DEPDev

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Thank you for attending today's briefing on the fiscal year 2027 proposed

00:55:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Expenditure Program of the Department of Economy, Planning and Development, its attached agencies and corporations. I hereby call to order. The Chair would like to acknowledge the presence of Senator Panfilo Lacson. Thank you, sir, for joining us. At this juncture, the Chair recognizes the Committee Secretary to acknowledge the resource persons present for the day.

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Committee Secretary

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you. For the briefing on the proposed FY2027 budget of the Department of Economy, Planning and Development or DEPDEV and attached agencies and corporations, namely the Commission on Population and Development or CPD, Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency or PNVSCA, the Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines or PPP Center, the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute or PSRTI, Tariff Commission or TC, Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA,

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Committee Secretary

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Development Academy of the Philippines or DAP, and Philippine Institute for Development Studies or PIDS, we would like to acknowledge the presence of DEPDEV Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan together with Undersecretary Joseph Capuno, Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo Abad Santos, Undersecretary Maria Monica Pagunzan, Undersecretary Melbourne Zero Pana, Undersecretary Glenda Rumor, Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Cancio, Assistant Secretary Roderick M. Plans,

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Committee Secretary

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Assistant Secretary Jonathan Uy, Assistant Secretary Agnes Tolentino, and Assistant Secretary Flora Sherry Basquinez. For CPD, we have the Executive Director, Undersecretary Lisa Grace Bersales. For PNVSEA, we have Executive Director Donald James Gawe. From PPP Center, we have Executive Director Riza Latore. From PSRTI, we have Executive Director Josefina Almeda. For Tariff Commission, we have Chairperson Marilu Mendoza.

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Committee Secretary

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From PSA, we have Undersecretary Claire Denise Mapa. For DAP, we have the President and CEO, Dr. Leocadio Sebastian. And for PIDS, we have Dr. Philip Arnold Tuano, the President. We have also invited the presence of BBM and COA. BBM representatives are present online. We have Ms. Maria Regina Galindez and Mr. Vincent Grace Tejero.

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Committee Secretary

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For COA, we have Mr. Anileto Boletse Jr., Mr. James Arnold Fabelion, Mr.

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Committee Secretary

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Rebecca Tugay, Ms. Vanessa Gamanos, Mr. Leo Camacho, Ms. Jessa Abiva, Ms. Suzette Pornales, Mr. Jelly Abinoja, and Mr. Jose Aldrin Bontigal. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Thank you.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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This juncture, the Chair would like to read this opening statement to our esteemed colleague, Senator Lacson, guests and resource persons, and the Department of Economy Planning and Development and its attached agencies.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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A pleasant afternoon.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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We are here today to deliberate the proposed fiscal year 2027.

00:58:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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The budget of the Department of Economy Planning and Development, attached agencies, and corporation.

00:58:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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As we have emphasized during the DBCC briefing, our fiscal space is limited.

00:58:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Kaya kailangan talagang piliin natin, nating mabuti kung saan mapupunta ang bawat piso ng ating budget.

00:58:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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This becomes even more important given the economic challenges confronting our country.

00:58:53Source

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We continue to feel the effects of external shocks,

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including the conflicts,

00:58:58Source

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in the Middle East.

00:58:59Source

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Mataas ang presyo ng langis,

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transportasyon,

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pagkain,

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at iba pang mga pangunahing pangangailangan.

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We are living at a time when the peso is at its slowest,

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while inflation rates are on the rise.

00:59:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Our economy grew by only 4.4% in 2025,

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and growth has remained weak this year.

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Inflation remains elevated,

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reaching 6.1% in August,

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and while the poverty rate has declined,

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more than 11 million

00:59:28Source

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Filipinos are still living below the poverty line.

00:59:32Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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These numbers should remind us that economic growth cannot be measured by statistics alone.

00:59:37Source

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Ang tunay na sukatan ay kung gumaan ba ang buhay ng ating makababayan.

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This is where DEP-DEB plays an important role.

00:59:47Source

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You help determine where our country is going,

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which investments we should prioritize,

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and which programs and infrastructure projects will produce the greatest and most lasting benefit

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for our people.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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DepDEP will also be the primary government agency to oversee and ensure the fulfillment of the promises of the Master Plan for Infrastructure and National Development, or the MIND Act, once it becomes a law.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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I'm very hopeful that whatever budget given to DepDEP will aid them in preparing for the implementation of the MIND Act.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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As we go through the budget, we want to know whether the resources being proposed for 2027 will allow DepDEP to fully perform its role in shaping our country's development, guiding government priorities, and helping improve the lives of our people.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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At the end of the day, the question is simple. Will this budget help DepDEP do its part in creating more jobs, reducing poverty, raising incomes, strengthening our economy, and giving Filipino families a better quality of life?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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We hope that by the end of today's presentation and deliberations, the answer to that question will be a clear yes. Thank you very much.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Before calling our guests, I'd like to ask our esteemed colleagues if they have opening statements.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Senator Lacson?

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Senator Panfilo Lacson

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None, Your Honor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Yes, Senator Tulfo?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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None, Your Honor.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Okay, since there are no more opening statements, I now call on Secretary Arsenio Balisacan to deliver his opening statement.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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And to present the 2027 Proposed Expenditure Program of the Department.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Thank you, Chair. Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator JV Ejercito, Senator Ping Lacson, and Senator Raffy Tulfo, my colleagues in government and the DEPDev family, good afternoon.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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We would like to thank our legislators

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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for this opportunity to present the proposed budget of DEPDev and its attached agencies for fiscal year 2027.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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I will be discussing the DepDEP's most recent accomplishments, strategic priorities, and budget proposal for fiscal year 2025.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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I am pretty much aware, Mr. Chair.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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I am pretty sure that you are familiar with the vision and mission of DepDEP and its attached agencies.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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So, in the interest of time, I could skip those and move on to slide number five, our accomplishments.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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DepDEP's major accomplishments for fiscal year 2025.

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In the first half of fiscal year 2026.

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As shown on the following slides.

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The Socioeconomic Policy and Planning Program is the DepDEP's central engine for translating national priorities into actionable policy.

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And the Legislative Front, a secretariat to the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council, or LEDOC.

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DEPDev facilitated the enactment of 11

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Common Legislative Agenda bills

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in 2025.

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Overall, 40 of the 64 LEDOC CLA bills of the 19th Congress for about 63% were enacted.

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The highest passing rate since the 10th Congress.

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DepDEP provided 1,240 policy recommendations.

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and submitted 147

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position papers in 2025.

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On a quarterly

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and monthly basis,

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we provided technical

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reports to the Office of the President

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and the country's performance

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for key socioeconomic indicators

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such as our gross

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domestic product or GDP,

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inflation, and employment.

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Our

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regional offices function as

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the Secretariat of the Regional

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Development Councils

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or RDCs.

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We provided technical and secretariat

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support in the

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formulation of regional

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plans, investment

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programs, and spatial development

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frameworks.

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In 2025,

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the RDCs held eight

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meetings with the President

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to discuss various matters

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related to regional development

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efforts.

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In 2025,

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they produced the

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Trabaho Para sa Bayan Plan,

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the country's first

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10-year labor market development plan

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mandated under

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Republic Act No. 11962

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and launched on

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May 5, 2025.

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It sets the roadmap

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for job creation and workforce

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development for the next

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decade.

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As Secretariat to the National Innovation

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Council,

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DEPDEV held the 2025

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Presidential Philippine Innovation Awards

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on November 6,

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2025, recognizing five

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Philippine innovations.

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Executive Order No. 99

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Series of 2025

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signed a month earlier

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institutionalized

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this prestigious award.

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We also

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advanced two significant interagency

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policies.

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Joint Memorandum Circular No.

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2025-01

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with the Department of Budget and Management

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which institutionalized

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program convergence

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budgeting

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to ensure that agency budgets

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aligned around shared priority outcomes

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and joint MC No. 2025-001

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with the Department of Housing

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and Urban Development

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addressing housing

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and procurement policy.

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Client satisfaction

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with our Secretariat

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and Technical Services

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across the Economy and Development Council,

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LIDAC, and Interagency Committees

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was sustained between 92% and 99%

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in every period,

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a strong signal of institutional trust

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in the Department's convening

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and coordination role.

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The National Investment Programming Program

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is where policy priorities

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meet resource allocation.

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Official Development Assistance

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manage 452 active ODA commitments

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worth $41.8 billion in 2025.

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Ninety-five project loans

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worth $31.7 billion,

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17 program loans

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worth $8.0 billion,

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and 340 grants

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worth $2.1 billion.

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U.S. dollars.

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DEPDev updated

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the Public Investment

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Program and the

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Three-Year Rolling

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Infrastructure Program

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to guide

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the fiscal year

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2026

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and fiscal year

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2027

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budget preparations

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in close coordination

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with implementing

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agencies, and

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updated all

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16 Regional

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Development Investment

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Programs across

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the period.

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Programs and projects submitted to the DBM under the Public Investment Program grew from 3,219 in 2023 worth 3.43 trillion pesos to 4,240 in 2025 worth 4.71 trillion pesos.

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A clear indication of the pipeline's expanding scale.

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We also held two major international engagements last year, the Philippine Development Forum on October 6, 2025 and the Third Regional Network of Investment Promotion Dialogue on November 26, the same year.

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Both platforms for coordinating support for the country's investment pipeline.

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During the period,

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the Department appraised 267 national and regional programs and projects with 98.9% of appraisals within the target deadlines, consistently above our 90% target.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Client satisfaction with the Investment Coordination Committee and the Infrastructure Development Committee ranged from 95% to 99% throughout the period,

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reflecting sustained confidence in our appraisal and coordination processes.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Mr. Chair, DEPDev also undertakes several important activities under its National Development Monitoring and Evaluation Program,

01:09:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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which advances accountability

01:09:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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with respect to the delivery

01:09:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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of major public investments.

01:09:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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In one

01:09:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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of the year's

01:09:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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most

01:09:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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consequential

01:09:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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exercises,

01:09:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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our regional offices

01:09:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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conducted a rapid

01:09:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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on-site

01:09:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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verification

01:09:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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of

01:09:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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9,855 flood control projects nationwide,

01:09:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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physically validating 9,370 of them, or 95%,

01:09:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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with a combined reported cost of 545.64 billion pesos.

01:10:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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We submitted six project reports

01:10:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and a comprehensive report directly to the Office of the President.

01:10:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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As of December 31, 2025,

01:10:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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we were monitoring 209 infrastructure flagship projects

01:10:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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worth a combined 10.6 trillion pesos,

01:10:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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nine already completed,

01:10:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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81 ongoing,

01:10:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and 27 approved and moving toward implementation.

01:10:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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ODA remains the largest funding source,

01:10:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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backing 80 of these projects,

01:10:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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worth 5.8 trillion pesos.

01:10:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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We strengthened the government's evaluation framework this year.

01:10:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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TEPDEV and DBM issued Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2025-02,

01:10:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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establishing the revised National Evaluation Policy Framework

01:10:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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that now governs how government programs are assessed.

01:11:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Mr. Chair, we completed 16 regional projects,

01:11:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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including regional development reports across the period,

01:11:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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including the first-ever regional development report

01:11:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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for the newly created Negros Island region.

01:11:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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The Philippines also completed its fourth Voluntary National Review since 2016,

01:11:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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spotlighting progress on various goals

01:11:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and reaffirming our accountability to the global development agenda.

01:11:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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On September 29, 2025,

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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we hosted the 12th M&E Network Forum,

01:11:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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which highlighted the newly enacted Economy Planning and Development Act.

01:11:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Mr. Chair, I also have reports on the performance

01:11:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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of the various agencies attached to TEPDEV.

01:12:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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We can skip these slides,

01:12:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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but we can return to them.

01:12:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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If there is any interest from the Honorable Senators

01:12:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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in their interest of time,

01:12:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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so I can go directly to the financial performance,

01:12:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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if you will.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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And that's slide 21.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Okay.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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What I'm now going to do is to proceed to

01:12:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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highlighting the TEPDEV's financial performance

01:12:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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for Fiscal Year 2025

01:12:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and first semester of Fiscal Year 2026.

01:12:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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As of December 31, 2025,

01:12:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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TEPDEV and its attached agencies

01:12:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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received total allotments amounting to about 17 billion pesos.

01:13:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Of this amount,

01:13:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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14.2 billion,

01:13:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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or roughly

01:13:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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83.4% was obligated,

01:13:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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while 11.89 billion,

01:13:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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or roughly 83.76% of obligations was disbursed.

01:13:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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The figures reflect the agency's overall budget execution for 2025

01:13:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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with the majority of available allotments

01:13:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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already committed

01:13:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and a substantial portion of obligations already paid.

01:13:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Shown in the next slide,

01:13:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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is the Fiscal Year 2025 financial performance of TEPDEV

01:13:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and its attached agencies.

01:13:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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At the agency level,

01:13:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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TEPDEV, the Office of the Secretary,

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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recorded an obligation rate of 91%

01:13:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and a disbursement rate of 85.7%.

01:13:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Most of the attached agencies also posted high utilization rates.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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The figures show that the majority of the 2025 financial performance

01:14:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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of TEPDEV and its attached agencies

01:14:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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were utilized,

01:14:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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while the remaining balances continue to be monitored

01:14:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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to further improve budget execution.

01:14:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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The next slide.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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As of June 30, 2026,

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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TEPDEV and its attached agencies

01:14:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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have received a total allotment of 17.74 billion pesos.

01:14:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Of this amount,

01:14:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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7.01 billion,

01:14:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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or 39.48% has been obligated,

01:14:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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while 4.76 billion,

01:14:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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or 67.9% of the obligations has been disbursed.

01:14:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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For the current year appropriations,

01:14:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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the obligation rate is 41.89%,

01:14:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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with

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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a 70.09%

01:15:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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distribution disbursement

01:15:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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rate.

01:15:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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These figures,

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Mr. Chair, reflect the budget

01:15:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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utilization as of the end of June

01:15:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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with the remaining

01:15:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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balances continuing to be utilized and

01:15:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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monitored in the succeeding months.

01:15:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Shown in the next slide is the financial

01:15:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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performance of DEVDEV and its

01:15:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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attached agencies as of June

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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30, 2026.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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At the agency

01:15:29Source

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level, DEVDEV, OSEC

01:15:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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has obligated 49%

01:15:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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of its allotment

01:15:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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with a 64.9%

01:15:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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disbursement rate.

01:15:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Among the attached

01:15:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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agencies, DAP

01:15:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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or DAP has the highest

01:15:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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obligation rate of 99.36%

01:15:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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while

01:15:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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PPP Center has the lowest at

01:15:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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11.08%.

01:15:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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These figures are as of June

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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30, 2026.

01:15:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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And the agencies

01:16:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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continue to work toward improving

01:16:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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obligation and disbursement

01:16:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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performance for the

01:16:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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remainder of the year.

01:16:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Let me now present

01:16:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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the trust and priorities of DEVDEV

01:16:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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for fiscal year 2027.

01:16:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Secretary, sorry. Before we continue,

01:16:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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I would like to acknowledge the presence of

01:16:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Senators Raffy Tulfo,

01:16:25Source

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Erwin Tulfo, and Senator Kiko Pangilinan.

01:16:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Please proceed.

01:16:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Thank you.

01:16:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

01:16:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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For fiscal year 2027,

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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DEVDEV will focus on

01:16:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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strengthening its role

01:16:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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as the government's planning,

01:16:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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policy advisory, and development

01:16:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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coordination institution.

01:16:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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First,

01:16:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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we will intensify proactive

01:16:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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policy advising,

01:16:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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governance reforms,

01:16:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and monitoring and evaluation

01:16:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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to support evidence-based

01:16:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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decision-making.

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Second,

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DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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we will

01:16:59Source

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update the nation's long-term

01:17:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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vision, the Ambition

01:17:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Natin 2040,

01:17:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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to ensure its continued relevance

01:17:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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amid emerging global

01:17:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and domestic challenges.

01:17:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Third,

01:17:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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we will implement program

01:17:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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convergence budgeting

01:17:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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to strengthen alignment of government

01:17:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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investments and maximize

01:17:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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development impact.

01:17:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Fourth, we will

01:17:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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complete the comprehensive infrastructure

01:17:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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development master plan

01:17:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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to guide strategic infrastructure investments nationwide.

01:17:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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We will also pursue high-impact initiatives

01:17:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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to address policy and regulatory constraints

01:17:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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to innovation,

01:17:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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strengthen the capacities of local governments

01:17:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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in planning, investment programming,

01:17:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and evaluation,

01:17:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and translate the outcomes

01:17:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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of the Philippine Development Forum

01:17:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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into concrete reforms

01:17:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and interagency actions.

01:17:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Finally,

01:18:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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we will continue strengthening

01:18:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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DevDev itself through

01:18:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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digital transformation,

01:18:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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knowledge management,

01:18:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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organizational development,

01:18:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and investment in our people

01:18:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and systems, ensuring

01:18:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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that the department remains a responsive,

01:18:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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future-ready institution.

01:18:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Let me now turn to the proposed budget

01:18:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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for DevDev and its attached

01:18:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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agencies.

01:18:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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The proposed

01:18:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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budget for DevDev and its attached

01:18:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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agencies amount to 18.47

01:18:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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billion pesos.

01:18:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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By allotment class,

01:18:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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the proposed budget

01:18:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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is largely allocated to maintenance

01:18:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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and other operating expenses

01:18:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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or MOE at 12.8

01:18:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000512

billion, representing

01:18:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000513

69.28% of the

01:18:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000514

total proposed budget.

01:18:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000515

This followed by

01:18:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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personal services at

01:18:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000517

4.36 billion,

01:18:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000518

or 23.63%,

01:19:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000519

and capital

01:19:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000520

outlay at 1.31 billion,

01:19:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000521

or 7.09%.

01:19:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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The next slide

01:19:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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presents the breakdown of our

01:19:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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proposed 18.47

01:19:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000525

billion budget appropriation

01:19:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000526

source.

01:19:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000527

The agency-specific budget

01:19:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000528

accounts for the majority

01:19:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000529

at 18.13

01:19:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000530

billion, or roughly 98%

01:19:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000531

of the total

01:19:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000532

proposed budget.

01:19:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000533

Meanwhile,

01:19:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000534

341.9 million,

01:19:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000535

or 1.85%,

01:19:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000536

is appropriated

01:19:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000537

under automatic appropriations,

01:19:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000538

primarily for the payment of

01:19:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000539

retirement and life insurance premiums.

01:19:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000540

The remaining

01:19:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000541

4.49 million, or 0.02%,

01:19:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000542

is appropriated under

01:19:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000543

special accounts in the general fund,

01:19:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000544

covered by the

01:19:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000545

Tariff Commission's Remedies

01:20:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000546

Fund and the

01:20:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000547

PSRTI Endowment Fund.

01:20:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000548

The next slide

01:20:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000549

shows the breakdown

01:20:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000550

of our proposed budget by

01:20:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000551

ATAT's agency.

01:20:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000552

Historically,

01:20:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000553

PSA gets

01:20:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000554

the biggest chunk

01:20:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000555

among the DepDev family.

01:20:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000556

For the fiscal year

01:20:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000557

2027, PSA's proposed

01:20:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000558

budget is 13.03

01:20:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000559

billion pesos.

01:20:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000560

Or 70.56%

01:20:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000561

of our total budget.

01:20:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000562

This

01:20:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000563

followed by DepDev's

01:20:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000564

proper

01:20:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000565

at 2.72 billion

01:20:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000566

or 14.73%.

01:20:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000567

The remaining

01:20:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000568

2.72 billion pesos

01:20:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000569

or 14.71%

01:20:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000570

is distributed

01:20:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000571

among the other

01:20:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000572

seven ATAT's agencies.

01:20:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000573

Shown on the screen

01:21:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000574

is the comparison

01:21:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000575

of DepDev's budget

01:21:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000576

based on the

01:21:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000577

2026 JA

01:21:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000578

and the 2027 NEP.

01:21:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000579

The 2027 NEP

01:21:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000580

proposes 18.47

01:21:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000581

billion,

01:21:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000582

an overall 19.8%

01:21:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000583

increase from the 2026

01:21:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000584

JA.

01:21:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000585

The increase is mainly

01:21:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000586

driven by the PSA

01:21:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000587

with a 4.13 billion

01:21:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000588

or 46.34%

01:21:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000589

increase.

01:21:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000590

Meanwhile,

01:21:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000591

the DepDev OSAC's

01:21:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000592

budget decreases

01:21:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000593

by 89.17 million

01:21:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000594

from 2.81 billion

01:21:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000595

to 2.72 billion.

01:21:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000596

Other major

01:21:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000597

decreases are seen

01:21:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000598

in the PPP Center

01:21:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000599

and the DAP.

01:21:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000600

Turning to the last part of our presentation, allow me to highlight some of the features of our proposed budget.

01:22:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000601

major allocations

01:22:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000602

are for the annex

01:22:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000603

and parking building project,

01:22:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000604

ICT-related expenditures,

01:22:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000605

and rental for our central office,

01:22:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000606

and the rehabilitation

01:22:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000607

of our regional offices.

01:22:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000608

We have also

01:22:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000609

proposed funding

01:22:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000610

for the Innovation Fund

01:22:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000611

as well as

01:22:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000612

impact evaluation studies

01:22:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000613

to enable us

01:22:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000614

to perform effectively

01:22:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000615

the related mandates

01:22:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000616

in our charter.

