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Senate Committee on Finance · October 16, 2026

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Hello everyone,

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to the DepEd family and all the related agencies,

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magandang araw po sa inyong lahat.

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Secretary Angara,

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your classmates here, of course,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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are always happy to see you here. The briefing of the Committee on Finance,

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Subcommittee B on the proposed fiscal year 2027

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National Expenditure Program

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of the DepEd, including its attached agencies,

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is hereby called to order.

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I'd like to acknowledge

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Senators

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J.V. Ejercito and

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Alan Cayetano who are here today.

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We also have other Senators who

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will be arriving soon.

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Oh, Senator Erwin Tulfo

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is also here. Ganda araw, Senator Tulfo.

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Sige, diyan ka na lang.

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Ayaw mo lumapit? Okay.

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Before we begin,

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we'd like to request ComSec BEA

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to acknowledge all of our resource persons today.

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Committee Secretary

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Good morning, everyone. Good morning,

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Mr. Chair, and to our Honorable Senators

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and to the DepEd family.

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Joining us today to present the proposed

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Fiscal Year 2027 Budget of the

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Department of Education, the Secretary,

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Honorable Juan Edgardo

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Sonny M. Angara. With him, we have

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Yusek Fatima Le Panantongan,

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Yusek Edson Byron Casey,

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Yusek Carmela Oracion,

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Yusek Marcelino Veloso,

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Yusek Philemon Ray Javier,

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Yusek Wilfredo E. Cabral,

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Yusek Ronald U. Mendoza,

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and Yusek Rafaelita Aldaba.

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From the DepEd's Attached Agencies,

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joining us today, we have

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Executive Director, Dr. Jenny V. Hoxon

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of the Teacher Education Council,

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Director General Jeremy Barnes

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of the National Museum of the Philippines,

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Deputy Executive Director

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Emil R. Arroyo of the National

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Academy of Sports, Executive

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Director Charisse Aquino Tugade

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of the National Book Development Board,

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Chairperson Luis Pigat-Maitan,

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and Ms. Joelyn Abendan

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of the National Council for Children's Television,

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and Director Josue

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Greg Zuniega of the Philippine High School

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for the Arts. To provide us with updates

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on the status of classroom construction,

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we also invited the Department of Public Works

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and Highways, represented by

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Yusek Lara Maris Esquibil

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of the Technical Services and Operations for External

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Convergence Projects. And to share

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more info on school safety,

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we also invited Mr. Israel

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Diloy of Stairway Foundation.

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Also present today are representatives from the

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Commission on Audit, Supervising Auditors

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Ms. Maria Belinda Bonilla,

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Ms. Edna De Leon, and Ms. Lisa

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L. Vinus. And lastly, from the Department

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of Budget and Management, Director

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Vivian Labastila of the Budget and Management

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Bureau F. That is all, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Salamat, Bea. Magandang araw

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po ulit. We'll have the opening statements

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of our colleagues, but I'll

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begin.

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Magandang umaga po sa ating lahat,

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lalo na po sa mga kasama natin mula

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sa DepEd, sa DPWH, sa

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DBM, pati ang Commission

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on Audit, at sa lahat ng mga resource

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persons na nandito ngayon.

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Noong nakaraang taon,

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pinaglaban po natin

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ang pinakamalaking budget para sa

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edukasyon. Malaking hakbang

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po ito sa ating layunding

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matugunan ang learning crisis

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sa ating bansa, at mabigyan

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ng isang mas magandang

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pagkakataong matuto ang bawat batang

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Pilipino. At ngayong

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pinag-uusapan natin ang budget para sa

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2027, mahalagang

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balikan muna natin kung saan napunta

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at paano nagamit ang

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pondong inilaan noong 2026.

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Alin po sa mga programa

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na ipatupad. Alin ang hindi

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pa naaabot ang kanilang target

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at ano ang mga kailangang ayusin

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upang masigurong ang bawat

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pisong nakalaan ay tunay

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na pinapakinabangan ng ating mga

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mag-aaral at mga guro.

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Dahil ang pagtugon sa learning

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crisis ay hindi po natatapos

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sa loob lamang ng isang taon.

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Kailangan po natin ng tuloy-tuloy

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na pagpupondo,

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malinaw na mga target at mga

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programang may kongkretong

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resulta. At sa

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gitna ng lahat ng mga prioridad na yan,

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nais natin tiyakin

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na nauuna ang pangailangan

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ng ating mga mag-aaral.

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Bago ang mga proyektong maaaring

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ipagpaliban, dapat unahin

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natin ang mga silid-aralan,

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kaligtasan sa paaralan,

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at mga programang direktang nakakatulong

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sa pagkatuto ng mga bata.

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Ngayong umaga, nais po

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nating bigyang pansin ang tatlong

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mahalagang bagay na may

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direktang epekto sa ating mga mag-aaral,

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mga guro, at sa

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kinabukasan ng edukasyon sa ating

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bansa. Una po,

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yung ating push

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for more classrooms,

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our classroom acceleration program.

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Yung budget po dito,

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nung nakaraang, nung taong ito,

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ay 68 billion pesos.

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Malaking

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budget po ito, pinakamalaking budget

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para sa school infrastructure sa

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kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Nais po nating malaman

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nasaan na tayo dito

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at kung gano

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pa kalaki yung classroom backlog.

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Nung una ko pong pasok sa

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Senado, ang backlog po na yan ay

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165,000 classrooms.

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We want to know where we are

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in terms of that backlog,

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at kung ano na po yung plano para sa

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paggamit ng 68 billion pesos

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na ito. Alam ko po,

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nagkaroon ng mga delays

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sa pagpaprocure at paggawa

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ng mga classrooms. Nais po natin malaman

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ano yung ating catch-up plan

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from both DepEd and DPWH.

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We know that there are three

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modalities na ating

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pinag-uusapan. Yung

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LGU-based, yung DPWH-led,

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at yung PPP.

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Nasa na mga ito at ano ang

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expectation ng ating mga kabataan

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pagating sa pagpapatayo

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ng mga classrooms.

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Pangalawa po, pangalawang focus

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area ng inyong chairperson, ang

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ating Expanded National Nutrition

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Program, or the amendments to the

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Masustansyong Pagkain para sa

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Batang Pilipino Act, o yung

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tinatawag nating Libre Pagkain para

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sa Batang Pilipino. We are now

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at the end game

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of this law. Mag-buy

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cam na po ito in two weeks,

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two to three weeks, so we can expect

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that the Expanded National Nutrition

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Program will be done

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before the end of the year. Ibig

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sabihin po, ang budget ng

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2027, saklaw na

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ng Expanded National Nutrition

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Program. For 2026,

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nabigyan po nang

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napakalaki na 27

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billion pesos para sa feeding

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program. However,

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in the NEP and the GAB, this was

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cut down to 11 billion pesos.

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Ang laki po ng

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binawas sa feeding program.

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And take note, wala pa dito

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yung mga reforma sa

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Expanded National Nutrition Program

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na kung saan nais po natin

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mabigyan ng pagkain universally

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ang K to Grade 3.

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This has been a

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focus area of so many of

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the persons here, especially

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Sen. Cayetano has been

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focused on fighting stunting in our

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country. Ito pong National

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Nutrition Program na ito, yung

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libring pagkain ay isang napakalaking

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reforma at kailangan po natin

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itong mapondohan.

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Uulitin ko po, for

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2026, ginawang universal

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ang Kinder at Grade 1

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at about 22 to

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25 pesos per meal.

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Tinaas po yung budget

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to 27 billion. Ang lumabas

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po sa GAB

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ay nasa 11, less than

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12 billion pesos. Ang laki ng slash.

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Ang laki po nang binawas po

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dito. And yet,

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when we pass the law, hindi lang po

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Kinder at Grade 1 yung nais natin mabigyan

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ng pagkain hanggang Grade 3 na.

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So you can imagine ano po yung

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laki ng budget na hahabulin po natin

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kung nais nating makita

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na ang Kinder, Grade 1,

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Grade 2 at Grade 3 sa lahat

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ng public schools po natin

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ay may nakukuhang pagkain.

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Alam ko rin po na mula sa 25

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pesos, kinailangan na rin pong

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itaas to 35 pesos per

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meal. Yun po yung suwisyon

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ng DepEd. Tama naman po ano na yung

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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mabibili natin sa presyo ng

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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bilihin ngayon sa 25 pesos.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Tama lang po na maitaas po yan

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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pero ibig sabihin po, pag tinataas

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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yung per unit price, e baka bungaba

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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naman po yung dami na mga batang

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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makakakuha ng tamang

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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pagkain. So ito po, isa ring

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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focus area na nais po nating makita

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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at nais po nating malaman kung ano yung

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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magiging plano po natin.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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para po dito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Yung pangatlong focus area po ng inyong

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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komite, yung School Safety Act.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Dito po sa Senado, pasado na po

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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ito. Hindi pa rin po ito

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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pasado sa Kongreso pero na meron

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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na po tayong commitment mula po sa ating

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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congressional counterparts

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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to also accelerate the passage of the

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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School Safety Act. Alam po natin

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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na nagkaroon tayo ng

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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mga school shooting at patuloy

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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ang mga kwento ng

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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mga pagbabanta

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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o mga posibleng karahasan sa ating

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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mga eskwelaan. Nais po natin

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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malaman ano yung gagawin po natin

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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dito. Hindi lang naman ito tungkol sa

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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kagamitan. Hindi lang naman po ito tungkol

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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lamang sa mga CCTV

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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at mga metal detectors.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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The School Safety Act is much more

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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than that. It's a framework

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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to really support school safety in our country.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Pero alam po natin na

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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meron pa rin cost ito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Nais po natin makita kung ito

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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po ay nakapondo na po ng maayos

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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for next year. So ito

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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pong tatlo ang focus area

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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ng inyong chairperson.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Bawat po isa sa amin

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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dito may iba't iba rin mga focus area.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So nais po natin malaman

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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kung ito po ay sapat na

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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mapapondohan po natin. Let me

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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say off the top of

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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this hearing, Secretary

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Angara, that I'm

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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hoping that we can get back

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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to 4% of GDP

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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for education

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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as a whole. Nais po po

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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na makita na maibalik po

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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natin ang pagpondo sa edukasyon

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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na umaabot sa 4%

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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of GDP. Sa aming pong

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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computation ngayon, short po tayo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So with the support

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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of the chairman, Senator JV

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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and of course our Senate President,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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even our Minority Floor Leader, Senator Allan who is here,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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nais po natin makita na

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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mapondohan ng maayos ang edukasyon sa ating

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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bansa. Lagi po pong

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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sinasabi na ang

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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edukasyon po ay hindi po

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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dapat napupulitika. Ang edukasyon ay para sa lahat ng Pilipino, para sa lahat ng batang Pilipino.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And much like our measures in the past, alam ko po na kung tayo po yung magsasama-sama at magtutulungan,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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maaabot po natin ang mga hangarin natin ng komiting ito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So maraming salamat, Secretary, and to the DepEd family, and we're looking forward to your presentation.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, does the Senate President have an opening statement?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Or we can ask the Chairman of Finance first?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Yeah, sige. So may we ask the Chairman of Finance for his opening statement?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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We'd like to acknowledge Senate President Gatchalian and Senator Pangilinan as well.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And Senator Pia Quetano as well.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Thank you sa ating pong Vice Chair ng Committee on Finance, Senator Bam Aquino.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Magandang araw po sa lahat dito sa ating makasamahan, to my colleagues,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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to our Senate President, to our Minority Leader, and to my colleagues.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Muli, isang magandang araw po sa inyong lahat, especially to the DepEd family.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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To my colleague, to my schoolmate, and seatmate, former seatmate, Secretary Sani Angara.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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When we began our deliberations of the proposed 2027 National Budget, I called for return to basics,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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which means giving priority to the services that our people need most,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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and ensuring that every peso we allocate delivers meaningful results.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Sa edukasyon, malinaw ang ibig sabihin ng back to basics.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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May ligtas bang silid na paaralan?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Meron ang ating maanak? May sapat bang guro, aklat at kagamitan?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Nakakapasok ba silang busog at handang matuto?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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At higit sa lahat, natututo ba silang bumasa, umunawa, at magbilang?

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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These are the basic questions that must guide our consideration of the Department of Education's proposed budget.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Para sa isang pamilyang nagsisikap maitawid ng araw-araw, malaking pag-asa ang edukasyon.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Umaasa ang mga magulang na sa bawat araw na mapapasok ang kaling anak na daragdagan ang kaalaman at kakayahan nitong bumuo sa mas magandang kinabukasan.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Our deliberations must therefore examine both the adequacy of funding and the Department's capacity to deliver.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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We need clear answers on classroom construction, the timely delivery of textbooks and learning materials,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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and the feeling of teaching vacancies.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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We also need to understand how learning recovery interventions will reach the children who need them the most.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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But we should also recognize the progress that has been made.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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The Philippines' improved performance in the 2025 Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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with gains in reading, mathematics, and science is an encouraging development.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Saludo tayo sa Department of Education.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Siyempre sa atin.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Sa ating Secretary Angara, sa ating maguro at school leaders, at sa ating mga learners dahil sa tagumpay na ito.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Sa kabila ng mga hamon sa ating sistema na edukasyon, may pag-usad tayong nakikita.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Ngayon pa man, maraming pa tayong kailangan gawin at pagbutihin.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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In the past few days, since the Senate received the General Appropriations Bill,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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we've observed that the House version introduces steep adjustments to the proposed budget,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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including reductions in computerization,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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basic education facilities, teacher development, and foreign-assisted projects.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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This morning, that's what we want to find out.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Kaya nga tayo nagkaroon ng budgeteering.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Of course, we would like to hear from Secretary Angara and the Department

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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ano po ang magiging epekto nitong mga pagbawas na ito sa ating programa, main program, sa ating DepEd.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Kaya nga po, kung kinakailangan talaga, ay gagawan nating paraan.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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nung isang taon, we are quite proud that in spite of the floodgate scandal,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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the reforms that were started here in the Senate by then Finance Chair,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Senator Gatchal Yan, gave focus and priority to the Department of Education.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Kaya nga, ang ganda ho, tignan, that DepEd was at the center, talagang pinakamalaking budget.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Kaya nga, ang pagbawas ng 6 billion sa HGAB,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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ang bubusisiin sa umagang ito.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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We must understand what these changes mean on the ground,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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which schools and learners will be affected,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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which commitments can still be delivered,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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and where funding needs to be restored or increased,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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and what concrete results can DepEd commit to.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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When we recognize the scale of the task before DepEd,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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and the dedication of the teachers and persons who keep our schools running,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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sa huli, ang sukatan ng budget na ito ay makikita sa mismong karanasan,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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ng ating mga siyudyante.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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May mga guro bang gumagabay, may kagamitang nagagamit,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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may ligtas at maayos pang lugar para sa mag-aaral,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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at may kaalamang bang nagdadagdag sa bawat taon.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Every peso invested in education must help make that possible.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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With that, I yield the floor to our...

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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subcommittee chair, of course, one of our strongest advocates for education here in the Senate,

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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subcommittee chair, Senator Bam Aquino, to lead today's proceedings.

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Senator Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito

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Maraming salamat po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Thank you, Senator Gachalian.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And then we'll have Senator Cayetano.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Mr. Chairman, I just want to show three slides dahil 2026 ay naging napaka-importante

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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at maraming magagandang nangyari for 2026 in the education sector.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So first of all, nagkaroon po tayo ng isa sa pinakamataas na budget pagdating sa education sector,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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about 1.3 trillion pesos or about 4.36% of GDP.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So ito ay pasok na pasok na doon sa requirement ng international standards na 4 to 6% of GDP allocated to education.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Pero alam ko marami rin challenges dahil isang...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Isa sa pinakamalaking challenges dito ay yung absorptive capacity,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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kung paano gastusin naman itong pondo na ito.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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At yan ang pag-uusapan natin ngayong araw na ito.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Alam ko binabantayan ho ng ating chairman of the basic education, si Senator Bam Aquino,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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yung efficient na paggastos nitong budget na ito.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Pangalawa, and I have to congratulate the Department of Education under the leadership of Senator Sani Angara,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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tayo ang most improved country.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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pagdating sa PISA.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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At napakalaking bagay ito, both for the education sector and also for national pride.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Dahil nung unang labas ng PISA, tayo pinakahuli.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Ngayon, hindi na tayo pinakahuli.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Most improved pa.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So we also want to understand from the Department of Education, yung gains.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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And of course, how to sustain the gains.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Sana tuloy-tuloy na ho ito pagdating ng mga susunod na panahon.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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At lastly, on the local...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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On the local front, yung aral program through the aral law, malaki rin ang improvements pagdating sa literacy.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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1.3 million students in grades 1 to 10 ang nag-improve.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Dati problema natin yung pagbabasa at pagbibilang ngayon ay dahil dito sa aral program,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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ay malaki ang natulungan natin mga mag-aaral na magbasa sila at marunong magbilang.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So we also want to understand how we can sustain this program.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Naintindihan ko na hindi nabigyan ng pondo ito this 2027.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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At yun naman ang aming magiging commitment sa Department of Education.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Dahil kung maganda yung programa, dapat mapondohan para masustain yung gains nitong programa na ito.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So 2026 was a good year for the education sector.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Marami tayong makikitang...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Magagandang nangyayari.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Ang next challenge natin is paano natin masustain itong mga naumpisahan na natin through the 2027 budget.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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So with that, I thank the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Education.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

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Maraming salamat po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Thank you, Senator Gachalian, SP.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Senator Cayetano.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

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Sir Chairman and Mr. Senate President, with your permission, may I yield because Senator Pia has another appointment.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

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And since she formed part of my education, I will...

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

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I will pass first the privilege to...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Senator Pia is recognized.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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Our colleagues know we have some important visitors that I have to attend to.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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I'll make it very brief.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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I just wanted to have the opportunity to greet our Secretary and the whole DepEd team.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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I miss all of you.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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As you know, I defended the DepEd budget and all the attached agencies when the Secretary was our Chairman of the Committee on Finance.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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So just very briefly, well, welcome.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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First of all, and of course, I always tie this into the SDGs, no?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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The Chairman spoke lengthily about stunting and that ties into SDG 2 on zero hunger, SDG 3 on good health and well-being.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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A lot of our health programs are implemented through the schools.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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SDG 5 on gender equality.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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We still have...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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There's so much to say about gender equality, but my biggest issue is how girls are most affected by teen pregnancies.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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Boys are not really...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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They're not really affected by teen pregnancies.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000501

It's the girls who are affected by teen pregnancies.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000502

So we've got to work harder on that.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000503

And then SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000504

Of course, the foundation happens in basic education.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000505

And I'll add SDG 11 on safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and communities.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000506

As we talk about safeties in the schools, this really affects the entire environment, the entire communities.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000507

So I also want to emphasize...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000508

On the importance of future-proofing our education, the Secretary and those colleagues of ours who've been around since 2019,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000509

I've been harping on this for a long time.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000510

So now, when I started talking about the future of education, having a futures-thinking mindset, it was kind of vague.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000511

But now that AI is here, I think it's more...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000512

It's something easier for us to grasp.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000513

And so the challenge is really how to use AI but not let it take over the lives of our children.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000514

I'm not here to lecture, but I'm here to listen on how we are engaging with this new development,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000515

how we can maximize this as a tool for our teachers, for our tool for those who are working in terms of planning,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000516

the supervisors, the principals, and so on and so forth.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000517

And I also, again, again, since 2019, want to emphasize in as much as we want,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000518

we obviously want to see our children reading well and doing math.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000519

The four Cs, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communications.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000520

I started speaking about this around 2019, but now with AI threatening to take over so many jobs,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000521

it's more important than ever because that's where we now have to make use of this different skill set.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000522

And then my last point is early childhood education.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000523

I'll ask more questions about it later.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000524

But I feel like it's an area that we can improve in.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000525

I'm a little bit worried about it now officially being transferred under DILG.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000526

I understand the practicality of that.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000527

I do get a little bit involved in Taguig and I see how in a city that focuses on education and will spend resources on it,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000528

then it is a good thing.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000529

But I really need to understand better how the national government,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000530

can help those LGUs that may have less resources and worse,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000531

those that may have some resources but don't choose or do not understand the importance of early childhood education.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000532

So in Taguig, they have focused on, I say they because I'm not involved in the budget or the planning,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000533

on...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000535

hiring teachers, and this is not the case in most of the daycare centers.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000536

You live with what you can, whatever's there.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000537

And they're not necessarily teachers.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000538

And this is the formative year.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000539

So Secretary, I think we need to find out what your thoughts and ideas are on this.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000540

And I'll leave it at that.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000541

I'll come back after this important meeting and listen.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000542

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000543

Salamat, Senator Pia.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000544

Senator Erwin Tulfo.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000545

Thank you.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000546

Thank you rin, Senator Erwin at Senator Kiko.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000547

It's okay.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-000548

Kasi siya lang naman yung sinisingitan ko, eh.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000549

It's alright.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000550

It's alright.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000551

No problem.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000552

Good morning, Mr. Chairman, fellow senators and our officials from the Department of Education.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000553

As we deliberate on the proposed 2027 budget of DepEd,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000554

I would like to emphasize three priorities that deserve our urgent attention.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000555

More classrooms, computers, and safer schools.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000556

Una, kailangan nating patuloy na tugunan ang kakulangan sa ating mga silid-aralan.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000557

Hindi po dapat patuloy na nagsisiksikan ang ating mga estudyante sa mga silid-aralan,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000558

o lumakad ng kilo-kilometro para makapasok lamang sa paaralan,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000559

o napipilitang mag-aral sa mga pasilidad na hindi naman angkop sa kanilang pangangailangan.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000560

We must prioritize classroom construction, especially in areas where shortages are most severe,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000561

so that every Filipino child has access to a decent learning environment.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000562

Second, and equally important,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000563

is the safety of our children inside school premises.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000564

The recent school shooting incidents in school grounds are a painful reminder

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000565

that schools must be places of learning, not places of fear.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000566

Our children should never have to worry about their safety while pursuing their education.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000567

Na makatitiyak po ang isang magulang na makakauwi lagi ng ligtas ang kanyang anak mula sa paaralan.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000568

Ikatlo at panghuli, may mga mag-aaral po tayo, lalo na sa mga liblib na lugar,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000569

na hindi pa po nakakakita ng computer o hindi marunong kung pa paano gamitin ito.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000570

As our lives intertwine with cyberspace,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000571

our children, particularly in the barrios,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000572

should be introduced to the information superhighway and to the artificial intelligence or AI.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000573

Kaya nais po natin malaman kung ano mga programa at pondo ang inilaan ng DepEd

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000574

at ating bigyan ng importansya para palakasin ang school security,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000575

improve emergency response, provide psychosocial support,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000576

and prevent violence within our schools and computer equipment in every classroom.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000577

As we review this budget, let us remember that education is not simply about building classrooms and hiring teachers.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000578

It is about

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000579

building a future for our children and ensuring that they are safe while doing so.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000580

Because every peso we allocate must translate into better classrooms,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000581

better learning conditions, and safer schools for every Filipino child.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-000582

Thank you and I look forward to a productive budget hearing. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000583

Thank you, Senator Tulfo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000584

Two of the three priorities ni Senator Tulfo, same as my priorities.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000585

So for today, we talked about the classrooms, school safety,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000586

the computerization budget which was slashed by the House.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000587

We talked about teen pregnancies, which is also, I know it's one of the top problems for our youth.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000588

I'm sure Senator Kiko will join me in talking about the feeding program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000589

So marami pong focus areas.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000590

But my understanding is that the Secretary has,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000591

a few slides to start us out.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000592

So, oh, yes, Senator Allan.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000593

With your permission, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000594

May I follow the President of the Senate President?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000595

Just three slides.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000596

And follow his President in first and foremost thanking God for the DepEd family,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000597

headed by our favorite, of course, Senator Sonny Angara.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000598

With him, it's always sunny, never rainy.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000599

Nabanggit na ng Senate President

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000600

yung PISA results and sana many, many more and much more good news to come. Four percent

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000601

of GDP sa 2026

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000602

budget, of course, whole of government iyan,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000603

including our Senate President who was Chairman of the Finance Committee noon.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000604

And 30 to 40% increase in the students' reading proficiency

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000605

for remediation program.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000606

I'm sure if I approached you earlier

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000607

for a list of good news,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000608

napakarami.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000609

And unfortunately sa hearings,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000610

we really talk about problems

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000611

rather than the good news.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000612

And our children deserve that naman.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000613

So sa first slide,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000614

it's a problem,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000615

but I don't think it's something

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000616

we'll debate about.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000617

Sa first slide,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000618

I just want to show that

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000619

from the 4% with the TESDA,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000620

CHED, and SUC's budget

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000621

with DepEd at 3.3%,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000622

then with CHED, TESDA,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000623

and SUC at 4%.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000624

Mas mabilis yung slide

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000625

pag Senate President.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000626

Pag minority, medyo natra-traffic

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000627

ata yung slide.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000628

But the slide will just show

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000629

the NEP and the GAB.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000630

Unfortunately, from 961 billion

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000631

in the GAA of 2026,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000632

we now have 916B in the NEP

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000633

and 910 in the GAB.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000634

I think that's why our chairman,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000635

J.B. Ercito, stepped out.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000636

He knew I was going to ask him,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000637

where do we find the 50 billion?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000638

At least,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000639

because nakakaya naman

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000640

kung ang ibibigay natin kay SECSANI,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000641

961 lang.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000642

Kung 961 na last year,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000643

dapat at least 962 or 963

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000644

ang ibibigay natin.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000645

Wala pa yung slide?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000646

Sa office ko pa?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000647

May problem sa booth.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000648

Sige, okay lang.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000649

The second one, SECSANI,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000650

and dear chairman,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000651

nabahala lang ako,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000652

kasi if you look at the DepEd EMISD

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000653

graph on the enrollment,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000654

we went from

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000655

22.6 million

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000656

noong 2019

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000657

to 22.7 in 2020

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000658

to

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000659

just as the pandemic was easing,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000660

di ba,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000661

in 2021 to 2022,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000662

24 million students.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000663

2022,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000664

22,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000665

24 million.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000666

But in 2023, it started going down drastically.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000667

23.2 million na lang nag-enroll.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000668

In 2024 to 2025, 22.5 million na lang nag-enroll.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000669

Hindi po minority ang nagsira ng equipment natin.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000670

So, yun yung first slide.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000671

I think this is obvious to all of us.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000672

And siguro, Seksani, what we can do to help is look for the 51 billion.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000673

But you have to help us.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000674

Where is it most needed?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000675

So, sa next slide.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000676

In 2024, the enrollment was 22.5.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000677

This year, 25 to 26, 2022.1.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000678

So, parang pababa ng pababa yung enrollment.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000679

And maybe at my turn later on, I'll show you the slide of the national average.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000680

But sa barn, 8%.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000681

Ang drop-out.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000682

You know, if you look at the stunting rate,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000683

that lumalampas ng 30%, halos umabot ng 40% sa barn.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000684

Tapos, you look at the drop-out rate,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000685

it's a recipe of disaster in the next 5-10 years in barn.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000686

So, I do know that there's a limitation, not limited,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000687

limitation on what we can do given the autonomy.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000688

But I do know that there's...

