Senate Committee on Finance: TESDA - September 15, 2026

Senator Joel Villanueva

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Budget briefing on the fiscal year 2027, proposed budget by the my most beloved agency, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, or TESDA.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Now, hereby called to order, we would like to acknowledge the entire TESDA family headed by our good friend, former Commissioner of ETCOM, Secretary Kiko Benitez.

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We would also acknowledge our DDGs. Hindi ko na ho kayo iisa-isahin. And of course, our friends from COA, the entire TESDA family. Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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So let me start by commending all of you for your service to our country and our people. Such a great honor and privilege.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Na naging part po ako ng TESDA. At hanggang ngayon, I go with the TESDA man moniker. At muli ho, magandang hapon sa inyong lahat.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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TESDA has always held a special place in my heart bilang dating hepe ng TESDA. Personal po sa atin ang mission na bigyan ang bawat Pilipino ng kasanayan at pagkakataon na magkaroon ng marangal na trabaho at mas magandang buhay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Mas magandang kinabukasan. Sa likod po ng bawat TESDA scholarship na very famous, very popular, ay isang kabataan na naghahanap ng kanyang unang trabaho.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Isa pong magulang na nagnanais madagdagan ang kita ng kanilang pamilya o isang manggagawang kailangan mag-upskill upang hindi po maiwan ng nagbabagong ekonomiya.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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In 2026, TESDA received its largest budget on record.

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But its current budget is only 2.2% of the total education budget. Laging sinasabi, ang TESDA ay partin ng tinatawag na trinity doon sa trifocalized education with the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education.

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At gaya ng trinity sa isang pananampalataya, yung TESDA daw yung tumatay yung Holy Spirit.

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Napakahalaga.

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Pero ang hirap intindihin.

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For 2027, TESDA is proposing a budget of 21.20 billion, 5.15 billion or 19.5% lower than its 2026 budget.

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Now, of this amount, 20.48 billion is intended for operations.

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Direct program allocations include 19.66 billion for the Technical Education Skills Development Program.

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497.6 million for the Regulatory Program and 40.1 million for the Policy Program.

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Sa bawat isang daang piso sa panukala ng budget ng TESDA, halos 93 pesos ang nakalaan sa Core Technical Education and Skills Development Program,

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which covers scholarships, training, and other skills development interventions.

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Now, with fewer resources and continuing demand for training,

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every peso must work harder and reach those who need it most.

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But a scholarship slot alone is not success.

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A TESDA scholarship must be a complete pathway from enrollment and quality training

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to assessment, certification, and ultimately decent work for a sustainable livelihood.

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Ngayong pong araw, nais po nating malaman.

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Nakakarating po ba ang mga scholarships sa mahihirap at underserved communities?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Ang mga kursong pinupondohan ba natin ay talagang kailangan ng industriya? Nakapagtatapos nga po ba na-assess at nasa-certify ang ating mga scholar at ating mga kliyente? At nagkakaroon po ba sila ng trabaho angkop sa kanilang natututunan?

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We also want TESDA scholarships to prepare Filipinos for the future through higher qualifications, micro-credentials, digital and AI skills, enterprise-based training, and clear pathways for continuous learning and career advancement.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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TESDA is seeking additional funding for more than 162,000 beneficiaries. And of course, as always, we are here ready to support resources that will genuinely expand opportunity.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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But expansion must be matched also by implementation capacity, transparency, timely fund utilization, and measurable employment outcomes. Our purpose is very clear.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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We wanted to strengthen TESDA and its programs, but also ensure that every scholarship delivers on its promise to the Filipino people.

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Having said that, we look forward to a fruitful discussion on this proposed 2027

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budget of TESDA. Muli, marami pong

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salamat sa inyong lahat, sa inyong pagdalo

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and at this juncture, let me

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recognize our distinguished

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colleague from the great

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province of Palawan, Senator

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Erwin Tulfo, who may want

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to give his opening

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statements before our budget deliberation.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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No, Mr. Chair, but

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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thank you. I'm very interested

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in joining

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this budget hearing

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because I have a lot of questions

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prepared here for

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TESDA. Questions that

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I want to

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get some real

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answers, Mr. Chair. That's all, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Thank you very much, Senator

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Erwin. We likewise appreciate

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your presence here. We need your

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inputs, especially as we

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move forward. So with

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that,

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at this

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juncture, may we request and

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give the floor now to

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Secretary Kiko Benitez to present the

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highlights of the proposed

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2027 budget. Then we will

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open the floor for queries and

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questions after the presentation.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Sir, you have the floor. Thank you.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Siguro, I would like

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to frame the budget

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presentation of

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TESDA on

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how, in fact, the

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TVET ecosystem has

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increased and grown and expanded.

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Siguro, the first

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piece that I would like to

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point out

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is that for 2026,

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TESDA's budget is at

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a record high.

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The budget for education

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has risen to 4.4%

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of GDP that hit

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the UNESCO benchmark.

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And that TESDA budget is

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2% of the education

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budget in general.

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In the SONA for 2026,

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TVET, of course, has been

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considered an effective tool.

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For success, as

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mentioned by our president.

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And the future proofing of the

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workforce with new skills, new technologies

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and innovative learning modalities

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even as

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AI transforms 25%

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of all jobs.

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The last

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is that the working age population

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will peak and decline

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sooner and that we need to make sure

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that we maximize and harness

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the demographic dividend

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as the Philippines is growing old

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before becoming rich

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as the PIDS has reminded us.

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Of these three things,

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Mr. Chair, I would like to

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point out

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that the bottom line is

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in spite of being the smallest

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in terms of budget of the three

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trifocal agencies,

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in many ways, the

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potential clients

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of TESDA is actually

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larger.

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So, to show

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the next slide,

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just the size of the

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system,

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we do deliver

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training through different

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partners and modalities.

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There are now 4,715

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private TVIs,

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178

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TTIs or TESDA training

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institutions, and then

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TVIs in public LUCs

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and SUCs and

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LGUs are at around

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271.

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Which really makes the private

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sector a little bit

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more than 90%.

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Yeah.

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Okay.

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Next.

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This is to show you

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more or less that

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in accordance, sir, with our

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agreements with EDCOM,

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we have tried to redirect

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our scholarship funds towards

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skills that have been

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identified as priorities by the

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NAP plan. This is just to

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show you the different types of

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scholarship programs and in which

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of the sectors they have

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gone.

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Makikita pa rin na

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tourism is the highest

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number in terms of our demand

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followed by manufacturing,

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construction, of course, IT,

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BPM,

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agriculture, and so on

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and so forth.

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Next slides.

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So, this one is to show,

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that if we count

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the working age population

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as the total in

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need of proper, let's say, upskilling

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by TESDA.

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Now, that is at 74

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million, 75 million

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working age population

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of the country.

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TESDA's current 2026

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budget is at around

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650,000 slots or

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less than 1%, almost,

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but not quite, 1%

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addressing our

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working age population.

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The 2026

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scholarship funds can support

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650,000 beneficiaries,

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but the TVET system can actually

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absorb up to 1.5

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million Filipinos for face-to-face

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training.

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Providers, so on the left,

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sorry, back to the previous slide, for the

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appreciation of

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the good senators, the

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map shows the

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the

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heat map of

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infrastructure,

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and the amount

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of absorptive capacity.

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So, because we are

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based on area-based, demand-driven

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and industrial

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workforce orientation,

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it follows that much of

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the infrastructure capacity

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of TESDA does also follow

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where there is a focused

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industrial base or an emerging

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industrial base. And so,

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TESDA's scholarship funds will have to be,

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to be balancing between where

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the jobs actually are and where

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there might be higher poverty

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incidents that need addressing

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through government intervention.

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Next slide, please.

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Sorry, Secretary, just to point out,

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yun sa absorptive capacity,

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what's the figure?

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I couldn't see.

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1.5 million po ang pwedeng i-absorb

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at any given year.

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Yes, which is only 2%, no?

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Yes po.

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Of the labor force,

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working age population.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Two percent.

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Thank you.

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For face-to-face, no?

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The other thing that we've done,

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of course, is expand or test

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the online program for greater access

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so we can reach the 1.5 million.

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Yung magaling po na senador.

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So, next slide, please.

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So, part of also our mandate,

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Mr. Chair, of course, is our

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evolution of community-based

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TVET training and delivery to LGUs.

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And so, we have, in fact,

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been pushing barangay-level training

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at scale through the test,

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the online program,

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and blended learning.

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So, for example,

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we have had 40,000 or so

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nationwide completers

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for the bookkeeping for SK,

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Financial Transactions, NC2,

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which has no added cost

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because it's delivered online.

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38,600 completed via top self-paced MOOCs

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and so on and so forth, no?

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So, this is part of how we try

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to provide greater access.

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We have also partnering up,

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we are exploring partnerships

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with the Liga ng Barangay

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to train barangay personnel

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on resilience, digital skills,

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and so on and so forth.

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We would like to organize the priorities,

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skill areas around food and energy sufficiency,

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renewable energy, waste management,

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digital skills, and so on and so forth.

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The pilot areas that have been identified

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are Nueva Vizcaya, Bohol,

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and Dinagat Islands,

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prioritizing lower income municipalities.

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The next slide is,

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we've also tried to,

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we've launched, actually,

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the test, the skills passport,

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and have registered 354,000 users.

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Now, here is where we have tried to use

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the digital tools,

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Mr. Chair, as you well know,

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to help ensure the training to trabaho links

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on the app.

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Learners can, in fact,

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not only search for scholarships

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or have digital resumes

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of their certifications,

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but also look for job openings

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linked to the peso data

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of Dole and now Jobstreet,

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as well as a number of other commercial

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job postings online

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for aggregated job lists.

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We have also a career compass,

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which is to help find attributes

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for defining aptitude and success

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within the TVET training system.

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The career aptitude

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in terms of six specific domains,

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we have launched this just this August,

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Mr. Chair, again,

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to help ensure success of our learners

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as they go through our training programs.

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There is also a recently approved project,

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BEST, financed by the World Bank,

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where we intend to enroll 150,000

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e-vouchers for NC courses

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that will be distributed, in fact,

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through the app's scholarship portal.

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This will be coming in January.

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Next slide.

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We have also put in place

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micro-credentials to help bridge

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skills gaps of near-hires

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and upskilling workers.

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Again, this is part of the attention

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to potential AI disruptions

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within the TVET ecosystem.

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We have 880 micro-credential courses

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registered since March 2025.

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133 of these are on AI and digital skills.

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We have also accelerated

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the development.

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Thank you, again,

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to the Houses of Congress

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for agreeing and funding

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the initiative to create

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the AI course builder of TESTA

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that should speed up the generation

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of competency standards

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and of training regulations

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and assessment tools moving forward.

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In addition,

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under the World Bank Finance BEST project,

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we have been, in fact,

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creating remedial modules

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for numeracy and literacy proficiency

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for within the TVET ecosystem as well.

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And we're doing this with Khan Academy.

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Next slide.

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And again,

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because of the recommendations of EDCOM,

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the initiative to increase

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the higher level NCs has been ongoing,

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including the review of the diploma program

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currently to ensure

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that they are level 5 PQF aligned.

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We now have 1,412 diploma programs.

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There has been a 120% increase, actually,

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in level 3 to level 4 courses since 2022.

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And if you can see,

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the percentage or ratio has been growing.

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The number, of course,

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of level 2s are still growing.

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Because that's part of the industry demand.

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But we have also focused attention

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on ensuring alignment

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for higher level qualifications.

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Of the 1,412 diploma programs registered,

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648 have been reviewed for alignment

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with the new level 5 descriptors

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that were released last January

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by the PQF National Coordinating Council.

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Next slide.

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TESDA is scaling AI,

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upscaling for BPO and digital jobs

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as a fear that the country has

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about AI disruption for jobs.

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We're trying to make sure

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that as many of our BPO's employees,

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for example,

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are AI-enabled

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so that they can go with the times.

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At the moment,

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34,766 beneficiaries

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and institution-based AI and data courses

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have been identified.

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And we have been involved

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in crafting the AI upscaling roadmap,

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which aims to achieve widespread,

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or as widespread as possible,

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AI literacy

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to ensure that the country shifts

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from being an AI consumer

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to in fact being an AI builder.

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10,000 BPO workers are being upscaled in AI

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through enterprise-based training.

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So that's 34,766 for institution-based,

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an additional 10,000 for BPO workers

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for enterprise-based training

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for around 44,000.

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This is in addition to any other

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institution-based trainings

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and micro-credentials

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that we are rolling out.

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TESDA has also been very much a part

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of building the talent pipeline

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for semiconductors and electronics industry,

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which after all,

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is one of the largest,

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if not the largest,

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manufactured goods exports of the country.

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The Philippines Semiconductor Electronics Industry Roadmap

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has just recently been launched.

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And the roadmap targets

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$70 billion in semiconductor revenues

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and $40 billion in electronics revenues by 2030.

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And that growth that's been dictated by government

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will require skills

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will require skilled workforce.

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140,000 have already been assessed

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on electronics assembly skills

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since January 2025.

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This is in compliance

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with the advisory council

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created under AO39,

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which has requested that TESDA

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provide skills training for 128,000 workers

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for the sector actually by 2028,

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I believe.

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So we're slightly above schedule

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or ahead of schedule

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in terms of number of beneficiaries.

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Our next piece is trying to make sure,

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in fact,

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that they are appropriately linked

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to the right qualifications requested.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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By industry and at the right levels. So along that line, we have also piloted a level 5 diploma program skills ladder with engineering degrees in semiconductors and electronics with CHED piloted in Cebu with, I believe, 18 higher education institutions in Region 7.

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Next slide.

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For the next slide, in conjunction with our special provisions in the 2026 GAHA, TESDA is upskilling daycare workers and partnering with LGUs for local skills needs.

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So far, 9,989 CDWs were served under the ECCD program with ongoing training for at least 1,000 to 2,000 more.

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And we aim to train an additional 9,231.

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CDWs in 2027 in accordance, in fact, with the new ECCD law.

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We have also piloted waste management training, for example, with LGUs.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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And here's an example with Coca-Cola Foundation and the city of Naga.

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asr-000453

Next slide.

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So ito po yung isang tinanong ni Senator Joel kanina.

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The employment rate of TVET graduates.

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In 2025, was at 81.64% based on our survey methods.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We are trying to scale up E-BET because E-BET graduates have a employment rate of almost 90% based on our data.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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And as of August 2026, 1,299 E-BET programs have been registered as part of our implementation.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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It's also part of our implementation.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So we have the World Bank project, Senator Villanueva, to make sure that we can further granularize and expand and strengthen our surveying methods as well as use the skills passport to track and encode data sets of training completely, totally to trabaho as much as possible.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Next slide.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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The entrance of E-BET, I mean E-BET clients.

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They are, when they came in, hindi pa sila employed.

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Or they are...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Iba po.

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So the training modalities of, pwede pong upskilling sila, pwede pong silang apprenticeship, pwede pong silang general E-BET.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So some of them are already employed, but some of them are not.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We can give you, sir, the breakdown if you wish.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Sige, thank you.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Sige po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000471

Please proceed, thank you.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000472

Baby ho ninyo ang E-BET lo eh, so.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So next slide, please.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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This one naman po is our flexible delivery modalities.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Favorite program din po ni Senator Villanueva, ang TESDA online program.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We would like to point out that 1.6 million learners have enrolled in 225 courses.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Courses on AI fundamentals and environmental literacy are now actually available.

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Available on TUP as well as financial literacy, entrepreneurship, among others.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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And in fact, TESDA recorded 91,905 enrollments in AI-related courses alone, including industry co-developed courses with Microsoft, IBM, and we have two or three other partners, in fact.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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There's a sample of potential courses available in TUP.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000481

We have complete full NC qualifications online, as well as short-term courses that might be more life-skills oriented and not necessarily job or employment specific.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000482

Assessments being done online?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000483

No, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000484

So the assessment is still, they still have to go walk-in.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000485

Yes, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000486

The next slide is our ongoing SIPTIVETS project.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000499

With ADB, in order to expand our TIVET capacity nationwide through regional innovation centers and potentially developing them into full-fledged polytechnics.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000500

There are meant to be three batches.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000501

Two batches are actually ongoing, covering eight Arctic projects now under construction.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000502

Batch one is targeted to be completed by the fourth quarter of this year.