01:22:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000617

Under PSA,

01:22:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000618

the largest allocations

01:22:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000619

are for major

01:22:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000620

national programs,

01:22:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000621

particularly

01:22:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000622

the 2027

01:22:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000623

Community-Based

01:22:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000624

Monitoring System

01:22:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000625

or CBMS

01:22:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000626

at

01:22:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000627

5.06

01:22:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000628

billion pesos,

01:23:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000629

and the

01:23:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000630

Philippine

01:23:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000631

Identification System

01:23:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000632

or PhilID

01:23:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000633

at 2.37 billion pesos.

01:23:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000634

The proposed budget

01:23:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000635

also supports

01:23:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000636

key programs

01:23:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000637

and undertakings

01:23:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000638

including the statistical

01:23:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000639

frame integrating

01:23:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000640

geospatial information,

01:23:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000641

Family Income and Expenditure

01:23:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000642

Survey,

01:23:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000643

the functional literacy,

01:23:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000644

education,

01:23:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000645

and mass media survey

01:23:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000646

or FLEMMS,

01:23:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000647

the annual survey

01:23:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000648

of Philippine business

01:23:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000649

and industry,

01:23:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000650

as well as the construction

01:23:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000651

of the PSA

01:23:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000652

Negros Oriental.

01:23:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000653

For the DAP,

01:23:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000654

significant requirements

01:23:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000655

include the DAP

01:23:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000656

education and training program

01:23:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000657

at 608.5 million pesos

01:23:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000658

and research and technical

01:23:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000659

assistance

01:23:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000660

at 204 million pesos.

01:23:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000661

For PIDS,

01:23:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000662

we are requesting

01:24:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000663

funding for its

01:24:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000664

socioeconomic policy

01:24:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000665

research program

01:24:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000666

and the construction

01:24:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000667

of the PIDS office building

01:24:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000668

at UP Diliman.

01:24:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000669

The PPP Center's

01:24:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000670

major funding requirements

01:24:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000671

include the implementation

01:24:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000672

of the project development

01:24:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000673

and monitoring facility

01:24:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000674

or PDMF

01:24:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000675

and the agency's

01:24:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000676

rent expense.

01:24:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000677

Finally,

01:24:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000678

PSRTI's major programs

01:24:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000679

are aimed at

01:24:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000680

enhancing the Philippine

01:24:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000681

statistical system,

01:24:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000682

local government's capacity

01:24:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000683

building,

01:24:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000684

and SDG progress monitoring

01:24:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000685

while CPD proposes

01:24:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000686

funding for its

01:24:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000687

ICT-related projects.

01:24:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000688

That concludes

01:24:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000689

our presentation,

01:24:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000690

Mr. Chair,

01:24:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000691

our Honorable Senators.

01:24:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000692

We welcome your questions

01:24:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000693

and clarifications.

01:24:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000694

Thank you.

01:24:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000695

Thank you, Secretary.

01:24:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000696

At this point,

01:24:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000697

I'd like to open the floor

01:24:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000698

to our

01:24:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000699

colleagues

01:24:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000700

to ask

01:24:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000701

questions.

01:24:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000702

First to arrive

01:25:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000703

is

01:25:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000704

Senator Panfilo Lacson.

01:25:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000705

Sir, you have the floor.

01:25:04Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000706

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

01:25:05Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000707

I'm particularly interested

01:25:07Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000708

in the implementation

01:25:09Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000709

of the National ID System.

01:25:12Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000710

You know,

01:25:13Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000711

when we were crafting

01:25:14Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000712

the National ID System law,

01:25:17Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000713

ako kasi yung

01:25:17Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000714

principal sponsor.

01:25:20Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000715

Our intention was to integrate

01:25:22Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000716

and consolidate,

01:25:23Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000717

di ba?

01:25:24Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000718

Lahat ng government IDs

01:25:26Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000719

kasi maraming tayong

01:25:27Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000720

functional IDs.

01:25:28Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000721

Ang count namin

01:25:29Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000722

at that time was

01:25:30Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000723

at least 33 IDs.

01:25:33Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000724

And we wanted to,

01:25:35Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000725

or our objective

01:25:36Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000726

was to consolidate

01:25:37Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000727

and integrate

01:25:38Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000728

into just one

01:25:39Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000729

singular ID

01:25:41Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000730

called

01:25:41Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000731

the National ID.

01:25:44Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000732

So,

01:25:44Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000733

ang question ko po is,

01:25:46Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000734

how much has been spent

01:25:47Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000735

so far

01:25:48Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000736

since

01:25:49Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000737

the law was passed

01:25:50Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000738

in 2018?

01:25:52Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000739

It's been 8 years.

01:25:53Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000740

Ang natatandang kong

01:25:54Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000741

timeline natin dito

01:25:55Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000742

for full implementation,

01:25:57Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000743

was 5 years.

01:25:59Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000744

If I'm not mistaken,

01:26:00Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000745

or less, ano?

01:26:01Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000746

So, how much has been spent

01:26:03Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000747

so far?

01:26:04Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000748

And,

01:26:05Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000749

what or how much more

01:26:06Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000750

do you need

01:26:07Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000751

to fully implement?

01:26:09Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000752

Irarattle ko na lahat yung

01:26:10Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000753

rattle up ko na lahat yung

01:26:11Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000754

questions, ano?

01:26:12Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000755

Sunod-sunod.

01:26:13Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000756

Para sunod-sunod na rin

01:26:15Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000757

yung sagot.

01:26:16Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000758

What are the challenges

01:26:17Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000759

that you are facing,

01:26:18Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000760

ano?

01:26:21Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000761

Na nakita nyo

01:26:22Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000762

para hindi na

01:26:24Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000763

pupuli implement?

01:26:25Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000764

And then,

01:26:26Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000765

another issue,

01:26:27Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000766

issue is,

01:26:28Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000767

how are you

01:26:29Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000768

addressing

01:26:29Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000769

the problem

01:26:32Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000770

of late registration

01:26:33Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000771

of birth?

01:26:35Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000772

Kasi, I understand

01:26:36Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000773

I was talking

01:26:37Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000774

to some intelligence

01:26:38Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000775

personnel

01:26:39Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000776

from the

01:26:39Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000777

armed forces.

01:26:41Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000778

I think they have

01:26:42Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000779

already discovered

01:26:43Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000780

thousands.

01:26:44Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000781

And, most of these

01:26:45Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000782

late registration

01:26:46Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000783

of birth

01:26:47Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000784

cases

01:26:49Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000785

from

01:26:50Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000786

China.

01:26:55Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000787

So,

01:26:55Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000788

there could be

01:26:57Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000789

a national security

01:26:58Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000790

issue involved here.

01:27:01Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000791

That's why we're interested

01:27:02Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000792

na mapuli implement na itong

01:27:05Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000793

national ID

01:27:06Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000794

para hindi na tayo magulo.

01:27:07Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000795

Thank you.

01:27:08Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000796

Then, I'll ask

01:27:09Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000797

further questions later.

01:27:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000798

My colleague from PSA

01:27:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000799

can directly answer

01:27:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000800

the question,

01:27:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000801

Your Honor.

01:27:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-000802

Yes, Usec Mapa.

01:27:18Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000803

Thank you very much,

01:27:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000804

Mr. Chair,

01:27:20Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000805

Your Honor.

01:27:21Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000806

Yung national ID

01:27:22Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000807

mula po nung 2018,

01:27:24Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000808

tama po kayo,

01:27:24Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000809

Senator,

01:27:26Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000810

hanggang 2026,

01:27:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000811

ang

01:27:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000812

nabigay sa kanya

01:27:29Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000813

na pondo

01:27:30Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000814

is about

01:27:30Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000815

26.21

01:27:32Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000816

billion pesos.

01:27:34Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000817

Tapos,

01:27:35Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000818

yung na-obligate

01:27:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000819

na po ng

01:27:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000820

Philippine Statistics Authority

01:27:37Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000821

ay mga nasa

01:27:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000822

24 billion,

01:27:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000823

more or less.

01:27:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000824

Hindi pa tapos

01:27:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000825

yung 2026.

01:27:43Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000826

Yung ating

01:27:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000827

na-rehistro

01:27:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000828

na mga

01:27:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000829

citizens

01:27:47Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000830

nasa

01:27:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000831

97 million.

01:27:50Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000832

So, parang yung

01:27:51Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000833

average cost

01:27:52Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000834

per registrant

01:27:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000835

is mga

01:27:54Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000836

250 to

01:27:55Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000837

260 pesos.

01:27:57Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000838

So, 97 million po.

01:27:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000839

Yung population

01:28:00Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000840

natin,

01:28:00Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000841

estimate ngayong

01:28:01Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000842

2026,

01:28:03Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000843

is 114 million.

01:28:05Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000844

So, mayroon pa tayong

01:28:06Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000845

mga hindi na-rehistro

01:28:07Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000846

na 17 million.

01:28:09Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000847

Ang karamihan nito,

01:28:09Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000848

dalawa yung

01:28:10Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000849

big bulk.

01:28:12Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000850

The first one

01:28:13Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000851

are the 0 to 4,

01:28:14Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000852

yung mga bata.

01:28:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000853

Hindi pa naman sila

01:28:16Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000854

kailangan i-rehistro

01:28:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000855

pero nag-re-register

01:28:18Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000856

na rin kami.

01:28:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000857

Siguro yung gap

01:28:20Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000858

natin dyan

01:28:20Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000859

is mga 7 million

01:28:21Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000860

out of the 17.

01:28:24Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000861

And then,

01:28:24Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000862

the big bulk

01:28:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000863

na malaki pa

01:28:26Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000864

yung hindi na-rehistro.

01:28:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000865

Hindi na-rehistro

01:28:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000866

yung overseas Pilipinos.

01:28:30Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000867

Before,

01:28:31Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000868

pumupunta kami palagi

01:28:32Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000869

ang Middle East.

01:28:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000870

Marami doon

01:28:34Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000871

hindi registered.

01:28:35Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000872

But because of the

01:28:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000873

current security concern,

01:28:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000874

hindi nakakapunta

01:28:39Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000875

yung Philippine Statistics Authority.

01:28:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000876

But once

01:28:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000877

it is opened,

01:28:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000878

we will continue

01:28:43Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000879

the registration.

01:28:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000880

So, yung bulk po

01:28:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000881

na nandito sa

01:28:47Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000882

bansa natin,

01:28:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000883

yung mga adults,

01:28:49Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000884

except for very few,

01:28:50Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000885

we have already

01:28:51Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000886

registered them

01:28:52Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000887

to the National ID System.

01:28:55Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000888

What's important,

01:28:55Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000889

siguro,

01:28:57Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000890

yung sa

01:28:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000891

National ID,

01:28:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000892

yung uses niya.

01:29:01Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000893

Yung gamit kasi niya

01:29:02Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000894

is authentication

01:29:03Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000895

to verify

01:29:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000896

whether you are

01:29:05Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000897

that person

01:29:06Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000898

utilizing

01:29:07Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000899

demographic,

01:29:08Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000900

of course,

01:29:09Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000901

and biometrics.

01:29:11Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000902

So, yung ibang ID kasi,

01:29:12Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000903

demographic lang yun.

01:29:13Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000904

So, pwede natin

01:29:14Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000905

ma-fake.

01:29:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000906

But yung

01:29:16Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000907

National ID,

01:29:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000908

it captures

01:29:18Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000909

both demographic

01:29:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000910

and biometric.

01:29:21Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000911

Itong 2026,

01:29:22Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000912

substantial po

01:29:23Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000913

yung authentication

01:29:24Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000914

na

01:29:24Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000915

gamitin.

01:29:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000916

Ginamit yung

01:29:26Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000917

National ID,

01:29:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000918

both for government

01:29:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000919

and private

01:29:30Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000920

authentication,

01:29:32Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000921

114 million

01:29:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000922

from January

01:29:34Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000923

to September 15

01:29:37Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000924

ang nag-authenticate

01:29:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000925

utilizing the

01:29:39Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000926

National ID.

01:29:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000927

And the bulk of this

01:29:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000928

are from the

01:29:43Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000929

private sector,

01:29:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000930

yung financial.

01:29:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000931

So, the private sector,

01:29:47Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000932

particularly the banks

01:29:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000933

and financial agencies,

01:29:51Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000934

feels that the National ID

01:29:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000935

is the database itself.

01:29:55Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000936

It's a clean,

01:29:57Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000937

valid database

01:29:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000938

of

01:29:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000939

individuals.

01:30:00Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000940

Kaya ginagamit nila ang ating national ID system for authentication. Either facial recognition or di kaya yung fingerprint. So we feel, although mayroon tayong delay per timetable, one, because of the COVID, medyo nahihirapan tayo din sa COVID.

01:30:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000941

But right now, ang ating projection sa authentication versus registration, kasi sa mga national ID ng ibang bansa, tinitingnan nila ilan ba yung nag-authenticate versus nag-register.

01:30:32Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000942

So ang ating projection ngayong taon, mga nasa 1.5 times na-registered. So that would be about 150 million. But as we progress, aabot tayo dapat sa mga 4 to 5 authentications per registered person.

01:30:49Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000943

So dapat mga nasa 4 million to 5 million per year. Yun po yung datos ngayon, Mr. Chair, Your Honor.

01:30:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000944

On the question sa late registration, I agree sa observation. Ang registration kasi sa birth certificate, una, it's a universal right. Everybody, Pilipinos, must be registered.

01:31:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000945

That's why the Philippine Statistics Authority is really putting program for the registration. Right now, Your Honor, ang ating registered persons, mga 97% of the total population.

01:31:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000946

So mayroon pa tayong mga 3% na hindi pa na-register. So multiply again by about 114 million, so mga 3.5 million pa ang hindi re-registrado. Substantial number ay nasa BARM.

01:31:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000947

About half of the registered sa BARM.

01:31:47Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000948

Now, ito rin po, dahil may late registration tayo, hindi kasi natin pwedeng itigil yung late registration kasi kawawa naman yung mga Pilipino na wala silang birth certificate. But of course, may problem tayo na yung mga non-Filipinos that are registered.

01:32:05Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000949

Mr. Chair, with the indulgence of [unclear], can I interject?

01:32:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-000950

Yes, sir.

01:32:10Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000951

Sa late registration, kasi matagal na itong pinag-usapan ni Park sa mga previous hearings, I raised this question.

01:32:14Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000952

Yung sa late registration, where will it end?

01:32:17Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000953

Sabi mo, walang katapusan ito. Dapat meron. Dapat darating yung time na wala ng late registration. Sa ngayon kasi, ang tanong ko, so paano yung compliance sa personal appearance, paano nyo po in-implement sa late registration?

01:32:29Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000954

Kasi dito nagkakaproblema eh. Maraming mga Chinese nationals, hindi lang Chinese nationals, even other nationals, nakakalusot na nakuha sila ng Filipino citizenship through late registration. So how can we avoid that?

01:32:42Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000955

Sabi mo kasi, it will be ongoing yung late registration.

01:32:47Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000956

Sa akin, the way I foresee it, sana magkaroon ng stop. Sa ngayon pa lamang siguro, I suggest, magkaroon tayo ng tinatawag ng amnesty na I'll give you one year. Lahat. Dapat.

01:32:56Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000957

Lahat ng registration by after a year, tapos na. And then the following year, tablado na lahat and then umpisa na tayo from scratch.

01:33:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000958

Tama po yun, Your Honor, Senator. Mayroon nga ang PSA na proposal for the President to issue an executive order para kunin na natin itong, ano na lang, konti na lang, 3% of our population.

01:33:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000959

Na para lumabas sila at yung mga fees, kasi minsan may mga hand runs sa late registration, may mga bayad, na para wala na talagang bayad.

01:33:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000960

And nag-introduce ang PSA two years ago, Your Honor, Senators, ng isang step para magkaroon nga ng personal appearance. At yun yung registration sa national ID.

01:33:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000961

So we issued a memo that if you are a late registrant sa birth certificate,

01:33:47Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000962

you must have to appear so that the national ID team can get your biometric and demographic.

01:33:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000963

But I agree with you, Senator Raffy, na kailangan talaga may time limit para at least makover yung substantial percentage.

01:34:01Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-000964

So in that way, wala ba kayong plano na hanggang kailan matapos itong registration system natin?

01:34:07Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000965

We have actually a program, Your Honor, Senator, yung birth registration assistance program at nabawasan po kasi noong 2020,

01:34:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000966

ang ating late registration ay mga close to 4 million. And since then, we're able to register about 600,000.

01:34:23Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000967

Hinahanap namin sila, pababa na rin naman yung number of unregistered.

01:34:29Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000968

And as I've mentioned, the PSA actually proposed to the Office of the President for an issuance of an executive order, precisely yung sinabi ninyo,

01:34:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000969

na parang one year para supportahan lahat, lalabas yung mga hindi registered.

01:34:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000970

But at least after that, konti na lang talaga yung...

01:34:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000971

yung unregistered individuals natin. Your Honor, thank you.

01:34:50Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000972

Sir Chairman, yeah. Yusef Gad, Dennis, how many more national and local government units or agencies use their own IDs?

01:35:01Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000973

Yung baka nakakonsolidate sa national ID.

01:35:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000974

Okay. May mga agencies na gumagamit ng kanilang ID pa rin, Your Honor. Pero yung gamit, sabi ko nga kanina, yung gamit kasi ng national ID,

01:35:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000975

the authentication. So for example, yung mga social protection programs natin, like 4Ps, lahat sila, ang ginagamit na database is the national ID database.

01:35:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000976

At yung iba pa, like Dolly 2Pod, we started also, na authenticated sila using the national ID database.

01:35:32Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000977

Kasi nakikita namin kung may mga duplicates eh, because of your biometrics. So doon nakikita na ikaw pala yun.

01:35:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000978

And as we discussed, sa mga social protection program, we really encourage that...

01:35:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000979

the agency will utilize as the database, the national ID database, because of the biometric authentication.

01:35:52Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000980

Now, does the PSA have any effort to purge yung ating system of yung mga pictures or dubious?

01:36:03Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000981

Yes, duplicate. Not only duplicate, yung nakapremise doon sa data registration na dubious yung pag-acquire ng national ID.

01:36:13Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000982

Yes, Your Honor.

01:36:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000983

Yes, Your Honor. Yung una muna, doon sa late registration ng non-Filipinos, the PSA is very proactive.

01:36:22Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000984

How many have already been purged?

01:36:24Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000985

About 1,600 po yung nabigay, nablock na namin sa system at automatically pinapadala namin sa Office of the Solicitor General.

01:36:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000986

Kasi po yung cancellation ng birth certificate ay talagang through court.

01:36:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000987

And that's why mayroon tayong CRBS, Civil Registration of Vital Statistics.

01:36:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000988

We have a bill in the Senate and we are actually requesting, kasi may provision kaming nire-request na administrative cancellation na lang yung subvert registration.

01:36:56Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000989

Kasi may hirap po talaga pag-court.

01:36:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000990

But we are already, automatically may investigation tayong ginagawa through PSA.

01:37:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000991

And then once ma-establish namin na hindi talaga ito Pilipino, we block them.

01:37:08Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000992

And we have blocked so far, close to 1,600.

01:37:10Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000993

Can you submit to the committee the list of those...

01:37:15Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000994

late registration cases na na-purge nyo na?

01:37:18Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000995

So we can pursue further investigation?

01:37:21Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-000996

Yes, Your Honor.

01:37:22Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000997

To deal with these people and those responsible behind the late registration.

01:37:28Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000998

Because this is a big, you know, scam ito, di ba?

01:37:32Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-000999

Yes.

01:37:32Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001000

Alam nyo rin naman, we've heard of 500,000 pesos per late registration of birth and so forth and so on.

01:37:38Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001001

But I'm more particularly concerned about the national security issue.

01:37:45Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001002

Kasi kung may mga sleeper agents, mga sales dito, delikado tayo, di ba?

01:37:53Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001003

And we're talking of thousands or even tens of thousands of these people.

01:37:58Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001004

Well, you can just imagine.

01:38:01Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001005

Yes, Your Honor.

01:38:02Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001006

Every time we have the data on block, tawag namin doon block kasi binablock namin sa system,

01:38:08Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001007

this information are shared with our national security agencies,

01:38:14Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001008

including po yung Bureau.

01:38:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001009

Yes, Your Honor.

01:38:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001010

But we can provide the Senate, the committee, on the names po.

01:38:19Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001011

Yes.

01:38:20Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001012

Earlier on, kasi nagkaroon ng issue, I was called by dating Secretary Carl Chua

01:38:27Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001013

because there seemed to be a problem with the PILSIS number.

01:38:34Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001014

Kasi sa batas, nakalagay on its face, di ba?

01:38:37Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001015

But I think I was told that the World Bank had some concerns about data privacy.

01:38:45Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001016

So tinago natin yung PILSIS number,

01:38:47Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001017

ang nakalagay sa ating card, on its face, yung temporary or not the real PILSIS number.

01:38:56Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001018

Di ba?

01:38:56Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001019

Yes, Your Honor.

01:38:57Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001020

So how do we resolve that?

01:38:59Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001021

Okay.

01:38:59Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001022

Ang promise ko sa kanya noon, maybe we need to amend the law para maalis yung on its face.

01:39:08Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001023

Kasi I agree that the PILSIS number should be hidden somewhere.

01:39:14Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001024

Pero binibigyan niyo maliit na card eh.

01:39:16Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001025

Yung iba, nawala na eh.

01:39:18Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001026

Ako ay, you know, milagaw sa notes ko eh.

01:39:22Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001027

Kaya memoryado ko yung aking PILSIS number.

01:39:25Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001028

But how about those who lost that piece of paper and what they only have is the temporary or the not the PILSIS number?

01:39:35Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001029

Yun ang problema.

01:39:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001030

Yung nakalagay, tama po kayo, Your Honor, Senator, yung nakalagay dun sa ating card, ano?

01:39:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001031

Yung what we call the PILSIS card.

01:39:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001032

Yung PILSIS number.

01:39:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001033

But tokenized po yan siya.

01:39:47Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001034

Ibig sabihin at the back end, nakalink po siya dun sa ating PILSIS number.

01:39:52Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001035

But I agree, baka dun sa ating proposed amendment to the PILSIS Act,

01:39:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001036

ayusin na lang natin na hindi dapat naka-expose yung PILSIS number.

01:40:03Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001037

Kasi siya lang po yung mag-isa talaga.

01:40:04Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001038

Otherwise, we keep violating the law.

