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Senate Committee on Finance · September 30, 2026

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

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We take up the proposed budget of the presidential communications office and its attached agencies and corporations for fiscal year 2027. The PCO occupies a unique position in government. It is responsible not only for communicating the policies, [unclear] and activities of the

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president and the national government but also for ensuring that accurate and timely public information reaches our people and today that responsibility becomes even more important. We live in a time when information travels within seconds. Social media has changed how Filipinos receive their news. Artificial intelligence or AI has made it easier to create fake images, videos and even statements. Misinformation and disinformation can

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spread faster than government can respond. Kayo po ang nasa frontline. Kayo po ang inyong ahensya po ang ikanga ang haharap sa problema na ito. Nais po nating malaman mamaya kung ano po ang pwedeng gawin ng inyong tanggap Ginoong Kalihim upang labanan po itong fake news po na ito. Hindi po sapat na mabilis ang impormasyon. Dapat tama, malinaw at

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mapagkakatiwalaan. And government communication must always serve the public interest. Public fund should be used to inform the Filipino people not for partisan political purposes. For fiscal year 2027 the PCO and its attached agencies and corporations are proposing approximately 2.526 billion in new appropriations lower than their 2026 budget.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

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Today we will look at the [unclear] of existing funds. We will ask whether the mandates of our different government communications offices remain clearly defined or whether there are functions that overlap and can be streamlined. And more importantly, we want to know whether government information is actually reaching our people or dumarating lang [unclear] yung mga fake news ng kung sino-sino. We need you guys especially these days.

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We don't need fake news coming from [unclear] polluted sources. And more importantly, we want to know whether government information is actually reaching our people. Umaabot ba ang impormasyon ng gobyerno sa mga probinsya? Nauna ba ito kaysa sa mga fake news? Ano po ang ginagawa ng ating ahensya? Ano po ang ginagawa ng ating TV stations, radio stations ng Philippine

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Information Agency, Philippine News Agency? Ano po ang ginagawa para masawata, mapigilan po itong mga fake news po na ito? And beyond We must also about public trust government communication can simply be measured by the number of press releases issued post uploaded or engagement generated the more important question is do Filipino people trust the

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information coming from their government or they trust more the fake news that they read over social media as we examine this budget therefore our purpose Straight forward we want a government communication system that is efficient in its spending, effective in its reach, responsible in its messaging, and credible to the Filipino people. With that we welcome the officials and representatives of the presidential

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communications office and its attached agencies and corporations the [unclear] of Broadcast services, Bureau of Communication Services, National Printing Office, News and Information Bureau, Philippine Information Agency, Presidential Broadcast Service, Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation and People's Television Network. Maraming salamat po and we may now proceed with the presentation of the proposed 2027 budget.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

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ComSec, please acknowledge your visitors today. Also, we would like to acknowledge the presence of our dear Secretary, Secretary Dave Gomez. Go ahead, ComSec. Please acknowledge the rest of our guests today.

Committee Secretary

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Secretary

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Good afternoon to everyone. The Committee on Finance, Subcommittee H, would like to acknowledge the following resource persons from the Presidential Communications Office and its attached agencies and corporations. We have Mr. Ramon Ilagan, Undersecretary for Strategic Media Campaigns. Good afternoon, sir. We have Ms. Ruth Abigail Sestoso,

Committee Secretary

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Undersecretary for Administration, Finance and Government Corporations and GOCCs. Good afternoon, ma?am. We have Assistant Secretary Ronald Dale Zapata for Finance and Legal. We have Assistant Secretary Rowena Kiyoge for Administration. Assistant Secretary Rufino Gerald Moreno III

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for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations. We also have Assistant Secretary Prudencia Meneses for Presidential News Desk. We also have Director Ralph Christian Mancenido for Financial and Management Service. We have Director-Attorney Christine Joy Llano for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations. We also have Mr. Alan Alanigue,

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Officer in Charge of the Bureau of Broadcast Services. We have Ms. Arlene Barrientos, Officer in Charge, Bureau of Communication Services. We also have Director Nicole Bacolod of the National Printing Office. Mr. Jericho Paloma, Officer in Charge of the News and Information Agency. We also have Mr. Franz Gerald Imperial,

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Agency Head of Presidential Broadcast, Radio-Television, Malaca?ang. We also have Assistant Secretary Arthur Lawrence Los Ba?os for Private Media. We have Assistant Secretary Ronald Dale Zapata for Finance and Legal. From the government and its attached agencies and corporations, we have Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation President and CEO Jose

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Palicarpio Jr. From the APO Production Unit Incorporated, we have Attorney Gil Carlos Puyat. From the Philippine Information Agency, we have Director General Catherine Chloe De Castro. From the Bureau of Communication Services, we have Arlene Barrientos.

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From the National Printing Office, we have Ms. Nicole Bacolod. We also have with us from the People?s Television Network Incorporated Attorney John Benedict Tixon, and he will be later joined by its Network General Manager Lino Cayetano. From the Commission on Audit, we have Ms. Norma Bella Portinelles,

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together with Mr. Miguel

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Traboc, Edgeline Victoria,

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and Ms. Veronica

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Figuracion.

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From the Department of Budget

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and Management, we have Ms. Elena

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Regina Brillantes, together with

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Ms. Patricia Arabella-

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Villamin.

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Committee Secretary

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Yes, that is all for now, Mr. Chair.

Committee Secretary

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Thank you.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

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Thank you, ComSec. We now officially commence this budget hearing of the Presidential Communications Operations Office and its attached agencies.

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Anyway, let us now proceed with the presentation of the PCO family. Let us begin with the PCO proper.

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Secretary, are you going to make a presentation?

Secretary David M. Gomez

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I will take you through the presentation.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

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Thank you, Secretary. You have five to seven minutes. Go ahead, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

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Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and good afternoon.

Secretary David M. Gomez

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Your Honor, on behalf of the Presidential Communications Office, allow me to express our sincere gratitude for the gracious invitation to appear before this committee today and for the very warm welcome extended to us here in the August halls of the Senate of the Philippines.

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It is my honor, together with the heads and officials of the PCO and our attached agencies, to present and explain our proposed budget for fiscal year 2027.

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Allow me first to provide some context for our proposed approach.

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For 2027, the PCO is proposing a budget of P2.621 billion, representing just 0.03% of the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget.

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Our proposed budget, Your Honor, is the lowest among the departments in the executive branch, yet the mandate entrusted to us are both broad and consequential.

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With this modest resources, Your Honor, the PCO and its attached agencies remain fully committed to the formidable task of engaging and informing our citizens, working with the mass media, and helping foster a more informed and meaningful public discourse on policies, programs, and actions of government.

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We therefore come before this honorable committee mindful of our responsibility to ensure that every peso entrusted to the PCO is

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used prudently, effectively, and in the service of the Filipino people. Next slide, please. Your Honor, the PCO family?s budget proposal of 2.621 billion is 6.6% lower than our current 2026 budget. As mentioned earlier, it accounts for 0.03%

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of the 7.2 trillion National Expenditure Program for 2027. Next slide, please. Per Executive Order No. 16, Your Honor, the PCO has six attached agencies and three GOCCs attached to the department. The following are the major programs, activities, and projects to be funded by our proposed 2027 national budget. Next slide, please.

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The Presidential Communications Program is at the core of our mandate to serve as the primary communication arm of the Office of the President and the Executive Branch, ensuring that government messages are clear, consistent, and accessible to the Filipino people.

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The program primarily focuses on the formulation, coordination, and implementation of integrated public information plans and programs that effectively communicate the priorities, policies, and achievements of the President and the Executive Department.

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It involves not only the crafting of messages but also the careful alignment of communication strategies across agencies to ensure coherence and clarity in how government policies and programs are conveyed to the public.

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In a time when information is fast-moving and often contested, the program ensures that our citizens receive timely, accurate, and relevant information straight from the government.

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In line with this,

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The main organizational outcome that we seek to achieve is public access, engagement, and understanding of presidential policies and government programs. This means that we are not only ensuring that information reaches the people, but also that it resonates with them and encourages meaningful dialogue.

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Through accessible and inclusive communication, we empower citizens to engage in public discourse, to raise their concerns, and to take part in nation-building.

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To realize these outcomes, we are implementing several concrete activities.

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Among these is the Freedom of Information Program, which upholds transparency by granting citizens greater access to government data and information.

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We also conduct regular press briefings to provide timely updates and clarification.

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To strengthen information literacy, we have launched the Maging Mapanuri Program, a series of fact-checking workshops designed to combat disinformation and promote responsible news consumption.

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We also undertake the coverage of presidential engagements, both local and international, ensuring that the Filipino people are kept informed of the President's activities in the country and his representation.

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Ultimately, the Presidential Communications Program positions communication as a bridge between the government and the people, a bridge built on trust, transparency, and accountability.

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It ensures that the President's policies and the administration's development agenda are not only heard, but also understood, embraced, and supported by the citizenry.

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Next slide, please.

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Now we present, Your Honor, the programs of the attached agencies of the PCO.

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First, under the Bureau of Broadcast Services, we implement the Public Radio Broadcasting Program, which ensures nationwide access to timely and relevant information through radio.

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Second, under the Bureau of Communication Services, we carry out the Government Communications Program, which produces print, audiovisual, and digital materials

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that amplify government policies, projects, and services for public awareness and understanding.

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Third, the News and Information Bureau is responsible for providing efficient, effective, productive, and economical services relating to the development and formulation of domestic and foreign information programs of the government.

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Next slide, please.

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Fourth is the National Printing Office, which oversees the national printing.

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Fifth is the Philippine Information Agency, which implements the development communication programs of the government, bringing information closer to the people through regional and provincial networks while promoting citizen participation and grassroots engagement.

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Finally, Radio TV Malacanang, or RTVM, manages the Presidential Documentation and Broadcast Management Program, which provides full coverage broadcast and archiving of the President's official activities and public engagements, both local and international.

Secretary David M. Gomez

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Together, these programs from our attached agencies ensure a comprehensive, multi-platform communication system that allows the government to effectively reach and engage our people.

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Next slide, please.

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We wish to emphasize, Your Honor, that the PCO has consistently been achieving its financial and physical targets.

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The PCO proper's Congress-approved performance indicators, targets, and budget allocation under the GAA are shown on the succeeding slides.

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These targets are achieved through the synergy and collaboration of the various operating units of the PCO proper.

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Next slide, please.

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I am pleased to report, Your Honor, that the agency has achieved and exceeded all targets for its performance indicators under the fiscal year 2025 General Appropriations Act. This achievement is largely attributed to strengthened media partnerships under the current administration, which led to increased access and more events being attended by the media, both locally and abroad. Next slide, please.

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For the PCO proper's financial performance,

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for 2025,

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84.79% of the obligated funds under all available appropriations last year were already disbursed or paid for.

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As of December 31, 2025,

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more than 87.51% of our released appropriations in the 2025 GAA were obligated or utilized.

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For fiscal year 2025,

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the unobligated allotments and unpaid appropriations

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are attributed mainly to the intervening factors in the implementation of its programs,

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i.e. procurement bottlenecks and the transition activities conducted in relation to the change in top leadership.

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The PCO experienced financial performance challenges during the subject fiscal year

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due to procurement delays and adjustments in priorities

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following the assumption of the new management in February and again in July 2025.

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Next slide, please.

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The agency has again achieved and exceeded all its physical targets this time for the first semester of 2026 and is on track to achieve all its targets for the rest of the year.

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This was done through strategic resource utilization, streamlined workflows, and strong team coordination despite structural and staffing limitations.

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Productivity was maximized by the PCO.

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The agency has also optimized by developing targeted innovations,

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including communicating presidential events in the vernacular

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and strengthening stakeholder partnerships for seamless media coverage.

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Next slide, please.

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For our mid-year performance,

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we have already obligated 26.17% of our available appropriations as of June 30 or mid-year this year,

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out of which 92.11% have been allocated.

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We have already been paid for or disbursed.

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Please note that for fiscal year 2026,

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PCO has an agency-specific appropriation under its own budget in the GAA amounting to around 953.9 million

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and another fund for ASEAN 2026 Summit Hosting

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pursuant to the Special Provision No. 1 of the OP Properties Budget where it is lodged under the GAA.

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Next slide, please.

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For the first semester of 2026,

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the unobligated allotments were primarily attributed to the issuance of Memorandum Circular 114

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which directed all national government agencies to strictly implement energy conservation measures

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in response to the rising global oil and electricity crisis as a result of the Middle East conflict.

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In addition, the ASEAN National Organizing Council directed the recalibration

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the recalibration and downsizing to bare bones of preparatory meetings

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with activities to be conducted through virtual platforms whenever feasible.

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Next slide, please.

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May we note, Your Honor, that the PCO proper returned to the DBM 95.758 million

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from its fiscal year 2026 allotment.

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This is pursuant to DBM National Budget Circular 602 and 603 issued in response to the National Energy Emergency

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and to augment funds for PAPs intended to mitigate the economic and social impact of the Middle East conflict.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

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Secretary, let me just ask you, you said you returned 9 point something billion or million?

Secretary David M. Gomez

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That's correct, Your Honor.

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To the National Treasury?

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I was wondering.

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95.

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I was wondering why you had a reduction in your budget for 2026.

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You had 953 and now it's 765.

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Okay.

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Siguro naisip nila masyado matipid ang PCO kaya bawasan na lang natin.

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Go ahead.

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Please continue your presentation.

Secretary David M. Gomez

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Your Honor, if I may just clarify, it was really required under the National Energy Emergency Declaration of the President

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for us to cost cut and return.

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Some funds to the DBM.

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Later on, I will be asking you yung inyong disbursement rate.

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How is it going?

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Yes, sir.

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Kasi usually based on experience, binabawasan ng DBM ang budget ng isang ahensya

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pag nakita nila matipid masyado.

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So, go ahead.

