the DTI

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004952

family who are here today.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004953

I have a few questions lang.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004954

Of course, the thing that everyone wants to talk

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004955

about is Pax Silica. I'm so sorry

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004956

we have to go back to this. I know you've spoken

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004957

about it earlier. But there are just a few

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004958

things that, personally,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004959

I'd like to know more about. Because

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004960

in the time that I waited, because I was 12th

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004961

in line to ask questions,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004962

I was able to go over the link

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004963

on the website to go over the documents.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004964

There's a total of

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004965

more or less five pages, no,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004966

on everything from the BCDA

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004967

letter, as well as

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004968

the letters from the U.S. Embassy.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004969

It doesn't

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004970

really say too much about

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004971

certain provisions I'm curious about.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004972

One is knowledge transfer.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004973

Do we have any discussion

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004974

currently about knowledge transfer

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-004975

or tech transfer in any of the agreements?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004976

Honorable Kong, I'd like to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004977

defer to Yusec Perry regarding Pax Silica.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-004978

Thank you.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004979

Madam Chair and Representative

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004980

Bryan, yes,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004981

it's currently being discussed.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004982

But more importantly,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004983

the reason why the first

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004984

project was chosen

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004985

to be in New Clark City,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004986

dahil sila na po yung talagang handa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004987

pagdating dito sa project na ito.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004988

project. In particular,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004989

you would know that UP

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004990

Open University, the Extension Office,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004991

tapos ho nandun din po tinatayo ng

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004992

The Philippine Science High School

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004993

yung kanilang

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004994

Infinitum project. We think

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004995

that it's very important, not just the

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004996

tech transfer from the company side,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004997

but also from the Philippine side.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004998

How are we preparing

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-004999

to absorb all of this?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005000

Kaya nga hong approach natin, tinignan din ho natin kung saan

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005001

mayroon nang mga institutions

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005002

that are ready

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005003

to take advantage of the

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005004

ecosystem.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005005

But the short answer is yes,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005006

honorable representative.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005007

Thank you. If you have any more

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005008

details about the knowledge

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005009

transfer or how that is shaping

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005010

up sa mismo,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005011

our office would like to have a copy of that.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005012

But it's good to know that

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005013

knowledge transfer is being considered.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005014

It's one of the major concerns

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005015

kasi siyempre ayaw natin na nagagamit lang tayo at wala

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005016

tayong natutunan dito sa

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005017

mga transactions natin

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005018

transactions with the United

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005019

States and other nationalities.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005020

Another question

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005021

is regarding fair wages.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005022

Have there been discussions about protection

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005023

of those who will end up working

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005024

in PacSilica, the factories

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005025

and other corporations?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005026

Madam Chair, Honorable Representative, definitely po at the very least, all of the locators there would have to conform with, at the very least, yung local laws natin.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005027

But as we expect, yun pong pagdating sa mga locators nila would even be paying higher than the locally mandated wages as we can see in the other zones. Thank you po.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005028

So, Madam Chair, if I may ask, these wages would be competitive internationally? Okay. Just wanted to have that confirmation. Is there anything in the current studies or projections about energy generation to be able to compensate for the industries that will be built for Paxilica?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005029

Honorable Chair and Honorable Representative, yung pong usapan nga po natin is,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005030

uh, uh,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005033

build your own roads, bring your own power, and secure and reuse your own water. Pagdating ko sa energy, noting that hindi naman po data center talaga yung itatayo doon sa, doon sa New Clark City, but advanced manufacturing, meron na rin pong assessment na ginawa si BCDA.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005034

Does that mean, when you say secure your own water, does that mean rainwater?

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005035

Harvesting, desalination, ah, dam, maybe?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005036

Thank you, Honorable Representative. Yes po, pareho yung dalawang yun. Yung nakikita kong isang plano is to secure surface water, rainwater. In particular, kitang kita natin nitong nakaraang dalawang linggo na tuloy-tuloy yung pagulan, nasasayang ko yung tubig na dumadaloy doon sa mga rivers na malapit doon. For example, kayang-kaya kong lagyan ng impounding station.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005037

Kagaya ho ng ginawa ng BCDA, for example, dito sa BGC, kaya hindi bumabaha kasi may track record doon ang BCDA dito. And pangalawa ho, tama ho yung sinabi ninyo, isa rin ho sa discussion natin, yung desalination facility. In fact, doon sa isang kausap po ng BCDA, it's a Middle East company, sinabi niya magtatayo siya ng desalination facility sa Subic, tapos ipapipe niya all the way to Clark.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005038

Atin, ang layo niyan, sorry, in English po sinabi natin, that's so many kilometers away. Ang sagot po nung kausap ng BCDA is, actually that's just 75 kilometers. You're thinking in terms of what you are doing now in the Philippines, but in the Middle East, we are piping thousands of kilometers. That 75 kilometers is just like piping from one village to the next village.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005039

So, yun po. Both of your, what you have mentioned as possible solutions.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005040

Madam Chair, the reason why I ask these questions is, ang takot ng mga kababayan natin ay, tataas ba ang electricity bill code dahil sa Paxilica? Yung tubig na kailangan natin, are they going to consume it all?

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005041

Kasi may mga balita na we're going into a really long dry spell, no? And yun yung mga basic worries ng mga kababayan natin.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005042

Kaya, I'm glad that the Undersecretary from DTI has been able to explain to us that all these things are being taken care of already by those who want to invest in our country. As he said, bring your own energy, bring your own water.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005043

The last point on Paxilica I want to address is mineral extraction. Now, others may be a little unfamiliar with it, but the U.S. has always wanted to have mineral extraction agreements with the Philippines.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005044

This is the only time I've ever...

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005045

I've never seen that the U.S. is open to extraction and processing within the Philippines through Paxilica. Are there any more... Is there any more information on the terms and agreements for mineral extraction here in the Philippines?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005046

Madam Chair, Honorable Representative, yung pong pagdating sa mining and mineral processing, it still will be discussed. So, currently, hindi pa po siya pinag-uusapan, pero tama ko kayo, Representative Bryan, that it will be part of the...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005047

discussion dahil nga ho securing the supply chain. And very important to sa partners natin would be securing the minerals. Sa atin naman ho, ang objective talaga natin is to add more value to the minerals that we are currently exporting in unprocessed, in ore forms, so O-R-E, in unprocessed form.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005048

Yun ko yung objective natin dito sa Paxilica. Wala pong discussion, but to assure you again, Honorable Representative, the mining and the...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005049

mineral processing will not happen in Clark.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005050

It will be where the mines are.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005051

So, in particular, most likely

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005052

o baka sa Mindanao dahil

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005053

it will not be economically viable to also

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005054

do the mineral processing

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005055

far from the

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005056

where the mines are. And we can assure

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005057

you, all of the relevant

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005058

local Philippine laws when it comes

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005059

to environment, mapoprotectan

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005060

o yan. In the same way that sa Clark din o,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005061

each and every locator

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005062

would have to have their own ECC.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005063

So, lahat o yan, di lang

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005064

labor pero pati environment,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005065

local laws ko would have to prevail.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005066

Thank you.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005067

Just last question on

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005068

PAC-SILICA. When is the proposed signing?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005069

Ang isa o sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005070

pinag-uusapan,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005071

Honorable Representative, is sana o sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005072

November. But that's a

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005073

that's a

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005074

fighting target.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005075

Hindi naman o na kung hindi o

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005076

kaya, hindi o natin ipipilit.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005077

Pero yun o yung fighting target

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005078

natin. Dahil o sa

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005079

mangyayari din dito sa Pilipinas

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-005080

sa November.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005081

I hope we can be kept abreast as to the terms

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005082

before the signing. Kasi

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005083

syempre we don't want to

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005084

overstep. We trust

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005085

in you and the team of TTI

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005086

and others to sign

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005087

a document advantageous to the Philippines.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005088

But if we can be kept abreast,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005089

that would be best.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005090

Now, going back to the agency

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005091

as a whole, I noticed that

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005092

you got a reduction of about

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005093

600 million pesos, no?

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005094

What was affected in this reduction,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005095

Madam Secretary?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005096

Actually,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005097

one was the trade shows.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005098

That was one that was affected.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005099

Then the shared service facilities

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005100

was also affected.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005101

And then

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005102

the exports budget was also

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005103

affected. And actually,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005104

these were the three

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005105

areas where

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005106

there was a lot of growth

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005107

seen. So that's why

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005108

we're actually here hoping to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005109

increase the budget. And

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005110

although for SB Corporation,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005111

may konting

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005112

increase siya, but we were

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005113

hoping to get more

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005114

from that.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005115

Madam Secretary, if we may request

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005116

in the committee for

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005117

your projections as to how much

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005118

the country stands

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005119

to lose by

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005120

removing funding from

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005121

our trade shows and our export

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005122

support, could we

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005123

have a copy of that? Because ultimately,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005124

we're still going over the budget.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005125

And if we see that the government

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005126

can generate more revenue

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005127

by keeping this in the budget, then maybe

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005128

that's something that needs to be discussed.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005129

Thank you, Honorable Congressman.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005130

And yes, we will do that.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005131

Thank you very much. I want to highlight

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005132

something that I found interesting.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005133

You launched this year

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005134

the Youth Enterprise Fund. Is that correct?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005135

Yes, correct, Honorable Congressman.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005136

How much was given to this program?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005137

Actually, we set aside 1 billion pesos.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005138

We wanted to set

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005139

aside more, but

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005140

SB Corp. had no more

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005141

funds. We want to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005142

encourage the youth to get into business

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005143

at a young age, especially

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005144

that they are very savvy

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005145

sa phone or sa social media.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005146

So, we all know that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005147

using the social media to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005148

generate income is actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005149

a big win for them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005150

And they can...