01:40:07Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001039

In a way po.

01:40:08Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001040

Pero nandoon naman po, wala ka print siya.

01:40:10Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001041

Yeah.

01:40:12Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001042

Kasi kung offline,

01:40:14Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001043

hindi na makikita.

01:40:16Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001044

Pag offline na authentication,

01:40:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001045

ginagawa lang po namin ngayon na mag-introduce kasi may bago namang technology.

01:40:21Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001046

In fact, one of the section dun sa PILSIS Act is the introduction of technology.

01:40:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001047

Pwede na pong ma-link pa rin kahit na offline authentication, Your Honor.

01:40:29Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001048

Now, another common violation of the law,

01:40:32Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001049

yung the requirement of a second ID.

01:40:36Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001050

Hindi lahat ng transactions with the government agencies as well as private institutions,

01:40:42Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001051

pumapayag na yung,

01:40:44Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001052

ah, singular ID.

01:40:46Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001053

Nangingin na second ID.

01:40:47Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001054

And I'll read to you, ah, section 19,

01:40:49Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001055

penal provision.

01:40:51Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001056

Meron ditong, ah,

01:40:52Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001057

pag hindi tinanggap without just and sufficient cost,

01:40:57Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001058

ah, shall refuse to accept, acknowledge, and or recognize the PIL ID or PSN.

01:41:03Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001059

Subject to authentication.

01:41:05Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001060

Meron ditong,

01:41:05Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001061

shall be fined in the amount of 500,000 pesos.

01:41:09Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001062

So, I don't think this is being implemented, no?

01:41:13Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001063

Because of the,

01:41:14Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001064

ah, failure, ah, in the implementation.

01:41:17Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001065

In the full implementation.

01:41:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001066

Yeah.

01:41:19Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001067

And I don't want this to be a dead letter law.

01:41:22Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001068

Ah, sa ngayon po, ah, Your Honor, yung, ah, ah, Senator, yung aming strategy, ah, una, ah,

01:41:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001069

first, yung datos natin, yung mga hindi tumatanggap, bumababa na yung number.

01:41:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001070

So, nung simula kasi mataas talaga.

01:41:34Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001071

Pero ngayon, kasi every month po, tinatrack namin ito from the field offices and feedback mechanism,

01:41:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001072

bumababa na siya.

01:41:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001073

Ang aming munang, ah, Your Honor, Senator, is, ah,

01:41:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001074

discussion, particularly with the regulatory agency,

01:41:47Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001075

in particular, Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

01:41:49Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001076

So, every time may mga financial, ah, institutions tayo na hindi tumatanggap,

01:41:54Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001077

we, ah, we write the BSP and report them.

01:41:57Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001078

Ah, yung mga agencies naman, ah, na government agencies, yun sa lahat na namin,

01:42:02Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001079

ah, ang mga naiwan na lang ngayon, ah, Your Honor, Senator, yung mga nasa probinsya.

01:42:06Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001080

So, yung mga rare na nakikita namin, it's in the province.

01:42:09Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001081

Siguro baka yung hindi nabasa yung memo, but we are, ah, ah, putting in, ah,

01:42:14Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001082

a strong information campaign on this.

01:42:16Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001083

So, encouragement muna ngayon, ah, Your Honors, ah, Mr. Senator, yung aming ginagamit.

01:42:20Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001084

I'm not sure if you're at liberty to, ah, inform the committee at this point, ano,

01:42:25Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001085

but I heard, during the initial phase of the implementation, medyo nagkagulo

01:42:29Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001086

because meron niya tanakialam sa kontrata.

01:42:34Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001087

The, ah, without giving any details, ano, would you confirm that?

01:42:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001088

Ah, we had, ah, sa operation siguro, ah, Your Honor, ah, Senator,

01:42:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001089

ang, ang operations natin na nagkaroon tayo ng problema is the printing of the physical card before.

01:42:49Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001090

So, ah, but, but this was, ah, settled already, ah, two years ago.

01:42:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001091

We, ah, withdraw, ah, from the memorandum of agreement with the Bank of Central Pilipinas

01:42:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001092

because the service provider was not able to deliver as promised.

01:43:02Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001093

And, ah, we are now, ah, starting with a new service provider.

01:43:06Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001094

So, kung may problem po, ah, yun siguro naisip ko na, na problem.

01:43:10Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001095

So, without, you know, without giving details, more or less, you admit,

01:43:14Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001096

no, nagkaroon ng, ah, glitches.

01:43:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001097

Ah, yeah, glitches, pero, ah, I'm not, I'm not, ah, about, about the, ah, issue on the contract.

01:43:23Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001098

But there was a glitch on the printing.

01:43:24Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001099

Narinig ko major glitch yun, eh, kasi meron nakasingit, eh.

01:43:29Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001100

Ah, yung...

01:43:30Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001101

You're there already, di ba?

01:43:31Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001102

Di, ah, ano, siguro, ah...

01:43:33Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001103

Siguro marami nagpapasin itong batas, eh.

01:43:35Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001104

Yes, ah, yes, eh.

01:43:37Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001105

And you would know.

01:43:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001106

Ang, ang, ang, ah...

01:43:39Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001107

Never mind, never mind.

01:43:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001108

Yeah, what, what I can...

01:43:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001109

Nakaintindihan na tayo.

01:43:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001110

Okay, thank you very much, ah, Your Honor.

01:43:43Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001111

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

01:43:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001112

Thank you.

01:43:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001113

Just to add doon sa [unclear] ni Senator Lacson, some agencies are requiring two, di ba?

01:43:53Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001114

Two government IDs.

01:43:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001115

It's the, the, is this, ang, ang, rason ba dahil wala tayong signature doon sa PhilSys natin?

01:44:00Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001116

I'm sorry, ano, if I may add.

01:44:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001117

Yes, please.

01:44:03Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001118

That was beyond his control.

01:44:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001119

O nga.

01:44:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001120

Ede, pero yun ba ang, isa, ibang isa sa rason?

01:44:07Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001121

Yung glitch na sinabi ko.

01:44:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001122

Ah, glitch, okay.

01:44:09Source

Senator Panfilo Lacson

asr-001123

I'm not a member of that.

01:44:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001124

Okay, just to clarify.

01:44:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001125

Okay.

01:44:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001126

Di ba, yung ano, ano...

01:44:14Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001127

Is it the reason yung dahil walang pera may, walang signature?

01:44:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001128

Maraming mga rason na nangyayari, ano.

01:44:20Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001129

Una, Your Honor, first, any new na iniintroduce natin may mga adjustments talaga.

01:44:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001130

And sabi ko nga, we agree at the start talagang mataas yung ating, mataas yung ating non-acceptance

01:44:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001131

or nagre-require ng additional ID.

01:44:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001132

But the numbers, because we are tracking it, and we can share with you the monthly report that we have,

01:44:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001133

it's going down.

01:44:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001134

And right now kasi, Your Honor, yung gamit ngayon ng national ID is really the authentication using facial recognition or the fingerprint.

01:44:56Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001135

And yun yung ginagamit, like for example, yung mga fintech natin.

01:44:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001136

So, that's not...

01:45:00Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001137

require anymore the signature.

01:45:02Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001138

But I have to admit that at the start,

01:45:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001139

parang yun yung naging problema.

01:45:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001140

That's why the others asked for

01:45:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001141

other

01:45:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001142

identification.

01:45:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001143

Okay, Senator Kiko Pangilinan,

01:45:14Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001144

then Senator Tulfo.

01:45:14Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001145

If there is already a national

01:45:17Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001146

ID, why require

01:45:19Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001147

two?

01:45:22Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001148

That's

01:45:23Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001149

why, Your Honor,

01:45:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001150

the Banco Central as

01:45:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001151

one of our partners,

01:45:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001152

is very

01:45:29Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001153

clear sa instruction.

01:45:32Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001154

Ang reading ko naman dito

01:45:34Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001155

is that, as I said, the numbers

01:45:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001156

of requiring

01:45:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001157

two is now decreasing.

01:45:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001158

For example, I understand, sorry.

01:45:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001159

The SEC

01:45:44Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001160

requires two.

01:45:46Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001161

If you register a new company,

01:45:48Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001162

why two? Why not just a national

01:45:50Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001163

ID?

01:45:52Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001164

Di ba?

01:45:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001165

We will reach out.

01:45:55Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001166

May passport,

01:45:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001167

kailangan.

01:45:58Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001168

May lisensya, kailangan may ID.

01:46:01Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001169

In fact, I don't think they

01:46:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001170

I don't think they acceptin

01:46:05Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001171

sa SEC for some strange

01:46:07Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001172

reason.

01:46:09Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001173

But yeah, two.

01:46:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001174

Anyway,

01:46:12Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001175

so you're saying

01:46:14Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001176

as time goes by

01:46:17Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001177

and with your interventions

01:46:19Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001178

and your campaigning

01:46:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001179

to promote it,

01:46:22Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001180

more and more

01:46:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001181

will accept.

01:46:25Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001182

But I think, you know, government is

01:46:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001183

government.

01:46:28Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001184

It should be quick enough to

01:46:29Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001185

decide, di ba?

01:46:32Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001186

That the national ID

01:46:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001187

should suffice.

01:46:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001188

Yes, Your Honor.

01:46:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001189

Yung datos kasi na nakikita namin,

01:46:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001190

for example, in 2025, the whole 2025,

01:46:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001191

only 30 million, 30.6

01:46:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001192

million authentication were made.

01:46:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001193

But in 2026,

01:46:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001194

from January to September 15,

01:46:50Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001195

114 million authentications

01:46:52Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001196

were made. So, as I mentioned

01:46:54Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001197

kanina, yun yung sabi ko na,

01:46:56Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001198

the data suggests that

01:46:57Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001199

the

01:46:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001200

transition is now

01:46:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001201

accelerating and

01:47:01Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001202

yes, yes.

01:47:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001203

So, yun po yung datos natin ngayon,

01:47:07Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001204

Your Honor. Thank you very much.

01:47:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001205

Yes, Senator Tulfo.

01:47:10Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001206

Mr. Chair, meron pala akong

01:47:12Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001207

opening statement and then

01:47:14Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001208

after that, one suggestion.

01:47:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001208-split-2

Please proceed.

01:47:17Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001209

Mr. Chairman,

01:47:18Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001210

I would like to propose a strategic

01:47:20Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001211

initiative for the Senate

01:47:22Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001212

to address critical vulnerabilities

01:47:25Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001213

in the Philippine

01:47:26Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001214

Civil Registry System.

01:47:28Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001215

The current framework is highly

01:47:30Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001216

susceptible to identity laundering,

01:47:33Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001217

fraud, and birth

01:47:34Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001218

simulation as highlighted

01:47:36Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001219

by the high-profile

01:47:37Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001220

Go'o Huangping, yung alis Go'o,

01:47:40Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001221

alam natin lahat, national security case.

01:47:43Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001222

Because standard Philippine

01:47:44Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001223

statistic authority forms

01:47:46Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001224

omit crucial parental details

01:47:48Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001225

such as exact dates of

01:47:50Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001226

birth, former or dual

01:47:52Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001227

nationalities, and known

01:47:54Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001228

aliases, foreign nationals, and

01:47:56Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001229

transnational criminal entities,

01:47:58Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001230

have systematically exploited

01:48:00Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001231

late birth registrations.

01:48:03Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001232

Given that the Philippines

01:48:04Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001233

registers 1.2 million

01:48:07Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001234

to 1.4 million births annually,

01:48:10Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001235

this regulatory gap

01:48:11Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001236

creates a massive window

01:48:13Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001237

for identity manipulations.

01:48:15Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001238

To permanently resolve this structural

01:48:17Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001239

weakness, I am recommending to the

01:48:19Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001240

DOJ to explore

01:48:20Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001241

and find ways to coordinate

01:48:23Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001242

with the ALG in amending

01:48:24Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001243

all primary PSA Civil

01:48:27Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001244

Registry entry forms,

01:48:28Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001245

birth, marriage, and death,

01:48:30Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001246

to mandate the inclusion of

01:48:32Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001247

parents' exact dates of birth,

01:48:34Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001248

full aliases, previous nationalities,

01:48:36Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001249

and dual or foreign

01:48:38Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001250

citizenships. Implementing

01:48:40Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001251

these comprehensive data enhancements

01:48:42Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001252

provides immediate interagency

01:48:44Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001253

benefits and strategic advantages

01:48:46Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001254

across Philippine law enforcement

01:48:48Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001255

and national security

01:48:50Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001256

sectors. First, it

01:48:52Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001257

resolves the late registration crisis

01:48:54Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001258

by introducing automated

01:48:56Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001259

lineage verification,

01:48:58Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001260

according to Exact Parental Data.

01:49:00Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001261

Exact Parental Data allows

01:49:02Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001262

PSA algorithms to

01:49:04Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001263

cross-reference historical

01:49:06Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001264

records, making it mathematically

01:49:09Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001265

near impossible to invent

01:49:10Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001266

fictitious lineages

01:49:12Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001267

through weak secondary proofs

01:49:14Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001268

like affidavits. Second,

01:49:16Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001269

it strengthens border control for the

01:49:18Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001270

Bureau of Immigration by preventing

01:49:20Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001271

foreign nationals from obtaining

01:49:22Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001272

fraudulent passports and eliminating

01:49:24Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001273

identity toggling

01:49:26Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001274

during dual citizenship

01:49:28Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001275

audits. Third,

01:49:30Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001276

for law enforcement agencies like the Bureau of

01:49:32Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001277

Immigration, PNP, and NBI and PIDEA,

01:49:34Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001278

standardizing aliases

01:49:36Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001279

at the civil baseline prevents

01:49:38Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001280

criminals from using alternate

01:49:40Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001281

names to evade

01:49:42Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001282

arrest warrants while enabling

01:49:44Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001283

rapid forensic kinship, matching

01:49:46Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001284

and trafficking, and exploitation

01:49:48Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001285

investigations. Finally,

01:49:50Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001286

it empowers the intelligence community

01:49:52Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001287

NICA, ESA, etc.

01:49:54Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001288

to disrupt ghost

01:49:56Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001289

identities used by foreign

01:49:58Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001290

actors and map complex

01:50:00Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001291

relational

01:50:01Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001292

databases linking suspect

01:50:04Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001293

entities to illicit networks.

01:50:06Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001294

Ultimately, this structural reform represents

01:50:07Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001295

a multi-generational defense line

01:50:09Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001296

for Philippine national security

01:50:11Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001297

and I am recommending that the Civil

01:50:13Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001298

Register General and the PSA

01:50:16Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001299

alongside the DOJ and DLG update

01:50:17Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001300

these mandatory standard forms. Now,

01:50:20Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001301

I have here a sample of

01:50:21Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001302

certificate of birth

01:50:23Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001303

of the PSA.

01:50:28Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001304

Father and mother,

01:50:29Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001305

wala, hindi naka-specify yung date

01:50:31Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001306

of birth ng parents.

01:50:33Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001307

Pwede ba natin i-add

01:50:35Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001308

from now on? Magkaroon tayo ng

01:50:38Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001309

kunting amendment dito na pag nakalagay yung

01:50:39Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001310

father

01:50:40Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001311

nung bata, tapos ilalagay yung

01:50:43Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001312

birth certificate, ay birth date ng father

01:50:45Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001313

and then mother

01:50:46Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001314

nung bata, ilalagay yung

01:50:48Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001315

birth date ng mother. And then when they

01:50:51Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001316

show up para mag-fill up

01:50:54Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001317

nitong birth certificate, then they have to show proof

01:50:55Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001318

na talagang yun yung birth certificate nila.

01:50:58Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001319

Etcetera. Or kung hindi para mas

01:50:59Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001320

mapabilis, yung number na lang

01:51:02Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001321

ata na pwedeng

01:51:04Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001322

hanapin. In that way, maiwasan

01:51:06Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001323

natin yung nangyari tulad kay Alice Goo.

01:51:08Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001324

What do you think?

01:51:09Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001325

Yes, Your Honor, we support that.

01:51:12Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001326

And sabi ko nga kanina,

01:51:14Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001327

Your Honor, mayroon tayong

01:51:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001328

nakasalang na CRBS

01:51:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001329

bill sa Senate

01:51:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001330

and some of those that you mentioned

01:51:21Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001331

are actually in the

01:51:23Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001332

proposed bill. Yung ating civil

01:51:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001333

registration law kasi is really an

01:51:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001334

old bill.

01:51:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001335

At nagkaroon lang tayo

01:51:30Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001336

ng mga adjustment

01:51:32Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001337

doon. So we are requesting

01:51:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001338

actually na given our

01:51:35Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001339

experiences na from the

01:51:37Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001340

previous cases

01:51:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001341

like what you mentioned, Your Honor,

01:51:43Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001342

pwede nating ilagay

01:51:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001343

dito sa ating bagong

01:51:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001344

batas. But kung

01:51:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001345

pwede naman magawa na

01:51:50Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001346

itong may additional date of birth

01:51:52Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001347

of the parents doon sa bagong form

01:51:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001348

and if it is under the

01:51:56Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001349

power authority of the Civil Register General,

01:51:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001350

we will do so, Your Honor.

01:52:00Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001351

Last na lamang, ano,

01:52:02Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001352

I think this was

01:52:04Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001353

last year or a couple of years ago,

01:52:06Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001354

na nalaman ng

01:52:08Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001355

NBI sa Mindanao,

01:52:10Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001356

there were, I think,

01:52:11Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001357

6,000 or something, yung mga

01:52:13Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001358

bogus late registration from

01:52:15Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001359

foreign nationals and it's

01:52:18Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001360

being investigated. Yung ba, na nalinis

01:52:19Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001361

yun sa system ninyo and then,

01:52:21Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001362

nag-coordinate ba sa inyong NBI kung anong ginawa nila doon

01:52:23Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001363

sa mga foreign nationals na bogus or

01:52:25Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001364

dubious yung pagka-attain,

01:52:28Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001365

pagka-piliin nila ng

01:52:29Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001366

late registration?

01:52:31Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001367

Yes, Your Honor. Ito po yung siguro yung

01:52:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001368

may mention yun, yung galing sa

01:52:35Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001369

Santa Cruz Municipality of Santa Cruz in

01:52:37Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001370

Davao province.

01:52:39Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001370-split-2

Yes, exactly.

01:52:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001371

Yun po, na-block na natin yun.

01:52:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001372

We are coordinating with

01:52:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001373

the National Bureau of Immigration,

01:52:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001374

the National Bureau of Investigation

01:52:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001375

and pinadala na rin po namin sa

01:52:50Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001376

Bureau of Immigration and other

01:52:51Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001377

national security agencies, yung mga

01:52:54Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001378

names, so that kung

01:52:56Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001379

nandun sa kanilang database,

01:52:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001380

they can also track them.

01:53:00Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001381

So, we are working with NBI

01:53:02Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001382

in Mindanao.

01:53:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001383

In fact, may mga collaboration kami,

01:53:06Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001384

not just in one particular area, but

01:53:08Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001385

in other areas also to check

01:53:09Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001386

the local civil registry offices.

01:53:11Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001387

Okay. Anong mga ginagawa nyo yung steps

01:53:13Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001388

or putting a system in place

01:53:15Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001389

na para hindi na maulit itong maraming

01:53:17Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001390

mga kalusot na mga foreign nationals

01:53:19Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001391

na nabangit nga ni Senator Ping

01:53:21Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001392

Lapson, mga sa sleeper cells

01:53:23Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001393

na mag-register sila

01:53:25Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001394

to late registration.

01:53:28Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001395

And hindi dapat sila karapat-karapat magkaroon

01:53:30Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001396

ng birth certificate ng Pilipino hanggang sa

01:53:32Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001397

magkaroon ng passport. Meron na ba kayo

01:53:34Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001398

yung system in place para hindi na maulit ito?

01:53:35Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001399

Yes, Your Honor. Yung

01:53:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001400

sabi ko nga kanina, we

01:53:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001401

actually recalibrated,

01:53:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001402

strengthened our late

01:53:43Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001403

registration protocol.

01:53:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001404

Ang una, kailangan mag-appear

01:53:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001405

siya, ang person na yon,

01:53:50Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001406

at kailangan, among others,

01:53:52Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001407

mag-register siya sa

01:53:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001408

national ID

01:53:54Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001409

system.

01:53:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001410

At the same time, yung mga late

01:54:00Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001411

registration covering the years

01:54:02Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001412

2010 hanggang 2023,

01:54:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001413

ito po ay nakasubject sa

01:54:06Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001414

audit ng Philippine Statistics Authority.

01:54:08Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001415

Pinupuntahan po namin, ito po yung

01:54:10Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001416

mga close to 50,000

01:54:12Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001417

na na-assess namin as

01:54:14Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001418

possible fraudulent.

01:54:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001419

And hinahanap po namin

01:54:18Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001420

sa mga barangay

01:54:20Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001421

yung tao na na-register.

01:54:22Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001422

So we have also a report on this,

01:54:24Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001423

Your Honor.

01:54:25Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001424

Okay. Update na lang pala doon sa mga

01:54:28Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001425

kaso na i-file against those civil

01:54:30Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001426

registrars involved

01:54:31Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001427

doon sa

01:54:32Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001428

anomalya

01:54:36Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001429

ng late registration.

01:54:38Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001430

Ano nangyari doon sa mga late

01:54:39Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001431

civil registrars?

01:54:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001432

May mga local civil registrar tayo,

01:54:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001433

Your Honor. We will send you the

01:54:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001434

detailed.

01:54:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001435

But one is that may mga

01:54:50Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001436

kaso sila and

01:54:51Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001437

they were under first.

01:54:54Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001438

Kasi ang local civil registrars

01:54:55Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001439

ay under sa authority ng local

01:54:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001440

chief executive. So we are

01:54:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001441

requesting the local chief executive na

01:55:01Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001442

i-under sila sa administrative cases.

01:55:04Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001443

Marami na pong natanggal.

01:55:05Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001444

And then we are also sending

01:55:07Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001445

their names to the

01:55:09Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001446

National Bureau of Investigation

01:55:12Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001447

and other national security

01:55:13Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001448

agencies. Your Honor, the Philippine

01:55:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001449

Statistics Authority is providing quarterly

01:55:17Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001450

report on

01:55:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001451

our audit and our

01:55:22Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001452

efforts to clean

01:55:23Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001453

the civil registry system

01:55:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001454

to the Senate. But we

01:55:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001455

will provide the copies of

01:55:29Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001456

this report. Nakapang limang report

01:55:31Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001457

na po yata kami on the progress

01:55:33Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001458

of our audit and investigation.