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000689

They're always looking for partners, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000690

Last slide.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000691

No, not the drop-out.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000692

Sa school-based feeding.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000693

Sa school-based feeding, from 25 billion in 2026,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000694

it's, sa gab natin, it's 11.43.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000695

I won't talk about that because the chairman, Senator Baum,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000696

said he will discuss it thoroughly.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000697

So, the point I want to make, Mr. Senator,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000698

Secretary, and I believe your father was one of those who,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000699

like my father,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000700

pounded it into our heads, di ba, na

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000701

if we keep doing the same thing and expecting different results,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000702

it won't happen, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000703

In fact, Einstein calls that stupidity.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000704

But what our parents pounded into us is that

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000705

sometimes you have to have a radical change.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000706

And during President Pinoy's time and Senator Angara,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000707

Ed Angara,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000708

was that radical change because it was called for in the world, okay?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000709

Having said that, after the pandemic,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000710

naiwan talaga tayo sa spending, pati sa classrooms.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000711

So, we have to make a radical decision.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000712

Do we fully fund K-12?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000713

And if we do that, we might have to add not 50 billion,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000714

but maybe another 500 billion.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000715

And I don't know where you get that.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000716

Or do we take the hard decision of taking out muna one year,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000717

K-11 or K-10 tayo,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000718

and focus...

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000719

Focusing where it's needed to be focused.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000720

Let me just state that thought, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000721

Having said that, may I add to the recommendation

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000722

of the three modes of classrooms.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000723

Mr. Chairman, you said, di ba yung...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000724

LGU-based.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000725

LGU-based.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000726

DPWH.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000727

DPWH.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000728

And PPP.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000729

In my consultations with LGUs,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000730

new schools are easier than school-based.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000731

The buildings.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000732

Because sa school buildings ngayon,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000733

gigiba ka pa nung iba,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000734

or between DPWH and DepEd and the local funds,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000735

but if they find a half a hectare or a hectare or even smaller

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000736

and design a new school going up,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000737

may I ask if...

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000738

may I propose later on na

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000739

you consider like a lump sum,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000740

like a package, a new school package,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000741

whether it's 100 million, 500 million,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000742

that you offer LGUs where it is very crowded and there are two or three shifting, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000743

So meaning, we'll say, for 200 million, you have to have at least ganito karaming classroom for new school.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000744

Sila na bahala lahat. They'll look for the land, they'll clear it, they'll put it up, etc.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000745

That might be just really much faster.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000746

And if you look at the population growth in Central Luzon, Metro Manila, and Calabar Zone,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000747

I mean, everyone's here, new schools are definitely needed.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000748

My last point is really to address the threat, and I do know everyone's doing this.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000749

So like sa stunting, but going back, if yung feeding project, kalahati yung tinanggal,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000750

how do we address that stunting?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000751

Disabilities, you know, unintended consequences.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000752

When Mayor Lani became Mayor ng Taguig, her intention was to cut the lines in the health center.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000753

Kasi dinoblay yung budget ng gamot, ganun pa rin yung lines.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000754

Dinoblay na naman yung budget, ganun pa rin yung lines.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000755

So when she started delivering the maintenance medicine, high blood,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000756

and iba kahit sa chronic like sa hika, in house to house, diniliver, nabawasan yung lines.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000757

So naiwan sa lines mga bata.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000758

But when they started fixing up the clinics and doing the eye and ear check up in the schools,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000759

hindi lang nabawasan.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000760

Hindi lang nabawasan yung lines sa health center.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000761

Many, many teachers and parents discovered that their children weren't slow learners.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000762

Especially those in grade 1, grade 2.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000763

It's that they had poor eyesight or problems with hearing.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000764

So I do know it's a good suggestion, but where do you get the money?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000765

But just like APECO, which was a, I'll end with that.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000766

There are sometimes one thing that changes everything.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000767

Di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000768

Aurora is beautiful, but when APECO came, it changed the economics.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000769

Di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000770

Tagig, binabaha, et cetera, it was really prayer, dedication to God.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000771

When BGC came, nag-iba.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000772

Di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000773

When call centers came to the Philippines, suddenly hindi lang OFWs.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000774

So there has to be this one thing that can be done in 2027.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000775

And I'll remind Senator Angara something.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000776

Something that had an impact on me, Secretary Angara.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000777

When he was a new senator, binitbit niya ako sa dinner ata yun with the British Embassy.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000778

Because nga of the, yung mag-amang Senator Angara,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000779

have a lot of background and projects and work with the United Kingdom.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000780

And there was a military expert there, if you remember.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000781

And he was telling us, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000782

When they were saying that may decline na yung empire of the United Kingdom,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000783

and they had to scale down the military,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000784

the first thinking was really, how do you not do it?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000785

Di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000786

How do you maintain your bases in Singapore and the other colonies?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000787

How do you have more money?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000788

How do you have your economy?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000789

But as time and technology changed,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000790

they said, no, it's not about bigger, it's also about smarter.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000791

Di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000792

Mas mission-oriented.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000793

And he told us a couple of things like,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000794

like halimbawa, the next war.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000795

This was,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000796

2011 siguro, or 2010 ka na-elect ka, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000797

Yeah, 2013.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000798

So 2013, 2014 ito.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000799

And they were telling us na the next war,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000800

and this was 12 years ago, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000801

We will be a lot cyber.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000802

So they converted many of their units to, you know,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000803

having so much equipment, so much people, so much bases.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000804

So sabi nila na, if you look at our military now,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000805

they can argue that it was as good,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000806

as when the height of the empire,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000807

but it's much more leaner.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000808

So let me leave that challenge to all of us, to all of us, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000809

Hopefully, we can increase your budget by 50, 60 billion.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000810

But even given that limitation,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000811

how do we improve drastically our education system,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000812

given the limited funds?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000813

So what are those best ideas?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000814

And I hope it will come out here in the Senate,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000815

especially led by our chairman,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000816

who's dedicated so much time and energy on this.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-000817

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Secretary.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000818

Thank you, Minority Floor Leader Alan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000819

Secretary Angara, we'll give you time to do your presentation.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000820

I know it's brief, no? It's not that long.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000821

Because I'm sure the senators will have their questions, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000822

So, just in my notes,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000823

feeding program, classrooms, computerization,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000824

school safety, teenage pregnancy, dropout rate,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000825

K-12 concerns, RL program, and SPED.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000826

A lot of things we will tackle.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000827

So, please give your presentation.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000828

I'll begin the questions.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000829

We'll do the rounds.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000830

I'll do it impeachment style.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000831

I'll do five minutes per senator

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000832

so we can do more rounds.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-000833

So, Secretary, you have the floor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000834

Maraming salamat, Mr. Chair,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000835

our Chair for Education, Senator Bam.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000836

Of course, I'd like to greet our senators

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000837

led by our very dynamic and brilliant Senate President,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000838

Senator Wynne Gatchalian,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000839

also a huge champion for education.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000840

Senator Kiko Pangilinan,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000841

Senator Erwin Tulfo,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000842

of course, our Minority Leader,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000843

Senator Allan,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000844

and our Chair of Finance,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000845

Senator JV,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000846

and our former Chair, Senator Pia,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000847

and kung meron man online.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000848

Magandang umaga po.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000849

I'll try to abbreviate yung ating remarks.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000850

We just have 20 slides,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000851

but we'll try to go through them very fast

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000852

para makapunta na tayo dun sa mga tanong

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000853

ng mga ating magigiting na senador.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000854

But at the outset, Mr. Chair,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000855

pasalamatan lang natin,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000856

kailangan namin ang ating Senado

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000857

and of course our President

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000858

for the huge support for this year.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000859

And it's really a very historic

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000860

or watershed budget in a sense.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000861

And I know it's a tough act to follow.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000862

So I don't envy your position going forward

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000863

in trying to balance all the competing interests.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000864

So maraming salamat for this opportunity,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000865

Mr. Chair, Mr. President.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000866

So with your permission,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000867

just a brief five-minute audio-visual presentation

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000868

which can breeze through the,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000869

kasi sa daming projects,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000870

this will start it off.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000871

With your permission, Mr. Chair.

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asr-000872

Sa nakalipas na dalawang taon,

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asr-000873

may mga pagbabagong nagsimula

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asr-000874

ng maramdaman sa mga paaralan.

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asr-000875

Sa early age niya,

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asr-000876

kahit napakahaba nung name niya,

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asr-000877

alam niya na po paano magsulat.

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asr-000878

Ilala niya na rin po lahat ng letters

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asr-000879

at lahat po ng sound.

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asr-000880

Wala po sa pinakamalapit na public school

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asr-000881

yung track na gusto ko.

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asr-000882

And yung voucher naman po,

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asr-000883

nakakalesan po siya ng financial burden

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asr-000884

ng family ko.

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asr-000885

Ang kumot niya may anim na laso.

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asr-000886

Noon po hindi po po marunong magbasa,

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asr-000887

nahihiya po ako.

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asr-000888

Tapos yung marunong magbasa,

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asr-000889

hindi na po maghihiya.

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asr-000890

Tapos masaya na po ako.

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asr-000891

Dahil po sa bago classroom ako,

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asr-000892

mas enjoy po ako mag-aral

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asr-000893

ng mabuti para magiging doktor paglaki.

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asr-000894

Kung ngayon na may internet na ang school,

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asr-000895

mas natututunan nila yung lessons nila na mabilis.

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asr-000896

At sa mga visual learners namin,

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asr-000897

nakikita nila using internet

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asr-000898

kung paano yung mga lessons na-apply sa totoong buhay.

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asr-000899

Isa lang naman ang kagustuhan po ng bawat guru.

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asr-000900

Yan ay maiangat ang mga kabataan.

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asr-000901

Naniniwala po kami na ang mga batang Pilipino

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asr-000902

ay talagang tunay na

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asr-000903

matatalino.

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asr-000904

Napaka-fulfilling po sa feeling na

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asr-000905

grabe, nakaka-contribute po ako sa international level na assessment

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asr-000906

to prove na meron talaga quality education sa Pilipinas

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asr-000907

and also merong improvement when it comes to teaching, learning,

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asr-000908

and also applying those learning.

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asr-000909

Kapag mas matibay ang simula,

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asr-000910

mas maraming pagkakataon ang nagbubukas.

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asr-000911

Mas maganda kasi po yung new curriculum.

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asr-000912

Lalo natin naman po pag itating namin sa graduate school,

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asr-000913

may tinatawag na doorway option.

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asr-000914

Na pwede kaming kumuha ng isang elective subject kung gusto namin po.

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asr-000915

Maganda siya para sa akin kasi nakakatulong po ako sa pamilya ko

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asr-000916

and I'm currently now a makeup artist po.

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asr-000917

Pero walang batang umaabot doon ng mag-isa.

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asr-000918

Kailangan niya ng gurong may sapat na oras at suporta.

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asr-000919

Kasi full load, daming gawain.

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asr-000920

Misal na pero kailangan ko pa rin tapusin.

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asr-000921

Pero ngayon naging mas magaan,

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asr-000922

mas nakapokus na ako sa aking tungkulin bilang guro sa mga bata.

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asr-000923

Sa wakas po, mapapagaan po nito ang aming trabaho

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asr-000924

at makakapag-focus po kami sa pagtuturo po namin.

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asr-000925

Siyempre, nandyan yung number one band paper.

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asr-000926

Ink for printer namin.

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asr-000927

Kahit pa isa-isang bilihan o.

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asr-000928

Pag binilang mo at pinagsama-sama, marami din siya at malaki talaga.

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asr-000929

We are grateful na nanagdagan yung teaching allowance namin

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asr-000930

kasi malaking tulong para sa gayon

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asr-000931

mas maturuan at maibigay namin yung pangangailangan ng mga bata.

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asr-000932

At hindi lang trabaho ang kailangang gumaan.

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asr-000933

Kailangan ding magaroon ng pagkakataong umunlad ang guro.

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asr-000934

Ngayon ay nakikita na rin namin ang aming landas

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asr-000935

para sa aming growth or pagunlad.

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asr-000936

Along-along na sa aming paghanda.

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asr-000937

There are times na nakakalimutan rin namin yung sarili naming well-being,

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asr-000938

sarili naming health.

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asr-000939

With this medical allowance,

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asr-000940

nagkaroon kami ng pakiramdam na the government is also looking at our physical well-being.

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asr-000941

At sa paralan, ang pag-aalaga ay hindi nagtatapos sa pagtuturo.

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asr-000942

Sa hirap talaga ng buhay ngayon, talagang masasabi ko napakalaking tulong

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asr-000943

para sa ating mga magulang ng feeding program na iyon.

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asr-000944

Minsan, may mga bagay na hindi mo kayang sabihin sa parents and friends mo

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asr-000945

at nakakagaan po ng loob kapag may taong nakikinig at may concerns sa iyo.

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asr-000946

Bilang magulang, kampante kami dahil hindi lang natututukan ang kanilang pag-aaral,

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asr-000947

kundi ang kanilang kaligtasan.

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asr-000948

Kahit may sakuna, kami ng mga guro at mga bata ay alam na po,

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asr-000949

yung mga paghahanda at dapat gawin.

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asr-000950

Sa katunayan, may mga safety measures na po kami.

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asr-000951

At para magawa ito, dapat maihatid ang mga pangangailangan ng bawat paaralan.

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asr-000952

Ang maganda yung epekto, mabilis at saka maayos.

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asr-000953

yung dating ng mga learning materials sa school.

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asr-000954

Kasi nagiging masaya yung mga estudyante, yung mga teachers.

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asr-000955

Ang daming tumutulong sa ating paaralan,

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asr-000956

yung ating mga stakeholders na laging nandyan

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asr-000957

para tumulong sa mga needs ng school.

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asr-000958

Pero mas napapadali ang pagtulong kapag sentralisado

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asr-000959

at malalaman na mismo kung anong pangangailangan ng paaralan.

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asr-000960

Mas panatagpo kami ngayon dahil ramdam namin

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asr-000961

na ang bawat piso ay nagagamit ng tama

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asr-000962

at napupunta talaga sa edukasyon ng mga bata.

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asr-000963

May mga nasimulan na at mas marami pa tayong gagawin.

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asr-000964

Edukasyon pa rin ang siyang pangunahin nagtataguyod ng kakayahan.

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asr-000965

Kung kaya ito ang nangunguna sa listahan ng administrasyong ito.

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asr-000966

Kaya malinaw ang susunod na hapbang,

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asr-000967

ituloy ang nasimulan

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asr-000968

at palawakin ang naaabot.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000969

Thank you. Maraming salamat, Mr. Chairman, Mr. President,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000970

Distinguished Senators.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000971

And karamihan ho nung programang na ipakita dun sa video

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000972

ay nabigyan support na po ng ating mahal na Senado.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000973

And both the President, Senate President,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000974

and the Vice Chair of the Subcommittee have been chairs of EDCOM

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000975

or are chairs of EDCOM.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000976

And we'd like to acknowledge the work of EDCOM.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000977

Dr. Yee is there behind you preparing some very difficult questions.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000978

But nonetheless, we'd like to acknowledge the gains made

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000979

and not many people know how much reform has been passed

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000980

in such a short amount of time.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000981

And we're very thankful.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000982

Papasalamat ko kami sa Senate.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000983

Next slide, please, would show the budget utilization rate.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000984

So, of the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000985

So, of the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000986

So, of the allotment for 2026, 1.01 trillion,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000987

we have a 4...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000988

As of September 15, we have a 54.36% obligation rate

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000989

and a 91.2% disbursement rate over obligation.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000990

Mr. Chair, next slide, please.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-000991

This is the 2027 proposed budget based on the General Appropriations Bill

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or GAAP, 967.2 billion, broken down with the...

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with the respective attached agencies,

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the National Book Development Board,

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the National Council for Children's Television,

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National Museum of the Philippines,

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the Philippine High School for the Arts,

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the Teacher Education Council,

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and the National Academy for Sports,

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totaling the 969.79 billion,

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which is 6.17 billion down from the National Expenditure Program.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Mr. Chair, next slide, please.

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Yan, this was just a summary of the...

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of the...

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of the...

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of the DepEd proper and the attached agencies broken down

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for including the NEP, the GAAP, the GAA,

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and the 2027 NEP and GAAP figures, Your Honor.

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So, you will see on the rightmost columns,

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the red figures represent that it is difficult to follow up

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the 2026 year, 2026 budget because it was so, so generous.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, many of the figures are in red, indicating a decrease, Mr. Chair.

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Next slide.

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Next slide, please.

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This slide shows the comparison between the 2026 GAAP and General Appropriations Act

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versus the 2027 General Appropriations Bill.

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Again, the rightmost side shows the decreases in parentheses in red, Mr. Chair.

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Next slide, please.

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So, this slide would show the General Appropriations Bill highlights,

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and they're divided into four quadrants, so to speak.

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So, ando dun po yung personnel

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improvement.

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The expanded career progression is also a reform that has been championed

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by His Honor and the Senate President and this body.

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So, it's getting an unprecedented level of funding at 12.09,

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and we'll be able to promote 135,000 personnel.

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The capacity building continues, and the RL tutors,

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this is something long awaited by our people in the field.

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Next is the education and system improvement,

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So there's 6.4 billion for textbooks and instructional materials, plus these a loan for learning upgrade support, 9.4 billion, and then our special education programs for inclusive education including SNED, IPED, madrasa, multi-grade would total 2.78 billion.

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And the third area is improving the learning environment. So for 3,800 classrooms, that would total 13.4 billion. Repairing 11,000 classrooms, 7.3 billion. ICT solutions and capacity building, 2.6 billion. That was cut. 3.1 billion was cut from that.

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One point, additional security guards for 500 billion was just an addition made by the house.

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Then in the area of learner support and well-being,

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Mr. Chair, nabanggit ninyong nutritious meals for kindergarten down from this year, as you mentioned, to 11.4 billion.

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And then yung voucher grantees naman, 2.47, 40 billion rather. I think ito din nagdagan ng 1.9 billion ng house in line with the bill you have sponsored on the K-6 expansion ng vouchers po, Your Honor.

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Tapos yung sa...

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bagong hire na school counselor associates and SDO counselors pursuant to the law, the mental health in basic education, which the Senate President sponsored and his honor also championed, 801 million.

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Next slide, please.

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Next slide, please.

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Itong school-based feeding program natin, diyan pinapakita yung impact evaluation ng ating school feeding program, which you really helped dramatically raise.

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Your Honor, this body helped raise the funding for.

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So, itong kita, before feeding for school year 2024-25, makikita ho sa kaliwa.

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Pagka nung tinimbang ho yung ating mga bata, 1.73 million ang severely wasted and wasted.

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Then yung sa kanan niya, after feeding, naging 680,000 na lang.

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So, mahigit sa isang milyong bata ang natanggal dun sa...

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wasted or severely wasted, Your Honor.

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Bukod doon, syempre yung well-documented din yung benefits

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in terms of learning gains and in terms of attendance, Your Honor.

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So then in the same, the one on the right also shows the benefits

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from the feeding before and after for the next school year, Your Honor.

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So yung effect po ng reform ninyo is increasing the beneficiaries

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of the feeding program by 1.2 million, 3.4 to 4.64, Your Honor.

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And of course, we'd like to acknowledge also the reforms

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under the Sagip-Saka law authored by Senator Kiko Pangilinan.

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We're trying to move towards increased local procurement.

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And Senator Kiko has been helping us with pointing out

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who are the cooperatives in various areas that they work with

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in his capacity as chair of the Committee on Agriculture.

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So nagpapasalamat.

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Kamatu kami doon sa tulong.

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And we're really trying to procure locally also,

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not only to reduce the carbon footprint,

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but also to keep our farmers and cooperatives alive and thriving, Your Honor.

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Next slide, please.

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So ito pong, we were asked by the committee, Mr. Chair, Mr. President,

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to prepare some scenarios for ito pong yung various scenarios

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because we were given a GAB-level budget of 11.4 billion.

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This covers, as the chair mentioned, 25 pesos per meal

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for 3.7 million learners for 120 days.

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So this includes universal kindergarten and then pursuant to our feeding law,

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severely wasted and wasted for grades 1 to 6.

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And adolescent mothers pala.

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This is also a reform pushed by EDCOM to cover those who are expectant mothers.

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So itong, there are four options here, Your Honor.

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Your Honor.

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If you choose 180 days at 25 pesos per meal,

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if you go for 120 to 180,

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that will require the following amounts.

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For universal kinder, 3.7, additional 9.5, and so on and so forth.

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Of course, the most ambitious here would be to move to 30 pesos at 200 days,

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which is the full school year.

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That would require an additional 46.6 billion.

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So that's there.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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It's quite a costly investment.

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But I saw former Economic Planning Secretary Habito talking about it on a show the other day

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that this is one of the biggest investments we can make as a country.

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Although maaring hindi natin makita kaagad yung resulta,

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definitely yun ay nagawa ng mga progressive mga bansa.

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So again, thank you to this body for the support on that

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and for any support that may be forthcoming.

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Next slide, please.

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The Chair also mentioned school safety and security.

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So nag-issue ho tayo ng panibagong DepEd Order No. 006 Guidelines on Ensuring a Safe and Motivating Learning Environment.

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So bukod dun sa tighter security measures sa ating mga eskwelahan,

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more CCTV cameras, more metal detectors, improved fencing, more security guards,

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nandun din po yung mental health and safety.

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Support, psychological support sa ating mga bata.

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Learner support in the form of sports, scouting, school clubs.

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Meron tayong national and regional telesafe hotline.

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Nag-hire na po tayo ng 5,400 school counselor associates.

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Again, pursuant to the law passed by this body, the Mental Health in Basic Education Law.

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So kami nagpapasalamat dun dahil well-documented din ang EDCOG 2 yung kakulangan.

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Ito po yung sistema natin ng mga guidance counselors.

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And this has proven to be a good workaround, institutional.

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Otherwise, dead-end hood talaga tayo dito.

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But now, we gave an oath to hundreds of school counselor associates yesterday.

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And they're very young. They're in their 20s, fresh graduates.

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And they look very excited to help our learners.

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Thank you to this body for that.

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Next slide, please.

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Ito po yung updates on incidents of school violence.

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Of course, nabanggit din yung tatlong insidente.

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Sa Tacloban, sa Sambuanga, sa South Cotabato.

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Well, our injured learners have all been discharged.

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And really, lost in the news sometimes are the heroic efforts of some of our students

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that prevented further loss of life, Your Honor.

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So binigyan natin ang parangal.

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Binigyan din ang Boy Scouts of the Philippines ng parangal yung two learners natin

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sa Tacloban at saka sa South Cotabato.

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So, again, this incident also highlighted the need for greater psychological first aid,

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mental health awareness.

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So, going forward, ang gusto po natin is mas marami tayong matrain

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ng mga teachers natin or educators sa larangan po ng mental health and psychological first aid.

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And we're thankful to the DSWD, DOH for helping us, assisting us, and many in the private sector also.

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So, for assisting us here.

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Next slide, please.

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Nabanggit ni Chair yung infrastructure budget.

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Again, unprecedented ho ito.

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Ang total infrastructure budget is 89.5 billion.

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New construction, 65.9 billion.

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Repair, 7.7 billion.

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And others, yung others po, yun yung nasa kanan ho.

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Nakalista doon school furniture, quick response, completion, mid-rise building, gabal doon.

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Library hub.

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Detailed engineering leasing, health facilities, inclusive learning centers, alternative learning systems, CLCs.

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So, yun po ang breakdown nun.

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And the next slide will show the implementation of such.

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As mentioned by the Chair, broken down ho ito.

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So, 6,000 doon sa target classrooms natin ay under DPWH.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And andi dito po si Yuse Clara to detail the program.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, ito po yung progress of this budget.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Then the LGU-led implementation is 10,671 classrooms representing 37 billion.

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Ito po ay covered by 437 MOAs or memoranda of agreement, Your Honor.

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Tapos meron tayong learning continuity spaces, yung dating temporary learning space.

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Meron tayong last mile schools, 515 classrooms for 3 billion.

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Deped acquired schools, 140 classrooms.

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Totaling 18,950.

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Ito po yung total nung new construction, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And ang na-obligate po natin dito is around 60%.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And with a disbursement of 37.

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The DPWH-led implementation, as mentioned, covers 6,000 classrooms.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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We've transferred 3.75 billion as the first transfer, 2,500 classrooms.

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Sa LGU-s po.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yeah.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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We've covered 81 provinces, 127 cities, and 229 municipalities, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And they're in various stages of procurement.