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005151

Ang laki ng potential talaga ng

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005152

paggamit ng social media or

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005153

paggamit ng e-commerce platform.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005154

For not just the youth, but for all businesses.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005155

But we can see ngayon na yung mga youth

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005156

are already getting into

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005157

gamings and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005158

or going through

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005159

Instagram, Facebook, but not

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005160

getting anything out of it. So, I think

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005161

it's best for them to channel their energy

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005162

to get into business, especially

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005163

those na yung talagang gusto.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005164

So, we have a

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005165

program for them. So, that's 30,000

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005166

to 500,000. And then,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005167

again, no

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005168

collateral.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005169

And the requirements

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005170

are very easy.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005171

If they don't have an existing business,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005172

but they need to get

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005173

government compliant, meaning business name

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005174

registration, mayor's or business

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005175

permit, and then the business

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005176

plan. That's all they need.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005177

But for those that have already started,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005178

they just need the business name registration,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005179

the government

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005180

must have the mayor's permit,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005181

and then the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005182

bank statement, bank

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005183

account, and the picture of their business.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005184

We really want to push. In fact, we will

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005185

be having trade

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005186

shows that will be focused on

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005187

the youth.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005188

Madam Secretary, ilan po

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005189

yung mga youth entrepreneurs po natin

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005190

under this program?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005191

Actually, we just started this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005192

So, can we check how many we have?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005193

We just started this last month.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005194

Yeah, we just launched this actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005195

last month. So,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005196

we're still trying to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005197

get them approved for now.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005198

And we're still trying to get them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005199

to know that there is such a loan program.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005200

But there's one billion in

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005201

funding for this?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005201-split-2

We set aside

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005202

one billion for this.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005202-split-2

Will you be

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005203

able to spend that before

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005204

the next fiscal year?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005205

We hope that we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005206

can exhaust that.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005207

Kasi,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005208

actually, if you ask

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005209

me, but I want to really encourage

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005210

more youth to get into business.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005211

So, example,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005212

wala silang makuhang trabaho. At least

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005213

kahit papano, meron silang

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005214

there, they also generate

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005215

income. And a lot of the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005216

big ones now have also been

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005217

have also started as youth.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005218

So, I mean, that's good for

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005219

them. Aside from, we also have the Women

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005220

Enterprise Fund, which

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005221

we encourage naman double income in a

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005222

family. So, yung mga ganon.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005223

And how much is the funding for

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005224

the Women Enterprise Fund?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005224-split-2

For the women, we set

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005225

aside three billion for that. So,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005226

we encourage now double income

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005227

because we see that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005228

if two people

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005229

are working in a family, then better

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005230

education, better quality of life.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005231

Now they can go out, they can eat out.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005232

So, the industries will also

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005233

benefit from that. And then they can also

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005234

travel within the Philippines. So, tourism

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005235

will also be, so,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005236

and diba, a lot of the women

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005237

usually they have some small businesses

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005238

at home. Sometimes, yun yung mga

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005239

businesses na lumalaki din.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005240

So, we would like to encourage more.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005241

Yung Women's Fund, we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005242

launched that last March, and

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005243

there's quite a lot

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005244

that availed already.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005245

And this is important because women have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005246

been shown to be fiscally more responsible

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005247

really in running their businesses

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005248

and a good investment

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005249

for the country. So, on my last

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005250

line of questioning

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005251

regarding the halal food industry,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005252

I note that there was a budget to

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005253

expand the local halal industry

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005254

over this past year.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005255

Can you tell us how the halal industry

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005256

has been doing and whether or not this budget

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005257

has been effective or kulang ba?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005258

Okay. Actually, to be honest,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005259

lang pa. Because ang important talaga

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005260

sa halal is to get it certified.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005261

We may have the products. Actually,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005262

we have the products. Ang problema lang is

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005263

the certifying bodies that we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005264

use, either one, they're not

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005265

um,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005266

how should I say it? Hindi sila nakakakuha

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005267

ng orders. So, we need

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005268

to get certifying bodies that are

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005269

really reliable depending on the country

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005270

that they export or that

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005271

they sell to. So, that's

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005272

what we're getting into now.

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005273

We have already a list of the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005274

different halal certifying bodies. So,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005275

we are now

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005276

encouraging our exporters

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005277

to, actually, same product

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005278

pero halal certified na sila

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005279

so that they can, with the

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005280

same product, they can expand the market

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005281

to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005282

a bigger market which is

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005283

around 2 to 3 trillion

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005284

US dollars globally. So,

Source

DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005285

yun ang goal.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005286

Although, bumaba rin yung

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005287

budget also for

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005288

halal. So, that is a

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005289

problem.

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005290

Well, with my 13 seconds

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005291

left, I just want to say that

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005292

DTI has the most potential to be

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005293

able to generate more jobs, more

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005294

income for the country.

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005295

If that 1 billion for the youth,

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005296

3 billion for the women,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005297

and increasing funding for halal

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005298

takes place, I do expect government

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005299

revenue to increase and job opportunities

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005300

to do well. So,

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005301

with that being said, Madam Chair,

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005302

thank you for the time and, of course,

Source

Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005303

my support to DTI and

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Rep. Brian Poe

asr-005304

its projects and endeavors. Maraming salamat po.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005305

Thank you, Honorable

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005306

Congressman, and thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005307

Thank you, Representative

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005308

Brian Poe.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005309

Now, it's your turn, Representative

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005310

Eulogio Rodriguez, with the

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005311

additional 30 seconds.

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005314

Anyway,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005315

thank you, Madam

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005316

Chair. Good afternoon, and

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005317

of course, to the DTI

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005318

family.

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005319

Madam Chair,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005320

Abaca is not only our province’s

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005321

major product, but also

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005322

a major source of livelihood

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005323

and has long been part

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005324

of our identity.

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005325

However,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005326

we are seeing a concern decline

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005327

in production.

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005328

Nationally, abaca production

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005329

declined from about

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005330

70,209

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005331

metric tons in 2019

Source

Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005332

to 55,816 metric tons

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005336

in 2025.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005337

Or around 22.7

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asr-005338

percent in

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asr-005339

Katanduanis, the decline

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asr-005340

was much sharper from

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005341

20,371.43

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asr-005342

metric ton

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asr-005343

in 2024

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005344

to only

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005345

11,256

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asr-005346

metric ton in 2025.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005347

At

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005348

44.7% drop

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005349

despite this, Katanduanis still

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005350

accounted for

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005351

20.2% of the national

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005352

production and

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005353

87.5

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005354

fiber production in 2025. May I ask DTI: has the department studied this decline and its impact on the entire abaca and fiber industry? How is this decline affecting the entire abaca value chain?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005355

Not only farmers, but also processors, traders, handicraft and furniture makers, exporters, and other downstream enterprises that depend on a steady supply of abaca.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005356

If so, may we know your findings, particularly its impact on businesses, employment, income, and market activity?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005357

Madam Chair.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005358

Yes, Honorable Congressman. Thank you for your question.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005359

We provide market access and also assistance for all the products that are manufactured in the Philippines.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005360

There are 18 regional offices nationwide and 1,400 negocio centers where these companies or these individuals can go and ask us for assistance, possibilities, and opportunities, including the loan program.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005361

I will defer to Asec. Grace Baluyan.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005362

Asik Grace Baluyen is one of the regional offices regarding ABACA, but for all the products of the Philippines, we find market access for this, whether locally or globally, but they just have to actually inform us or engage with us.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005363

We have a lot of opportunities for them if they want to penetrate the strong local market or they want to penetrate, of course, the huge global market.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005364

We have different foreign trade attaches all over the world.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005365

but for abaca in the particular region, I defer to Asec. Grace Baluyan regarding this.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005366

Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005367

We do provide interventions to our abaca sector, but only at the MSME level.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005368

So they are able to avail of the regular programs of DTI.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005369

Particularly,

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005370

as my secretary mentioned, access to market, product development, under OTOP, under the SSF, under the Negotiation Center Services, sir.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005371

However, there's also a program that has not been funded for a long, long time, but we continue to pursue by using our partnerships at the local level.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005372

We have what we call the Industry Cluster Enhancement Program, of which priority industries are enrolled.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005373

One of these is abaca, which falls under wearables and homestyle.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005374

We have a National Industry Coordinator, which helps the regions craft a roadmap for industry development.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005375

Unfortunately, sir, we don't have resources to really put in additional programs that are industry-wide in scope.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005376

But we continue to sustain the existing programs.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005377

So we continue to sustain the existing platforms of collaboration, the associations at the provincial level and the regional level.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005378

So how I wish, sir, this will be also provided consideration, so that we can continue to pursue promoting industries, particularly those that are community-based, those that are in the agribusiness.