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asr-000503

And batch two

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000504

In 2027.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000505

Batch three is ongoing with a new site in Negros Island region.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000506

They're all designed to be finished by the end of 2027 or the first quarter of 2028 at the latest.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000507

Next slide.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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With our convergence, Mr. Chair, with OWWA and DMW, TESDA has been bringing free assessments

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000509

to our OFWs as well as boosting skills of repatriated OFWs that come back.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000510

The TESDA overseas assessment program brings skills assessment and national certification directly to Filipino workers abroad.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000511

And we have current partners in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Qatar, Kuwait, and South Korea.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000512

With more countries being developed upon the request, in fact, of OWWA and DMW themselves.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000515

Italy is already tentatively scheduled. New Zealand and London are under exploration as the demand for overseas assessment for OFWs increase.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000516

As part of our harmonization and again as part of the EDCOM recommendations, Mr. Chair, we have assessed 427,000 senior high school learners to boost job readiness of K-12 graduates.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We have 6,143 teachers trained to become assessors since 2024 with more intended.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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For 2027, TESDA is proposing to train 4,888 teachers in their NC courses and in fact 23,845 teachers in training methodology to deliver in the TechPro programs in the strengthened senior high school, which will be rolled out for grade 12 this school year.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We are also

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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opening ladders as part of the seamless pathways recommended by One Education with CHED, on the other hand.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We have Philippine credit transfer systems, which are ladderized for dental hygiene, agriculture and biosystems engineering, midwifery, pharmacy, and ongoing for approval are hospitality and tourism management, radiologic technologies, nutrition and dietetics.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Among others.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So this is an ongoing program that we are rolling out in accordance with the ladderization law.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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PCTS guidelines are under development for ECCD, medical technology, occupational therapy, and physical therapy programs.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Again, in compliance, Mr. Chair, with the recommendations of EDCOM as well.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We are trying to increase the number of HEIs

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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that will also roll out both TVI programs and/or recognize Philippine credit transfer systems.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000528

So our 2027 proposed budget.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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All that, Mr. Chair, is to point out how little funding we have in order to address the needs and the demands that we are held accountable for.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000530

Okay.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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as I said,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Highlight of the history of our budget.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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TESDA received its largest budget on record in 2026,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000535

the same year that the Philippines devoted the highest share or percentage of its GDP to education in its history,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000536

where 2.2% of the total education budget in 2026 was allocated to TESDA.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000537

For NEP in 2027, Mr. Chair, bumaba po kami to 1.8.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000538

1.88% na lang ng full education budget.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000539

And as you pointed out, yes po, yung 2.2 naging 1.88.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000540

At gaya po ng sinabi ninyo, almost 20% po ang binaba ng NEP 2027 sa GAA 2026.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000541

Higher budget is key to sustaining TESDA's momentum,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000542

as well as our ability to address the Lifelong Learning Framework Act, Mr. Chair,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000543

for that entire, your entire workforce age population.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000544

The 2027 NEP, in fact, is 46.8% lower than the proposed TESDA budget,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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and 20% lower than GAA 2026.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Our TESDA utilization by September 2026 is actually,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000547

higher compared to the same period last year.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000548

We have recurring problems, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000549

Our capital outlay from the SIPTIVET projects and the,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000550

for late release, for example, of funds,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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affects our ability to perform our funds utilization properly.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000552

Without those, sir, we are at around 40,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000553

almost 43 to 45, I think, percent by September.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000554

So, here's our additional request na lang, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000555

Sana naman, we can get as close to and maybe a little bit more

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000556

than our 2026 GAAT project, budget, no,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000557

to ensure at least that we sustain and maintain our delivery.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000558

Ah.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000559

There is a request for an additional 933,000,000 for TWSP to gain an additional 37,356 additional beneficiaries.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000560

For STEP, sir, 777,000,000 for an additional 24,758 additional beneficiaries.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000561

Mr. Chair, I would like to flag maybe the most important request of TESDA in terms of fund augmentation, which is 2.4 billion for UACTEA, for free TVETSER for higher education.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000562

This is our diploma programs so that we can actually expand our new entrance for 46,430 new beneficiaries.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000563

Mr. Chair, I would like to simply point out that this increase in UACTEA funding,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000564

is partly because of our push for higher level qualifications.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We need to make sure that in compliance with both free TVETSER and the newly amended UNIFAST law, or UACTEA law,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000566

that we keep pace of our support to our students as the demand, in fact, also increases.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000567

In addition, to ensure the proper implementation of TESDA training programs

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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within the new emerging technologies,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000569

we are also working on a new program,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000570

which was called the TechPro of senior high school.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000571

We would like to request 600 or so million for 28,733 TechPro teachers for senior high school,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000572

and 622 million thereabouts,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000573

of training primarily for barangay-based enterprises,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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and or barangay,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000575

community-based healthcare, and so on.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000576

So this is sir, for BHW training, for barangay nutrition scholars, as part of the other side,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000577

Mr. Chair of the ECCD-CDW training for anti-stunting that we would like to roll out and capacitate on the barangay level.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000578

And lastly, perhaps we are incredibly glad that it is Senator Joel that is our sponsor for our bill

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000579

because we would like to flag that this is a very recent occurrence.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000580

So we hosted for the first time last year, after 30 years, WorldSkills ASEAN in Manila.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000581

And as Chair of the WorldSkills ASEAN this year, next year in 2027, Indonesia was meant to host WorldSkills.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000582

WorldSkills ASEAN, and they have backed out.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000583

So instead, WorldSkills ASEAN is asking that other ASEAN countries take portions of the WorldSkills competition and host

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000584

so that they divide the hosting across, I think, four or five.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000585

So for us, we are proposing to host seven skills domains or seven skills competition,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000586

which was not in our original budget proposal.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Obviously, at the NEP.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Therefore, the request for an additional 310 million, half of this will be for equipment,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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the other half for the actual hosting of the delegation.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000590

This will be in August next year, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000591

I think that ends our presentation of the budget.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000592

And TESDA, Mr. Chair, is willing and ready to answer as much and as many of the questions of the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000593

good senators as possible if i am unable to do so the ddgs are here to respond

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000593-split-2

thank you secretary

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000594

Kiko, we'll give the floor to our good friend and also supporter of TVET education

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000595

uh senator erwin tulfo sir you have the floor

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000595-split-2

thank you mr chair uh i'll direct the question

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000596

to uh secretary benitez if he can't answer it maybe you can pass it on uh to to your deputy

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000597

director generals. Mr. Secretary, magkano po ang budget niyo sa 2027?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000597-split-2

For this year?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000597-split-3

For next year?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000597-split-4

26.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000598

How much are you asking for 2027?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000598-split-2

Ah, for 2027, we originally asked for almost 39 billion

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000599

Mr. Senator, Mr. Chair, but we were given 20.8 or 20.9 billion in the NEP.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000599-split-2

Yeah, I heard you kanina. Sabi niyo po, bumaba. Tama.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000600

Compared po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000601

to the GAA for 2026, because your utilization rate is low. Kaya for 2025 and 2026, kasi maaaring nakita po ng

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000602

Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000603

na yung 2025 utilization niyo is only 68% obligated and 45.2% lang ang na-disburse.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000604

so so eh naisip siguro ng uh pamahalaan ibigay na lang natin yung budget sa iba kaysa dito na

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000605

mabagal naman mag dispersed ang uh test da ano sa tingin ninyo

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000606

secretary sir i think it's it's partly true that our disbursement rates are

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000607

much lower than they should be but half of that or part of that problem sir is is when the timing

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000608

of when the cash gets brought down that's the first the second is obviously our school year based on

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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calendar for some of those or much of

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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that funding has to follow.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000611

So ang rollout po niyan

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000612

ay sa totoo lang, mga November

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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po kami or December nakaka

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000614

catch up usually.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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And we usually average

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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at around 75 to 80

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000617

percent by the end of the year.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000618

Alright.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000619

Wait, sorry. That's the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000620

disbursement.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000621

No, sir. That's the same question

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000622

that I'd like to raise.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000623

What Senator Erwin is

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000624

pounding right now.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000625

Because yung disbursement rate,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000626

a lot of public officials

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000627

and I hope the DBM is

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000628

already aware of this. Because hindi

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000629

ka naman makakabayad unless matapos

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000630

yung programa.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000631

So usually tatapusin yung programa.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000632

Kaya talagang hindi ma-disburse.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000633

So naiintindihan ko yung disbursement.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000634

Pero yung tanong kanina ni Senator Erwin

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000635

dun sa obligation rate,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000636

what's making it, ano, bakit

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000637

mabagal?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000638

Obligation rate lang yun, ha?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000639

So that's also my concern.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000640

Ano, ho?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000641

Actually,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000642

sa totoo lang, it is not

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000643

only the,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000644

well, it's the percentage

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000645

of the type of

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000646

scholarship funds and

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000647

the ability to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000648

obligate them.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000649

Kasi pati ho ang SARO

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000650

nadi-delay kung minsan. So we have,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000651

we have to wait for that as well as the readiness

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000652

of the school

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000653

to absorb. So it's

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000654

a two-fold thing, Mr.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000655

Chair. One is, obviously,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000656

our own internal

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000657

efficiencies. Kasi kulang naman kami

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000658

sa tao. So it

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000659

takes us time to actually process

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000660

efficiently. But

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000661

perhaps the larger

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000662

issue really has to do

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000663

with the infrastructure of

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000664

the schools ready to absorb and

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000665

begin.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000666

is to proceed and so on and so forth.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000667

So doon po ang backlog

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000668

as well as the identification

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000669

of the specific

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000670

programs that take some time.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000671

Particularly, sir, for

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000672

things like STEP. Matagal po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000673

Give it back. Thank you,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000674

Senator Erwin. Well, Mr. Secretary,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000675

I beg to disagree na kulang po kayo ng tao

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000676

with that budget. In

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000677

2026, 26 billion,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000678

342 million.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000679

Tapos bumaba. Siguro

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000680

nga po nakita po ng

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000681

ika nga, nakita po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000682

ito ng

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000683

Congressional

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000684

Policy and Budget Research Department

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000685

na mabagal po kayo gumasta.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000686

So might as well, naisip po nila, ilagay na lang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000687

natin sa CHED. Like CHED,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000688

ang lakiho ng kinaltas. Di ho ba?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000689

Ang lakiho, yung PUP.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000690

Nawala ng budget na

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000691

Panginoon ko. My next question, sir,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000692

is are you aware of this

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000693

audit observation

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000694

and findings po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000695

na pinadala sa inyo? Have you already

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000696

studied this and

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000697

fixed this? Labing pito po ito,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000698

sir. I don't know if

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000699

you have a list. If you don't have,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000700

I can mention here one by one

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000701

para maalala po ninyo.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000702

Have you already corrected this? Because

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000703

ito po yung audit findings

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000704

and studied and reviewed by LBRMO.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000705

So what have you done

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000706

so far? Yung 1 to 17

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000707

po na ito. Quickly lang po.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000708

Summary. Yes po. If I may ask

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000709

the DDGAC and

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000710

Director Carissa.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000711

Yes, Director Carissa.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000712

Good afternoon po,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000713

Senator, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000714

With the permission of the Secretary,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000715

we do recognize po and we have

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000716

been in touch

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000717

with our colleagues

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000718

and partners from the

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000719

COA in relation to the

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000720

AOMs presented

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000721

in relation to tests. And I think

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000722

it is something that's

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000723

already po put on the table

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000724

in relation po sa qualification

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000725

ng findings in fact

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000726

ng COA with respect to

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000727

certain reportings by TESDA.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000728

And nag-usap po kami

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000729

ng Financial and Management

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000730

Service together with our partners

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000731

from COA as well as field offices

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000732

po in the regions as

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000733

well as the provincial

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000734

offices, our district offices

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000735

and our TTIs.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000736

Ito po yung mga TESDA

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000737

technological institutions po natin.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000738

And we've observed that the problem is really

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000739

more structural po,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000740

Mr. Chair,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000741

our good Senator,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000742

rather than legal or institutional.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000743

We did

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000744

even conversed

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000745

and did field visits

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000746

with our units

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000747

and we saw

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000748

that indeed as correctly

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000749

reflected on the report of COA,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000750

there are issues with respect to

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000751

rectification and validation of records po.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000752

Nakakausap po natin.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000753

Dito ilan sa mga administrators ng ating

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000754

TTIs, ilan pong mga

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000755

provincial directors po natin

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000756

and regional directors.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000757

And we saw that this is a reflection

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000758

of, for instance po,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000759

sa field offices po kasi natin

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000760

in the provincial offices,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000761

our financial analysts are actually

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000762

just designations. These are

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000763

actually administrative officers

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000764

for. So with respect

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000765

to addressing this long-standing

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000766

issue, we have

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000767

short-term and long-term

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000768

recommendations that we are actually

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000769

implementing. On the short-term

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000770

po, Mr. Chair,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000771

our good Senator,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000772

we have instituted with the

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000773

FMS training

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000774

capability building

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000775

para po sa ating mga financial

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000776

analysts, para po sa mga fasties po natin

Source

TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000777

tinatawag. But on the longer

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000778

term po, we did include

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000779

in our rationalization request

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000780

po with the DBM,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000781

a better

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000782

complement in terms of

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000783

its staff and finance staff. For instance

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000784

po, for our provincial offices,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000785

we did request two new positions

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000786

para meron po kaming

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000787

accountants po talaga and meron din po

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000788

kaming financial analysts.

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000789

It's a problem with the accountants, for example

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000790

po, Mr. Chair and

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000791

our good Senators, because

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000792

as I understand from our discussions

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000793

with the FMS, salary grade

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000794

11 lamang po ang position

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000795

ng accountants, kaya po

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000796

the attrition is

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000797

really high, which results to

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000798

problems with respect

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000799

to how we

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000800

keep our records and how

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000801

we also report

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000802

and how we comply

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000803

with the reportable requirements of

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000804

the COA as well as the DBM po,

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000805

Mr. Chair and our good

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TESDA FMS Director Cariza A. Dacuma

asr-000806

Senator.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000807

Alam mo, Sir,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000808

yung sagot po ninyo, hindi ko

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000809

ma-digest. Parang inikot-ikot

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000810

nyo lang ako, dribble-dribble nyo lamang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000811

ako. Let me ask the Commission on Audit,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000812

Sir Aldrin Candelario or,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000813

Ma'am Jennifer?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000814

Before you ask the question,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000815

Senator Erwin, with your

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000816

indulgence, let me just acknowledge our

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000817

majority floor leader, Senator

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000818

Juan Miguel Zubiri

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000819

and Senator Christopher Bongo,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000820

the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000821

Sports, who are also

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000822

here with us, joining us.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000823

Thank you, Sirs. Senator Erwin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-000824

you have the floor, please.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000824-split-2

Sir Aldrin

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000825

and Ma'am Jennifer, are you satisfied

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000826

with the answer? Ako po, hindi ko po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000827

naintindihan. Pinaikot-ikot lang po ako

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000828

nung ni Sir

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000829

Director Cariza.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000830

Ano, na-fulfilled ba nila ito?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000831

Are you satisfied with their answer,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000832

Sir? Ma'am?

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000833

Good afternoon, Mr. Chair.

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000834

Pagdating po sa audit observations

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000835

and recommendations namin,

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000836

I would like to acknowledge po

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000837

na meron pong sinabmit na AAPSI

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000838

si TESDA sa amin.

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000839

AAPSI stands for Agency

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000840

Action Plan and Status of Implementation.

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000841

Basically, nakapalo po

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000842

dun kung ano po yung mga action

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000843

plans ni TESDA

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000844

pagdating po sa aming audit recommendations.

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000845

But,

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000846

as of today po,

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000847

the validation is still ongoing

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000848

and once na matapos po yung

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000849

validation namin sa action

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000850

plans, sa actions

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000851

ni TESDA, this will

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000852

be uploaded in the COA

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000853

website po, together with our audit report.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000854

This is their answer to

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000855

your questions, Sir, to your observations.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000856

Isa po dito, mabilisan

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000857

lamang po, ito pong

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000858

corrected accounting error and

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000859

omission. Number two, accounting

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000860

deficiencies and unreliable account

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000861

balances. Three, deficiencies

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000862

in scholarship training program.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000863

Four, doubtful tuition fee payments

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000864

under UAQTEA

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000865

diploma program. Nasagot niyo po,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000866

nasagot mo ba nila ito ng tama?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000867

Pinag-aaralan na ho ba ninyo? Or pati

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000868

kayo dinidribble-dribble nito mga tiga

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000869

TESDA?

Source

COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000870

Pagdating po sa financial

Source

COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000871

audit namin, tama po na

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000872

marami po kaming nanote na accounting

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000873

errors and deficiencies

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000874

and we have likewise

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000875

given a recommendation

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000876

to TESDA to

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000877

correct these deficiencies.

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000878

So yung recommendation

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000879

po namin is that pagdating, for example

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000880

po, sa mga provincial and

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000881

district offices is that

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000882

yung funds

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000883

downloaded by the regional offices

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000884

which is currently being

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000885

treated as allotment, dapat itreat po siya

Source

COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000886

as cash advances.

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000887

Kasi wala pong

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000888

wala pong financial, wala pong

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000889

accountant sa provincial

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000890

and district offices. So dapat

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000891

cash advance po yung treatment

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000892

ng funds. So yung difference

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000893

po ng treatment na ginagawa

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000894

po ngayon ni TESDA sa funds

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000895

versus our recommendation,

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000896

yun po yung

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000897

malaking rason kung bakit

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000898

yung opinion po namin

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000899

sa yung

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000900

accounting errors and

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000901

deficiencies po pagdating sa financial

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000902

statements and controls ni TESDA ay

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-000903

marami o malaki po.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000904

Ito, 36 billion

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000905

3.6

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000906

billion yung uncorrected

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000907

accounting errors and omission.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000908

E kaya po nakapagtataka,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000909

masyado pong glaring.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000910

Tapos po itong, ito na lang po, sample.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000911

Scholarship benefits amounting

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000912

to at least 574

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000913

million, 942

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000914

were granted to learners

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000915

with doubtful eligibility.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000916

Ito po,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000917

nagsasayang ho tayo ng pera

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000918

samantalang kailangan ng ibang agency

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000919

yung budget na yan,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000920

eh doon na lang natin ilagay,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000921

doon na lang sa CHED na mas

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000922

importante, marami mga college student

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000923

na nag-aaral. Ito pa ho,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000924

isa pa, scholarship allowances

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000925

totaling 197

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000926

million, 435

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000927

were belatedly prematurely

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000928

released, remain unreleased

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000929

or unclaimed.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000930

Tapos ito pang delay in

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000931

SIPBETS project,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000932

sa 19,832,000,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000933

pa paano naman ho tayo

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000934

gaganahan na

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000935

sinasabi ni Secretary dagdagan

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000936

ng budget, eh kung hindi nga po nila

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000937

ma-explica ito. I think hanggat

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000938

di po nila masagot siguro ito, I think

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000939

Sir Aldrin, ay dapat

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000940

mag-isip-isip po siguro ang Senado

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000941

dadagdagan ba o dadagdagan

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000942

or papawasan. Because

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000943

kailangan, I mean there are other

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000944

agencies. There's CHED.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000945

Actually nga, sa

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000946

Secretary, mabalik ako sa iyo, bakit

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000947

ang scholar natin sa

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000948

TESDA, meron

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000949

ng tuition, libre tuition,

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000950

meron pang allowance,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000951

meron pang insurance, napakaswerte.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000952

Sana,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000953

nag-TESDA scholar na lang ako.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000954

Hindi ako nag-aaral sa

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000955

SUC. Mukhang

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000956

maganda ho yata, Sir.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000957

Napakasarap ng buhay. May tuition

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000958

na libre, may allowance,

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000959

may insurance pa, baka makagat

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000960

ng aso, babayaran.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000961

Why is that?

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000962

Can someone

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000963

explain this to me?

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000964

Ako na lang, Sir.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000965

Sige, Secretary.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000966

The TESDA

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000967

scholarship packages

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000968

actually are pegged against

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000969

actually workforce development,

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000970

ang kanyang modus. Kaya po

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000971

merong insurance, it's part of the

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000972

equipment training.

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000973

Which is why the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000974

packages, in fact, go through

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000975

the TESDA board

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000976

meron po kaming

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000977

tripartite TESDA board

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000978

kung saan pinag-uusapan po ang

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000979

scholarship programs and

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000980

packages, modeled after

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000981

po DOLE, actually.

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000982

So it's a workforce development

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000983

rather than an HEI

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000984

type of model

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000985

in terms of the packaging, Sir,

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000986

ng scholarship.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000987

Alright, Sir.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000988

Gusto pong

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000989

malinawan, Sir, paano

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000990

nag-ooperate ba itong mga

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000991

ikang mga

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000992

TESDA accredited

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000993

schools or training centers?

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000994

They're getting

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000995

funding from you. Correct?

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000996

Yes, sir.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000996-split-2

Tama po.

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-000996-split-3

Yes, sir.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000997

Bakit po yung mga scholar kailangan

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000998

magbabayad

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000999

pa rin sa mga training centers?

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001000

I'll cite you one example.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001001

Let me ask you this.

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001002

Ito pong

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001003

emperor

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001004

international training

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001005

assessment center,

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001006

meron po bang supporta sa inyo

Source

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001007

ito?