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Next slide, please.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, ito po yung just detailing the coverage of the generous funding given by this body.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, 100% of provinces, 100% of cities, and 84% of municipalities are covered by the infrastructure.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, as to the budget that you have very generously provided us, Your Honor, I am told it's now 91%, sorry.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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But naging kahapon 84 lang.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Anyway, it's now...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Ninety-one percent ang?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Ang coverage of municipalities, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Okay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, it's really what you have done, Your Honor, is really cover practically the whole country, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Sorry, can I be clear lang? 91% of municipalities have a new or have classroom construction already?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Have partaken of either a new classroom or a repaired classroom or a Gabaldon building or a alternative learning center or an inclusive learning center.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, yung budget na binigay niyo po sa amin, yan po ang na-cover niya.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, it's spread all throughout the country. It's not concentrated in one place. That's what it means.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Just to clarify, can we go a previous slide, Secretary?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, since the total here is already 65.4 billion, ibig po ba sabihin yan na meron ng MOA or nakalista na sa DPWH yung lahat ng pupondohan nating classroom based on the 2026 budget?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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May naiwan pang konti.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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May naiwan pang konti.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But the total here is already the allocation.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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About 4 billion will still be accounted for.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Because ang nangyayari ngayon, minsan nagkakaroon ng aberya dun sa local government, humihingi sila ng adjustment.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, we're preparing a reserve for...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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It's like a buffer.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Like a buffer for all of those.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But more or less, for 2026, na-identify na natin anong municipality, anong klase.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Anong facility, anong klase in classroom.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Kung 1, 2, 3, 1 story, 2 story.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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That's already identified.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, we will end the year knowing specifically where these classrooms will be built.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And they are in process of being procured and built.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And timeline-wise, and I'll ask you si Clara later, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But for the LGU-led and the DepEd-led, our expectation is that these classrooms will be built by...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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What?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Month next year, Secretary?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Hindi natin masabi, Your Honor, because they're different types.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, I think of the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yung mga requiring demolition, you're expecting at least a 2 to 3 year horizon for those.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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But yung mga simple...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Like yung learning continuity space, yun yung to respond to typhoons, et cetera.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Nakatayo na yun.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Those were put up in maybe 1 to 2 months.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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But the more permanent structures, you're talking maybe 1 to 2 years minimum, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, hopefully, since nagsimula na naman ito, before the end of 2027, most of these will be built.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Most, yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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I'm putting you on the spot, Secretary, para may commitment ka to everyone.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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I'm given an assurance by...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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By Yusek Cabral?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Or which Yusek ang nag-assure po sa inyo dyan?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yusek Cabral.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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But Yusek Ron is also involved.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Maraming yung involved.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yusek as a KP.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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A lot of people working.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yusek Pete is also involved.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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We'll go into this in two more.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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We'll go into detail during my portion.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But para lang maklaro, kasi honestly, we highlighted this in the 2026 budget.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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People are wondering nasa na ito, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, most of these have been...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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All of these have been identified.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Is that fair to say?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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I think 90...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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I would say 97, 98% are identified.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Opo, opo, opo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And therefore, it can create expectation already from our children and from their parents na pag sinabing naka-identify na, may matatayo nga.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Pinoproseso yung mga mua.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Pero ang tanong na lang, kailan ito physically mabubuo?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Is that correct, Secretary Sani?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Tama po kayo, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Now, as you know, EDCOM is building a tracker for this.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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I hope DEPED can continue supporting that tracker para even yung completion ng mga classroom na ito,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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maging transparent rin sa ating mga kababayan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Because some of these will be done in 170 days, 200 days.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Some of these will take more than 300 days.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, kung malinaw na at maging malinaw,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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at least klaro sa taong bayan, klaro sa amin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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sa napunta itong 68 billion pesos.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Now, for the benefit of everyone listening also,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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the budget is good for two years, correct?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, the budget that we allocated for 2026 is still live in 2027.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And we would like, maybe by plenary,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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sana you could give us an assurance of what percentage of this will be completed by next year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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I'm sure, medyo huli na patapos na po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Hindi na po ito makakompleto this year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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I think that's safe to say.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, by next year, ano yung schedule of completion?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And we're hoping, of course, that the majority, if not the greater majority of these classrooms will be finished by 2027.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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We'll come up with an estimate, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay. Thank you for that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Please continue.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Next slide, please.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, of course, ito po yung additional portion.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Ito na yung wish list portion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Opo, opo, medyo malaki-laki po siya.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Buti lang po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Sen. Gatchalian, Pangilinan, and Tulfo are here.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Sen. Hercito, to be fair,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Secretary, kapag kami-kami nag-uusap,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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ang una naming pinag-uusapan is how to bring this budget back to 4%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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It's our shared goal na mabalik natin ito to 4%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Of course, we know maraming competing interests po dito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But we will do our best na mataas po natin ito.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Go ahead, po.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Magandang layunin po yung 4% po talaga kasi yun talaga yung benchmark.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And it's a minimum.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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It's 4% to 6%.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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It's the recommendation of UNESCO, actually.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, medyo suntok sa buwan, ho.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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But ito po nga, 147.9 billion, including our attached agencies.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, for learning recovery, the ARAL has not received any allocation.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, we're asking for 15.6 billion, 1.9 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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1.09 billion is the honoraria for teaching overload.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Kasi hindi po makaka...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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If the ARAL tutor is a teacher,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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they will not be entitled to the additional compensation

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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unless it's an overload pay,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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they have to go do it over on top of the 6R required by the Magna Carta Law for teachers, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, there is training for DepEd tutors of 1.75 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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External tutors compensation, yung mga hindi naman DepEd teachers, 928 million.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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ARAL resources, kasi nagpiprint po tayo ng resources, 4.6 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Summer program, 1.2 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Learning recovery and remediation consultation, 6 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Ito po yung mas malaking bagay pag pinakain po.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Mayroon natin at binigyan natin ng food allowance, yung mga teachers natin.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And just a small amount or 94 million for program management, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And then we have the Bayang Bumabasa Initiative, led by EDCOM, 50 million.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And for personal improvement, we have 52.1 billion with the teachers, the PDOs.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And all of this is the vision of our president na talagang yung mga teachers makapag-concentrate sa pagtuturo.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Kaya lahat ng school sana, mayroon tayong project development officer, mayroon tayong admin officer to sit.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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yung mga non-teaching-related tasks, sila na po ang gagawa.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Then we have benefits and personnel support, yung overtime pay,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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terminal leave benefits, laptops for teachers and staff, teacher training.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And for improving the learning environment, we have infrastructure for classrooms,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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classroom repairs, last-mile school buildings, pursuant to the law you passed,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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50 Gabaldon restorations, pursuant to the Gabaldon law,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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disaster preparedness, that I think we're really looking at that,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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seeing how many disasters have hit us in the past few years.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Textbooks and instructional materials, ito po yung nirecommend ho ng EDCOM na

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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bawat bata merong workbook, merong textbook, bukod sa textbook, may workbook siya na pwede niyang sulatan

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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at pwede niyang iuwi at hindi na po ipapasa-pasa sana.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Ibang batch.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And of course, we're asking for additional for security guards, for metal detectors,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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for perimeter fences, Your Honor, which were not really included in the budget previously.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Next slide, please.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Ito po yung second page, learner support and well-being.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Sa feeding, there is an additional request for 16 billion pursuant to what you mentioned,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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to have greater coverage ng Key Stage 1.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Then for the vouchers, there's an additional request for 3.5 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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But in fairness to the House, they granted us the 1.9 billion pursuant to the bill that you have passed, Your Honor, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So various programs, learner support programs for sports, for the Palarong Pambansa,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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for mental health and guidance counseling, totaling 13 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Inclusive education, which EDCOM 2 has been forging.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Inclusive of special needs program, madrasa education, indigenous people's education, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And then governance and innovation.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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This is the PQF, the Philippine Qualifications Framework, which USEC-ALDAB has been leading and really advancing,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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especially in terms of ASEAN and syncing with the world qualifications.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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We're playing catch-up here.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And of course, the AI, you mentioned, it was mentioned by...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Senator Allen.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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We have an e-care, the AI center, the education center for AI research, which is unfunded right now.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So we're asking for funds for that, among others.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And then next slide, please.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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For our attached agencies also, meron din silang mga request.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So the NBDB or the Book Development Board is requesting an additional 186.5 million for readership promotion, policy development, book fairs, research and advocacy.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And of course, we recall the Philippines was the featured country.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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The Frankfurt Book Fair, which really gave a higher profile to our publishers.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And I think really, binuhayan talaga yung book industry natin.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So I think many of our book authors, animators, book publishers are really very excited about the future prospects.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And sana ma-sustain natin ito, riding on the momentum generated by Chair Cherise during the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And of course, supported by our senators, Senator Loren, Frankfurt Book Fair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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The NCCT or the National Council for Children's Television, andito ko si Sir Luis, asking for 61.8 million for child-friendly, educational, and values-oriented TV content.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So ito po, siguro mahalaga ko ito, given the need to inculcate values going forward.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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National Museum of the Philippines, Director Barnes is here, and they're asking for an additional 255 million for digital transformation, public access, museum engagement, and component museums nationwide.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Of course, dumadamin.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Meron po yung National Museum branches natin, so they'll need additional funding for that, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Our Philippine High School for the Arts, dito po si Sir Greg.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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For Campus Rehab, I visited it. It's such a beautiful structure, Mr. Chair, if you have a chance, sa Los Baños.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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It's a National Artist Lindy Locsin structures, but many are in disrepair, in a state of disrepair, kasi siguro they are 40, 50 years old, but really beautiful structures na huge potential na kung ma...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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ma-repair po natin, and we can really inject, and of course, really produce many of our very talented artists in dance, painting, sculpture, etc., Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So they're asking for 161.5 million for rehab of the campus, largely.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And we have our National Academy of Sports, which is supported by many of our senators under RA 11470, asking for an additional 580 million.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So they're asking for an additional 498 million for salaries, teacher education, and many other things.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, I hope you get a chance to visit sa Tarlac.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Alam po ni... nabisita na po ni Senate President yan many times, and we're thankful for the support, and hoping it can be supported going forward.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Riding on the successes of our athletes in recent competitions.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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And finally, the Teacher Education Council, under... also created by the law of the Senate President, RA 11713.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So they're asking for an additional 498 million for salaries.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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education, and graduate scholarship, and regional hubs, which are mandates of the law.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Your Honor, Ili Jenny Hoxon is here with us.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, yun na po ang ating presentation.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Salamat po sa ating mga mag-eating senator, Mr. President, Mr. Chair, sa inyong suporta.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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At alam namin, hindi madali ang inyong trabaho.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Pero umaasa ho kami at humihingi ng tulong sa inyo para sa 2027.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Maraming salamat.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Thank you, Secretary Angara.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Maraming salamat.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And thank you for your presentation.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, I will ask my questions, then we will have Senator Gatchalian, and then Senator Tulfo, then Senator Pangilinan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Sige, let's begin.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, maybe we can use your slides, Secretary Angara.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Could we go to the...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, my first three areas are on the classroom, school safety, and the feeding program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But you've clarified many things, so ano lang po ito, follow-up na lang ito, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, the board...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Booth, can we go to the slides on...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Maybe we can start with the classrooms.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, unang-una, Secretary.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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In the video, may naka-identify na 23,000 classrooms completed.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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When were these done?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Or does this include the target of 18,950 from this year?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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These are those which were completed as of October of this year, and began as early as 2022, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, yung cut-off niya is when it was completed.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, yung funding year niya is several years.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Could be 2022, could be 2023, could be 2024.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, 23,000 classrooms were built from 2022 to 2025?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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That's correct.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Completed.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Completed.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, maaaring nag-start previously, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Maaaring napondohan earlier than 2022?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Maaaring, ho.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Maaaring.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But, okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Because if you remember last year, remember in that hearing, Yusec Lara was there.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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We knew that the completed classrooms of 2025 was less than 200, right?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Diba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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For 2025.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, these were done in 2022.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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2022.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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2022?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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I think there's a long, really a long, I don't know what you call it, gestation or

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Construction period ho. Kasi from validation to bidding to completion, it's really 2 to 3 years for one classroom.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay. So, potentially, these were classrooms funded in 2020, 2019, 2018, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Well, not really. I recall during the pandemic, wala ho tayong masyadong funding.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, 2020, 2021, very minimal ang funding ho natin for classrooms.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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But maaaring could be even previous kasi natenga during the pandemic ho.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, nag-continue na lang ho afterwards.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Because we were, we had the longest lockdown.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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So, we were out of school. We were doing study from home for over 2 years.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And we didn't really build during that time, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Wala po. Kasi nire-direct ho sa ayuda ho yung classroom funds that time.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Yusek Ron is here. Are these still the PPP schools? Or would you know, Yusek Ron?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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No, I think the PPP schools, Your Honor, natapos na yung 2022.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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I think, but a lot of, maybe some. May konti na lang ho.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Okay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Pero yung last payments for the Aquino PPPs were 2022.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay. So, definitely not the PPP during the Aquino administration.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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There was some classroom construction done during the Duterte administration.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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This is possibly, possibly that, right?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yung iba ho. Mga maaaring na umpisa.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Pero na-complete na lang ho. It's really hard to track the,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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because there's a different construction timeline for every area ho.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay. I'm only asking because we've always started with 165,000 classrooms.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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It's always been our number.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But with the 23,000 completion, does that mean that we're lower by, we're now at 140,000?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Around. Thereabouts. 142,000.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Para we can also update our figures, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

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Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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O, sige. So, anyway, si Carol naman is here. I'm sure he's behind me, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Napifil ko yung presence. Nandiyan ba siya?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Napifil ko yung presence niya.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Maybe by the plenary secretary, we can drill down para even in our statements,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001452

in our,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001453

in our speeches,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001454

we can clarify what the gap is at this point, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001455

Yes, Yusek C., would you want to add anything to the discussion?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001456

He's mentioning some classrooms even took five years, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001457

Baka dati kasi nga pandemic, natenga yun ng pandemic.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001458

Basta huwag nating ulitin yun, Secretary, na five years to yung pondong ito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001459

Dapat one year, gawa na talaga siya.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001460

Okay. So, let me go back to the classrooms.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001461

May we see by the plenary,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001462

the list,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001463

the plan for the 65 billion pesos from the DPWH and from the LGU-led and DEPED-led.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001464

We would like to see by the plenary, the list of the classrooms.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001465

Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001466

So, we can also publish it, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001467

And at least the, not just the mayors, but even the parents and the children,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001468

alam nila, meron ang expectation of where these classrooms will be built.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001469

Yusek Lara, could you give us an update on the DPWH-led classrooms?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001470

Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Secretary, and the Honorable Senators.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001471

For the 6,000 classrooms for DPWH in the 2026 fund,

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001472

we've advertised 7 billion, around 2,000 classrooms.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001473

And then we're at post-qualification, finishing post-qualification,

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001474

and short of award or awarded for 1.87 billion, which is 533 classrooms.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001475

I'll just say here already,

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001479

We've been encountering quite a few failure of biddings.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001480

They've been concerned with the costing of classrooms with fuel price increases.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001481

So, they were a bit market-sounding, gave us some feedback that it was quite low,

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001482

but we're repackaging it to be more attractive to prospective bidders.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001483

We always just repackage it in order to minimize, extend spending on mobilization.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001484

So, we cluster it in a better location.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001485

More strategic locations.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001486

But yes, we've been encountering, Senator, quite a few failure of biddings.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001487

Is it correct, the MOA that you signed was worth about 20 billion pesos, right?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001488

Tama, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001489

Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001490

Around 20 billion.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001491

6,000 classrooms.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001492

Okay, so...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001493

1.4 billion, yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001494

Sorry?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001495

21.4 billion.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001496

21.4.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001497

So, of the 21.4, Yusec Lara,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001498

ilan doon yung meron ng bidder at meron ng gagawa?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001499

At ilan doon yung di pa kayo nakakapaghanap ng bidder at gagawa?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001500

1.87 billion.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001501

We have bidders, prospective bidders, well, already submitted bids.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001502

And some are already NTP or short of award.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001503

And then 7B, 2,000 classrooms were advertised.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001504

We've had attendees in our pre-bid conference, but still no assurance on if they will submit.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001505

But these are ongoing.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001506

Okay, but that's 1.8, is that correct?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001507

1.8.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001508

1.8 out of 21.4.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001509

Yes, only that...

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001510

Amount is successful in our...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001511

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001512

That's very low.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001513

That's a low...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001514

That's a very low amount, ang baba niyan, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001515

So, kasi my understanding with the LGU-led is the MOA's are already there.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001516

So, pinaproseso na po yan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001517

Is that correct, Secretary Sani?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001518

So, yung natirang 40 plus billion na yan, meron ng identified yan ng mga LGUs?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001519

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001520

Correct po, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001521

Tama naman, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001522

Tama po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001523

And some of them, these are in different stages.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001524

May mga ilan, advanced na, meaning nag-groundbreaking na, kasi may nag-groundbreaking na yun akong napuntahan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001525

May mga iba, nagba-back and forth pa dun sa final designs, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001526

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001527

Is that correct?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001528

Yes, that's correct, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001529

In fact, there's some under construction already.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001530

I've seen it in Region 8.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001531

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001532

Has there been any feedback with regard to failing bid?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001533

Or difficulty in completion of the schools?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001534

Kasi ako, wala akong naririnig.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001535

Wala pa, pero kasi ina-anticipate nung ibang LGU and they ask for a cost adjustment, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001536

Okay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001537

So, we have a 10% ban na pagpasok dun, ginagrant na namin automatically because we acknowledge that, as mentioned by you, si Clara,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001538

meron na iba na talaga yung presyo ng mga kagamitan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001539

Yes, in fact, in the last hearing that we had, I was surprised that your price was still that low

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001540

considering nag-Iran war na, nagtaas na yung presyo ng mga bansang.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001541

Bagay-bagay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001542

So, you've adjusted, but there are still no takers.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001543

We've adjusted.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001544

Actually, Senator, the 7 billion, we have prospective bidders, but still around 2 to 3 weeks of remaining procurement time.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001545

So, 7B, some of these were already advertised again or advertised a second time, and we've already come up with prospective bidders.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001546

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001547

If by the, and I don't know, is there a DBM representative here?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001548

Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001549

Yes, ayan si ma'am pala.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001550

Ms. Labastilla.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001551

Nag-moa na ho sila, pero kung hindi ito ma-fulfill, pwede pa bang ibalik yan sa DepEd?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001552

Pwede pa ba po?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001553

Pwede po ba yun?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001554

Kunyari, hindi nila matapos by the end of the year, you si Clara.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001555

Anyway, ikaw naman nagsabi, 1.7 out of 21.4 lang palang nabibid nila.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001556

Pwede pa bang ibalik yun sa DepEd?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001557

Pandagdag dun sa LGU-LED?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001558

Is that possible?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001559

Kasi alam ko na transfer na to, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001560

Malipat na siya.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001561

Is that correct, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001562

Ah, no, it's with DBM pa rin?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001563

The funds transferred is only 7 billion.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-001564

We haven't transferred 13 billion.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001565

Okay, can I ask Director Vivian, pwede pa po ba yung, kasi remember we had a hearing,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001566

ang sabi natin at the end of the year, chicheck natin anong kabayo yung pinaka mabilis at efficient.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001567

PPP ba ito?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001568

DPWH led ba ito?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001569

Or DepEd and LGU led ba ito?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001570

Di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001571

And we're already there.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001572

Nandito na tayo sa end of the year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001573

Nakikita natin anong gumagalaw, anong di gumagalaw.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001574

Is it still possible to allocate it in a different way, Director Vivian?

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-001575

Magandang umaga po, Mr. Chair.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-001576

Yes po, since hindi pa naman natatransfer din yung cash.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001577

Sige.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001578

Our plenary is end of November.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001579

If I'm not mistaken, November 24 or 25.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001580

End of the year na yun.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001581

Di ba, end of the year na yun.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001582

Baka maganda yun si Clara.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001583

Kung wala pa rin talagang bidder,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001584

can we please consider that Seksani with Sek Vins and with Secretary Kim of DBM,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001585

can we still talk, can we consider that if that's another month from now, Yusek Lara?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001586

Kasi kung di talaga yan gumagalaw, doon na tayo kung saan gagalaw.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001587

We will accede to what the committee wants.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001588

No, it's actually an executive already.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001589

It's not our call anymore, SP, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001590

Hindi natin call ito kasi na-allocate na po natin ito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001591

It's really an executive decision at this point.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001592

But I hope we can have another update by the plenary, Secretary Sani.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001593

We'll probably ask Secretary Vins also during the plenary for DPWH.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001594

Pero considering October na,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001595

my simple math is 5%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001596

Parang 5% pa lang yung napapabid out ninyo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001597

8%? Okay, 8% pa lang napapabid out ninyo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001598

92% pa yan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001599

Doon natin siya ilagay sa kabayong.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001600

Huwag na dun sa kabayong hindi gumagalaw, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001601

That's my take, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001602

And I hope you can discuss that.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001603

Just a qualification on what we've said, Mr. Chair, with your permission.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001604

I was told by our Yusek for Finance that yung transfer na 7B,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001605

hindi na po pwedeng ibalik sa amin yung funds na yun.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001606

Okay, so we're talking about the balance.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001607

Yung 13 na lang siguro.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001608

Pero yung 7, kasi nasa treasury na ho daw yun.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001609

13 billion, ilang libo yun?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001610

Ilang libo yung classroom pa yun?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001611

Napakarami pa siguro nun, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001612

Several thousand.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001613

Several thousand.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001614

Mga 4,000.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001615

That's 4,000.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001616

Yeah.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001617

So please consider that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001618

Kung hindi talaga kaya, doon tayo sa gumagalaw, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001619

Okay?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001620

Please consider that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001621

Secretary Sani, so 8950, so the commitment of DPWH,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001622

the commitment of DPWH is 13,950 classrooms.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001623

Correct, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001624

Kasi 8950 ito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001625

We'll leave.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001626

We'll leave the 6,000 to DPWH, so 3950 is the commitment.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001627

Ang tanong na lang kung magagawa ba ito by 2027 or 2028?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001628

That's correct, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001629

Okay, and correct to say that 97% of this, nasimulan na?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001630

In various stages, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001631

Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001632

Nasimulan?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001633

Basta nasimulan?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001634

Na-identify?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001635

Yes, yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001636

Okay, so we've identified them.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001637

We're in the process of finalizing the MOAs.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001638

Yung iba nag-groundbreaking na.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001639

Yung iba nag-go back and forth pa.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001640

Apo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001641

Correct, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001642

Correct, ko.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001643

Okay, sige.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001644

So can we please, because by the way, pagdating ng plenary, I'm the one defending you.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001645

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001646

So tatanungin rin ako nito eh, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001647

So I hope we can have an update by November.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001648

Of course.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001649

I think we're November 24, ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001650

November 24, ang plenary ng DepEd.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001651

And to also support your chairman to defend this, please help us.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001652

Please continue.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001653

I know that in the last few months, you've been really fast-tracking all of the MOAs, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001654

Sana tuloy-tuloy po ito para pagdating ng November 24, kapag kaharap na natin yung buong Senado,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001655

we can really defend this budget, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001656

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001657

We will do that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001658

So for 2027, we have 30 billion allocated for the classrooms, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001659

And I take it that this will move faster than 2026.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001660

Is that correct, Secretary Sani?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001661

Well, I think we still have time to do.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001662

Early procurement.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001663

So if we have certainty as to the number, if we know it's not going to go down anymore,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001664

we can commence early procurement.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001665

But we did that in 2025, Your Honor, and the number changed at the BICAM.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001666

So nasira ho yung early procurement activities namin.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001667

Because hinati yung inalat for classrooms.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001668

So the early procurement was for not, but that would have saved several months.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001669

And that was construction time.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001670

So by January, ma-award na sana yun.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001671

So, okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001672

Yung list of classrooms natin, I'm assuming naka-priority ito, di ba, by area.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001673

So may mga hindi tayo na hahagit, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001674

So meaning, kunyari, kung ang priority ng isang lugar, 50 classrooms,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001675

but they probably submit a list of 70 classrooms or even more.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001676

Meron hung gano'n.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001677

Di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001678

So meaning, yung identification nitong next batch should be easier already

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001679

because we already have all the data.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001680

Yes, and we have the validation.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001681

The validation is in a more advanced stage also, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001682

Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001683

We don't revalidate every year naman, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001684

The validation that we did for this year is good for next year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001685

It should be, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001686

It should be, right?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001687

So the identification of these 30 billion should be faster also.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001688

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001689

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001690

There's a suggestion among the senators which we can take offline also.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001691

If we need to identify, considering we already have all the data

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001692

and all the submissions and as being former chairman of finance,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001693

you know that we also have all these folders, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001694

Senator JV, may isang...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001695

Opsiya na yan, worth of folders at this point.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001696

Would it be better, and maybe I can ask DBM also,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001697

would it be better to identify the areas

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001698

or would you suggest we still give it to DepEd to have that leeway?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001699

I understand kasi this year, ang laki ng allocation and it was a big jump,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001700

so it was almost impossible to identify it by December of 2025.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001701

But for 2027, the data is there already.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001702

We can already identify.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001703

Would it make sense to identify the 30 billion?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001704

I-specific na siya?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001705

Or would you suggest to just keep it broad?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001706

Maybe not down to the school level, Your Honor, because in the past, that was done.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001707

But because of issues on the ground, whether legal questions or ownership issues,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001708

may mga schools na hindi natuloy.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001709

So then that money could no longer be transferred or used for other projects.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001710

So just to...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001711

That would make our life easier than we just follow.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001712

But of course...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001713

There is a cost to that and that is the inflexibility, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001714

Yeah, so you're suggesting we just continue the process?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001715

Or provide what area should be prioritized, last mile schools or those with double and triple shifts, as you mentioned.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001716

Those with the highest congestion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001717

So we can include that in the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001718

Maybe a general qualification that allows for a certain degree of flexibility, Your Honor, would make sense.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001719

Director Vivian, do you agree?

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-001720

Mr. Chair, yes, we respectfully agree.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-001721

With Secretary Angara.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001722

Okay, thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001723

Okay, sige.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001724

Let's leave the classrooms for now.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001725

Let's go to the feeding program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001726

So ito naman...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001727

Um...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001728

This is a LEDOC, as Secretary Sani knows and the Senate President knows, this is a LEDOC measure.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001729

And the feeding program is probably one of our biggest contributions to decrease our learning gap.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001730

Kung mapondohan po natin ito at ma-implement natin na maayos,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001731

many of our issues in our schools should be solved.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001732

Or this will help in a big way yung mga problema po ng mga bata pag-ating sa pagtuto.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001733

So may I ask, Secretary, or baka si Yusek Cabral might want to be the one to answer,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001734

the huge jump in the budget, sir, kayo yun diba? Kayo yun sa feeding program, right?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001735

Ah, si Asik Roger po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001736

Ah, si Asik Roger pala yun.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001737

Sorry, medyo magkalupalay kasi na konti.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001738

Sorry, Yusek Cabral.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001739

Asik Roger, you may ano?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001740

Pwede kayong sumingit dito kung gusto nyo kay Yusek Ron, if you wish to answer.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001741

May I know, what were the biggest challenges?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001742

Kasi ang laki po ng jump ng pondo in 2026 sa feeding program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001743

Were you able to properly absorb it, distribute the nutritious food?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001744

Para lang guided po kami.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001745

Kasi ako, personally, sasabihin ko right now, intention ko talaga to really push for the increase.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001746

Especially that we have the...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001747

the Expanded National Nutrition Program or yung Librim Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act in the works.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001748

In fact, it's almost done.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001749

Nasa BICAM stage na po ito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001750

So, could you help us, Asik Roger?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001751

Yung naging malaking talon sa pondo ngayong taon,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001752

were you able to successfully implement the feeding program as stated in the GAA?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001753

Kasi sa GAA po, Universal K, Universal Grade 1 at 23 pesos.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001754

25 pesos.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001755

Were we able to implement that this year?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001756

I see that we have gains eh, diba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001757

So, I'm sure there's a level of implementation we were able to do.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001758

But, could you help us, Asik Roger?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001759

Yes po. Good morning po, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001760

Allocated na po siya.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001761

Tapos, ang kaibahan po ngayon is that nasa division office na po yung pera.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001762

So, kung mayroon tayong 220 na kabayo, lahat na po ito tumatakbo ngayon.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001763

So, lahat na po ng division ay nag-iimplementa po.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001764

Ng feeding program.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001765

Pero, different po yung phasing nila.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001766

Kasi may naon ang nag-procure.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001767

Mayroong nahuli ng konti.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001768

Pero, lahat na po sila tumatakbo.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001769

Yung difference po ngayon, Mr. Chair,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001770

kasi mayroon, may ringgan mo kami ng 1 billion for the central kitchen.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001771

So, ito po ay for ano na po?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001772

For downloading na po yung pondo.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001773

Kasi na-approve na po yung design no, yung central kitchen.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001774

So, more than 200 central kitchen po ang i-build natin ngayon.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001775

That will increase our provision of ano po?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001776

Of hot meals.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001777

So, lahat na po ay nag-iimplementa ng universal kinder, saka universal grade 1.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001778

And then, including po yung mga pregnant mothers, pregnant learners,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001779

saka yung young mothers also na nasa high school.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001780

So, for the record, Asik Roger, lahat ng skulahan ng DepEd

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001781

nag-iimplement ng universal kinder at grade 1 ngayon.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001782

Yes, po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001783

Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001784

And you did that from which months of this year?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001785

Nag-start po yung...