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Continue your presentation, Secretary.

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Thank you, Your Honor.

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May we note that the PCO...

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Well, next slide, please.

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Sorry.

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Hence, net of funds returned to the DBM and deducted from our available allotment,

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the PCO proper's obligation, the budget utilization rate increased and stands at 42.55 as of September 2026.

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Out of these allotments that were already obligated or utilized to date, 90.28% have already been paid for or disbursed.

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Next slide, please.

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Your Honor, Mr. Chair, we are honored to report to this body that for the fourth consecutive year,

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the Commission on Audit has rendered an unmodified opinion on the PCO's financial statements,

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most recently for the year ending December 31, 2025.

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This underscores our steadfast commitment to transparency and sound financial management.

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Further affirming our compliance with government accounting and auditing standards,

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no notice of disallowance or no notice of suspension has been issued by the COE.

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Next slide, please.

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Moving on, we ensure that the proposed budget presented here will be consistent with the figures stated

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in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Expenditure Program submitted by the President and the DBM to Congress

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and that all programs, activities, and projects of the PCO are aligned with the priorities of the administration

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as embodied in the President?s eight-point socioeconomic agenda,

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updated Philippine Development Plan for 2023 to 2028, and fiscal year 2027 budget priorities framework set by the DBM. Next slide, please. This includes the following priority or flagship programs and projects as part of the PCO?s budgetary thrust for fiscal year 2027.

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Number one, the reinforced national government infrastructure.

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By maintaining sustained engagement, including strategic briefings with key partners and strengthened operational support,

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the program directly aligns government communications with core national priorities.

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In doing so, it enhances the government's ability to deliver clear, coherent, and timely messaging to both domestic and international audiences.

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Ultimately, this approach reinforces transparency, fosters strong relationships,

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and fulfills the PCO's mandate to effectively communicate policies, programs, and official positions across the executive branch.

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Number two is the Intensified Media and Information Literacy Program.

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This program strengthens the public capacity to critically assess, analyze, and produce information in an increasingly complex media environment.

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Through targeted training, workshops, and national engagement,

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including capacity building for educators, journalists, and government communicators.

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The initiative aims to combat misinformation and disinformation, promote responsible media consumption, and rebuild public trust.

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Third is our multisectoral campaign to fight fake news, or what we call OPLAN Kontra Fake News in the PCO.

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This initiative aims to protect the public from disinformation and misinformation,

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By maintaining the credibility and integrity of information, stopping the proliferation of fake news, and strengthening the role of mass media as a trusted institution in the face of the growing power of social media.

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As such, the PCO signed a memorandum of cooperation with the country's nine national broadsheets to work together in preventing the spread of fake news and disinformation.

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By empowering the public to discern facts from falsehoods and truth from lies and holding purveyors of fake news accountable, the PCO's OPLAN contra fake news campaign strengthens freedom of speech and the public's right to information.

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This program includes the creation of an anti-fake news desk, a dedicated mechanism where its partners in the public can report suspicious or misleading information.

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Reports are promptly evaluated and referred to appropriate agencies, including the Department of Information and Communications Technology and the Department of Justice for Proper Action.

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It also integrates emerging themes such as artificial intelligence, science communications, and cyber e-gov preparedness to ensure that stakeholders are equipped to navigate the evolving information ecosystem.

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Now,

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Number four, your honor, is digital transformation and technology updates.

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By modernizing our communication infrastructure and upgrading our digital platforms, websites, and social media channels, the PCO can leverage cutting-edge technologies to expand the government's digital reach and presence across a broader audience.

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Number five is the establishment and

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operationalization of the

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Bagong Pilipinas

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Studios. This initiative

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expands government media production

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capabilities in the Visayas

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by investing in critical infrastructure

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such as a secure

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server systems and establishing

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additional dedicated studio spaces

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nationwide

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to enable localized high quality

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content creation.

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Last but not the least

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is our improved energy

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efficiency and conservation

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project. The project advances

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the PCO's commitment to sustainability

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and operational efficiency

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by adopting energy saving

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technologies and eco-friendly

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transport and power solutions.

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Next slide please.

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Shown here in this slide,

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Your Honor, are the four

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pillars of the PCO's strategic

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directions for fiscal year

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2027 and beyond.

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Our first pillar is

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the increased organizational agility.

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We want to strengthen organizational

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agility by simplifying

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processes, eliminating

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non-value-adding bureaucracy

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and improving operational

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efficiency through process

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mapping, appropriate delegation of

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authority, employee empowerment

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and digital automation.

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asr-000285

Our second pillar is

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asr-000286

a data-driven decision making.

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asr-000287

We aim to promote data

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asr-000288

driven decision making by

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asr-000289

ensuring that policies, programs and

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000290

communication strategies are

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asr-000291

informed by research, verified

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asr-000292

data, audience insights

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asr-000293

and performance analytics.

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asr-000294

Number three,

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asr-000295

our third pillar is high

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asr-000296

accountability. We envision

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asr-000297

to foster a culture of accountability

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asr-000298

by establishing clear

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asr-000299

ownership of priorities,

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asr-000300

measurable targets

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asr-000301

and well-defined performance

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asr-000302

indicators.

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asr-000303

Last but not the least is our

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asr-000304

pillar to develop a future

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asr-000305

ready workforce.

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asr-000306

We intend to develop a future

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asr-000307

ready workforce by strengthening

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asr-000308

collaboration, enhancing digital

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asr-000309

competencies and promoting

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asr-000310

continuous learning and professional

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asr-000311

development of our employees.

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asr-000312

We encourage cross-functional teamwork,

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asr-000313

individual ownership of

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asr-000314

capability development

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asr-000315

and a merit-based system

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asr-000316

that recognizes measurable

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000317

contributions and performance.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000318

With this specific

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000319

budgetary thrusts and priorities,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000320

the PCO may vary

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000321

depending on prevailing

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asr-000322

socio-economic and political context.

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asr-000323

This strategic direction set

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asr-000324

by the PCO management under the

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asr-000325

current administration guides

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asr-000326

the expenditure planning

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asr-000327

for our yearly operations and this

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000328

can be summarized in

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asr-000329

these six main priorities.

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asr-000330

Number one, efficient planning and

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asr-000331

execution of presidential events.

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asr-000332

Number two, enhanced media coverage

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asr-000333

and information dissemination.

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asr-000334

Number three, strengthened transparency

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asr-000335

and accountability. Number four,

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asr-000336

promotion of government programs and

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asr-000337

policies. Number five, effective

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asr-000338

diplomatic engagement and international

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asr-000339

representation. And number six,

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asr-000340

revitalization of state-owned

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asr-000341

media networks.

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asr-000342

Next slide, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000343

While the

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asr-000344

attached agencies and GOCCs are

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asr-000345

ready to present your honor their specific

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asr-000346

accomplishments and details or

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asr-000347

breakdowns of their respective budget proposals,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000348

we have already summarized in the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000349

next slides the proposed allocation

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asr-000350

per agency for the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000351

initial information of the committee.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000352

Next slide, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000353

All in all, the proposed budget

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asr-000354

of the PCO as a department, as I mentioned

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asr-000355

earlier, under the NEP 2027

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000356

amounts to around

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000357

2.483 billion

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000358

which is 2.64

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asr-000359

lower than our current budget.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000360

While the agency remains

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000361

committed to delivering its mandate effectively

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000362

and efficiently, this

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000363

production comes at a time when the demand

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000364

for timely, accurate, and responsive

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asr-000365

government communications

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000366

continues to grow. As such,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000367

the proposed allocation may

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000368

not fully address the increasing

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000369

operational requirements and strategic

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000370

priorities necessary to further

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000371

strengthen public information and

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000372

engagement. Next slide, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000373

As for the previous years, our proposed

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asr-000374

budget is less than one percent.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000375

Of the 7.2 trillion

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000376

peso national

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000377

expenditure program, the lowest

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000378

among all department-level entities

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asr-000379

under the Executive Branch. Next

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000380

slide, please.

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asr-000381

Among the regular national government agencies

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000382

in the PCO family, the PCO

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asr-000383

proper gets the lion's share of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000384

the proposed budget, followed

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000385

by the Philippine Information Agency,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000386

the Presidential Broadcast

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000387

Services, Bureau of Broadcast Services,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000388

and Radio TV Malacanang.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000389

Next slide, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000390

For the GOCCs

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000391

attached to the PCO,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000392

the People's Television Network

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000393

Incorporated was allocated a

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000394

subsidy under the 2027

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000395

NEP in the amount of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000396

138 million pesos, which

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000397

shall be utilized for the revitalization

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000398

program mandated under

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000399

RA 10-390.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000400

On the other hand, Your Honor,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000401

IBC 13 did not

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000402

get any financial

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000403

subsidy. If I may repeat,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000404

Your Honor, IBC 13 did not get

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asr-000405

any subsidy under

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000406

the 2027 NEP

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000407

that was submitted by

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000408

the DBM due to its continuing

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000409

status as a GOCC

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000410

considered for privatization

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asr-000411

for the GCG classification as of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000412

July 2026.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000413

And lastly, the APO Production

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000414

Unit operates solely using

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000415

its corporate earnings and does not

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000416

receive any subsidy from the government.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000417

Next slide, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000418

Next slide, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000419

The fiscal year

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000420

2027 budget proposal

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000421

for the Presidential Communications

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000422

Office and its attached agency

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000423

in the amount of 2.4 billion

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000424

reflects a decrease of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000425

67.2 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000426

or 2.6 lower

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000427

compared to our current

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000428

budget level of almost

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000429

2.5 billion. All received

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000430

budget cuts for 2027.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000431

All agencies received

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000432

budget cuts for fiscal year

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000433

2027 except for

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000434

the NPO and the PIA.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000435

Next slide.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000436

The proposed budget

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000437

support, the proposed budgetary

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000438

support to our government-owned television

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000439

networks amount to 138 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000440

which is about 46.52

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000441

lower

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000442

than the 258 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000443

financial assistance subsidies given to

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000444

the PCOs attached

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000445

GOCCs in 2026.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000446

Next slide, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000447

As shown in this

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000448

table, Your Honor, all PCO agencies

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000449

received lower budget levels

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000450

for fiscal year 2027

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000451

NEP compared

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000452

with original submissions to the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000453

DBM. Among the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000454

agencies, the PIA experienced the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000455

largest reduction of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000456

981 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000457

or 58 percent. BBS was

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000458

reduced by 317 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000459

or 38 percent.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000460

PCO proper likewise received

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000461

784

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000462

million cut which is

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000463

37.57 percent

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000464

lower than our original

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000465

proposal. Even

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000466

agencies with relatively smaller

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000467

reductions such as BCS, NIB,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000468

and NPO still receive

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000469

budgets below their originally proposed

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000470

requirements. Overall,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000471

the fiscal year 2027

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000472

NEP did not fully accommodate

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asr-000473

the funding levels sought by

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asr-000474

any of the regular

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asr-000475

agencies. Next slide, please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000476

The same

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asr-000477

trend is evident among GOCCs.

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asr-000478

While all proposed

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asr-000479

budget increases under tier 2

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asr-000480

were not reflected in the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000481

2027 NEP,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000482

IBC 13 received no budget

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000483

allocation against its proposed

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000484

680 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000485

proposal to the DBM

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asr-000486

equivalent to a 100

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000487

percent reduction while

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000488

PTB 4 was allocated

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000489

only 138 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000490

compared to its 1.7 billion

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000491

proposal, a decrease of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000492

1.6 billion or 92

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000493

percent. As a result,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000494

budgetary support to government

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000495

corporations declined from 2.4

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000496

billion in the original proposal

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000497

to only 138 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000498

in the NEP, a reduction of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000499

2.3 billion or 94 percent.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000500

On a department-wide

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000501

basis, PCO's proposed budget

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000502

of 6.8 billion was

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000503

reduced to only 2.6 billion

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000504

under the 2027

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000505

NEP, representing a decrease

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000506

of 4.2 billion

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000507

or 61 percent.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000508

In summary, every agency

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000509

and GOCC under the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000510

PCO received a lower

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000511

budget than originally proposed

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000512

which with most tier

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000513

2 initiatives and expansion

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000514

requirements remaining

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000515

unfunded for fiscal year

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000516

2027.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000517

Next slide, please.

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asr-000518

Zooming in, the total proposed budget for

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000519

PCO proper

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000520

is 784

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000521

million,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000522

a 19.3 decrease from

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000523

the current budgetary level.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000524

The total budget of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000525

784

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000526

under the NEP constitutes around

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000527

19 percent decrease of our 2026

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000528

GAA level

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000529

and about

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000530

37.6 percent lower

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000531

than the originally proposed

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000532

budget in fiscal year

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000533

2027. The decrease of around

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000534

187 million was due to the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000535

net effect of the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000536

increase in personal services

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000537

of 71 million due to

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000538

the inclusion of PS requirements for

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000539

62 DBM-approved contractual

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000540

positions under the digital

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000541

media services, strategic communications

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000542

and content production clusters

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000543

to augment the existing PCO

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000544

staff in performing agency

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000545

functions and number two,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000546

decrease in our MOOE and capital

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000547

outlay of 235 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000548

and 23 million

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000549

respectively since the DBM did not

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000550

consider the inclusion of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000551

tier 2 projects that we proposed

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000552

which are mostly ongoing

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000553

piece funded under the 2026

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000554

GAA.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000555

Next slide please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000556

63 percent of the amount will go to

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000557

MOOE while

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000558

personal services will have a share of

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asr-000559

37 percent. No

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000560

capital outlay allotment

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000561

was provided in

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000562

2027 NEP.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000563

Next slide.