01:55:36Source

Senator Raffy T. Tulfo

asr-001459

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

01:55:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001460

Thank you. Senator Kiko

01:55:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001461

Pangilinan.

01:55:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001462

Well, on that point, just for

01:55:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001463

the information of USEC

01:55:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001464

Mapa and Secretary

01:55:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001465

RC.

01:55:50Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001466

And for the information

01:55:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001467

of Senator Raffy,

01:55:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001468

the Civil Registration

01:55:55Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001469

and Vital Statistics Bill,

01:55:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001470

is pending

01:56:00Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001471

under the

01:56:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001472

Committee on Justice, of which I am chairperson.

01:56:04Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001473

And this is

01:56:05Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001474

actually a measure that is sponsored by

01:56:07Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001475

the Senate President.

01:56:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001476

And we've had a committee hearing

01:56:12Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001477

and we are now going through the

01:56:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001478

technical working group. So we expect to

01:56:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001479

be able to pass this

01:56:16Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001480

to provide the

01:56:19Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001481

necessary tools

01:56:21Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001482

for us to address the challenges

01:56:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001483

raised earlier by Senator Raffy.

01:56:26Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001484

Maybe the good

01:56:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001485

Secretary,

01:56:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001486

Secretary can lobby

01:56:29Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001487

with the House

01:56:30Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001488

because I understand

01:56:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001489

it is also still on the committee level

01:56:35Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001490

to address this.

01:56:38Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001491

Just for the information

01:56:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001492

of the Chairman and our colleagues.

01:56:42Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001493

May I proceed?

01:56:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001494

Yes, please proceed.

01:56:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001495

Thank you.

01:56:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001496

We'd like to...

01:56:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001497

I will take off

01:56:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001498

from where we started

01:56:53Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001499

in the DBCC

01:56:55Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001500

with the remarks,

01:56:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001501

when I asked about why

01:56:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001502

rice prices

01:57:00Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001503

continue to remain

01:57:03Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001504

high. Inflation is, if I'm not

01:57:05Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001505

right, price inflation year on year is about

01:57:07Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001506

19%, if I'm not

01:57:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001507

mistaken.

01:57:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001508

Despite the fact that we've

01:57:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001509

precisely

01:57:14Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001510

imported

01:57:17Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001511

5 million

01:57:19Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001512

metric tons.

01:57:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001513

And it was

01:57:25Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001514

a BSP governor

01:57:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001515

Remalona.

01:57:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001516

Yes.

01:57:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001517

I have a friend, Ramulete,

01:57:37Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001518

Remalona.

01:57:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001519

Remalona, who said

01:57:41Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001520

that

01:57:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001521

the raising

01:57:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001522

of the tariffs

01:57:46Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001523

worked for a while.

01:57:50Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001524

Or bringing down of the tariffs

01:57:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001525

worked for a while and then something happened.

01:57:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001526

If you will remember.

01:57:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001527

And we'd like to go...

01:57:58Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001528

What is that something that happened?

01:58:00Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001529

Because you'd like to think after 5 million

01:58:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001530

metric tons of rice being

01:58:04Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001531

flood, well,

01:58:06Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001532

theoretically flooding the market,

01:58:08Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001533

we shouldn't have a

01:58:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001534

19.4%

01:58:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001535

year on year

01:58:14Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001536

rise inflation. Of course, there are

01:58:16Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001537

other factors, such as

01:58:18Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001538

the war in

01:58:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001539

Iran,

01:58:22Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001540

oil prices, fertilizer, etc.

01:58:25Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001541

And then,

01:58:26Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001542

we put tight

01:58:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001543

sanctions on the whole of El Nino.

01:58:29Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001544

So, I worry.

01:58:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001545

So, could you give us

01:58:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001546

your sense,

01:58:35Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001547

Sec. Arcee, of what's

01:58:37Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001548

going on?

01:58:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001549

Dr. Sebastian is angry.

01:58:42Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001550

Maybe he can also add to the discussion.

01:58:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001551

You're right, Mr. Chair.

01:58:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001552

Your Honor,

01:58:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001553

we

01:58:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001554

looked at the

01:58:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001555

experience

01:58:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001556

of the

01:58:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001557

market

01:58:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001558

and what happened to retail prices

01:59:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001559

and farmgate prices

01:59:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001560

at the time when we

01:59:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001561

reduced the

01:59:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001562

tariff

01:59:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001563

to 15%

01:59:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001564

when retail prices

01:59:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001565

were high

01:59:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001566

and inflation was

01:59:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001567

a major concern at the time.

01:59:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001568

And

01:59:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001569

to our

01:59:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001570

surprise,

01:59:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001571

the

01:59:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001572

inflation was not

01:59:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001573

as high as we expected.

01:59:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001574

The retail prices did not behave

01:59:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001575

as we expected.

01:59:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001576

For several months,

01:59:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001577

retail prices remained high.

01:59:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001578

Despite, yes, the

01:59:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001579

reduction in tariff and the

01:59:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001580

falling world prices.

01:59:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001581

Because world prices started also to

01:59:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001582

come down. So, we were expecting.

01:59:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001583

So,

01:59:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001584

we had a recent paper on this.

01:59:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001585

Mr. Chair, I could share it with you.

01:59:50Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001586

Please go.

01:59:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001587

I think you used it in one of your

01:59:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001588

papers.

01:59:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001589

But,

01:59:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001590

but essentially, it's like a combination of facts.

02:00:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001591

But one that we could not exclude is the possibility that you have an anti-competitive market in the retail sector.

02:00:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001592

And that's why we have been asking our Philippine Competition Commission to investigate the industry.

02:00:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001593

Both in the, not just in the, I think it's not so much in the retail, it's in the trading, the wholesaling, and the importation.

02:00:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001594

That is where I think, where we see the rigidity in the prices.

02:00:42Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001595

Because we also, Congress passed the Agri-Economic Sabotage Law,

02:00:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001596

which includes hoarding.

02:00:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001597

profiteering, price manipulation.

02:00:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001598

And that is all, but that's not the complete story, Mr. Chair.

02:00:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001599

As I said, it's a complicated thing.

02:01:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001600

There is also problems with bottlenecks in the logistics that prevent markets from functioning smoothly.

02:01:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001601

And also in the way we use trade policy, I think.

02:01:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001602

As you know, because the way we have been, we make decisions on importation and I think those quantitative restrictions are affecting the way the market functions.

02:01:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001603

So the market can't effectively function.

02:01:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001604

And when you put all this together, you have that problem.

02:01:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001605

And so until now, the major contributor to inflation, food inflation, is rice.

02:01:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001606

And nationwide inflation, too, because of rice inflation.

02:02:01Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001607

And that's why it's critical.

02:02:03Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001608

Now, just going back to the anti-competitive market, for example, in 2020-2024, the Competition Commission, of which you used to chair,

02:02:17Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001609

recommended a penalty of about 2.6 billion pesos for the onion cartel.

02:02:26Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001610

I understand the penalty has not been implemented.

02:02:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001611

It is still on appeal.

02:02:38Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001612

It's already 2026.

02:02:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001613

So that, too, gives you a sense of why.

02:02:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001614

The anti-competition intervention, I mean, forces continue to do their thing.

02:03:01Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001615

Would you have a status of that case?

02:03:05Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001616

2024 ni-recommenda, 2.6 billion, unprecedented, fine.

02:03:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001617

I'm sure you're familiar with that, considering you were.

02:03:16Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001618

You were.

02:03:17Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001619

You headed that commission.

02:03:21Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001620

Do we see any light at the end of the tunnel that cases will be filed?

02:03:26Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001621

Because the recommendation was to fine them.

02:03:29Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001622

The penalty was about 2.6 billion, but hindi pa na-enforce.

02:03:37Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001623

Go ahead, sir.

02:03:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001624

I have no information about that, Mr.

02:03:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001625

As to the current status, I was no longer the chair when...

02:03:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001626

The decision was...

02:03:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001627

Yes, yes.

02:03:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001628

So this is under...

02:03:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001629

PCC is now with OP?

02:03:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001630

It's an independent...

02:03:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001631

It's headed by Mike Aguinaldo.

02:03:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001632

Yes, yes.

02:03:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001633

Well, anyway, that's one concern na hindi efektibo itong PCC in enforcing its recommendations.

02:04:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001634

It was just a recommendation.

02:04:14Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001635

It is still pending.

02:04:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001636

It has not been two years after.

02:04:17Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001637

More than two years.

02:04:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001638

Kasi 2004.

02:04:21Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001639

So 2024, 2025, 2026 na ngayon.

02:04:26Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001640

And I believe it was July 2024.

02:04:30Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001641

So that's a concern.

02:04:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001642

Now, just some...

02:04:35Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001643

Yung 9.7% poverty levels, how did that happen?

02:04:41Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001644

I mean, parang counterintuitive.

02:04:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001645

Nag-Iran war.

02:04:46Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001646

Tumaas ang presyo.

02:04:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001647

Tumaas ng gasolina.

02:04:50Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001648

Mataas ang inflation ng food.

02:04:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001649

Bumagsak ang poverty levels from last year.

02:04:58Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001650

Was it 16?

02:05:01Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001651

15?

02:05:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001652

Let me explain.

02:05:03Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001653

Yes, go ahead.

02:05:04Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001654

Yes, yes.

02:05:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001655

I think that, yeah.

02:05:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001656

The data that we are capturing is 2023 versus 2025.

02:05:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001657

The data was 2025.

02:05:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001658

Not 2026.

02:05:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001659

The inflation in 2025 was very low.

02:05:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001660

1.6%, something like that.

02:05:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001661

The 9.7% inflation is 2025.

02:05:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001662

2025.

02:05:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001663

Okay.

02:05:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001664

That was the 9.7%.

02:05:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001665

And the decrease, comparing that with the conditions, economic conditions during that period, 2023 to 2025,

02:05:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001666

across income growths, or what's called income deciles, you see that households' incomes increased by almost, in nominal terms, over 20% in those periods.

02:06:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001667

It was a period, quite unusual, I would say, because it was a period of low inflation.

02:06:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001668

Income growth was quite widespread across.

02:06:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001669

Households.

02:06:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001670

So it was not an inequitable growth.

02:06:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001671

You can see the same percentage growth across the households' income classes.

02:06:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001672

And yes, and the labor market was also at its best.

02:06:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001673

It was a period when unemployment was declining, underemployment was declining.

02:06:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001674

The 2026 is a different story because the Middle East conflict, the oil price, sharp price, oil price increases, the deceleration of growth because of the scandal, partly because of scandal and the high inflation.

02:07:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001675

So some of those gains could have been eroded.

02:07:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001676

Wipe out.

02:07:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001677

I don't think it is wipe out.

02:07:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001678

But I don't think, I really don't think that's wipe out.

02:07:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001679

But could have been eroded by those high inflation.

02:07:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001680

And now, unemployment is also beginning to, beginning, has also increased in recent quarters.

02:07:30Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001681

Just one more question on the...

02:07:32Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001682

Yes, before it skips my mind, I follow up.

02:07:36Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001683

Where is the country headed in the next two years in terms of the, or using the following indicators?

02:07:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001684

Inflation, national debt, atsaka yung peso versus the U.S. dollar and other currencies?

02:07:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001685

The last one is quite difficult to know, Your Honor, because the value of the peso does not depend just on our actions, but also actions of other countries.

02:08:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001686

Now that the Fed is strengthening.

02:08:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001687

It's raising its policy rates, you would expect a lot of pressure on the peso because dollar-denominated assets will become now much more attractive.

02:08:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001688

So, but there are other, of course, factors that how investors and our local population, both consumers and producers, see the future.

02:08:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001689

And I think that if we can, as I keep saying, that if we can address the common variables that have led to this pessimism, to this negative sentiments that happened in the last quarters, three quarters, we could be on a recovery.

02:09:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001690

So, I think that there are some good news.

02:09:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001691

That happened lately, and I hope that that will temper now the sentiments, and I hope that there will are emerging solutions to the Middle East conflict, because that's the big uncertainty in the world economy right now.

02:09:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001692

We were expecting just a few months ago or a few weeks ago that oil prices would finally be at $80 per barrel.

02:09:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001693

But now it's back to...

02:09:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001694

To 100% because of, you know, certain actions that outside of our control.

02:09:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001695

So, it's really a very uncertain world.

02:09:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001696

You know, that's the least that I could say.

02:09:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001697

What's our projected national debt in June of 2028?

02:10:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001698

We are still working on a fiscal consolidation.

02:10:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001699

As you can see in the budget, the budget, the increase in the budget was very...

02:10:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001700

Small.

02:10:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001701

In fact, in real terms, it's likely flat.

02:10:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001702

It's more like a flat, no?

02:10:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001703

Just to make sure that we are managing our fiscal issues, the fiscal space.

02:10:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001704

And I think that we have agreed among the economic managers and discussed with the president that we need to...

02:10:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001705

To strong...

02:10:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001706

To reorient our borrowing, to focus only on capital outlay and infrastructure, for example.

02:10:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001707

Yeah.

02:10:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001708

Kasi parang [unclear] na tayo ng borrowing even for MOOE, ano?

02:11:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001709

I mean, some countries don't do that.

02:11:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001710

They only borrow for capital outlay.

02:11:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001711

And I think that that's a direction that we should take.

02:11:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001712

And...

02:11:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001713

And...

02:11:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001715

we are taking. And our fiscal consolidation program is geared for that.

02:11:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001716

Hopefully, there will be no extra pressure for us.

02:11:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001717

The problem is really our vulnerability energy.

02:11:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001718

Because we have little space that whenever, you know, world prices rise, we are hit quickly.

02:11:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001719

Because we don't have the kind of energy situation that our neighbors...

02:11:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001720

have.

02:11:44Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001721

Thank you, Sir [unclear].

02:11:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001722

Thank you, Senator Kiko.

02:11:46Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001723

Thank you.

02:11:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001724

Yes, sir, Senator Pangilinan

02:11:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001725

Just a few more questions.

02:11:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001726

You know, we...

02:11:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001727

The anti-agric...

02:11:53Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001728

I just want to go back to that, no?

02:11:55Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001729

Economic sabotage.

02:11:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001730

May we request the DepDev to give us your position paper after two years.

02:12:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001731

Unfortunately, you still don't have big-time smugglers being jailed.

02:12:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001732

And then, of course, the PCC.

02:12:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001733

The PCC Commission has yet to finalize its penalties on the Onion Cartel.

02:12:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001734

There is a disconnect in the Council because it seems like the enforcement arm of the Council does not include the BOC and the DA.

02:12:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001735

And what I'm told is that kasi hindi mapagkatiwalaan yung dalawa.

02:12:37Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001736

They are in the Council, but they're not in the enforcement.

02:12:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001737

They're not in the enforcement entity.

02:12:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001738

I think that, you know...

02:12:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001739

They're the ones who know.

02:12:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001740

They're the ones who are guarding.

02:12:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001741

They're the ones mandated.

02:12:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001742

But when it comes to the enforcement for agri-smuggling, both the BOC and the DA are not in the enforcement bureau.

02:13:08Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001743

So, can you give us a position?

02:13:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001744

I think it was an overreaction.

02:13:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001745

It was like a pendulum swing to the extreme.

02:13:18Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001746

Dahil maraming smuggling, hindi nagagawa yung trabaho, et cetera.

02:13:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001747

Huwag niyo isama.

02:13:25Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001748

Lalo gumulo yung sharing of information, et cetera.

02:13:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001749

Hindi angkop.

02:13:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001750

Nagtuturoan pati.

02:13:36Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001751

So, maybe the DepDev can give us your position paper.

02:13:41Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001752

Let's...

02:13:41Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001753

Maybe you need to revisit that.

02:13:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001754

That portion or provisions of the law.

02:13:46Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001755

Kasi 10 milyon pesos lang ang kailangan para makakulong ng non-bailable offense.

02:13:53Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001756

10 milyon pesos lang.

02:13:55Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001757

Panay ang announce ng gobyerno na billion ang nakukumpis ka.

02:13:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001758

500 milyon dito ng sigarilyo.

02:14:03Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001759

100 milyon ng karne.

02:14:07Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001760

Pero, yung nakakulong, bodegero.

02:14:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001761

So, ano nangyari ron?

02:14:18Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001762

Sa halagang 10 milyon lang.

02:14:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001763

Meron daw ilan.

02:14:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001764

But, that's not enough.

02:14:24Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001765

If you're confiscating billions, then you should be jailing big-time smugglers.

02:14:32Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001766

To the tune of billions.

02:14:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001767

So, anyway, that one.

02:14:36Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001768

I'm sorry, I'm particular about that.

02:14:38Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001769

Because it's really killing our local agri

02:14:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001770

and fishery sector, when all these...

02:14:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001771

Ang malungkot pa doon, yung pinapasok na mga produkto,

02:14:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001772

eh baka ano pa, siya salvage value.

02:14:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001773

Kasi unfit na for human consumption doon sa China.

02:14:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001774

Dadalin dito, smuggled.

02:15:00Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001775

Tapos, sasabunin ng formalin,

02:15:03Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001776

tapos ibebenta sa merkado.

02:15:06Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001777

So, and then, when you look at all the,

02:15:09Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001778

not all, but the items that are seized,

02:15:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001779

unfit for human consumption,

02:15:14Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001780

may E. coli, salmonella, etc.

02:15:17Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001781

So, well, anyway,

02:15:19Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001782

so maybe you can give us your position

02:15:21Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001783

because we'd like to revisit the law

02:15:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001784

and provide the council with more teeth.

02:15:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001785

My last question,

02:15:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001786

or last two questions,

02:15:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001787

the issue of, again, I go back to smuggling.

02:15:37Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001788

We had a hearing in March

02:15:38Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001789

regarding onion importation.

02:15:42Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001790

The PSA had their projected harvest.

02:15:48Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001791

Senator Ping was there.

02:15:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001792

And then the BPI, DA,

02:15:53Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001793

had a different set of data.

02:15:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001794

The PSA had a lower requirement

02:16:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001795

for the gap in terms of the supply deficit.

02:16:06Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001796

But the DA had a larger.

02:16:09Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001797

And therefore,

02:16:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001798

nasunod yung DA,

02:16:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001799

nag-import ng in excess,

02:16:16Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001800

at least more than what PSA said.

02:16:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001801

So I said,

02:16:22Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001802

we identified,

02:16:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001803

we allocated 100 million for the PSA last year,

02:16:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001804

for the PSA.

02:16:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001805

The surveying and the research.

02:16:30Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001806

So I said,

02:16:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001807

why don't you come up with a memorandum of agreement

02:16:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001808

between the DA and the PSA and the DepDev

02:16:36Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001809

so that we have one set of data?

02:16:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001810

I'd like to think,

02:16:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001811

DepDev,

02:16:46Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001812

I don't know.

02:16:48Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001813

But you're the researchers.

02:16:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001814

You're the statisticians.

02:16:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001815

That's not DA.

02:16:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001816

DA should be the employer.

02:16:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001817

Implementor, et cetera.

02:17:00Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001818

So nagka-conflict sa datos,

02:17:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001819

mas malaki yung data ng DA

02:17:04Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001820

for some reason.

02:17:07Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001821

So nag-import ng mas malaki.

02:17:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001822

Yes.

02:17:12Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001823

Tapos sa panahon.

02:17:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001824

So can you clarify that?

02:17:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001825

Yes, sir.

02:17:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001826

Kasi I also,

02:17:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001827

I share the sentiment of Senator Pangilinan.

02:17:24Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001828

I authored the anti-agriculture smuglilo in 2016.

02:17:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001829

Tapos nag-evolve,

02:17:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001830

dati kasi smugling lang.

02:17:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001831

Nag-evolve naman.

02:17:32Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001832

Dahil nagkaroon ng gantong batas,

02:17:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001833

left and right naman ang issuance ng importation permit.

02:17:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001834

Kaya nga nag-agadag ng anti-agriculture economic sabotage ngayon.

02:17:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001835

That's the Conserve Center Pangilinan.

02:17:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001836

How can we do to improve better this one,

02:17:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001837

the reinforcement para magkaroon ng direksyon tungkol na natin?

02:17:53Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001838

Sometimes it's frustrating to hear

02:17:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001839

the statement.

02:17:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001840

The state of our agriculture,

02:17:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001841

na talagang they import at the wrong time.

02:18:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001842

Di ba?

02:18:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001843

Yung patay,

02:18:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001844

yung local industry natin,

02:18:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001845

pinababayaan na ano na.

02:18:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001846

Parang napabayaan na import na na import.

02:18:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001847

So sige,

02:18:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001848

we would like to hear from you.

02:18:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001849

Thank you,

02:18:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001850

Mr. Chair and Your Honor.

02:18:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001851

This is a long-standing issue.

02:18:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001852

Recall that before PSA was reorganized,

02:18:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001853

there was a Bureau of Agricultural Statistics

02:18:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001854

that collects data.

02:18:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001855

I would collect data.

02:18:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001856

But what,

02:18:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001857

and then PS,

02:18:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001858

the National Statistics Office

02:18:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001859

was also collecting data.

02:18:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001860

And those two data do not match,

02:18:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001861

do not agree by a wide margin.

02:18:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001862

And there were many studies pointing to

02:18:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001863

the need to integrate the two

02:18:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001864

by removing the data collection

02:18:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001865

for purposes of statistics.

02:18:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001866

Statistical compilation,

02:18:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001867

especially compilation in support of

02:19:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001868

the national income accounts

02:19:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001869

away from implementing agencies

02:19:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001870

so that there is a more credible

02:19:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001871

sample-based statistically valid sampling methods

02:19:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001872

applied so that the data

02:19:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001873

are nationally representative.

02:19:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001874

So that was the decision.