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001786

Yung feeding po na by August or September.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001787

Okay.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001788

Nag-start po yung...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001789

So, tama. It took some time to do the procurement.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001790

It took some time kasi ang laki nga nung talo natin, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001791

Pero as of today, we are successfully implementing this program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001792

For the record.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001793

Yes, po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001794

Okay, congratulations.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001795

Now, kung idadagdag po natin yung grade 2 at grade 3,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001796

kasi yun po yung pinakalaman ng reforma,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001797

K to grade 3 yung magkakaroon ng pagkain,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001798

kakayanin ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001799

ng DepEd at ng systems po ninyo

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001800

na hanggang grade 3 ay napupondohan po

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001801

at nabibigyan ng pagkain araw-araw?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001802

Kaya po, pero mayroon lang po kaming request.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001803

Sige po.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001804

Kaya po, kailangan lang po namin ng tao

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001805

na mag-iimplement sa baba.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001806

Kasi po, ayaw na naming ipasa sa teacher yung

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001807

pagmamanage ng feeding

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001808

dahil nag-i-increase na po yung capability natin

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001809

na magbigay ng hot meal

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001810

because we are building kitchens.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001811

So, kailangan po natin ng mga...

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001812

additional manpower sa schools

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001813

para po ma-manage ng maayos po yung feeding program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001814

We can...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001815

Anyway, madalas naman tayo nag-uhusap, Asik Roger.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001816

We can talk offline

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001817

and maybe for the plenary,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001818

we can have better numbers also.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001819

Now, hindi naman lahat mag-centralize kitchen, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001820

Tama ba ito na the larger percentage

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001821

will still have the nutritious food product

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001822

but for some areas that the LGU can handle it,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001823

you will do the hot meals?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001824

Yes, po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001825

Ano yung ratio niyan?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001826

Ratio of areas or schools doing hot meals

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001827

and ratio of areas doing the nutritious food product?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001828

Previously po, last year,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001829

nasa 83% po yung purely nutritious food packs po.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001830

Pero ngayon po, dahil marami ng kitchens,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001831

bumaba na po yan substantially yung

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001832

nag-implement ng purely nutritious food packs.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001833

Pero po, ang marami ngayon, Mr.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001834

Chair, yung combination.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001835

So, mayroon pong, marami pong school

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001836

na nag-implement ng

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001837

two days

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001838

nutritious food packs

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001839

and

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001840

three days na hot meals.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001841

So, depende po sa strategy ng

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001842

school, binigyan po natin sila ng

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001843

leeway to strategize

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001844

how to implement yung combination po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001845

And whether hot meal siya or nutritious

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001846

food product siya, parehas pa rin yung presyo, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001847

Yes, po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001848

The budget for last year was 25%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001849

Now, we want to increase it to 35 pesos.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-001850

Sa gap po, is 25 pa rin.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001851

Ah, okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001852

So, major, major computation po ito, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001853

So, please help us with the computation.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001854

And in the same way na

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001855

the Senate President was Chairman of Finance at that time,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001856

supported and pushed the increase in the classroom budget

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001857

and the school feeding budget,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001858

we're hoping that we can do the same for the school

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001859

feeding budget this year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001860

And paniniwala po namin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001861

ito yung isa sa pinakamalaking reforma

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001862

na pwede natin gawin.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001863

And if we're able to implement it well,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001864

I expect that in three to six years,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001865

our learning

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001866

gap problems

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001867

can be mitigated.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001868

Do you agree, Secretary Sonny?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001869

100 percent, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001870

Thank you. Sige.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001871

For my first round, although mahaba na itong first round ko,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001872

on school safety, very quick lang.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001873

Alam ho natin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001874

na hindi lang naman kagamitan

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001875

ang nagdudulot ng school safety.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001876

In fact, if you look at the School Safety Act,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001877

and Secretary Sani was kind enough to be here

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001878

when we sponsored it

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001879

here in the Senate,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001880

ang laking bagay talaga dyan,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001881

yung training ng mga teachers, parents,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001882

and student leaders, diba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001883

So, are we already implementing that?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001884

The training for the parents

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001885

and the teachers

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001886

and the student leaders

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001887

so they can identify yung mga parents,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001888

yung mga possible problems.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001889

Later on, we have our friends here from Stairway,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001890

they can help us also,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001891

but we'll tackle that later on.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001892

But currently, Secretary Sani, ginagawa na ba yan?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001893

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001894

In fact, kaagapay,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001895

we're being ably assisted by Stairway.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001896

We're very thankful because

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001897

originally, yung intention ng kaagapay

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001898

sa academic performance, nakatungon

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001899

huyon, nakatingin huyon.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001900

Pero because of recent events,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001901

we realized it's the perfect vehicle

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001902

to do the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001903

palakasin yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001904

pag-uusap, yung ugnayan

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001905

with the families

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001906

and the guardians, etc., Your Honor,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001907

para ma-realize that many of them

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001908

really are unaware of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001909

what's happening on social media.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001910

And to be honest, kami rin,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001911

we were caught up back yung nihilistic violent groups.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001912

It was our first time to hear about them

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001913

a few months ago

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001914

in lieu of the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001915

takloban, the first shooting, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001916

We didn't realize how wide they were,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001917

how organized they were,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001918

Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001919

Yeah, and they're a real threat, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001920

It's a real threat,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001921

not just in the Philippines,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001922

but across the world.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001923

Opo, kaya nakikita natin,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001924

may copycat events in Thailand,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001925

in Turkey, in the last few months, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001926

So, Secretary, so,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001927

we're implementing these

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001928

programs, interventions for the

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001929

parents, teachers, the student leaders,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001930

and the students.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001931

But we also need the equipment, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001932

So what I would like to see

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001933

for the plenary

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001934

is

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001935

itong percentage na to

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001936

over, or yung denominator natin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001937

yung mga school,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001938

schools na kailangan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001939

Because, you know,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001940

we visit a lot of schools.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001941

There are some schools

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001942

in, outside of the city center

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001943

na maybe 200 students.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001944

Maybe in those areas,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001945

the need for a CCTV is not as much.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001946

I saw that you already allowed

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001947

the TANODs to support the schools, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001948

There was a, I saw it in a press release,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001949

I think.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001950

So that's a great idea.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001951

Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001952

So baka in those areas,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001953

di naman kailangan ng security guard.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001954

Maybe you can tell us,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001955

kunyari, kung itong,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001956

as of October 11,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001957

47%,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001958

ano ba na talaga yung target natin?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001959

I'm sure it's not 100%, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001960

Maybe 47% is already close to the,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001961

close to our target.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001962

So if you could...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001963

We'll do the prioritization

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-001964

based on some risk assessment,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001965

your honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001966

Yes, yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001967

So, for example,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001968

the last two schools I visited,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001969

yung sa Rizal, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001970

Oo ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001971

Yes, yung sa Rizal,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001972

sa Montalban,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001973

had 12,000 students.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001974

I mean,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001975

ang, ang, ang,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001976

ang rami-raming estudyante

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001977

in such a small land area,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001978

although four stories naman sila.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001979

Rami-raming estudyante,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001980

definitely,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001981

klaro sa akin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001982

yun, kailangan ng CCTV.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001983

And I think they already have, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001984

But,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001985

we would want to fund

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001986

more equipment

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001987

for schools like that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001988

The last school I went to

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001989

was in Northern Samar.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001990

Yun naman,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001991

parang 160 yung mga estudyante,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001992

although we are building

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001993

new classrooms in the area.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001994

Actually,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001995

their concern is not congestion.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001996

Para silang guide eh.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001997

Masyadong malalayo na yung mga

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001998

senior high school, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-001999

So,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002000

in that school,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002001

maybe it's not a priority.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002002

It's definitely not a priority.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002003

So, if you can guide us,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002004

and tell us,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002005

yung, yung schools that need

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002006

CCTV,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002007

metal detectors,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002008

perimeter fence,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002009

and even security guards,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002010

how far are we from that target?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002011

Yes, your honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002012

Para we can also

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002013

see

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002014

what funding intervention

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002015

we can do.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002016

If you can help us with that.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002017

Certainly.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002018

Certainly.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002019

Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002020

So,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002021

I'm going to do a second round later

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002022

for other things.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002023

But, in the meantime,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002024

our friends here

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002025

have been very kind to wait.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002026

Thank you for waiting.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002027

Okay,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002028

Senator Pangilinan,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002029

our

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002030

Senate President

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002031

also has a lot of questions.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002041

Kaya,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002042

pinaubayan na niya

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002043

kay Senator Pangilinan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002044

But,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002045

Senator Kiko,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002046

you have the floor, please.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002047

Thank you.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002048

Magandang hapon,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002049

Secretary Sonny.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002052

And to the rest

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002053

of the

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002054

DepEd

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002055

leadership.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002056

Just going back

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002057

to the point

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002058

earlier

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002059

raised by

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002060

our chairperson,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002061

Senator Bam,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002062

on the matter

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002063

of the

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002064

school feeding program

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002065

which

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002066

we allocated

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002067

to

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002068

the

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002069

Twenty-five, no? Twenty-five billion last year. And there was mention of about how many? Two hundred kitchens feeding, where is?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002070

It's a 220 division offices are now the implementing units, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002071

Yes, and there was a, sorry, I was in the lounge, one billion to set up these two hundred.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002072

The central kitchens, Your Honor. Hopefully each SDO or school division office will have a central kitchen.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002073

And requiring additional funding for personnel to operate it so that you don't overburden your teachers. Is that right?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002074

That's correct, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002075

Who was the USIC who was answering it?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002076

ASIC, Roger Mazapal.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002077

ASIC, okay. Now, of the 25 billion that was allocated, how much has been obligated and how much has been disbursed?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002078

May I request permission for the USIC Finance to answer, Your Honor?

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DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Edson Byron K. Sy

asr-002079

For the school-based feeding program, we have already obligated 29.39%.

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DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Edson Byron K. Sy

asr-002080

As of September 15, 2026, the obligation, please take note na lang po, Your Honors, that the school-based feeding program starts school year.

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DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Edson Byron K. Sy

asr-002081

And as mentioned by ASIC, Roger, earlier, August po tayo nakapagsimula. Hence, that's the obligation rate. Thank you, Pa.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002082

Of the obligation rate, how much has been disbursed and how much do you expect?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002084

Because, so, 29% of

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002085

25 billion would be what?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002086

7 billion?

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DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Edson Byron K. Sy

asr-002087

The disbursement rate is at 46.81%.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002088

Okay. So, you obligated 25%.

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DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Edson Byron K. Sy

asr-002089

29.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002090

29%. So, that's about 30%.

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DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Edson Byron K. Sy

asr-002091

Yes.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002092

So, that's about 7.5 billion, right?

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DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Edson Byron K. Sy

asr-002093

Yes, 7.6.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002094

7.6 billion obligated.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002095

And then, disbursed.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002096

And then, 46% of 7.6 billion.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002097

3.5 billion.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002098

3.5 billion pesos of the 25 billion pesos.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002099

Now, because they reduced it to 11 for this year, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002100

So, how does that...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002101

Well, they would justify...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002102

Paramo.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002103

Well, so far, they've only spent 3.5 billion of the 25 billion.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002104

And it's the last quarter already.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002105

But the billing is in the middle of the year, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002106

Okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002107

So, it's related to the school year.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002108

Okay. Until next year.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002109

These funds will cross over to next year, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002110

Yes. Now, at the rate you're going, you are confident that the 25 billion will be fully utilized. Is that right?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002111

Yes.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002112

Last year, we had the 90% obligation rate, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002113

So, we're quite confident that we'll be able to spend the money, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002114

No, but last year, you had 11 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002115

Yeah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002116

So, well, the reason why I'm asking that is,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002117

if we reduce it for next year, how many will go hungry?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002118

I mean, you know, I'd like to see the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002119

Beneficiaries.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002120

Well, it's a shorter feeding cycle, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002121

So, compared to the full school year, you're down to 120 days.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002122

And the observation there is, very successful ka for 120 days,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002123

but for the remaining days that you don't feed,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002124

dun bumabalik sa lumang timbang o sa dating timbang yung bata.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002125

Okay. I'd like that clarified.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002126

So, we reduced it to 120.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002127

For this year, it should be, it's 200, right?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002128

It's the full school year, 200.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002129

So, why did we reduce it?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002130

Hindi po.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002131

Yung proposal namin ho is for 200,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002132

but I think it's just a procedure where really it's the NEP level that's restored.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002133

And any congressional insertions,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002134

alam po nila ni Sen Win as former chair of finance,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002135

they just go back to the NEP level,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002136

and there siguro ang hope there or ang expectation is that Congress will make the same insertion,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002137

which may or may not happen, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002138

Which?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002139

Which places the burden on us when it should have been in the NEP.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002140

Di ba?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002141

Parang kaya nga namin ilagay, kasi nga yun ang kailangan eh.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002142

Tapos babalik natin sa NEP.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002143

Parang ano ba ito?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002144

Parang, well, well, you know, they have the reasons.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002145

Obviously, fiscal space is tight, et cetera.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002146

But medyo malaking problema yung binaba mo, binalik mo sa 120 days

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002147

because based on your data,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002148

parang talagang vacation drop, di ba?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002149

Parang lahat mong ginawa mo, pinondohan mo, nawawala dahil kulang.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002150

Di ba?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002151

And that was already 200 days, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002152

Your latest data was already at 200 days, right?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002153

Is that correct?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002154

O hindi pa?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002155

180 yata last year, ho.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002156

O yun, 180.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002157

So, yun nga, miss.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002158

Bumaba, tapos umakyat.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002159

Di ba?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002160

Where is that data?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002161

What slide is that?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002162

Ah, here.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002163

42.53%, bumaba, 75, bumaba sa 33, from 24 to 25.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002164

Tapos pagdating ng 25, 26, tumaas na naman, 47.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002165

Di ba?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002166

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002167

So, yung gap na yun, and this is 180 days, correct?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002168

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002169

So, can you imagine if it's...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002170

We'll go back to 120 days.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002171

It's like, parang ano to?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002172

Parang nakita na natin yung gap, nakita na natin bumabagsak pa rin at 180 days,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002173

pero pinipilit natin yung 120, ah.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002174

Parang ano ba ito?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002175

Are we trying to solve the problem or are we just churning out numbers for the heck of it?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002176

Di ba?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002177

And for us to be able to put together, what?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002178

Remedies.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002179

But anyway, so obviously, we have to go back to 200 days.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002180

I mean, that's the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002181

Kahit 180, I think, is adequate.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002182

Kasi, Your Honor, sa umpisa ng school year, tinitimbang yun.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002183

So, hindi ka nagpapakain sa day one, eh.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002184

So, 180, I think, is more than enough.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002185

Okay, okay.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002186

Now, on the matter of your...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002187

So, maybe you can prepare for plenary because I'll raise this again.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002188

What is the impact of the reduction from 25 billion to 11 billion?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002189

How will this...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002190

You don't have to answer it now because...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002191

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002192

That.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002193

Plus, prepare for plenary, the question of...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002194

Well, the Sagipsaka implementation because it turns out...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002195

Maliit ang percentage, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002196

Noong...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002197

Where is that?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002198

0.3% of your purchases for food in the school-based feeding program.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002199

0.3% lang ang napunta doon sa Sagipsaka.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002200

Yeah, 35.2 million, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002201

Yes, of your 25 billion.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002202

Of course, you know, it's staggered.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002203

But why is it small?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002204

What are the gaps?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002205

What do you intend to do?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002206

How do you intend to bring this forward?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002207

And, again, in plenary, you can answer that.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002208

But if you have initial comments or, you know...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002209

With your permission, I'll ask Asik Roger to explain that.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002210

Go ahead, sir.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002211

Roger.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002212

Yes, sir.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002213

Bali po, five provinces and four provinces and one city po ang gumamit po ng modality ng procurement on Sagipsaka.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002214

Which is the Cauyan City, Zamboanga del Sur, Sulu Province, General Santo City, and then Sorigao del Sur.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002215

Amounting to 35.2 million po yung cost nung ginamit po sa Sagipsaka.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002216

Which is very small. Medyo, ano po, mababa po talaga.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002217

Yes.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002218

Pero po, nagkandak na po kami ng mga orientation po sa ating mga school-based feeding coordinator sa buong bansa.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002219

At...

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002220

We are trying to prepare, Mr. Chair, ng manual or guidelines on how to implement SBFP sa true Sagipsaka.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002221

Para po, mas dumami po yung mag-implement nito.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002222

And then, ang nakuha po naming information, Mr. Chair, yung mga individual farmers natin, small farmers,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002223

ay medyo nahirapan mag-register po sa

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002224

FIDES system.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002225

Kaya hindi po sila makasali sa procurement.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002226

Kaya mas maganda po na ma-organize po talaga into cooperatives yung ating mga small farmers.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002227

Para mayroon po silang scale na sumali sa...

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002228

Kasi po, pag nag-procure ka po ng feeding, it's the entire year na po.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002229

Yes.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002230

Kung hindi po consistent yung ani niya, parang mahirapan po siyang manalo doon sa...

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002231

sa procurement.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Roger B. Masapol

asr-002232

So, kung ano po, kung organized po talaga sila, mas malaki po yung chances po, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002233

Although, I think, well, maybe you can be flexible, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002234

Kasi, before they get organized, it will take time.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002235

Habang nandiyan yung produkto nila, nandiyan yung ani nila, na pag hindi binili, itatapon.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002236

You know?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002237

So, baka kailangan merong flexibility para...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002238

As we work towards the ideal, because...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002239

You know?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002240

We've already passed here in the Senate yung Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Co-ops re-establishment, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002241

So, that will take time.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002242

So, maybe you can put...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002243

And if you can submit to us yung sinasabing yung mahirap mag-register sa DA, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002244

Because that shouldn't be a hurdle, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002245

Dapat madali mag-register sa DA, no?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002246

So, if you can give that to us, then we will work on that.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002247

We'll do that, Your Honor.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002248

Yes, and yeah, I hope.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002249

And I'd like to think, in fairness, the implementation of the Sagipsaka program for your feeding program,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002250

dahil nag-umpisa ang pasokan ng August, doon lang, by and large, di ba, yung pag-iimplementa,

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002251

nag-umpisa rin about a couple of months ago, three months ago.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002252

And so, you're really still in the initial stages of being able to implement the program and the law.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002253

So, we'll grant you that.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002254

But we'd like to, during plenary, just submit to us, how do you intend to fully implement this?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002255

What are the challenges?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002256

What do we have to address on the supply side?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002257

The demand side, walang problema eh.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002258

Yung supply side, I'm sure you're also going to have a lot of challenges there.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002259

And we'd like to address both.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002260

In the end, you're going to have fresh produce.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002261

Sariwang pagkain, you'd like to move away from the, what is the term?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002262

NFP to hot meals, di ba?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002263

And I know for a fact that many of your school children look forward to the hot meals.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002264

It's a plus, an incentive for them to go to school.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002265

And therefore, moving towards that direction will not just ensure better quality.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002266

That quality education for our children, it will also help our farmers and our fisher folks.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002267

So, you're really having one fund, but two beneficiaries.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002268

Which is how government spending should be, di ba?

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002269

One expenditure, but several outcomes and several outcomes, yes.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002270

So, yun na muna. My time is up.

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002271

I will...

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Senator Francis Kiko Pangilinan

asr-002272

I will work on my second round, sir.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002273

Thank you, Sen. Kiko.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002274

Secretary Angara is asking for a break.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002275

So, you can come back soon.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002276

Back to room liquidity break.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002277

Yes, go ahead, go ahead, sir.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002278

Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002279

Sen. Allen has said that he will wait for Secretary Angara to come back.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002280

Sen. Tulfo, do you have questions for other members of the DepEd family?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002281

You may wish to go, or would you want to wait for Secretary Angara?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002282

Yeah, I want to ask a few questions now, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002283

Yeah, go ahead, go ahead.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002284

I know some of the...

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002285

Usecs may be able to answer this question.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002286

I don't know which one, pero my question is, ano po ba talaga itong aral program?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002287

15.32 billion po ang request po ninyo.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002288

And zero po sa net.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002289

I don't understand, bakit ginawang zero po ito?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002290

Pero ang gab naman, naawa pa ng konti, nilagay ng 350 million, nagbibigay ng bariya.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002291

Okay, can somebody explain this to us?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002292

What is aral program? How important is this?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002293

Yes, is it Usec or Oracion?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002294

Usec Oracion, go ahead, please.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002295

Good afternoon, po, Mr. Chair and Sen. Tulfo.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002296

The aral program po is a remediation program.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002297

It comes from the aral law.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002298

We know from international assessments and from national assessments

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002299

that we have been doing very poorly over the years.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002300

And so it's very timely that the aral law was passed.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002301

And so now we have a clear basis for a program that will provide remediation

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002302

for reading, for mathematics, and for science, po.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002303

Unfortunately, the law is unfunded.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002304

And we have implemented it.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002305

We, last year,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002306

we implemented it for the first time.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002307

We did aral reading, po.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002308

And then we continued on in summer.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002309

And then this school year, po, we're doing reading or literacy and mathematics.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002310

And then we are also already looking into how to do it in science.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002311

The gains have been explained through our video, po.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002312

For example, out of the 6.7 million,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002313

struggling readers on the first year of implementation

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002314

by the end of the school year,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002315

that went down to 2.2.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002316

And then the number of learners, naman, po,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002317

who are able to read at grade level increased.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002318

And aside from our own metrics, po,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002319

we engaged the youth impact,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002320

and that was also presented a while ago.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002321

And so that's it, po.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002322

That's its importance.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002323

It's the mainstream.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002324

It's the strategy by which we can improve

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002325

the outcomes for our learners,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002326

specifically those who are not performing

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002327

at expected levels in the grade level.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002328

How do you do that, Yusef?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002329

Is it after school hours?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002330

Parang tutoring?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002331

Tama po ba?

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002332

This is a tutorial model, po.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002333

And therefore, a teacher handles from 10 to 15 students,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002334

preferably 10.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002335

The schools are left,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002336

to identify the best modality

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002337

for the conduct of the session.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002338

Some do it before class hours.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002339

Others do it after class hours.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002340

Others, other schools do it during breaks.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002341

And then there are also schools

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002342

that need to do it on Saturdays,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002343

two hours on Saturdays, po.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002344

Thank you, Yusef.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002345

May we ask for the representative,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002346

Department of Budget and Management.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002347

Are you here, Director LaBastilla?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002348

Yes, she's right there, po.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002349

Katabi po niya.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002350

Director, are you familiar with this ARAL Law, ma'am?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002351

Kasi parang hindi yata ho ninyo alam

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002352

at ito'y dito sa NEP ho ninyo, zero?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002353

E kita mo naman ho, during the past few years,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002354

yung mga studyante natin parang nasa ropor.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002355

E kailangan ho naman,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002356

lalo na po siguro sa mga liblib na lugar,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002357

sa mga kanayunan,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002358

they need this, ma'am.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002359

Eto, dito po sa batas,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002360

batas natin, nakalagay,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002361

Section 21, Appropriations,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002362

the amount necessary for the implementation of this Act

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002363

shall be charged against those authorized

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002364

in the current appropriations of the DepEd.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002365

Thereafter, the amount necessary

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002366

for its continuous implementation

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002367

shall be included

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002368

in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002369

I believe, DBM, you have to review this.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002370

Are you familiar with this, Director LaBastilla?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002371

Why?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002372

Or do you have any,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002373

any answers, ma'am?

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002374

Good afternoon.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002375

Mr. Chair, your honor

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002376

yes

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002377

we are knowledgeable

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002378

about the ARAL program

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002379

before it was lodged po

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002380

sa mga textbooks, sa PAP

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002381

ng textbooks and other

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002382

learning supplies

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002383

materials, other instructional

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002384

materials, so yung sa

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002385

funding po ng, wala

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002386

line program

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002387

line item po

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002388

yung ARAL program

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002389

pero may pondo po siya under the textbook

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002390

and other instructional materials

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002391

so attribution po siya

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002392

under that PAP

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002393

magkano po yun ma'am?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002394

kasi dito parang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002395

sabi zero budget

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002396

under the NEP, pero so magkano ito yung sinasabi nyo

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002397

under sa textbooks po?

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002398

zero po siya kasi wala po siyang

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002399

line item, pero

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002400

sina-subsum po siya under

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002401

textbooks

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002402

so under textbooks, so ibig sabihin

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002403

kasalanan pa pala ng DepEd

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002404

so paano po yung mga

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002405

tutor natin, paano sila babayaran

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002406

siyempre, additional po yun

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002407

kailangan po natin magbayad

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002408

wala naman po libre na ho ngayon

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002409

how is that?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002410

have you factored that in?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002411

kailangan po bigyan po yung mga tutor

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002412

natin na pakonsuelo

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002413

man lang, na allowance po ma'am?