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001008

Emperor

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001009

international training and assessment

Source

TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001010

center. We will

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001011

verify, Mr. Senator, sir.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001012

Okay. Pero I believe

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001013

sila po ay nakarehistro po sa inyo.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001014

Pero tanong po natin,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001015

meron pong isang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001016

kababayan natin, lumapit sa office ko,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001017

gusto mag-enroll. Sabi ko,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001018

Iha, dapat test day

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001019

ha, dapat libre. Tama po ba?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001020

Ideally, sir, if they

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001021

enroll in a TTI

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001022

or in a public test day institution,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001023

then yes, dapat po libre siya.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001024

O, kasi caregiving po eh.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001025

Gusto niya mag-abroad na eh.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001026

Waitress po siya, gusto niya mag-abroad.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001027

Pinagbayad po siya ng 19,000.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001028

Eh, ala naman ayaw umalis sa opisina ko

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001029

hanggat di ko nabibigyan ng 19,000.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001030

Binigyan ko na lamang ho.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001031

Kaya ang tanong ko sa inyo ngayon,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001032

sa ano pupunta? Tulong tayo

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001033

ng tulong sa mga test da

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001034

ikang accredited training

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001035

center, scholarship, kung

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001036

magbabayad naman ang estudyante.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001037

Kaya siguro marami tayo mga estudyante

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001038

na ikang pupunta ng

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001039

abroad, walang experience,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001040

walang mga certificate because

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001041

may bayad, sir.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001042

E mabuti, dumaan po sa opisina ko ito.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001043

How many more people like this

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001044

going overseas,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001045

becoming caregivers, pero

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001046

hindi naman po nagbayad sila

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001047

for their training? How many more?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001048

We don't know.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001049

Hindi po ba? Isa pa pong katanungan,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001050

maramabilis na dahil alam ko nakapila po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001051

itong ilan senador.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001052

Yung test the skills passport po,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001053

anong objective po nito, Mr. Secretary?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001054

The objective of the test

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001055

the skills passport is first of all

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001056

to ensure that there are, there is

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001057

a digital

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001058

resume po, para makakita

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001059

po, makita po kaagad kung

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001060

merong certification

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001061

ang ating learners.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001062

Pangalawa, it is to help the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001063

learner navigate the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001064

school or the TVET system.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001065

So, meron din po dyan

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001066

kung naghahanap po kayo ng specific

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001067

training, ipapakita po sa inyo

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001068

kung ano ang mga test the schools na

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001069

registered. At

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001070

assessment centers po, pwede rin makita

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001071

dyan. Pangatlo, may

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001072

link po yan sa ating

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001073

test the online program so that you can

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001074

avail of training for free.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001075

With a clear sense

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001076

lang na test the is

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001077

a hands-on learning. So,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001078

kung online ho, dapat magpa-training,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001079

mag-practice based

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001080

din ho kayo.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001081

Lastly, we try to connect

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001082

test dance to jobs by linking

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001083

them to job

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001084

listings for job openings

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001085

po.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001085-split-2

Alright. Pero

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001086

alam mo, Sekretary, meron na po tayong

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001087

e-gov app ngayon.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001088

Dapat ho yan, nakalista na doon.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001089

Ano pa ang say-say na nagtayo-tayo

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001090

tayo ng e-gov app

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001091

kung hindi naman natin meron kayong sarili

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001092

sa ika nga test da?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001093

Hindi po ba additional expense lang yun?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001094

Imbis na i-save natin,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001095

hindi ho tayo maraming pera, sir.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001096

Kulang lagi. Nasa deficit

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001097

lagi tayo. Lagi tayo nangungutang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001098

para matusunod.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001099

Gustusan lang, kailangan ng mga ehensya.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001100

Kung hindi naman natin gagastusin,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001101

sayang naman po o mapunta lang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001102

sa kung saan-saan, di po ba?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001103

I believe this test

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001104

the skills passport. Kailangan pag-aralan

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001105

ninyo na mabuti. COA,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001106

look into this. Hindi kaya dagdag

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001107

gastos lang ito, Sir Aldrin,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001108

Ma'am Jennifer. Why do we have

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001109

test the skills passport when we already

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001110

have e-gov app

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001111

na pwede na po doon?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001112

Sa bakit sa, di po ba, sa

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001113

sa DM,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001114

DMW, sa ika,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001115

POE, meron naman po, may kita mo

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001116

ilistahan ng mga trabaho. Why can't

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001117

they do that? The way we have

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001118

to start looking at how we can

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001119

save. Because we're not a rich

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001120

country, we're a third world

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001121

country. Kulang,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001122

lagi tayo nangungutang taon-taon.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001123

Problema. Problema natin,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001124

nag-ihingi siya ng dagdag ng budget.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001125

Ang dami mga tinanggalan ng

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001126

budget. CHED, PUP,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001127

isang SUC, tinanggalan

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001128

ng budget. Tapos ihingi

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001129

dito. Tapos, yung

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001130

low utilization rate.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001131

Number two, Mr. Secretary,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001132

we don't want students

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001133

who are good at asking at

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001134

ChatGPT, AI.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001135

Eh, hindi naman po accurate

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001136

ang answers. Kaya nga po,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001137

kung po pwede, yung AI

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001138

upskilling should be considered an opportunity

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001139

and a challenge. Kasi,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001140

kung magdidepend lang po ang estudyante,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001141

walang matututunan kabubuhan po.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001142

Pero for now, Mr. Secretary,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001143

try to look po muna

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001144

sagutin po natin ito and

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001145

COA, Commission on Audit, I want you

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001146

to review this. Ito po mga

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001147

binigay niyo sa kanila kung ito

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001148

po ba ay nagawa ng paraan.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001149

Kasi we'll be wasting money, sir.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001150

We'll be wasting another money

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001151

na pwedeng ilaan sa ibang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001152

departamento. Pwedeng sa CHED,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001153

pwedeng sa DepEd, pwedeng

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001154

sa DOH. Mas maraming

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001155

ikanga na pagkapupulutan

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001156

na nga ngailangan. I know we

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001157

need test, da. Dahil tayo po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001158

ay nag-i-import ang ating major

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001159

industry. Nag-i-export tayo

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001160

ng labor. Kailangan natin

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001161

i-upscale, kailangan i-training ang mga tao.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001162

Pero kung ganito naman,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001163

estudyante, maghihingi

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001164

ng pang-tuisyon para mag-aral sa

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001165

TESDA. Ayan, tanong ko, saan napunta

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001166

yung budget po na binigay sa inyo?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001167

I mean, bakit tayo magbabudget po?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001168

Ganon po ba yan, former

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001169

TESDA man, sir?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001170

I mean, by budget

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001171

ang TESDA, pero maghihingi

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001172

yung tao sa opisina ng mga

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001173

senador, ang congressman, pang-enrollment,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001174

pang-enroll ko po para caregiving.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001175

Maybe you can answer me.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001176

Ang mahirap kasi, Sen. Erwin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001177

baka lahat ng hindi

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001178

makalibre sa opisina mo pupunta.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001179

But just to

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001180

answer siguro, I

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001181

cannot compare apples and oranges

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001182

in our

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001183

time. Wala pang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001184

hindi ako umabot dun sa

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001185

3 billion threshold.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001186

Parang kulang pa ho

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001187

yata, Mr. Chair. Right now, it's 21 billion.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001188

21. Yours is 3 billion.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001189

Less than. Less than pa.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001190

Paano niya napagkasya?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001191

But I would also like to put on record,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001192

Sen. Erwin, yung

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001193

binabanggit niyo kanina, I'm also

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001194

kind of surprised dun sa

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001195

allowance,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001196

insurance,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001197

tuition,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001198

etc. Parang right now,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001199

lumaki ngayon yung

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001200

lumaki yung, what do you call it, cost?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001201

Lumaki. So,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001202

I was, kanina nga, I went

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001203

to ED Carl,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001204

and asked about it. And

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001205

in his response to me,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001206

parang he also thought that it's been

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001207

a practice, no, for

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001208

quite a while. So, that we should

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001209

also look into. Kasi baka mamaya

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001210

yung walang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001211

trabaho, or yung may trabaho

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001212

na, or

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001213

walang trabaho, nakatambay,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001214

sige, bigyan kita ng scholarship

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001215

kasi may allowance. And then, pagkakuha ng

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001216

allowance, aalis. So,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001217

yun, magandang tignan din po natin.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001218

I

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001219

commiserate with the concerns of our

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001220

dear colleague.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001221

Ang isang binabanggit

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001222

kanina, yung release

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001223

of funds, yung later

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001224

release, yung

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001225

SACOA, may I know,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001226

are you proceeding

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001227

towards issuing an AOM,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001228

or you're still in the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001229

observation process?

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001230

Mr. Chair, we have

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001231

already issued an audit observation

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001232

memorandum, and then, nagkaroon na rin,

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001233

po kami ng exit conference

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001234

with TESDA. So, yung

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001235

comments po ni TESDA, incorporated

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001236

rin po sa audit report namin,

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001237

which will be published in the COA website

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001238

this October.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001239

And, so far,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001240

did it satisfy your

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001241

requirements, o hindi pa rin?

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001242

May mga

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001243

recommendations po kami na

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001244

hindi pa po na-implement as of today.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001245

If it

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001246

continues to, ano,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001247

ang next nyan is issuance of

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001248

notice of suspension. Is that correct?

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COA Auditor Aldrin M. Candelario

asr-001249

Possible po yun, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001250

Sige, we'll look into it. Kasi mahirap nga

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001251

naman na mag-issue ng NS

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001252

ang COA, tapos we will

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001253

fight for additional budget.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001254

So, I hope...

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001255

Kasi higit lang, one last

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001256

final note, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001257

Kailangan ho natin,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001258

siguro, Commission on Audit, tama po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001259

si Mr. Chair. We need that

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001260

report, ano po, kung na-fulfill

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001261

po ba, kasi we'll be wasting

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001262

money. E parang lumalabas,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001263

so, with your

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001264

pardon my

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001265

language, sa Secretary Benitez, parang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001266

hindi kayo merong gumasta dyan.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001267

Either, yung

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001268

inyong utilization rate,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001269

kasi hingi kayo na mas

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001270

malaking budget. E siguro, tama

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001271

na yung bawasan pa nga kayo,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001272

ibigay na lang natin sa itustos

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001273

natin. Nasayang naman po,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001274

marami po tayong mga scholar dito sa SUC

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001275

na wala po mga allowance.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001276

Tuition lang sa sagot ng gobyerno.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001277

Sa inyo, napakasarap naman ang scholar po ninyo.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001278

May allowance na, may insurance pa.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001279

Sa'ka makakita niyan. Sana

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001280

nag-test na nalang ako, Mr.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001281

TESDA Man, para siguro mag-graduate

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001282

ako ng caregiving.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001283

Para, yun lang po,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001284

Mr. Chair, I'm not very happy,

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I'm not satisfied. Yung sinasabi po na,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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I'm sorry, Mr. Secretary, until

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you fulfill that question,

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so, FOA, COA, and you've answered

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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that, I believe, tama lang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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yung budget ninyo.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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Kung pagdadagdag po,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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I totally disagree at this point, sir.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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Sorry. Thank you.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Thank you, Senator

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Erwin. Well taken yung

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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concerns niyo po, at we'll

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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make sure that we'll

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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look into this. We'll give the floor

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to our majority leader, considering that

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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he's part of the leadership, and

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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we are still, ongoing pa rin po

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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ang session.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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So, yun naman talaga

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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ang rules natin, yung leadership.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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We'll give way, of course, to our majority

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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leader. Senator Zubiri, you have the floor, sir.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Maraming salamat sa ating

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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original test naman,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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pinakamagaling na TESDA, Sekretary

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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na...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Mr. President,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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hindi naman.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman of the

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Subcommittee, and also, Sekretary, good to

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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see you, DG Benitez,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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to all the members of the TESDA

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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family. Akin lang po,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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it's more parochial.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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May mga tanong kanina si Senator

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Erwin about the

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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non-utilization or

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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low-fund utilization of TESDA.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Akin naman po,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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through my initiative,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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yung Bukidnon, nagtayo po kami

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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ng 18 TESDA training centers.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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And we were actually

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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dubbed the

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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first tech-voke province of the

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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nation. Because

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of this, 20

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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municipalities and two cities of Bukidnon

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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have training centers. Ito po, I'll show

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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the pictures, baka makita. Yan.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Ito, marami ito. This was

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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yun na...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Isa yan, Malaybalay, San Fernando,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Kitautaw,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Quezon, Kibawi, Maramag,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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yan, Malitbog,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Talakag, Pasugong.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Initiative po natin to

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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para matulungan

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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yung ating mga kababayan because

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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we had an anti-poverty summit in Bukidnon

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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and in anti-poverty summit,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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we really saw that the cause of poverty was

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the lack of education and

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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training for those

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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who need it

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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and who want it. So,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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ginawa po namin ito,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Secretary, ang balita

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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daw ay marami dito sa mga testa

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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training centers ay

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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ginagamit na lang po ng

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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LGU as taguan ng kambing

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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or kambingan or hindi na

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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ano na lang, naging

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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multi-purpose building na lang.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Naging storage at bodega.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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So, sabi ko, nasarong naman.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Bakit naman ganun?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Ay gusto po namin sana

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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matulungan natin.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Mga kababayan, in terms of

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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testa training, but yet

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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hindi po masyadong na-utilize.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Ito mga napakaganda. Ito,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Libuna, Bukidnon. Tignan nyo naman.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Ang gaganda. May laboratory

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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area. May

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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classroom

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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setting.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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So, you know, you can do all your testa training

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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there. I know that

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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you are, I know

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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the projects are devolved to the local

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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government units, but isn't there like a master plan?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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For example, Bukidnon lang. That's not anymore.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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It goes to the whole country. For Bukidnon,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Secretary, ano ba yung ating master

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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plan doon? I even

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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said na

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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that I'm willing to

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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fund these programs

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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para hindi lang maging white

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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elephant itong mga projects na ito.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Yun nga lang,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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does it have to be me to fund it

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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all the time? Baka,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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what if I'm no longer there? 2028,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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I'm no longer there. Magiging bodega na lang ito.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Gagamitin na lang ito na

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Comelec. Lalagyan na lang ito ng bodega.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Lalagyan na lang nila yung mga boxes.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Ano yung balot boxes doon sa loob?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Diyos ko Lord. Sayang naman. Dapat sana

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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maging

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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regular program ito ng

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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TESDA. So much so that we

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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at no expense to them, we built all these

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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facilities for TESDA. So,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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may I have an explanation, Secretary?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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What your plan is for Bukidnon?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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I'm talking about the whole province,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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not just my district.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Siguro. Before we

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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give the floor to our dear Secretary,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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you have a representative,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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DDG Vidal, who is also from

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Bukidnon. So, yes, Secretary,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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you have the floor.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So, una muna

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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po ako, Mr. Chair, and then we will

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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get DDG Vidal to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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respond.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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It's true, and we are

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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extremely grateful for the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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support of the good Senator for

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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the province of Bukidnon. Bukidnon, as far

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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as I know, is the only province

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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where every municipality

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actually has a

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training center from TESDA.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We are,

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in fact, launching a trained

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local process,

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Mr. Senator,

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to ensure that

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workforce development planning

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is done on the local

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level, which will also include

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planning for its budgetary

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requirements.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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TESDA's budget, kagaya naman

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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ang sinabi ko kanina, is not

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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sufficient for our demands,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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for the demands on our

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scholarship. Just to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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quickly respond, I know Senator Tulfo's

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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no longer here, but

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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TESDA's

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scholarship funds is only able to address around 35 to at most 40 percent of any given year's total

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demand of seats. So marami po talaga sa ating mga kababayan na hindi po makakakuha. And we're

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trying to ensure that we can in fact prioritize as much as we can those that are in need of it

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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the most. Notwithstanding, we commit Mr. Chair to respond appropriately to the audit

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recommendations. And part of that, kagaya ng sinabi ko kanina, is our lack of stable

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personnel actually on the provincial level to execute it properly. This is going to be alongside

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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our optimization plan as well as we hope to digitize. So to respond to Senator Zubiri

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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dalawa po is the train local process so that workforce development can be

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localized ideally on the provincial level. The second is to ensure that we have the personnel

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and the digital system to ensure that our accounting problems can actually be resolved moving

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forward, but that's an ongoing process. The third siguro response is to say that we are trying to

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beef up specific two bukidnon, our creative industries initiatives as well as our community-based initiatives.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Now to make full use of the municipal training centers that you have actually built. I will now

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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like to have DDG Vidal recognized because he's been the one visiting Bukidnon regularly to find out what

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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has been happening. Yes, I'd like to. I mean, what you painted were mother strokes or large strokes

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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and a secretary that really is your job. I'd like to go specifics for the province and

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Deputy Director Vidal is from Bukidnon. I know my wife is also from Bukidnon. I know you're from Bukidnon.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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She's always in constant communication with you guys. She came home one night after the budget.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Oh, sinabihan niya ako, para sa bukid. Then sabi ko, my Diyos ko Lord.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Ang sayo naman, you know that TESDA is our number one partner, I think, when it comes to training for

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skills training for our people in the province. And I work very well also with the BSU. You know,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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we put up buksu.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Buksu campuses all over also the third district. I mean, the four districts that we have in Bukidnon.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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And so, ito na lang yung missing link kasi hindi naman lahat gusto maging studyante. Yung iba matanda na.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Di ba? I mean, they're 30s. They're no longer, but they want to learn skills and this is the best way.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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As a matter of fact, we have a lot of, ano, Chairman, a lot of TESDA scholars that are now working in Saudi Arabia

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the last few years and some are working for Aboitis Power.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Some are working for different power plants and construction companies. Graduates yan ng dito, mga campuses na to.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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The schools here. But apparently, it's not being sustained. It's not sustainable. So, DG Vidal, can you let us know what are the ongoing programs?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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What do you need in support? I don't mind kasi, you know, binibigyan naman tayo ni Chairman palagi. Siya sabi niya, oh, Sen Migs, mayroon allocation for Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Ganyan. Na this amount. Ayoko kasi yung pupunta lang sa akin sa opisina. Hingi, tapos isa-isa.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Yung parang, di ba? Tingi, ano, tawag siya tingi-tingi. Mahina ako sa Tagalog eh.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Kanang, kung sa Bisaya pa, kanang ginagmay ba? Kanang hinahinay ang pagdol.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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I want sana a program. We'll fund the program. Di ba? We'll fund the teachers, the trainers. We can fund the equipment.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Tuloy-tuloy lang working with the LGUs. I know Malay-Balay is doing something. They're very active.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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The mayor always reports to me. Pero sana the others also. Kasi Malay-Balay, mayaman na yung mga tao dun.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Tsaka, mataas na yung, kung sa poverty eradication, sa poverty levels, yung Malay-Balay, medyo maganda yung performance ng Malay-Balay.