02:19:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001875

But of course,

02:19:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001876

over time,

02:19:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001877

the Department of Agriculture

02:19:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001878

realized that they still would have to collect

02:19:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001879

their own data for administrative purposes.

02:19:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001880

And so that's where we are still at now.

02:19:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001881

But on the other hand,

02:19:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001882

we have been,

02:19:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001883

I think PSA and DA have been coordinating

02:19:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-001884

toward unifying their processes.

02:19:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001885

Yes, because I asked them to.

02:19:53Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001886

And I told them,

02:19:55Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001887

maybe,

02:19:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001888

and they acceded.

02:19:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001889

I said,

02:19:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001890

you can make a memorandum of agreement

02:20:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001891

between PSA and BPI-DA

02:20:06Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001892

or whoever it is in DA

02:20:08Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001893

that's collecting the data.

02:20:09Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001894

And you agree

02:20:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001895

that after you collect the data,

02:20:12Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001896

you will have one figure.

02:20:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001897

I mean, I don't think that's difficult to do.

02:20:17Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001898

But it has to be

02:20:19Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001899

at the cabinet secretary level.

02:20:21Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001900

We, you know,

02:20:22Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001901

when you were with NEDA,

02:20:24Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001902

you chaired NEDA,

02:20:25Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001903

I was with the,

02:20:26Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001904

we were together in the NFA council,

02:20:30Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001905

we had a memorandum of agreement

02:20:32Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001906

between the NFA and the BOC

02:20:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001907

that we only have one,

02:20:37Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001908

then,

02:20:37Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001909

only one document

02:20:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001910

for rice importation.

02:20:42Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001911

Whatever we had in NFA,

02:20:44Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001912

the BOC had the same.

02:20:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001913

So that every time rice imports came in,

02:20:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001914

we only had one document.

02:20:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001915

So nag-uusap kami,

02:20:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001916

and it was just by way of agreement.

02:20:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001917

So maybe the PSA and the DA-BPI,

02:21:00Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001918

sana before we go to plenary,

02:21:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001919

meron na kayong memorandum of agreement

02:21:04Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001920

para naman isa lang yung figurang ninyo.

02:21:09Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001921

I don't think you need to be a rocket scientist

02:21:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001922

to reconcile data.

02:21:14Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001923

Yes.

02:21:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001924

Go ahead, sir.

02:21:16Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001925

Yeah.

02:21:16Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001926

Thank you, Mr. Chair, Your Honor.

02:21:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001927

I agree on the statement

02:21:21Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001928

that any plan should be based on a single data.

02:21:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001929

And after that,

02:21:26Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001930

after that discussion,

02:21:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001931

Your Honor,

02:21:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001932

the Department of Agriculture and the PSA

02:21:31Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001933

discussed and talked with Secretary Laurel.

02:21:35Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001934

And we have already

02:21:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001935

that memorandum of agreement

02:21:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001936

stating that for official statistics

02:21:40Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001937

on output,

02:21:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001938

the PSA's data will be...

02:21:44Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001939

Can we have a copy?

02:21:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001940

I also talked to Secretary Kiko about that.

02:21:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001941

And he was kind enough to say

02:21:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001942

he will look into it

02:21:50Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001943

and he has no...

02:21:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001944

In principle, he does not object.

02:21:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-001945

Yeah, we will provide the...

02:21:55Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001946

So henceforth,

02:21:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001947

we will have one data.

02:21:58Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001948

Correct.

02:21:58Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001949

Okay, good.

02:22:00Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001950

Thank you, Lord.

02:22:01Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001951

Now,

02:22:02Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001952

my last question, actually.

02:22:05Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001953

Yung El Nino.

02:22:08Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001954

During our time,

02:22:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001955

SEC-RC,

02:22:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001956

we had an interagency task force on El Nino.

02:22:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001957

Do we have that now?

02:22:18Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001958

Somebody said yes.

02:22:24Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001959

And

02:22:25Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001960

what are the interventions

02:22:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001961

to be undertaken by this task force?

02:22:29Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001962

Because you have to factor that in

02:22:32Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001963

in terms of our...

02:22:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001964

the impact on the incomes,

02:22:36Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001965

economy, food,

02:22:39Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001966

agri-sector.

02:22:44Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001967

Would you care to answer us,

02:22:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001968

Yusek Abad-Santos?

02:22:46Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001969

Yes, Mr. Chair, Your Honor.

02:22:48Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001970

The task force was reconstituted

02:22:50Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001971

by an executive order by the President.

02:22:52Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001972

And

02:22:53Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001973

it's now...

02:22:55Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001974

now headed by the Department of Defense,

02:22:58Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001975

by the Department of National Defense,

02:23:00Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001976

mainly as the chair of the NBRMC.

02:23:05Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001977

And again,

02:23:06Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001978

for the past months,

02:23:08Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001979

like the past four months,

02:23:09Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001980

there have been meetings conducted

02:23:11Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001981

by the

02:23:13Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001982

technical working group of the task force

02:23:16Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001983

in terms of the different

02:23:19Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001984

key member agencies

02:23:20Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001985

or the core members,

02:23:21Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001986

which are

02:23:22Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001987

the Department of Energy,

02:23:24Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001988

Department of Agriculture,

02:23:25Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001989

or NIA,

02:23:28Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001990

and Department of Health and the ALG

02:23:30Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001991

to look at their different interventions

02:23:32Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001992

in the anticipation of

02:23:35Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001993

the

02:23:36Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos

asr-001994

incoming El Nino.

02:23:39Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001995

Okay.

02:23:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001996

Maybe from the point of view of the DEV,

02:23:42Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001997

you can submit to us your

02:23:44Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001998

your

02:23:46Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-001999

recommendations as to interventions of the task force,

02:23:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002000

no?

02:23:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002001

So that we can address

02:23:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002002

uh...

02:23:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002003

incomes of the farmers and

02:23:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002004

will drop,

02:23:58Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002005

you know,

02:23:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002006

their output will drop,

02:24:03Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002007

supply harvests will drop,

02:24:06Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002008

as if it's not bad,

02:24:09Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002009

you know.

02:24:10Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002010

So it can get worse

02:24:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002011

before it gets,

02:24:13Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002012

sabi nga nila,

02:24:14Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002013

worse.

02:24:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002014

So hopefully we can

02:24:16Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002015

have timely intervention.

02:24:18Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002016

So at least from the point of view of the DEV,

02:24:21Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002017

what do you anticipate will be the impact?

02:24:24Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002018

What interventions will have to be undertaken?

02:24:26Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002019

I'll raise this question also with

02:24:28Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002020

uh...

02:24:29Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002021

with the budget of the

02:24:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002022

Defense Department.

02:24:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002023

Sorry, there's something that was slipped.

02:24:35Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002024

So, one more.

02:24:36Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002025

This is

02:24:37Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002026

concerning the MAV on pork.

02:24:40Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002027

Uh...

02:24:41Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002028

This was brought to my attention by

02:24:43Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002029

pork producers,

02:24:44Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002030

pork

02:24:45Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002031

hog raisers.

02:24:47Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002032

Their concern is that

02:24:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002033

maybe I can clarify this lang sa plenary, but

02:24:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002034

just to, just to give us, uh,

02:24:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002035

initially your,

02:24:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002036

your insights,

02:24:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002037

ano na ba ang nangyari?

02:24:58Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002038

Kasi,

02:24:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002039

negative

02:25:01Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002040

4.5 na ang inflation ng pork.

02:25:04Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002041

Uh,

02:25:05Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002042

so, well, that's a good sign, but, uh,

02:25:07Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002043

are we exhausting yung, uh, MAV

02:25:11Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002044

for that?

02:25:12Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002045

Baka naman hindi na kailangan.

02:25:14Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002046

Uh,

02:25:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002047

and, uh, moving forward,

02:25:18Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002048

they said they weren't consulted or they were,

02:25:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002049

there was not,

02:25:21Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002050

there was insufficient consultation.

02:25:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002051

Uh,

02:25:24Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002052

moving forward,

02:25:25Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002053

if you will make some adjustments,

02:25:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002054

can we make sure that they are,

02:25:28Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002055

uh,

02:25:29Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002056

part of the consultation process?

02:25:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002057

Uh,

02:25:32Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002058

go ahead,

02:25:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002059

uh,

02:25:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002060

Secretary.

02:25:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002061

We understand,

02:25:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002062

uh,

02:25:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002063

Your Honor,

02:25:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002064

that,

02:25:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002065

uh,

02:25:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002066

that the,

02:25:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002067

uh,

02:25:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002068

executive order that implements the revised,

02:25:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002069

uh,

02:25:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002070

MAV,

02:25:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002071

na,

02:25:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002072

was,

02:25:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002073

uh,

02:25:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002074

not implemented,

02:25:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002075

uh,

02:25:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002076

was,

02:25:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002077

uh,

02:25:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002078

in the Department of Agriculture.

02:25:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002079

So,

02:25:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002080

uh,

02:25:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002081

uh,

02:25:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002082

so it's,

02:25:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002083

it's nothing,

02:25:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002084

it has not changed yet.

02:25:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002085

Uh,

02:26:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002086

uh,

02:26:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002087

but we just want to clarify with respect to the,

02:26:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002088

uh,

02:26:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002089

prices.

02:26:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002090

Uh,

02:26:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002091

it's indeed true that,

02:26:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002092

uh,

02:26:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002093

uh,

02:26:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002094

since the beginning of this year,

02:26:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002095

uh,

02:26:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002096

today,

02:26:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002097

we witnessed,

02:26:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002098

uh,

02:26:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002099

uh,

02:26:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002100

decrease in the prices of pork.

02:26:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002101

Uh,

02:26:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002102

uh,

02:26:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002103

but,

02:26:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002104

uh,

02:26:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002105

the,

02:26:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002106

um,

02:26:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002107

uh,

02:26:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002108

in 20,

02:26:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002109

between 24,

02:26:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002110

20,

02:26:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002111

in 2025,

02:26:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002112

uh,

02:26:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002113

um,

02:26:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002114

from August,

02:26:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002115

uh,

02:26:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002116

of,

02:26:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002117

uh,

02:26:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002118

2024 to August of 2025,

02:26:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002119

uh,

02:26:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002120

prices of pork were actually rising,

02:26:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002121

and then it started falling since,

02:26:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002122

uh,

02:26:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002123

uh,

02:26:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002124

August or,

02:26:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002125

uh,

02:26:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002126

this year,

02:26:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002127

no?

02:26:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002128

So,

02:26:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002129

uh,

02:26:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002130

if you combine the two,

02:26:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002131

uh,

02:26:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002132

periods,

02:26:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002133

prices are flat,

02:26:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002134

so it's,

02:26:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002135

uh,

02:26:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002136

it's just the,

02:26:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002137

the,

02:26:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002138

the fall this year is just,

02:26:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002139

uh,

02:26:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002140

compensating for the,

02:26:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002141

uh,

02:26:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002142

for the rise in,

02:27:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002143

um,

02:27:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002144

in 2024 and 2025.

02:27:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002145

Uh,

02:27:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002146

so it's,

02:27:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002147

uh,

02:27:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002148

but of course,

02:27:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002149

if it continues,

02:27:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002150

uh,

02:27:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002151

for,

02:27:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002152

uh,

02:27:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002153

the long haul,

02:27:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002154

then it,

02:27:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002155

that's,

02:27:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002156

uh,

02:27:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002157

something to worry about.

02:27:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002158

If it's not been implemented,

02:27:26Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002159

as you say,

02:27:27Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002160

and they say they want to be consulted,

02:27:28Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002161

maybe we can reach out to them,

02:27:30Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002162

uh,

02:27:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002163

through the,

02:27:32Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002164

the Tariff Committee.

02:27:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002165

Uh,

02:27:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002166

I can relate to you,

02:27:35Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002167

uh,

02:27:36Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002168

endorse to you their concerns.

02:27:38Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002169

Um,

02:27:39Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002170

thank you,

02:27:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002171

thank you,

02:27:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002172

Secretary.

02:27:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002173

For clarification,

02:27:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002174

Mr. Chair,

02:27:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002175

the,

02:27:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002176

uh,

02:27:46Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002177

because it's a MAV,

02:27:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002178

that's a DA matter.

02:27:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002179

Yes,

02:27:49Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002180

oh,

02:27:50Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002181

yes,

02:27:51Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002182

that's correct.

02:27:52Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002183

But the Tariff Commission is chaired by you.

02:27:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002184

Right.

02:27:54Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002185

Committee,

02:27:55Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002186

rather,

02:27:56Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002187

the Tariff Committee.

02:27:57Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002188

Um,

02:27:58Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002189

and therefore,

02:27:59Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002190

the consultations are done by the Committee.

02:28:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002191

Uh,

02:28:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002192

uh,

02:28:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002193

the MAV Council.

02:28:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002194

The MAV Council is different,

02:28:06Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002195

uh.

02:28:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002196

No,

02:28:08Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002197

but you are part of the MAV Council.

02:28:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002198

Yeah,

02:28:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002199

but the Tariff and Related Matters,

02:28:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002200

uh,

02:28:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002201

is another,

02:28:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002202

uh,

02:28:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002203

committee.

02:28:15Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002204

Your vote in the Tariff Council,

02:28:16Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002205

uh,

02:28:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002206

is a different,

02:28:18Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002207

uh,

02:28:19Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002208

the MAV Council,

02:28:20Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002209

the MAV Council will,

02:28:21Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002210

will,

02:28:22Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002211

uh,

02:28:23Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002212

will help,

02:28:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002213

of course,

02:28:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002214

no?

02:28:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002215

Uh,

02:28:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002216

for changes in the tariff,

02:28:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002217

because of,

02:28:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002218

say,

02:28:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002219

trade remedies,

02:28:31Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002220

and that goes to,

02:28:32Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002221

uh,

02:28:33Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002222

the Tariff Commission.

02:28:34Source

Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002223

Okay,

02:28:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002224

okay.

02:28:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002225

Thank you for the clarification.

02:28:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002226

Thank you,

02:28:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002227

Secretary Pangilinan.

02:28:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002228

Next to,

02:28:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002229

uh,

02:28:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002230

ask questions is,

02:28:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002231

uh,

02:28:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002232

Senator Erwin Tulfo.

02:28:44Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002233

Thank you,

02:28:45Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002234

Mr. Chair.

02:28:46Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002235

Uh,

02:28:47Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002236

just,

02:28:48Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002237

of the

02:28:49Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002238

investment,

02:28:50Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002239

uh,

02:28:51Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002240

pledges

02:28:52Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002241

by countries

02:28:53Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002242

visited by

02:28:54Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002243

PBBM

02:28:55Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002244

since he took office

02:28:56Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002245

in 2022,

02:28:57Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002246

how many,

02:28:58Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002247

so far,

02:28:59Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002248

sir,

02:29:00Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002249

have fulfilled those

02:29:01Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002250

pledges?

02:29:02Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002251

Alam ko po,

02:29:03Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002252

ang daming niya pong binisita.

02:29:04Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002253

And then,

02:29:05Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002254

every time he visits,

02:29:06Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002255

eh,

02:29:07Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002256

yun naman talagang purpose niya.

02:29:08Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002257

I was still Secretary of the SWD.

02:29:09Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002258

I keep on hearing

02:29:10Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002259

from them,

02:29:11Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002260

they're saying,

02:29:12Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002261

like,

02:29:13Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002262

uh,

02:29:14Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002263

we're pledging this,

02:29:15Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002264

pledging that,

02:29:16Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002265

eh,

02:29:17Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002266

several billions of dollars already.

02:29:19Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002267

How many,

02:29:20Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002268

so far,

02:29:21Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002269

have,

02:29:22Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002270

eh,

02:29:23Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002271

ikang made those pledges,

02:29:24Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002272

eh,

02:29:25Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002273

a reality,

02:29:26Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002274

ah,

02:29:27Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002275

Mr. Secretary?

02:29:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002276

Ah,

02:29:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002277

I would have to consult my,

02:29:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002278

ah,

02:29:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002279

Secretary Goh,

02:29:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002280

who was then,

02:29:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002281

ah,

02:29:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002282

the person on top of the monitoring

02:29:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002283

of these,

02:29:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002284

ah,

02:29:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002285

commitments.

02:29:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002286

Ah,

02:29:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002287

but he then,

02:29:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002288

ah,

02:29:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002289

moved to,

02:29:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002290

ah,

02:29:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002291

DOF,

02:29:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002292

so it's now,

02:29:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002293

ah,

02:29:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002294

it's,

02:29:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002295

ah,

02:29:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002296

your honor.

02:29:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002297

So I,

02:29:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002298

I,

02:29:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002299

I could ask them to share us,

02:29:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002300

ah,

02:29:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002301

the information,

02:29:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002302

and I can submit it to you.

02:29:53Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002303

Please do so,

02:29:54Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002304

because,

02:29:54Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002305

I

02:29:54Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002306

believe,

02:29:55Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002307

um,

02:29:56Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002308

that's what we really need,

02:29:57Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002309

like,

02:29:58Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002310

investments,

02:29:58Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002311

more investments

02:29:59Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002312

for this country.

02:30:00Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002313

And I believe may mga naging, ah, uh,

02:30:05Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002314

Most of them were fruitful and it did happen, Mr. Secretary. So hindi naman nasayang yung pagbisita ng ating Pangulo.

02:30:13Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002315

My next question, sir, is would you happen to know na number, I don't know, I want to ask you this. I'm kind of surprised kasi there was a survey, sir, it says ito pong World Happiness Report 2026. Believe it or not, the Philippines ranks as the fourth happiest in Southeast Asia.

02:30:37Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002316

I don't know for what reason bakit tayo happy and dami naman yung problema natin dito.

02:30:43Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002317

Would you happen to know, ito ba yung nakarating na sa inyo, pinag-aaralan na ba ninyo bakit tayo rank fourth? Well, sa Southeast Asia. Pero overall po, sir, sa worldwide, pang 56 po tayo. Why is that?

02:31:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002318

That's one metric that some people conceived to supplement or even.

02:31:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002319

Some to replace the traditional indicators like GDP, Mr. Chair. But usually the indicators are based on perceptions. So they're not quite strictly comparable to the traditional metrics that we have.

02:31:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002320

Like employment or inflation or GDP. It's more akin to, I believe, how social weather station surveys people's perception and the state of the economy or well-being, Mr. Chair.

02:32:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002321

So, yeah, Butan is the one that has been the advocate of this.

02:32:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002322

Gross domestic happiness as a measure of well-being for countries. And there are some countries that actually want that idea, but still not part of the global mainstream for compilation of statistics.

02:32:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002323

Especially involving welfare.

02:32:45Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002324

Kasi kung titignan mo, Mr. Secretary, sa social media, kung ano-ano sinasabi, parang wala ng pag-asa itong ating bayan. Kung anong-anong paninira na politika, et cetera, mahal na kuryente, mahal na bilihin.

02:32:59Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002325

Dapat it will, ika nga, yung ating minimum wage, et cetera. So, not that far with other countries. Pero, I don't know. I would appreciate it, sir.

02:33:13Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002326

If you would look into this, I just want to find out why. Why are we ranked fourth happiest in Southeast Asia? We're the fourth, our people are the fourth happiest people in ASEAN, sir.

02:33:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002327

I will look into that and what data factors that they consider in compiling the data, Mr. Chair.

02:33:37Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002328

All right. I have another question, sir.

02:33:41Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002329

I find the bill.

02:33:43Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002330

When I came here in the Senate last year, on the lifetime validity of PWD IDs, inincorporate na po ba ang PWID sa national ID? Kasi ito pong reklamo ng PWDs. Every year or two years or three years, they have to go to the city hall, to the munisipyo. They have to travel, lalo na po yung may problema sa mobility.

02:34:09Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002331

Inconvenient nga naman. So, I filed a bill na maging gawin na po.

02:34:13Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002332

Itong lifetime. Habang nabubuhay yung PWD, tawag na siya mag-renew na mag-renew. Dahil kita naman, may kapansanang, putol ang paa, etc. na makalakad.

02:34:26Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002333

Na-incorporate ba ito sa national ID or wala pa po? Wala pang plano dito?

02:34:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002334

Mr. Chair, it's now under discussion with the National Council of Disability Affairs. I think it's with the board.

02:34:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002335

And once we have that recommendation, we'll pass it on to PSA for action.

02:35:01Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002336

All right. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Another point I want to raise with you, your office. I also filed a bill on Philippine Oil Reserve.

02:35:14Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002337

Maaaring po bang malaman ang posisyon po ng DepDev? How will this strongly help our country's economy in terms of oil shortage?

02:35:23Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002338

Actually, I've been speaking to some of the representatives of ADNOC in Abu Dhabi.

02:35:31Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002339

They're very willing, Mr. Secretary, to put up storage facilities. Matter of fact, they want to put up storage facilities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

02:35:41Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002340

All we have to do is we have to come up or we have to identify an area where they can put the storage facilities. Depende daw po sa ating kung gano'ng kalaki. And they're looking at around 50 million barrels they want to store.

02:35:57Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002341

So kung malalagyan. Pero when we were computing, it's a Department of Energy, it will take like about 500 hectares for that 50 million barrels. Because we consume like around 450,000 barrels per day.

02:36:15Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002342

Saudi Arabia is also, Aramco is also interested, Mr. Secretary, in the same deal. Bahala po tayo sa lupa, sila po ang magkukonstruct.

02:36:26Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002343

No money out po sa atin. Pati yung reserve po, yung fuel, ilalagay po nila. Well, double purpose din po sa kanila yun para kung magkakaroon na naman ng gera or something to that effect like closing Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, etc.

02:36:45Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002344

Meron na po silang pagkukunan na labas sa country nila. That's what their plans are. And then, what do we get out of it will be the first priority.

02:36:55Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002345

So, number two, hindi naman totally bawaba na malaki yung price. Pero may konting effect because hindi na po itatransport kung meron na po mga storage facilities. I believe DOE also is making or talking with Japan, Ministry of Energy, METI.

02:37:21Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002346

So, yun po. Yung tatlong...

02:37:25Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002347

Aspect po na yun. Yun ang tanong ko sa inyo. Anong position nyo rito, Secretary?

02:37:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002348

I think the cost of energy and security, Mr. Chair, Your Honor, is very, very high as we have experienced it. So, we should explore options like what you're...