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DTI Assistant Secretary Grace F. Baluyan

asr-005379

Thank you, sir.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005380

Madam Chair,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005381

Ah, halos 47.7% yung decline.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005385

So medyo nakakalarma naman po ito.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005386

Tama po, sir.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005387

It's alarming.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005388

At the local level, sir, we have organizations, industry organizations.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005389

And in some areas, there are councils.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005390

So the councils become the platform for collaboration.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005391

And that's where we discuss the challenges or the constraints in the industry.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005392

So if, with your permission, sir, we can give you a report

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005394

on what we can do. In fact, one concern as well, sir, is not just the

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005395

dwindling raw material supply but also markets; the market has shrunk to some extent.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005396

Oo nga kasi, alam mo naman, yung abaca ngayon napakababa ng presyo. So kaya kawawa naman yung ating mga, ika nga, farmers, yung abacaleros natin. So kasi itong ganitong decline na 44.7%,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005397

eh medyo dapat magkaroon tayo rito ng appropriate na intervention dito, kasi medyo lalo na sa amin sa Bicol,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005398

Catanduanes, ito po ang aming produkto. So papaano natin ipo-promote yung produkto namin kung ganito naman

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005399

kakababa? Isa po iyan sa malaking katanungan

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005400

namin doon po kasi abaca capital kami na turingan pero parang wala namang nangyayari. So

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005401

isa po iyan, Madam Chair, Madam Secretary, sa isa sa mga problema namin doon.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005402

Honorable Congressman, if I may add, the production of abaca is with the DA, but idi-discuss ko

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005403

po itong concern ninyo kay Secretary Kiko. But the abaca fiber exports po in 2025 is up by 25%, 21.7 million. So maybe yung mga kumpanya po na nasa regions or nasa province ninyo can coordinate with the Export Marketing Bureau so that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005404

we

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005405

can assist them to find markets both locally

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005406

and globally para at least po, maybe yung ibang market nila, sometimes

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005407

kasi, di ba, like

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005408

sa negosyo, some markets close but other markets open.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005409

Especially with the free trade agreements that we have as this administration will go down in history as the most free trade agreement.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005410

Pwede po natin ipasok sa ibang mga markets na nag-open po that have the preferential tariff.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005411

In fact, ito po yung ginagawa natin dito sa DTI ng ibang mga products po that maybe hindi na ganun kalakas sa market dito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005412

So, we have the world as the market now.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005413

So, marami po tayong pwedeng pagbentahan po ng mga products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005414

So, we will closely coordinate po with your province regarding this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005415

Because the fact that abaca fiber exports are up, that means that there is a global market for abaca po.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005416

And then maybe for local, we can also find other markets for your products din po.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005417

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005418

Madam Secretary.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005419

So, Madam Chair, my second question.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005420

We appreciate the initiative of DTI, the recent launching of a ₱4.3 million Shared Service Facility for furniture and handicraft producers in Catanduanes,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005421

which provides equipment intended to improve production capacity.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005422

Ito po yun.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005423

But behind the SSFs.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005424

Trade fairs and livelihood training: does DTI have an integrated industry development plan for the abaca and fiber industry?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005425

How do we move forward processing, manufacturing, product development, branding, and higher value products?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005426

For fiscal year 2027, what specific programs and investment will DTI undertake to expand domestic,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005427

and international market, attract investor, increase sales and employment, and strengthen abaca enterprises in katanduanis and other abaca producing areas?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005428

Kagaya po yung may invitation, yung Tokyo International Gift Show.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005429

Siguro alam ninyo ito, ano po?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005430

So

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005431

dalawa po sa Catanduanes ang inimbitahan.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005432

So ang problema, hindi po sila capable. Alam ninyo na, siyempre,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005433

may gastos eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005434

So ang ginagawa nitong nasa ating mga MSME, nanghihingi kung kani-kanino para lang po sila makapunta roon. Isa na tayo doon sa nahingian. So tayo naman, gusto natin makapagpadala ng representative doon,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005435

so gagawa tayo

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005436

ng paraan. So how

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005437

is DTI

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005439

coordinating with this

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005440

ganitong sitwasyon natin?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005441

Ito kasi iyan, ang kadalasang nangyayari pagdating na sa ganyan.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005442

Wala ba tayong ano rito? Wala ba

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005443

tayong mga dapat gawin o

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005444

kaya maitulong na para naman

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005445

may mai-present yung

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005446

produkto natin doon?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005447

Honorable Congressman,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005448

actually,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005449

I suggest that yung mga negosyante

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005450

in your province and all the provinces of the country should, um, go to the different regional offices nationwide.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005451

Meron po tayong 18 regional offices in the 18 regions and 1,400 Negosyo Centers nationwide.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005452

Nandun po yung mga possibilities and opportunities that the department has for each and every negosyo.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005453

But they need to go there po so that they will know kung anong offering po ang meron ang Department of Trade para sa kanila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005454

For those that want to export,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005455

we have the EMB,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005456

the Export Marketing Bureau,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005457

that's also within the DTI,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005458

that will actually guide them every step of the way.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005459

And then for those that want to sell locally,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005460

we also have the trade shows po nationwide.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005461

Lahat po ng trade shows locally and globally under the Department of Trade is free.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005462

So it's best for them po to have a close,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005463

since mga negosyante po sila,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005464

it's best for them to have a close relationship.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005465

with the regional offices of your province or of every province and the different

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005466

Negosyo Centers para pag may bagong offerings, which we normally always have,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005467

puwede po i-relay sa kanila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005468

And then mayroon din kaming pautang para sa kanila, whether they want to sell their products locally or globally.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005469

Mayroon din po tayong mga market access, meaning kung gusto nilang magbenta sa malls,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005470

gusto nilang sumali sa trade shows, or they also want to sell to a certain company,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005471

puwede po naming i-facilitate iyon.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005473

We've done that for so many companies, and we continue to do that.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005474

So, we just have to inform the businessmen, or the businesses, or the SMEs,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005475

that they must continue to closely engage with the Department of Trade and Industry.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005476

Oo, kasi dapat itong mga ito sinusuportahan natin kasi diyan tayo nagsisimula, yung mga small.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005477

So ang problema nga, kahit nga itong sa OTOP natin, pag iyan

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005478

magdadala ng produkto sa Metro Manila

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005479

dahil may trade fair,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005480

problema na nga lang

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005481

transportation pa lang, problema na eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005482

So minsan ang LGU naman hindi naman talaga capable rin na magbigay; kulang ang budget.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005483

So siyempre, lahat naman

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005484

ng bawat munisipyo gusto naman nilang ma-showcase yung produkto nila. So may mga maliliit din na mga MSME, di ba? Kaya iyon palagi ang nagiging problema natin sa ganyang sitwasyon. So sabi ko, dapat ma-address na ito, hindi na tayo pabalik-balik sa ganoong problema palagi, kasi naging mayor po ako, nine years po akong nag-mayor, kaya experience ko na ito eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005485

Experience ko na ito eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005486

Para sabi ko, parang walang nababago eh.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005487

Yes, Cong.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005498

It's best for them to coordinate

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005499

with the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005500

regional offices

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005501

and, um, to ask them kung paano sila makabenta if they want to showcase their products in Metro Manila.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005502

Pero ang best sa mga negosyante

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005503

is to sell their products within the regions also.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005504

kasi malaki naman yung opportunities sa mga nearby regions.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005505

And for them to also engage with

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005506

or to use the e-commerce platform to sell the products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005507

Because all they need is the cell phone

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005508

and then they can already sell their products.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005509

products um actually nationwide so um if they go to the regional offices or the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005510

Negosyo Centers, tuturuan po sila even how to, um, access funds

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005511

so it's best for them to we've actually the regional officers also communicates

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005512

this to all the businessmen um in each and every province

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005513

yes good afternoon madam secretary if i may just comment because the project the fair that

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005514

the honorable congressman is referring to is the Tokyo International Gift Show, which is a

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005515

project of CITEM. Last year I was there, and this year we are coming back.

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005516

that will happen in next month in september and the companies that joined last year are

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005517

willing to join again because they got a lot of orders from

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005518

the japanese

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005519

the Japanese buyers. Sir, ang puwede po naming maitulong ay inilalapit po namin kasi yung mga kumpanya sa PhilExport. Pero sir, strictly, yung travel, hindi po puwedeng sagutin iyon ng gobyerno. Yung kanilang personal expense na po nila iyon. So iyon lang pong rental ng space

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005520

at saka yung booth construction.