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The cities, Valencia and Malay-Balay. But these smaller towns, the poverty rates are still high.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Average of 29%, 28%. Almost 1.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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A third of the population are living in poverty. So, we really want to assist them.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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Kasi every family that we assist to test, that finds a job in the workforce, is a family that we take out from poverty.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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So, talagang malagayan.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

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So, sir, bidal, madam sir, what do you say, my friend?

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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With the permission of our beloved Secretary Kiko, good afternoon po, Mr. Chairman, Senator Joel, and Majority Leader, our beloved.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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And pride of Bukidnon. Good afternoon, sir.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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Sir, based on your instruction and upon also the instruction of our beloved Secretary, with the Provincial Director of Bukidnon, PD Jojo Del Rosario,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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we studied the landscape of Bukidnon and with the strategy of area-based demand-driven TVET in the province of Bukidnon.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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We have prioritized agriculture.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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And second to that...

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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That is some construction, Mr. Majority Leader.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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And because of that, Majority Leader, we went all over the province of Bukidnon and talked to all the mayors.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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In fact, we presented the plans before the League of Municipalities during the conference in Talacag last year.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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And may na-identify na po ang mga mayors, Mr. Majority Leader.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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In fact, they submitted their request for equipment.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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Lahat na po pala to, sir. No single town na hindi natin napuntahan.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001498

And to be honest, wala na po yung mga kambing in the facilities, Mr. Majority Leader.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

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In fact, they already repaired all the facilities preparing for the registration of programs.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001500

That they chose.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001501

Example, Mr. Majority Leader in Baongon.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001502

They are applying for electrical installation and maintenance NC II.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001503

And there's already a list of equipment.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001504

I'm being called back to the floor.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001505

We're doing multitasking now.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001506

Secretary, you are a former congressman.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001507

It is the first time, as I mentioned, and I got lambasted for it.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001508

It's the first time that we're having three things at the same time.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001509

Impeachment, budget hearing, and legislative sessions.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001510

So, just to speed up, maybe we can sit down with your deputy director and just go over the plans and the budgetary support that you need.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001511

The plan of action is important.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001512

You don't have to explain it here.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001513

It's too parochial for everyone.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001514

But we just want a plan of action.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001515

I mean, I can't save the world.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001516

And I can't save the whole field.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001517

But I can save one little corner of ours in Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001518

And these people that we save and we help is a big step forward to the other directions of the country.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001519

So, and I'm also speaking for Northern Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001520

Ito, Mindanaoan din to.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001521

Pero he represents Southern Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001522

Ako, Northern Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001523

Mas mababait kami sa Northern Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001524

Joke lang.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001525

Joke lang.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001526

Baka babas na naman ako ng mga taga Southern Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001527

Mahal ko yung dumong Mindanao.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001528

I have a penchant of, you know, I'm a, ano tawag diyan?

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001529

I'm a...

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001530

I'm a taklesa, taklesa eh.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001531

So, takles.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001532

But what's important is we have a plan of action.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001533

Yun lamang po.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001534

Just present to me what you've done the last year with the mayors.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001535

What you are planning to do for the next year, this coming year.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001536

How we can help in the office in terms of budgeting it.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001537

And then how we can help with the mayors.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001538

Kasi alam ko naman, baka tamad yung mayor.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001539

Di, alam natin.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001540

Yung talagang i-remind natin yung tungkulin nila sa taong bayan.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001541

And we are happy to assist.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001542

Yun lang sa, I'm a problem solver.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001543

I don't look for problems.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001544

I don't discuss problems.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001545

I like to look for solutions.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001546

Yes, please, please serve it up.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001547

To be honest, majority leader, lahat na po ng mga municipalities, may identified programs na po.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001548

In fact, some of these municipalities are ongoing na yung program registration process.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001549

May identified test the personnel din assigned to every municipality to make sure.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001550

Na hindi namin makalimutan yung instruction niyo po.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001551

And in fact, last year, Mr. Majority Leader, na-finalize na yung malay-balay nag-open na po.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001552

And they are now operating.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001553

We gave scholarship allocation also.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001554

Malapit na po natin matapos, Mr. Majority Leader.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001555

In fact, LGUs, nag-procure na din po ng mga equipments.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001556

Kaya, maybe we would like to ask you, Mr. Majority Leader, that if we apply for higher level,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001557

qualifications, maybe that's the time

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001558

that we ask the Senate to fund

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001559

for the purchase of equipment

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001560

from your office.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001561

But yung mga wielding,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001562

mga dressmaking, the LGUs

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001563

has taken care of the procurement

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TESDA Deputy Director General Vidal D. Villanueva III

asr-001564

of their equipments.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001565

Gawin natin, Deputy

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001566

Director General Vidal, give me

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001567

the list of what are kulang

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001568

pa. Kasi, siyempre,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001569

nag-gumastos na rin yung ibang LGUs.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001570

Tayo, tumulong na rin tayo

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001571

sa mga LGUs na hindi,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001572

you know, not all of them are

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001573

first-class municipalities.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001574

So, we're willing to assist.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001575

Ang gusto ko lang is,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001576

there's a plan of action. This is the kulang

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001577

na funds natin for trainers.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001578

Ito yung kulang natin na equipment.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001579

Let's

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001580

see how we can do a fund allocation

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001581

allotment. That's what we're here for.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001582

People are always criticizing us

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001583

for making amendments to the budget. No, we're

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001584

doing amendments to the budget not to enrich ourselves.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001585

It's to help the people. So,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001586

what we want to do is, come

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001587

up with a plan of action. Let's follow up with a plan

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001588

of action. And then,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001589

we'll see again next year's budget. I'll

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001590

commend you guys for the

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001591

phenomenal work. But, I have

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001592

to say, there are some municipalities that are already

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001593

utilizing yung

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001594

buildings and the support that we have given.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001595

Malay-Balay is one of them. Mayor Warren

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001596

Pabillanan, I must say, is a very

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001597

hardworking mayor.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001598

Very humble and very

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001599

sincere

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001600

in his want

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001601

and desire to help the people. Malay-Balay,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001602

sana we can work with our, all our mayors

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001603

are like that. Mababayit yung mga mayors namin.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001604

Kilala ni Senbong, mga mayors namin

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001605

doon. But, siguro kailangan lang nila

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001606

ng guidance. Kasi whenever I ask them,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001607

kamusta yan? Iniintay pa namin yung test

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001608

na head namin eh.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001609

They're still waiting for the plans and programs.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001610

I like the idea that you're going into agriculture.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001611

Bukidnon, by the way, Mr. Chairman,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001612

is the number one province

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001613

in terms of GDP

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001614

contributor to agriculture in the country.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001615

Number one.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001616

We are three times higher

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001617

than the second.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001618

Number, which is, I think, Isabella

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001619

or... So, three times

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001620

ang aming contribution

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001621

to agree. We have

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001622

pineapples, we have bananas, we have sugar,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001623

we have palm oil,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001624

we have corn,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001625

we have poultry and

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001626

piggery. We are the swine and

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001627

the hog raising capital of

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001628

northern Mindanao, including

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001629

poultry

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001630

production. So,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001631

maganda that you also have

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001632

training

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001633

modules

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001634

for agri-based and agro-industrial.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001635

Malaking bagay dyan yung

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001636

repairs ng tractors, repair

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001637

ng yung

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001638

mall board,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001639

yung mga pang land preparation,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001640

et cetera, et cetera. So, maganda yan.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001641

That's yung construction, tama din yan.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001642

Maganda din pasukan yan. Electrical, maganda din yan.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001643

Mechanical, maganda din yan.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001644

So,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001645

I'll just await the report.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001646

I support the budget,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001647

Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001648

I fully support the budget.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001649

Akin lang, sana you can present

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001650

to me the report before we go on plenary

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001651

so that whatever amendments that we

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001652

will make on plenary, mayasama ko na po.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001653

Thank you, Chairman. Thank you,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001654

Secretary. Thank you,

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001655

Director, Deputy Director General.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001656

Mabuhay ang TESDA.

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Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri

asr-001657

TESDA man!

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001658

Yes, thank you, Majority Leader. Just to put on record na,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001659

hindi kayo kinokomment ngayon ni

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001660

Majority Leader. So, gusto

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001661

na yung i-comment kayo next year.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001662

So, I know,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001663

just so blessed na to have

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001664

Senator Migs as your supporter

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001665

because if I'm in his shoes,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001666

I would ask for that particular

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001667

budget right now that will

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001668

augment his efforts

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001669

in putting up all of this, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001670

So, I'm hoping na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001671

na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001672

napaka-worthy

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001673

partner si Senator Migs,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001674

especially dun sa ginagawa niya sa

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001675

Bukid nun. I hope na we have

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001676

a plan on how we'll be

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001677

able to help the province,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001678

these centers, and yung

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001679

sinasabi niya kanina, concerned din ako dun,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001680

sustainable. Kasi sa

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001681

2028,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001682

governor na siya ng Bukid nun.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001683

Kung hindi tatakbong

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001684

Vice President ni President Bongo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001685

No, I'm just kidding, but

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001686

of course, you know what I mean.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001687

I'm just being serious about it kasi nangihinayang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001688

ako dun sa passion ni Majority Leader.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001689

Thank you, Senator Migs.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001690

We'll give the floor to Senator

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001691

Bongo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001691-split-2

Yes,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001692

Senator Bongo, you have the floor, sir?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001693

...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001694

You may take it.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001695

Senator Bongo?

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001696

Salamat, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001697

Salamat,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001698

Majority Floor Leader, the trabahador

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001699

ng Senado, and

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001700

salamat,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001701

mas mabait ako.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001702

Mabait naman talaga

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001703

mga taga Mindanao, totoo lang.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001704

At saka,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001705

salamat rin sa ating Chairperson

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001706

Testa Mann.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001707

Alam nyo,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001708

gusto ko lang pong i-share sa inyo na

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001709

yung panahon na

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001710

sumikat talaga tong Testa

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001711

dahil umaasa yung Pilipino

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001712

about, alam mo, pag nakarinig yan ng

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001713

Superman,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001714

totoo lang,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001715

nakikita nila

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001716

yung may resulta.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001717

So, nung panahon ni

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001718

Testa Mann, nagkaroon po ng

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001719

resulta. Marami. Maganda po

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001720

yung takbo ng

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001721

opisina. At sumikat po

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001722

yung Testa. And until now.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001723

Marami po kayong natutulungan.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001724

Lalong-lalo na po yung mga OFWs natin.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001725

Minsan nakakasalubong ko, nagbumabiyahe yan ng gabi.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001726

Ako, umuwi ako ng Mindanao.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001727

Galing sila sa abroad.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001728

Pauwi, minsan nagbakasyon ng dalawang buwan.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001729

Sabi ko, sangka, pauwi na kami ng Bukidnon, pauwi na kami ng Cotabato.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001730

Yung iba, landing ng Davao City.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001731

Minsan, diretsyo na na po sa sakay ng bus o ng van.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001732

Makauwi lang po sa kanila.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001733

At sabi ko, anong trabaho nyo?

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001734

Galing kami ng Europe.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001735

OFW kami.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001736

Yung iba, sabi nila, nakapagtapos rin sila ng test da noon.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001737

At sarap po ng pakiramdam na marami pong natutulungan ng inyong opisina.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001738

Yung mga kababayan natin, alam nyo, sabi nila,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001739

ang hirap mapalayo sa pamilya.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001740

Ngunit, kailangan nila magtrabaho.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001741

At marami talagang skilled workers ang Pilipinas.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001742

Yung mga kababayan nating Pilipino.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001743

At produkto po yan ang TESDA.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001744

Ngayon, ako naman po, allow me to express my full support for the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, or TESDA.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001745

Always naman po, sinusuportahan natin yan yearly.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001746

Sa panahon pa ni former President Duterte, hanggang ngayon po,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001747

sinusuportahan natin ito.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001748

Lalong-lalong na po yung mga programang makakatulong sa ating mga kababayan.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001749

Kaya lang po, ang paalala ko lang, kasi we are now tackling the budget for 2027.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001750

Sinusuportahan naman po natin ito.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001751

Not only here sa committee level, but sa plenary.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001752

Kaya lang po, pakicheck nyo lang po sa inyong opisina kasi papunta na po tayo ng 2027.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001753

At natanong na rin po kanina ni Sen. Erwin Tulfo,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001754

na meron pa po mga 20-25 mga programs

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001755

na hindi pa na impliment.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001756

Mari, baka – ano na eh,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001757

kung saan maunang ma-release yan,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001759

Isipin niyo, mag-a-approve tayo ng

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001761

2027 na budget, and then

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001765

ngayon, marami pa kayong budget for 2025

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001767

na hindi pa fully utilized.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001768

So, just check your utilization rate

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001769

for 2025,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001770

which is 76,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001771

and for 2026

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001772

naman po ay 28% pa lang po ang nagagamit ninyo.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001773

Ito yung programang Training for Work Scholarship Program.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001774

Tulungan po tayo dyan, sir.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001775

I mean, it's between the executive yan eh.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001776

It's between the TESDA and the DBM.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001777

Maaring i-explain nyo rin po sa kanila na mag-hearing tayo ng budget for 2027

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001778

pero meron pang mga backlog na mga 2025 na budget.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001779

At marami po matutulungan.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001780

Marami kayong mabibigyan ng oportunidad.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001781

Marami kayong mapapag-graduate na itong budget na ito.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001782

Importante rin yung panahon sa atin.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001783

Nagmamadali po tayo.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001784

Maaring mas marami pa tayong mapapadala sa ibang bansa na makapag-trabaho

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001785

at makapagbigay po ng suporta sa kanilang pangalaman.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001786

Pamilya, once they're employed.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001787

Marami po tayong mga skilled workers.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001788

Hindi lang po dito sa Luzon, kundi sa Visayas at Mindanao

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001789

na gusto pong mag-trabaho.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001790

Maaring hindi nila alam saan sila humingi ng tulong at magkakaroon po ng trabaho.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001791

Mas makakatulong pa yun sa ating to reduce the unemployment rate natin.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001792

Importante po ang TESDA.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001793

This agency plays a role.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001794

A vital role in enhancing the skills of our Filipino workers

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001795

and providing them with better opportunities for employment and livelihood.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001796

Nabanggit po ito ng Presidente sa kanyang SONA,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001797

Technical and Vocational Education and Training, or TVET,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001798

is an effective tool for success.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001799

Kaya naman po, at the time when competition in the labor market is increasingly intense,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001800

it is crucial that we equip our people with the necessary skills to keep pace with the rapid,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001801

ever-changing changes in various industries, not only locally but globally as well.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001802

Through TESDA, libo-libong Pilipino po ang nabibigyan ng pagkakataong magkaroon ng sapat na kasanayan

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001803

sa iba't ibang larangan mula sa healthcare, agriculture, construction at hospitality

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001804

hanggang sa information technology at marami pang iba.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001805

Pero yung napaka-importante nito, yung catchword talaga ngayon is TESDA.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001806

Yung mga programa ninyo.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001807

Na saan nila pwedeng i-avail, saan sila lalapit,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001808

maaaring just increase your information campaign.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001809

At the same time, increase your utilization sa inyong budget.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001810

Ang mga programs nyo po ay isang mahalagang susi po para sa ating mga kababayan

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001811

na nagnanais magkaroon ng mas maayos na trabaho, mas matatag na kabuhayan,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001812

at mas magandang buhay.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001813

Lalo na po sa mga Pilipino.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001814

Hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataong makapagkolehyo.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001815

Mahalaga pong malaman nila na may iba pang landas tungo sa tagumpay.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001816

Sa pamamagitan po ng TESDA, maaaring silang matuto ng mga kasanayang kinakailangan sa industriya

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001817

at makakuha ng national certificate na magiging tulay nila upang magkaroon ng mas maraming oportunidad

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001818

para sa trabaho at pagunlan.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001819

Sa madaling salita, kayo po, yung inyong opisina, inyong departamento,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001820

maaaring maging departamento ito some day and I'm willing to help if needed kung kailangan talaga.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001821

Mas mapalago nyo pa inyong serbisyo, susuporta po kami ni TESDA man dito.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001822

TESDA programs change lives.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001823

They open doors, create opportunities, and empower many Filipinos to build a better future for themselves

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001824

and their families.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001825

Salamat sa inyong lahat.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001826

And of course, TESDA man, Chairman Sen. Joel Villanueva, for presiding this important budget.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001827

And I also commend the former congressman, now Director General, Kiko Benitez,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001828

for his leadership and commitment to ensuring that TESDA students are given the skills, opportunities,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001829

and support they need to succeed in life.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001830

At sa lahat po ng mga empleyado ng TESDA, mga DDG.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001831

DDG pala po.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001832

Pag Director General, yung mga agencies na tulad ng ano ba yung pati mga opisina na DG, FDA, Chairman,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001833

baka pwede yung pagdating ng panahon maging departamento rin po sila.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001834

Pero anyway, ang Director General naman is equivalent to 4-star, diba?

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001835

So mataas na rin pong ranggo.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001836

3-star yung mga…

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001837

Yeah, yeah, equivalent to Secretary. Parang Cabinet Secretary na rin po ang Director General.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001838

Mga DDG naman, mga 3-star po yan, equivalent.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001839

Anyway, salamat po sa inyong lahat.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001840

Yun lang po ang pakikiusap ko po sa inyo.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001841

Naniniwala naman po ako na ang bawat graduate sa TESDA, isang pamilya pong inaasahang mayangat sa kairapan.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001842

At ang isang buhay po ay nabibigyan ng bagong pag-aasa.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001843

So ang pakiusap ko lang, mabilisan lang po na may-utilize po.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001844

Kasi nakikatuwang mapakinggan yung mga stories ng mga kababayan natin na nakapag-trabaho,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001845

nakapag-graduate, buhabalik dito, nagbabakasyon, balik na naman po doon.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001846

Eh, sa totoo lang, mas pinagkakatiwalaan nila yung mga skilled workers na Filipino.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001847

Sabi ko ang dami nyo ro'n sa…

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001848

sabi nila eh, tiwala sila sa amin dito.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001849

So, salamat po sa TESDA po.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001850

Okay.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001851

Okay.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001852

Thank you.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001853

sa TESDA, patuloy nyo lang po inyong

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001854

programa, but at the same time

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001855

bilisan nyo lang po ang inyong paggamit

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001856

ng inyong budget.