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002414

pwede po siyang makuha sa mga overtime

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002415

pay po

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002416

magpapost po sila for overtime pay

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-002417

po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002418

alright, well anyway

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002419

next year po siguro ma'am, kailangan natin

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002420

i-consider na rin po ito

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002421

when they submit, when DepEd submits

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002422

its

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002423

budget

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002424

sa DBM, I think we have to

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002425

factor that in, ano po ma'am?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002426

importante po yun, alright

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002427

let's go back, Secretary

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002428

Angara, thank you sir, quickly lang po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002429

computerization program

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002430

the NEP budget of 5.79 was reduced

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002431

to 3.16, ito po ba yung

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002432

pangarap ninyo na

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002433

bigyan lahat ng teacher na laptop?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002434

yes, your honor

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002435

yun ang gusto sana ng ating mahal na pangulang

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002436

na bigyan lahat

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002437

800,000 plus yung teachers

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002438

o natin, so

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002439

but thanks to the budget given by

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002440

you and

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002441

SP Win, Sen. Allan

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002442

and of course Chairman Bam

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002443

I think, ilan?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002444

ilan ang laptops?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002445

we have 280,000 laptops coming

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002446

so we're get, malaking chunk

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002447

nung 800,000 mabibigyan

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002448

natin, and we were hoping

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002449

magpatuloy yun, dahil

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002450

yung expectation was created also somehow

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002451

dun sa isipan ng ating mga guro

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002452

na makakatanggap po lahat sila

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002453

opo, kasi may mga alam mo akong guro

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002454

sa amin po, sa lamin na lawigan, sa Palawan

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002455

nag-loan po sa GSIS

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002456

para makabili po ng laptop

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002457

it's very ironic, tama po kayo

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002458

naalala ko po, may sabi po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002459

ang pangulo na bigyan po lahat ng teacher

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002460

but I do understand, siguro

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002461

we'll do something

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002462

about this po, kawawa naman

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002463

ho, isa pa ho

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002464

ang katanungan, ito pong

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002465

learner support

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002466

program 1.39b

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002467

from 3.2b under

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002468

the NEP, supports child

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002469

protection, anong included dito

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002470

Secretary?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002471

Ito po yung mga programs for

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002472

mental health, for reproductive health

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002473

it's just a general rubric

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002474

for a lot of different

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002475

policies and under different laws or honor

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002476

anti-bullying, under the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002477

mental health and basic

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002478

education law, so importante

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002479

ho kasi talagang nakikita ho natin, like

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002480

after Tacloban alone, on the first day

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002481

there were 400 people who needed

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002482

psychological first aid, so talagang

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002483

inundated ho tayo

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002484

we did not have the capacity

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002485

because hindi na-train

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002486

ho yung ibang

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002487

personnel natin, in addition to that

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002488

yung problema na pinoint out ho ng

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002489

EDCOM and Sen Bam

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002490

na kulang talaga yung guidance counselor

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002491

kaya pinasaho yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002492

time ni Senwin yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002493

mental health and basic education na

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002494

hindi naman kailangan guidance counselor

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002495

pwedeng guidance counselor

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002496

associate, pwedeng school counselor

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002497

pwedeng school counselor associate with the lower

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002498

education attainment, but with the proper

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002499

training, your honor.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002500

I have last two questions sa Secretary

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002501

Ano po ang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002502

ilan po sa ating mga publicong paaralan

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002503

ng wala pong kuryente at what is

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002504

DEPA doing about this?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002505

There are

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002506

There are 614 schools or 1.11%

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002507

of our schools na walang kuryente

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002508

your honor. I think there is a yearly budget

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002509

for that, but for

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002510

2026, imbis na nasa DEPA

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002511

na ho siya, nasa NEA na ho siya, National

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002512

Electrification Administration

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002513

NEA na po ang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002514

in charge dito?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002515

Lastly po, tatanungan ko, taon-taon

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002516

po pinupunduhan natin itong

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002517

panahon pa po nung nakarang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002518

administration, yung sinasabing

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002519

free internet for

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002520

all at uunahin ito mga pampublikong

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002521

paaralan. Ano na po nangyari

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002522

dito?

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002523

Ano po sabi ng DICT?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002524

99, ayon sa

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002525

DICT figure,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002526

we have 99.4 schools have

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002527

connectivity of some sort, your honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002528

Ang walang internet talaga is 277

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002529

schools. Pero yung quality of internet

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002530

nagbavary. So merong

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002531

si principal lang may internet

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002532

o kaya dun lang sa faculty room,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002533

it doesn't necessarily mean na meron silang

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002534

computer lab na napapakinabangan.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002535

Ang buong skwelahan, your honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002536

May I interject here, Senator Erwin?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002537

Because we had a hearing about this last year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002538

The truth is,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002539

ang internet ng mga skwelahan

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002540

ng DepEd ay dahil sa pondo ng DepEd.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002541

Dahil nakukuha yan sa

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002542

MOUE nila. Hindi yan dahil

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002543

sa free internet program

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002544

ng DICT. In fact,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002545

the percentage of public schools

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002546

covered by the DICT program

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002547

is not even 20%, if I'm not

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002548

mistaken, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002549

It's not even 20%, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002550

So,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002551

hindi natin masasabi na

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002552

dahil sa DICT, may

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002553

internet ang mga skwelahan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002554

Ang mga skwelahan may internet dahil

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002555

may MOUE tayong pinupondohan at

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002556

ginagamit nila yan pang pondo ng

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002557

sarili nilang internet. Is that correct,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002558

Secretary?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002558-split-2

Tama po kayo, your honor. But DICT

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002559

also, some of their free Wi-Fi

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002560

spots are in or near schools. Yes,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002561

but it's not, it doesn't even hit, I think,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002562

20% of your schools.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002563

Ay, di po. Di po ganun ka lang.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002564

Yung karamihan ng mga skwelahan po ninyo,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002565

sariling pondo at sariling,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002566

bayad po yan. Hindi talaga siya galing

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002567

sa DICT program.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002567-split-2

That's true, your honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002568

And that's why sabi nga nila, nahirapan

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002569

sila dun sa monthly, especially

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002570

with Starlink, things like that. Medyo mabigat daw

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002571

yung monthly.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002571-split-2

Yun na nga ang problema,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002572

Mr. Secretary, baka you may want to

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002573

look into it kasi may mga reports po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002574

na pinapasa po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002575

sa amin ngayon, dito po sa Blue Ribbon,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002576

na pinapatignan po, na sinasabi

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002577

ng DICT na itong

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002578

skwelahan na ito, may internet, may Starlink,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002579

et cetera, et cetera,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002580

e maawa ka po dun sa,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002581

mga principal, e ginaganong galing yung

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002582

laptop niya, e. Nagahanap na signal, e.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002583

Kaya kawawa po, tapos sasabihin,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002584

Starlink, e wala naman pala ho.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002585

Minsan, lumalabas po si principal,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002586

tama po kayo, Mr. Chair. Doon siya

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002587

sa parang bus stop, doon sa

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002588

antayan sa labas ng school, doon may internet.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002589

So, yun po yung problema.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002590

Panghuli na lamang po, Mr.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002591

Chairman,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002592

Secretary, doon po sa

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002593

school security, alam ko hong kulang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002594

ho yung ating mga

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002595

security guard.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002596

Meron po ba kayo, nakikipag-ugnayan na po

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002597

ba kayo sa LGU na maaring

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002598

magpadala po ng barangay

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002599

tanod? Kasi doon po sa ilang

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002600

barangay sa aming lalawigan,

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002601

eh, kusa po nagpapadala

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002602

ang barangay na mga tanod

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002603

na magbantay sa gate tuwing

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002604

pasukan at paglabasa

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002605

ng mga estudyante para makatulong

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002606

lang po magtitingin ng mga bag.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002607

Meron na po bang ugnayan kayo sa

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002608

Meron po, your honor,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002609

Mr. Chair, meron tayong

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002610

pinirmahan na,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002611

yung Wednesday ho, with the DILG

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002612

Sec. Janvic

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002613

Remulia, doon sa role

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002614

nung magiging role nung barangay tanod

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002615

sa, especially yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002616

sabtama si Chair na may mga

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002617

skwelahan talaga na hindi naman kailangan

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002618

ng security guard dahil maliit po yung school

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002619

population. Maaari nang yung mga tanod

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002620

ang tumutulong po sa, tsaka magkakilala

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002621

po yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002622

mga estudyante, mga guro. So,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002623

the incidence of violence is quite low

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002624

and the possibility of violence is quite low.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002625

So, sapat na po yun. So,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002626

yung, yung, tapos meron din

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002627

hong kaso na yung LGU ang

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002628

sumasagot sa mga security guards sa Palawan,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002629

ganun ho, sa mga lungsod,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002630

Quezon City,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002631

Taguig, sinasagot po, Valenzuela,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002632

sinasagot na po ng

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002633

LGU yung mga

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002634

some of the security guards in the schools,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002635

your honor.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002635-split-2

Thank you, Secretary.

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002636

Mr. Chair, I will ask

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Senator Erwin Tulfo

asr-002637

again on the second round. Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002638

Thank you, Senator Erwin.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002639

Quickly lang on the

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002640

aral program,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002641

merong, merong

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002642

ED Carol na nagbulong sa akin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002643

Secretary Sani, before I pass

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002644

on to Senator Allen, kasi na-bring up yung aral

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002645

program. Maybe I can

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002646

ask you, Sec. Oracion, directly.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002647

When we've

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002648

spoken to some of the teachers, yung isang

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002649

concern po na na-raise nila is that

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002650

in some classes,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002651

it's the majority of the students

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002652

who need to go to the aral program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002653

So, kunyari po, 50 yung

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002654

estudyante, umabot

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002655

ng 35 to 40,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002656

yung kailangan mag-aral program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002657

So, we were

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002658

talking to the teacher, kami ni ED Carol,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002659

at na-bring up, why not reverse

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002660

the timings?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002661

If a majority of the class

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002662

needs to do the catch-up, can't they

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002663

do the catch-up during the school hours?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002664

Rather than,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002665

mag-pre-class aral sila

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002666

or post-class aral,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002667

but then during the course of the day,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002668

they're sitting through a class na hindi naman nila

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002669

naiintindihan na rin.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002670

And, um,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002671

if majority,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002672

of the class,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002673

need the catch-up program,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002674

then the catch-up program

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002675

is the main program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002676

Di ba? Parang,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002677

ganun po yung naisip po namin eh.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002678

You have any comment on that,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002679

Yusek or Ashon?

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002680

Yes, Mr. Chair,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002681

that's an option that we're

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002682

also leaving to the schools.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002683

That's very true,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002684

and we have such cases,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002685

specifically in the,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002686

in K-Stage 3,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002687

the junior high school levels.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002688

So, yes, that's an option.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-002689

It's correct.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002690

Thank you, thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002691

I'll yield the floor to

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002692

our minority floor leader,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002693

Senator Allan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002694

I will excuse myself also

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002695

for a bathroom break,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002696

Senator Allan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-002697

Thank you.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002698

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002699

Magandang hapon ulit.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002700

Afternoon po,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002701

minority leader, Senator Allan.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002702

Can I start with this slide?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002703

I am aware, of course,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002704

that

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002705

there are a lot of other reasons

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002706

why the Philippine Science High School,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002707

students do better,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002708

they are the best of the best

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002709

from elementary schools,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002710

my exam and everything.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002711

But,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002712

just for,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002713

it's very important

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002714

that we imagine

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002715

five years, ten years,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002716

fifteen years from now,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002717

what kind of educational system

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002718

we will have.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002719

I think,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002720

one of the most significant

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002721

aspects of being a congressman

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002722

in the United States,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002723

and a senator,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002724

is really,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002725

when you look at the education system now,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002726

you can tell what kind of Philippines

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002727

you will have 10, 20 years from now.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002728

So, maybe in 98 and 2001,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002729

when Sec Sonny and I

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002730

were neophytes in Congress,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002731

yung day-to-day

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002732

at saka yung mga problema,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002733

including classrooms,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002734

then day-to-day problema,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002735

hunger,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002736

kawalan ng trabaho,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002737

drugs, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002738

We really had that problem,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002739

but,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002740

hindsight, Sec Sonny, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002741

You didn't know that you'll end up in DepEd.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002742

But hindsight,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002743

if we could have put

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002744

almost everything

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002745

in education.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002746

So, I just want to make that first point today,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002747

that,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002748

as we end this administration,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002749

one last whole year next year,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002750

we have approximately

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002751

less than two years, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002752

To throw everything into education,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002753

and then, of course,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002754

hope that the momentum is there,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002755

and whoever takes over in the next administration

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002756

does even a better job, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002757

Can you show this slide,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002758

yung the difference between Philippine Science and DepEd?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002759

Yung what's the difference?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002760

Sorry.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002761

I'm sorry, Sek,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002762

medyo malayo yung screen sa inyo.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002763

But, just going through it, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002764

So, 2.4 billion

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002765

ang budget nila.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002766

2025 pa to.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002767

So, 734 billion

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002768

and DepEd.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002769

But, of course,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002770

they only have 10,000 students,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002771

almost 11, you have 21 million students.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002772

But what's significant for me here is three points.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002773

Point number one, we're spending more or less

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002774

34,690 per student sa DepEd,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002775

but we're spending 224,000 per student

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002776

sa Philippine Science High School.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002777

So every time someone says now that Philippines

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002778

is number 7, number 8, number 9, Malayo, etc.,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002779

when you talk about the Philippines,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002780

you talk about many things,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002781

but basically you're talking about the people.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002782

So if we can somehow get the spending

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002783

closer to what we're doing with Philippines High School

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002784

rather than what we're doing with our public schools now,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002785

then we will have a better Philippines.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002786

Rather than talk politics,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002787

sinong leader, sinong dapat,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002788

paano mababago yung Pilipinas,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002789

simple lang.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002790

How do we spend more,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002791

but spend smaller?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002792

Smarter.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002793

Okay.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002794

But the second point I want to make,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002795

Mr. Secretary,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002796

classroom size,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002797

30 is to 1 lang yung science high school,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002798

70 to 100 ang DepEd.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002799

So science naman,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002800

yung learning

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002801

dun sa DepEd side.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002802

And the third point I want to make is

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002803

single shift, 730 to 415.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002804

I always use 7 to 3,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002805

or 8 to 4,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002806

kasi nung elementary high school ako,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002807

um,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002808

and the schools near us, sa south kami, BF Paranaque, Alabang area,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002809

it was either 7 to 3 or 8 to 4.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002810

But if you look at DepEd, it's 6 to 12, then 12 to 6.45.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002811

Pero pag whole day, what is it?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002812

Ganon din, mga 6 hours din.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002813

8 to 3, mga ganon. 8 to 2, 8 to 3.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002814

But sa memo ngayon, it's 5.5 hours lang eh.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002815

We're trying to prepare for El Nino now, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002816

So we're providing flexibility, yung hot hours na 10, 11 to 2.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002817

The school is free to reschedule their classes around it, Your Honor.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002818

I'll go back to that, but the main point of my questions and interpolation is that

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002819

quality of education, and whether you talk about mental health,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002820

whether you talk about teenage pregnancy,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002821

whether you talk about school shooting,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002822

quality time with their teachers is important.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002823

So kung dati tayong 8 hours sa school, ngayon 5.5 hours na lang.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002824

Kung dati tayong 40 sa isang classroom, it hasn't been 40 in maybe 20 years,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002825

but I'm talking before that, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002826

Ngayon, 50, 60, 70.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002827

Kung dati may recess at lunch,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002828

so studies show that not only should you have,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002829

30-minute lunch, it should be a sit-down lunch.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002830

So even if we provide the food and it's nutritious,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002831

if they take it with them and they don't sit down for at least 20 minutes,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002832

yung both the nutritional and also the fellowship and the, you know, being with students,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002833

apektado talaga ito, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002834

So I'll go back to that.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002835

Quick question.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002836

Some changes when you were still in EDCOM, yung cluster sa kabinete,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002837

between the TESDA,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002838

CHED and DepEd, how's that going?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002839

Very good, Your Honor, because the President created an education cluster

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002840

based on the recommendation of EDCOM,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002841

and it's called the Education Workforce Development Group, Your Honor,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002842

headed by Asec Villafuerte.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002843

It comprises eight agencies, actually.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002844

It's an expanded education cluster because it's not only the demand,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002845

the demand side of education, which is the graduates and what careers they will enter,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002846

but also the supply side.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002847

So kasama po namin yung Department of Labor, yung Department of Migrant Workers,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002848

ang DepDev, and some cabinet agencies want to join us, like DOST,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002849

and you mentioned Pisay, Your Honor, and I couldn't agree with you more.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002850

That is definitely the aspiration, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002851

And in fairness, you know, in the time that Senpia and yourself were chairs of the Education Committee,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002852

I've seen so much improvement because yung 34,000 per capita,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002853

dati parang 30,000 lang yun, or 29,000, 27,000.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002854

So kahit papano, it's incremental, but I think all these things have made a difference, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002855

And really, it's a steep climb, but it has become more manageable now because of all the changes.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002856

We're building on what previous generations and previous leaders built upon.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002857

So yung, definitely I've seen the figures increase.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002858

Like yung MOOE pa lang, nakita ko natin eh.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002859

Yung formula advocated by EDCOM and ADB.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002860

So talagang mas maraming factors were taken into account na talaga.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002861

So it's no longer so one-sided in favor of Pisay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002862

I think the aspiration is there, although malayo pa.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002863

Many of the things that Pisay has, like the computers, the tutorials, the attention to special needs students,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002864

I think we're trying to make our way there, Your Honor.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002865

So first, let me say,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002866

I agree with you.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002867

There's so much innovation, so much care, so much effort, so much change.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002868

As I said at the start of the hearing,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002869

pasensya ka na kung mas maraming reklamo at anong problema.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002870

Just because we're trying to solve it, but that doesn't mean we do not appreciate everything.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002871

We understand, Your Honor.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002872

Maybe the main point I wanted to make, that's why I put the Pisay,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002873

because I am only one of the two senators who oppose the K-12.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002874

And I showed this chart then.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002875

But it was much different, and this was the difference.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002876

Then, at that time, pre-K-12, Pisay already had a semi-K-12 schedule.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002877

So ang nadagdag lang sa Pisay, doong first two years noong K-12, was free time.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002878

Because they already had what it was without the additional two years.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002879

But when DEPED added another two years, so my point, Mr. Secretary,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002880

if you take out the two years now, I'm not saying that there won't be a problem,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002881

but your per capita and many of your problems,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002882

so let me put it another way, we're looking for a breakthrough.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002883

So definitely, just the discussion on the feeding, the internet, yung kuryenta, yung security,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002884

they're making a big, big difference.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002885

I'm really talking about more of breakthrough.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002886

But the reason I ask about the cluster is kasi yung original,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002887

or MECS or DECS, Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002888

sa cluster ba na yun kasama ang culture at saka sports?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002889

Hindi po namin sila kasama, pero kasama po namin sila sa TEC.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002890

Yung NCCA is part of the Teacher Education Council.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002891

Since you are one of the most influential voices in education,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002892

and in the cabinet, I hope.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002893

I was looking kasi at Director Barnes, and may binulong ako about art.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002894

And my staff brought it up to me, and I said, thank you for reminding me.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002895

And E.D. Carroll, and don't get mad at him.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002896

Because when we started to, I say we because we were either congressmen or senators noon,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002897

when we started to strip down DepEd, we kept on saying, doon na lang muna tayo sa basic.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002898

So nag-umpisa doon sa reading and writing muna, kasi nga wala nang baseball field, wala nang football field,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002899

pati yung kung saan nag-a...

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002900

Monday flag ceremony, yung iba wala nang space, yung dating mga open space na garden,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002901

tinayuan na yung building, yung dating covert court, building na rin ngayon.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002902

Yung iba naman na buildings, meron sa loob na mga additional facilities.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002903

And then, after that, ang sinabi, yung PE, strip down na rin natin, and then STEM.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002904

Ang importante naman sa lahat is science,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002905

technology, math, language, whether Filipino, English.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002906

But then, after 20 years, we realized that hindi pwedeng pa na yung academics,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002907

yung parang, kung baga sa atleta, what about the soul?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002908

So if you look at private school, whether it's music, whether it's debate club,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002909

whether it's taekwondo, motai, whatever it is,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002910

di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002911

Martial arts,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002912

choir, theater,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002913

that's all part of it, eh.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002914

So on the other hand, when K-12 came,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002915

the promise was, magkakaroon to ng tracks.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002916

At the promise was,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002917

employable ka na, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002918

So TVL, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002919

So on one hand, binalik natin yung TVL,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002920

but on the other hand, I think if we do a...

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002921

So let me ask this question now.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002922

Did you see the Project Tao of Senator Tessie Oretta Aquino or that was before your time?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002923

Sorry, I don't remember.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002924

I remember Senator Tessie, but not Project Tao.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002925

So during that time, every time magtatanong sa DepEd,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002926

they had minimal information, but for example, ilan ng teachers, ilan ng school.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002927

So she did, kung baga sa politiko na house-to-house,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002928

she did a school-to-school survey and they called it Project Tao during that time.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002929

Parang tinao-tao nila yung schools.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002930

Ngayon, your database, your AI, it's much better,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002931

but if we go down to the district level, would you have that information?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002932

Let's say, which school has a clinic, which one hindi?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002933

Yes, Your Honor, we have that data now.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002934

That's one of our goals when we came into the department in 2024,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002935

to really substantially improve the database

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002936

because much data at the school level is not brought up to the division level.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-002937

It's not brought up to the central office level.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002938

So may I ask?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002939

May I ask your permission that we start the debate today whether or not we keep K-12 the next five years

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002940

or we take out one or two years?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002941

And one way of starting that debate is, can we look at the data, have a checklist?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002942

A perfect school will have this.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002943

We'll have a clinic, a guidance counselor's office.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002944

We'll have a courtyard or a covered court.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002945

We'll have a community.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002946

We'll have a music room, et cetera.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002947

Then we do a score of our schools.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002948

Bala ka na kung per region, per congressional district and everything.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002949

Ang point ko lang, Sek, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002950

If we were, whether a hostile or friendly takeover of a company,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002951

you start with an inventory, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002952

So if we're going to have a debate how to improve the education system,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002953

it's not much of a debate yung pinag-uusapan natin ngayon.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002954

More classrooms, better internet,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002955

feeding, lahat yun.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002956

It's a matter of, Sec Sonny, eto yung pera.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002957

Where do you put it first, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002958

The real debate is, do we have the money for K-12?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002959

And if not, what do we do?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002960

So the reason I asked about the cluster, let me move back to that.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002961

Let me lobby that sports and culture and arts be included

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002962

because it's really as much as a part of our education.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002963

As anything else, as math and everything.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002964

In fact, for example, being a team member.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002965

In school, lalo kung valediktoryang ka, top 10, salutatoryan,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002966

ang tinuturo sa'yo to be competitive, of course, to be honest, to do the hard work.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002967

But in sports, tinuturo sa'yo to be, kahit na lahat ng points sa'yo,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002968

kung madupang ka naman at talo naman yung team mo, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002969

Wala.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002970

Di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002971

Problem solving, arts, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002972

Creativity.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002973

So on that one point lang, may you allow me to also lobby kay Director Barnes.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002974

I will tell this to the DFA, but I was in Manila Art in SM Aura, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002975

And it's the first year that they're partnering with the city of Taguig.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002976

Although they've been gracious enough to allow us to host them for some time now.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002977

Taga DFA yung dating nandun at sinabi niya sa akin,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002978

Sir, yung dati mong nilagyan ng pondo na soft diplomacy, wala na?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002979

Or, I don't know if it's wala na or hindi, but this was the intention nun.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002980

We're always looking for an industry or some kind of breakthrough

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002981

where Filipinos can make it big abroad.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002982

Di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002983

So, and it could be like simple like products.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002984

For example, yung ginseng ng Koreano, it's all over the world.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002985

So, we were hoping at one point in time that,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002986

ah, virgin coconut oil would be our version.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002987

Now, we're hoping ube will be our version,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002988

but they might be able to plant that also sa iba, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002989

We do supply the world's nurses, engineers sa Middle East, etc.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002990

But, sa manufacturing, nauna na tayo,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002991

nakuha na ng China at saka ng Vietnam, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002992

Electronics, we're still there.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002993

We're struggling.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002994

Let's see.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002995

Paxilica.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002996

AI.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002997

But one thing, it's very obvious.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002998

If you look at the very few artists who made it big in the world,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-002999

I don't want to name them now kasi I might forget some of them.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003000

And, you know, the prices, you couldn't imagine, di ba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003001

A million dollars for an artwork at yun ay mid-range sa kanya.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003002

Hindi pa yun yung upper range, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003003

The beauty about art is you don't need to manufacture

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003004

anything here.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003005

You don't need to import anything from there.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003006

It's the talent ng artist.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003007

And, if it's a sculpture, well, yung gagamitin niya for the sculpture.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003008

If it's a painter, then yung canvas and everything, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003009

So, for example, of course, I'd hope we'd be the jewelry center of the world.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003010

But even if we're the jewelry center of the world,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003011

let's say we have gold but we don't have diamonds,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003012

you still have to import diamonds.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003013

You still have to have the artisan.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003014

You still have the artisan and everything, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003015

But for artists, it's really giving them a break abroad, eh.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003016

So, I hope the National Museum and I don't know who pa,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003017

but the DFA can work together.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003018

Ang dami natin aspiring artists.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003019

Breakthrough lang.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003020

And then, really, someone to champion it.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003021

Kasi, like, Sec Sonny yung sabi sa akin nung isang artist,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003022

Sir, yung permit namin palabas para sa show abroad,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003023

iba pa daw yun, sabi ng costume, sa permit pa uwi.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003024

So, these are small things, but it's barriers, eh.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003025

Diba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003026

And then, pagka sikat na sikat na,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003027

I'll give you an example.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003028

Let's say, si Ronald Ventura, diba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003029

Who doesn't want to either know him or appreciate his painting

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003030

or have one of his painting

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003031

or kung meron siyang show abroad, sama na ako.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003032

But what did it take before he got there?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003033

Diba?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003034

So, there's so much we can do.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003035

So, allow me lang to use half of my five minutes

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003036

to just lobby in that.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003037

And you,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003038

your father, Senator Angara,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003039

has been a patron not only of the arts,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003040

but diba, of the historical roots and everything

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003041

with Spain, Europe, et cetera.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003042

So, UK.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003043

So, tapong ko lang sa inyo yun,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003044

but together with the DFA,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003045

I think you'll be able to do something good there.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003046

We'll work on it, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003047

And EDCOM, actually, in fairness,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003048

has already initiated talks with many famous artists

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003049

to spruce up the Deped Arts curriculum.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003050

The likes of Patis Tesoro, Manny Gariba,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003051

et cetera.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003052

So, I'll link that now with the TVL.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003053

And the senior high school tech pro,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003054

one of the promises of K-12 was that employable.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003055

At magkakaroon ng track.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003056

And then let me link it with TESDA.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003057

That's why I asked about your cluster.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003058

When we passed the K-12,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003059

you were still in the house.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003060

And ang sabi nila,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003061

hindi mo na kailangan mag-out-of-school youth.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003062

Kasi, at malamang,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003063

hindi mo na kailangang mag-college unless gusto mo.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003064

Kasi pag-graduate mo, employable ka na.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003065

But if you look at the last 2013, 2014, 12 years,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003066

palaki ng palaki yung pondo ng TESDA,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003067

which is good.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003068

But now they have a three-year course.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003069

So instead of graduating senior high school,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003070

na-certified ka na ng TESDA.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003071

Because TESDA is working through the schools

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003072

and through the...