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005521

Hinihingi po namin ng support iyon para yung share po ng kumpanya,

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DTI trade-fair respondent

asr-005522

binibigay naman po iyon sa atin.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005523

Iyon na nga ang problema kasi siyempre, lahat naman iyon gusto talagang mai-showcase nila yung

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005524

produkto nila roon.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005525

Kasi pagkakataw na nila, yun nga lang, talagang

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005526

yun ang problema. Paano yung fare,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005527

yung gagastusin, yung

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005528

palagi ang naging problema. Kaya yun,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005529

kung kanino-kanino lang po sila

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005530

humingi ng suporta, kung paano naman

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005531

medyo makaipon, so

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005532

yun po ang problema natin,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005533

Madam Chair, Madam Secretary,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005534

na paano natin

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005535

ma-addressan yan, na

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005536

itong mga negosyante na to, na talaga

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005537

hindi pa naman talaga kalakihan,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005538

matulungan natin,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005539

na gano'n,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005540

may showcase ang productive nila,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005541

lalo na po sa abroad. Kasi dito

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005542

pangalang sa lokal, sa atin, medyo nahihirapan

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005543

na tayo eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005544

Lalo na, yung pa-abroad, talagang medyo

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005545

mas malupit

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005546

yun. Kaya

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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yun lang po ang pinaparating ko,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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Madam Chair, Madam

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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Secretary. So,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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mayroon pa akong

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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katanungan na lang. Actually,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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follow-up na lang ito doon sa

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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kay Cong. Presley.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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Regarding po doon sa

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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APECO. So, nakita ko

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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naman kung

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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gano'n man po, medyo

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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nagtatrabaw ang ating Presidente

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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ng APECO, si Atty. Gil

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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Taway. So,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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natanong ko lang,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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nga alam ko,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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medyo simpre, itong mga

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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ganitong

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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mga freeport economic

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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zone, freeport authority, kahit

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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paano, kumikita talaga ito eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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May sino-sino ba

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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ang mga ano mo rito? May mga investor

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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ka na ba rito na medyo

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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talagang

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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makakatulong na para medyo

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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matuloy-tuloy yung

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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ano nito, yung

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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pag-improve

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

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ng APECO?

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Salamat po, Your Honor.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Sa kasalukuyan po ay

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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madami na po

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ang nagbigay ng interest.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Napaka, ang tawag namin

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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keen interest na mamuhunan po sa

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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APECO. At sa

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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buuan po, lumalabas

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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na meron na kaming 18 billion

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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pipeline, investment pipeline ngayon.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Ang isa po dyan, yung

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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isang, yung dalawang renewable

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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energy company,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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na isang Singapore-based at isang

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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domestic

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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company na magbibigay

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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po ng at least

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005594

50 megawatt sa simula, 50 to

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005595

100 megawatt na solar

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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farm, solar power

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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plant sa APICO. Napakahalaga

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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po nito sa APICO sapagkat hindi po

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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kami pupuntahan ng mga mamuhunan

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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kung wala kaming

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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enerhiya. At

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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yung isa po dito,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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magpipirmahan na po kami ng

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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lease agreement. At yung

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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isa ay pipirman na rin po ng option

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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to lease. At

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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gaya po ng sinabi ko kanina,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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yung isang US defense company po

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ay sandali na lang po,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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magpipirmahan na rin po kami. Salamat po

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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sa ating PTIC Washington

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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D.C. Ang nagpakilala

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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po nito ay si Sir Ken Yap. Nung siya po,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ay nandoon pa po sa Washington

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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D.C. Sir, salamat po.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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At

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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pagdating naman po sa cold chain, dahil

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ang APICO po, Your Honor,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ay nasa ano,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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may tinatawag tayong

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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tuna highway. Ang eastern

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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seaboard po ay tuna highway po. Kaya po

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ang gusto namin pong mangyari sa APICO

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ay maging fishing capital of the

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Pacific. At may mga rumispon din na po

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ng mga potensyal na mga mamuhunan

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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sa cold chain, sa cold storage,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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sa fish processing, at sa

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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canning factory. At

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ang katunayan po, may

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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lease agreement na po kami pinirmahan dyan.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Kaya lang, kailangan lang pong

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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rebisahin uli ang lease

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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agreement namin sa

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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naturang

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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grupo.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005637

At sa digital infrastructure

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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po, yung InfiniBan po,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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nagkaroon na po ng pirmahan with APICO

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ng MOU,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005641

kung saan gagawin po ng

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005642

InfiniBan na ikokonekta

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005643

ang cable

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005644

landing ng APECO

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005646

sa cable landing station po

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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sa Baler po.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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So ito po yung sinasabi namin na

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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sa lahat po ng klase ng

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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industriya,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ito, ito yung big ticket projects po,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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kanina yung mga low hanging fruits,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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kinukompleto rin po namin, no?

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005654

Yung ecosystem

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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para kami po ay puntahan din po

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ng iba. Nung malalaking industriya

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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po, your honor.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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So sa tubig po, wala po kaming problema.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Parating na po yung

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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power namin.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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At ang ibig sabihin lang po namin ay hinahanda namin at nakahanda na po ang APECO.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Investment ready na po ang APECO.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Gusto ko lang po, Your Honor, na ibahagi na alam ko po,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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merong sa kasalukuyan po may isang bill na inintroduce po yata

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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na yung single national window system.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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Sa APECO po, meron na kaming single window, Your Honor.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005667

Ibig sabihin po, yung isang locator na mag-a-apply

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ay isa sa APECO special aid unit na lang po nila sinasubmit yan, sinusubmit eh.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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At ang account manager, siya ang maglilibot sa buong departamento.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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At kagaya po nung nainisuhan namin ng two weeks ago ng certificate of registration,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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sa loob po ng alim na araw, lumabas ang certificate of registration.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005672

Kaya po tuwang-tuwa po ang nasabing, ano,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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investor.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005674

So, sa healthcare po, yung amin pong super health center,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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natapos po namin yan, at ngayon ay magbubukas na po sa September 14.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005676

Isa pong Swiss-based company ang mag-administer,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ang mag-ooperate ng aming super health center.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005678

At isang domestic company ang magbibigay ng tinatawag namin na medical,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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equipment, and devices.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005680

Ito po ay, ito po ay i-ooperate po.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005681

Mangyayari na po ito at no cost to the government.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005682

Sa ilalim po ng aming joint venture sa mga anong ito, sa mga kumpanyang ito,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005683

kikita po ang APECO dito.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005684

At panghuli po, dun po yung sinasabi ko pong port po.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005685

Gusto ko lang pong balikan yung port, Your Honor.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005686

Napakahalaga po nito dahil ipinuposition po namin ang APECO.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005687

Bilang gateway to the Pacific.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005688

Kung titignan po natin na, Your Honor, wala po tayong port sa eastern seaboard.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005689

Puro po sa, lahat pong ports nasa western seaboard.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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At alam naman natin na naghahanap na ngayon ang ating mga port developers,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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mga logistics companies, mga shipping lines po,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

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ng new, open, and unobstructed gateway.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005693

Gusto ko lang pong ibahagi ano, si Your Honor,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005694

si Usec. Jean Pacheco po, siya po ang nagdala sa amin ng Port of Antwerp.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005695

At sabi ni Yusek Jean, sabi niya sa akin,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005696

Hill, ang alam mo yung Port of Antwerp, gusto talaga kayong makausap.

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005697

So sabi ko sa aking team, Your Honor, bakit kaya gustong gusto ng isang third largest seaport sa buong mundo,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005698

hindi lang po ng Europa, sa Brussels po yan, Brussels-Belgium ang Port of Antwerp,

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APECO President and CEO Atty. Gil G. Taway IV

asr-005699

bakit napakatindi ng kanyang interest sa port development sa APECO?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005700

Sir, excuse me, if you can wrap up.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005701

We have the OST next, and they will be using this room as well. Thank you, sir.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005702

Sa paliwanag po ng ating presidente ng APECO, nakikita ko naman,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005703

na medyo marami na rin siyang investor doon.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005704

So alam ko, maging income generating itong ano natin, alam niyo yun naman ang ano natin eh,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005705

para makatulong sa lahat.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005709

Kaya yung APECO kasi medyo alam ko rin ito, kasi nagkaroon din ng project dito yung Navy.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005710

sa, yung Navy.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005711

So alam ko, mayroong airstrip diyan eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005712

Mayroong airstrip diyan.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005713

Kaya medyo, alam ko talaga nga port development na ito eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005714

Marami nang infrastructure ang nailagay diyan.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005715

So nakikita naman natin eh.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005716

So nakakalungkot lang po dahil halos 95%—

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005718

90% na lang natira doon sa request nila.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005719

So paano naman yan i-operate?

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005720

So ayun, narinig naman natin,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005721

siyempre, sa tulong po ng ating butihing Secretary,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005722

pakiusap na lang rin natin para, at saka sa,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005723

siyempre, sa ating APRO,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005724

sa budget,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005725

So parang naman matulungan natin dahil nakita ko naman parang,

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005726

seryoso naman itong presidente natin

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005727

ng APECO; talagang nilalaban niya naman talaga iyon.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005728

So I hope nandiyan po ang suporta natin.