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001857

While papunta na po tayo sa

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001858

pag-aaproba ng 2027,

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001859

balikan nyo po yung mga nakarahang

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001860

taon at mayutilize po

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001861

kagad. Salamat po. Salamat

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Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-001862

Mr. Chair. Thank you

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001863

Senator Bong Go. Let me put on

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001864

record that Senator Bong Go is

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001865

our Vice Chairperson

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001866

of the Senate Committee on Higher

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001867

and Technical Education. He

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001868

has been supporting TESDA's

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001869

budget for God knows how

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001870

long. He has been a supporter

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001871

of TVET, whether you

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001872

talk about the Tulong Trabaho Law,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001873

Tulong, I mean the Trabaho

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001874

para sa Bayan Law, the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001875

Enterprise-Based Education

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001876

Training

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001877

Program, etc. So

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001878

we have seen Senator Bong Go

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001879

work so hard in

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001880

support of TVET

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001881

and of course TESDA. I hope that

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001882

we'll be able to

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001883

look into his concerns

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001884

especially dun sa... He was

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001885

talking to me kanina about the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001886

programs of TESDA in Mindanao

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001887

so I hope that

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001888

ma-address yung concerns ni

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001889

Senator Bong Go. He's been

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001890

an avid supporter of TESDA and

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001891

I'm sure if we need

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001892

to

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001893

pass this budget

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001894

and ask for additional funding,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001895

we would be needing the help of Senator

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001896

Bong Go. Thank you, Senator Bong.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001897

Thank you.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001898

I guess I

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001899

am next to ask

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001900

questions. I couldn't

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001901

settle down and figure

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001902

out where to begin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001903

Your Honors, Secretary Kiko.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001904

But let me point out, perhaps

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001905

my first question just stemming

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001906

from the questions raised a while ago

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001907

by Senator Erwin.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001908

The scholarship

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001909

programs of TESDA, pag pinagsama-sama

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001910

mo lahat, lahat na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001911

ng scholarship program, whether

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001912

it's TWSP, STEP,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001913

Tulong Trabaho Funds,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001914

et cetera, et cetera. Ang target

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001915

number of beneficiaries

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001916

would be?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001917

For this year, sir.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001918

Yeah, for this year and target

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001919

number.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001920

talk about scholarship, di ba,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001922

When you talk about the entire

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001923

performance of TESDA,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001924

the entire clientele of TESDA

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001925

in every year, you're talking

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001926

about how many graduates

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001927

are we talking

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001928

about in a single year?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001929

How many graduates?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001929-split-2

Around 1.5

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001930

million.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001930-split-2

About 1.5 million.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001931

And out of the 1.5 million,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001932

how many can actually avail of

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001933

the scholarship programs? At lahat na ito?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001934

Yes, po. So, for this year,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001935

it's around 630,000 to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001936

650,000 lang po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001937

630,000. Out of

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001938

the 1.5 million

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001939

denominator, the universe is

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001940

1.5 million. So, it's

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001941

really, actually, it's

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001942

quite big na, actually.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001943

I mean, during our time,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001944

if I'm not mistaken, it's not even

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001945

30-40 percent na we will

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001946

be able to cover for

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001947

scholarship programs. So, ngayon,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001948

sir, almost between 35-40

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001949

percent lang na. Yes. Compared

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001950

to higher education

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001951

with the UOCTEA

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001952

program,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001953

it's,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001954

I don't know, the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001955

percentage-wise,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001956

would it be,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001957

I'm sure, lower

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001958

because...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001958-split-2

Covered by UOCTEA,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001959

sir? UOCTEA. Scholars of

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001960

higher education.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001961

But the system, sir,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001962

in higher education are bigger.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001963

The schools are bigger. So, I

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001964

think the population of

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001965

CHED is around

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001966

4-5 million.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001967

You showed kanina,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001968

we're only talking about 2 percent.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001969

But anyway, let me

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001970

start by...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001971

So, yun,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001972

I just wanted

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001973

it be clear na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001974

talagang hindi

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001975

masusuportahan

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001976

lahat. But I also,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001977

I'm a bit

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001978

concerned

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001979

dun sa

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001980

evaluation natin. Perhaps,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001981

if we can evaluate yung

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001982

scholarship program

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001983

having or spending

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001984

much yun sa

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001985

allowance,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001986

insurance, etc. Kasi

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001987

there are different kinds of scholarship

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001988

programs. Now, most basic

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001989

would be the training for work scholarship program.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001990

Perhaps, that's the biggest chunk.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001991

That goes to TWSP.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001992

And dun sa TWSP,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001993

may allowance yan,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001994

may

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-001995

insurance din.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001996

Yes, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001997

Wala bang insurance?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001998

Walang insurance.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-001999

May allowance.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002000

How much is the allowance again?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002001

160 per day, I think.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002002

160 per day.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002003

And that is based on the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002004

old transportation estimates

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002005

of the board.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002006

Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002007

And then, you have the STEP, the Special Training for Employment

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002008

Program, which is,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002009

I remember starting

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002010

this program during our time,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002011

and it's mostly

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002012

community-based, if I'm not mistaken.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002013

And with this program,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002014

it involves giving

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002015

toolkits after

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002016

the student

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002017

completes the program, after

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002018

passing the assessment. Is that correct?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002019

Is that correct assumption?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002020

Or even before the assessment?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002021

Sir, we treat the assessment separately.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002022

So, as soon as they finish the program,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002023

in order to get them started on the...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002024

So, even without passing the assessment,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002025

they will be able to get the toolkit?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002026

Yes, sir.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002027

Okay, that's the STEP, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002028

Now, you have the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002029

the Tulong Trabaho Fund,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002030

which you also started, part of the law,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002031

that we espoused here in the Senate.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002032

And I remember

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002033

espousing the program PEG

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002034

to start with at least 1 billion pesos.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002035

Since then, up to now,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002036

how much is the Tulong Trabaho Fund?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002037

Ito po, ang 420...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002038

26 ito, no, Ling?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002039

1.6 po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002040

1.6, 1.7?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002041

1.7.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002042

1.73 billion.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002043

And that's 93,687.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002044

The difference here,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002045

as I was talking a while ago

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002046

with some officials from EDCOM,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002047

the difference between the TWSP and TTSP

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002048

is that, well, let's talk about the similarities.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002049

It's not only for tuition,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002050

but also you give allowances also for TTSP, right?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002051

Do they also, do they get insurance in TTSP?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002052

Or just like TWSP, wala?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002053

Wala.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002054

Walang insurance.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002055

Itong TTSP, just to be clear, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002056

Ang TTSP is not just for entrants na walang trabaho

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002057

kasi this also involves upskilling

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002058

and retooling.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002059

If we break down the TTSP,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002060

how, percentage-wise, more or less,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002061

ilan po dito yung walang trabaho,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002062

ilan yung ina-upskill?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002063

For the last year, perhaps,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002064

if we cannot get the figure this year,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002065

last year, ano yung breakdown ng TTSP?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002066

Ikaw na lang sumugat, Ling.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002067

You can, ano,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002068

we can, you can pass the ball to anyone who can na.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002069

Gusto nila, sir, akong sumagot.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002070

Parang mahal na mahal ka nila na ayaw ka nilang pagpahingayin.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002071

There's kasi yung mga,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002072

the commission, ikaw kasi sumagot.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002073

Yeah.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002074

With your permission, Mr. Chai,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002075

I would like Edie Ling to be recognized.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002076

Director Lin, yes.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002077

Please, you have the floor, ma'am.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002078

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002079

So, for the tulong trabaho po,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002080

we have yung not in education, employment, or training,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002081

that's around

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002082

15% of the total po,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002083

15% of the total scholarship beneficiaries

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002084

go to NEET,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002085

and then 35% po for upskilling of existing workers.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002086

Wait, wait.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002087

New, newly, ano, I mean,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002088

yung unemployed, sabihin, walang work, et cetera,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002089

15%.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002090

15%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002091

15%, but you're not talking about 85% na lahat upskilling.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002092

Hindi po, because there were other beneficiaries.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002093

Sige, ma'am, ma'am, just to be clear, no,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002094

15%, walang trabaho,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002095

binibigyan sila ng training para magkatrabaho.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002096

That's 15%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002097

Now, the upskilling, retooling program,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002098

may trabaho na sila,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002099

minapalakas natin, ini-empower natin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002100

para tumaas yung competency nila,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002101

and hoping na maka-cope up sila doon sa industriya,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002102

and at the same time,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002103

hoping also na pag tumaas yung kanilang competency,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002104

eh, ma-promote sila,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002105

mabigyan ng mas mataas na sweldo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002106

Tama po ba?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002107

Ilan po yung porsyento ng DTSP na nagpo-fall under upskilling?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002108

Sir, around 35%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002109

35% plus 15%, that's 50%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002110

So, what's the 50%?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002111

Yung other,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002112

50% po goes to other special clients po na,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002113

because in our database po,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002114

Mr. Chair, yung client type says they are four-piece,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002115

but they did not indicate if they are currently employed

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002116

or currently in education.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002117

So, may, there are still data that we need to revalidate po,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002118

kung ano yung status nila if need sila or existing workers.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002119

That makes it really confusing, ma'am.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002120

Kasi, it should be, it should be ano lang eh,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002121

whether you are upskilling or not eh, di ba?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002122

That's the tulong trabaho fund.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002123

Yan yung diniscuss namin dito sa Senate.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002124

So, which is which?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002125

When you talk about special clients,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002126

can you further explain?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002127

Ano yung mga nagpo-fall dito sa special clients?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002128

Are they being recruited by companies?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002129

Are they being recruited by institutions,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002130

Tibet institutions, para maging part nitong program?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002131

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002132

Doon po kasi sa tulong trabaho,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002133

we also included po yung mga training,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002134

yung main lokal beneficiary,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002135

so yung sa mga LGU-run training centers.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002136

So, part of those clients na nag-fall under others

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002137

are four-piece beneficiaries,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002138

then victims of natural disasters,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002139

returning repatriated OFWs, IPs,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002140

agrarian reform beneficiaries,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002141

and tupad beneficiaries.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002142

So, may mga ganon pong,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002143

may mga ganon pong mga,

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002144

categories doon sa client po

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002145

that they have identified based on the database po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002148

Yes, I agree,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002149

and I have no problems with that.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002150

It's just that,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002151

I don't think it's hard to figure out

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002152

as to whether or not they are employed or not.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002153

Siguro yun ang magandang pagsimula na natin

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002154

para lang hindi po magulo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002155

Kasi ako nga, galing na po ako ng test,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002156

nalilito pa ako doon sa mga categories.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002157

So, maka mas magandang linawin po natin, ayusin natin just so we can move forward. Now again, another program is the funding that you're getting from private education, student financial assistance or PESFA.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002158

How many are, ano ba yan? Still constant yan? Kasi nung time ko, alam ko constant yung figures eh. Hanggang ngayon ba, same figures are we talking about sa PESFA? 200 million pa rin? Kailangan sigurong i-adjust na yan eh. Anyway, is it still the same?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002159

For this year, Mr. Chair, nag-increase slightly po to 200, may increase o 201 million.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002160

200? Laki naman ang in-increase, 1 million. 201 million. And how many beneficiaries are you targeting? Still the same yung target niyan? Well, with the 1 million, yun lang ang madadagdag. Magkano ba per capita cost pag PESFA?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002161

24,500 average per capita.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002162

24,500. Yan ang PESFA. Tanungin ko ulit, yung TWSP, ganyan din ang per capita cost?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002163

Yes po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002164

Yung TTSP, AF?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002165

Ganyan din ang per capita cost? Hindi.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002166

Same po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002167

Same lahat?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002168

Well, actually, if it's mga micro-credential programs and higher level po, nasa 35,000.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002169

Tataas pag higher level? You're talking about diploma courses?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002170

Mga NC, level 3 and 4 po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002171

Level 3 and 4 will increase. So, you're talking about level 1 and 2 sa 24,500?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002172

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002173

Wow.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002174

Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002175

And then, dun sa iba, sa STEP, for instance, mas mababa yun kasi hindi naman siya in its community base.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002176

How much is the, although tataas din pala because of the toolkits, how much is the per capita cost for STEP?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002177

Same din po siya, Mr. Chair, because we follow po yung training regulations. So, it's 24,500 pa din po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002178

The same training regulation, if it is community-based?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002179

Can you give me an example na the same TR ang ginagamit?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002180

Yung SMAU po, Mr. Chair. SMAU NC1, NC2, electrical installation, bread and pastry, driving, agri-crop production.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002181

But when you talk about the STEP program, nakukuha pa yung buong duration as being implemented in the TWSP or PESFA funds?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002182

Same number of days?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002183

Yes po, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002184

May mga STEP na ang liikli lang, di ba? 15, 20 days?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002185

Before po kasi sa menu.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002186

The competency. I'm talking about the entire training regulation eh. So, nakukumpleto talaga nila yun? Yung buong TRs?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002187

For 2026, Mr. Chair, while we limited it, before kasi nasa 40 different qualifications na nandoon, merong in-offer na per COC.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002188

Kaya siya dumami to 40+.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002189

But this year po, 2026, we limited it.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002190

Ito 17, pero full qualification po siya lang.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002191

Full qualification. So, it takes how many days? Hindi na siya yung mga 10, 15 days na?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002192

Ang average po is 60 days.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002193

Ang STEP cover 60-day program?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002194

Yes po, average po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002195

Average. Yes, that's the average. Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002196

Sige. So, doon din, 24-5 pa rin ang per capita natin, per beneficiary.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002197

Sa STEP ba?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002198

May allowance din?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002199

Kasama po sa 24-5 yung allowance, Mr. Chair. But on top of that, yung toolkits po, na average is 7,000 po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002200

7,000 naman ng toolkits. So, with this program, talagang kukunin mo na yung STEP than any other program.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002201

Doon sa insurance na policy na we're giving our beneficiaries, saan siya nag-

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002202

Sino ito?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002203

Kasi kung wala siya sa-

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002204

Wala siya sa TWSP, wala siya sa tulong trabaho, o sa UACTEA. So, again, from all of this, meron pang UACTEA, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002205

From FESFA to TWSP to TTF to STEP, may UACTEA. How much is that, what you're getting from UACTEA?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002206

45,000 per learner per semester po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002207

Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002208

It includes-

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002209

It includes the training cost at around 27,000.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002210

45,000 per beneficiary?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002211

Per semester po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002212

And these are only focused on diploma courses?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002213

Yes po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002214

Yeah. Kasi sayang naman kung level 1 and 2 lang. Diploma courses, so level 3 or 4?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002215

Level 5.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002216

Or 4, 4, 5. Level 5. Level 5 lang.

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002217

Sorry. Ang dulo po niyan, level 5, kahit na may embedded na 3 and 4.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002218

Yes. And they are-

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002219

I don't want to use the word required, but somehow they are required to finish it to level 5. Is that the correct assumption?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002220

In order to get the diploma, yes.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002221

The diploma. But whether or not they would finish it is still-

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002222

Marami rin naman ho na kuha na ng kanilang NC along the way. At sa totoo lang, may dropout rates rin po yan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002223

Dropout rates natin. Do we have figures now?

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TESDA Scholarship Management Office Director IV Rosalina S. Constantino

asr-002224

Around 2.13%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002225

2.13 percent.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002226

2.13 percent lang. Oh, it's not bad. Sige po. Again, ang point ko lang is ayaw natin malito yung mga kasamahan natin dito sa Senado. I don't think any one of my colleagues would be able to understand what I'm talking about here right now. It's really hard. I mean, I am just saying and telling the truth. Mahirap. Masyadong.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002227

Pagka tinignan nga, buti nga walang senador na nagsabing. Itong mga binibigay niyong-

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002228

binibigay niyong presentation ganina na ang dami-daming mga acronyms-acronyms. Buti wala nga nagsabi yung ganun. Kasi natanda ako nung nasa test daw ako, every time na ginamit ko yung mga acronyms, the likes of Senator Drilon, the likes of Senator Gordon, Recto, etc. Lahat yun, tatanungin ako, ano ba yan? Ba't masasabihin niyang ganyang acronym? Tingin mo, alam namin yan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002229

So, yun lang. I think it's important na ma-differentiate natin yung programs ng TESDA, especially when it comes to scholarships. Mahirap kasi na pare-pareho at hindi mo ma-distinguish yung one from the other.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002230

Another issue that I'd like to raise is yung ni-raise na nung ilang kasamahan ko, yung utilization program. Hindi ko na nga hope in ring up kanina.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002231

Dahil ayoko nang may mga uminit pa ng ulo. Kasi from 87.8% in 2023, and I'm only talking about obligation rate. I'm not talking about the disbursement rate because I can totally understand why it's that low.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002232

But the obligation rate from 87.8% in 2023, naging 84.4% in 2024, bumaba. In 2025, mas further, bumaba to 68%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002233

So, I'm just putting this on the record and to expedite the process. Siguro bigyan nyo lang kami ng catch-up plan ninyo, how we're gonna do this para ma-defend naman natin.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002234

You have to help me defend the budget. You have to help me defend why we wanted increases, why we wanted to put more funds sa TESDA. Not just because si TESDA man daw ako. Ayoko naman yun na gano'n.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002235

So, yun lang. Yung sa catch-up.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002236

We will, Mr. Chair, but it really is also the, as I had mentioned earlier, part of the problem has been when the SARO actually gets triggered, as well as we don't obligate until the enrollment actually finishes.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002237

So, it does take some time for the schools and the TVIs to complete their enrollment figures. That is also one of the reasons why we try to push the skills passport.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002238

So, that's one of the reasons why we try to push the skills passport.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002239

There's that asymmetry of information as to where it is available and when they might be enrolling might help, you know, be mitigated.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002240

But we will submit the catch-up plans, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002241

And I think with the skills passport, it's more of, I think, it's a marketing...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002242

uh um challenge i believe in the skills passport i mean if you are a a workforce coming from tesla

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002243

it would be nice for for for employers to easily check your credentials to check your um

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002244

to check your competencies the uh programs that you have uh studied and uh finished the assessment

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002245

is uh i think a lot of people don't realize the value and i think that's the bread and butter of

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002246

tesla yung assessment um hindi nakikita ng maraming tao yun ang akala ng maraming tao

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002247

maraming nagaakala na ang tesla ay pagbibigay lang ng training

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002248

hindi nga nila naiintindihan pa karamihan yung regulatory function ng tesla

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002249

akala ng marami basta ang isang private school na may programang aprobado ng tesla ay tesla

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002250

hindi po ito ay nire-regulate at sinisiguro ng tesla yung pinaka standard minimum standards

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002251

ay namimit nitong mga institution na ito and uh ang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002252

ang test that

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002253

training institutions and uh i'm glad to see a bigger number 170 178 178 no 178 compared to how

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002254

many private institutions 4 000 plus which is percentage wise is not even 15 percent uh

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002255

and and in order to reach around eight percent you will need to add the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002256

LGU-run, kagaya ng minensyon ni Senator

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002257

Migs,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002258

the SUCs and the LUCs po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002258-split-2

I have something with the LGU-run, no? Kasi I remember when I was in TESDA,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002259

isa sa mga very challenging sa atin noon ay yung devolution. Because part of the charter is to devolve Section 29