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asr-000564

Appropriations by source 98

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000565

percent of the total amount reflected

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000566

in the PCO proper proposed budget

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000567

under the NEP pertains to agency

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000568

specific appropriations

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000569

directly intended for our operational

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000570

expenses and implementation of core

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000571

programs and various projects.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000572

Next slide please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000573

Lastly, the PCO respectfully submits

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000574

for consideration of our request

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000575

for additional funding

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000576

to around 1.24 billion

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000577

through amendments in the general

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000578

appropriations bill

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000579

Your Honor. For PCO

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000580

proper, the requested funding will restore

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000581

and augment essential personnel maintenance

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000582

and operating requirements necessary

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000583

to ensure the continued delivery of government

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000584

strategic communications and public

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000585

information dissemination services.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000586

The initiative established additional

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000587

Bagong Pilipinas studios in various

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000588

strategic locations in the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000589

regions which

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000590

have already been started in

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000591

central Visayas enabling

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000592

localized high quality content creation

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000593

and faster dissemination of public

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000594

information.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000595

Next slide please.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000596

For IBC 13, Your Honor,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000597

the interim funding is necessary

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000598

because the contemplated

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000599

privatization may not be completed

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000600

before the start of fiscal

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000601

year 2027. In the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000602

absence of a subsidy during the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000603

transition period, the corporation

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000604

may encounter difficulties in meeting

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000605

personal obligations, maintaining

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000606

essential operations, and complying

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000607

with existing commitments.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000608

The requested amount is limited to

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000609

IBC 13's validated

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000610

barest minimum requirement, Your Honor,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000611

for the applicable transition

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000612

period. In other words, Your Honor,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000613

if they don't get any augmentation,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000614

IBC 13

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000615

sadly may be off the air

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000616

beginning January 1st next year.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000617

My question, Mr. Secretary,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000618

is that before

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000619

when I was working for

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000620

PTV,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000621

I've been hearing my

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000622

employees nila na

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000623

nabayaran na po ba yung mga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000624

back wages nila, et cetera,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000625

retirement, have

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000626

you guys settled that already

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000627

sa mga employees natin doon?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000628

Kasi paparetire natin sila

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000629

tas puro promissory note.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000630

So, who's handling IBC

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000631

right now?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000632

There you go, sir. Have you

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000633

taken care of this? I mean,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000634

yung pong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000635

pagpapaswil, yung mga back wages

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000636

nila, nabayaran na ba?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000637

Yung mga nagsitandaan

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000638

na lang, hindi pa po nakakatanggap,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000639

baka ikamamatay na lang nila, hindi pa po nila

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000640

matatanggap yung katila mga back wages,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000641

mga overtime pay, et cetera.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000642

Mr. Chairman, tama po iyon. Yung iba po namatay na, yung iba po putol na ang paa, yung iba po baldado na, pero I would like to report

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000643

tama po yun. Yung iba po

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000644

namatay na, yung iba po

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000645

putol na paa,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000646

yung iba po baldado na,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000647

pero I'd like to report

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000648

they have all been paid, all the

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000649

retirement benefits.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000650

Lahat to, pati yung mga sick leave

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000651

nila, accumulated leave,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000652

nabayaran po natin. And for yung

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000653

information, Your Honor, most

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000654

of them have not been paid

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000655

their retirement since

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000656

1998. It's

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000657

only, I mean,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000658

last year, when they have been, and this

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000659

year, when we have accomplished full

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000660

payment, because we have to

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000661

make sure that

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000662

there will be no

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000663

other claims they

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000664

may have on the company,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000665

on IBC. We require

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000666

them to submit quit claims

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000667

because we still have to

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000668

wait. At that time, we have to

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000669

wait for the pending cases.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000670

Natapos na po lahat yung cases,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000671

nabayaran na po lahat. So may mga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000672

empleyado pa po kayo dyan ngayon?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000673

May mga empleyado po kami ngayon,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000674

mga bata po. Paano ninyo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000675

papaswelduhan nito mga ito kung may mga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000676

empleyado pa kayo? Secretary, what do you plan?

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000677

That is exactly our concern,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000678

Your Honor. Thank you. Siguro thank you

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000679

na lang ito. Thank you ha. Pagbigyan

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000680

ka lang ito ng isang sako bigas from NFA.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000681

That's not gonna cut it. So

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000682

what's the plan?

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000682-split-2

I agree,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000683

Your Honor. When, similarly,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000684

when we presented before the House of Representatives, we made a similar appeal to the Honorable Members of the House and now, today, before you, Your Honor, to provide the budget requested by the IBC 13 with the DBM, which was eventually cut and was not included in the National Expenditure Program.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000685

How much was the IBC asking?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000686

Your Honor, we're asking for 680 because we have to continue the operation of Congress TV and starting tomorrow, Your Honor, we will operate one digital station for Senate. We will call it the Senate TV on a 24-7 basis, Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000687

How many employees do you have, sir?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000688

We have 106 permanent employees and around 304 COS, Your Honor.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000689

Because

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000690

we were given a

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000691

plantilla by the

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000692

government

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000693

agency, GCG,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000694

that were only confined

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000695

to the X number of employees.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000696

However, the

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000697

requirement for education

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000698

and everything has to be

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000699

observed.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000700

But just to cite

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000701

an example, Your Honor, there is no

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000702

formal training for a

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000703

cameraman. Most of the

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000704

cameramen start as

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000705

I mean,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000706

as a driver

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000707

and then as an assistant.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000708

Ultimately, they learn the trade

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000709

until they become an expert

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000710

on handling cameras

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000711

and taking good pictures,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000712

Your Honor.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000713

Kaya medyo nahihirapan po kami

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000714

magmaglagay ng permanent

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000715

employees because of the very stringent

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000716

requirement, Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000717

Ganoon naman ho siguro because

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000718

galing din po ako sa TV,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000719

yung mga cameraman po talagang they start out

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000720

as drivers.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000721

Iyon po ba?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000722

Assistant cameraman po ang tawag sa mga driver, then they go up,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000723

driver, then they go up,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000724

then they get promoted.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000725

Pero wala naman talagang training

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000726

dito sa atin na pagiging cameraman.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000727

Hindi po ba masyadong malaki

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000728

yung 600 na hinihingi ninyo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000729

kung pang sweldo lang po yan?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000730

Ang hinihingi po namin 680

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000731

because kasama po yung

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000732

Congress TV, Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000733

Kailan lang ho

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000734

inabsorb ninyo ang Congress TV?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000735

Inabsorb po namin.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000736

As a matter of fact,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000737

I had

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000738

yung Congress TV, I was still in Congress

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000739

nung binuo po yan.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000740

So I am aware, pero

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000741

wala po sa plano na

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000742

isama po sa IBC 13

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000743

ang Congress TV.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000744

Ang usapan lang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000745

ho dyan, they will remain under Congress

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000746

and under

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000747

Congress po yung payroll nila

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000748

but not under IBC.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000749

Correct me if I'm wrong. Kailan po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000750

inincorporate yan

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000751

sa IBC?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000752

Yung pinatawag po kami

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000753

ng mga namumuno sa Kongreso

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000754

noong August.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000755

Kaya po, noong umpisa po ng October

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000756

2024, inumpisahan po namin

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000757

maski wala pong budget.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000758

Kasi po, kailangan lumabas na po

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000759

yung Congress TV

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000760

para makita kung ano ang ginagawa

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000761

ng ating namumuno at ating mga

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000762

legislators

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000763

para naman masiwata

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000764

ang mga tinatawag nating

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000765

fake news, yung mga balita

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000766

na nang niralamang po sa

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000767

mga namumuno na ating

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000768

gobyerno.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000769

Alright, thank you.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000770

Secretary Gomez, do you have

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000771

anything more, addition?

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000772

Thank you, Your Honor.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000773

Nothing more, Your Honor, except

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000774

a closing remark

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000775

to thank Your Honor

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000776

and the committee and to assure

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000777

the committee that the PCO

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000778

is looking forward to working

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000779

with the committee in advancing the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000780

shared goal of government.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000781

Our shared goal,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000782

our shared goal,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000783

a goal for a government

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000784

that truly listens, informs,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000785

and serves the Filipino people.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000786

Maraming salamat, Your Honor, for this opportunity.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000787

Thank you, Secretary Gomez.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000788

I believe the Secretary

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000789

has comprehensively

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000790

covered not only

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000791

the PCO but also its attached

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000792

agencies and

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000793

corporations. Unless there are urgent

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000794

points that need to be raised by the

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000795

agencies,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000796

may we dispense with the individual

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000797

presentation per agency.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000798

I will be the one...

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000799

I will be the one to be asking questions

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000800

for some of these

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000801

agencies.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000802

But my first question, Secretary,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000803

953,935 budget

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000804

for 2026 Ga'a.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000805

In 2026 Ga'a,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000806

now the approved by NEP

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000807

is like 765

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000808

million, right?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000809

So,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000810

it's a decrease of about

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000811

19.8%

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000812

of the budget.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000813

Is that correct?

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000814

That's correct, Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000815

Alright. What programs or projects

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000816

that will be affected by the

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000817

decrease in your budget?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000818

Ano-ano po mga programa

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000819

na maapektuhan po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000820

dito?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000821

Sana po, hindi po mga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000822

overtime.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000823

Kasi usong-uso po yan

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000824

sa gobyerno.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000825

Thank you.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000826

Bawi ka na lang sa day off, lalo na po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000827

sa communication

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000828

sa mga...

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000829

Kasi I work with PTV before.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000830

Go ahead.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000831

Thank you, Your Honor.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000832

Medyo marami po mga top-line

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000833

programs ng PCO

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000834

ang maapektuhan po nung

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000835

budget cut. But before talking about

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000836

what budget cuts of the PCO proper,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000837

ang gusto ko lang pong i-highlight talaga

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000838

yung pag-zero nung budget ng

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000839

IBC 13.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000840

And yung

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000841

retrofitting nung building

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000842

ng PIA. Kasama po dito

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000843

sa budget na yan, yung

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000844

kasama...

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000844-split-2

Magkano po yung retrofitting?

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000845

That's around 200 million, Your Honor.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000846

That was already included in the NEP.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000847

Nandyan pa pala yun, PIA?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000848

Akala ko kinundem na yun.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000849

Exactly, Your Honor. I mean, the building

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000850

is 44 years old. Malapit na pong makundem.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000851

Baka isang lindol na lang.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000852

Yung elevator din.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000853

Yes, Mr. Alan Alimiga, right?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000854

Pag nasira po yung

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000855

elevator natin, isang buwan, right?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000856

Naa-exercise ka tuloy.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000857

Kaya naman.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000858

Maganda pong form of exercise yun.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000859

Yung radyo ng fourth floor yata yun.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000860

Tama po yun.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000861

Anyway, so we need budget for IBC.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000862

Akala ho kasi natin,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000863

baka akala ng DBM natin

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000864

na ide-dispose na po yan.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000865

Meron na po ba tayong buyer? Kung wala pa,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000866

kailangan po natin paswelduhan yung mga tao.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-000867

Exactly, Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000868

Let me ask the DBM. Do we have a representative

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000869

from DBM here? There you go, ma'am.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000870

What do we plan?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000871

Anong gagawin natin

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000872

dito sa IBC? Hindi mo pala

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000873

ibibenta? Balita ko, wala rin

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000874

planong pang, walang gusto pang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000875

bumili. So, paano ho itong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000876

mga tao nila? Anong gagawin natin?

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000877

Mr. Chair,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000878

good afternoon po.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000879

When we evaluated po kasi yung

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000880

proposal ng IBC,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000881

ang foremost po kasi sa isip namin

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000882

is it's the GCG

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000883

po kasi that categorize

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000884

them as for privatization.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000885

So,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000886

yun po yung

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000887

naging foremost sa amin.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000888

Anyway, if during

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000889

budget execution po in

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000890

2027, tapos

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000891

ang kailangan po nila would be

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000892

pampasweldo ng tao, we have two options.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000893

One is to charge it

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000894

against the MPBF since wala na po

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000895

silang kinikita or

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000896

pwede naman po dun sa tinatawag nating

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000897

budgetary support to government

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000898

corporations na others.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000899

It's a lump sum amount

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000900

that's also under BSGC

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000901

that we can draw from.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000902

Another po would be

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000903

contingent pero iniiwasan na po

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000904

kasi namin gamitin yun.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000905

So, yun po yung dalawang options natin

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000906

come 2027

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000907

if the need arises po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000908

It's like they really need

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000909

ang pasweldo po ng mga tao nila,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000910

Director Brillantes.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000911

So, we may have to look into this

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000912

urgent po ito.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000913

Anong gagawin? How many employees do you have

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000914

Mr. Policarpio?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000915

Your Honor, we have

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000916

104 permanent

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000917

employees and around

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000918

300 COS employees,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000919

Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000920

COS? Ano po ginagawa nito mga COS natin?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000921

Karamihan po doon po

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000922

mga driver, may mga reporter po,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000923

may mga writer, video

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000924

editor.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000925

Your Honor, we have 23

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000926

IBC produce

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000927

program and

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000928

around 80% are

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000929

geared towards

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000930

the government purpose

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000931

in identification, government

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000932

operations.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000933

Nakikita po namin lahat ng mga ginagawa

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-000934

ng gobyerno.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000935

Quick question nalang, Director Brillantes.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000936

Meron po ba kayong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000937

for example, sinabi

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000938

ng GOCC,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000939

ibibenta na natin ito, paprivatize na natin

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000940

ito. Marami tayo paprivatize.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000941

Do you still

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000942

get the chance or

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000943

kusa na tatanungin yung agency?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000944

Hoy, agency, halika rito.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000945

Bibenta ka na raw. Ano bang gagawin ito?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000946

Or you just rely solely

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000947

doon sa report sa inyo?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000948

Sa inyo ng GOCC?

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000949

Your Honor?