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Rep. Eulogio "Leo" R. Rodriguez

asr-005729

Salamat po, Madam Chair. Salamat.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005730

Thank you, Representative Rodriguez.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005731

Next in line po, Representative J Boy Aquino. Thank you. Thank

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Rep. Jose "Joboy" S. Aquino II

asr-005732

You, Madam Chair. Good

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Rep. Jose "Joboy" S. Aquino II

asr-005733

Afternoon, Secretary. No,

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Rep. Jose "Joboy" S. Aquino II

asr-005734

Madam Chair, may I just manifest that uh

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Rep. Jose "Joboy" S. Aquino II

asr-005735

Considering that the good secretary has helped me

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Rep. Jose "Joboy" S. Aquino II

asr-005736

The past few months in my district,

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Rep. Jose "Joboy" S. Aquino II

asr-005737

I'm giving my 5 minutes for a break for them.

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Rep. Jose "Joboy" S. Aquino II

asr-005738

No, seriously.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005739

Okay, while waiting for committee secretariat, maybe we start na po in 2 minutes. Thank

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005740

You DTI family for keeping up with us. Konti na lang po talaga.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005741

I hope you stretch you have stretch your legs na

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005742

To taken a bite.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005743

And if you need more coffee, I think we have unlimited coffee in the house. from the house.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005744

Okay, we can resume our session budget

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-005745

Briefing. May we call on uh the next to ask Representative Havy Benitez. Thank

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005746

You Madam Chair. Greeting sa ating mga

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005747

Department of Trade and Industry especially sa ating Secretary Secretary Chris Roque um as the special um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005748

As a chairperson of the special committee in creative industries. Uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005749

I'd like just to manifest and say

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005750

That uh 7.8% 8% of our GDP is from our creative industry.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005751

And um when I brought up on the first day of the DBC

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005752

Um and average an estimate it looks like uh about 30% ang na-dropof um in terms of budget

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005753

Sa ating creative industries.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005754

And I wanted to ask uh the good secretary

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005755

What do you think is the uh value of creative industries sa ating bansa? Um uh

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005756

Good afternoon Congressman Havy no. Um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005757

Actually honorable chair malaki ang potential ng creative industry as a driver for trade and tourism kasi

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005758

We already have the talents here with us. they're

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005759

Just really um waiting to be um how should I pushed some more or waiting to be recognized not just locally but also globally

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005760

And to provide um at least projects or to provide um jobs for them here

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005761

And also abroad

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But um the budget has gone down

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Actually now the budget is um 50 million

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So this is not madam

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Ch that's 50 million for which uh line item.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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This is the regular budget. This is the regular budget for the creative industry.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we feel that um this uh with this kind of budget

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Mahihirapan tayo to really drive the creative industry.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Um we've talked about this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Remember in BGC also. Um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kahit papaano sana more than this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Just so makabwelo for the first year

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi hindi naman on the first year we're really um ano na eh we have to we have to get started.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So the only way to get started to start medyo with a bang.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we have the Malika in Pinoy

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But um last year the budget was higher

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But this year now has gone down

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we don't

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Have the budget anymore to push

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For the creative industry

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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In the way we want to push it.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Yes Madam Chair, it seems that uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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When we look at the budget uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Ang malikaying Pinoy uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Which was uh at a high

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005788

Of 300 million um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Has gone down lower and lower uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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To the point that uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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For the 2027 National Expenditure Program

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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It is at zero.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Is that correct? Correct.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Yes.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Actually when I started here, no, that was the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Then hindi siya na-utilize. So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi when we came in,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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It was already halfway. So

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Hindi siya na-utilize. Ito lang yung budget

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005799

Na na-utilize. So maybe

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005800

That's why this is the budget

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Now. So we're hoping that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We can um maybe we hoping to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005803

Request for bigger budget especially

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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That

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Now this is one of the drivers

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Because in the past

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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That was not the priority

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005808

At that time. But now

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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This is already a priority project

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005810

To drive the trade

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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At least to drive the trade and tourism

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Also in the country as what other

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Countries have have done.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Ah Madam Chair

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Lagi po kasing tinatanong as the

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Chairperson ng special committee and creative industries

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Na kayo rin po

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Ay isang vice chair ng ating committee.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Um kung paano ba tayo

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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As a country

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Na maka-leap forward into

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Things that we are good at,

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Things that we are experts at,

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Things that we can scale globally

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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And I believe that the low hanging fruit

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Would be our creative industries. Um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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I believe that uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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It's worth trillions of

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Both for intangible and tangible

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Aspects of our economy.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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The reason being is that we can see

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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That um South Korea uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005833

When I've been my very first privilege peach in the

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005834

In the plenary floor uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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The manufacturing sector uh and

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Vis-à-vis the creative industry,

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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The creative industries

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Is three times

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Um the generation in terms of economy.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005840

So sa atin po ah meron

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Tayong mga galing na mga

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Creative industry ah

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005843

Especially sa ating mga singers, sa ating mga

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005844

Uh gaming na for

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005845

For games um for

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005846

For design for

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005847

So I believe

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005848

That Madam Chair kailangan po

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005849

Nating bigyan ng pansin po ito no

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005850

Hindi pwedeng i-zero

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Ang ating malikaying pinoy

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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And um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Madam uh secretary

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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I believe that uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005855

When we look into the pisida na

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005856

Sana po na ang 5%

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005857

Digital services tax

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005858

Na na-bring up ko po during the

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005859

DBC,

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005860

Ang sabi po nila is they've collected from August

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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To December about 318 million. Um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Pero

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005863

Walang nagawa na fund uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005864

At that time.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005865

So ang tanong ko po is uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005866

Saan napunta ang 318

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005867

P318 million

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005868

Sa ating 2027 NEP.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005869

At hindi po ako

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005870

Mag-bring up ng mga pangalan po dito pero

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005871

Last year

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005872

Na sa DBC

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005873

Nag-promise po

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005874

Na mare-reflect sa ating

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005875

National Expenditure Program. Yan.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005876

So you know Madam Chair na

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005877

Gusto siguro itanong ko

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005878

Itanong ko na lang is,

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005879

May pag-asa pa ba

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005880

May pag-asa pa ba tayo

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005881

Na bigyan ng priority yung ating

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005882

Creative industries guys

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005883

Sayang po. Uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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We cannot say that um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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We are already a

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005886

Leading in um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005887

Several

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005888

Other industries

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005889

But the creative industries

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Is a low hanging fruit

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005891

To bring us to a globally

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005892

Competitive uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005893

Landscape.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005894

So ah madam Secretary, um yun nga po um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-005895

May pag-asa pa ba

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Sa ating priority projects

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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Para sa creative industries? Ah

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Actually honorable con no

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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I totally agree with you.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005901

Really is a big chance

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And this is a low hanging fruit

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And this is also

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Um a way for

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Our kababayans

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To generate jobs

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Kasi iyung mga iba

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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They have the talent

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Even if they didn't

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Go to school but malaking

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Bayad

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For those that are

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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In the creative industry

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Whether they are the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Singers

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The dancers

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The actors

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Or those that are

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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In the game and design

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Um and anime design no

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005921

So we're really

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Pushing for this

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Especially

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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With the DEFA

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The digital economic

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Framework work agreement.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Malaking opportunity to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For them

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Sa ASEAN. Um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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But the problem is the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The budget

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Was down

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To 50 million.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005934

The 318

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Or 313 million

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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That you um mentioned

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005937

Hindi pa siya nada-download

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005938

Sa DTI

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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As of today.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So we're hoping

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For for that no?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And maybe we can

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005943

Get more people

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005944

To I mean agree

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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With us

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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On to push

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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The creative industry.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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I mean to

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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To push it

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Is not an issue

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Because we have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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So many talents.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We have so much

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005954

To offer

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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And we have

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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A lot of um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005957

Actually areas where

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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We can um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005959

Exhaust their

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005960

Full potential. For

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Locally

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005962

Madaming avenues

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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Dito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005964

Globally

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005965

We have the foreign

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005966

Trade attachés

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005967

Who can find

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005968

Work for them whether

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005969

Um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005970

Abroad

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005971

Or dito.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005972

But

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005973

Ang correspondence

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005974

Or ang company

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005975

Where they work

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005976

Is abroad.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005977

So we need um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005978

To really

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005979

Push for the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005980

Creative industry.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005981

Actually,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005982

I thought

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005983

In actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005984

In the ASEAN

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005985

This is one of the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005986

The major projects

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005987

For the ASEAN

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005988

That we were hoping

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005989

To really um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005990

Exhaust the full potential

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005991

But then we will

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005992

We will look for more

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005993

Budget.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005994

Actually

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005995

I've been talking

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005996

To some of the

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005997

Congressmen

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005998

Also the senators

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-005999

To get more budget

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

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For the creative industry.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006001

Thank you

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006002

Madam chair

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006003

And I'd like

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006004

Um to thank you as well

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006005

Madam secretary

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006006

For those

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006007

Words. Um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006008

I hope that we can

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006009

Get more of our

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006010

Colleagues to take

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006011

A look at this

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006012

Especially in the

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006013

House leadership

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006014

And maybe even

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006015

In the Senate

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006016

Where I know there

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006017

Are also

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006018

Stwarts for

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006019

The creative industries

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006020

And

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006023

Um maybe last two quick questions um I wanted to ask about um is it a priority for us in terms of an ASEAN um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006024