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002260

ng ating charter.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002261

And in fact,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002262

nung time

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002263

natin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002264

If I'm not mistaken, I was able to devolve only two. Only two test the training institutions. Why? Because there are no takers.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002265

If I'm not mistaken, the EDCOM made a recommendation before on this devolution issue.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002266

If I'm not mistaken, may proposal ng EDCOM to amalgamate or establishing polytechnics.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002267

Polytechnic college.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002268

And yung amalgamate is also very challenging because if the LGU will not take it, ang hirap.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002269

And that's the challenge that I wanted to talk about it during the time when Senator Migs is raising that issue na paano mo i-sustain

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002270

by the time na sabi niya pag wala na siya at hindi ko mapapalala.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002271

Pondohan yan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002272

Yun, dun papunta.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002273

Amalgamate or establish a polytechnic college.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002274

Is this the same?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002275

I mean, I wanted the position of TESDA and I'm sure you have talked about this.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002276

Ito rin ba yung position ng TESDA?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002277

Yes, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002278

So, we are in the middle of undergoing amalgamation studies.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002279

What might be appropriate for each specific province, for example.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002280

Kasi iba-iba din po ang sitwasyon.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002281

Ibang probinsya, iba-iba din ang willingness ng iba't-ibang probinsya in order to absorb the training function.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002282

So, we are, sagot na lang two things para mabilis, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002283

One is, as I had mentioned earlier, we're trying to launch the train local program or process so that in fact local government units, particularly cities and provinces, can have the workforce development training program.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002284

Plan.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002285

Including funding it if necessary.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002286

Within that, we recommend that if you have an SUC or an LUC, for example, that they take on some of that delivery.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002287

Kasi technically, devolved na yan eh.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002288

It already follows the program of the provinces or the highly urbanized cities.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002289

And the third is really to be able to then plan.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002290

Appropriately what might be required in any given locality's workforce development plan for community-based training.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002291

Ang last na lang siguro is to say we are working on studying which amalgamation systems might be appropriate in order to create a proper polytechnic system moving forward.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002292

Kasali po rin yan

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002293

sa mga proposals for LUC charters

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002294

and amendments na ginagawa ngayon. LUC charter amendments, as well as the construction of the regional training innovation centers, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002295

But I am constrained or we are constrained in terms of TESDA.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002296

Kagaya po na nabanggit ko kanina, we've proposed our right-sizing optimization process.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002297

Yes, to DBM and it's undergoing study by the DBM.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002298

Because hindi po nagpapalit, as you know, ang ating staffing pattern.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002299

Halimbawa, sa tasks natin, sa ating mga provincial training centers, kulang po tayo ng tao.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002300

At hindi po regularized ang ating mga trainers and assessors.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002301

Marami po sa kanila ay part-time lang kasi wala naman pong plantilia position.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002302

And they are treated like seasonal workers, seasonal employees, rather than, for example, in longer-term diploma programs that are regular in terms of the school year, in terms of its delivery.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002303

So may mga ganun pong issues pa on the ground.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002304

And to be frank, to be frank, that also affects the efficiency by which we can disperse.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002305

So, konektado po sa totoo lang lahat.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002306

So ngayon ko nalang sasabihin, Mr. Chair, I look forward to hearing the bill that you have filed for the departmentalization of TESDA para naman mapabilis at maayos itong mga issues namin.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002307

Siguro pag-usapan natin on another.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002308

I have so much things on my mind.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002309

I couldn't even start.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002310

Actually, mayroon akong briefer dito.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002311

But rambulan ako.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002312

Ano yung pumasok sa ito?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002313

And it's good that we talk about itong devolution.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002314

I think, kanina binabanggit ko kay Edie Carol, yung time ko sa TESDA, nakadalawa lang ako.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002315

And I felt na parang hindi ko magawa.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002316

I don't know how many na ngayon, the past years, hanggang ngayon, hanggang ngayon wala pa rin.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002317

And I have to say this, Edie Carol, I have to say this.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002318

In the Committee on Higher and Technical Education,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002319

here in the Senate,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002320

I get like 50-60 bills, Secretary.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002321

50-60 bills for different districts and communities

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002322

trying to put up their own TESDA center.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002323

And pag tinigil mo yung funding,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002324

they would ask the GAA and TESDA to provide the funds.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002325

Wala hong po kaming funds.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002326

I hope, I mean, you have to give your position na you can let them do it.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002327

But good luck kung willing kayong mag-fund noong mga ito.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002328

There are about 60 plus bills.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002329

And even during my time, I used to head the Committee on Higher and Technical Education

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002330

here in the Senate.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002331

Wala akong pinasa kahit isa.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002332

Wala akong pinasa.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002333

So with that, I hope yung position ng TESDA would be firm.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002334

Kasi ang akala nila, sa akin lang.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002335

Kung nanggagaling yung gano'ng position.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002336

And my position is based on my own personal experience.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002337

So with this, I hope maging firm yung position din natin.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002338

Kasi if we're going to put up a new TESDA center,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002339

yeah, okay, fine, gusto natin yan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002340

But klaro kung saan manggagaling yung pondo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002341

Klaro kung sino magsusustain nito.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002342

Klaro na merong available assessors, teachers, etc.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002343

Because later on, I will go to that.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002344

So yung shortages natin sa mga assessors natin and the teachers.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002345

Can we hear si ED Carol about yung CLUCs?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002346

Isa pa yun eh.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002347

Yes, sir.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002348

Nagkakatinginan pa lang tayo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002349

Alam na natin yung problema, sekretary eh.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002350

Mr. Chair, just to share in our studies,

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002351

before siguro mga 10 years ago,

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002352

there was just 20 recognized LUCs.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002353

Now there are 113.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002354

And more and more are applying to establish by law.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002355

And the challenge po to that is when you look at their finances,

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002356

itatayo nila sa start.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002357

Pero lahat ng susunod na gastos,

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002358

naka-charge against national government through free higher education.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002359

So ang nangyayari, mas dependent pa sila sa FHE kaysa SUCs.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002360

Kasi talagang totally dependent.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002361

And bigla nang nagpo-pull out.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002362

Nang funding mismo yung LGU when it comes to the sustaining of the LUCs.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002363

And CHED has admitted in many of our technical working groups, sir,

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002364

in the committee, na talagang hindi na kaya nilang i-check yun.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002365

Kasi ang hingin lang nila, five-year institutional plan,

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002366

certification that you have the resources to fund,

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002367

syempre they will certify.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002368

But actually, do they fund eventually?

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002369

Hindi po talagang nangyayari.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002370

Which is why the LUC governance bill that is in the committee now

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002371

will really play a

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002372

significant role

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002375

in clarifying the responsibilities

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002376

and making sure that hindi nagpo-pull out si LGU.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002377

Dapat, counterpart, LGU is still funding,

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002378

but the national government will still support through FHE.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002379

Pero hindi pwedeng pull out, tapos bahala na si NGA at si GAA

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002380

sa lahat ng funding ng LUCs.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002381

Kasi talagang hindi po natin kakayanin yung lobo na

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002382

lahat, inasa lahat sa national government.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002383

Tapos biglang, by the second year, wala nang pinupondo si LGU.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002384

So that's really a challenge, sir, in quality and also in the sustainability.

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EDCOM 2 Executive Director Karol Mark Yee

asr-002385

Thank you.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002386

Thank you very much, ED Carol.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002387

And just now, I told my staff that we will come up with a committee report

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002388

as soon as possible.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002389

We'll do our best that before our break,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002390

we'll be able to sponsor it on the floor, itong LUC governance bill,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002391

which is very important.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002392

So tulong-tulong po tayo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002393

Mahal natin itong TESDA, lalo na itong TVET.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002394

Just to move forward, I wanted to finish early.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002395

And I just can't pass on this particular recommendation of EDCOM,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002396

yung calling on the overhauling of our program in the scholarship programs of TESDA.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002397

Let me just give you a personal story.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002398

Magagalit sa akin yung kaklasi ko dito.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002399

Kasawa ng kaklasi ko, tumawag sa akin, sabi niya,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002400

Brad, yung kumari mo na may trabaho naman,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002401

inaya nung kapitbahay niya na maging scholar ng TESDA,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002402

tuwang-tuwa kasi may allowance, may...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002403

And I'm not sure if it's a step or anong program,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002404

kasi parang tinanong ko na lang,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002405

nasabi ko, may trabaho naman si Mare,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002406

ano ba yan, upskilling?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002407

Hindi, ano eh.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002408

Baking and...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002409

food processing, et cetera.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002410

So, ang point ko lang, dun sa programa na yun,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002411

parang hindi ko alam bakit siya yung napili.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002412

Yun yung naging concern ko.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002413

Bakit ikaw?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002414

Parang sa dami ng pwedeng mapiling scholar, bakit ikaw?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002415

And then I came across with the recommendation ng EDCOM

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002416

to calling for an overhaul because of weak targeting, political influence.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002417

Alam na natin yan, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002418

Fragmented information systems and recurring financial management deficiencies.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002419

I saw that eh, yung recommendation.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002420

And for me, gusto kong erase itong budget briefing.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002421

Kung papaano or how will TESDA implement such a comprehensive,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002422

time-bound reform of scholarship system, including yung allocation nito, criteria,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002423

beneficiary safeguards, kasi nung marinig ko yung kaklase ko,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002424

gusto kong sabihin, pati naman kayo, pati ba naman kayo,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002425

sumahali pa sa napakadaming nangangailangan, kayo pa yung sasali dyan, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002426

And of course, which is very important to me,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002427

lagi kong hinahanap, syempre, yung reporting ng employment outcomes.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002428

So, I hope we can look into this.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002429

And sabi ko nga po, since the time...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002430

I joined the Senate, first time akong nag-enjoy sa sekretary ng TESDA.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002431

I have to say, I was so disappointed in the past.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002432

Sorry to say that, but I can look anyone in the eyes, in their eyes, and say,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002433

Benzo, umoo sa akin, mukhang ikaw nag-aagree ka sa akin ah.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002434

Na natutuwa ako na this time, we can do something, guys.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002435

We can do something, we can leave a lasting legacy.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002436

So, I hope we do that, no, ah, sekretary, please.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002437

uh i received the same edcom report sir just fyi and in truth that is another um

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002438

intention with the skills passport we are hoping to um just for the record i suppose to i should

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002439

also say that the skills passport is actually in collaboration with the eGov app and is on

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002440

the eGov platform. We have an ongoing verification system with the PSA as well as

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002441

the DICT through eGov, and are in the midst of triangulating, sir, with

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002442

dswd so we can identify and flag our beneficiaries much better no and doing it in fact

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002443

through the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002444

skills passport para digital lahat and it is transparent and so on. Wala na po kaming naisip na solusyon sa tinawag po ninyong political influence in the selection process. So we are awaiting for the common social registry that the DSWD is putting together.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002445

we are hoping that they are finished by december which is what they had told us as their target

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002446

so we can roll out the interoperability

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002447

um of demographic data that dswd actually has now with the as well as with their community-based

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002448

monitoring system which they need to also clean up right so they need to be able to find ways

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002449

to validate that with PSA, with any other data sources. We're working with DICT and DSWD

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002450

to complete that that cycle as well as psa as i said to make sure that our targeting is a little

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002451

bit better and no longer dependent on the old system that we have, which is twofold. Kaya confusing kanina yung tanong ninyo tungkol sa TTSP, dahil ang amin pong

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002452

basis is self-identification. So at pangalawa,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002453

depende po sa certification ni kapitan, right? So we need to find ways to cross-triangulate that information so that it is

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002454

not just dependent on both self-identification and/or the certification ni kapitan that they are

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002455

neat and so on and so forth so it's easier if they're already employed because the employer

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002456

helps us but if they are not it becomes a little bit more difficult so we're trying to fix that

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002457

and are hoping that the skills passport can rule that out by hopefully the middle of next year

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002458

Yung sa kapitan ba, it's a requirement or part of the guidelines?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002458-split-2

May indigency requirement ho kasi kami. So it is

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002459

part of the guidelines.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002459-split-2

Yes, and it is a [unclear] because it is not in the law, but it is a [unclear] requirement,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002460

part of your guidelines, I mean.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002460-split-2

Yes, because we have no other way of checking if they are

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002461

in fact NEET, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002461-split-2

But be creative siguro. I mean, yeah, it is very challenging, talk about the political

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002462

side of it. But we are all aware na ayaw na ayaw natin lahat siguro yung makakita ng maayos na yung buhay tapos gagawing hobby lang yung maging part ng scholarship program ng TESDA.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002463

Come on. I mean, oo. Dahil just because there's allowance or just because they'll be getting

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002464

uh toolkits etc so so we don't want that so you know secretary and then let me let me move

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002465

forward no canina yung mga senators dito were asking me ito bang 81.64 percent is this uh

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002466

the employment rate of test that i mean uh graduates from this the training institutes

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002467

or the entirety vet etc uh ito by part ng uh kasama na din ba dito yung sa 15 percent kanina

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002468

na binabanggit natin na part ng td uh uh tdsf uh program uh itong 81.64 percent

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002469

uh para naman po iba naman ang boses na madinig ninyo yes i would like you to recognize ddg

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002470

rose please i thought you'd never you'd never speak ddg rose ikaw ang pinaka nami-miss ko na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002471

boses sa tesda so please uh so the first indulge us with your uh wisdom on this particular question

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002472

please um

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002473

sek tuloy

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002474

thank you sek

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002475

for recognizing me

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002478

and, Mr. Chair,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002480

and um mr chair the

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002482

employment rate, which was, ano, on the

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002484

TVET graduates.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002486

Ano po ito? Lahat

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002488

po ng modalities,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002490

and both TVI and TTI graduates.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002492

Okay, and the methodology being used is

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002494

six months after graduation.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002496

It's a survey. Yeah, it's the same survey

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002498

that we were doing before, no?

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002499

Yes, sir.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002500

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002501

Okay. I get it.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002502

So, just to add,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002503

Mr. Chair, if I may,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002504

with your permission.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002505

Please, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002506

Again, the request for the World Bank project

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002507

for next year is to help make the CETG

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002508

a little bit more robust in its surveying.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002509

So, we're not just tracking employability,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002510

or employment rate,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002511

but we're also tracking demographics,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002512

we're also tracking the quality of the employment

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002513

that they get, as well as...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002514

Actually, about the quality of jobs, etc.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002515

So, para po, mas malinaw ang data

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002516

na makukuha ng survey,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002517

as well as, in fact,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002518

embedding part of it as a verification.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002519

Again, through the skills passport po,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002520

kung gunamit nila yan,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002521

makapaghanap ng trabaho, and so on.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002522

Meron po kaming another source of data points

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002523

that we can match.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002524

Against the CETG.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002525

We'll try to scrutinize, probably,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002526

by asking, you know,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002527

in this particular case,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002528

81.64%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002529

The metrics that was used

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002530

in getting this figure,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002531

itong latest figures natin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002532

how many graduates do we have?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002533

Absolute number, yeah.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002534

Yung graduates natin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002535

itong latest figures natin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002536

how many graduates?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002537

Yung a year's time, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002538

Ilan yung graduates natin?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002539

Ilan dito yung gumraduate

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002540

ng may diploma?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002541

Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002542

That we will be able to, ano,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002543

look into the quality of our graduates.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002544

Sige nga, can we...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002545

DDG Rose or ED Charlene po?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002546

ED Charlene, ma'am?

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002547

Okay, thank you, Secretary.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002548

And magandang hapon po, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002549

Gabi na po.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002550

Magandang gabi po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002551

May napawang kaming umaga dito, ma'am.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002552

Nag-hearing ko.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002553

Judge ko ako kanina,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002554

naging senador ngayon, Chair.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002555

Okay, thank you, sir.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002556

For this particular, ano po,

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002557

this is actually the CETG 2025

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002558

is the, we have the 2024 graduates po.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002559

So, it's about 1 point,

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002560

we use the 1.3 million graduates,

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002561

for 2025, ah, 2024.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002562

And out of this nga po,

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002563

81% yung ating employment rate.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002564

And yung atin pong,

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002565

we do a survey, so,

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002566

nag-ano lang po tayo ng about 600,000 yung...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002567

I'm almost, ano, familiar with the survey.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002568

May I just ask, from the 1.3 million graduates,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002569

ilan po yung gumraduate ng level 1?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002570

Oo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002571

Daga lang, ang hirap eh.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002572

Ano kung nag-1, 2, 3, siya, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002573

Considered, considered siya as 1 lang dito sa 1.3 million graduate, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002574

Tama.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002575

So, okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002576

So, dun sa 1.3 million graduates,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002577

we'd like to acknowledge the presence of our Senate President,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002578

the former Chairperson of EDCOM 2,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002579

na kasamahan namin ni Secretary Benitez,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002580

walang iba kundi si SP Wynne Gatchalian.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002581

Sir, thank you for being with us.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002582

Good evening.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002583

And going back to the question,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002584

how many of the 1.3 million graduates ang level 5?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002585

Rose, gusto mong sumagot?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002586

Please, it's okay.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002587

Please help.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002588

It is one of those that have been mentioned

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002589

by Secretary Kiko a while ago

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002590

that we want to sharpen the survey method.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002591

And because we cannot really,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002592

there's this thing that we cannot really get out of the study,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002593

yung minention nyo po,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002594

yung anong levels yung pinagraduate.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002595

Because, in fact,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002596

yung isang result po dito is that

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002597

very low level skills lang daw.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002598

Yes, and how low is that?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002599

NC1 and NC2.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002600

Yes, yung NC1 and NC2.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002601

Can we lump from the 1.3 million,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002602

NC1 and NC2,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002603

ilan sila?

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-002604

Yun, yung detalya yun, Charlene.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002605

Because the Senate President is also very interested.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002606

And he has been espousing the rolling of programs,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002607

diploma programs, level 5 programs, etc.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002608

So, we wanted to find that.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002609

Hindi naman natin kukunin yung eksakto.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002610

Sa G20, 1% lang yung diploma.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002611

Tapos sila yung NC.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002612

Sir, hindi mayroon dito.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002613

May deniber na.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002614

Sorry, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002615

So, for diploma programs,

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002616

it's only about 1% ang ating graduate.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002617

The level 5 is 1%.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002618

Yes, po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002619

So, yung 1% is...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002620

10,000. An ba?

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002621

NC2 po ang malaking percentage for us.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002622

And it's nasa more than 50% po ito na ating...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002623

You know, I have here the research data

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002624

that came from EDCOM 2.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002625

And ang nakalagay dito,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002626

about 93% of the graduates

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002627

completed NC1 and NC2 qualifications.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002628

Yes.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002629

Would you support this, ano?

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002630

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002631

So, 93%.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002632

Yes, po, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002633

NC1, NC2.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002634

Now, kanina binanggit mo yung level 5

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002635

is 1%.