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003073

tracks.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003074

Parang humiwalay completely.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003075

And two years ago,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003076

I think, Senator Joel, di ba,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003077

when you were chairman,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003078

was asking DepEd,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003079

ang sabi nila nga,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003080

minimal yung kanilang with TESDA

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003081

at pati yung, what you call this,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003082

yung mag-accredit and trainers.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003083

May trainers pa rin mag-accredit.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003084

So now, DepEd has TechPro?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003085

Correct?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003086

That's correct, Mr.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003087

It's just a change in nomenclature.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003088

But it's also,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003089

I think the goal is really to change attitudes

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003090

towards technical and vocational education.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003091

Because there's a cultural bias against it.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003092

And you mentioned employment.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003093

The biggest number of unemployed

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003094

are college graduates, actually.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003095

So that's why that should factor into the debate.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003096

Of course, it's not just an education question.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003097

It's an economy and industrial policy question.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003098

I'm happy you brought that up

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003099

because that's, in fact,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003100

an argument to spend more for...

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003101

K-12 and to spend more for the trucks.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003102

But one-third of our schools

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003103

don't have equipment for the trucks.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003104

So growing up,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003105

at least kami sa South,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003106

bilib kami sa Don Bosco.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003107

Kasi whether it's automotive

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003108

or panahon namin yung nauso yung mga mobile,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003109

yung mga DJs and everything,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003110

they did assemble their own strobe lights,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003111

their own mirror balls and everything.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003112

So are your trainers in TechPro,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003113

TESDA-certified?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003114

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003115

Dati hindi.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003116

Kaya atsaka dati walang

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003117

previous to EDCOM's intervention

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003118

na ni Sen. Gatchalian din

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003119

and Sen. Bam.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003120

Yung graduates ng DEPED dati,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003121

walang certification.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003122

Kasi may gastos yun eh.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003123

May 1,500 kukunin para sa certification.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003124

But I think it was 2023 or 24

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003125

that the first year we paid for,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003126

the government paid for the certification

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003127

of TVL graduates,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003128

now TechPro graduates.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003129

So they were put on a par

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003130

with the TESDA graduates.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003131

Dati dehado sila.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003132

Hindi alam ng industriya

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003133

kung ano yung qualification,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003134

anong tinapos niya,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003135

kahit may high school degree siya.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003136

Walang N-C,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003137

walang national certificate ho siya.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003138

So,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003139

ang dami kong tanong dyan,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003140

but to,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003141

I'll work with whoever's in charge na lang,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003142

but just to close on that issue, no?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003143

So how many years do you need

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003144

to make sure that all schools,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003145

all junior and senior high school,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003146

actually,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003147

really have the trainers

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003148

and equipment for the tracks that they chose?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003149

And the second question,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003150

bala ka na which one you want to answer first,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003151

how do they make the choice ngayon?

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003152

Di ba kasi nung umpisa,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003153

we were more idealistic.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003154

A school can offer four or maraming tracks,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003155

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003156

But I think last year or two years ago,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003157

we streamlined it into tatlo na lang o apat.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003158

Then a school can have only one track

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003159

rather than two.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003160

Then many, right?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003161

It's not as rigid as before, Your Honor,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003162

dati four tracks.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003163

You had the academic,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003164

you had the TVL or the tech voc track,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003165

then you had the sports,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003166

and then you had the arts.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003167

Pero yung enrollment in sports and arts

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003168

is less than 1% of the population,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003169

student population elected.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003170

Again, may cultural bias,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003171

belief that this would not be productive careers,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003172

and for better or for worse,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003173

or whether true or not.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003174

Kaya, what we've done now is

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003175

make an academic and a tech voc track,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003176

but there is a lot of cross-enrollment.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003177

That's very rigid.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003178

Meaning, if you,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003179

within the academic track,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003180

if you take the strand of accounting and business,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003181

you cannot go to science and technology.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003182

You cannot go to engineering.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003183

You cannot go to humanities.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003184

Now, we allow a lot of cross-enrollment

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003185

because in the age of AI,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003186

ganun talaga.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003187

That's the trend we're seeing.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003188

It's a lot of interdisciplinary education,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003189

a lot of cross-fertilization of ideas,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003190

and,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003191

and disciplines.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003192

So,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003193

that's why we moved in that direction.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003194

Also, to give,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003195

kasi senior high school,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003196

parang junior college na huyan,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003197

your honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003198

So, also to give,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003199

give them choice.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003200

Kasi,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003201

I remember si Steve Jobs said,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003202

one of the best courses he ever took

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003203

was a calligraphy course.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003204

And that enabled him to create everything for Apple.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003205

Because,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003206

it exposed him to a different type of thinking.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003207

I hear you.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003208

I hear your department.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003209

I sympathize.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003210

My point,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003211

my point is,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003212

when we first passed K-12,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003213

the promise was,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003214

if you had two to three hours na practical arts

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003215

that we had when we were in high school,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003216

magiging at least one hour a day to,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003217

and then you can choose.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003218

So, kung medyo mas sa arts ka,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003219

dun ka,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003220

mas computer,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003221

dun ka.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003222

But yun nga,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003223

the schools,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003224

so even sa sports ha,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003225

I wonder if it's really a cultural preference

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003226

or because,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003227

nag-offer ng sports,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003228

pero wala namang sporting,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003229

facilities yun.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003230

So, maybe that school has a basketball,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003231

volleyball court,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003232

then offers sports.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003233

But,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003234

but if you have a,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003235

like a national arts

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003236

or the national sports high school

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003237

na ganong kaganda,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003238

We hear you loud and clear,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003239

Your Honor.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003240

You make a great point.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003241

And,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003242

two choice,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003243

two things we're doing

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003244

or we're changing

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003245

is actually in line with your thinking,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003246

Your Honor.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003247

The first is,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003248

to make it demand-driven.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003249

Kasi yung,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003250

gusto nga mag-scientist,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003251

pero wala namang lab.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003252

Kasi ang binibigay lagi

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003253

pang home economics

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003254

or pang,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003255

pang gawa ng lumpia.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003256

So, wala siyang,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003257

hindi niya ma-fulfill yung

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003258

kagustuhan niya.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003259

So, now we're really consulting

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003260

the schools,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003261

the learners.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003262

Ano yung,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003263

ano yung gusto matutunan

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003264

ng mga bata?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003265

And it's no longer

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003266

one size fits all.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003267

Meaning,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003268

everyone gets

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003269

three food carts,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003270

everyone gets,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003271

and so forth.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003272

And the second is,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003273

dati,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003274

ang sports facilities,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003275

it's only the most popular sport.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003276

They vote,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003277

what is the most popular sport?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003278

Yun lang ang bibigyan.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003279

So, now we're trying to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003280

move away from that model

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003281

and really have,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003282

we totally agree with you,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003283

arts and sports,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003284

they never should have been

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003285

really taken out

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003286

of the schools.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003287

And in fact,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003288

I think in the age of AI,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003289

they have a bigger role

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003290

to play.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003291

That's why I'll keep going back

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003292

to the argument na

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003293

40 students per classroom,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003294

8 to 4,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003295

but they have all the facilities.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003296

And when I say all,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003297

basic,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003298

but all,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003299

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003300

So, I'm not saying that

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003301

all schools have to have

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003302

a football or baseball field

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003303

because,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003304

or a swimming pool.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003305

So, having said that,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003306

would it be feasible

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003307

that we start looking

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003308

at the tracks

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003309

per school

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003310

sa district?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003311

So, I mean,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003312

in a perfect world,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003313

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003314

All schools have all tracks

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003315

and the students can choose.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003316

But, obviously,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003317

with so many problems,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003318

you can't offer that.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003319

Pagka isang track lang naman,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003320

eh, kawawa naman yung mga studyante

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003321

kung ayaw nila.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003322

But, meaning,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003323

for example,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003324

if you have a city with 40 schools,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003325

these are the four major tracks,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003326

then you divide it

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003327

para may specialization

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003328

talaga.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003329

And, kasi dati,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003330

ano eh,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003331

at least yung elementary school,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003332

really kung ano pinakamalapit sa'yo.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003333

But, let's say sa high school,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003334

at least in Taguiga,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003335

yes, there's one still closer to you,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003336

but the next one,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003337

second closest to you,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003338

is probably

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003339

maybe another 10-15 minute ride.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003340

It's not naman an hour ride.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003341

So, like,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003342

if you were into arts

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003343

and then you want to be

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003344

a fashion designer,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003345

pwede yung high school mo ngayon,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003346

which is five minutes away

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003347

from your house,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003348

doesn't offer it.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003349

But, the one 20 minutes away

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003350

from your house offers it,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003351

baka you'd do it.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003352

So, the point in asking this is,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003353

I want the tracks to work.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003354

And, I really believe that

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003355

less dropouts,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003356

then more TESDA

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003357

in DepEd

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003358

in schools, di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003359

They shouldn't really drop out

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003360

then go to TESDA, di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003361

They should graduate

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003362

senior high school,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003363

then if they don't want to go to college,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003364

and

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003365

there's a higher

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003366

TESDA problem.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003367

And, of course,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003368

hindi mo ma-perfect.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003369

Sabihin mo nang kung

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003370

5% ngayon yung national average

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003371

4.7 sa dropout.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003372

If you can bring it down to half,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003373

di may 2.5%,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003374

ang dami pa rin doon.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003375

But, masyadong malaki yung

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003376

5%, eh, no?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003377

What do we attribute this to?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003378

Poverty talaga?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003379

Which one, Your Honor?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003380

Yung dropout.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003381

The dropout rate?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003382

Dropout at saka yung

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003383

hindi na nag-enroll

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003384

in droves, no?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003385

I think it increased

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003386

after COVID.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003387

Yung iba, they were slow

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003388

to come back, Your Honor.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003389

And, of course,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003390

population is also

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003391

kind of plateauing.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003392

We've been mentioned as one

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003393

having the steepest fall

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003394

in terms of our birth rates,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003395

Your Honor.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003396

Although we're still

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003397

a young population.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003398

Pero, I think

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003399

those are some of the factors

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003400

why our enrollment

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003401

is not as high

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003402

as it used to be.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003403

So, total dropouts,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003404

321,000.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003405

The top,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003406

the cost is

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003407

domestic-related,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003408

financial-related is next,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003409

geographic environment.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003410

So, yun po yung top reasons

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003411

for dropping out,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003412

Your Honor.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003413

So, yung,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003414

di ba sa US,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003415

yung true one

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003416

system nila na

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003417

kapag nag-enroll na

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003418

tapos hindi po mapasok,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003419

they actually have someone

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003420

to go to the house

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003421

and then check

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003422

bakit hindi po mapasok.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003423

Do we have something like that?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003424

We have similar,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003425

but it's,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003426

it's not as comprehensive

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003427

perhaps as other jurisdictions,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003428

Your Honor,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003429

but we have the ALS teachers.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003430

Their job is really

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003431

they're nomadic in nature.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003432

But ALS yung

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003433

nag-dropout ka na?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003434

Yes, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003435

I meant lang yung...

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003436

Yung to check,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003437

meron din ho.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003438

Meron din ho.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003439

Within the school,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003440

the advisors are

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003441

obligado ho silang i-check

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003442

pagka nakita nilang

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003443

na marami na yung absent.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003444

May I recommend,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003445

baka yun yung sinasabi

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003446

ni Senator Pia na

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003447

what is DepEd,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003448

what is DILG,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003449

what is both?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003450

We also have

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003451

a dropout problem

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003452

in Taguig.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003453

But we don't have

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003454

that problem

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003455

of following up

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003456

because we have

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003457

every three months

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003458

a house-to-house survey

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003459

and then tinatanong.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003460

But now,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003461

just talking about it,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003462

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003463

Kung sa attendance lang,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003464

parang one week na wala

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003465

o ganyan,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003466

yes,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003467

the teachers

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003468

probably ask,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003469

et cetera.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003470

Pero pag sinabing

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003471

dropout na,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003472

I wonder really

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003473

gaano kalalim yung

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003474

or can't we get

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003475

him or her

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003476

to come out

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003477

or come back

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003478

or et cetera,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003479

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003480

So,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003481

baka that's something

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003482

between the DepEd

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003483

and the DILG na

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003484

I don't mean to keep

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003485

adding to the

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003486

No, no, no, Your Honor.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003487

That's a very valid

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003488

Yeah, I don't mean to keep

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003489

adding to the LGU.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003490

Yes, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003491

But actually,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003492

isang buhay yun, eh.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003493

Di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003494

Lalo kung mag-stop siya

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003495

ng grade 7,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003496

first year high school.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003497

And sometimes,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003498

may kahiyaan lang, eh.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003499

Di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003500

Whatever,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003501

nagkasakit ng one month

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003502

or even yung teenage pregnancy,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003503

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003504

I mean,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003505

obviously,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003506

if the woman

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003507

that pregnant says

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003508

that she wants

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003509

to give birth,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003510

ganyan, no?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003511

But the next year,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003512

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003513

How many kaya of them

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003514

don't even go back

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003515

anymore?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003516

O kaya,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003517

very mobile ngayon

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003518

yung Pilipino.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003519

So, lumipat from Bicol

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003520

to Metro Manila

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003521

or from Baguio

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003522

to Tarlac.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003523

I wonder if they

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003524

stop a SEM,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003525

then didn't

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003526

then didn't enroll

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003527

anymore.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003528

But I think

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003529

there should be

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003530

a way na

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003531

mabawasan natin

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003532

yun.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003533

Just one question

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003534

sa BARMM, nga.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003535

Ano ang jurisdiction

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003536

ng DepEd?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003537

I mean,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003538

is there anything

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003539

we can do with DepEd?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003540

Under the

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003541

Organic Act,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003542

Your Honor,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003543

what is allowed

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003544

is teacher training,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003545

classrooms,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003546

vouchers,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003547

Your Honor.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003548

But the problem in BARMM

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003549

is that there are not

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003550

that many private schools.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003551

So,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003552

the potential

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003553

or universe

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003554

for receiving vouchers

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003555

is quite small.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003556

So, maybe,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003557

sa akin,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003558

pakiusap na lang.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003559

I know you'll be happy

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003560

to do it.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003561

But baka,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003562

a conversation,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003563

with the Chief Minister,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003564

kasi ang taas

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003565

ng dropout,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003566

8%,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003567

di ba?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003568

We really offer,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003569

and in fact,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003570

in our,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003571

one workaround we have

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003572

is sa mga foreign loans

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003573

natin,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003574

foreign funded programs

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003575

or grants,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003576

doon namin sinasama

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003577

yung BARMM.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003578

Kasi kung sinama namin

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003579

sa regular programs namin

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003580

like computerization,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003581

makukuwa kami.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003582

But,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003583

so that's why,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003584

that's the workaround.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003585

So,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003586

in any negotiation

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003587

we have with foreign donors,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003588

and there are several

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003589

foreign donors,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003590

and

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003591

um,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003592

lenders.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003593

So,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003594

yun sinasama ho namin

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003595

talaga yung BARMM.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003596

Um,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003597

what I meant by the conversation,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003598

kasi highest din sila

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003599

sa stunting eh.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003600

And literacy,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003601

Your Honor.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003602

More than,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003603

and literacy,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003604

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003605

So,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003606

um,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003607

what we call this,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003608

not only recipe for

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003609

poverty,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003610

for

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003611

future problems,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003612

but also for extremism,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003613

di ba?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003614

I mean,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003615

especially with their trauma pa

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003616

sa

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003617

Marawi

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003618

siege.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003619

Um,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003620

there are certain,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003621

there are certain things like work.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003622

You can skip work,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003623

you can skip a year,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003624

or college a year,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003625

but sa high school,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003626

yes,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003627

you can go to ALS

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003628

or take equivalency,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003629

but,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003630

um,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003631

it's,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003632

it's,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003633

uh,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003634

it's different, no?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003635

But let me just share that,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003636

although this is way back 2010,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003637

nung nagbigay talaga ng

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003638

free uniforms,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003639

free,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003640

um,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003641

uh,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003642

notebooks,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003643

et cetera,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003644

uh,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003645

much less talaga yung

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003646

nag-dropout.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003647

So,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003648

I'm not saying,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003649

as you said,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003650

no,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003651

you can't do that

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003652

nationwide,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003653

and then BARMM meron,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003654

meron ng

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003655

local autonomy,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003656

but maybe a special

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003657

project,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003658

I don't know,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003659

with DSW,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003660

whatever,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003661

for yung nag-dropout talaga

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003662

na extreme poverty talaga.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003663

Baka yung iba,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003664

talagang wala lang

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003665

sapatos,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003666

or walang,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003667

you know,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003668

yung ayaw na pumasok

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003669

nung bata,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003670

kasi nga,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003671

trauma pa pag pumasok,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003672

eh,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003673

pero pagpasok niya,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003674

wala na siyang uniform,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003675

pati wala ang pagkain,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003676

wala,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003677

di ba?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003678

Yes, Your Honor,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003679

that's a great idea.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003680

Uh,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003681

I would suggest also

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003682

the expansion of the,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003683

I know it's,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003684

it's on the agenda

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003685

of Center Chairman Bam.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003686

yung revision of the

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003687

Adopt-a-School Law because that's been a great

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003688

incentivizer of private

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003689

donors but for classrooms and physical

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003690

facilities. If we

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003691

like we've expanded the special education

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003692

fund for local governments and that has incentivized

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003693

a lot of them to expand the menu

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003694

to ECCD, to

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003695

computerization, to many

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003696

other teacher training. Kung ma-expand

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003697

natin yung menu ng Adopt-a-School, then

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003698

even the private sector would be incentivized to

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003699

donate. And there are many

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003700

who already donate

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003701

as it is but with an incentive like

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003702

the 150%

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003703

tax deduction under the Adopt-a-

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003704

School Law. If that is expanded, then

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003705

it would be a tremendous incentive.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003706

Yung mga sinasabi ninyo, Senator Alan,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003707

palagay ko magkakatuto.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003707-split-2

Thanks for that.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003708

Last point lang sa feeding program.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003709

So,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003710

I guess the chairman will work

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003711

with you to restore the

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003712

money needed, na?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003713

We'll be happy to

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003714

work with you, Your Honor.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003714-split-2

So, question,

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003715

how do you implement that? Do you bid

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003716

it as a whole?

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003717

Or per school district?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003718

We delegate it down to the division level,

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003719

Your Honor. It used to be regional level.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003720

Now, it's division level. So, rather than have

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003721

18 regions doing it, or 17

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003722

regions, now you have 221

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003723

school divisions.

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003724

When was the change from regional

Source

Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003725

to?

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003726

2024, Your Honor.

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003727

And then, we've seen the increase really

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003728

in terms of

Source

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003729

central kitchens. So, previously, you only

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003730

had 6 central kitchens of the 200.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003731

Now, you have 58 central kitchens.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003732

Then, how do you do the quality check to

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003733

make sure na nutritious talaga?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003734

Well, it's at the division level.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003735

They have to get an FDA

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003736

accredited, and then

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003737

the manufacturer has to have

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003738

a certification from the FNRI.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003739

Pero pagka-bid pa lang, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003740

The UST certifies

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003741

the manufacturers of the food products, Your Honor.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003742

But I guess, pagka-bid pa lang,

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003743

nandun na sa specs that...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003744

It's required. If they don't have that, then

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003745

they will not qualify, Your Honor.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003746

So, who's in charge? I'll just work with him. I have some questions.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003747

Si Asek Roger. He'll be happy to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003748

see you afterwards, Your Honor.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003749

May I ano lang? I just want to look at the historical

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003750

and how we'll get there.

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003751

Thank you for the liberal time

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Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano

asr-003752

restraint, Mr. Chairman.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003753

Thank you for the very great ideas.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003754

And then, we have many directions,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003755

Senator Allen. Thank you very much, sir.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003756

Maraming salamat, our minority floor leader.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003757

We'll have Senator Pia

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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to ask her questions.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003759

And then, we'll have Senator

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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the Senate President. But in the meantime,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003761

we'd like to acknowledge Senator Joel Villanueva.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003762

Who's here, another of our

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003763

EDCOM co-chairs.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003764

I would just like to congratulate

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003765

our dear buddy, our former

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003766

colleague.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003767

Na pinahiram lang natin yan, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003768

Babalik dapat yan. Yan lang. Thank you,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003769

Mr. Chair. That's like an assist.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003770

I thought he would go to TESDA too, to be with me,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003771

Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003772

Because you're no longer in DepEd,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003773

I will no longer

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-003774

entertain that idea, Mr. Chairman.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003775

Thank you. Thank you, Senator Joel.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003776

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003777

In the plenary, not just on the basketball court,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003778

para ang assist.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-003779

We'll give the floor to Senator Pia.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003780

Thank you, Chairman.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003781

So, I'll start with the National Academy of Sports.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003782

Si...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003783

Deputy Director is here,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003784

Sir Emil.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003785

Okay, hi. Hi, Director Emil.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003786

So, ang nasanep natin

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003787

for student-athletes' nutrition

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003788

is 250 pesos per day, no?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003789

Is that... Can you confirm? Yeah.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003790

And ang request daw is

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003791

900 pesos per day to bring it

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003792

closer to the budget

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003793

of the athletes in Philippine Sports

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003794

Commission. That is the request.

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NAS Deputy Executive Director Emil Arroyo

asr-003795

That is correct, ma'am.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003796

Your Honor. Yeah. So, do you know,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003797

can somebody tell us what the total number is?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003798

I'm sure it's not that big because the student population

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003799

in NASA is so small.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003800

I mean, 250 pesos, let's not be surprised

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003801

if medyo dadating to sa

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003802

competition na medyo gutom-gutom, diba?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003803

That's not a lot of money.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003804

So...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003805

...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003809

There's a lump sum amount here.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003810

Actually, I shouldn't be looking at

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003811

the secretary. I should be looking at

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003812

the chairman kasi syempre support nyo yan,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003813

diba? So, this is me appealing

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003814

to the...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003815

chairman, so staff, please take note

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003816

na lang ating sekretary at

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003817

5.8 million yung request, but that's

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003818

not just food.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003819

580. Pero malaki yun.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003820

That's not just food. I'm sure

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003821

the food component is so small.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003822

Director Emil, can you just give me that amount? Because this is food, diba?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003823

We want to really...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003824

I know there's not that much space to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003825

improve the budget, pero siguro may pagkain

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003826

ng athletes natin, we can ask

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003827

for more support. And then,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003828

mamaya na itong mga budgetary appeals ko,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003829

wala naman yung chairman sa harap ko.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003830

Ito lang muna ako sa tanong ko sa sekretary.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003831

Ulitin ko yan.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003832

So, sekretary,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003833

I already gave you an idea of the few

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003834

questions I have. On early childhood, would you

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003835

like to be able to just

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003836

give me some hope

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003837

in this area?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003838

I think hindi naman kami totally detached, Madam Chair,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003839

and I remember those days when you really...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003840

You're the chairman of the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003841

You would spend so much time

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003842

discussing the ECCD budget during your time.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003843

And again, we're very grateful,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003844

express our gratitude. You're well-loved

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003845

in the DepEd family because

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003846

many of these, inaanin natin yun,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003847

ikaw ang nagtanim ng mga

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003848

binhi na yun. But,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003849

we're still the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003850

co-chair, but it's the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003851

DILG na who calls the meetings to order.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003852

But definitely, I think, Sek John Vic

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003853

is on top of things, and

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003854

we just need a little

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003855

maybe more energy from the ECCD

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003856

in terms of data. We're asking

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003857

for data on the geographic

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003858

spread in terms of lack of...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003859

child development centers,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003860

Madam Chair. I think curriculum

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003861

were okay. EDCOM has been

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003862

very helpful in terms of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003863

identifying best practices in

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003864

foundational learning and early childcare

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003865

and development. So, we're not

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003866

short of good examples.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003867

TEC is

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003868

developing special modules

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003869

because wala nga tayong...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003870

Dati, wala tayong mga teachers

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003871

specializing in reading at an early age,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003872

things like that. So, now we're really

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003873

developing that expertise.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003874

And TESDA, of course, is

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003875

developing NCs for

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003876

childcare workers.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003877

So, but really,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003878

it's, again, it's

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003879

the state of early childcare

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003880

and education is a function of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003881

the disjointed regulatory

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003882

environment also because

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003883

LGUs

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003884

have different capacities in terms of their

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003885

ability to build CDCs.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003886

So, you'll see a lot of third, fourth, fifth class

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003887

municipalities which

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003888

do not have

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003889

childcare centers

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003890

in each barangay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003891

So, I think those are

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003892

low-hanging fruit for the national government.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003893

And I think, in fairness to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003894

the government,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003895

the DBM has increased the local government

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003896

support fund precisely.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003897

And that is part of the potential menu,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003898

I think, if I'm... Tama ba,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003899

Director Vivian, na pwedeng paggastusan

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003900

yung childcare, daycare center

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003901

ng local government.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003902

So, yes. And then, of course,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003903

you know, part of the feeding

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003904

of early childcare, three to four is under

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003905

DSWD, but first 1,000 days

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003906

is under NNCDOH.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003907

So, there are, you know, there's a lot

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003908

So, when we talk about feeding,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003909

we should be talking about that type of feeding also.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003910

But, unfortunately, it happens in different communities

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003911

with different chairpersons. So,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003912

minsan yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003913

the synchronicity is not there between all of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003914

the actors, Madam Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003915

So, that's definitely

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003916

you might want to look at

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003917

looking at increasing the budget

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003918

also for feeding.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003919

Because by the time we get them at five years,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003920

kahit universal feeding mo yan,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003921

I think the experts will tell you,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003922

yung brain development is already set

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003923

backwards or

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003924

irreversible na yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003925

lack of development of the brain

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003926

at five years old.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003927

The law

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003928

identifies

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003929

a fund source

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003930

for the poorest

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003931

LGUs, no?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003932

Yung LGSF fund

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003933

can be used for

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003934

these

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003935

fourth and fifth class

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003936

municipalities.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003937

And that funding is with DILG.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003938

As the co-chair,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003939

may say ba kayo doon

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003940

to ensure

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003941

na... Wala po.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003942

But we don't even know where the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003943

barangays are without them because

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003944

we're waiting for that mapping

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003945

from the ECCD

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003946

Council, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003947

I think that once we know that,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003948

we know how we can be surgical

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003949

or targeted in our approach, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003950

So,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003951

our first step

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003952

is to get this mapping from ECCD?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003953

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003954

I think we have portions of it

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003955

but I don't think the whole country has been mapped.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003956

Because what I want to do is to ensure

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003957

that the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003958

one billion is set aside

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003959

na sa DILG

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003960

for that. And since these

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003961

are students that are going to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003962

be fed into the DepEd system,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003963

I wanted, and I

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003964

agree with you that feeding talaga,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003965

pero

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003966

I also want him to have the facility.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003967