Because we know that uh we are chairing it this year and the very first um center for excellence is in UPLB

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006025

And the second ideally potentially Ang second Center for excellence is for the Center for Creative Industries.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006026

Madam Secretary, may ask if this is a priority and uh what do you think of value will it bring to our country? Um

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006027

Yes it is a priority. In fact um we will be showcasing a lot of our creative industry singers, dancers and um designers also in the ASEAN for the meetings. It just

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006028

Naging problema lang because of the Middle East crisis. So naging online.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006029

So that posts a challenge talaga not just for the creative industry but all industries.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006030

So parang naipit lang siya doon.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006031

But definitely we will be showcasing this.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006032

In fact um doon sa likha there's two more um how should I say that no areas na that will be dedicated to the creative industry.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006033

So we're hoping to open that itong September para when the Asian economic ministers come and then the leaders also come, we can showcase this to them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006034

And we are hoping that in fact um the MSME summit will be held there

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006035

So that

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006036

We can showcase to the ASEAN economic ministers that we have this with us and that the creative industry is a major um focus of our of this administration.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006037

So yun lang talaga nagka-problem dito sa budget no. But

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006038

Again, um if um in all our meetings definitely there is a creative industry component. In all our trade shows

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006039

Meron din creative industry component.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006040

So hinahanapan na lang namin ng budget

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006041

But then of course if we get a big budget then it's easier for us to really push it um or to exhaust its full potential.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006042

So Madam Chair, I'm uh still optimistic. carily

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006043

Hope that uh our colleagues in our house leadership and even in the Senate uh can take a look into this because

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006044

I also want to manifest that as being ASEAN chair uh we have we can cultivate our soft power

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006045

And I think our conversations madam secretary sinabi niyo po na we can

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006046

Ang dami pong nagtatanong sa ating creative industries ang culture

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006047

How are our singers our dancers and those who are very popular who are winning globally na

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006048

Sana po mabida po natin yan even sa ASEAN na Hindi po

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006049

Tayo ah sa ibang mga countries like Indonesia, Thailand who are unfortunately already surpassing us in some of these regard. No

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006050

So um now one last question but I'm chair na um

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006051

Pasensya po na medyo ano para sa aming region po ito. Ah

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006052

Pero kailangan ko rin itanong.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006057

Um, I want to echo ang sinabi ni Deputy Speaker Cong. Chedeng Alvarez na ang ating NIR, being the newest and youngest, um, region,

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006058

Ano po yung budget nito at

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006059

Pwede pa nating bigyan ng priority dahil

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006060

Mukhang ang dami pang kailangan para sa ating rehunyon?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006061

Actually, Kong, we requested the budget, no? Um,

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006062

We requested

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006063

Um we requested was 15 million by the regional director

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006064

And then the DBM recommended 15.8.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006065

So kahit papaano you were given the budget that was needed.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006066

So maybe we can work closely

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006067

Paano i-allocate itong budget para at least kahit papaano it's aligned also with the projects that you want. Thank

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006068

You so much Madam Chair and secretary and the whole DTI team. Uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006069

I look forward to having an increased budget

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006070

Para sa ating creative industries uh sa Talino at sining ng ating mga kababayan. Sana po uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006071

So no further questions uh um Madam Chair uh

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006072

Thank you so much and God bless. Thank

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006073

You honorable Congressman.

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Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

asr-006074

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006075

Thank you chair Havy Kong Havy for bringing this important concern to the attention on the floor.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006076

Uh, maybe we're done with the first round and then we just have one last for our second round, I think.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006077

May I call?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006078

From the minority, Representative Antonio Tinio.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006079

Saan ba 'to, Chair?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006080

Ah, okay. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Okay.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006081

Well, Madam Chair, again, maraming mga usapin kaugnay sa Paxilika, I mean, the very controversial na topic.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006082

Balikan ko lang yung, again, yung sinabi kanina.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006083

No? So,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006084

klaro po yung sinabi nyo kanina na

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006085

Sa implementation ng Paxilika, Philippine law will always prevail, no?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006086

So, hindi totoo yung sinasabing joint governance sa mga Paxilika projects.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006087

Tama po ba?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006088

So, categorical iyon.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006089

Madam Chair, Philippine laws po yung mag-go-govern, but hindi...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006090

Nako, may bat. Bakit may bat?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006091

Sa mga eco-zono kasi natin.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006092

Nalimbawa po, si BCDA, meron siyang...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006093

Pinapalist na isang area dun sa New Clark City with Philinvest.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006094

So, yung decision po, kung sino yung mga tatanggapin doon sa...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006095

As a locator, would really be on the hands of nung nagde-develop na yun, like si Philinvest.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006096

Like, kalimbawa po, sa Subic, sa SBMA, meron din pong Taiwanese company na nandun, si...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006097

Teco, si Taiwan Electric Company.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006098

So, siya po yung nagde-develop nung area.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006099

Tapos, siya rin po...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006100

Yung nag-i-invite ng mga locators.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006101

But, when they register po, they would be registering under the Export Development Act.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006102

Yung locator, siya yung bahalang mag-invite.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006103

Pwede rin po diyan yung mag-invite din.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006104

Pero, yung registration po nila, terms and conditions, would all be under the BCDA law, tsaka dun sa Export Development Act.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006105

So, again, so yung...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006106

In the case of New Clark City,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006107

that 1,600 hectare area, ibigay sa U.S. company, tapos sila ang bahala mag-invite ng locators? Ganun po ba?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006108

Ngayon po, dinidiscuss pa rin po yung magiging commercial contract between BCDA and the U.S. side po.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006109

Okay.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006110

Kanina, sinabi nyo, ang usapan dito, whether it's manufacturing or data centers, bring your own electricity.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006111

Supply your own water, build your own roads.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006112

Can you elaborate on that?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006113

Kasi, for example, sabi nyo, pwedeng magtayo ng data centers, hindi necessarily sa New Clark City.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006114

Una, saan ibang lugar ang tinatarget na pwedeng pagtayuan ng data center?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006115

Pangalawa, ano exactly ibig nyo sabihin, bring your own electricity and water, etc.?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006116

Madam Chair, dun po sa...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006117

New Clark City, halimbawa po, dun sa 1,620 hectares na nakikita natin,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006118

ang usapan po dun ay, sino yung magde-develop, kailangan siya yung mag-provide ng power,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006119

siya yung mag-build ng roads, at saka yung mag-secure po ng water.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006120

Kagaya po na nabanggit ko kanina, pagdating halimbawa sa power,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006121

tinitignan po natin na pasibilidad na pinag-uusapan ngayon ng BCDA,

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006122

at saka ng mga investors, would be LNG, re-gas, import terminal, and re-gas facilities sa Subic.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006123

Tapos, ipapipe, tapos magtatayo din po sila ng gas-powered plant, dun po embedded doon sa 1,620 hectares.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006124

Doon naman...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006125

Sorry.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006126

So, yun pong isang possible, LNG.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006127

Okay.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006128

Meron silang sariling exclusively for them.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006129

Parang ganon.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006130

It will be under the Department of Energy and ERC regulations.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006131

Kaya ko lang po sinasabi ito, kasi possibly ho na exclusive for them.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006132

Pag nagbenta ho sila sa labas, kailangan po nila ng permit.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006133

So, it will be under Philippine laws.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006134

So, pwede rin magbenta na labas.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006135

How about water? Ano yung nakikita nyo?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006136

Dalawa po yung tinatahak pagdating po sa water.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006137

One is yung nabanggit na rin po ni BCDA President Jake Binkang, yung pong harvesting of the surface water.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006138

Kitang-kitaw natin ngayon mga nag-uulan itong past two weeks, yung mga rivers rumaragasa, nasasayang po yung tubig.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006139

So, yung possibility po of having an impounding station to harvest this water.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006140

Yung pangalawa po na...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006141

Yung nakikita po natin would be a desalination facility in Subic, tapos so ipapipe papunta sa Clark.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006142

Okay. So, rainwater, parang ganun, isa? Rainwater?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006143

Of course, isang buong ecosystem to, no?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006144

So, pag kinuha't ginamit nila yan, yung tubig na yon hindi necessarily magagamit sa irigasyon or bilang inumin.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006145

So...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006146

Kasama rin yon, di ba?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006147

Okay.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006148

At kung...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006149

Of course, it's well known that water used for cooling data centers, eh hindi lang tubig yon.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006150

May mga coal land, may mga kemikal.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006151

Kaya yun yung isang concern, nagiging madumi yung tubig.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006152

Tama po?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006153

Kasama po, Madam Chair.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006154

Kasama po sa requirement ng BCDA.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006155

Or kung saan po

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006156

Hindi...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006157

Kahit tunga limbawa, whether it's a manufacturing facility or...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006158

Kung ano man, would be full compliance with our environmental compliance.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006159

With our ECC, it's all of the environmental laws.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006160

Kasama na rin po yung water treatment facilities.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006161

Nabanggit nyo na hindi lang Paxilica.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006162

Alam pa yung ibang areas na magkakaroon, posibleng magkaroon, tinatarget na magkaroon ng mga Paxilica-related projects outside of New Clark City?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006163