02:37:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002349

proposing, Your Honor. And this one that's the most fiscally and economically viable. Of course, even for oil reserve storage, there are possibly other ways of achieving that. And we need to look at what is the most advantageous, especially from a fiscal point of view.

02:38:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002350

Space viewpoint because our fiscal space is so challenging. And we should undertake such measure.

02:38:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002351

Of course, there are other things that...

02:38:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002352

Other things that we need to do.

02:38:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002353

To complement that measure, Mr. Chair, like increasing the mix of our energy. It should be seriously considered too because we are so vulnerable in having just a few sources. I'm talking about, for example, the need to perhaps even consider nuclear energy to the extent that these are

02:39:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002354

technologically manageable. And we can assure of the safety of such technology because that's very cheap also from a source of energy. And so, yeah, I completely agree. We should move into diversifying our sources and making sure that we need the power when we need the most.

02:39:48Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002355

Mr. Secretary, I believe on your next cabinet meeting, you might want to...

02:39:51Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002356

I'm going to have to inform or remind the President because I believe on his visit in Dubai,

02:39:56Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002357

he was already informed of their interest in building storage facilities. I believe Secretary Garin was also informed about it.

02:40:09Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002358

So, and just recently, Saudi Arabia also made a proposal wherein they want to build storage facilities. If we have all these countries' storage facilities,

02:40:20Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002359

I guess we won't have any problems. Hindi po tayo kakaba-kaba pag nagkaroon po ng mga gera in the very near future dahil nandito po yung kanilang facilities.

02:40:29Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002360

Another thing, Mr. Secretary, I want to bring to your attention. I don't know. Gusto ko sanang paimbestigahan because I'm the chairman of the Committee on Energy.

02:40:39Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002361

Unfortunately, we're in the process of conducting impeachment trial and then meron po kami budget hearing. But I really would love to get my hands on this issue.

02:40:50Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002362

About our electricity rate. I found out, Mr. Secretary, maybe your office, maybe you can help us out. You can help my committee look into this because we have a problem with our power.

02:41:05Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002363

It's one of the most expensive or the most expensive in the sea. But Mr. Secretary, when I did my research a couple of days ago, about 60% of our power, electricity, the source is coal.

02:41:20Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002364

60%.

02:41:20Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002365

About 10% to 15% is a bunker fuel. Pero how come the rate is so high, Mr. Secretary? And so I looked into it and I saw the problem.

02:41:34Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002366

We get most of our coal from Jakarta. It's like 3 pesos per kilowatt hour. Bunker fuel per kilowatt hour is like about 25, 35 pesos. So there's a big difference.

02:41:47Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002367

3 pesos po itong isa. 35 po itong isa. Pero pag dumating na po sa WESEM, sa spot market, pumapantay na po yung coal.

02:42:02Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002368

At ang reason, kasi daw yung shipment. And I don't think, Mr. Secretary, na from 3 pesos, aabot sa 35 pesos ang coal dahil sa shipment.

02:42:15Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002369

Pinapantay po. Nagkakaproblema po tayo sa WESEM.

02:42:17Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002370

Sa spot market. Pumapantay po yung 3 pesos na coal sa bunker fuel. I guess if we can address this issue, if we can call the attention of WESEM, and probably the ERC can help us out, control this.

02:42:33Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002371

I believe, Mr. Secretary, magiging affordable kahit papano yung electricity natin. Hindi po, sir. Ang ginagawa po sa spot market, dito po yung bunker fuel, dito po yung coal.

02:42:46Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002372

Pinapantay po nila. You get what I mean? Wala na po yung difference eh.

02:42:54Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002373

Eh dapat po mas mura dahil coal po tayo. Hindi naman po bunker. Bunker is only 15%.

02:43:00Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002374

We use like about 60%. So maybe, Mr. Secretary, through your office, maybe you can call the attention of the WESEM para po ikang matignan po ito.

02:43:12Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002375

Because there's really a big disparity, Mr. Secretary.

02:43:16Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002376

And if we can do something about this, I guess we can bring the electricity rate down, Secretary Balisakan.

02:43:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002377

Look into it, sir.

02:43:27Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002378

Thank you, sir. That's what we found out recently. And I was informed by my contacts in the Energy Department na yan nga daw po ang problema.

02:43:42Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002379

Alright, sir.

02:43:46Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002380

Under the 2025 COA report, Mr. Secretary, the NEDA Building Improvement Project, Phase 1, 2, and 3, with a combined contract cost of 641.556 million, remain not completed due to risk, contingencies, and other circumstances not adequately considered by both the agency and the contractor.

02:44:13Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002381

Resulting in project delays.

02:44:16Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002382

Resulting in project delays and multiple contract amendments, extensions, which affected the timely delivery of intended benefits to end-users. Moreover, payment for variation orders arising from the erroneous as found plans submitted by the contractor resulted in increased costs to the agency and further contributed to delays in project completion.

02:44:40Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002385

May project delays po ang NEDA building, improvement project with a combined contract cost worth 641 million.

02:44:49Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002386

Madaming contract amendments and extensions.

02:44:53Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002387

Naayos na po ba itong problema na ito, Mr. Secretary?

02:45:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002388

Yes, Mr. Chair, but I have my Undersecretary Monica Pagunsan here who is in charge of our building project to brief you on that.

02:45:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002389

But what you mentioned is correct. We only found later after digging the basement for the basement of the building that the structure of the building adjacent to what we are trying to build was not stable because I believe some defects in the earlier construction.

02:45:44Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002390

What is the problem initially on your investment?

02:45:48Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002391

Before we go to the Undersecretary, I don't have any problem as a design. Is it the contractor's fault trying to save money? What is it?

02:46:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002392

No, I believe what happened, the design was correct, Your Honor. But when the contractor, after digging the grounds, where the building would be put up is just…

02:46:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002393

It was adjacent to an existing building and it turned out that the walls for that older building was quite weak and unstable so that the contractor was so concerned that that might collapse and so they had to do some remediation to prevent possible collapse of the walls.

02:46:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002394

But Monica knows the details better than I do.

02:46:54Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002395

Go ahead, Undersecretary, ma'am. Go ahead.

02:46:57Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002396

Mr. Chair and Senator Tulfo, first of all, we have two constructions. One is for the renovation of the old building.

02:47:11Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002397

That was a renovation that does not really have… we don't really have visibility because we don't…

02:47:18Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002398

We don't have the as-built plan. So that when you go into the renovation process, you eventually find some things that were not really visible during the inspection, which really have to do an investigation.

02:47:36Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002399

But these are only minor, no? But we really have to correct them.

02:47:44Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002400

Another one is there was a delay because at that time…

02:47:48Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002401

We have asked for help from DPWH to retrofit that old building.

02:47:57Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002402

There was a… and that was a contract entered into by DPWH.

02:48:02Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002403

That is why when DPWH was doing the retrofitting, we did not accept the result, no?

02:48:16Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002404

Of the first…

02:48:18Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002405

The completion. In other words, we did not accept the project. That was why there was also a delay in the execution of the renovation.

02:48:31Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002406

Kaya nga, ma'am, saan ho naging problema? Lack of foresight? Kanino pong kasalanan? Is it the contractor?

02:48:37Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002407

Of course, when you do renovation, Undersecretary, there will be plans. Good thing po, nakita ho ninyo bago may madisgrasya, di po ba may mamatay.

02:48:48Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002408

Kunting lindo lang ho yan. Tama si Secretary. Baka may mga masaktan. So, it was good. Pero my question is, lack of foresight? Yung planning? O yung ikang drawing ng architect?

02:49:03Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002409

I mean, they should have submitted plans for the repair, Undersecretary.

02:49:10Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002410

There are really cases, Senator, that we really have to rely on as-built plans.

02:49:18Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002411

Unfortunately, there was none. We can no longer find the as-built plan which was done in 19… I mean, the building was built in 1972.

02:49:28Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002412

We cannot find that. So that, when we came up with a plan, we were not able to see certain issues that still needs to be addressed.

02:49:44Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002413

But really, the main delay there was that the implementation…

02:49:48Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002414

The implementation of the retrofitting, which we cannot also go ahead. We had to complete the retrofitting first before we can continue with the execution of the plan.

02:49:59Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002415

Which we consider na there was really no… The plan was alright. It's in order. However, the delay really was on.

02:50:18Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002416

On the retrofitting, and as well as certain areas that we need to correct in the design of the building based on the as-found when we did a deeper investigation of the project.

02:50:37Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002417

So, we did our best. I think there was… Our designers did… They may not have anticipated this.

02:50:47Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002418

However, dahil as-found… We did not find it during the design stage. Dahil it's… You really have to open up the certain areas before you do remediation.

02:51:05Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002419

Kasi ma'am, kung may mga… Kung ang problem po ninyo, yung pagiging stable ng building when you construct it, meron po dapat ikaw nga mga tinatawag tayo na soil.

02:51:17Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002420

Ito ba yung malambot? Kasi may mga projects po tayo, take the case of that skyway they built in Iloilo, sagging po at sumasayaw-sayaw ngayon because hindi po sila nag-soil test.

02:51:33Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002421

Kaya yung foundation ng tulay ko sa Iloilo, gumaganoon. Under investigation nga din po. Kasama po yun dyan sa flood control issue. Kasi nga po yung contractor iniimbestigahan na ngayon dahil hindi nga po stable.

02:51:47Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002422

Wala po bang ginawang soil test ang ika nga contractor o yung engineers na ika nga nagagawa po ng building na yan para ika nga masiguro na safe po na magtayo ng building dyan?

02:52:06Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002423

We did have a soil testing, Mr. Chair, but really… And we did even go into the investigation of the entire building, of the old building.

02:52:17Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002424

And that was also the basis for the design, for the structural design of the building.

02:52:23Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002425

It's just that naabutan po kami. We had to retrofit and strengthen the foundation of the old building.

02:52:37Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002426

Yung nare-refer po ng kuha namin, it's on the size of the particular…

02:52:47Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002427

Building. I mean, the size of that particular area wherein we really do have to make some variation order because of as found nga na po na we need to address.

02:53:03Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002428

So ano hong status ngayon ng construction po na yan? Naka-hold po?

02:53:06Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002429

No, sir. We are now at the… There are different phases kasi. For the first phase, we're already on 96%.

02:53:17Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002430

For the second phase… No, sorry. For the first phase, it's 90.75%. For the second phase, it's at 96.67%.

02:53:37Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002431

And the last phase, it's at 87.06%. That is as of August…

02:53:47Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002432

Ah, September 30, 2026. And we are looking at… September 30 pala, sorry.

02:54:03Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002433

August 31, 2026. And we are expecting to transfer by January, Mr. Senator Tulfo.

02:54:15Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002434

All right, ma'am. I'm satisfied.

02:54:17Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002435

I'm satisfied with your answer. Parang kinakabahan ho kayo.

02:54:20Source

DEPDev Undersecretary Ma. Monica P. Pagunsan

asr-002436

Kinakabahan ho talaga ako. Kaya I was not expecting that I'm going to answer this question.

02:54:25Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002437

You blame Secretary Balisakan. Anyway, going back to you, Secretary Balisakan, sir.

02:54:34Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002438

Last August 2026, I don't know if this was already asked kanina by my colleagues, the Senate created the Reinvigorate Investment and Sustainable Economic Growth or RISE.

02:54:47Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002439

Ad-hoc committee to address the recent slowdown in the Philippine economy. I am the vice chair of this ad-hoc committee, Mr. Secretary. May mga nakikita ba kayong legislative reforms and long-term policy interventions aimed at sustainable economic growth?

02:55:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002440

We have, Your Honor, the LEDAC, the Reform…

02:55:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002441

Our legislative list of LEDAC reflect the priorities of the administration to speed up recovery and sustain economic development, Your Honor.

02:55:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002442

It's a long list, but about 23 of those are committed by both houses of Congress, by the leaders of the both houses.

02:55:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002443

And the executive to pass by June of next year. Hopefully, we get…

02:55:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002444

One of those, for example, is on the energy, the amendment to the EPIRA, Your Honor, to address this high cost of power.

02:56:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002445

The others have to do with improving accountability and transparency, access to…

02:56:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

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Information that we believe will help improve the sentiment of our people, particularly the investing community and our economy.

02:56:32Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002447

Mr. Chair, I mean, Mr. Secretary, is it true because of the economy slowed down last year because of our expenses, government spending, particularly in construction?

02:56:47Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002448

Dahil nga po, ang center of attention was the flood control by the public works and highways, so nag-slow down.

02:56:55Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002449

Do you think we will do better this year? I mean, the Senate is funding now construction, I mean, funds for infrastructure by the public works and highways by next year, 2027.

02:57:08Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002450

Do you think it will greatly help? Because right now, sir, last year or this year, talaga nag-slow down po yung ating economy.

02:57:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002451

Definitely, Your Honor, because the last two quarters, at least, saw a sharp contraction of public investments, particularly related to the infrastructure, and that easily cleaved off at least one percentage point growth of GDP.

02:57:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002452

It's quite an enormous impact.

02:57:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002453

Then if you combine that with the effects of the Middle East conflict, which led to sharp increases in inflation, that substantially tempered down the sentiments of consumers,

02:58:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002454

because those combinations of high prices and lower income growth…

02:58:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002455

Both meant that their purchasing power was badly affected, and so that, if you look at the consumption side of the economy, also explained the slowdown, because the consumption is a big part of the economy, it's almost a two-third of the economy is just in the consumption, and that slowed down substantially as a result of this weak sentiments of the investment.

02:58:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002456

And because private sector infrastructure or private sector investment is also very much related with public sector investment, when the public sector investment collapsed, the private sector was also affected severely.

02:59:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002457

So, all this put together led to the situation where we are…

02:59:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002458

But I believe that we are starting to recover, Mr. Chair.

02:59:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002459

Our colleagues in DBM assured us that the releases of budgets of all agencies and the current pace of disbursements…

02:59:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002460

Of contracts, or at least for those that have no, with clear records, could go, and that should…

03:00:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002461

allow us to see recovery of construction.

03:00:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002462

And you can imagine the amount of construction that could happen

03:00:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002463

because last two quarters, as I said,

03:00:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002464

we had almost like 30% contraction per quarter.

03:00:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002465

And all those unspent money there would have to now be spent

03:00:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002466

in the last quarter of, at least in the last quarter of this year,

03:00:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002467

plus their budget for this year, for this quarter.

03:00:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002468

So you have enormous resources that would have to be mobilized.

03:00:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002469

And so if our infrastructure agencies, particularly DPWH,

03:00:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002470

but also the DepEd for their school classrooms,

03:00:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002471

DA for their farm-to-market roads and irrigation,

03:00:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002472

and so on, there's a lot of that, Mr. Chair.

03:00:59Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002473

Thank you, Secretary.

03:01:00Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002474

Mr. Chair, before I go back to the plenary,

03:01:04Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002475

I would just like to tell this body that I support

03:01:09Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002476

for the passage of the budget of the DEP-DEV.

03:01:15Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002477

And if there is any more or anything that they would like to add on,

03:01:20Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002478

we will see at the plenary.

03:01:22Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002479

So I will be supporting, rest assured,

03:01:25Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002480

I support, Mr. Secretary,

03:01:27Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002481

for the passage of this budget for 2027 of the DEP-DEV.

03:01:32Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002482

Thank you, Secretary.

03:01:34Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002483

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

03:01:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002484

Thank you, Senator Erwin Tulfo.

03:01:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002485

Anyway, going back to what we discussed,

03:01:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002486

I was interested in the query of Senator Tulfo.

03:01:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002487

That's why this budget season,

03:01:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002488

we really have to accelerate spending and growth.

03:01:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002489

So that we will be able to play catch-up.

03:01:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002490

Talagang malaki-laki nga abuli natin.

03:02:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002491

Is ito, no?

03:02:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002492

Tama, 2% lang tayong GDP this year compared to 4% last year, Secretary?

03:02:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002493

4.4 tayo for the full year next year.

03:02:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002494

We're still hoping to get at least the low end of our target,

03:02:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002495

which is 3.5 to 4.5.

03:02:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002496

The low end is 3.5.

03:02:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002497

If we can get as close as possible to the lower end,

03:02:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002498

I think that will be half.

03:02:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002499

Happy because the first two quarters

03:02:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002500

are already, you know, continue to be...

03:02:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002501

Talagang grabe effect sa atin nung itong flood control.

03:02:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002502

More than a year already.

03:02:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002503

And we're still reeling from it.

03:02:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002504

Hopefully, baka yung ating public spending

03:02:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002505

will be able to catch up.

03:02:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002506

Sana itong third quarter,

03:02:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002507

pero maka-aabot pa ng third and fourth, no?

03:02:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002508

Third quarter siguro.

03:02:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002509

Maka-aabot.

03:02:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002510

Hopefully.

03:02:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002511

Hopefully.

03:02:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002512

That's why yung sabi ko nga dito, Sec,

03:02:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002513

you have to strike a balance right now.

03:03:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002514

Although, of course, we are for accountability

03:03:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002515

dun sa mga nagkasala,

03:03:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002516

the biggest scandal ever.

03:03:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002517

But we need to accelerate the growth also

03:03:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002518

through increased public spending.

03:03:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002519

We agree, Mr. Chair.

03:03:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002520

I'll just have a few questions, Secretary.

03:03:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002521

Just take note of the, ano na lang, no?

03:03:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002522

Yung mga...

03:03:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002523

Yung mga issues and concerns of the Senators

03:03:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002524

so that we can prepare for the plenary debates.

03:03:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002525

Malamang baka matanong ulit or may follow-up.

03:03:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002526

So, sa mga agencies concerned,

03:03:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002527

sa mga USEC, ASSEC,

03:03:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002528

please prepare for those.

03:03:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002529

Doon sa Regional Development Councils,

03:03:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002530

ito po, amount of 164 million is appropriated

03:03:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002531

to the Regional Development Councils

03:03:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002532

for the provision of support.

03:03:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002533

Services to RDCs,

03:03:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002534

as well as monitoring and evaluation

03:03:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002535

of the implementation of plans, programs, policies, projects.

03:04:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002536

Given the recent issues involving flood control projects,

03:04:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002537

how can DEP-DEV strengthen the role of Regional Development Councils

03:04:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002538

in the planning process?

03:04:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002539

Not only in identifying and prioritizing infrastructure projects,

03:04:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002540

but also in ensuring that projects are implementation-ready,

03:04:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002541

monitoring of actual implementation,

03:04:24Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002542

and what projects should continue to receive funding.

03:04:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002543

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

03:04:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002544

We appreciate the support given to the RDCs last year's budget.

03:04:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002545

And we hope that we can get additional resources for the RDCs

03:04:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002546

because the RDCs are not DEP-DEV, Mr. Chair.

03:04:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002547

We coordinate...

03:04:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002548

We are the services secretariat to the RDCs,

03:04:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002549

but what constrain the RDCs are the resources available

03:05:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002550

for coordination, mobilization,

03:05:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002551

and with more resources,

03:05:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002552

we could improve the performance of our RDCs,

03:05:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002553

particularly in ensuring that...

03:05:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002554

that there are enough implementation-ready projects

03:05:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002555

identified at the regional level,

03:05:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002556

and these are also consistent with the priorities at the national level.

03:05:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002557

And as you must have seen,

03:05:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002558

the table of Senator Gatchel Jan, Your Honor,

03:05:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002559

where he showed that only about 40%, roughly,

03:05:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002560

or even less,

03:05:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002561

of the high-priority projects of our RDCs

03:05:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002562

are reflected in the NEP.

03:06:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002563

And then when it comes out,

03:06:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002564

it could be even lower or higher,

03:06:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002565

depending on who inserted what.

03:06:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002566

But we need to do better than that, Your Honor.

03:06:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002567

So there's now a coordination,

03:06:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002568

a stronger coordination between DEP-DEV,

03:06:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002569

and DBM to ensure that the RDC process gets more robust

03:06:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002570

so that there is a higher proportion of those projects

03:06:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002571

represented in the NEP.

03:06:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002572

Thank you.

03:06:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002573

Still in connection with the Flag of Los Canales,

03:06:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002574

how can we strengthen the coordination between RDC and the DPWH

03:06:51Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002575

so that projects are properly...

03:06:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002576

revalidated, prioritized,

03:06:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002577

and monitored before government funding is given?

03:06:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002578

Anyway,

03:06:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002579

siguro itong pag-requirement ng RDC,

03:07:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002580

it's the same guy,

03:07:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002581

but at the same time,

03:07:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002582

siguro, Sec,

03:07:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002583

do you think that requiring RDC approval in projects now,

03:07:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002584

at least magkaroon ng tamang direction

03:07:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002585

and we'll spend money wisely,

03:07:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002586

yung funding wisely,

03:07:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002587

na hindi na yung...

03:07:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002588

May iwasan na ba natin yung magkaka-project?

03:07:24Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002589

Para lang pagkapirahan na...

03:07:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002590

It happens, eh.

03:07:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002591

Sorry, ah.

03:07:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002592

Parang nakikita ko, talaga,

03:07:29Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002593

I go around and I notice that some...

03:07:32Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002594

There are some projects that are...

03:07:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002595

Sabi ko nga, hindi naman tayo mayamang bansa,

03:07:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002596

sayang yung project.

03:07:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002597

May mga seawall na pagkalaki-laki,

03:07:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002598

billion yata,

03:07:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002599

na wala namang pinuproteksyon ng community.

03:07:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002600

So, do you think, Secretary,

03:07:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002601

ito pong...

03:07:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002602

By requiring RDC approval,

03:07:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002603

because we're requiring them right now,

03:07:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002611

So, by requiring RDC approval,

03:07:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002612

we will prevent scandals

03:08:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002613

or itong mga projects

03:08:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002614

that are not really needed

03:08:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002615

and yung scams and corruption.

03:08:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002616

Yeah.