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000950

Mr. Chair, actually, if you will note

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000951

po, this year, meron na rin

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000952

po naman kaming nirelease. Tinitingnan

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000953

din naman po namin yung needs ng IBC.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000954

In fact, in the

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000955

past two years, I understand,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000956

yun pong pinangbayad nila sa mga

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000957

retirees nila came from the

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000958

subsidy of the national government.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000959

So, hindi naman po

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000960

solely on

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000961

the say-so of the GCG na

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000962

for privatization.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000963

So, kaya lang,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000964

talaga lang po na

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000965

pwede na hold

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000966

po kami kasi doon sa decision

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000967

na yun nung GCG.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000968

It has been, actually,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000969

it has been

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000970

categorized as for

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000971

privatization for the past

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000972

several years already. At saka,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000973

kasi balik, kambal po

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000974

sila ni PT before.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000975

Yun po kasing proceeds

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000976

nung magiging sale

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000977

ni IBC.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000978

It will be used to fund

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000979

si PT before naman po.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000980

So, tinitingnan din naman po

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000981

namin ano yung developments.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000982

It's just that

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000983

ang understanding po kasi

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000984

namin once the

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000985

personnel, most of the personnel

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000986

of IBC 13

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000987

would be retired.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000988

And we also understand na

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000989

since government corporation po sila,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000990

kahit po papaano,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000991

meron din po silang kikitain

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000992

through probably advertising.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000993

Or the airtime

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000994

that they can sell.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000995

So, hindi naman po actually

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000996

zero siya. And I'm looking

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000997

now at the requirements for

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000998

personnel services.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-000999

Based po doon sa

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001000

proposal nila, ang kailangan po nila

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001001

is 144

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001002

million roughly.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001003

So, in the event po

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001004

na

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001005

mga ilangan sila in

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001006

2027, meaning

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001007

magkulang po yung

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001008

kanilang

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001009

corporate funds

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001010

for their operations,

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001011

then we will evaluate po their need.

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001012

And then we will

DBM Director Elena Regina S. Brillantes

asr-001013

recommend po accordingly.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001014

Okay, very good.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001015

Mr. Policarpio,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001016

nakakabenta pa pa kayo ng slots,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001017

time slots, o hindi na?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001018

Nakakabenta po kami,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001019

Ronor. As a matter of fact,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001020

meron po kami mga, kumikita po kami

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001021

ng mga 60 million a year.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001022

Kaya po nakapagpagawa po kami

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001023

ng isang magandang studio

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001024

na pwede naman po namin ipagmalakas.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001025

What about advertisements? May pumapasok po ba?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001026

May pumapasok pong mga

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001027

kita, Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001028

Okay.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001028-split-2

At

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001029

ni-rollover namin,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001030

kaya nakapagpatayo po kami ng isang

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001031

building naman to house

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001032

yung pong Congress TV at yung

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001033

pong studio,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001034

Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001035

Sir, can you assure

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001036

this committee na

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001037

kung sakali man napupunduhan po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001038

natin ng committee na ito

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001039

or ng DBM

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001040

ang PS ng mga empleyado,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001041

hindi po sila tatanggap lang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001042

ng sahod, kundi may ginagawa pa ding

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001043

productive at aligned

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001044

sa mandato ng ABS. Baka

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001045

ang IBC, baka sahod lang po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001046

ng sahod, wala na pong ginagawa.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001047

Papasok, kakluck in, uwi,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001048

tapos na dahil wala namang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001049

wala namang kukunan, wala namang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001050

coverage. Yung mga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001051

reporter, writer natin, mag-aantay.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001052

Your Honor,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001053

mahigpit po ako sa matter of fact,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001054

pati po ako nagta-time in,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001055

nagta-time in, time out

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001056

ako, just to set the example.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001057

Your Honor,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001058

as a matter of fact, of the

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001059

23 programs that we have, four have

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001060

been nominated recently, three days ago

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001061

to DCMMA. Because

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001062

what we're trying to show

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001063

is what the government is doing,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001064

what is the government doing for

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001065

its people, and

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001066

what the government is doing in order

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001067

to counter the different

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001068

false news, the different

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001069

bloggers. And I think,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001070

sir, we are, I can say

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001071

in deep humility, that we were

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001072

able to help the government in

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001073

bringing them down.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001074

Alright, thank you, Mr. Policarpo.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001075

Ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001076

acknowledge the presence of the

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001077

Chairman of Committee on Finance,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001078

Senator JV Ejercito.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001079

Sen. JV, do you have any

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001080

opening statement?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001081

Mr. Chair, anyway,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001082

good afternoon to

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001083

the PCO family.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001084

That's agencies as well.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001085

Sir Chair, as

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001086

Chair of the Committee on Finance, I will

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001087

be

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001088

waiting for your recommendations

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001089

of course. As you all know,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001090

this year has been

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001091

very tight, very

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001092

limited fiscal

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001093

space.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001094

Elbow room natin is also

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001095

ano, wala tayong elbow room.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001096

And

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001097

the difference also, Mr. Chair,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001098

is that last year, meron tayong two

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001099

people million, that

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001100

yung sa flood control, that we were

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001101

able to distribute the different

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001102

departments. That luxury

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001103

is not present this

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001104

year. So talagang ano tayo

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001105

ngayon, or steady measures, but

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001106

of course, PCO also

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001107

has considerable cuts. Sigurang

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001108

ano ko lang, Mr. Chair.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001109

For them, as I, what I always

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001110

tell the other agencies,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001111

na ilist na lang

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001112

nila yung list of priorities.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001113

Yung talagang gano'n.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001114

Talagang kailangan-kailangan.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001115

Medyo kailangan.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001116

natin pwedeng pagpaliban

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001117

muna. Because we

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001118

cannot guarantee that we can

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001119

restore everything

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001120

dahil nga po sa atin. Depende

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001121

sa ating fiscal space.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001122

Siguro,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001123

I talked to Secretary Dave Gomez

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001124

earlier. Siguro, ganoon na na, Sec.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001125

According to

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001126

your list of priorities.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001127

However,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001128

today, kasi, Mr. Chair, I would like

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001129

to stay some more, but I

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001130

will be presiding over the

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001131

budget of the Office of the President and the

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001132

Office of

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001133

the Presidential Management Staff.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001134

Simultaneous kasi, wala ano na eh.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001135

Because of the ongoing

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001136

impeachment as well, talagang masigip

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001137

po tayo ngayon. Anyway,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001138

pag kaya naman, Mr. Chair, pag

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001139

meron tayong extra funds, we are trying to

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001140

we try

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001141

to give what is

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001142

what we can, especially

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001143

Jimmy Paul Carpio

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001144

of

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001145

IBC, di ba? Yung mga

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001146

na-convince it na natin, yung retirement, no?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001147

That was before, no?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001148

Yes, Mr. Chair.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001149

400, 500 million din yun.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001150

Yung natitira na lang po yung 50 million,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001151

ito po yung lumaban ng kaso

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001152

na nilabana naman po namin

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001153

para magkaroon po ng espasyo

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001154

hanggang, pero may final decision

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001155

na po, unappealable

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-001156

and we have to honor that your order.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001157

Okay. Anyway, I'm

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001158

of course, we're interested also

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001159

to support our government,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001160

um, agencies, yung mga

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001161

World Channel, uh, Director

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001162

Lino is here as well, no? Hindi tayo natuloy, but

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001163

I would hope, I'll see you, ano,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001164

pasensya na, medyo ano yung hectic

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001165

schedule namin dito sa

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001166

Senate, but I will see you very soon para

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001167

I can, uh, we'll see what we can do to help

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001168

you at the PTV

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001169

IBC, no? Para naman di ba

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001170

ano, um,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001171

anyway, Mr. Chair, with your indulgence,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001172

um, siguro isa lang, no?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001173

Naging issue kasi dito sa

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001174

recently, yung sa passport

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001175

printing, no? Which we, um,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001176

we brought up, was brought

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001177

up, um, during the

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001178

DFA. I think you were present, no?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001179

Uh, you were also, you and

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001180

I were present. It was, uh, brought up

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001181

that, uh, there's a

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001182

proposal to, uh, increase the

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001183

passport, um,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001184

fee from, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001185

900 to

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001186

1,500,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001187

no? Um,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001188

ang, ano sa, ang immediate,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001189

ang immediate concern natin, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001190

should, uh, Philip, um,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001191

ano, siguro, would like to hear from

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001192

Apo, the, uh, the ones

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001193

with printing, no? Uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001194

our passports,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001195

um, why the sudden

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001196

increase, but magano kalaki,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001197

no? From 900 to 1,500.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001198

I understand since 2016

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001199

was the last, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001200

uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001201

itong 950 was, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001202

2016, so

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001203

10 years ago pa, no?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001204

Um, and, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001205

there's a, there's a, ang worry ko lang dito

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001206

Mr. Chair, is that, uh, they wrote a

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001207

letter that, uh, if, uh, the,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001208

if, uh, they do not

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001209

increase, they will be forced to shut down.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001210

I don't know if it's, uh, yun na nga

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001211

totoo. So, we'd like to hear from them.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001212

Uh, that's the last thing we want to do, no?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001213

Ayaw naman natin pahirapan yung OFWs

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001214

natin. Pinakamay-amahirapan dito, no?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001215

Siyempre, kung pag tumaas yung passport,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001216

kawawa yung OFWs

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001217

and, uh, the poorer,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001218

um, citizens who want to

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001219

travel. But, uh, we'll see. Ayaw naman natin,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001220

din. Mas ayaw natin yung

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001221

wala tayong passport, no? So, siguro,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001222

uh, Mr. Chair, with your indulgence, may we hear from

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001223

Attorney

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001224

Gil Carlos Puyat of the APO

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001225

Production Unit.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001225-split-2

Yes, uh, good

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001226

afternoon, Your Honor. Thank you.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001227

Um, just to be clear, Your Honor, we are

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001228

not asking for, uh, the

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001229

increase of the price to the

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001230

public. But what we are really asking

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001231

for is a subsidy, uh, that the

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001232

DFA include that in their

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001233

budget. Um,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001234

the reason for this,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001235

uh, Your Honor, is because

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001236

uh, the price has been

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001237

frozen for, since 2016.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001238

And, uh, with recent,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001239

uh, the war in,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001240

uh, Iran,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001241

uh, the prices of raw materials

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001242

and logistics have

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001243

gone up, and so has our foreign

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001244

exchange. Um, also

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001245

inflation has been affecting us.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001246

And, um, we, we

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001247

are just hoping that, uh,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001248

the discussions may move forward.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001249

That's why we wrote a letter, sir.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001250

Yes, sir. We also asked, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001251

you know, DFA Secretary with the President of

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001252

Central Tulfo din to resolve this

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001253

issue and to recommend, if

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001254

need be, if we

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001255

will be, if we can subsidize,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001256

tignan natin kung kakayanin natin dahil nga

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001257

limitado yung galaw natin dito,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001258

limitado yung budget natin. But

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001259

the last thing we want to do, uh, we want

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001260

to happen, Mr. Chair, is mawalan tayo ng passport

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001261

supply, no? And I think you will,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001262

um, ito po, eh, ano, no?

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001263

I understand that, uh, for

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001264

10 years, ito yung inyong,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001265

charge, yung, yung,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001266

yung, uh, for the

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001267

passports, um, of course, with

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001268

inflation, everything. So,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001269

with the same, yun lang,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001270

with the same price, will you really

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001271

be forced to shut down pag hindi

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001272

magkaroon ng increase kung hindi mag-ano, if

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001273

we, if we are not able to subsidize?

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001274

Yes, sir. It would have to

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001275

be taken in discussion with the DFA.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001276

Um, we cannot, we will not unilaterally

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001277

decide that, sir. Um,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001278

because we are merely

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001279

a servicing agency.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001279-split-2

Yes, of course.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001280

Um, I think the Senator Tulfo would

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001281

agree that if we can,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001282

um, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001283

if possible, alam naman natin, no, the

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001284

10 years na, nag, na

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001285

hold yan, pinakikiusapan, but,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001286

um, just

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001287

guarantee that our, our,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001288

our, everyone will be,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001289

uh, uh, supplied

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001290

with our passports, with the needed passports.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001291

Saka ano rin yan, no? Yung naging,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001292

did that, you did the adjustment,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001293

but yung dating 5 years na naging 10 years,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001294

nagkaroon ba ng efekto yun

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001295

sa cost of production? Kasi,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001296

siyempre, biglang

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001297

naiba na yung projection nyo nyan, eh.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001298

Diba? Uh, of course,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001299

yung cost of, uh, production

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001300

with, uh, pagkumunti,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001301

it will be higher. So, did it,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001302

uh, did it affect your, ano,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001303

cost of production?

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001303-split-2

Yes,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001304

sir. Uh, the, the 10-year validity

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001305

affected, uh, the cost of our production

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001306

in terms of, uh, quantity.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001307

So, bumaba po yung quantity.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001308

So, yung buying power po namin,

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001309

yung, uh, economies of scale went

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-001310

down, sir.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001311

Not to say, I was thinking of, eh, yung

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001312

economies of scale, pagkumunti, siyempre,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001313

mas mapapamahal yung cost. So,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001314

siguro, Mr. Chair, I just like to ask,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001315

siguro na lang, um,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001316

um, yung subsidy, probably,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001317

if you can, uh, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001318

submit to us, uh, with DFA,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001319

I'm hoping that, uh, you,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001320

um, ma-resolve natin to.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001321

Because, again, Mr. Chair, I'd like to reiterate,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001322

uh, the last thing we want to,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001323

uh, happen is for us not to have

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001324

passports, no? Kung nabakay hirap nun.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001325

And, uh, that will be a nightmare for

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001326

our, uh,

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001327

people, especially our OFWs.