I want him to be able to use that

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003968

one billion. So,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003969

obviously

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003970

we can take this up with

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003971

DILG.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003972

Um,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003973

I'm just wondering if you have any suggestions

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003974

in terms of clustering?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003975

Well, we have the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003976

ECCD Council, which is supposed to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003977

meet quarterly, Your Honor. We met about

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003978

a month and a half ago.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003979

No, I mean clustering, sorry, in terms of geographic.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003980

Like, for example,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003981

you're going to spread out that one billion so

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003982

how much goes to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003983

like, you know,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003984

if there are areas that have

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003985

the lowest...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003986

I think BARM, Your Honor. You have to start with BARM

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003987

and maybe Zamboanga Peninsula

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003988

perhaps. These are areas where

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003989

poverty is high and

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003990

literacy is also low, so...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003991

So, basically, that's what I want to know. Like,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003992

are you handling this with DILG?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003993

Uh,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003994

yes, we are, but again,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003995

it's like a chicken or egg thing, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003996

We're still waiting for really

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003997

knowing where...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-003998

When will they be able to provide that?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-003999

Hopefully in the next meeting, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004000

The next quarter. Okay.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004001

Okay. So, anyway, I'm...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004002

I'm preaching to the choir, you know, when we say

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004003

that when we...when I say now

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004004

that, um, we

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004005

lose that window, eh, if we're not

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004006

able to, um, support

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004007

early childhood education.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004008

And I might disagree a bit,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004009

but you didn't really make a categorical statement.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004010

You just put on record

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004011

that our birth rate is down, but when you

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004012

further dissect that,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004013

as you know, I'm the author of the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004014

Reproductive Health Law,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004015

the poorest of the poor are still

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004016

having the most kids.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004016-split-2

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004017

So...so it's

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004018

really...I'm not sure if it's

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004019

middle class, middle-middle, upper-middle

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004020

class that are...that

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004021

in surveys or in...now

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004022

based on the records have a lower

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004023

birth rate, but the poorest of the poor still

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004024

have a very high birth rate. So they will still

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004025

feed into the system,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004026

and they will still be the best, the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004027

most in need of

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004028

educational intervention.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004028-split-2

Tama po.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004029

There's no denying that. I agree with you

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004030

100%, ma'am. Pero yung statement ko lang

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004031

was very general, and of course,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004032

the data is varied when you

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004033

break it down into deciles, Your Honor. Correct.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004034

And for sure,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004035

you'll see...we'll see more

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004036

data supporting this

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004037

if in fact it's true. Because

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004038

I tend to disagree, because

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004039

I even asked Mayor Lanny, and maybe

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004040

the Senate President can

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004041

also share if he has

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004042

information in

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004043

Valenzuela na

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004044

ang dami-dami-dami pa rin babies.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004045

Because I've always been of the view

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004046

whenever I

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004047

would conduct hearings, that a lot

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004048

of our problems boils down to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004049

the limited resources we

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004050

have and the booming

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004051

population we continue to have

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004052

over the decades. So now,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004053

when we've gotten, I think, two reports

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004054

that the birth rate is going down,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004055

but that's not with

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004056

the poor demographic.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004057

So they're still very much in

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004058

need of all these interventions.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004059

Anyway, you're nodding your head, so

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004060

yeah. Sorry, I totally agree with you.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004061

Madam Chair, Your Honor,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004062

the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004063

reproductive health education is much

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004064

needed because the people who can't afford

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004065

to have children are maybe the ones who are having them.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004066

So there's that mismatch. And it's

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004067

dala rin po ng paghiyaman yan eh.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004068

There's a study that says once you hit 5,000

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004069

or 4,000 per capita income, may

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004070

drop talaga sa birth rates.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004071

And now some are pointing to the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004072

advent of social media. That's why

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004073

birth rates are

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004074

declining across the board for

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004075

many countries, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004076

That's true, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004077

So before I leave

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004078

this topic, maybe

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004079

on the side of DepEd,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004080

we can

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004081

start tracking

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004082

what areas do they

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004083

feel,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004084

on the side of DepEd, when the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004085

children enter

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004086

kindergarten, maybe we can start

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004087

tracking which

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004088

geographic areas, which region

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004089

do they feel that the children

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004090

are most prepared. I will surmise,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004091

of course, it's in the cities.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004092

Cities would be better. Then again,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004093

then again, in cities that

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004094

have really huge populations

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004095

and certain barangays really

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004096

have a high poverty level,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004097

you really might find random

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004098

third-class municipalities

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004099

that do better. So sabi niyo nga, hindi naman

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004100

nagkukulang sa best

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004101

practices. So baka we

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004102

can hear more of this. So we have some good

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004103

news.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004104

Ma'am, I think EDCOM highlighted

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004105

Sen Win when he was chair of education.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004106

We visited Gapan, remember?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004107

And that was highlighted as one of the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004108

not necessarily rich city, but

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004109

so one barangay had three daycare

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004110

centers. May mga ganun ho.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004111

It's also a policy choice. It reflects

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004112

the policy choices of the leaders.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004113

Yes, totally. Anyway,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004114

I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but we have

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004115

a lot of the education supporters

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004116

here. Do you know that

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004117

we had our first grads of

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004118

College of Medicine of

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004119

our public

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004120

Doktor para sa Bayan. Doktor para sa Bayan.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004121

And 100% passing daw.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004122

Across, I think, five

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004123

College of Medicine. Congratulations to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004124

It's not just one.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004125

So it's really amazing and I want to file a resolution tomorrow but we have no session.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004126

But the Senate President's here and he's known to be very excited about session.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004127

So if you want to call session so I can file this resolution, I'll come in on Monday.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004128

Don't tempt him, Senator Pia.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004129

Please, please, easy, easy.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004130

Anyway.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004131

Even Dr. Yis feels that sessions are too often, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004132

Okay, I'll move on to another topic.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004133

Inclusive education.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004134

Yeah, the Senate President worked hard on this and these are just really just updates on where we are.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004135

I knew from the start that this will take time.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004136

I think finally the rules have just been approved, no?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004137

Tama ba?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004138

No, the rules just very recently have been approved, okay.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004139

But,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004140

ano kaya ang timeline natin?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004141

Kasi as I have been pointing out,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004142

every time we make these kind of major interventions,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004143

it's gonna take, I think, easily the cycle for me is six years

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004144

because it'll take CHED how many years to,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004145

if it requires like,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004146

if it requires creating more,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004147

and in this case it does require creating more programs in the SUCs, in the private schools.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004148

They have to have it approved, diba?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004149

One year is already fantastic.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004150

So, I boot in on two years, Sean.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004151

Then, then I always remind that we need to have a marketing campaign to make these,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004152

the positions available there to make them attractive positions to the students, to the parents.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004153

So, it's gonna take a while.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004154

And because of the increased use of technology and, I don't know, just the influence of social media, everything,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004155

there's more and more.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004156

I think, I think teachers are going to be dealing with more and more.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004157

And, sorry, before I come to my conclusion.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004158

So, because of technology, the distraction of social media,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004159

situations that are beyond our control but kids have to deal with, you know, parents who are OFWs,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004160

parents who live in the cities,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004161

traffic that keeps parents away from the homes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004162

more and more, teachers will be,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004163

presented with students who may not have special needs per se,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004164

but, you know, just the rise in number of kids with ADHD,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004165

neurodivergent, you know, just all this support that's needed.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004166

So, again, I'm preaching to the choir, you know, your team knows this better than most of us.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004167

But, until we get population sizes of each classroom smaller,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004168

teachers will continue,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004169

they will continue to struggle with large classroom sizes and the students who cannot cope with traditional education will suffer.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004170

So, I don't know, Your Honor, what can you say about this?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004171

Because it's just something that really bothers me.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004172

I agree with your statement, Mr. Chair, Your Honor,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004173

that it will take time to full, for full implementation of the ILRC law mandates regarding the 20 plus allied medical professions

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004174

that need to be in every school.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004175

And that's not just in every inclusive learning centre,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004176

simply because we don't have the personnel and we don't have the pipeline to produce the personnel.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004177

But I am encouraged by some of the moves of philhealth and DOH nowadays,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004178

which they're trying to do a work around by working with the medical associations, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004179

Associations of speech therapists, associations of occupational therapists, of pediatricians,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004180

and they're trying to secure commitments which are geographical in nature.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004181

Meaning, not necessarily one, not necessarily a particular doctor,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004182

but they will provide a member of the community.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004183

of their profession to, as part

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004184

of their professional responsibility

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004185

to spend time

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004186

and ang hinihingi nila sa DepEd

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004187

is we allow our ILRCs

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004188

to be used for a private practice

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004189

on the side, which is acceptable to us,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004190

Your Honor, because, I mean, these professionals

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004191

will not be seeing

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004192

public school students 24 hours

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004193

or 8 hours of the day, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004194

So there will be a lot of free time and by

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004195

all means, I think that that's a great idea.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004196

It's a great, it's in effect

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004197

an informal PPP, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004198

So you're using public

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004199

facilities, but you're

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004200

the private,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004201

the salary or the time

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004202

of the professional is paid

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004203

for jointly, perhaps, because I assume

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004204

they'll also be receiving some kind of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004205

emolument or stipend from

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004206

DepEd. So they're

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004207

being paid, they're allowed to earn the living

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004208

on the side, but they're also

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004209

being given a stipend. So

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004210

that's the workaround, because there's no way of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004211

filling the institutional lack of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004212

hundreds or thousands of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004213

professionals. So in the same way,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004214

we look for guidance counselors

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004215

in one region, the EDCOM said

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004216

there are no schools,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004217

SUC is providing it, there are no

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004218

enrollees. So how would you

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004219

fill up, and Congress was creative

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004220

enough to come up with the Mental Health

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004221

Development Act. So there are

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004222

many rays of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004223

hope down the road, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004224

Just before I leave this topic on

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004225

inclusive education,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004226

the law itself recognizes

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004227

that it's progressive realization.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004228

So we all know that it will take time.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004229

And I fully support

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004230

the right of

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004231

a highly skilled

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004232

professional to still earn money on the side.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004233

You're not supposed to go broke just because

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004234

you love your country. So no

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004235

issue there.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004236

I think what I wanted

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004237

to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004238

emphasize,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004239

is also the need

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004240

for

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004241

one would be more

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004242

parent participation,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004243

because even in the issues that we've seen

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004244

on the shooting,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004245

people all look to the schools,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004246

basically the schools,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004247

when a lot of it really is

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004248

home and community

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004249

influence. So I think His Honor agrees

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004250

with that. So I'll just park

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004251

that so you know that we support

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004252

that. But we really want to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004253

see, you know, especially in the provinces,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004254

you would assume, I may be wrong

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004255

because I don't live in the province, but I

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004256

have visited, I have good friends all

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004257

over.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004258

Sometimes they just need to be inspired

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004259

and rally. You always need a champion for

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004260

whatever project. You just have

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004261

to rally them, you know, to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004262

there might be a couple of

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004263

parents who really can't because of the work

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004264

and then there's other parents who have the time

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004265

and this would provide a good

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004266

support system. Because like I said,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004267

some of, I mean,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004268

I'm more than happy that you're engaging with

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004269

professionals in the medical field.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004270

But some of these kids might just be,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004271

might just need an additional

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004272

adult and

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004273

the Senate President will remember

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004274

that I was also pushing for

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004275

senior high,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004276

senior high, not even,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004277

not even, but maybe primarily

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004278

senior high who are in the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004279

academic track, who want to go into

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004280

education, but not even just them,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004281

to be involved

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004282

in the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004283

in the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

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lower grades.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004285

Because my kids grew up

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004286

in a multi-level school.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004287

So grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, magkakasama yan.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004288

Grade 4, grade 5, grade 6.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004289

And the kids in the older

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004290

grade are the ones kind of teaching

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004291

the younger ones. And I think this

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004292

would work perfectly in our schools.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004293

But I'm not here to reinvent

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004294

how our teachers teach. But

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004295

when I remember going to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004296

to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004297

Benguet, and they had a,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004298

and they had a multi-level school,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004299

and when I told somebody, said,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004300

kawawa naman, imagine isang classroom,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004301

tatlong grade. I go, no, that's

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004302

not necessarily kawawa, because

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004303

my kids go to a, were going to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004304

a private school, and that's how it was set up.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004305

It can be a good thing. Now, if there's

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004306

100 of them there, iba yun, but

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004307

konti lang yung studyante doon,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004308

kaya nga naging multi-level. Parang I think they

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004309

had one classroom for grade 1, grade 2, grade 3.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004310

They had another classroom, grade 4, grade 5,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004311

grade 6. Two good teachers,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004312

that's amazing. Tapos sampu lang kayong

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004313

studyante. That's amazing. So

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004314

I want to change that perspective na

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004315

pangit yun. Hindi yun pangit,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004316

diba? And I've actually visited

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004317

a lot of provinces na ang liit nung population

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004318

because konti lang yung studyante doon.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004319

Kudos to the teachers who

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004320

are devoting their time

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004321

there. So what is my point? My point is

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004322

we just continue, we want to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004323

continue to be creative, and we want you,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004324

no matter how big your department

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004325

is, to be able to find those

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004326

best practices.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004327

Yes, Your Honor. Two things.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004328

Two things on what you said. First is we're

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004329

strengthening the peer system, so

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004330

yung big brother, big sister type

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004331

of thing, not only for mental health

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004332

but also for extracurricular

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004333

activities. And second, yung multi-grade,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004334

I agree with you 100%,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004335

and it's borne out by the performance

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004336

of the multi-grade or multi-level schools,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004337

Your Honor. There is no drop

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004338

in performance of the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004339

multi-grade schools, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004340

For some reason, I assume there would be

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004341

because it would be harder to teach

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004342

children of different ages,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004343

but no, apparently they perform just as

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004344

well, if not better. And maybe it's a function

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004345

of class size because

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004346

a lot of

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004347

multi-grade schools tend to be smaller, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004348

No, that is revelational because those

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004349

close to my age, if you remember

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004350

Little House on the Prairie,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004351

isa lang yung teacher doon, tapos lahat

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004352

ng bata doon from, I don't know, maybe

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004353

7 years old to 17,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004354

lahat yung nandon. And then only

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004355

when my kids ended up

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004356

in a Montessori school na ganun din,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004357

it works naman pala. So, again,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004358

I attribute that to the skill of the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004359

teacher and the plan that was

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004360

prepared, you know,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004361

beforehand that

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004362

makes this work. But it does work, and

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004363

I think there's a lot to learn from this system.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004364

But not

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004365

that many. Hindi naman ganun karami yan.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004366

So, I'll end with

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004367

my concern for

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004368

now that

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004369

the Senate President is back. If you recall,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004370

SP, nung you were defending

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004371

the Inclusive Education Bill,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004372

yung concern

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004373

ko would be parent participation.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004374

I mean, I said, ano ba naman yung parent

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004375

na siya yung, my mother

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004376

is a, you've all heard this, my mother is a

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004377

preschool teacher, so I grew up in that

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004378

setting. Ano ba naman yung may parent,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004379

volunteer, whoever is the one taking

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004380

care of a child who's a little bit

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004381

difficult in class, it's not intervening

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004382

as a teacher, it's intervening as a

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004383

caring adult. And then even if

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004384

there's students who don't have special

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004385

needs, in a class of 45,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004386

up to grade 2, grade 3, magpapatulong

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004387

pa rin pumunta sa banyo yan. So,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004388

I don't know, Mr. Secretary,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004389

how, is this already being implemented?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004390

Kasi, ang hirap talaga

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004391

sa buhay ng teacher.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004392

Sorry, which one, ma'am?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004393

Which is being implemented?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004394

Having an assistant

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004395

in the classroom, whether

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004396

standard na ba to?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004397

Each school has an AO and a

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004398

PDO already. An AO is an administrative

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004399

officer, a PDO is a project

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004400

development officer.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004400-split-2

No, Secretary, this is more like a

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004401

volunteer, like a parent volunteer.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004402

Ah, parent, sorry, I'm sorry.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004403

Parent volunteer, it's a

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004404

case-to-case basis, Your Honor, but we hope to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004405

strengthen that with the Kaagapay

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004406

program. And I think many

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004407

parents are willing, Mr. Chair,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004408

Your Honor. It's just that they

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004409

sometimes looking for what to do

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004410

and there's a mismatch about what's needed and

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004411

what they think is needed. So, if we tell them,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004412

I think

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004413

they will look at

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004414

it more along

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004415

these lines. Yeah, because yung mga nagtatricycle

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004416

pa na galing 30 minutes away, magaantay

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004417

na lang yung doon eh. Yes, you're right. So,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004418

really, regardless if it's the parent

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004419

or mga, for whatever

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004420

reason,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004421

available young person,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004422

it could be a senior high putting in their

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004423

practicum, I just really like to

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004424

see it happening because

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004425

any teacher, grade 3 and below,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004426

will need that extra help.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004427

So, I really would like

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004428

this teacher. So, it's not enough for me,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004429

Mr. Secretary, to hear yung

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004430

I mean, iba pa yung role ni project

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004431

officer.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004432

Well, well, I mean,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004433

I'm sure you keep that person busy, but

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004434

in the classroom, literally,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004435

literally, helping with

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004436

the writing, the reading. I mean,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004437

I have personal experience because I used to sit with my mom

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004438

helping the slower learners

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004439

read, write. So,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004440

it's so easy to,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004441

it's so easy to do this. It's just really

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004442

being able to be creative

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004443

because I remember, I don't know with whom, but

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004444

parang, ay, ang hirap pag may teacher,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004445

ang hirap kung may parent, makikialam.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004446

But, is that worse than,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004447

is that, how bad can the

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004448

be? I mean, there can be parents na really

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004449

makulit, I understand. But,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004450

how bad is that situation compared

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004451

to one teacher trying to teach

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004452

45,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004453

50,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004454

7-year-olds how to write?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004455

I'd rather have 3 other adults in that

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004456

room guiding the student, you know,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004457

so, I really hope, because that was

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004458

the point of passing that.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004458-split-2

Ma'am, we're seeing

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004459

a lot of it in terms of the feeding. The parents

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004460

are assisting us, they're volunteering.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004461

Then, that mindset is already there. So, it's kind of a

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004462

short step already to what you're saying.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004463

Especially, the early years, you know,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004464

kindergarten where it's not the technical

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004465

knowledge per se, but...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004465-split-2

Exactly.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004466

And then, in the later years,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004467

I'd like to see the parents getting

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004468

involved with, you know, like

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004469

maybe the sports and extracurricular

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004470

of their adolescent

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004471

kids naman. Kasi mga adolescent

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004472

yung medyo nagkakaroonan ng sariling

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004473

pag-iisip at baka

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004474

mapunta sa hindi masyado maganda.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004475

So, baka talagang, baka maralala na.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004476

Ano parang pag-iisipan mo lang?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004477

Yes, ma'am, but they have to be educated to...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004478

Huwag masyadong pikon. Kasi yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004479

napuntahan kong tennis tournament one time,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004480

yung parents yung nagsuntukan.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004481

Dahil nagagalit sila na.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004482

Nagagalit yung isang anak niya.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004483

So, yung nagkatay nagsuntukan.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004484

Hindi lang tennis, hindi lang sports.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004485

Totoo yan.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004486

I'm just quickly passing

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004487

going through some of the important points.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004488

I won't go into...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004489

I know so many of you

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004490

feel very strongly.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004491

Then, there's a question.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004492

I'm concerned on the HPV immunization

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004493

in schools. Meron daw problem

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004494

to get literally

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004495

the vaccinators.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004496

I remember we made

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004497

special...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004497-split-2

That's the DOH program,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004498

Your Honor, so maybe better directed

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004499

to them, Your Honor. Whatever happens in the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004500

schools, we just allow our schools to...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004500-split-2

You're just a venue.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004501

Yes, we're just a venue, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004502

Sige, we'll take it up with DOH.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004503

...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004504

Yung desire natin for the different kinds of professionals

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004505

that we need to get involved in inclusive education

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004506

and then even teachers who specialize in early childhood

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004507

and whatever those needs.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004508

These have all been submitted to CHED as priority programs already.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004509

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004510

In fact, they're giving scholarships.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004511

They're including it in their merit scholarship,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004512

the Presidential Merit Scholarship.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004513

They're giving priority to...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004514

And of course, iba pa yung prioritize ninyo sa nila Chair BAM

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004515

at SPWIN.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004516

Remember, SPWIN?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004517

We put a special provision along with Silas and Joel

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004518

regarding the guidance counselors.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004519

So they received their scholarship from CHED the other day.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004520

Okay, good.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004521

Because I really feel it's so important to prioritize

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004522

para alam din ng mga parents na may mahahanap na trabaho

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004523

itong pinasukan na course.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004524

So basic.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004525

Ba't ba lahat nag-nursing?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004526

Kasi naniniwala talaga sila na pag nag-nurse sila, may trabaho.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004527

Last point ko na lang,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004528

do we already have...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004529

pilot schools that are short of PISAI

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004530

and now all the regions have...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004531

I know that's not under you, that's under DOST.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004532

But nevertheless, I'm sure you're familiar.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004533

Of course, let's exclude PISAI.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004534

Let's exclude...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004535

It's only PISAI that comes to mind.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004536

So other than PISAI.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004537

And that one is very science-based.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004538

Do we have any...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004539

pilots for classrooms...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004540

Not classrooms, schools, na public school

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004541

that is now focused on the use of AI

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004542

and personalized education?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004543

And if not, is this something you would be interested in doing?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004544

I mean, it wouldn't cost a lot.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004545

I would love to see if you could pinpoint

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004546

three random municipalities

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004547

and then three cities.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004548

And maybe the municipality can be beside the city

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004549

kasi sa city manggagaling yung magagaling.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004550

na teacher na yun.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004551

And these programs can be made available naman.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004552

What do you think of that?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004553

Wala pa po tayong ganon.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004554

I've heard of those schools in Texas, Your Honor,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004555

where they just do one or two hours of formal curriculum

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004556

and the rest are electives and other courses.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004557

So no, we haven't done that quite yet.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004558

But why not during your term?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004559

Well, if you allow us or mandate us then...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004560

Because it's a departure.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004561

It's a departure from the regular curriculum, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004562

But what do you need to do that?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004563

Do you need another law?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004564

Do you need a law pa ba?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004565

Would you?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004566

Would we need a law for that?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004567

Sana hindi naman.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004568

O pilot nyo lang.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004569

Pumayag na kaming lahat.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004570

Kung pilot lang ho, pwede ho siguro.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004571

If you're giving us authorization, then we will do.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004572

I mean, I'm not dictating.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004573

If you agree that it might...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004574

For sure, it's not a bad idea.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004575

So I think it might be worth seeing what we can do

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004576

with our...

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004577

Current setup and...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004578

I think we could work with our partners now

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004579

and we have e-cared and we have Khan Academy.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004580

So really, we could do a lot of...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004581

There's a lot of room for experimentation, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004582

So I think with your imprimatur, then...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004583

If I may, Secretary.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004584

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004585

ED Carol actually said if we're interested,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004586

we can have maybe not a school but maybe a class

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004587

and EDCOM can take the lead in the pilot as well

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004588

if you're interested, Senator Pia.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004589

I'd be happy to work with EDCOM and the committee,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004590

Your Honor, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004591

And I mean, if all the AI experts are telling us

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004592

this is the way to go,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004593

then we might as well learn with a few pilot programs

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004594

and see how does this work in the Philippine setting

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004595

with more poverty and our different cultural setup.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004596

Because, yeah, you're right.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004597

I mean, the models I've seen are in US

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004598

and then I think I might have seen a few in...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004599

With your permission, Mr. Chair,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004600

Madam Senator, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004601

In, I think in El Salvador,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004602

they used AI to...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004603

And they married it to the PISA for schools,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004604

which is a program of the OECD

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004605

to help schools transform their educational systems.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004606

And certain schools, not quite a large sample,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004607

but certain pilot schools were able to get

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004608

the same level scores as Germany

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004609

and a lot of the developed countries

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004610

because the AI really performed

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004611

their role, Your Honor.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004612

My last point, because I love athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004613

but before I go to the last point,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004614

because the chairman stood up for a few minutes.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004615

Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004616

No worries.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004617

I just wanted you to be here

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004618

when I just indicate the additional food budget

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004619

needed for the student athletes

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004620

in the National Academy for Sports

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004621

because they only receive 250 pesos per day.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004622

And if it can be aligned,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004623

with the closer to the budget

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004624

of Philippine Sports Commission,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004625

1,200 a day,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004626

900 per day lang yung hinihingi.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004627

And so this is 69 million.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004628

So just putting it there.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004629

Because again, we all know,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004630

we take such pride.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004631

Like it used to be Manny Pacquiao,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004632

everybody tunes in, walang nakawan,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004633

and then it became Alex Ayala,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004634

then everybody's tuned in kung may Olympian tayo.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004635

So ano ba naman itong 69 pesos

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004636

na pakainin yung athletes natin?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004637

I just wanted to hear it.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004638

Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004639

Thank you, Senator Pia.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004640

Is that your last question?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004641

So then my last point is,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004642

it was about the student athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004643

but when I saw you about it,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004644

not the student athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004645

just the athletes in general.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004646

Yeah.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004647

So I was in the Asian Games,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004648

and I'm sure,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004649

I'm only speaking from the person,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004650

the experience I know.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004651

One of the athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004652

who joined the paddle tournament,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004653

and one of my first supporters

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004654

is no less than the secretary

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004655

with the paddle court in Balear, Aurora.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004656

One of my, one of our athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004657

he doesn't even play,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004658

but he supports the growth of the sport.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004659

His son plays very well.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004660

I played once, Madam Chair.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004661

Okay, played once.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004662

Plays on.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004663

Yeah.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004664

So he will, I'm sure he will be good,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004665

but I haven't seen him play.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004666

Anyway, so one of our athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004667

our youngest athlete,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004668

just graduated,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004669

Magna Cumlaude from UP.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004670

So she played in the Asian Games,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004671

but it's not that rare, no?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004672

You'll hear of this,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004673

and our bronze medalist,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004674

what's her, Victoria Bosong?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004675

Am I saying her name right?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004676

She got the bronze medal.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004677

She's also a,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004678

an honor student, no?

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004679

In the US.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004680

I'm not sure where she studies.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004681

It's not that uncommon.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004682

It's not that uncommon.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004683

The point is,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004684

the athletes have the discipline.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004685

If we talk about the athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004686

if we create that environment,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004687

and I'm not just speaking of athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004688

they could be musicians,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004689

they could be artists.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004690

If we give them that environment

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004691

where they can thrive,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004692

and these,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004693

you know,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004694

we can creatively accommodate them,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004695

then not only will we have great artists,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004696

great musicians,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004697

great athletes,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004698

they will also be able to finish with degrees

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004699

and maybe become doctors

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004700

and architects or whatever.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004701

So that's my point.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004702

And, you know,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004703

I know it's so hard with such a big department,

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004704

but I hope that you can still find the time

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004705

and the energy to be creative.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004706

So thank you.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004707

My team will just talk to the other agencies

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004708

that I have had the pleasure of handling before

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004709

just to check how you are

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004710

and to support whatever you need.