03:08:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002617

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

03:08:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002618

We are undertaking a number of initiatives

03:08:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002619

to improve the quality

03:08:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002620

of our infrastructure projects.

03:08:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002621

One is this greater monitoring efforts

03:08:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002622

of our, not just DEPDEV,

03:08:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002623

but by other agencies as well.

03:08:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002624

And with the proper use of technology,

03:08:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002625

we can enhance that monitoring.

03:08:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002626

So, we are working with,

03:08:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002627

again, with DBM

03:08:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002628

and our infrastructure agencies

03:08:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002629

toward coming up with a...

03:08:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002630

a monitoring system.

03:08:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002631

My undersecretary here,

03:08:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002632

Kapono,

03:08:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002633

is leading that effort.

03:09:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002634

The other one is,

03:09:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002635

as I mentioned earlier,

03:09:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002636

Mr. Chair,

03:09:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002637

is that we do require now

03:09:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002638

that infrastructure projects

03:09:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002639

like flood control

03:09:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002640

have to be based on master plans

03:09:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002641

and confirmed

03:09:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002642

and approved

03:09:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002643

by the government.

03:09:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002644

So, we are working with

03:09:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002645

master plans.

03:09:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002646

And that's what we will need

03:09:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002647

to monitor closely.

03:09:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002648

The third initiative is,

03:09:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002649

Mr. Chair,

03:09:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002650

is for,

03:09:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002651

is this effort of DBM

03:09:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002652

and DEPDEV

03:09:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002653

to have a common platform

03:09:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002654

for monitoring

03:09:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002655

the infrastructure?

03:09:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002656

At the moment kasi ho,

03:09:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002657

dalawang sistema yan,

03:09:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002658

may si DBM may system siya,

03:10:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002659

si DEPDEV may system siya,

03:10:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002660

kung minsan hindi nag-uusap yung

03:10:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002661

dalawang system,

03:10:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002662

so yung what was planned

03:10:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002663

was not budgeted.

03:10:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002664

So, our efforts now

03:10:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002665

is to just want to have,

03:10:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002666

to adopt one system

03:10:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002667

so that

03:10:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002668

we can have a system

03:10:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002669

that is a

03:10:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002670

projects

03:10:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002671

who'd have to come

03:10:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002672

from the public investment program

03:10:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002673

and that public investment programs

03:10:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002674

are the

03:10:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002675

are the

03:10:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002676

programs, projects,

03:10:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002677

and activities

03:10:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002678

that are

03:10:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002679

that are

03:10:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002680

supportive

03:10:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002681

of the

03:10:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002682

Philippine Development Plan

03:10:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002683

are considered priorities

03:10:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002684

for the

03:10:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002685

PDP.

03:10:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002686

So, dapat doon ng kagaling ho

03:10:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002687

yung

03:10:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002688

yung

03:10:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002689

project, hindi sa kung saan-saan

03:10:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002690

nalang pinupulot at

03:10:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002691

pinapapunduhan.

03:10:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002692

So, hopefully,

03:10:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002693

we'll get the system running.

03:11:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002694

Sad to say, but maraming nasayang na

03:11:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002695

pera doon sa mga

03:11:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002696

projects na

03:11:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002697

walang convergence,

03:11:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002698

na talagang walang

03:11:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002699

RDC, wala sa master plan.

03:11:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002700

I think

03:11:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002701

Secretary Kim of DVM

03:11:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002702

has expressed

03:11:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002703

a strong commitment to this initiative

03:11:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002704

and we hope that that's something that

03:11:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002705

we can leave, that

03:11:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002706

this administration can leave for

03:11:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002707

the next administration, that we have

03:11:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002708

a

03:11:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002709

institutionalized

03:11:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002710

way of

03:11:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002711

planning and budgeting

03:11:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002712

projects

03:11:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002713

in ways that

03:11:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002714

are useful

03:11:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002715

for

03:11:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002716

the people.

03:11:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002717

I said, last thing,

03:11:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002718

I think we met

03:11:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002719

yung NIA

03:11:51Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002720

budget hearings.

03:11:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002721

Anyway, they're requesting

03:11:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002722

for quite a big

03:11:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002723

amount, but sabi ko nga,

03:12:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002724

siguro it's about time that

03:12:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002725

we look at the long term, na hindi

03:12:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002726

lang yung patsipatsi

03:12:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002727

project, yung small

03:12:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002728

projects. Ang kailangan natin,

03:12:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002729

I think, aside from

03:12:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002730

working on how we will have

03:12:14Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002731

the irrigation canals

03:12:16Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002732

and all of this, kailangan

03:12:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002733

may mga water

03:12:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002734

retention facilities na rin,

03:12:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002735

water detention or water retention,

03:12:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002736

na from sa taas pa lang,

03:12:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002737

upstream, may mga

03:12:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002738

small dams na,

03:12:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002739

cascading, para

03:12:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002740

pagdating dito sa baba,

03:12:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002741

mabagal na, tsaka na-control mo na,

03:12:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002742

and at the same time, during the

03:12:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002743

rainy season, we have so much

03:12:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002744

rain, sobra-sobra,

03:12:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002745

baha tayo. Pag dry season,

03:12:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002746

tuyong-tuyo naman, diba?

03:12:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002747

Wala tayong retention,

03:12:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002748

diba? So, I think,

03:12:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002749

dapat ito yung mga pagtulong,

03:12:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002750

could help with NIA,

03:12:53Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002751

aside from the

03:12:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002752

irrigation projects,

03:12:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002753

yung usual canals, yung mga

03:12:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002754

daanan, I think yung

03:13:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002755

water impounding, retention

03:13:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002756

facilities should be

03:13:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002757

already

03:13:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002758

be implemented, no?

03:13:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002759

Ang nangyayari sa ngayon, ang nangyayari

03:13:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002760

itong past few years, dahil

03:13:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002761

nausit ang flood control,

03:13:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002762

river, ano, yung mga

03:13:16Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002763

revetment, slow protection,

03:13:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002764

sinimento na lahat

03:13:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002765

ng

03:13:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002766

sinimento na lahat ng

03:13:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002767

ng ilog, daanan,

03:13:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002768

bumilis yung takbo ng tubig,

03:13:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002769

hindi na natin

03:13:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002770

na re-retain, hindi na natin nasa sala

03:13:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002771

dito, bumilis pa yung takbo, kaya na

03:13:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002772

kaya na babaha ka agad dito.

03:13:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002773

Probably, Deb can

03:13:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002774

coordinate with NIA.

03:13:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002775

Yun ang ano ko eh,

03:13:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002776

what I

03:13:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002777

I

03:13:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002778

I

03:13:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002779

, ah, I, ah,

03:13:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002780

told NIA that we will support, no?

03:13:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002781

Yun dapat mara na silang water retention and

03:13:51Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002782

retention facilities, aside

03:13:53Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002783

from the usual irrigation, no?

03:13:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002784

Para, at least two birds with

03:13:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002785

one stone, we prevent flood,

03:13:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002786

flood, we mitigate flood,

03:14:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002787

para na control natin

03:14:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002788

yung speed, yung velocity.

03:14:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002789

At the same time, we retain water pag

03:14:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002790

dry season, lalo na may

03:14:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002791

elenyo pa tayo ngayon, no?

03:14:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002792

At least pag dry season, meron tayong tubig,

03:14:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002793

diba? So, Sek,

03:14:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002794

anong tingin nyo doon?

03:14:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002795

You are correct,

03:14:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002796

Mr. Chair. We should

03:14:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002797

have done this long time ago. I

03:14:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002798

remember when I was

03:14:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002799

still much younger, and I

03:14:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002800

used to go to, my

03:14:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002801

Chinese friends brought

03:14:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002802

me around. They have

03:14:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002803

a lot of those

03:14:34Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002804

cascading, cascading

03:14:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002805

Ang nangyari, Sec

03:14:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002806

Sinemento, revetment, lahat

03:14:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002807

ng tulay na, lahat ng

03:14:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002808

ilog natin, bumilis yung tubig.

03:14:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002809

And even Vietnam, I mean, so there are

03:14:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002810

many places where you can

03:14:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002811

see that it works.

03:14:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002812

And I hope that this

03:14:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002813

will form part of

03:14:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002814

the long-term infrastructure

03:14:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002815

roadmap.

03:15:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002816

Mr. Chair, that

03:15:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002817

when we plan for this

03:15:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002818

system, these are long-term

03:15:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002819

so that we need to

03:15:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002820

But even if it's long-term, I guess

03:15:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002821

Secretary, we have to start already.

03:15:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002822

Ang nangyari, as you mentioned, this should

03:15:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002823

have been started years ago pero

03:15:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002824

ngayon, ang iniisip pa rin

03:15:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002825

ng flood mitigation, flood control

03:15:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002826

kung paano mawala yung tubig

03:15:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002827

hindi paano lang ma-retain

03:15:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002828

at mapabagal. So,

03:15:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002829

I think we really have to look

03:15:29Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002830

at long-term now and look at

03:15:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002831

treat water, treat flood

03:15:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002832

treat water, not as

03:15:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002833

na hindi ito

03:15:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002834

permission, dapat ito resource, diba?

03:15:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002835

Parang ganun dapat ang

03:15:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002836

baguhin siguro yung

03:15:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002837

ano natin, yung

03:15:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002838

concept at perception.

03:15:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002839

The President, Mr. Chair, has actually a directive

03:15:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002840

to

03:15:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002841

DEF-DEF and infrastructure

03:15:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002842

agencies to

03:15:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002843

dapat may

03:15:58Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002844

convergence

03:15:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002845

at come up with

03:16:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002846

a

03:16:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002847

clear

03:16:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002848

master plan for

03:16:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002849

flood control

03:16:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002850

and one that

03:16:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002851

is also

03:16:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002852

where the funding is also

03:16:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002853

identified or clear. So,

03:16:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002854

we have this ongoing effort

03:16:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002855

Mr. Chair

03:16:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002856

to

03:16:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002857

to

03:16:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002858

to

03:16:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002859

come up with even just the

03:16:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002860

construction of initial cisterns

03:16:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002861

for Metro Manila.

03:16:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002862

We are

03:16:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002863

what is that? MMDA is a request for a budget, no?

03:16:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002864

Yeah, anyway, we'll have that as part of our long-term

03:16:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002865

Yes, I'm glad to hear that. We really have to do it.

03:16:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002866

We should have done this yesterday. So, gawin na natin, diba?

03:17:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002867

So, thank you, Secretary, it's nice to hear from you, no?

03:17:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002868

From you, yung mga kailangan natin talaga meron tayong master plan.

03:17:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002869

You know that I filed the MIND Act bill, one of my party bills, this Congress, precisely because of our country, cannot afford to restart or abandon major infrastructure roadmaps every six years whenever a new administration takes over.

03:17:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002870

Presidents may come and go, no? Kailangan na big-ticket items should transcend presidencies, legacies may differ, but priorities may change, but the infrastructure that builds our nation must outlast any administration.

03:17:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002871

So, considering DepDEP's mandate, would DepDEP support the MIND Act and its objective of institutionalizing a long-term National Infrastructure Master Plan that will transcend changes in administration?

03:17:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002872

Yes, sir.

03:17:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002873

Definitely, Mr. Chair. In fact, the new charter, the charter of DepDEP, which you yourself co-authored, Mr. Chair, has that provision that DepDEP has to be the custodian of the long-term Master Plans. Particularly for infrastructure. And we hope that the bill will strengthen that function.

03:18:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002874

We definitely make sure that DEPDev will be the primary agency tasked to implement the master plan. Kayo kasi, kayo yung study, kayo naman ang may expertise dito. And I think that will be the blueprint that will set the direction in the future.

03:18:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002875

The next 50 to 100 years dapat ang tingin natin, Sec, hindi na yung six-year term, which is siguro yun ang naging problema natin because of the political system, yung mga presidente, administration, who are looking at the short and medium term.

03:19:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002876

So, I think it's DepDEP who has that vision, supposedly, na talagang long-term na tayo ang ating vision.

03:19:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002877

Okay.

03:19:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002878

Under the proposed MIND Act, infrastructure must be built as a connected ecosystem, not as standalone impulse projects. Ang problema natin, patsi-patsi ang mga proyekto at walang isang long-term master plan. Our agencies still tend to plan and implement projects separately. So paano natin sinisiguro ng DEPDev na magkakaugnay, magkabatay na sa isang national master plan ang mga infrastructure projects ng DPWH, DOTr, DA, LGUs at iba pang ahensya?

03:19:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002879

So, what can we do to make sure that they will now be based on a Master Plan?

03:19:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002886

based on master plan in the future?

03:19:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002887

Sek, anong tingin nyo?

03:20:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002888

I think the institutional

03:20:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002889

arrangements,

03:20:10Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002890

Mr. Chair, in their bill

03:20:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002891

would have to ensure

03:20:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002892

that indeed

03:20:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002893

when

03:20:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002894

there's a change in administration,

03:20:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002895

there's a smooth

03:20:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002896

transition

03:20:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002897

so that the new administration

03:20:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002898

becomes aware

03:20:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002899

and

03:20:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002900

start

03:20:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002901

from what was

03:20:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002902

from where

03:20:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002903

its predecessor

03:20:41Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002904

stops.

03:20:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002905

Usually kasi ang nangyayari,

03:20:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002906

just like

03:20:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002907

what you

03:20:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002908

expressed,

03:20:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002909

Mr. Chair, is that

03:20:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002910

hindi lang administration

03:20:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002911

even with a change

03:20:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002912

in the Secretary

03:20:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002913

of the Implementing Agency,

03:21:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002914

kung ayaw niya yung

03:21:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002915

current plan,

03:21:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002916

magbago siya ng

03:21:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002917

sarili niyang

03:21:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002918

plano.

03:21:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002919

Kaya doon nagkagulo-gulo yung

03:21:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002920

alignment of infrastructure,

03:21:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002921

for example, hindi nagtugtong-tugtong

03:21:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002922

yung mga

03:21:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002923

LRT,

03:21:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002924

the

03:21:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002925

expressway,

03:21:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002926

the, I'm talking,

03:21:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002927

even the subway

03:21:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002928

and the expressway,

03:21:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002929

they do not strengthen

03:21:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002930

its other.

03:21:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002931

So, what

03:21:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002932

we hope to happen,

03:21:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002933

Mr. Chair,

03:21:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002934

is that

03:21:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002935

when a secretary

03:21:44Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002936

changes or departs

03:21:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002937

from the plan,

03:21:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002938

from the master plan,

03:21:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002939

he has to

03:21:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002940

go to the

03:21:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002941

Economic Development Council,

03:21:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002942

which is chaired by the Secretary of the Implementing Agency,

03:21:55Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002943

which is chaired by the President,

03:21:56Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002944

for approval

03:21:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002945

for such a change.

03:22:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002946

To change or deviate.

03:22:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002947

Or to deviate, yes.

03:22:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002948

And not just

03:22:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002949

decide on its own.

03:22:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002950

Ganun ang nangyayari sa mga noho.

03:22:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002951

May alam na ng isang department

03:22:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002952

na may dadaan na LRT doon.

03:22:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002953

Elinagyan ng flyover

03:22:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002954

ng another agency.

03:22:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002955

Nasira na yung

03:22:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002956

alignment that the infrastructure

03:22:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002957

becomes far more expensive

03:22:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002958

to complete.

03:22:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002959

And then, na-delay.

03:22:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002960

That's the worst.

03:22:30Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002961

So, I think

03:22:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002962

a simple institutional

03:22:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002963

improvement as that could help

03:22:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002964

improve the

03:22:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002965

continuity of

03:22:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-002966

infrastructure programs.

03:22:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002967

Thank you.

03:22:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002968

Sek, meron lang akong ano, no?

03:22:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002969

Of course, yung

03:22:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002970

Northside Commuter Railway

03:22:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002971

and the Metro Medina Subway System,

03:22:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002972

the main

03:22:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002973

railway projects

03:22:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002974

or

03:22:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002975

one of the major

03:22:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002976

infrastructure programs

03:22:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002977

of government now

03:23:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002978

is Full Blast, no?

03:23:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002979

Kasi bubuhay na itong

03:23:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002980

Central Luzon,

03:23:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002981

Southern Tagalog Area.

03:23:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002982

And of course,

03:23:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002983

Metro Manila, no?

03:23:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002984

I always view

03:23:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002985

these railways

03:23:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002986

as not only

03:23:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002987

for convenience

03:23:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002988

but it stimulates

03:23:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002989

economic growth

03:23:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002990

and it spreads out

03:23:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002991

the development.

03:23:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002992

Ang ano ko lang dito,

03:23:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002993

Sek,

03:23:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002994

nangihinayang po ako

03:23:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002995

kasi yung pungminda

03:23:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002996

ng railway system, no?

03:23:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002997

And the South Long Haul

03:23:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002998

which was supposed to be started

03:23:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-002999

during the last administration,

03:23:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003000

unfortunately,

03:23:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003001

because of

03:23:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003002

factors,

03:23:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003003

hindi,

03:23:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003004

this remains suspended, no?

03:23:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003005

Kasi China ito,

03:23:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003006

hindi na tuloy.

03:23:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003007

Yung NSCR and

03:23:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003008

Metro Medina Subway Project

03:23:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003009

are both Japan,

03:23:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003010

JICA,

03:23:51Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003011

and ADB.

03:23:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003012

However, yung South Long Haul

03:23:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003013

and Mindanao Railway,

03:23:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003014

China Eximbank yata ito, no?

03:23:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003015

Na hindi na natuloy.

03:24:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003016

So, ang tanong ko lang,

03:24:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003017

are there efforts

03:24:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003018

by the DEF-DEF

03:24:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003019

to push

03:24:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003020

or to help also

03:24:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003021

look for potential

03:24:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003022

takers, funders,

03:24:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003023

and proponents

03:24:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003024

or implementers

03:24:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003025

of the project?

03:24:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003026

Of course, there are.

03:24:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003027

And we strongly support

03:24:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003028

the efforts

03:24:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003029

to improve

03:24:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003030

the infrastructure,

03:24:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003031

access to infrastructure,

03:24:28Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003032

particularly efficient infrastructure

03:24:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003033

system.

03:24:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003034

Sir Chair,

03:24:36Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003035

my understanding is that

03:24:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003036

we are,

03:24:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003037

through the Department of Finance,

03:24:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003038

still

03:24:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003039

open to

03:24:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003040

and in fact facilitating

03:24:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003041

for the entry of other

03:24:50Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003042

potential

03:24:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003043

players.

03:24:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003058

for example,

03:25:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003059

this

03:25:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003060

there is a discussion

03:25:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003061

with Spain

03:25:05Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003062

and France

03:25:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003063

regarding the

03:25:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003064

financing of this

03:25:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003065

South Luzon

03:25:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003066

Longhaul

03:25:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003067

South Longhaul

03:25:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003068

and

03:25:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003069

the

03:25:18Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003070

the key there

03:25:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003071

Mr. Chair

03:25:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003072

is that

03:25:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003073

because

03:25:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003074

the

03:25:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003075

the

03:25:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003076

the

03:25:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003077

the

03:25:25Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003078

earlier consultant that

03:25:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003079

was tasked to prepare the feasibility

03:25:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003080

study was

03:25:31Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003081

by China.

03:25:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003082

And of course,

03:25:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003083

if other parties

03:25:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003084

would now

03:25:38Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003085

come,

03:25:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003086

the technology could be

03:25:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003087

different. So if it's Spain or

03:25:45Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003088

France, they

03:25:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003089

may prefer their own

03:25:48Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003090

technology. So that the

03:25:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003091

preparation, we would

03:25:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003092

have to start essentially

03:25:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003093

almost like a start.

03:25:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003094

Preferably rito, yung manufacturer

03:25:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003095

or may expertise.

03:26:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003096

Just like Japan.

03:26:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003097

I think when we, just to

03:26:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003098

give you

03:26:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003099

information, we were

03:26:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003100

in Spain a few years

03:26:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003101

ago with Senate President

03:26:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003102

Manosimig Zubiri, kasama rin si SP

03:26:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003103

Wynn that time, for

03:26:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003104

a parliamentary visit. And we had

03:26:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003105

a chance to have

03:26:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003106

a courtesy call with the king

03:26:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003107

himself.

03:26:24Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003108

And they are very much

03:26:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003109

interested to

03:26:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003110

go back and invest in the Philippines

03:26:29Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003111

because meron silang sentimental

03:26:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003112

value kasi dati tayong

03:26:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003113

colony. So they would want to go

03:26:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003114

back. So magandang

03:26:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003115

ma-explore natin yung

03:26:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003116

Spain. Kasi meron tayong roots.

03:26:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003117

And at the same time, they are, I think,

03:26:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003118

they have a manufacturing for

03:26:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003119

locomotives. Yung CAF, I think, is

03:26:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003120

Spaniard. Yung CAF is

03:26:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003121

one of the popular brands

03:26:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003122

for

03:26:51Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003123

railway.

03:26:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003124

Mga engines,

03:26:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003125

ma-locomotives.

03:26:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003126

Yun, Sek.

03:26:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003127

For info lang. I think

03:27:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003128

Spain was really interested

03:27:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003129

also in considering

03:27:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003130

going back to the Philippines.

03:27:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003131

We are exploring

03:27:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003132

all other possibilities.

03:27:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003133

In fact,

03:27:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003134

the recent visit of

03:27:15Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003135

the President to India,

03:27:17Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003136

that this

03:27:19Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003137

issue about

03:27:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003138

railway was also part of the

03:27:22Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003139

discussion. And we

03:27:24Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003140

know India, that's what

03:27:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003141

it's good at, building railways.

03:27:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003142

Wala nila.

03:27:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003143

Naro gauge yata sila eh.