Madam Chair, eto po ay...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006164

Lahat po ng itong mga discussions dito are all based on Philippine internal discussions.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006165

So tinitignan po natin.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006166

Dahil bago naman kung magkaroon ng Paxilica, bago tayo sumama dun sa statement on the Paxilica, talagang pinopromote na po natin.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006167

Sinasabi natin for the next two and a half years of this administration.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006168

Noon po, ang sinasabi natin, we will be focusing on mining and mineral processing.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006169

Number two, on digital infrastructure.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006170

Number three, on advanced manufacturing, including on semiconductors and electronics.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006171

And then number three, on tourism.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006172

So yung pong tatlong mga...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006173

Ang relevant po dito sa Paxilica are mining and mineral processing, and then yung advanced manufacturing, and then yung digital infrastructure.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006174

So lahat po, may mga internal discussions tayo, tinitignan natin, saan ba pinaka-appropriate sa mga lugar dito sa Pilipinas, yung mga yun.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006175

So for example po, si Department of ICT, meron po siyang ginawa na AI infrastructure roadmap.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006176

So dun po, na-identify niya kung saan yung mga posibling lugar, for example, for data centers, kung saan meron kang tubig, at saka kung saan meron kang power.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006177

So naging controversial recently yung sa Oton, sa Iloilo ba yun?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006178

Kasama ba iyon?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006179

Hindi po siya kasama, nor has that investor coordinated with the Board of Investments.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006180

Okay. Chair, marami pang mga concerns regarding this.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006181

Actually, ang suggestion ko po ay dapat magbigay ng hiwalay at specific briefing ang Department on this Paxilica, kasi nga, napaka-controversyal na usapin, Chair.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006182

Okay ba yun, Chair? Anong tingin nyo?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006183

Yes, Kong. I think...

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006184

We need further discussions. And of course, as Dave mentioned, they're very open naman po with this discussion.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006185

Now, lipat lang po tayo sa ibang concerns.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006186

Una muna yung kaugnay po sa CARS. Kanina, may nabanggit si Sec na nabayaran na raw yung...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006187

You mentioned that. Nabayaran na yung... What were your words?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006188

We're getting the budget from the DBM for this.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006189

This is with regard to...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006190

Is it the race? Or CARS?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006191

Yes, Honorable Kong. This is from the CARS program, yung incentives na for Toyota and for Mitsubishi.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006192

Okay. Ngayon, ang tanong ko, you're getting the budget to DBM when, as far as I know, the appropriations for that,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006193

originally nasa budget proposal nyo, napunta sa unprogrammed appropriations, and it was vetoed by the President. Tama?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006194

Yes. Tama.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006195

So, iyon iyong 200 [unclear], 300 [unclear] million.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006196

So, na-intriga ako sa statement nyo that you are getting the budget from the DBM.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006197

Paano nyo makukuha yung budget when nasa unprogrammed nga, tapos dinito pa?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006198

Yes, actually, from the DPWH ito. Yusek Perry can explain it further.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006199

Sa DPWH? Okay, please explain. Intriga ako lalo.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006200

Go ahead, Yusek Perry.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006201

Madam Chair, thank you for the question, Representative Tinio.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006202

So, yung total amount po is 5.1 billion pesos.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006203

Ito po yung utang natin kay Toyota, Mitsubishi, Denso, Manly Plastics, Valery, F-Tech Philippines, SMRC Automotive Technology, Roberts Automotive, tsaka...

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006204

So both the program participants at the model level, so yun pong mga banyaga, pati rin po yung mga local na mga nagsusupply ng mga auto parts.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006205

So ang total amount po ng arirages natin, ang utang natin is 5.156 billion pesos. Tama po kayo na una po meron kaming 125 million pesos yata na nasa budget namin tapos nilagay sa unprogrammed allocation na Vito po.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006206

Tapos ngayon dahil sa kailangan talagang pagkakautang na po natin ito, so kailangan talagang bayaran dahil nag-deliver na po sila ng kanilang mga commitments.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006207

So kukunin po yun, na-identify po. Pwede po kasi mag-identify ka ng savings from other government agencies. Ang nakita po ay may savings po si DPWH. Tapos so yun po yung pagkukuha na ng 5.1 billion pesos. Yung naging savings po nila for 2020-2025.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006208

So savings of 5 billion.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006209

5.1 billion from DPWH 2025, yun ang gagamitin na pambayad sa CARS. So augmentation from savings essentially. Provided may item para doon. Meron bang item para doon?

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006210

Meron pa rin po item na nakalagay doon sa GAAN natin. Meron po kasing meron tayong nakalagay doon na parang maliit lang po na implementation of the CARS program. I think 10 million pesos.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006211

So may paglalagyan pa rin kung kung baga na bahay. May bahay na tinatawag. May bahay po tayo na paglalagyan.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006212

Okay. Pero ito pala ang nakaka, ngayon ko lang nalaman, savings may 5 billion. Ah, okay.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006213

Sorry po.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006214

Baka, sige baka.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006215

Just to correct, Madam Chair, 4.081 billion po pala yun.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006216

4.081 billion savings tapos ngayon ipambabayad sa Toyota, sa Mitsubishi.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006217

[unclear],

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006218

And others.

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DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo

asr-006219

para sa mga incentives nila.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006219-split-2

Okay. So thank you for that clarification. Magtatanong din tayo sa DBM at sa DPWH regarding this, no?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006220

Okay. Yung third na lang na concern natin with regard to the tariffs imposed by the US, yung 12.5% dahil daw nag, the Philippines imports from countries with forced labor.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006221

At ang sabi ng DTI, as far as I know, mga 40%, up to 40% ng Philippine exports affected dito. Tama po ba?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006222

Could you elaborate? Bakit tayo, akala ko ba magkaibigan ang Pilipinas at US pero pinatawan ng 12.5%? Yung Malaysia, Indonesia, parang 10% lang yata? Diba? Tayo 12 pa?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006223

12.5. Please explain the consequences, anong epekto sa mga exporters natin? Sino-sino ang mga ito at anong ginagawa nyo?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006224

Dahil syempre, dihado, magiging mas mahal ang mga produktong Pilipino in highly competitive export markets.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006225

Yes, actually, Kong, for the exporters, we also try to find, in case may problem sila pagpasok ng goods sa US, we find other markets for them.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006226

We have different foreign trade attachés globally. So, nakakahanap po kami ng market para sa kanila and also locally. I'll forward you, Kong, Honorable Kong, to the trade negotiator, to our chief negotiator to discuss yung 12.5%.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006227

Usec. Allan?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006228

Ano ba na-explain nyo? Bakit, ano yung sabihin nito? Like, my understanding, mainly this is...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006229

meant to penalize countries that import from China, among others. Diba ganun? O, huwag na tayo maglokohan. Yun yun eh. Sige, please.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006230

Thank you, ma'am, and good afternoon, Your Honors. Number one, with respect to the imposition of tariffs by the United States, I think in terms of context, Po, Your Honor, we have to understand that when President Trump,

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006231

assumed office, the policy of the United States has been to impose unilateral tariffs. So, basically, the direction is really for them to hit countries wherein they have deficit. But, of course, the first unilateral tariffs was declared unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court, and so they resorted again to another basis by which they can impose unilateral tariffs.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006232

After that, they imposed Section 122 tariffs, which can only last for 150 days.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006233

And then, after the expiration of Section 1 to 2, now they initiated the investigation under Section 301, and that's the basis by which they have imposed the 12.5% tariffs for, I think, 67 countries, including the Philippines, and for, I think, only around 10 countries, 10%.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006234

Now, the basis of Section 301 tariffs under the Trade Regulation Act of the United States, Your Honor, is actually...

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006235

premise on the fact that countries or economies trading with the United States has no law that bans or prohibits the importation of goods which are made or results of forced labor.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006236

So, that's the basis. So, in other words, it doesn't mean that a particular country or economy has a weak regime when it comes to combating, for example, forced labor.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006237

So, in the case of the Philippines, we issued a joint administrative order institutionalizing the mechanism by which we can address that particular concern of the United States.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006238

And the same is under evaluation now of the US for purposes of at least compliance to their Section 301 investigation.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006239

So, iyon po ngayon iyong status ngayon.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006240

Negotiations are still ongoing.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006241

In fact, itong recent issuance po ng JAO, under evaluation.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006242

But we have highlighted the fact that the Philippines has a strong legal regime as far as addressing forced labor from the Constitution, laws, rules and regulations, among others po.

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DTI Undersecretary Allan B. Gepty

asr-006243

So, yan po yung naging basihan po nun.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006244

So, Chair, just to tatapusin natin.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006245

Wind down po with your question.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006246

So, una, kailangan magpasa natin tayo ng bagong batas para...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006247

lift, maalis tayo sa listahan, parang ganun ba?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006248

Pangalawa, meron ba tayong kakayahan para ma-determine whether or not imports into the Philippines were produced with forced labor?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006249

O, kaya, paano gagawin yun?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006250

At pangatlo, pwede po bang mabigyan tayo ng listahan ng mga apektadong industriya?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006251

Yung sinabi ni yung Secretary na meron ng mga hindi na maka-import sa US, kaya tutulungan daw ng DTI, humanap ng ibang markets.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006252

Which industries in particular?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006253

Kasi may mga exemptions din, di ba?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006254

Yung mga automotive, I think semiconductors, ganun, hindi sinama eh, di ba?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006255

So, which in particular?