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001328

So, kung ginakailangan talagang

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001329

mag-subsidize, siguro, pagdutulungan na

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001330

namin, we have to scrape, kahit na yung

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001331

bottom of the barrel, para lang huwag natin

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001332

ma, huwag natin pahirapan yung ating mga

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001333

kababayan, lalong lalang natin yung overseas

Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

asr-001334

Filipino workers. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001335

Thank you, uh,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001336

Senator JV, Chairman,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001337

uh, for,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001338

for the Committee on Finance. Thank you, sir, for

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001339

for joining us.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001340

Anyway, uh, malig po tayo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001341

sa iyo, Secretary, uh, Gomez.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001342

Sino po,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001343

you've mentioned earlier na mag-establish

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001344

po kayo ng, uh,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001345

desk to, like, task force

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001346

ka fake news. Who, who will handle

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001347

that? Sa ano po, saan po ninyo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001348

ilalagay itong desk for, uh,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001349

anti-fake news task force?

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001350

Thank you, Your Honor.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001351

Uh, you're referring po to

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001352

our anti-fake news desk in the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001353

PCO. But it's really, it really

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001354

forms part of our broader

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001355

OPLAN contra-fake news.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001356

The OPLAN contra-fake news, as I

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001357

mentioned earlier, our first

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001358

part, we had an MOU

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001359

with the publishers of the nine broadsheets,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001360

uh, them agreeing

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001361

to be our fact-checkers when we

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001362

spot fake news. Uh, another

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001363

leg there is our MOU

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001364

with the DOJ and the DICT

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001365

for faster,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001366

faster investigation and

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001367

filing of appropriate charges against

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001368

the peddlers of fake news. Another

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001369

leg is our coordination

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001370

with all the social

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001371

media platforms. Nakipag-meeting

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001372

na po kami sa Meta, sa Facebook,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001373

TikTok, uh,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001374

Google, and YouTube. So, we are,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001375

we are trying to iron out

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001376

some operating procedure

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001377

so we can take down or,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001378

uh, minimize the spread

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001379

of this fake news. At ang, ang

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001380

huling leg po niyan is internally,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001381

within the PCO, uh,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001382

nag-set up po kami ng anti-fake

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001383

news desk so that people can report

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001384

if they spot fake news. At the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001385

same time, sila din po proactively

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001386

scanning social media for

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001387

especially fake news that

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001388

concerns the president, the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001389

first family, the executive department,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001390

and the whole of government. So, uh,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001391

this, this desk is currently

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001392

manned, uh, by, by one of

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001393

our directors, si Director

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001394

Robertson, wala siya dito,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001395

or Robertson Ramirez,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001396

uh, and then, uh, uh, he's supported

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001397

by our digital media services

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001398

department and, uh, one

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001399

from, uh, one lawyer from the office

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001400

of the secretary. So, multifaceted

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001401

po yung aming op-land

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001402

kontra fake news.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001403

I think you have to hurry up kasi

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001404

kailangan natin maghabol.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001405

I mean, uh, parang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001406

araw-araw, grabe

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001407

yung fake news na

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001408

kahit to kami rito, we're

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001409

looking for solutions right now.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001410

How to address that?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001411

Or, kaya, can, can we suggest,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001412

uh, Sec. Dave, like,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001413

probably, ginagawa namang ibang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001414

online news, Rappler,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001415

Bilyonaryo, or ABS, it says

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001416

fact check, para

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001417

may nilabas na fake news

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001418

and then lalagyan across sa screen

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001419

fact check or fake news.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001420

Parang ganon, wala pa ba kayong ganon?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001421

Parang wala pa ako nakitang ganon.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001421-split-2

Yes, yes, we do that.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001422

We do that, Your Honor.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001423

Ang sumasagot lang sa fake news niyo is

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001424

si Yusef Claire Castro.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001424-split-2

Yes.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001425

We, we do that, Your Honor. At, at, first,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001426

first instance, when we spot fake news, we do that.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001427

We label it fake news. Then, we work

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001428

with the platform. Siguro kaya hindi nyo po nakita

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001429

na takedown na ng platform yung, ano.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001430

Pero marami na po kami na naggawang

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001431

ganong reklamo.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001432

At, nagko-cooperate naman po, in fairness,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001433

with the, with the social media platforms.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001434

Alright, thank you.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001435

Thank you pa.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001436

Director General De Castro,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001437

ma'am,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001438

meron kayong nakita, nakita ko po yung capital

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001439

outlet. Kasama po dito, magre-repair,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001440

magre-rehab ng building po ninyo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001441

sa PIA.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001441-split-2

Yes po, just for

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001442

context po, Your Honor, ang

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001443

original po sana na hinihingi ng PIA

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001444

was amounting to somewhere

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001445

around P742 million

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001446

para po sa complete rehabilitation and

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001447

retrofitting po ng aming Visayas Avenue

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001448

building. Pero, pinagpa siya po

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001449

ng DBM na gawin daw po ito in phases.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001450

So, from 2027 to

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001451

2030. For 2027

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001452

alone po, ang naisama po sa

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001453

aming NEP ay amounting to P201

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001454

million pesos. Kasama

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001455

po dito ang 100 million para sa

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001456

retrofitting ng first phase,

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001457

followed by po ng 50 million para

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001458

po sa electrical works. 11

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001459

million po para po sa elevator.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001460

Maraming salamat at mahaayos na po ang

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001461

aming elevator. At 40

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001462

million po para sa multi-level parking.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001463

Your Honor, yung Visayas Avenue

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001464

building sa Quezon City ng PIA.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001465

Hindi lamang po PIA

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001466

ang nandun sa building na yun. Nandun

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001467

din po ang printing machines ng APO.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001468

Nandun din po ang Radyo Pilipinas

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001469

sa fourth floor. Nandun din po

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001470

ang Philippine News Agency. At

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001471

kasabay po ng aming multi-level

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001472

parking, nasa likod po namin ang

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001473

PTV4. So, kapag

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001474

natuloy na po itong multi-level parking

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001475

na ito, lahat po ng mga attached agencies

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001476

na nasa Visayas Avenue,

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001477

makikinabang po doon sa multi-level

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001478

parking. Base po sa aking

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001479

initial meetings with all the admin

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001480

focals po ng mga attached agencies

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001481

sa Visayas Avenue, ang mga sasakyan namin,

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001482

mga crew cab, mga

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001483

OB van, siguro around

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001484

200 cars po. Sa ngayon po,

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001485

minsan natitiketa na po kami ng

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001486

Quezon City dahil doon na kami nagpa-park

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001487

sa Saibok. So, yun po yung

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001488

mga problema namin ngayon.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001489

Ang problema lang po, if I may

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001490

your honor, ang nakalimutan po isama

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001491

doon sa NEP namin, ay yung

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001492

pambayad namin ng rental sa temporary

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001493

office. Tinanong rin po

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001494

namin yung DBM, ba't hindi po nakasama?

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001495

I think ang sagot sa amin, nagkaroon daw po

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001496

ng prioritization. So, doon

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001497

siguro, the Secretary knows this

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001498

naman po, hingirin talaga kami ng

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001499

tulong para po doon sa

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001500

pambayad ng temporary office.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001501

Meron naman po kaming nakita ng

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001502

tatlong lugar. All in all,

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001503

sa tatlong po na yun, more or

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001504

less mga 70 million po per year.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001505

When you say temporary office,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001506

DG De Castro,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001507

kasama dyan yung Radio Pilipinas,

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001508

PNA. Yes po. Lahat po ng

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001509

apat na attached

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001510

agencies ng PCO

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001511

na nasa Visayas Avenue building.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001512

So, pati sila lilipat din habang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001513

retrofit yung building.

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001513-split-2

We were able to talk

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001514

na po to DPWH yesterday, ang kanilang

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001515

target po ay masimulan to

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001516

sometime March and April. So, we are

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001517

supposed to transfer to the new

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001518

temporary office sometime

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001519

February po or March po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001520

Alright, thank you.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001521

And that is the reason why may kasama tayong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001522

taga-DBM lagi. Para naririnig

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001523

nila at magagawan po na solusyon.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001524

Well, talking about retrofitting

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001525

and capital

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001526

outlay, may I know

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001527

GM Lino Cayetano, sir?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001528

Because when I was

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001529

with PTV, yung studio,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001530

ni-rehabilitate nga, may bagong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001531

studio. Bumabaha naman.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001532

Muntik pa ako na kuryente. Dahil

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001533

mag-news ako doon, may

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001534

kabliho doon ng kuryente. Sabi,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001535

Boss, wag kang dumani, wag kang umapak dyan.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001536

Baka makuryente ka. Have you fixed this?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001537

Tapos, bagong gawa

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001538

pero tumutulo.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001539

Have you fixed that problem, sir?

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001540

Magandang-magandang hapon po,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001541

Mr. Chairman. Well documented

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001542

po yung inyong

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001543

mga payo patungkol sa pagsasayos

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001544

kasi, syempre, first and foremost,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001545

we want the comfort and the safety

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001546

of our personnel.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001547

Slowly, little by little,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001548

my predecessor under still

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001549

the leadership of Secretary Dave

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001550

has addressed the issues. Pero malaki

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001551

pa rin po ang pagkukulang

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001552

just two weeks ago nung umulan, tumulo

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001553

ulit doon sa likod ng set 2 natin.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001554

But we've been trying to

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001555

address it and the board just passed

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001556

a new revenue plan for PTV.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001557

Napakaliit ng budget

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001558

na binigay sa atin this year but

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001559

we've also committed to, like

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001560

PTV, very aggressive si

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001561

Boss Jimmy sa

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001562

pagkakaroon

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001563

ng sariling revenue. So we're also quite

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001564

aggressive in partnering

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001565

with different agencies para may pumasok

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001566

rin ho na pondo. But still the same,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001567

we have a prayer po na our

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001568

initial submission of

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001569

1.7 billion

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001570

would be considered.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001571

In comparison po,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001572

Mr. Chairman, any

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001573

news network operating in the country

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001574

would operate from anywhere from

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001575

5 to 7 billion. So

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001576

napakakawawa po ng ating

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001577

state, the only chartered

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001578

state broadcaster, to have a

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001579

budget of 128 million.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001580

I know, sir, sa

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001581

experience nyo sa telebisyon, alam nyo na

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001582

budget lang po ito ng isang show.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001583

Kalahating buwan lang po ito,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001584

minsan, ng isang buong

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001585

lineup ng isang television show.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001586

So still, we will endeavor, and I'm working

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001587

closely with the Secretary, na

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001588

sarili hong revenue, at kung mapagbibigyan

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001589

na rin ng Kongreso,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001590

na madagdagan ng konting pondo,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001591

pagtutulungan po namin ma-address yung

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001592

inyong mga concerns, Mr. Chairman.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001593

There's always been like that, GM

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001594

Lino, na yung

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001595

government station natin talagang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001596

laging underfunded.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001597

Tapos magtataka po yung mga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001598

kababayan natin, sasabihin, anong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001599

bang ginagawa nyo dyan, kung

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001600

limited naman po yung equipment. Tama po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001601

kayo, I've been in the broadcast since

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001602

1996. Nagumpisa po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001603

ako dyan sa ABS-CBN

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001604

under the

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001605

guidance of

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001606

Ms.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001607

Castro's parents,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001608

Nolly and

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001609

Arlene de Castro.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001610

Paano nga po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001611

kayo lalaban? Totoo yun.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001612

Kung kulang equipment, kulang reporter,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001613

kulang ng mga sasakyan,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001614

meron mo ba

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001615

kayo sinabmit na ito po yung mga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001616

wish list ninyo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001617

sa PCO para

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001618

ikanga, kung hindi man

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001619

pumantay sa mga ikanga private

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001620

networks, at least naman

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001621

makakahabol at

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001622

hindi kayo laging sinisisi na laging

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001623

late, ang mga balita ninyo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001624

na huli na,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001625

yung patay, nabuhay na,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001626

nag-resurrect na, kaya parang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001627

ganun ho, di ba? Meron mo ba

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001628

kayong wish list na ganun na para?

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001629

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001630

I'm around

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001631

100 days in office. Nung umupo

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001632

po ako, nakapag-submit na ho yung aking

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001633

predecessor ng proposal

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001634

ng 1.7 billion.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001635

Yung 1.7 na to, sa palagay ko,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001636

kulang pa rin po. Dahil

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001637

sabi nyo nga ho,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001638

we can't keep playing catch-up

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001639

every year,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001640

not just the broadcasters, but now

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001641

with such a fragmented media environment

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001642

na everyone is pouring money online,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001643

even foreign networks, some say even

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001644

foreign entities. Mas napakahira

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001645

po marinig yung boses natin.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001646

At nag-ausap nga ho kami ng

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001647

boss ko ni Sec Dave. When we look at

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001648

what government is spending, alam ko po

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001649

nagtitipid tayo. Pero when we pass

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001650

a 7 trillion budget, and we

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001651

spend 0.03 in communication,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001652

kaya ho tayo nabubugbog

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001653

ng ganito. So with the 1.7

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001654

ho, we have a prayer that

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001655

it be passed, it be addressed.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001656

Pero sa totoo ho, medyo

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001657

malaki yung gap na gusto natin

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001658

habulin. Hopefully ho, within the next few years,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001659

including our generated

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001660

revenue, nung sarili

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001661

ho, ay maabot ho natin

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001662

kahit pa pano 3 to 5 billion a year.

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001663

I think it is essential, it's crucial,

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001664

it's important for our

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001665

country and for our citizens to

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001666

have

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001667

a

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001668

, ah, PTV in

PTV General Manager Lino S. Cayetano

asr-001669

good shape.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001670

Thank you. Actually,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001671

ah, Secretary

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001672

Dave, kayo, like I

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001673

said kanina in my

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001674

opening statement, kayo po ano sa front

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001675

line to combat ito pong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001676

kayo pong inaasahan

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001677

ng pamahala ng mga kababayan ho natin

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001678

to fight fake news

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001679

dahil parang huso na po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001680

ngayon yung fake news kahit sino na lang.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001681

Kahit namang hindi pa nga marunong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001682

magsulat kung ano nang pinagsasabi.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001683

So, we really need to work

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001684

harder on this para

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001685

ika nga to fix

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001686

this problem with the agencies

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001687

attached to you, PNA,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001688

the PTV, IBC,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001689

PNA, lahat po sila,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001690

radio.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001691

Sir Alan,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001692

wala na po po tayong FM station?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001693

When I was with PTV, meron po tayong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001694

dalawa-tatlong FM stations. Ano ho

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001695

nangyari dito?