03:27:32Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003144

I think now it's the world

03:27:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003145

is now standard gauge. Pero okay din naman ng

03:27:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003146

India. Ang ano ko lang, Sek,

03:27:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003147

I really would want to push this. I've been

03:27:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003148

pushing for this for so

03:27:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003149

long. Because especially in Mindanao,

03:27:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003150

why it's very important?

03:27:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003151

Because Mindanao is the

03:27:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003152

richest among the islands.

03:27:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003153

Sa mga natural sources, sa lahat,

03:27:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003154

sa taba ng lupa.

03:27:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003155

But because of decades of strife,

03:27:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003156

conflict,

03:27:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003157

it has not really reached its potential.

03:28:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003158

Kaya lang, saya ngayon,

03:28:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003159

now that we have the banks,

03:28:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003160

more organic law, meron tayong peace

03:28:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003161

ngayon, for several

03:28:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003162

years now. But I think

03:28:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003163

we need to follow it up with economic

03:28:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003164

development. Ang tingin ko,

03:28:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003165

the only way we can solve

03:28:16Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003166

yung talagang magkaroon

03:28:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003167

ng opportunity ang buong Mindanao

03:28:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003168

and reach its full

03:28:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003169

potential is to have

03:28:24Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003170

a railway system around.

03:28:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003171

Kasi yung mga, siguro, pansin nyo yung

03:28:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003172

gulo noon, sa western side,

03:28:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003173

MILF,

03:28:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003174

ASG,

03:28:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003175

MNLF, BIFF,

03:28:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003176

Central Mindanao, lahat na lang letra.

03:28:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003177

Ang dami na.

03:28:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003178

Sa eastern side naman, CPP, NPA,

03:28:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003179

may insurgency. It's because of

03:28:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003180

lack of opportunity in Mindanao. Mayaman

03:28:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003181

ng Mindanao eh. Kaya lang, because of

03:28:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003182

the lack of opportunity, ang dali nila

03:28:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003183

mang hikayap. Ang daling kumulungan.

03:28:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003184

Kumuha ng support noon.

03:28:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003185

Kasi nga, guto man tao. But I think

03:28:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003186

with the railway system, we spread

03:29:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003187

out the growth. Hindi lang

03:29:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003188

kagendi oro, hindi lang

03:29:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003189

Davao ang

03:29:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003190

magkakaroon ng development.

03:29:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003191

We will create growth areas all

03:29:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003192

over. Parang yun ang

03:29:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003193

tingin ko eh. By creating growth nodes,

03:29:14Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003194

growth development areas,

03:29:16Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003195

magkaka-industrial parka, for terminals,

03:29:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003196

commercial centers.

03:29:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003197

So, I think we

03:29:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003198

am hoping that

03:29:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003199

we'll be able to do that.

03:29:24Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003200

So, DepTev will be

03:29:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003201

also pushing, still continue

03:29:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003202

to push for the Mindanao

03:29:29Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003203

railway system. And ganoon din yung

03:29:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003204

South Long Haul. It will, Bicol

03:29:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003205

is one of the

03:29:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003206

beautiful provinces na mayaman. Pero

03:29:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003207

because of

03:29:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003208

distance, parang sa inyong isolated.

03:29:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003209

Poor region sila.

03:29:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003210

Ang ganda-ganda ng Bicol, diba?

03:29:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003211

So, Sigur Sek, can

03:29:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003212

DepTev ba no? Really push for this

03:29:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003213

to... Definitely,

03:29:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003214

Mr. Chair, because

03:29:54Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003215

for me, in particular, I see

03:29:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003216

the need to connect the country.

03:30:00Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003217

efficiently.

03:30:02Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003218

That's the only way we can make growth

03:30:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003219

more inclusive.

03:30:06Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003220

Otherwise, growth

03:30:08Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003221

will continue to be

03:30:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003222

Manila-centric and that's not

03:30:12Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003223

a good future for

03:30:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003224

the country. We have to

03:30:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003225

create

03:30:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003226

many more growth opportunities.

03:30:20Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003227

In fact,

03:30:21Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003228

when

03:30:23Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003229

Sec. Jimmy

03:30:26Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003230

Bautista was still

03:30:27Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003231

the OTR, we were actually

03:30:29Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003232

discussing and pushing for

03:30:32Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003233

the

03:30:33Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003234

preparation of the

03:30:35Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003235

even free feasibility study

03:30:37Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003236

bringing the train

03:30:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003237

from Manila

03:30:42Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003238

or from Clark

03:30:43Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003239

all the way to Cagayan.

03:30:46Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003240

Isabela and

03:30:47Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003241

Nobiskaya and Cagayan are so rich

03:30:49Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003242

and have so much high

03:30:51Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003243

potential for agriculture

03:30:52Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003244

but

03:30:53Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003245

they cannot be competitive

03:30:57Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003246

unless

03:30:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003247

they have

03:30:59Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003248

because the transport cost

03:31:01Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003249

using the usual bus system

03:31:03Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003250

or truck system

03:31:04Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003251

is expensive.

03:31:07Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003252

Rail is still the cheapest way

03:31:09Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003253

of moving goods

03:31:11Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003254

and most environment

03:31:13Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003255

friendly.

03:31:14Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003256

So,

03:31:16Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003257

sana meron.

03:31:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003258

Yung mga truck kasi,

03:31:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003259

lahat ng dadaan na may tong pa.

03:31:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003260

So,

03:31:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003261

our transportation cost is really expensive.

03:31:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003262

So, I think that will be good also.

03:31:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003263

So,

03:31:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003264

magkaroon ng

03:31:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003265

transportation.

03:31:29Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003266

Line, especially cargo

03:31:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003267

for the Cagayan Valley area.

03:31:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003268

Okay, thank you.

03:31:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003269

With regards,

03:31:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003270

siguro just a question for PPP.

03:31:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003271

Since I was the one who

03:31:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003272

authored and sponsored

03:31:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003273

the PPP code.

03:31:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003274

Tanong lang,

03:31:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003275

what exactly is the role of PPP Center

03:31:51Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003276

ensuring that government PPP projects

03:31:53Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003277

succeed?

03:31:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003278

Because in August,

03:31:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003279

the administration's

03:31:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003280

first PPP,

03:31:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003281

UPPJH Cancer Center project

03:32:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003282

failed to attract a single bidder.

03:32:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003283

So, what went wrong?

03:32:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003284

And what is the PPP Center

03:32:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003285

doing to help national agencies

03:32:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003286

and LGUs develop projects

03:32:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003287

that are truly viable,

03:32:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003288

bankable,

03:32:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003289

and attractive to investors?

03:32:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003290

Executive Director,

03:32:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003291

Rizal Latore,

03:32:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003292

you may want to answer.

03:32:20Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003293

Yes,

03:32:20Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003294

thank you for the question,

03:32:22Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003295

Mr. Chair.

03:32:22Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003296

So, for the PPP Center,

03:32:24Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003297

we're the primary

03:32:25Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003298

government agency

03:32:27Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003299

that is responsible

03:32:28Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003300

in providing

03:32:28Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003301

transportation,

03:32:29Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003302

technical assistance

03:32:30Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003303

to the implementing agencies

03:32:33Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003304

from the project development

03:32:34Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003305

up to evaluation,

03:32:37Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003306

approval,

03:32:38Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003307

and monitoring

03:32:39Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003308

ng mga PPP projects.

03:32:42Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003309

Now, in response po dun sa

03:32:44Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003310

UPPJH Cancer Center,

03:32:47Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003311

as we all know,

03:32:49Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003312

last August 4 po

03:32:50Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003313

was the deadline

03:32:51Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003314

for the submission of bid.

03:32:53Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003315

Unfortunately,

03:32:54Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003316

there was none.

03:32:56Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003317

No private company submitted the bid.

03:32:58Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003318

But there were four po,

03:33:00Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003319

Mr. Chair,

03:33:01Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003320

who actually bought

03:33:02Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003321

the bid documents.

03:33:04Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003322

Now, PPP Center,

03:33:06Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003323

together with UPPJH,

03:33:08Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003324

UPE Management,

03:33:09Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003325

met with those bidders

03:33:12Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003326

and secured their feedback

03:33:14Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003327

on why they eventually

03:33:16Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003328

did not submit the bid.

03:33:18Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003329

Among the reasons po

03:33:20Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003330

cited by the prospective bidders,

03:33:22Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003331

kasi po from the time po

03:33:24Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003332

na na-approve yung project,

03:33:26Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003333

up to the time po

03:33:26Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003334

ng date ng submission

03:33:28Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003335

ng bid management,

03:33:28Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003336

masyado na pong matagal

03:33:30Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003337

yung tinakbo ng oras

03:33:33Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003338

and the cost of the project

03:33:36Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003339

as far as the prospective bidders

03:33:38Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003340

are concerned

03:33:39Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003341

are actually way too high already

03:33:42Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003342

because of what happened

03:33:43Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003343

the past six months po

03:33:44Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003344

in our economy.

03:33:46Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003345

So, yun po yung primary reason.

03:33:48Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003346

But at least two out of the four

03:33:51Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003347

prospective bidders

03:33:52Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003348

still expressed that they do want

03:33:55Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003349

to support the government

03:33:57Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003350

in this initiative.

03:33:58Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003351

And we are now discussing

03:34:02Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003352

how we can revive the project

03:34:04Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003353

and update the assumptions

03:34:06Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003354

used for the UPPJH Cancer Center.

03:34:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003355

So, are there any

03:34:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003356

mga potential PPP ventures

03:34:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003357

that you're looking at

03:34:16Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003358

in the coming year?

03:34:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003359

You think that has a big chance

03:34:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003360

of pushing through?

03:34:25Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003361

Yes, Mr. Chair.

03:34:26Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003362

Swiss people, there are more than

03:34:28Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003363

250 PPP projects

03:34:31Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003364

that we are monitoring

03:34:32Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003365

in our pipeline

03:34:33Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003366

under different stages

03:34:34Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003367

of development.

03:34:36Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003368

Combined po yan

03:34:36Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003369

for national implementing agencies

03:34:38Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003370

and the local government units.

03:34:41Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003371

However, we are closely,

03:34:43Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003372

like, you know,

03:34:43Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003373

when I say closely,

03:34:44Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003374

week on week,

03:34:45Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003375

monitoring po yung progress

03:34:47Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003376

about 10% of that.

03:34:49Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003377

So, we're looking at

03:34:50Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003378

25 to 30 PPP projects

03:34:52Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003379

that we are expecting

03:34:54Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003380

to be awarded

03:34:56Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003381

within this administration po.

03:34:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003382

Okay, thank you.

03:35:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003383

I'm hoping that

03:35:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003384

there will be

03:35:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003385

some projects

03:35:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003386

that will really be,

03:35:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003387

that will really materialize.

03:35:09Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003388

If I may add, Mr. Chair,

03:35:11Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003389

what we have been seeing also

03:35:13Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003390

as significant progress

03:35:15Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003391

and achievements

03:35:16Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003392

that we have for PPPs po,

03:35:17Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003393

yung po mga projects

03:35:18Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003394

that have been long delayed

03:35:19Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003395

for like decades,

03:35:21Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003396

we see them getting approved

03:35:23Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003397

and implemented

03:35:23Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003398

and, you know,

03:35:24Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003399

expected to operate

03:35:25Source

PPP Center Executive Director Rizza Blanco-Latorre

asr-003400

in the next few months po.

03:35:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003401

Okay, thank you.

03:35:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003402

Of course, I'm looking at that.

03:35:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003403

Being the author of this code,

03:35:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003404

I'm hopeful

03:35:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003405

and that it becomes successful

03:35:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003406

kasi ang ano ng target naman natin dito

03:35:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003407

to help in infrastructure development eh.

03:35:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003408

Diba?

03:35:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003409

PPP, nandyan yung hopefully

03:35:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003410

master plan.

03:35:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003411

We all know,

03:35:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003412

we all need

03:35:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003413

this

03:35:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003414

these measures

03:35:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003415

or laws

03:35:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003416

that nandyan yung backbone

03:35:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003417

to set the proper direction.

03:35:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003418

In the future.

03:36:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003419

Okay, thank you.

03:36:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003420

Siguro last na po

03:36:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003421

doon sa community-based

03:36:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003422

monitoring system,

03:36:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003423

probably PSA

03:36:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003424

for fiscal year 2027,

03:36:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003425

there's a higher budget

03:36:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003426

for the PSA

03:36:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003427

because of the

03:36:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003428

conduct of the 2027

03:36:14Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003429

community-based monitoring system.

03:36:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003430

Bilyon ang nindayaan ng gobyerno

03:36:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003431

taon-taon sa ayuda

03:36:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003432

at iba pang social protection programs.

03:36:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003433

Are we already using

03:36:24Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003434

the updated CBMS data

03:36:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003435

to make sure that

03:36:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003436

government assistance,

03:36:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003437

reaches the people

03:36:29Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003438

who actually need it?

03:36:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003439

And how often is CBMS data updated?

03:36:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003440

Thank you very much.

03:36:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003441

Mapa.

03:36:37Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003442

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

03:36:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003443

Yung ating previous na CBMS

03:36:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003444

na lahat ng mga LGUs

03:36:43Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003445

ay napunan ng datos,

03:36:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003446

ito po yung 2024 CBMS

03:36:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003447

at yung budget ng CBMS

03:36:51Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003448

during the time

03:36:52Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003449

kasi kasabay siya ng census.

03:36:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003450

So mga less than 5 billion.

03:36:55Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003451

At ito po yung ginamit

03:36:57Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003452

tamang-tama

03:36:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003453

dahil mayroon na yung

03:36:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003454

mayroon tayong krisis,

03:37:02Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003455

nagkaroon tayo ng bagong listahan

03:37:05Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003456

doon sa mga binibigyan ng ayuda.

03:37:08Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003457

If you recall, Mr. Chair,

03:37:10Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003458

yung uplift,

03:37:11Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003459

Group 1, Group 2, Group 3,

03:37:13Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003460

7.5 million households,

03:37:15Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003461

galing po yun sa

03:37:16Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003462

relatively new data

03:37:19Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003463

from the community-based

03:37:20Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003464

monitoring system.

03:37:21Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003465

In addition to the use of CBMS

03:37:23Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003466

for national social protection programs,

03:37:25Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003467

ang pinaka-importante rin,

03:37:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003468

binibigay namin ito

03:37:27Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003469

sa mga local government,

03:37:28Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003470

para sa kanilang

03:37:30Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003471

local level planning.

03:37:31Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003472

At marami na rin po

03:37:32Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003473

yung mga LGUs na gumagamit

03:37:34Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003474

ng community-based monitoring system.

03:37:36Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003475

Ayon sa CBMS Act,

03:37:38Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003476

yung CBMS ay gagawin

03:37:39Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003477

every three years.

03:37:41Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003478

So ito po ay

03:37:42Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003479

nag-request ng

03:37:44Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003480

Philippine Statistics Authority

03:37:45Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003481

ng panibagong pondo

03:37:46Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003482

para sa pag-update

03:37:48Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003483

ng community-based

03:37:49Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003484

monitoring system for 2027.

03:37:51Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003485

Dahil po 2024 siya,

03:37:53Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003486

of course,

03:37:54Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003487

naging advantageous siya

03:37:55Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003488

from the COVID,

03:37:56Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003489

but we had also crisis

03:37:58Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003490

itong 2026.

03:37:59Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003491

So I'm sure,

03:38:00Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003492

marami rin tayong mga households

03:38:01Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003493

na baka

03:38:03Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003494

bumaba yung well-being.

03:38:05Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003495

Hopefully,

03:38:06Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003496

ito po ay masama naman

03:38:08Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003497

sa 2027

03:38:09Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003498

community-based monitoring system.

03:38:10Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003499

Mr. Chair,

03:38:11Source

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa

asr-003500

thank you.

03:38:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003501

Thank you.

03:38:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003502

Anyway,

03:38:14Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003503

I guess that's about it.

03:38:16Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003504

Pero ano ko lang,

03:38:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003505

Sek,

03:38:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003506

siguro talagang dapat

03:38:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003507

yung

03:38:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003508

long-term plan natin

03:38:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003509

ng gobyerno natin

03:38:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003510

really for

03:38:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003511

jobs in opportunity,

03:38:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003512

opportunities to

03:38:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003513

improvement of infrastructure

03:38:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003514

and tsaka magkaroon tayo

03:38:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003515

ng master plan.

03:38:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003516

Dapat natin pag-isipan

03:38:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003517

kung paano natin

03:38:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003518

must stimulate economic growth

03:38:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003519

kasi hindi ako naniniwala

03:38:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003520

ang ano eh.

03:38:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003521

Ayuda tayo

03:38:41Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003522

buong buhay natin eh.

03:38:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003523

Diba?

03:38:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003524

This is not sustainable.

03:38:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003525

Diba?

03:38:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003526

Diba?

03:38:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003527

Saan natin kukunin yan?

03:38:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003528

Mangungutang tayo

03:38:47Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003529

tapos ayuda nang ayuda.

03:38:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003530

Dapat yung investment natin,

03:38:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003531

yung utang natin,

03:38:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003532

tama kayo, Sek.

03:38:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003533

Dapat ito,

03:38:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003534

nakalimit sa capital investment.

03:38:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003535

Those have the top returns

03:38:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003536

to the economy.

03:38:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003537

Diba?

03:39:00Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003538

Definitely investments

03:39:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003539

on infrastructure,

03:39:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003540

railway system,

03:39:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003541

airport supports

03:39:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003542

are,

03:39:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003543

will cost a lot.

03:39:07Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003544

But I think

03:39:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003545

the return sa economy

03:39:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003546

will be enormous.

03:39:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003547

Kailangan talaga eh.

03:39:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003548

Diba?

03:39:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003549

Kailangan talaga natin

03:39:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003550

mag-invest.

03:39:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003551

That's the only way

03:39:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003552

we can create growth areas,

03:39:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003553

stimulate economic growth

03:39:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003554

and growth,

03:39:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003555

spread out the development

03:39:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003556

para

03:39:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003557

I think jobs and opportunities

03:39:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003558

sa trabaang ano natin,

03:39:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003559

long-term.

03:39:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003560

Diba?

03:39:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003561

Sustainable programs

03:39:32Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003562

and projects

03:39:32Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003563

and hindi dapat ayuda

03:39:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003564

ang ating po

03:39:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003565

tinitignan na

03:39:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003566

parang programa.

03:39:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003567

Ito, so ano lang yan?

03:39:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003568

Dapat short-term lang yan

03:39:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003569

or medium-term.

03:39:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003570

Diba?

03:39:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003571

Kasi,

03:39:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003572

kailangan natin

03:39:46Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003573

buhayin

03:39:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003574

economy natin.

03:39:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003575

Again,

03:39:51Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003576

for jobs and opportunities

03:39:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003577

in the future.

03:39:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003578

Okay?

03:39:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003579

So,

03:39:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003580

with that,

03:39:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003581

we will submit

03:39:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003582

the rest of our questions

03:39:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003583

to the agencies

03:39:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003584

for the appropriate answers.

03:40:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003585

Yung mga iba po para

03:40:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003586

sasabihin na lang namin sa inyo

03:40:04Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003587

para makapaghanda kayo

03:40:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003588

for the plenary

03:40:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003589

defense and debates.

03:40:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003590

So,

03:40:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003591

pakihandaan nyo na lang

03:40:10Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003592

sa mga

03:40:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003593

respective agencies

03:40:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003594

para ho,

03:40:14Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003595

once I defend,

03:40:16Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003596

I will be ready

03:40:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003597

to have

03:40:19Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003598

to answer the queries

03:40:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003599

from the

03:40:21Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003600

legislators

03:40:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003601

on the floor.

03:40:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003602

I will need your expertise

03:40:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003603

dahil ako hindi expert.

03:40:26Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003604

Hindi ako

03:40:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003605

ekonomista.

03:40:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003606

I hate numbers.

03:40:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003607

Kaya,

03:40:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003608

kailangan kong

03:40:31Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003609

expertise ninyong lahat.

03:40:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003610

No?

03:40:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003611

Okay?

03:40:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003612

So,

03:40:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003613

please prepare for the

03:40:35Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003614

questions

03:40:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003615

or potential

03:40:38Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003616

issues and topics

03:40:39Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003617

that might be asked

03:40:40Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003618

during the plenary.

03:40:42Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003619

The committee chair

03:40:43Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003620

would like to thank everyone,

03:40:44Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003621

Secretary Balisakan,

03:40:45Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003622

the undersecretaries,

03:40:48Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003623

of course,

03:40:49Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003624

the heads of agencies,

03:40:50Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003625

the same resource person

03:40:51Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003626

for actively participating

03:40:52Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003627

on our

03:40:53Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003628

discussions today.

03:40:54Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003629

There being no other

03:40:55Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003630

further questions,

03:40:56Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003631

the budget,

03:40:57Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003632

of the Department

03:40:58Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003633

of Economy Planning

03:40:59Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003634

and Development,

03:41:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003635

including

03:41:01Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003636

the Satatch Agencies

03:41:02Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003637

and Corporations,

03:41:03Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003638

Commission on Population

03:41:05Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003639

and Development,

03:41:06Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003640

Philippine National

03:41:08Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003641

Volunteer Service

03:41:09Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003642

Coordinating Agency,

03:41:11Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003643

Public-Private

03:41:12Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003644

Partnership Center

03:41:13Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003645

of the Philippines,

03:41:15Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003646

Philippine Statistical

03:41:16Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003647

Research and Training

03:41:17Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003648

Institute,

03:41:18Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003649

Tariff Commission,

03:41:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003650

Philippine Statistics

03:41:20Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003651

Authority,

03:41:22Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003652

Development Academy

03:41:23Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003653

of the Philippines,

03:41:24Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003654

and Philippine Institute

03:41:25Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003655

for Development Studies,

03:41:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003656

is now deemed

03:41:27Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003657

submitted

03:41:28Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003658

for the plenary

03:41:29Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003659

consideration

03:41:30Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003660

subject of the discussion

03:41:32Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003661

and the submission

03:41:33Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003662

of the documents.

03:41:34Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003663

This briefing

03:41:36Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003664

is hereby suspended.

03:41:37Source

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-003665

Thank you.

03:41:39Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003666

Thank you so much,

03:41:40Source

DEPDev Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan

asr-003667

Mr. Chair.