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006256

My understanding, it's like garments and so on.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006257

Pwede po ba mabigyan ng...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006258

Para malaman natin, sino yung mga natamaan na...

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006259

...exporters na Pilipino?

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006260

Yes, Honorable Kong, I'll forward you to EMB, Bianca, Export Marketing Bureau.

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DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque

asr-006261

So, hawak nila yung mga exporters po that export globally.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006262

Thank you, Madam.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006263

[unclear], Bianca. Thank you, Ma'am Bianca.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006264

Thank you, Madam Chair.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006265

For the tariff does not cover products, certain raw materials and products needed by US industries,

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006266

and products that the US cannot produce or source.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006267

In insufficient quantity.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006268

So, the 12.5% only covers 30% of our total exports to the US.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006269

So, in terms of the sectors affected, it would cover electrical, machinery, and equipment.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006270

Machinery and mechanical appliances.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006271

Precision, optical, and medical instrument.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006272

Some labor-intensive industries, including leather, travel goods, apparel, footwear, toys.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006273

Yun po yung mga affected um products

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006274

that are exempted

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006275

um specific electronic

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006276

products, auto parts, aircraft parts,

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006277

agricultural products, and mineral products.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006278

Ah, thank you for that.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006279

So baka pwedeng mabigyan na lang po kami

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006280

nung mga binanggit no at saka yung kung ano

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006281

malaki po yun, you know, you said

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006348

30% of exports

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006349

ang

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006350

epektado, basically in our manufacturing

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006351

sector.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006352

So,

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006353

could we be provided with

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006354

information on that?

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006355

Yes, please.

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DTI Export Marketing Bureau official Bianca (functional attribution)

asr-006356

30% of exports to the US.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006357

To the US.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006358

Okay, exports to the US.

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006359

One of our, if I understand

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006360

correctly, one of our biggest export

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Rep. Antonio L. Tinio

asr-006361

markets. Tama po ba?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006362

Okay. Thank you, Representative

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006363

Tinio, if you may provide po with the documents.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006364

Thank you, DTI family. I think

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006365

that is it for today, but we are just waiting for

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006366

Chair Mika. Again, we just

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006367

want to thank Secretary

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006368

Cris Roque, the

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006369

whole DTI family, as well as

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006370

our colleagues for their constructive discussion.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006371

Ako naman po, siguro

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006372

manifestation lang.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006373

So, while the proposed

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006374

budget of 10.9

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006375

billion for fiscal year 2027

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006376

might

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006377

sustain, the key

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006378

programs such as Negosyo Centers,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006379

Tatak Pinoy, trade facilitation, and

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006380

consumer protection, it really

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006381

really reflects significant

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006382

reduction and decrease

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006383

from the previous year's

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006384

appropriation. And so,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006385

we will definitely take note of

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006386

these, and it will be

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006387

raised, especially during the

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006388

deliberation in

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006389

preparation for our committee report.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006390

And we, the committee

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006391

will also take into account the issues

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006392

raised by our colleagues, including,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006393

concerns on RACE,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006394

CARS,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006395

EVIS implementation,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006396

MSME linkages,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006397

and likewise, our

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006398

priority areas, such as foreign

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006399

trade promotion, including greater

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006400

support for Philippine local products,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006401

such as abaca, coconut,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006402

cacao, ube,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006403

calamansi, and hopefully coffee

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006404

din po, because I'm a coffee enthusiast.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006405

And also rice and

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006406

corn, I believe.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006407

As well as,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006408

MSMEs, halal, including our halal

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006409

industries,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006410

and support for SB

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006411

Corporation, which will be discussed

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006412

separately. Of course, development

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006413

for the creative industries

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006414

and initiatives for APECO.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006415

And of course, yung

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006416

ni-raise up din po nating

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006417

share ng creative industries, yung malikhaing

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006418

Pinoy budget, creative industries budget,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006419

the nine domains to be

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006420

given support po sa buong

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006421

domain, mga domain na yun, o

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006422

categories. As well as,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006423

the one pointed out, yung industry development

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006424

program for our BOI, or

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006425

industry development and investment

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006426

promotions group.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006427

For our

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006428

co-op, magkaroon po ng

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006429

co-op officers, or

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006430

any, yung support pa po

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006431

para sa CDA,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006432

and all that.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006433

Definitely po, we will raise

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006434

this concern po

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006435

sa committee. And again, we thank

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006436

the department for your commitment,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006437

continued commitment for serving the

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006438

Filipino people, entrepreneurs,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006439

consumers, workers, and our

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006440

industries and creatives. And we trust

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006441

that these priorities will be

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006442

given due consideration in the final

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006443

budget. Again, maraming maraming

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006444

salamat po.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006445

We resume the budget briefing for DTI.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006446

Madam Chair

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006447

Mika,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006448

do you have some

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006449

manifestation?

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006450

Thank you

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006451

Thank you so much.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006452

A lot of the hearings are going on

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006453

At the same time today

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006454

But you're in great hands

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006455

with Vice Chair Cha Hernandez.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006456

She's doing so well

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006457

In managing all the hearings

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006458

And I understand also

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006459

That there may be further discussions

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006460

Between now and the plenary

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006461

So, Cong. Cha, um,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006462

I defer to you on that

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006463

I trust you completely on that

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006464

just a few things po. So, um,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006465

as soon as I sat down, um,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006466

Cong. Cha raised to me the decrease

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006467

In the budget of DTI

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006468

Quite substantial from the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006469

2026 level

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006470

There was a decrease of 1.36 billion

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006471

So I think Cong. Cha

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006472

Has already discussed it

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006473

earlier

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006474

That she'll request

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006475

She'll have further discussions

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006476

With you with regard to

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006477

What exactly

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006478

Where the decreases came from

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006479

And which items would be

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006480

Top most in the priority of DTI

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006481

For restoration

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006482

So that's where we come in

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006483

As you know

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006484

We have the budget amendments

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006485

Review subcommittee

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006486

which is the BARC,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006487

Where we deliberate on any amendments

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006488

Any institutional amendments

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006489

That would be submitted

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006490

By the committees

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006491

Sorry by the agencies

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006492

So, Sec.,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006493

I'll remind

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006494

But I believe

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006495

Cong. Cha also said the same.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006496

So if you may please submit to us

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006497

As soon as possible

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006498

for consideration of the budget amendments

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006499

review subcommittee and the Committee on Appropriations

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006500

Whichever programs

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006501

and projects, uh,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006502

Would be your priority

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006503

In terms of potential restoration

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006504

So if you may

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006505

Submit that please

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006506

Sec.,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006507

This week

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006508

that would be perfect po.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006509

So that we can deliberate on it

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006510

But we recognize

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006511

And I think that's what

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006512

a lot of the members, uh,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006513

Manifested during today's hearing

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006514

We recognize the great work

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006515

That DTI has been doing

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006516

The accomplishments

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006517

For fiscal year 2025

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006518

And 2026 thus far

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006519

And we are in support

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006520

Of the programs and projects

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006521

Of the DTI

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006522

kasi naka-direct po kayo eh, 'di ba?

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006523

Naka-direct na kayo, um,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006524

sa ating mga kababayan,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006525

lalo na po 'yung mga, um,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006526

It's not just the big businesses

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006527

But most especially

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006528

The small to medium, um, enterprises.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006529

So, ah, yun po.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006530

We'll defer, uh,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006531

to Cong. Cha, uh,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006532

For all the discussions

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006533

between now and the plenary.

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006534

But, uh, rest assured po,

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006535

We will subject the

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006536

Requests for the consideration

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006537

Of the budget amendments

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006538

Review subcommittee

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006539

Thank you

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Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing

asr-006540

Thank you very much

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006541

Thank you

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006542

We thank the chairperson

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006543

for appearing before us today.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006544

Kahit po she's super pregnant,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006545

but, uh, go, Mama. I love...

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-006546

Yes,

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-006547

Super, superwoman.

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Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

asr-006548

Thank you, Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006549

Um, our vice chair,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006550

Amb. May,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006551

may we hear a motion?

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006552

Yes. Uh, Madam Chair.

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006553

May I move

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006554

that we terminate

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006555

the budget briefing

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006556

of the Department of Trade and Industry

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006557

and its attached agencies

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006558

and corporations.

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006559

I so move,

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Vice Chair Amb. May

asr-006560

Madam Chair.

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House committee member (motion seconding; exact identity not established)

asr-006562

Second motion,

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House committee member (motion seconding; exact identity not established)

asr-006563

Madam Chair.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006564

Thank you.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006565

Vice Chair has moved

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006566

and seconded;

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006567

the motion is carried.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006568

Thank you, DTI family.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006569

Sec. Roque,

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006570

ingat po kayo.

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Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

asr-006571

Thank you.