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001696

Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001697

Number one pa ho yung isa, yung isang FM

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001698

station natin.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001698-split-2

Opo. Yung dito,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001699

Mr. Chair, sa Metro Manila, sir,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001700

meron po tayong dalawang FM stations.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001701

Ano po? Yung isa yung

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001702

87.5 Republicani

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001703

Juan. Yun po ang branding ngayon.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001704

Yung isa po na dating

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001705

a long, long time ago, it was DWBR

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001706

FM, Business Radio

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001707

104.3

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001708

na na-rebrand as the Capital

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001709

FM. Pero

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001710

nito pong nagdaang

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001711

taon, ito po

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001712

ay ginagamit ng

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001713

Bureau of Broadcast

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001714

Services bilang collab

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001715

station. Ang ibig pong sabihin,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001716

yung mga

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001717

programa ng

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001718

ibang station, like the

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001719

flagship Radyo Pilipinas

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001720

and Radyo Magazine, which

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001721

is the cultural station of

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001722

PBS at yung

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001723

Sports Radio, yung mga best

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001724

programs po nila,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001725

ay ikinikeri nung

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001726

104.3 FM.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001727

Kaya po namin tinawag na,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001728

collab station.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001729

This actually makes

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001730

government messaging present

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001731

sa AM platform

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001732

at saka po sa FM

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001733

platform, Your Honor, Sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001734

So yung isang FM natin,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001735

it doesn't play music anymore.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001736

So it's more on news and information.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001737

Yes, sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001738

Do you guys make more money

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001739

by changing

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001740

from music radio

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001741

to, do you get more commercial

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001742

now to changing it to

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001743

news and information channel

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001744

or radio?

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001745

Doon sa aspeto po ng

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001746

commercial, Mr. Chair, Sir.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001747

Ganito po kasi, yung ating

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001748

EO297 na tinuturing

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001749

po na birth certificate

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001750

ng ating Bureau of Broadcast

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001751

Services, it allows

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001752

PBS to operate like a commercial

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001753

broadcast network. However,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001754

because it's 100%

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001755

funded by government, kung meron

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001756

nun po, Your Honor, Sir, na

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001757

income from airtime sales,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001758

ito po ay direktang napupunta

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001759

sa national coffers, Sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001760

Okay, kaya

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001761

how is it? Yung

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001762

commercials po na radio natin,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001763

is it, are you guys doing okay?

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001764

Yung pong sa FM,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001765

wala tayong

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001766

masyadong commercials,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001767

pero ang highlight

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001768

po noon, Sir, is

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001769

we are making government messaging

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001770

present in both

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001771

platforms, sa AM, po.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001772

At sa FM. Kasi

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001773

base po doon sa ilang mga

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001774

lumabas sa pag-aaral, Sir,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001775

dumadami po

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001776

ang FM listeners

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001777

sa kasalukuyan, kumpara

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001778

sa AM. So,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001779

bilang remedyo,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001780

kinakailangang mapalakas

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001781

din ang presence ng

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001782

government messaging, meaning news and

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001783

public affairs po, sa FM

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001784

band, Sir, na

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001785

ginagawa rin naman ang ilang mga

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001786

private networks sa ngayon, Your Honor, Sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001787

All right, thank you.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001788

Pero lang ako, curious lang ako,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001789

Secretary Dave, ano,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001790

mapapansin ko po, parang every

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001791

time nagpapalit tayo ng, hindi lang po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001792

sa radio natin,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001793

actually ang TV natin,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001794

since ilang administration na

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001795

stayed with PTV, People's

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001796

Television, pero sa radio natin

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001797

papalit-palit.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001798

Pag-ibang administration ngayon, Radio

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001799

Pilipinas, before this, Radio ng

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001800

Bayan, nakailang palit na ho

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001801

kayo, Sir? I mean, you've been there, Sir,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001802

sa Philippine Broadcast.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001803

Nakailang palit na po yung mga radio

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001804

natin ng pangalan. Ngayon, Radio Pilipinas,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001805

Radio ng Bayan,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001806

baka sa sunod, Radio ng Himpapawid,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001807

ano na ho mangyayari?

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001808

Noong

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001809

time po,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001810

dating director ng BBS,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001811

director pong aportadera,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001812

may reconfigure po ang

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001813

branding. Noong po kasi,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001814

prior to that, it was Radio ng Bayan.

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001815

Noong dumating po,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001816

si director pong aportadera,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001817

ang guidance niya is,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001818

yung bayan,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001819

sabi niya, masyadong generic,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001820

we might as well, sabi po niya,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001821

tumbukin na natin,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001822

Radio Pilipinas, dahil tayo,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001823

parang mas specific yung

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001824

branding na Pilipinas,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001825

Radio Pilipinas. So,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001826

yun po yung ginawang

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001827

pinasimulan ni

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001828

former director, pong aportadera,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001829

na naging Radio Pilipinas yung

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001830

branding. Ngayon po,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001831

noong time naman ng

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001832

immediate past director, si director

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001833

Dindo Amparo, sir,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001834

itinweek niya parang

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001835

konti, Radio Pilipinas,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001836

but since we are the government

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001837

broadcast network, we are

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001838

public radio, we have to

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001839

also emphasize

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001840

that we are public radio,

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001841

that we are

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001842

broadcasting for the public, kaya

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001843

tinweek pa ng konti. It's

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001844

still Radio Pilipinas, pero

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001845

dinugtungan lamang po. It's

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001846

now Radio Pilipinas, Radio

PBS-BBS OIC Director Alan L. Allanigue

asr-001847

Publiko. Your Honor, sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001848

Terrible.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001849

Kinaglalaruan ho natin.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001850

Baga, hindi lang ho kayo,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001851

may problema. Sa DOT rin, has it

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001852

ako po. Pansinin ho ninyo,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001853

bawat administration, may bagong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001854

tagline.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001855

Primero, wow Philippines. Tapos,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001856

it's more fun in the Philippines.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001857

Ngayon, love Philippines.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001858

Baka pagkitaas po ng administration,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001859

iba na naman. Gusto ko, Philippines.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001860

Yung pabago-bago,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001861

do we need a law for this?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001862

Siguro, I just filed a bill po na

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001863

siguro 15 years, stick mo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001864

na tayo dito. Yung branding

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001865

ba po natin? Kagaya po,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001866

na-experience ko yan. When I

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001867

said, saan po kayo nagra-radyo ngayon,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001868

sir? Kasi I came from, I

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001869

was with

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001870

TV5

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001871

Radio. Then, lumipat

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001872

nga po ako sa PTV, Radio Pilipinas.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001873

You were there. Sabi ko, Radio

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001874

Pilipinas. Saan po ito? Ito po ba

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001875

yung radyo ng bayan dati? Hindi ko naman alam na

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001876

radyo ng bayan. Sabi ko, hindi yata.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001877

Sabi ko, basta dito, ito yung channel.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001878

Ayun pala, yun na ho yun. Siguro,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001879

I don't know.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001880

Ang problema dyan, kung

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001881

sino yata nakaupo, sekretary,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001882

naisipan o

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001883

ipalitan natin para

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001884

medyo gumanda.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001885

With all due respects,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001886

Mr. Chairman, ako po ay big

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001887

believer in branding and

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001888

brand equity.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001889

Ayoko rin po ng papalit-palit

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001890

ng pangalan, katulad po nung nabanggit nyo.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001891

Nung umupo po ako, Radio Pilipinas

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001892

na po yan, hindi ko na po ginalaw

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001893

at wala po akong balak-galawin.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001894

I'm a big believer in branding and brand equity.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001895

Thank you. Kagaya po ng PTV, ilang

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001896

administration na po dumaan, nandyan lang siya.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001897

I mean, PTV, that is, may

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001898

kung ano po dati, diba?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001899

Akilala na mga tao. When you say

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001900

PTV, alam nila government station.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001901

Pag sinabi lang kay

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001902

Radio Pilipinas, ayaw nyo yung government radio.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001903

Yeah, that's good po. Sir, I have

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001904

last two questions na po and then

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001905

I'll let you go, guys. I won't give you

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001906

any more hard time. Tanong ko lang po,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001907

meron po ba kayo mga unobligated

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001908

or

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001909

undisbursed na mga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001910

pondo dyan? Magkano pa po

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001911

at bakit po?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001912

Ilang percent pa po? I heard you saying

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001913

like June po, pero

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001914

September na tayo ngayon, Secretary.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001915

Ilang percent na po ngayon

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001916

undisbursed natin so far?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001917

Kasi dandan yung tiga DBM,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001918

mama no, parang medyo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001919

mabagal yung PCO mag

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001920

mag-release ng budget.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001921

Mr. Chairman, if I may

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001922

refer you to my Undersecretary for Finance.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001923

But before she replies, Mr. Chairman, I just

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001924

like to go back to my earlier

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001925

presentation. Kaya po medyo bumagal

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001926

yung spending namin because of the energy

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001927

emergency that was declared and the

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001928

need for cost-cutting. Kaya pati po yung

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001929

ASEAN, meron tayong memo

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001930

na mag-cutdown on

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001931

the ASEAN events, kung pwedeng

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001932

virtual na lang instead of face-to-face.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001933

And we were given instructions to

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001934

execute the 48th

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001935

summit in Cebu.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001936

Using bare bones.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001937

So yun po yung guidance namin.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001938

Imbis na po gumastos, talagang nagtipid po kami

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001939

ng first half of the year. But having said that,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001940

Your Honor, may I refer you to my Undersecretary

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-001941

for Finance?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001942

For the use of finance, will give us

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001943

an answer

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001944

to my question, Secretary.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001945

I'd just like to go back to

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001946

PIA and PNA.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001947

Na-address na po ba natin

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001948

yung mga issues naman sa mga wrong

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001949

spelling, lalo po nung

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001950

pag-upo ng pag-upo po ng administration,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001951

wrong spelling,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001952

tayo po mismo resource ng fake

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001953

news. Nakakahiya naman po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001954

Have we addressed that?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001955

Napabalik na ba natin sa

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001956

eskwelahan yung reporter natin na yun?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001957

Nagkaroon na ba ulit ng fake?

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001958

Ang PIA po, Your Honor, wala po kami

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001959

mga reporters. I think it's

PIA Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro

asr-001960

Philippine News Agency po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001961

Philippine News, sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001962

Can you, can you,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001963

what have you done, sir, na para

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-001964

hindi na po mangyari at nakakahiya po?

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001965

Agree po, Mr. Chair.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001966

So far, over the past,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001967

few years, wala po kami

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001968

major blunders like

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001969

fake news, for example, po, and in terms

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001970

of professionalizing our

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001971

ranks po, we've been

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001972

continuously hiring reporters,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001973

for example, news editors.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001974

Currently, we are

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001975

hiring, or posted

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001976

currently, ongoing process po yung hiring

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001977

natin for combined

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001978

forces of editorial, like, which

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001979

includes senior news

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001980

editors, reporters,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001981

and all posts. And

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001982

in terms of quality control,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001983

since the Philippine News Agency is

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001984

basically the official newswire of the government,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001985

and then many of us

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001986

in the service are also

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001987

journalists before our

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001988

government service. So, we also

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001989

follow the traditional vetting process

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001990

as we do in the traditional

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001991

newsroom.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001992

So, in terms of quality

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001993

control, we follow

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001994

two-level vetting process.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001995

So, before a reporter

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001996

covers or follows a

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001997

particular story, so the

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001998

news desk would vet a

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-001999

particular topic, and then the

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002000

desk editor would ask the

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002001

reporter to follow that

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002002

particular

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002003

idea. And then, after

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002004

which, the reporter files, and then

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002005

a first-level vetter

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002006

or editor would screen for

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002007

grammar,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002008

basic journalistic

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002009

checks. And then, after which,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002010

second level of

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002011

vetting also will be conducted,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002012

and then after that,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002013

the story will be published, and then

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002014

even if the story has been published,

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002015

All of us in the management as well can actually check also and flag down any typos for example.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002016

But so far, wala na po kaming major blunders over the past few, at least in this particular administration po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002017

Thank you, sir. Kasi alam nyo, dati kayo yung source namin sa mga newspaper when I was in my first few years in the newspaper.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002018

Kayo po as a wire service. Pero ngayon parang medyo nahuli po tayo. May sunog po dito, may namatay, may nahulog.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002019

Kunari alas tres ng hapon, lumalabas na po sa service po ninyo, kinabukasan pa, nauna pa po yung sa social media.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002020

Siguro we have to inform our people on the ground, yung mga correspondence natin sa mga provinces, municipalities na to keep their eyes open and ears open.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002021

On the ground po. Kasi teritoryo niya po, kunari tiga Bislig siya or tiga Cotabato City siya, dapat lahat po nandoon, contact niya at alam niya para nabibigay ka galing information.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002022

Thank you for that observation po. Valid po yun kasi as of now po, we only have around 20, less than 30 na reporters po.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002023

These reporters are spread across the Philippines and dito sa Metro Manila po, they are spread.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002024

In three rotations. We operate like similar newsrooms. So these are under 30 reporters spread across the country and then around 20 of them nasa Metro Manila.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002025

And then ang mandate po namin ngayon, first is on the manpower, we're currently ongoing po yung hiring namin po.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002026

And then on the quality control side, hindi po kami nakikipagpatayan in terms of sino pinakauna.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002027

Ang battle cry po namin is sino yung pinakaakit.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002028

Since hindi naman po namin malalabanan yung may dalang camera sa kalsada, ang panlaban na lang po namin is yung accuracy.