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TESDA Planning Office Executive Director Charlyn B. Justimbaste

asr-002636

1%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002637

So, may 6% ka na lang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002638

na i-de-divide sa NC3 and NC4.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002639

6%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002640

So, again,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002641

looking at this data,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002642

81.6%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002643

But we're still malayo pa dun sa...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002644

I hope dun sa targeting natin,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002645

we'll be able to produce more graduates

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002646

ng NC3, NC4, and level 5.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002647

Can we get, ano na lang,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002648

target siguro para before we...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002649

Before the plenary debates,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002650

para lang maano po natin na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002651

meron tayong program,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002652

and plan para...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002653

Yes, sir, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002654

Thank you, Secretary.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002655

I just wanted to also flag, though,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002656

part of our current ICT efforts,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002657

as well as AI upskilling and so on,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002658

much of that begins in NC3.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002659

So, many of these programs

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002660

will be changing in the percentages.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002661

So, we're hoping,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002662

kanina napakita ko yung number of NCs difference,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002663

cumulative.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002664

Sana naman mapondohan namin

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002665

appropriately as well.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002666

Anyway, I'll give the floor

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002667

to our Senate President.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002668

We'll give way to our Senate President.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002669

Sir, SP Win, you have the floor.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002670

Sir, thank you for joining us.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002671

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002672

Mr. Chairman, I just want to start off.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002673

Well, first, let me welcome

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002674

Secretary Benitez

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002675

and the Testa family

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002676

to this budget hearing.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002677

Umpisahan ko lang po doon sa

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2026 budget.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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We allocated about 1.6 billion

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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for AI upskilling,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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semiconductors, and healthcare.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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And natanong ko ito dahil

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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I'm sure you know,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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these past few days,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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malaki pong issue itong

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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artificial intelligence

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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and how it can wipe out humanity.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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No?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Pero tingin ko,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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ewan ko kung buhay pa tayo

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002691

ng sekretary o hindi.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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But my track is

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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definitely AI will disrupt

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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many of our industries,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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specifically the business process outsourcing.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So I just want to get an update

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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dito sa 1.8 billion

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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sa TWSP

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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and then ilan yung ating mga

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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na-upskill

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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na mga batas,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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na mga batas,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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on AI, semiconductors,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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and healthcare.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Mr. Chair,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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if your permission,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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I would like another voice.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Kanina pa kasi ako sumasagot.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Si DDG Galo will respond.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Si Galo, okay yan.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Malakas kumain yan.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Thank you, Mr. President.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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With the permission of our good secretary,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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I will respond, Mr. President.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Mr. President, you are right.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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We recognize po

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the risk

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risk

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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that is brought by AI

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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to our labor force.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Depending on who you ask,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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the numbers vary,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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But more or less around 30 percent, Mr. Chair, of our labor force and jobs are at risk, will be transformed or exposed to AI.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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And we are very thankful, Mr. President, for the support of you and the Senate for the inclusion of a budget in the 2026 GAAA to support upskilling on AI.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Mr. President, we are happy to report that for 2026, for data and AI skills,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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we have already allocated around 30,000 slots.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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And for semiconductors, Mr. Chair, we have here already allocations for around 6,000 slots, Mr. President.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Ongoing pa po, Mr. President, ang pag-implementation.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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At natin ang mga programa na ito, we are scaling up our AI upskilling through partners like STI,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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nationwide networks of institutions that will deliver the courses, but also through Test the Online program, our e-learning platform,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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where already we have around 90,000 enrollments in AI courses, Mr. President.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Tuloy-tuloy po ito, Mr. President.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Thank you, Mr. President.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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And we hope to continue to be able to do this in 2027 with support of the Senate.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Thank you, po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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DDG, itong you mentioned 30% of jobs at risk.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, based on statistics, mayroon tayong 49 million workforce.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, 30% is about 10 million, more or less.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, in other words, 10 million of our...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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10 million of the workforce is at risk of being affected by artificial intelligence.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Yes, Mr. President.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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But, obviously, maliit pa lang yung ating na-upskill, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Only 30,000 lang.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, in your analysis, of course, we need more funds to upgrade.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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But in your analysis, what should be the priority in terms of protecting jobs from AI?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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For example, BPO.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Kasi BPO, mayroon tayong about 1.5, 1.6 million employees.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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And marami sa kanila mga entry-level jobs, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Kasi puro voice calls.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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And I am predicting that AI will have a massive effect on them.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Dahil next time, kausap na ng tao, artificial intelligence.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, for example, BPO, particular, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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How do we...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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How do we help the BPO industry survive the AI revolution

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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so that AI will be part of the BPO industry and still grow our BPO industry?

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Mr. President, we are following the AI upskilling roadmap

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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that we crafted together with the Commission on Higher Education

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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and the Analytics and AI Association of the Philippines.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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So, kasama po sa roadmap na ito, ang efforts at plano natin to...

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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So, mayroon tayong roadmap?

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Yes, sir.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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In other words?

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Yes, sir.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Okay.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Can you describe to us ano ba yung mga skills, upskilling, or even reskilling ng AI skills?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Can you...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Kasi, to be honest about it, like kami dito, we just use it for research.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Yes, sir.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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But what type of upskilling or even reskilling is TESTA doing to...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Let's say, the BPO industry or the other industries?

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Sir, the roadmap segmentizes our population and our labor market and labor force

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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into basically three segments that need, first, literacy,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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which is foundational AI skills and awareness.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Next will be a segment for more specialized jobs,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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and then, lastly, Mr. Chair, is really advanced courses

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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to equip a segment of our labor force to become builders of AI platforms and AI systems.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Not just consumers of AI, but as builders of AI.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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At yan din po ang isinusulong natin sa TESTA, Mr. Chair.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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While we started this year with...

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Yes.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Around 30,000 slots for AI literacy and for foundational skills,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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next year, we are hoping to move towards more specialized and advanced courses

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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to equip segments of our labor force to build AI systems.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Sa BPO sector po, this means that they will also be able to provide higher value services,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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not just customer service,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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but also to create...

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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to create products for clients abroad.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

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Ayan po ang kasama sa roadmap natin, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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For 2027, is this roadmap funded, adequately funded?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Kasi nakita ko dito yung TWSP bumaba by 45%.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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From 3.6 billion, naging...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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I think it's 3.6 billion next year, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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In budget.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, bumaba siya by 45%.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, it was mas malaki siya last year.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, in other words, with that roadmap, maganda meron tayong roadmap,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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pero bumaba naman yung ating...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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scholarship for AI,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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how will this affect the upskilling and reskilling program of our workforce?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Malit na nga dati, lumit pa ngayon,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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and there's a big chance na maapektuhan itong...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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I just want to make it...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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I just want to make the BPO industry as an example

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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kasi siya yung ating saving grace for our economy.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So, baka magkaroon tayo ng malaking problema

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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kung hindi natin pupondohan itong AI upskilling and reskilling natin.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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We're looking for TESDA to really bridge that gap.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Yes, sir.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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The gap meaning from our present low-value BPO industry

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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to a high-value AI-driven BPO industry.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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And I see that TESDA is the agency that will bridge that.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Mr. Chair, with your permission,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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actually, the funds that we use for the AI upskilling

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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is not just in the TWSP.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So, TWSP as an institutional base,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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this is part of the effort.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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This includes, of course, as Mas already mentioned,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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our partnerships with networks like STI and so on

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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that might have the reach and the infrastructure

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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to disseminate the training

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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as far as the AI upskilling.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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As far as possible.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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We also have micro-credentials that are being rolled out,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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particularly for those that might be near-hireable,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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except they don't have the AI skills,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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but also for those that need upskilling within the BPO industry.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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And the third is we also have EBET funds from TTSP,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Mr. Chair, to augment the funding sources.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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And we're hoping as many dual training

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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and or EBET modalities with BPOs

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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can be rolled out in that direction.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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But you're right,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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even if the three funding sources of TESDA

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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are still lacking in the absolute scale

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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or in the absolute numbers,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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even in the BPO industry.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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That's also why we were hoping that as much training

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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that can be done by MOOCs, for example,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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so for free online training

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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curated by the enterprises themselves,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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whether they avail of EBET subsidies

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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or incentives from government,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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they do actually exist.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So one is to offer it through the massive open online courses

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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of TESDA itself

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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or in partnership with other providers

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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like Microsoft, Google, Amazon.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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They are all readily made available now

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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on the TESDA online.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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The second is really a convergence

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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with agencies like the ICT and so on and so forth.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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The other national government agencies

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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also have some training funds.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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So ideally, what we can do is create a delivery unit

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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that can monitor and evaluate the impact

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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of all of these pockets.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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Kasi kahit na ito,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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samang mo po lahat-lahat yan,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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hindi ho tayo aabot sa 10 million Pilipinos.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002868

So it will be...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002869

small in comparison to the absolute needs

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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and maybe a mechanism

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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which I believe the PISAC is recommending to the president

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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to combine and create a delivery unit

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002873

that can monitor and evaluate

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002874

the implementation of the AI roadmap

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002875

might be appropriate.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002876

But to speak directly to your question,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002877

we have three potential sources of funds,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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all of which will be insufficient.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002879

We have our partnership

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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with the ICT and the MOOCs providers.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002881

Kanina po ang tanong ninyo is

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002882

what specific training are we going to provide?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002883

At the moment,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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ang hiningi po sa amin ng industriya

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002885

has been basically three types

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002886

that can then morph as time goes on.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002887

The first is really a kind of prompt engineering.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002888

So for chatbots,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002889

how do you utilize AI tools through prompt engineering?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002890

The second,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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is data analytics.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002892

The third is workflow optimization.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002893

So this is the AI in your Google Docs.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002894

This is the AI for Gemini,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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for example,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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for Microsoft and IBM

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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and so on and so forth.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002898

So those three are the basic.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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The first two that I mentioned,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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prompt engineering and data analytics,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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of course,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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then has levels as well.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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And the digital services

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002904

or the digital space

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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has three basic types of levels.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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There's the beginner,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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then there's the intermediate,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

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and then what they would call an expert.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002909

Yeah?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002910

So yun po ang sinasabi ni Galo.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002911

Bukod pa po yun

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002912

dun sa mga talagang gagawa ng AI tools

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002913

na inaasam-asampun ng test.shed

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002914

at ng DOST sa totoo lang,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002915

which is also still part of the roadmap.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002916

And this AI,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002917

nakita ko na very specific

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002918

and it's good that test,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002919

that's ready to implement

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002920

this AI interventions natin.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002921

And ako nakikita ko

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002922

na kailangan supportahan yan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002923

because this is really clear

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002924

and present danger to our workforce.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002925

And not only us,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002926

but the whole world is actually

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002927

in that concern.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002928

And the window, sir, is closing.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002929

Correct.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002930

So that's why

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002931

it's good to hear that Tesla

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002932

is ready to implement this AI interventions.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002933

It's ready.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002934

All we need to do is to fund it.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002935

Of course, we'll try to

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002936

get as much funding as possible

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002937

so that we can

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002938

help our workforce

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002939

adapt to the AI revolution.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002940

Importante yan kasi kung wala tayong gagawin,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002941

mawawipe out talaga tayo.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002942

Mawawipe out talaga tayo.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002943

So with that,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002944

ang tanong ko is

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002945

how much do we need?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002946

Narinig ko kasi,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002947

kanina si Secretary sabi,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002948

we need to be strategic

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002949

because limitado yung pondo natin.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002950

But in your

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002951

strategy,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002952

a realistic amount

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002953

in order for our workforce,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002954

at least part of our workforce,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002955

it can be

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002956

upskill and reskill.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002957

How much do we need?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002958

Kung meron kayong number, okay.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002959

If not, you can just submit it to the committee.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002960

We can submit, sir, but we have

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002961

dreams naman and aspirations

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002962

of what we think,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002963

we can actually handle.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002964

I will let the DG Galo,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002965

who actually is the head of the TWG

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002966

on AI upskilling for TESDA,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-002967

to answer.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002968

Your original proposed budget is

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002969

39 billion. I would assume

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002970

andito siya sa 39 billion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002971

So,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002972

si chairman nilang magahanap ng

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002973

39 billion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-002974

But yeah, go ahead, DG Galo.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002975

Mr. Chair, Mr. President,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002976

Mr. President,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002977

sa TWSP po

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002978

for 2027,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002979

actually, we share

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002980

what was given to us,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002981

we share that amount

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002982

with other sectors.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002983

In the special provision po

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002984

of the TWSP,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002985

there are other sectors identified.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002986

Mr. President,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002987

kasama po doon ang advanced manufacturing

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002988

for semiconductors

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002989

and electronics,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002990

manufacturing sector natin,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002991

kasama din po doon ang healthcare.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002992

So, Mr. Chair, actually,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002993

what's given to us for 2027,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002994

lumiit na po,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002995

hindi din po magagamit yun

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002996

fully,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002997

wholly for AI upskilling.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002998

Kaya po, Mr. Chair,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-002999

Mr. President, we are requesting

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003000

an additional...

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003001

around 900 million

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003002

under TWSP

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003003

to support around 37,000

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003004

learners,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003005

additional learners,

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003006

na maaaring pong ito po ang

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003007

maging

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003008

saklaw

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003009

or scope

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003010

ng AI

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TESDA Deputy Director General Galo B. Glino III

asr-003011

upskilling.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003012

To us,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003013

ilimit lang natin sa

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003014

AI

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003015

higher level

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003016

skills, this type of

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003017

it's a submit to the committee kung anong

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003018

tingin nyo kailangan natin in order

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003019

for us to

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003020

reskill and upskill to the AI

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003021

revolution.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003022

Magdigdag lang ako sana

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003023

just to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003024

clarify na sana

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003025

i-mention din aside from

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003026

AI, there's a huge

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003027

demand for

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003028

cyber security training

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003029

in addition to AI. That's not quite

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003030

the same, but they are in fact

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003031

parallel,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003032

particularly with regards to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003033

ethics and safe use

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003034

and fair use of AI

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003035

tools and so on.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003036

And that's in your roadmap as well?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003037

Yes, but it's a parallel one.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003038

It's not a single one.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003039

So just to flag that.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003040

I agree with you. As the world becomes

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003041

digital and interconnected and

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003042

cyber security becomes an essential

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003043

skill and tool,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003044

lahat na kasi ngayon is

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003045

digital eh. Pag digital na ngayon,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003046

kailangan mo talaga ng cyber security.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003047

I'll jump to another topic,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003048

Mr. Chairman,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003049

with your permission.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003050

And this is on the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003051

topic of Paxilica.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003052

And we'd like to

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003053

also learn

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003054

ano ang role ng TESDA

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003055

to Paxilica because it was

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003056

also mentioned

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003057

in one of our hearings

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003058

na up to 193%

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003059

ang i-hire.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003060

At di ano na ito,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003061

full scale ng Paxilica,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003062

190,000

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003063

ang i-hire

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003064

ng mga

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003065

workers working in

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003066

the semiconductor industry.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003067

And as we all know,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003068

ang semiconductor industry is also a specialized

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003069

industry.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003070

At ilolocate ang

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003071

Paxilica sa Clark.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003072

So may ano kung

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003073

ano ang role

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003074

ng TESDA, ano ba

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003075

ang plano ng TESDA to, again,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003076

reskill, upskill our constituents

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003077

in Tarlac, in northern

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003078

Luzon, and

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003079

ano ba yung mga,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003080

iyan ba ay nakapasok na dito rin

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003081

sa 2027

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003082

budget natin?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003083

Wala pong specific

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003084

for semiconductors per se, but I

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003085

can inform the committee

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003086

at least of the initiatives that have been

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003087

ongoing, specific to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003088

semiconductors per se, regardless

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003089

of whether Paxilica or not.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003090

We have

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003091

developed

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003092

the seamless

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003093

pathway, as I would call it,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003094

for semiconductor and electronics

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003095

engineering, beginning in fact

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003096

in grades 11 and 12

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003097

all the way up to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003098

CHED. So meron na po tayong

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003099

ladderized program

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003100

and PQF level 5 diploma

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003101

for semiconductors and electronics

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003102

engineering that is being

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003103

piloted in Region 7.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003104

At the moment, with 18

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003105

HEIs, embedding

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003106

it in various engineering

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003107

degrees.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003108

It will begin, as I said, in

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003109

actually grade 12 for

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003110

operators. There has been

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003111

a request that TESDA

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003112

create or generate

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003113

128,000

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003114

semiconductor workers

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003115

for the semiconductor

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003116

industry. Parallel to the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003117

ladderized diploma program

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003118

to

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003119

bachelors in engineering

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003120

for semiconductors, we have

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003121

also developed with the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003122

SEPI, Semiconductors

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003123

Electronics Industry of the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003124

Philippines,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003125

our industry

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003126

TVET board convener,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003127

the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003128

ladderized

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003129

training modules for enterprises

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003130

naman. And these are now

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003131

mutually recognizable.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003132

So the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003133

Philippine Credit Union, the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003134

transfer system for semiconductors

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003135

and electronics, and the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003136

ladderized training for

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003137

apprentices within

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003138

enterprise-based

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003139

education and training, if need

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003140

be, for technologists

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003141

and technicians.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003142

Meron na pong na-identify also

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003143

ng mga micro-credentials na kailangan

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003144

nila if they want to move from one to the other

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003145

or go up towards an engineer.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003146

So the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003147

ecosystem of training has been

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003148

made much more flexible.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003149

And adaptive.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003150

For Pax Silica

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003151

specifically, this is going to be

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003152

rolled out in Region 3.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003153

No offense,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003154

St. Joel, but

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003155

the Regional Training Innovation

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003156

Center of Region 3

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003157

is going to be in Clark.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003158

It's in Pampanga

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003159

precisely to help create a

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003160

hub for the advanced

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003161

training that we need in order to help

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003162

not necessarily Pax Silica, but

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003163

the Luzon

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003164

Corridor

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003165

that's also being planned.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003166

So in terms of

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003167

TESDA specifically,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003168

we are trying to generate the ecosystem

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003169

for the training, beginning in

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003170

senior high school all the way up

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003171

through technologists

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003172

and technicians, technicians and

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003173

technologists, and then to engineers.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003174

CHED na man po and

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003175

DOST are doing the IC

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003176

design training for the chips

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003177

because then you need an engineer,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003178

a master's degree, and sometimes a PhD

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003179

to do it properly.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003180

Nandun naman po sila and they are

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003181

actually proposing

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003182

programs with DepDev now

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003183

for four or five

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003184

SUCs to become hubs

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003185

naman of the higher level training

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003186

that we need. So yun po

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003187

ang ecosystem that's part

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003188

of the semiconductor

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003189

roadmap

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003190

for which I believe the country

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003191

wishes Pax Silica

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003192

to be an anchor

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003193

rather than the whole thing actually.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003194

Thank you for those answers.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003195