NIB OIC Jereco O. Paloma

asr-002029

So doon na po kami babawi, Mr. Chair.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002030

Thank you. Lastly, before I go to the finance, sino pong may hawak dito ng RTVM?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002031

Okay, sir. Okay, sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002032

Sir Franz, call lang. I'd just like to manifest.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002033

Baka pwede po sabihin natin yung ating mga crew, lalo na po mga live coverages.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002034

Iwasan naman po bago pumitik yung mga kameraman natin.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002035

Kung tama yung ginagawa ng ating mga kinukunan, lalo na po yung first family.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002036

Kasi sometimes we tend to move na we're not thinking na may nakasunod palang camera dyan.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002037

So kahit ako minsan, nakanganga ako, nakagano, nagkakamot ako ng kung ano, nagkakamot ako ng kilikili,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002038

na dinudukot ako ng ganito, masama tignan sa camera.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002039

So baka pwede natin sabihin yung ating mga crew na be careful.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002040

Yung lalo na alam ko na.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002041

Pag nagpapaning siguro dyan, dapat yung director po alam din yan na,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002042

oh, oops, iwasan mo muna si ganito, hindi nakabantay, medyo pangit tignan.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002043

Yung decision ba, yung judgment, na will this reflect pag napanood ng tao,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002044

baka katawa-tawa naman yung ating VIP, nakakahiya naman,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002045

o yung itong isang VIP natin, naglalakad, party for example,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002046

iwasan na siguro, okay lang, nagpag-usap.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002047

Sudden movements, dapat pinapatay ko ka agad, pina-fan ka agad natin somewhere.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002048

I mean, I work on TV since 1996 to about 2004.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002049

So alam ko, hindi ako cameraman, pero nag-aral din ako maging cameraman.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002050

Pinag-aaralan ko na sa ABS po ako, naglalaro-laro ako, pinaglalaroan ko yung mga camera.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002051

Kaya alam ko, at saka alam ko naman may mga floor director, di po ba na,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002052

pan-left ka o camera 2, punta mo si ganito.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002053

Pero iwaka pwede natin iwasan, just remind our people na huwag naman yung mga pangit na shot,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002054

hindi naman maganda yun, di ba?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002055

May ngumunguya, pangit, mamaya-maya yung VIP natin, nangungulangot,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002056

iwasan natin kasi hindi maganda.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002057

Kaya marami na nga tayong kalaban, yun ho, ipi-play up nila sa video nila.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002058

Di ho ba? I mean, Secretary Dave, yun ipi-play up ng mga kalaban para masama tignan.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002059

Eh, kawawa naman ho.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002060

So, it's just a manifestation.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002061

Mas maganda ho yung coverage natin. Piliin natin yung mga videos natin.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002062

Huwag lang tira lang, tira lalo po yung mga camera.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002063

I'm sure sanay naman po sila sa mga ika nga presidential coverage, di po ba?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002064

Lalo na po sa mga parties like that, may mga events.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002065

Kasi po hindi alam natin ang VIP na may sumusunod sa kanya na camera, di po ba?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002066

So, ang may kasalanan po doon, yung camera man,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002067

director na nagbibigay na nagsiswitch na pan mo sa kanan,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002068

babahan mo ng konti, kaliwa mo,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002069

oops, si VIP natin, di magandang pwesto yan, di magandang angulo,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002070

alisin mo dyan, lipat muna tayo switch.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002071

Ilang cameras po ba ang ginagamit yung isang coverage, sir?

RTVM Undersecretary Franz Gerard R. Imperial

asr-002072

Sa isang coverage, sir, kung maliit na coverage po, normally is three.

RTVM Undersecretary Franz Gerard R. Imperial

asr-002073

Yan ang pinakaminimo.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002074

Sa mga events po, mga parties na pinupuntahan po ng Pangulo,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002075

mga ika nga ceremony, mga ilan ho ang daladalan yung camera,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002076

mga camera dyan.

RTVM Undersecretary Franz Gerard R. Imperial

asr-002077

Bigger events, mga four lang po.

RTVM Undersecretary Franz Gerard R. Imperial

asr-002078

Pero ang pinakamarami po namin normally is Sona.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002079

Pero may mga direct contact po, yung mga camera man yun,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002080

kasi nakakita ko po dahil may communications, di po ba?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002081

At meron po director na ikita niya kung anong magandang angulo.

RTVM Undersecretary Franz Gerard R. Imperial

asr-002082

Definitely, sir, meron naman po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002083

Baka pwede po natin maiwasan na ho yung magagandang pangit ho na angulo minsan,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002084

yung VIP natin.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002085

Hindi lang po yung president of first family, pati mga secretaries natin,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002086

minsan baka mamaya.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002087

May ginagawa, hindi po maganda na.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002088

Unconsciously, akala nila walang video coverage.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002089

Yun pala, nakukunan na ho sila.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002090

At this day and age, nako, mabilis po pick-uping agad yan.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002091

Bagamat hindi po fake news yan, yun ay pe-play up.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002092

Kawawa naman ho yung ating ika nga subject.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002093

Tapos sasabihin, kita mo, kita mo, tala itong ginawa niya, di ba?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002094

Kung mali na ho, hindi na maganda tignan.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002095

Iwasan na ho natin, let's avoid.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002096

Ano po?

RTVM Undersecretary Franz Gerard R. Imperial

asr-002097

This is something we'll continuously improve po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002098

Kasi I'm still watching coverages of RTBM, PTV.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002099

Binabantayan ko.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002100

Secretary Dave, okay?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002101

Can you remind our people?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002102

Kasi hindi maganda tignan.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002103

Well noted, your chair.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002104

Alright.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002105

Ma'am, Asek Zapata.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002106

Yun po, may mga unobligated pa ba tayo dyan?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002107

Bakit parang mabagal po yung ating obligation?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002108

Ma'am?

PCO Assistant Secretary Atty. Ronadale M. Zapata

asr-002109

Your honor,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002110

sino po sasagot?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002111

Yusek?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002112

Okay, Yusek Sestoso.

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002113

Good afternoon, Mr. Chair.

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002114

For PCO, we have a budget utilization rate of 42.55,

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002115

which is equivalent to 637 million and change.

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002116

So, our unobligated is around,

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002117

we still have 860 million.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002118

As of?

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002119

In the pipeline.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002120

As of today?

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002121

As of September 15, Mr. Chair.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002122

We only have three months, ma'am.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002123

How do you plan to dispose that or disperse that in 90 days?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002124

Alaka, nakikinig po ang DBM.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002125

DBM, take note, ma'am.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002126

Yes, ma'am.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002127

Before I continue, I would like to acknowledge the presence of Senator Villanueva.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002128

Do you have a statement?

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002129

Mr. Chairman,

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002130

I will not give a long statement just to put on record my sincerest thanks and gratitude

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002131

to our co-public officials for their service.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002132

I'm here to give my support.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002133

It's just that I have one concern and I think it was already tackled in this committee.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002134

I wasn't here because I had two budget hearings.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002135

I sponsored a bill in the...

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002136

the plenary and God knows the kind of schedule we are having, Mr. Chairman.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002137

I just wanted to make sure yung dun sa APO lang, yung dun sa passport, no?

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002138

And I think it was already mentioned about...

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002139

Hindi ko po uulitin.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002140

Ang sa akin lang, Mr. Chairman, is kung masasubsidize ng gobyerno yung increase

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002141

kesa mag-increase kahit nga huwag lang ngayong taon o pwede mo naman next year

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002142

magkaroon lang ng another option.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002143

If we can subsidize it through this...

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002144

General Appropriations Act, masubsidize.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002145

Tapos sa susunod na lang i-increase, pwede rin.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002146

Ang sa akin lang, may options tayo available for us.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002147

Just to put that on record, Mr. Chairman, I will no longer belabor the issue

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002148

and I'm here to support the Secretary kahit na tagal na hoon namin kayo niyintay sa CA.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002149

But anyway, of course, our brother in Christ, Brad Lino, has been a good friend of mine since...

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002150

What? For the past 30 years.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002151

So, maraming salamat po, Mr. Chairman. I'm here to support you and the PCO. Salamat po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002152

Thank you, Sen. Joel Villanueva. Thank you, sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002153

Ma'am, continue. Yuseca Sistoso.

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002154

Mr. Chair, for the second semester of 2026, our unobligated allotment will mostly be funded

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002155

through the...

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002156

ASEAN expenditures for the 49th Summit. So, that will cover the IMC...

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002157

Most of these remain for the ASEAN. And the highlight will be like around November. Tama po ba?

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002158

Yes, Mr. Chair.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002159

Alright.

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002160

So, historically...

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002161

So, expecting na yung natitira po ninyo about what is left of your budget, like probably 80%,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002162

will be used for the ASEAN?

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002163

Most likely, Your Honor, because we will be spending for the international...

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002164

Alright.

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002165

...media center for accommodations, catering, and transportation. And we are also working

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002166

in tandem with DOT because they will also be presenting, posting exhibits, and they will

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002167

be showcasing regional exhibits, showcasing the Philippines, Luzon, Visayas, including

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002168

Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002169

We will be assisting them in providing space, in providing utility consumptions, in whatever

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002170

means that we can, transportation, to help them fund. Because these additional expenditures

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002171

are not originally included in their budget. So, with that, most of the budget that is

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002172

remaining...

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002173

...will be allocated for that. And of course, we still have advertising budget and projects

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002174

of the Secretary prioritized for the second semester. And historically, Mr. Chair, PCO

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002175

has a budget utilization rate of about 88% year in, year out. And most of that is spent

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002176

during the second part of the year.

PCO Undersecretary Atty. Ruth Abigail C. Sestoso

asr-002178

Because most of our projects are allocated during the second half.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002179

All right. Thank you, Yusec Sestoso. Let me now direct my question to Mon Ilagan, a friend of mine.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002180

Yes.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002181

Sorry, Mr. Chairman. I have so many friends here.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002182

I know.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002183

Si Jim Paul, si Catherine.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002184

Idol ko yan.

PCO Undersecretary Ramon A. Ilagan

asr-002185

Thank you, thank you.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002186

Puputin na rin ang buhok.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002187

Taga-USTe rin yan, eh, Mr. Chairman.

PCO Undersecretary Ramon A. Ilagan

asr-002188

Good afternoon, Your Honor.

Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-002189

Maraming taga-USTe dito

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002190

Yeah, Yusek Mon, yung inyong strategic media campaign, kasama po ba ito dun sa ikang To Combat Fake News po?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002191

Are you also involved in this program?

PCO Undersecretary Ramon A. Ilagan

asr-002192

Yes, definitely, Your Honor. Good afternoon.

PCO Undersecretary Ramon A. Ilagan

asr-002193

Ang trabaho po ng strategic media campaigns, aside from that, is to also assist the Secretary in all the media strategies

PCO Undersecretary Ramon A. Ilagan

asr-002194

and, of course, the campaigns.

PCO Undersecretary Ramon A. Ilagan

asr-002195

The campaigns regarding the president's directives, programs, and all the programs of the different agencies.

PCO Undersecretary Ramon A. Ilagan

asr-002196

And part of the responsibility or the role of the strategic media campaigns is to really help and assist the secretary

PCO Undersecretary Ramon A. Ilagan

asr-002197

in fighting the fake news, disinformation, and misinformation against the public.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002198

All right, thank you for that.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002199

Secretary Dave, before we let you go, I want you to submit.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002200

Your wish list, your priority.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002201

One of those is for IBC 13 and your priority projects that we can probably deal with during the bicameral conference

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002202

when the two congresses will meet sometime in November.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002203

So I would appreciate if you could submit us your wish list.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002204

We may not be able to give you what you wanted, like an additional 1.247,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002208

billion, but we'll try to do it closer than that.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002209

Maraming salamat, Mr. Chairman, and we really appreciate the support of the committee.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002210

Sinabi ko nga po kanina, kung hindi natin ma-re-restore yung budget ng IBC 13,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002211

sadly, baka mag-off the air na po kami ng January 1st.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002212

Ganon din po yung rental ng PIA.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002213

Kung hindi po mababudgetan yung rental ng PIA,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002214

eh sa January 1st, mga squatters na rin po sila mag-inagawa yung building nila.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002215

So,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002216

ganon po ka-urgent talaga yung need namin to restore that.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002217

But we will provide the committee, Your Honor,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002218

with the list of our request for restoration of the budget from the net.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002219

Maraming salamat, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002220

Director Abrillantes, we just saved you, ha?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002221

Already said, we'll probably find some money during our buy-come

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002222

para medyo mabawas-bawasan po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002223

Alam ko po na maraming agencies, sinahabol ka kayo ngayon at sinisisi.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002224

Kaya pati yung si Secretary natin, medyo namumuti na rin ang book

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002225

uso po yata yung paputian ho ng buhok.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002226

Anyway, I have one...

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002227

last question nalang po talaga

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002228

Secretary.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002229

One,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002230

I would like

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002231

to acknowledge the presence of

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002232

Senator Bong Go.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002233

Do you have any opening statements

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002234

before I let these people go?

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002235

Hindi po, go ahead na.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002236

Kasi I have one question.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002237

Yes po, kanina pa po kami rito

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002238

alas tres.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002239

Kanina pa po alas tres.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002240

Salamat.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002241

Kung muna silang pauwiin?