Secretary, and I really appreciate

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003196

that we're also now

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003197

cultivating our semiconductor

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003198

industry. That's also

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003199

another potential for

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003200

us. Half of our exports

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003201

are actually semiconductors.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003202

More than half.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003203

55 to 60 percent.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003204

So in other words, that's a great

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003205

potential for us. Albeit

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003206

low value rin eh. Di pa tayo

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003207

umakit sa higher value

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003208

semiconductor manufacturing.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003209

So we hopefully,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003210

itong Pax Silica will be our

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003211

our

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003212

initial

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003213

initial

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003214

direction to go higher value.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003215

And

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003216

since ito ay specifically

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003217

in Clark,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003218

ang gusto ko malaman sa TESDA

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003219

because sayang eh. This is a

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003220

once in a lifetime

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003221

opportunity for our country.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003222

But if we cannot supply them

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003223

with skilled labor, kasi ang dami

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003224

yung kailangan na, 190,000.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003225

We might lose that opportunity

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003226

because obviously, ang unang titignan nila

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003227

yung quality of workforce in that area.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003228

So I want to just understand from TESDA

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003229

and also understand whether that initiative

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003230

will be in the 2027 budget.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003231

Kung masasabayan ba natin yung

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003232

development ng Pax Silica

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003233

with skilled workforce?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003234

Mr. Chair, Mr. President,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003235

I suppose I would like to say for the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003236

record that there's actually nothing wrong

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003237

with our training systems.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003238

So much so that

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003239

the semiconductor industry

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003240

locally is suffering

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003241

from a 10 to 15 percent

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003242

annual turnover rates.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003243

In other words, ang atin pong mga

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003244

skilled workers within

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003245

the sector ay pinapirate po.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003246

And now

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003247

those that are getting certification

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003248

from TESDA are being

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003249

recruited almost immediately

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003250

by Taiwan,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003251

and Vietnam.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003252

So our training itself is not bad.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003253

What it needs is to be as wide

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003254

and as deep and as flexible as possible

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003255

so that we address not only the turnover rates

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003256

of our local industry,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003257

but help, in fact, supply for its expansion,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003258

for which, in fact, Pax Silica is probably

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003259

one of the best options at the moment.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003260

So kaya naman pong sabayan.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003264

we have the training pipeline.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003265

We just need to make sure

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003266

that it's as wide and as deep as we can.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003267

Sana kasabay ng trabaho ang pagtatrain.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003268

Otherwise, we will just keep on feeding

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003269

the turnover rates.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003270

So the demand side, sir,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003271

needs to be parallel

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003272

to the efficiency of the supply side.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003273

So one education is creating

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003274

a more efficient supply side.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003275

Sana the demand side is patterned or

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003276

in parallel.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003277

Otherwise, we will just be exporting even more

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003278

at the expense of our local economic expansion.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003279

So sana naman the jobs are present.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003280

We did the indulgence of RSP.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003281

Perhaps, it's also a good idea.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003282

Of course, we have the EBET law, di ba?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003283

I mean, if we can also make some representations

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003284

dito sa program na ito that we'll comment on,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003287

And I'll comment soon in Clark Air Base.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003288

And if I'm with Bacc Silica for instance,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003289

and there is this program

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003290

where you can also train while being,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003291

napapakinabangan sila,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003292

and then afterwards,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003293

they would end up being employed,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003294

that's a good thing.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003295

If I may, sir,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003296

this is not necessarily the forum for it.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003297

If I may, sir, this is not necessarily the forum for it.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003298

discuss it with you.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003299

There are provisions, kasi,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003300

in the EBET law that makes it very difficult

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003301

for those in PESA zones or

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003302

economic zones to avail

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003303

twice of government incentives.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003304

And it makes it very difficult

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003305

for them to do so unless

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003306

they locate the training outside

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003307

on a dual training system and so on.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003308

So there are specifics there

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003309

why it's not as easy

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003310

at least for those within

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003311

the export processing zones

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003312

to fully avail.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003313

Of the incentives designed

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003314

within the EBET law.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003315

So for them

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003316

to be incentivized, sir,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003317

we would need to subsidize them

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003318

from our scholarship funds.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003319

How fast is the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003320

not turnover, but the training

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003321

for Paxilica?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003322

Let's go back to that. How fast

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003323

to reskill

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003324

a person

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003325

so that that person can be

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003326

gainfully employed in Paxilica?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003327

Depende po sa position.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003328

Nakukunin. So

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003329

kagaya po nang sinabi ko, they are

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003330

expecting, I think

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003331

something like, so

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003332

128,000 na lang na hiningi

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003333

sa TESDA. So these are mostly

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003334

technologists, technicians,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003335

and operators. Some operators po may

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003336

NC2 and NC3

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003337

pwede na eh.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003338

And then they enter even after

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003339

senior high school directly and work

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003340

on the factory floor of the

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003341

semiconductor as an operator.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003342

They can, after maybe three or

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003343

four months of training,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003344

siyempre that will be longer

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003345

kasi nagtatrabaho sila. Hindi naman yan

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003346

full-time ang training nila.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003347

Pwede po silang maging

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003348

first technician, tapos maging

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003349

technologist. May ladderized

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003350

program po. We did this before.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003351

If I'm not mistaken, DDG Rose is

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003352

still here with SAP.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003353

If you recall that program

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003354

wherein

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003355

I think they were able to

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003356

close a 94-95%

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003357

employment rate.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003358

Their report, sir, is

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003359

actually 90-95%

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003360

employment rate. Ang hindi lang

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003361

nila na i-employ ay yung talagang

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003362

ayaw magtrabaho sa kanila.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003363

One more topic,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003364

Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003365

I know this is close to your heart.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003366

Ewan ko kung natanong mo na. Itong

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003367

enterprise-based training.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003368

Because I was looking at the data

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003369

and

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003390

and bumaba siya

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003391

from 2024

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003392

to 2025

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003393

by 51%.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003394

So before, we used to have

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003395

126,000

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003396

enrollment.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003397

Bumaba siya to 61,000

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003398

despite the law,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003399

RA

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003400

12063.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003401

And alam naman natin,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003402

si Secretary was

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003403

once upon a time part of EDCOM,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003404

na ang employment,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003405

na ang employment rate ng

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003406

EBET is the highest,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003407

at 85,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003408

85-90%.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003409

So is there a particular reason bakit bumaba siya ng 51%?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003410

And what's the plan moving forward coming this coming 2027?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003411

Because tayong tatlo goes without any question.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003412

So we support EBET, enterprise-based training,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003413

but mukhang bumaba yata yun.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003414

Ano lang yan, sir?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003415

Counting transition lang yan.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003416

This is just the number of registrations.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003418

This is just the number of registered programs

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003419

and the number of programs that we would need to transition

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003420

from the old certification process

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003421

to the new EBET process.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003422

Because the new EBET law has specific requirements

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003423

for their certification and registration.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003424

So it's just that transition, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003425

But moving forward,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003426

obviously, we would like that to grow

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003427

in terms of percentages.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003428

And if you remember,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003429

nakalagay po sa,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003430

wala na si Rose,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003431

nag-ban yung ata,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003432

sa national TASD plan,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003433

ang gusto namin is up to supposedly 30 to 40%

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003434

of the total universe of test scholarships or EBET.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003435

Hanggang ngayon po,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003436

nasa mga 12% pa lang kami,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003437

and we're trying to move that up at least 18%.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003438

Pero wala pa po kami doon in terms of the transition.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003439

But that's the intent.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003440

I really appreciate the questions raised by our Senate President.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003441

Kasi looking at the funding, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003442

Yung Tulong Trabaho Fund, which is, we started with 1 billion, now it's, if I'm not mistaken, 1.65 billion for 2027, as I saw it a while ago. Dito rin kinukuha yung EBET, diba? Am I right?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003443

Yes, sir. Because at the moment, most of the demand for EBET has been in upskilling. Dito po nang gagaling ang tinitraining namin for the BPO industry for upskilling. Because they are employees that are looking for upskilling, if you remember.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003444

Yes, yes, yes. I'm aware of that. It's just that for me, I think it should not be the only funding na pwede nating pagkuhanan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003445

And in fact, I would suggest that we...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003446

We separate the SP from EBET. Para yung concerns ni SP, which I also agree. Sayang yung opportunity and we can focus on enterprise base in such a way that we'll be able to figure out how else we can work on it, improve.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003447

And looking at the historical background of the financial program.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003448

I think that in terms of TTSP, hindi naman nag-grow ng malaki eh. So kung doon lang yung universe mo eh, from...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003449

Hindi naman po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003450

Getting from EBET, parang kulang.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003451

Ano po, nasa batas ho ninyo na pwede pong kumuha rin sa TWSP. So pwede pong TWSP at TTSP.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003452

Exactly. That's why ako ang suggestion ko, I mean, at least look into it. Baka magandang ihiwalay-lagyan natin ang sariling item, yung EBET. Diba?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003453

Pwede po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003454

Pwede po. Para mas ano na.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003455

Pwede pwede po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003456

Mas klaro. And they just gave me an idea when I was listening to our Senate President. Yeah, please, please, please continue.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003457

And Secretary, meron bang... Kasi merong... I think it's also the number of enterprises that join. So I remember talking to you about this na I think one of the parang concern or one of the complication,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003458

there's a... At least dun sa na-experience ko, kailangan pa i-amend ng corporation ng kanilang Articles of Incorporation.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003459

So, syempre sa kanila, parang hassle pa. Tapos, of course, kukuha ka pa ng abogado. So may mga ganun na maliliit na bagay. And also the claiming of incentives. I think this was also raised by EDCOM.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003460

So may mga ganitong...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003461

Overlook lang na agency na maliliit na bagay na sa atin maliit pero sa participating companies, hassle. Hassle sa kanila. Kaya huwag na lang. Huwag na tayo sumali dyan. So have you taken a look at this issue?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003462

Yes, sir. And in fact, it's not just the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to include education and training as a provision. It's also things like TESDA guidelines, sir, required a...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003463

Ano talaga ba dyan? Notarized contract, sir, between the EBET provider or the enterprise and the learner. So we've tried to review all those guidelines in order to streamline them.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003464

We are hoping to comply with the EBET provisions on a digital one-stop shop by the fourth quarter, sir, of this year. So we're hoping that many of those little issues in terms of implementation...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003465

can be overcome before we launch the digital one-stop shop. I am assuming that even after we do so, may lalabas pa rin po yan na mahirap na kailangan ding palitan ng TESDA in terms of its internal rules and guidelines.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003466

But yes, sir, we understand that these are parts of the problem because the law, again, of Senator Joel...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003467

It's TVI's from registering. So the enterprise has to take the lead in terms of its registration. And many of those enterprises actually are reluctant to create training plans and so on, would rather partner up as that kind of dual training system with an institution.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003468

But the institution cannot, in fact, like they used to before the institution could register and partner up with an enterprise for the...

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003469

enterprise-based portion. Ngayon po, baliktad. And the TVI institution, the TECVOC institution cannot be the one to register, even if they are on behalf of the enterprise, right?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003470

Kung kahit na-partner sila, which is another one of those hurdles. But it is, sir, it's in the law.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003471

Kung ngayon, yung enterprise, they need to partner.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003472

Not necessarily, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003473

But in many ways, that's probably the...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003474

Most practical.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003475

Most practical for them to partner up with the TVI. But in fact, make the TVI help generate the training plan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003476

And they can actually be part of the assessment program, di ba?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003477

Yes, sir.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003478

Yes, sir.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003479

Enterprises.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003480

Yes, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003481

The last na lang siguro is one of the things that we've been looking forward to aside from the one-stop shop.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003482

In fact, is to be able to finally fund the rollout of eBET integrators po, no?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003483

Kasi wala po sa budget namin.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003484

EBET integrators po for small and micro enterprises that might not otherwise have the capacity to generate the training plans and so on needed, no?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003485

Or have the size and scale.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003486

Nasa batas nyo rin po yan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003487

Yes, I was just...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003488

Just given the, you know, yung three points that still pending, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003489

Itong eBET support integrators, itong eBET one-stop shop, and itong eBET grievance mechanism still pending.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003490

Ang eBET grievance mechanism, sir, internal to the enterprises, we require them to have one.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003491

There's no guidelines pa, e.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003492

Di ba?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003493

Wala pa yung guidelines on mechanism on addressing disputes.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003494

Disputes on eBET implementations?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003495

Yes, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003496

So, we will come up with that also like in the next two weeks.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003497

Tama ba?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003498

It's going through the process.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003499

Sige.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003500

Sorry, SP.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003501

Please continue.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003502

Bottom line lang, Secretary, is just take a look at the...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003503

Those mga maliliit na bagay lang, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003504

These are things that we might have overlooked.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003505

Pero nakaka-ano siya, nakaka-discouraged ng participants, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003506

Especially for eBET.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003507

But this, in eBET is particularly, lahat naman tayo sinusuportahan ito, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003508

Because we all know the outcome.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003509

So, maraming salamat, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003510

Thank you for the opportunity.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003511

Mr. Chairman, I keep on saying your law, pero principal authors...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003512

Without your support and without the staff support of EDGOM, we would not be able to...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003513

We'll never be able to finish.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003514

This particular bill that became a law.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003515

Anyway, thank you so much to our Senate President who is also a candidate for being Secretary of TESDA

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003516

because he knows very well how TESDA works, how everything works from the little things

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003517

and all these scholarship programs na very confusing sometimes.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003518

Thank you.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003519

Thank you.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003520

Thank you very much again and we appreciate the presence of our Senate President.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003521

Just a few more questions, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003522

Let me go to another topic that is very dear to me, itong lifelong learning.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003523

Given that TESDA has a central role in TVET and skills development under this particular law

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003524

that we all supported, by the way, and as part of EDCOM, we are all espousing itong Lifelong Learning

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003526

Development Framework Act.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003527

May we know, in this year's budget, how much was programmed or identified for the initial implementation?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003528

Kasi ano yan eh, as of August 31, diba, part of the law, yung section 14, provides that initial implementation

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003529

shall be funded from the existing budgets of the concerned agencies, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003530

And then for 2026, magkakaka...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003531

Paano yung akikita natin na magiging part niyan?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003532

2026, anyway, merong na-obligate dito, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003533

In the disperse? Wala.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003534

For lifelong learning.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003535

Ang ginawa namin, sa totoo lang, as you know, kalalabas lang po ng IRR

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003536

at hindi pa po lumalabas ang master plan ng PQF National Coordinating Council.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003537

And in the absence of that, in terms of targeting lifelong learning efforts per se,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003538

what we have been doing has been using our current budgets for things like creative industries, right?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003539

For things that may not look like they are directly related to employment per se,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003540

but might be for culture, for heritage.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003541

So on and so forth.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003542

All of that, sir, is going to be part of the lifelong learning rollout, particularly for LGUs,

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003543

which is also, after all, part of the proposal to get DILG to spearhead its implementation.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003544

So sa ngayon, sir, yun pa lang ang aming mga nilalagay or ginagawa.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003545

Wala pa pong identified line item that says this is lifelong learning.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003546

I was about to say that.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003547

I'm happy to note that the Secretary of TESDA is now the chairperson of the PQF National Referencing Committee.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003548

Sir, referencing committee po kami, hindi po kami sa lifelong learning.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003549

Yeah, but considering that you are there, nasa kanila yung bola, at least maano natin yan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003550

And of course, that brings me to my next point, how much allocated for 2026 and for 2027.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003551

Kasi laki nung responsibility na binibigay sa TESDA's work under the Philippine Qualifications Framework

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003552

and the National Referencing Committee.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003553

Sir, ang budget po niyan nasa DepEd. Wala po sa TESDA.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003554

Ano? Allocation?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003555

Wala po. Walang specific po for the PQF work.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003556

What's your view on that?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003557

At the moment?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003558

Sir, there is still actually…

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003559

We can get a line item for that?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003560

Pwede naman, sir. Kaya lang. Sa totoo lang, may unused pa po sa DepEd eh.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003561

The budget is actually at DepEd and they haven't actually used it yet.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003562

So ililipat na lang namin, sir.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003563

Pero sila po ang chair ng PQF Council.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003564

I know, I know. I'm just kidding.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003565

At saka si Senator Angare is more than capable of bringing reforms.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003566

Anyway, when we test the complete…

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003567

We can submit itong Philippines Updated AQRF, yung re-referencing report to the ASEAN Qualifications Referencing Framework Committee.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003568

And perhaps the next question would be what remaining steps must be completed before the endorsement and the publication ito?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003569

Sir, it's ongoing and there is in fact…

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003570

Actually, Rose, ikaw kaya sumagot.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003571

Ikaw kaya mag-attend sa meeting.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003572

Ikaw nga ang sumagot.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003576

Namimiss ka na rin, namimiss na rin ni SPWin yung boses mo.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-003577

The last AQRF was held in Bangkok, Thailand a month ago.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-003578

And we have promised that we have committed that we shall submit the updated report on December.

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TESDA Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta

asr-003579

of this year.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003580

This year.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003581

Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003582

Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003583

Sige.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003584

We'll look forward to it.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003585

Thank you.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003586

Sorry, Mr. Chair, if I may line just to be even more specific.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003587

The request of the ASEAN Qualifications Referencing Framework has been for us to do an update of our report rather than to re-reference because of the number of reforms, no?

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003588

That we have undertaken that was not part of the original…

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003589

Re-referencing.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003590

So, at this point, what the committee is doing is, in fact, updating the original referencing report to include the new level descriptors and so on and so forth.

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TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez

asr-003591

And the timeline is supposed to be by December this year.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003592

Thank you.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003593

Thank you very much.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003594

Unless our Senate President or anyone would like to, perhaps, I don't want to preempt the Senate President's motion.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003595

To deem the, I mean, to submit for plenary consideration the…

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-003596

Mr. Chairman, it's a pleasure to submit the budget of TESDA to plenary for further discussions and approval.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003597

There is a motion rendered no other than the Senate President of the Republic of the Philippines.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003598

How can we object to that?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003599

And hearing no objection, the motion is carried.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003600

And so…

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003601

So, we, the fiscal year 2027 proposed budget of the TESDA is now hereby submitted for plenary consideration subject to the discussions and submission of requested documents by our colleagues.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003602

Maraming salamat po to everyone.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003603

Again, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank our Senate President, the hardworking Senate President who keeps on pushing us to work in the wee hours of the morning.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003604

And I think most of my time spent here in the Senate, I think at least 70% of my day spent here in the Senate or 80% of my day.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003605

But we're happy to work with our Senate President.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003606

Of course, thank you, Secretary Kiko Benitez, DDG Galo, DDG Urdaneta, DDG Vidal, DDG Allan, and Directors, Provincial Directors, Regional Directors, Executive Directors, of course, our friends from COA.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003607

Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003608

This budget briefing is hereby suspended. Maraming salamat po sa inyo and may God bless us all. Salamat po.