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002242

Magandang

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002243

hapon po sa inyong lahat.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002244

Unang una,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002245

my distinguished colleagues,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002246

ating chairman,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002247

Senator Erwin Tulfo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002248

And I'm sure naging kasama nyo rin po

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002249

yung iba sa inyo rito

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002250

na kasama nyo ang ating chairman

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002251

at alam na alam naman po niya yung trabaho

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002252

ninyo sa

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002253

Presidential Communications

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002254

Office at lahat po

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002255

ng attached agencies.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002256

Yung iba sa inyo ay nakatrabaho.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002257

Nakatrabaho ko rin po noon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002258

Salamat po sa inyong servisyo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002259

Secretary Dave Gomez,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002260

Yusek Monilagan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002261

Ito si Sir Mon, mayor pa siya noon

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002262

ng Taitay. Ah, Kainta, rather.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002263

Bata pa ako noon, Sir.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002264

Kilala na kita.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002265

Totoo lang, si

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002266

Senator Erwin Tulfo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002267

Tagal na. More than 20 years

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002268

na po kaming magkilala.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002269

Hindi ka tumanda, Sir, no?

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002270

Thank you.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002271

Tina mo, Sir.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002272

Hindi, wala akong tina pero maganda yung sinabi mo

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002273

Sen Bong.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002274

Sige, magtanong ka lang na magtanong.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002275

Pasalamatan ko muna kayo lahat

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002276

sa inyong servisyo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002277

Lahat po ng attached agencies,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002278

the Bureau of Broadcasting Services,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002279

Bureau of Communication Services,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002280

News and Information Bureau,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002281

Philippine Information Agency,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002282

Radyo, Telebisyon,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002283

Malacanang,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002284

National Printing Office,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002285

iba rin yung APO,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002286

iba yung APO,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002287

Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002288

IBC.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002289

Hindi nyo pa nabenta yung IBC, Sir?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002290

Hindi pa.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002291

Hindi pa po. Pero

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002292

kung gugustuhin po ng ating

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002293

mga namumuno,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002294

we will look at it.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002295

Pero hindi naman po.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002296

May subsidy po, Your Honor,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002297

kaya masasabi po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002298

Tagal ko nang narinig ito na binibenta noon

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002299

pero until now, walang bubibili, Sir, no?

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002300

Sir, no, no, binibenta.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002301

Wala akong bumibili.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002302

Wala akong franchise.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002303

Ang binibenta niyan si DG Catherine De Castro noon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002304

Eh, hirun na po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002305

Matagal ko rin pong kaibigan si

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002306

ang ating PIA,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002307

DG si Catherine De Castro,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002308

tatay pa niya, nanay niya.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002309

Ah, kilala rin po. Kasama rin tayo noon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002310

Go ahead po, Sir.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002311

Sir, we will oblige if the leadership so desires that

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002312

we will mean it will be sold.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002313

Meanwhile, we have to continue operation because

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002314

to sell a stagnant radio station or TV station for that matter,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002315

I don't think it will command a good price.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002316

What we're doing right now, Sir, is

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002317

we're trying to put more value

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002318

to this station

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002319

by opening up more tower,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002320

more and more provincial towers,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002321

in order to attract

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002322

prospective buyers.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002323

Sa, we are producing, I mean,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002324

programs,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002325

to make it more palatable to

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002326

to the viewership,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002327

to the government,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002328

and to prospective investor.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002329

And, we are in the forefront also,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002330

Your Honor, of Mr. Senator

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002331

on fighting

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002332

fake news on the, I mean, fake bloggers

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002333

by coming out with hourly news.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002334

We have

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002335

We have 13 morning, we have 13 sa umaga, we have 13 every hour or breaking news.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002336

And we have only evening news in English that is 13 English, 13 sa gabi.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002337

Salamat, sir. Sayang itong IBC eh dahil wala pa siguro ako sa mundong ito.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002338

Nandiyan na yung ilang years na ho yung IBC 13, sir.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002339

Sir, mahigit nang 50 years. Kaya nga ho, pasalamat kami kay Sen. Chache,

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002340

nagkaroon na ho ng franchise. Nung magkaroon ng franchise, medyo gumanda na ho.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002341

Pagandahin nyo pa, sir. Alagaan nyo po yung IBC 13.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002342

Salamat, [unclear]. Pagandahin nyo po ang IBC 13.

IBC President Jose C. "Jimmy" Policarpio Jr.

asr-002343

Sir, nung dumating po ako, lilima lang po ang tower. Ayon po, labing-anim na.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002344

At tamang-tama talaga yung chairman natin dito dahil mas alam niya yung problema. Tamang-tama.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002345

Sir, tulungan mo naman sila.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002346

Hindi ako.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002347

Hindi ako ang chairman ng communications natin sa committee.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002348

Nag-handle ako ng...

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002349

Malakas yung boses mo rito.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002350

Bukod sa literally, malakas talaga boses mo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002351

Anyway, salamat po President Jose Policarpo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002352

And of course, sa ating PTV, known as PTV4,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002353

now People's Television Network Incorporated,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002354

headed by GM Lino Caetano.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002355

Mayor, sir, magandang hapon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002356

Kahit na hindi ko na nakikita, kahit anino ko sa PTV.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002357

Dati, nandiyan-diyan, makita ko yung sarili ko sa PTV.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002358

Ngayon, hindi ko na talaga makita, sir.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002359

Bakit kaya?

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002360

Baka pwede niyong ma...

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002361

Eh, biro lang po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002362

Okay na po, sir.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002363

Baka mahirap ako sa sumagot.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002364

Natawa talaga si...

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002365

Sir Dave Gomez.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002366

Anyway, gawin nyo lang yung tama, sir.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002367

I mean, yung tamang informasyon na nararapat malaman ng Pilipino.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002368

Malalong-lalo na po yung fake news.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002369

Please continue fighting fake news.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002370

Dahil marami pong nasisirang buhay dyan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002371

Sa totoo lamang po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002372

Yung fake news na yan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002373

Lalo na sa mental health ng mga kababayan natin talagang apektador.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002374

Hindi naman natin maiwasan using itong bagong teknolohiya ngayon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002375

Ngunit, please continue fighting fake news.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002376

And i-promote din po natin yung tamang informasyon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002377

Kahit mas alam nyo po, sir.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002378

Matagal na rin po kayo sa...

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002379

Dito sa media.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002380

Anyway, alam ko po ang trabaho ng PCO.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002381

PCO, rather.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002382

Tagal po akong naging special assistant to the president.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002383

Ito po yung pangunahing katuwang ng pamahalaan sa paghahatid ng malinaw, tama at napapanahong informasyon sa ating mga kababayan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002384

Sa pamamagitan ng PCO na ipaparating natin ang maayos sa publiko,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002385

ang mga programs, pulisiya at mensahe ng pamahalaan upang mas magigit.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002386

Maging mulat, informed at empowered ang bawat Pilipino.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002387

Mr. Chair, the PCO sa NEP for fiscal year 2027 is 2.526 billion,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002388

which is 188.48 million lower than its NGA of 2.715 billion,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002389

inclusive of the appropriations for its attached corporations.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002390

Ang 2.526...

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002391

2.526 billion na ito ay katumbas lamang po ito ng 0.04% ng 7.2 trillion national budget.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002392

Napakaliit po nito ikukumpara po sa responsibilidad ng PCO.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002393

Kumbaga sa cake, yung pie ninyo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002394

Kaya nga ako nag-react na pag-usapan namin ni Sec. Dave Gomez.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002395

Yung sa PSC po, sa sports, napakaliit rin po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002396

Mas maliit yung kanilang approved budget.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002397

Kumbaga sa cake, wala pang icing yata.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002398

Hindi mo malasahan eh.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002399

Dahil sa liit po ng budget ng sports, kasama na rin po ang PCO.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002400

Ngunit ito sa sports, ang karangalang daladala nila sa ating bansa tuwing nananalo,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002401

katulad ngayon sa Asian Games, ay hindi po matutumbasan yung karangalang na ibibigay

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002402

ng ating mga national athletes through PSC.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002403

Sana po, since kayo naman po malapit sa Malacanang,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002404

sana.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002405

Sa mga future budget deliberations, before submitting the budget here,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002406

sana ipaglaban nyo na po na magkaroon kayo ng bigger share of the pie.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002407

Ipaglaban nyo po sa DBM.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002408

Kayo naman, magkakalapit lang opisina nyo sa Malacanang.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002409

Isang lakad lang yan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002410

Para mas malawak ang inyong paggagamitan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002411

Ang pondo at makapagservisyo kayo ng maayos sa ating mga kababayan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002412

Naintindihan ko po ang inyong trabaho.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002413

Nandito po ako para sumuporta po sa inyong budget.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002414

Bagamat isang boto lamang po ako, sumusuporta naman po ako rito.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002415

Basta magamit lang po yung pondo sa tama.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002416

And continue fighting fake news and promote yung tamang informasyon sa ating mga kababayan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002417

Pero balikan ko lang po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002418

Isa lang po ang aking...

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002419

...concern dito.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002420

Agree po ako sa inyong budget.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002421

Suportado po natin yan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002422

Pero sana po...

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002423

I welcome the pronouncement earlier that APO is not seeking a passport fee increase from the public.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002424

But is requesting government subsidy potentially through the DFA to cover rising production costs.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002425

Sana po idaan natin lang ito sa...

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002426

...through government subsidy.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002427

Yun din po ang panawagan ko sa simula pa pumutok yung isyong ito.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002428

Talagang kontra po ako sa pagtaas.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002429

Agree po ako sa inyong lahat sa budget ninyo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002430

Kontra po ako sa pagtaas ng passport fee.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002431

Malaking pahira po yun sa ating mga kababayan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002432

Nakakausap po yung mga OFWs natin nung pumunta po ako sa Asian Games.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002433

Alam nyo, bawat piso, bawat sentimo po ay napakahalaga po para sa ating mga kababayan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002434

Lalong-lalo na po sa mga may hirap.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002435

Yung mga mayayaman, baliwala sa kanila yung increase.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002436

Pero sa mga may hirap nating kababayan,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002437

bawat piso, bawat sentimo ay napakahalaga po sa kanila.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002438

Kaya for the record, tutol po ako sa pagtaas ng passport processing fee.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002439

Huwag nyo po sanang itaas, sir.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002440

Nakamakaawa po ako. Nakakiusap po ako sa inyo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002441

Nasagot nyo naman po siguro kanina na lugi po kayo.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002442

Magpalugi na lang kayo, sir.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002443

Kesa itaas nyo yung presyo ng passport.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002444

Malaking pabigat po ito sa ating mga kababayan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002445

Kung maari, gawan nyo po ng paraan na huwag naman po sana.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002446

Kahit 9.50 nga ngayon, nabibigatan na po sila.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002447

Nakikita nyo yung pumipila.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002448

Sana wala na pong pila sa pag-apply ng passport ngayon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002449

Mas naging mabilis.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002450

Dati makikita mo, madaling araw pa lang pumipila na.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002451

At noon, may mga shortage ng printing ng passport ngayon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002452

Wala na po?

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002453

So tuloy-tuloy po ang inyong...

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-002454

Yes, sir. Tuloy-tuloy po yung printing.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-002455

Wala na pong shortage ngayon.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002456

So wala nang shortage kahit saan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002457

Dito sa Manila and even in the provinces po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002458

So tuloy-tuloy po inyong pag-printa.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-002459

Yes, your honor.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002460

So can we get your commitment po na huwag muna kayo magtaas, sir?

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002461

Yun talagang hinain ng ating mga kababayan.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-002462

Sir, kaya sumulat po kami sa DFA para humingi ng subsidy.

APO Production Unit President Atty. Gil Carlos R. Puyat IV

asr-002463

At hindi po namin ipapasa sa public yung pagtataas.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002464

Kasi kung magtataas kayo ng passport processing fee,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002465

Mr. Chair, mag-object talaga.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002466

Sa floor, kahit mag-isa lang ako, yun talagang i-object ko po, Mr. Chair.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002467

Please lang po.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002468

Actually, for the indulgence of my colleague, Sen. Ergo,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002469

hindi naman daw nila tataasan, there was an assurance,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002470

kundi they would better ask for a subsidy from the government

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002471

through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Sen. Bong.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002472

Sana po yung magawaan po ito ng paraan na huwag po ipasa

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002473

sa ating mga kababayan, yung pabigat po yun sa kanila,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002474

yung pagtataas po ng passport processing fee.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002475

Please lang, sir, huwag niyo pong taasan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002476

Salamat po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002477

Ako po'y sumusuporta po sa ating Presidential Communications Office

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002478

at sa lahat po ng attached agencies.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002479

At bago yan, gusto ko lang po magpasalamat sa inyong lahat,

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002480

sa inyong servisyo sa ating mga kababayan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002481

Ang pakiusap ko lang po sa inyo, unahin ninyo po yung kapakanan

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002482

ng ating mga ordinaryong mamamayang Pilipino.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002483

Yun po, unahin natin.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002484

Just be, ano, ang pakiusap ko rin po sa inyo, just be fair.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002485

Unahin natin ang interest ng bawat Pilipino.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002486

Unahin po natin ang interest ng bayan.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002487

Salamat po and congratulations po sa inyong lahat.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002488

Maraming salamat, Your Honor, on behalf of the PCO.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002489

Makakaasa po kayo.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002490

And if I may echo lang po yung sinabi ng Presidente natin ng APO,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002491

you have my personal assurance po,

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002492

na hindi po namin tataasan yung presyo at ipapass on sa ating mga mamamayan

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002493

yung additional cost to print the passports po.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002494

So, you have my personal assurance, Your Honor.

Secretary David M. Gomez

asr-002495

Thank you very much po.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002496

Salamat po, Secretary Dave Gomez.

Senator Christopher Lawrence T. Go

asr-002497

Mr. Chair, salamat.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002498

Senator Bong, for coming, for joining us.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002499

Thank you even just for a brief moment.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002500

But anyway, there being no more questions,

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002501

the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget of the Presidential Communications Office

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002502

and its attached agencies and corporations is deemed submitted for plenary consideration.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002503

Thank you very much.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002504

And I would like to thank the officials and...

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002505

employees of PCO for their budget briefing

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002506

to the committee.

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002507

This budget briefing is hereby

Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002508

suspended. Maraming salamat po.