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Senator Pia S. Cayetano

asr-004711

Thank you very much, Secretary.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004712

Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Senator Pia.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004713

And thank you for,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004714

eternally grateful for the great work you've done.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004715

Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004716

Thank you, Senator Pia.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004717

For the record,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004718

the committee will be collating

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004719

all of the suggestions for amendments

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004720

or changes in the budget

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004721

even before we submit to the main committee.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004722

So a lot of those will already be integrated.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004723

And, of course,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004724

we'll be working with the department on that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004725

But we'll give an opportunity

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004726

for many of the senators

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004727

to submit their requests and changes as well

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004728

because,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004729

the Secretary knows

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004730

this is the biggest budget allocation

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004731

for any department.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004732

And there's a lot of interest, of course,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004733

to make sure that we continue our funding

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004734

from last year

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004735

where we funded this in a big way.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004736

So thank you, Senator Pia.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004737

Senator Joel, anything?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004738

Or will we go to...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004739

Because once Senator Gatchalian starts,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004740

it's going to be five hours.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-004741

I will yield to the Senate President, of course.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004742

Note, Secretary,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004743

he's been here since earlier

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004744

and our tradition is that the SP goes first.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004745

But he's been letting everybody go.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004746

Because I think he'll be here for four hours.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-004747

Is he going for another session?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004748

Give him six hours,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004749

no more other session.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-004750

Six hours talaga.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004751

Here we have the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004752

We'll give the floor to SP.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004753

If you give Dr. Yee a coffee break,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004754

then it will just be one hour.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004755

Si Dr. Yee, bulong nung bulong dito.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004756

Secretary.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004757

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004758

I'll just continue some of the questions.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004759

And,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004760

some of the items that were not tackled.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004761

I'll start off with textbooks,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004762

Secretary,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004763

dahil last year when we allocated

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004764

the 19 billion,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004765

the goal is to give one is to one.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004766

And narinig ko kanina sa statement ninyo

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004767

na

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004768

they'll have their own textbooks,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004769

they can bring home their own textbooks,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004770

just like in private schools.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004771

So that's why we allocated

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004772

the 19 billion last year.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004773

I think that was the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004774

the...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004775

the number that was given to us.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004776

So I just want to get

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004777

number one,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004778

an update on

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004779

that amount that we have given

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004780

the department.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004781

And then number two,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004782

kung

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004783

in goal ba natin

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004784

na one is to one,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004785

nagawa ba natin

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004786

to date?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004787

And number three,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004788

what are the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004789

what are the issues

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004790

surrounding textbooks?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004791

I know that you have reformed

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004796

the procurement of textbooks.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004797

Matagal natin pinag-usapan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004798

ito sa EDCOM.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004799

And I know that you have

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004800

radically reformed

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004801

the way we procure textbooks

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004802

so that we can streamline

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004803

the procurement of textbooks.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004804

So after that streamlining,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004805

gusto namin malaman

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004806

kung na-achieve ba natin

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004807

in one is to one textbook

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004808

using this amount.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004809

And I noted also that next year,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004810

nabawasan siya.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004811

Baka naman magre-regress tayo

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004812

from that

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004813

amount.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004815

Aspiration of one is to one.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004816

Thank you, Mr. President.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004817

And again, we thank you for

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004818

helping deliver this

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004819

incredible 2026 budget

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004820

and wonderful opportunity

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004821

for our learners.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004822

Itong summary of delivered

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004823

textbooks, we've delivered

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004824

66%. So we've delivered

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004825

112,000

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004826

million, sorry, 112 million

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004827

textbooks

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004828

out of 171

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004829

0.2 million contracted

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004830

textbooks. So completely

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004831

delivered for kindergarten, 84%

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004832

for grade 1, 72% for grade 2

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004833

and so forth. The lowest being

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004834

grade 10, where it's only

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004835

34%, and grade 6, where it's

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004836

40%. So we'll try to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004837

improve on that. Maybe I can turn it over

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004838

to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004839

Usec Oracion, with your permission, for the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004840

details. She's the head of our

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004841

learning systems and curriculum strand,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004842

Mr. President, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004843

Good afternoon, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004844

And maybe the

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004845

happy answer

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004846

to your question, Senator

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004847

Win, is yes.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004848

We are succeeding to do that.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004849

As Secretary has mentioned,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004850

we have delivered

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004851

the textbooks for grade 1,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004852

partially for

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004853

grades 2, 5, and 8,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004854

75%,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004855

77% for

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004856

grade 3,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004857

and then by November,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004858

we would have completed grade 6,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004859

9, and 10. By

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004860

December, we would have

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004861

completed the deliveries for

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004862

the core courses of the

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004863

senior high school program. So

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004864

yes po, but we

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004865

are not yet contented with

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004866

that, because we want the textbooks

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004867

to be delivered in time

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004868

for a new school year.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004869

So ngayon po,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004870

nagawa na natin, but late pa din kami.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004871

But for next school year,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004872

we should have, we will

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004873

make it a point to make sure

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004874

that all the textbooks are delivered by

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004875

April or May in time for the new school

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004876

year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004877

Quick intervention. Could you tell us,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004878

Yusek, what was the big difference

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004879

considering in the previous years,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004880

we had problems here?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004881

Ano po yung binago ninyo sa inyong sistema

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004882

kaya umabot po tayo dito?

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004883

The

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004884

Secretary had really directed

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004885

us to shorten

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004886

the procurement period

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004887

and we were able to,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004888

to do that. In the past,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004889

we would begin by

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004890

developing the textbooks and that

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004891

took so long. And

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004892

we understand that in the

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004893

past, it would take three, four,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004894

five years to develop a

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004895

textbook. So until delivery time,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004896

that would be years.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004897

So

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004898

yun po, the procurement

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004899

process had been shortened

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004900

significantly. We would also

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004901

like to express at this point

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004902

that in the previous ten

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004903

years, we were only able

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004904

to procure 27 out of

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004905

88 titles. And then

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004906

in school years,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004907

in 2024 and 2025,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004908

60 out of 105 titles.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004909

But for the first time, we really

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004910

succeeded to procure all

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004911

105 titles

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004912

this year. And as I

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004913

mentioned, deliveries will go on

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004914

until December. Because before,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004915

we were trying to create

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004916

new textbooks every

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004917

year. Well now, we just...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004918

Tama po ba? We chose

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004919

the available in the market and we bought

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004920

that?

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004920-split-2

Yes po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004920-split-3

Okay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004921

Pre-accredited na ho yung...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004922

If you were accredited before, then you're part of that list.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004923

The regions can buy those books already.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004924

And we were doing this every year, parang inuulit natin yung proseso before?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004925

Hindi na po natin, unlike before where you had a new policy every year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004926

Yeah, that's my...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004927

Hindi na po ganun.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004928

Okay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004929

Existing policy and then the list will expand na lang.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004930

If we've already accredited the 150 books, then you're accredited already.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-004931

Congratulations for a simple policy shift that yielded such great results.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004932

Well, this EDCOM was a big help in pointing out these deficiencies, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004933

And then yung process of developing the manuscript would take one year.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004934

The process of printing would take another year.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004935

Then the delivery would take another year.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004936

So rather than yung printing and delivery, that's already one contract pinagsama na ho namin.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004937

So whoever is going to print it, you deliver it also.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004938

Hindi na sineparate yung contract.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004939

And then yung developing of the manuscript, it's no longer an exclusive dep-ed prerogative, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004940

It can be pre-accredited books.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004941

It can be the books bought by the private schools.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004942

The universe is open, basically, to whoever.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004943

However, books are of a sufficient quality, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004944

Dati kasi manuscript, if I'm not mistaken, pinapabid ba yun?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004945

Yung procurement, pinapabid ba yun?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004946

Three different, so three years ho ang whole process.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004947

So that really, early procurement, because we have a very good procurement specialist, Yusec Ruiz.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004948

She did early procurement for many of these.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004949

That's why nakompleto na ho namin yung 100.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004950

So from start to end, normally, three years yan.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004951

So ngayon, you just accredit the books, and then dep-ed buys from those accredited books.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004952

Ang LGU, pwede rin bumili sila doon eh.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004953

Pwede rin ho.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004954

The regions are free to choose ho.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004955

They have a menu.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004956

Parang menu na lang ho siya, Mr. President.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004957

The regions can also buy using their own funds, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004958

So to augment the dep-ed central deliveries, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004959

I know some LGUs, they buy to augment rin eh.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004960

Kung hindi kulang, or hindi siya on time.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004961

LGU bumibili rin using their SEF.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-004962

That's correct, Mr. President.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004963

So right now, narinig ko kay Yusec, Mel, on the average, we're at around 70%.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004964

Tama po ba, Yusec?

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004965

Yes, po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004966

And this is using the 2026 funds or the funds prior?

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004967

The funds.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004967-split-2

Or both?

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004967-split-3

Both po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004968

Okay. Alright.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004969

Because ang next question ko is,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004970

I saw in the budget that for 2027,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004971

the textbook funds went down to 6.4 billion pesos.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004972

So how will this affect our aspiration?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004973

Because malapit na tayo eh.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004974

We're at 70% on the average.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004975

And konti na lang, we'll reach the 100% mark.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004976

Sige po.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004977

Because we were able to complete the procurement of the 100%,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004978

105 titles this year,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004979

we don't need to procure new titles for the coming school year.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004980

Yung 6.4 po, kailangan natin yan for kindergarten,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004981

because those are consumables,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004982

and then for the learners with disabilities,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004983

and then po for the replacement for lost and damaged books, basically po.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004984

And then we'll also use some of that for certain tech pro courses

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004985

for the senior high school.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004986

But we're still, these textbooks are still the ones students will have to leave in the school, di ba?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004987

Hindi pa ito yung inuwi nila sa kanila pa.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004988

Pwede po nilang uwiin yung textbook.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004989

But because of the funds that you provided us last year,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004990

we've also been able to produce workbooks.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004991

Tinatapos po natin yung workbooks natin ngayon.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004992

In fact, we will be distributing the workbooks for the third term for Key Stage 1.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004995

And then for the coming school year po,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004996

we are hoping to produce workbooks for all the grade levels,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004997

already grades 1 to 10.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-004998

And the workbooks, they take home?

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-004999

They take home and they can write on it.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005000

But that will now stop in 2027.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005001

Because it's not funded anymore.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-005002

Yes po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005003

Di ba? Kasi that's only funded for 2026.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-005004

Yes po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005005

And workbooks kasi, parang consumable siya eh.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005006

They cannot...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005007

Return it to...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005008

The textbooks, they return it to school.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-005009

Yes po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005010

Itong workbooks, hindi na nila.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005011

Sayang naman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005012

Just give us an idea on how much the workbooks will cost.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005013

Sa Valenzuela, we printed our own workbooks actually.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-005014

Yes po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005015

So, but hopefully, that can also be done nationwide.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005016

Kung hindi man nila sa kanila yung textbooks,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005017

at least yung workbooks,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005018

sa kanila yun.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005019

I think some LGUs do dati.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005020

So, pasubmit nilang sa amin, Yusek Mel.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-005021

Sige po.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-005022

That would be most helpful.

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-005023

Our current estimate is 5.5B,

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DepEd Undersecretary Carmela C. Oracion

asr-005024

but we will compute carefully and let you know po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005025

Next is, my next question is on Aral.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005026

And I showed earlier a slide that's one of the inspirations

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005027

this year, 2026, because of the good outcome from our students.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005028

In fact, my numbers were low.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005029

1.3 million pulled out of the struggling portion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005030

But kanina nakita ko sa DepEd, it's more than that.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005031

It's about 3 million plus.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005032

So, it's delivering what it intends to deliver,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005033

which is to teach our children how to read,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005034

and how to count.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005035

But this year, na-zero yung budget ng aral,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005036

which is shocking.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005037

Dahil kung ano pa yung,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005038

sabi ko nga kay Chairman Bam,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005039

kung ano pa yung gumagana, yung pa yung nawala.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005040

So, I want to understand

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005041

kung magkano pa ang kailangan natin

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005042

for aral.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005043

Last year, we, or this year,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005044

we allocated 8.9 billion pesos for aral.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005045

And I think this is something that we should continue,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005046

considering that we're still not out of the woods

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005047

in terms of struggling readers.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005048

On the average, we still have 30% struggling readers

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005049

across the different grades.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005050

So, ang gusto kong malaman is how much do we need?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005051

In bare numbers.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005052

To continue the aral program.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005053

The request is 15.9 billion, actually, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005054

But we'll be happy if you give us the same amount this year,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005055

or any other additional amount would be welcome, of course, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005056

Ano ang bare minimum, Secretary?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005057

Do you have a number to...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005058

I think ito, kay Chairman Bam,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005059

ito yung isa sa mga proposal.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005060

Ito yung isa sa mga proposal ko, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005061

Mr. Chairman, let me just point it out, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005062

When I found out that it was zero,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005063

the first word that came out to my mind

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005064

is it's stupid.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005065

Stupid talaga.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005066

I mean, I really can't comprehend

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005067

bakit ginawa yun.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005068

Zero.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005069

Tapos ngayon, dinagdagan, 325 million.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005070

You're looking at 13 million needing remediation.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005071

So, it's really weird, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005072

Especially for education champions like all of us here

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005073

who have been having a hard time looking for funds,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005074

trying to do our part.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005075

And it's just unacceptable, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005076

Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005077

I don't want to put Director Labastillo on the spot,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005078

pero gusto ko lang tanungin.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005079

Ang 2026 NEP ng Aral was about 4 billion.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005080

And then it increased to 8.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005081

8 billion, 8 point, almost 9 billion for the 2026 GAA.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005082

Usually, binabalik dun sa NEP level of 2026.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005083

So, if this were at 4 billion,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005084

we would still want to increase it,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005085

but it would be more understandable

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005086

kung na-retain siya at the original 2026 NEP.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005087

Would you know why it was cut to zero?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005088

Kasi it's really, it's really,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005089

it can't compute sa mga utak namin bakit.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005090

Siya na-slash to zero.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005091

Was there a reason po?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005092

It's a slap in our face, Mr. Chairman.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005093

Mr. Chair, Your Honor, good afternoon po.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005094

Hindi po yun na walang budget.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005095

Actually, it is retained po

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005096

because there's no line item naman po

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005097

for the Aral program.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005098

So, nandun po siya under sa,

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005099

nakasubsume po siya dun

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005100

sa under the textbooks

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005101

and other instructional materials

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005102

and then basic education curriculum,

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005106

So, nandun po sila.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005107

So, are you saying na hindi siya zero in 2027?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005108

It's not?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005109

Could you tell us how much it is in the 2027 NEP?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005110

Kasi if in our research here, zero siya eh.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005111

Could we understand where are these items?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005112

Do you have it with you?

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005113

Meron po, yung budget po nilagay sa under dun sa...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005115

Could you tell us how much it is?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005116

What the specific item is and how much it is

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005117

para we can compute it here?

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005118

We will check it.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005119

Yeah, please check.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005120

Thank you po.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005121

Please don't say it's 25.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005122

I may nakita nung nalista.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005124

Would you need time, Director Labastilla?

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005125

Yes, please po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005126

Sige, maybe SP can continue.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005127

Then, if you're ready na, you can just,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005128

or you can just write it down.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005129

Kung nasaan siya, anong item siya at magkano.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005130

And the total for the Aral program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005131

Thank you.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005133

Can I ask, Deped?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005134

Alam ko nakalamp siya dun sa textbooks amount,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005135

but out of that amount,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005136

how much is allocated to Aral?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005137

It's tama si Director Vivian, Mr. President.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005138

For 2026, there's no line item.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005139

It's lodged in, like for the external tutors,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005140

it's lodged in the basic education,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005141

the curriculum or BEC.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005142

That's 114.57 million.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005143

For textbooks and other instructional materials,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005144

it's 313.97 million.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005145

For human resource development for personnel in schools,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005146

for administration of personnel...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005147

Teaching overload is 1 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005148

So it's a scattered...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005149

Do you know the total of that?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005150

The total is 8.9.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005151

Tama yung figures na sinayit niyo po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005152

No, for the 2020...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005153

For the NEP, 2020, sorry.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005154

I'm talking about 2026, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005155

NEP.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005156

For the 2027 NEP,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005157

kung hindi nga siya na zero, Secretary,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005158

magkano yung natira doon?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005159

Or na-retain ba siya?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005160

Well, they're saying it's not

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005161

because I guess the assumption of DBM

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005162

is that it's lodged in our existing funding.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005163

Yes, but it's not zero.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005164

For 2027.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005165

This is a regular program kasi of Deped, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005166

So if you're saying there's additional funding for Aral,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005167

the answer is no.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005168

No, there's no additional funding for Aral.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005169

But the assumption is it's already there.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005170

It hasn't really increased from the previous year.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005171

So it's still 8.9 billion?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005172

No, no, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005173

From our point of view, it's zero, actually.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005174

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005175

I'm sorry, I'm trying to understand that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005176

So, di ba, in 20...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005177

The 2026 ga'a is 8.9 billion, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005178

Is it correct that it's zero in 2027?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005179

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005180

Yes.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005181

But the other...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005182

Because this is additional Aral to,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005183

the base, let's call it the base Aral,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005184

is still there.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005185

Is there a base Aral there?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005186

Yung existing LS budget?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005187

Wala po, wala po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005188

Wala po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005189

So zero nga?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005190

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005191

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005192

So, well, we'll give Director Labastilla some time

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005193

to find which items specifically ito.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005194

I think the confusion stems from the fact

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005195

that they're assuming it's already subsumed

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005196

in our resolution.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005197

Regular budget, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005198

But that regular budget has not increased

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005199

over the previous year.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005200

So, what we're looking for is a specific item

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005201

to really fund the Aral law

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005202

because that is the mandate of the Aral law, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005203

But in 2026, there's an 8.9 billion Aral program.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005204

That was a...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005205

Because you inserted it, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005206

Amendment, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005207

Yes, yes.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005208

The 8.9, so it's above the regular...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005209

Congressional insertion ho ngayon, opo.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005210

Nagdagdag ho kasi ang Senado tsaka Kongreso.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005211

Tama.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005212

So, in short, because the 8.9 wasn't originally...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005213

Originally in the NEP of 2026,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005214

wala rin siya sa NEP of 2027.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005215

Correct, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005216

Yeah, so zero nga.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005217

Because it's...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005218

The way I understand it,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005219

nakalodge...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005220

Supposedly, nakalodge siya sa textbooks

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005221

and other instructional materials

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005222

na 6.4 billion peso.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005223

That's what happened in 2026, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005224

Yes.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005225

Kasi, imbis na nagmumata yung line item,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005226

your insertion was broken down

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005227

in different budgetary PAPs or items, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005228

Yes, yes.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005229

Tama.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005230

But for 2027, that's also 6.4 billion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005231

Tama.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005232

Nakalodge supposedly siya ang aral under this...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005233

Wala pa po, inaantay pa namin yung insertion ng Senado, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005234

But, in other words,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005235

ginawa nyo lang ng paraan

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005236

para magkaroon ng...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005237

That's what happened in the first year, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005238

In not 26, but 2025, that's what happened.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005239

Because the law was passed in the middle of the year.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005240

So, we had to...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005241

Carve out.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005242

You carved out.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005243

Carved it out, yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005244

Okay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005245

So, but 2026, you provided the insertion,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005246

and 2027...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005247

So, if we don't provide, ganoon rin,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005248

magka-carve out kayo.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005249

Well, yes.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005250

These textbooks and other instructional materials.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005251

Yes, because it's an essential program,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005252

and we're seeing it's a potential game changer.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005253

So, talaga, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005254

So, I'll propose to our chairman to finally...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005255

Just to clarify it na lang.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005256

To insert a line item na lang para clear

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005257

for our program.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005258

Because I think na in-assume na lang,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005259

na lang ng DBM na nandoon na siya eh.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005260

No?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005261

And...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005262

If you can support us, Secretary, if we can again carve out some of those budget items

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005263

so that the amount we need to increase won't be so huge.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005264

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005265

Yeah. Am I making sense now? Tama ba?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005266

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005267

But, Mr. Chairman, can we ask? I think there's a pending question.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005268

Ano yung minimum requirement natin not to disrupt yung gains natin dito sa aral program?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005269

Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary, please.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005270

Well, I would say, I'm asking around me those who implement the program.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005271

Around 8 billion is the figure they're citing, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005272

Additional 8 billion?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005273

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005274

Although our request is 15 billion because may pakain ho yun.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005275

Yun yung hinihingi ho ng mga tutors at teachers.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005276

Yes, and feedback on the ground is that the teachers don't get any additional honoraria.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005277

They only get it if they meet the overload pay requirement.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005278

Under the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, which is six hours of teaching, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005279

But we're trying to implement it in such a way that the six hours teaching covers many other activities.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005280

Whereas now it covers purely teaching.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005281

Going forward, maybe not even other activities like participating in peer review and in LAC sessions or the...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005282

What is LAC?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005283

Learning Action, where the teachers review each other.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005284

Ibibilang na rin namin yun para maabot nila yung overload pay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005285

Just one quick, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005286

Doon sa 8 billion, again, with the projected 13 million from grades 1 to 12 needing remediation,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005287

plus you are looking at about what, 873,000 tutors, ano yung affected po dito?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005288

With the 8 billion, anong pwede natin ma-target para hindi mahirapan din si Chairman?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005289

So we can...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005290

Kahit pa submit na lang siguro.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005291

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005292

I think what we have here is for reading, 402 tutors, 1,000 tutors.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005293

For mathematics, 738,494 tutors.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005294

We'll submit, Your Honor.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005295

So kulang-kulang mga 1 million tutors yan?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005296

Opo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005297

Sige po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005298

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005299

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005300

So yung isang...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005301

I think it's better to really...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005302

So the line item, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005303

Director, dahil para hindi nagkakaroon ng confusion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005304

Kasi kung nakakumingal siya, it's actually for textbooks.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005305

Noong 2025, dahil nakakumingal siya, kinarve out na lang from that textbooks account yung for-aaral.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005306

Only for 2026 lang na ibay.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005307

Pero and yet, hindi namin rin nagawan ng line item.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005308

So kaya bumalik siya sa original...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005309

Original setup.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005310

And hindi rin po nag-propose ang DepEd for that separate line item.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005311

Ah, okay.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005312

Kasalanan pala ni Secretary.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005313

Sorry po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005314

Hindi ko kayo nag-present DepEd eh.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005315

Kayo pa lang.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005316

Pero anyway, that's why ganito tayong hearing, para maayos natin yung mga...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005317

Dapat maayos.

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DBM Budget and Management Bureau-F Director Vivien V. Labastilla

asr-005318

Mahalo pa rin siya sa mga ibang...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005319

Importante, Mr. President, madagdagan.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005320

Ang Senado, yung importante.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005321

Ano niyan?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005322

We'll...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005323

Again.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005324

This is a very important program.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005325

We're seeing the gains at sayang kung hindi matutuloy ito or mababawasan.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005326

I think you've seen it in Valenzuela.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005327

It's proven in many other jurisdictions.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005328

There's also an independent report that came out.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005329

I think it's World Bank.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005330

Youth Impact.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005331

Youth Impact.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005332

Sa Oxford University, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005333

Sinoma Anggris, non-education expert.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005334

Magandang feedback.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005335

And the numbers you cited, sir, about the struggling readers,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005336

the reading at the right level, very encouraging.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005337

Yeah, yeah.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005338

So let's continue those gains.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005339

Next will be on...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005340

Ito na pag-usapan na rin kanina, but on the school counselor associates.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005341

Because lately, we've been seeing a lot of issues with school safety, bullying,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005342

even gun violence inside our schools.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005343

So, and this year, we provided funds to hire 10,000 school counselors.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005344

So, we just want to get an update on that hiring process and what are the constraints.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005345

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005346

Thank you.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005347

Again, thank you for passing that law and giving us a budget.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005348

So, of the 10,000 SCA or school counselor associate positions,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005349

5,447 or 54% have been filled,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005350

while the remaining 4,553 or 4,553,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005351

or 46%, are undergoing the hiring process.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005352

So, we foresee that by December, we would have hired all 10,000, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005353

And then, for 2027, mayroon bang proposal to increase the 10,000,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005354

considering that we have 47,000 schools?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005355

We have funding for 1,800 SCAs, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005356

519 million, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005357

So, we're adding additional 1,000.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005358

1,800, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005359

Medyo malayo pa tayo, but we'll try our best to,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005360

at least, ang target natin is 1 is to 1.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005361

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005362

At least for school counselor associates.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005363

Opo, opo.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005364

That's the target.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005365

But in terms of full guidance counselors,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005366

because under the law,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005367

yung full guidance counselor will be deployed in the division level.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005368

Yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005369

So, out of the 200 plus divisions,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005370

meron na ba tayong,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005371

na puno ba natin,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005372

yung guidance counselor at that level?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005373

Because ang setup at the division,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005374

full-fledged guidance counselor at the school level,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005375

associate, dahil nga mahirap kumuha ng full-fledged guidance counselor as of this time.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005376

We were still creating those positions, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005377

We've asked permission from the DBM to scrap and build

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005378

the existing guidance counselor positions, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005379

So, those guidance counselor positions,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005380

under the scrap and build provision.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005381

Yung iba will go.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005382

Towards SCAs.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005383

Yung iba will go towards regional office guidance counselors.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005384

Okay.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005385

Alright.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005386

School division, rather.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005387

Not regional.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005388

School division.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005389

School division, yes.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005390

So, nasa process tayo nun.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005391

Opo, opo.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005392

As of this point.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005393

Alright.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005394

And we provided budget for 2027 for those 200, yun eh.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005395

Mga 200.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005396

Ilan ng divisions natin?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005397

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005398

There's 282 million for that, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005399

Next will be, ito na pag-usapan rin natin sa EDCOM ito, yung principals.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005400

Fifty-five percent of our public schools or 26,000 of our schools do not have principals.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005401

So, kumusta yung ating, I know that the department has already started

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005402

filling up the principals.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005403

So, kumusta itong ating staffing of principals?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005404

Which, nakakagulat, no?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005405

Kalahating ng schools natin.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005406

Chairman, wala tayong principals.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005407

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005408

That led to, that finding by EDCOM too led to certain moves as relaxing the NASH exam.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005409

That's the exam for the principals.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005410

So that more principals could be hired.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005411

And for 2026, we've secured the creation of...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005412

6,000 school principal positions.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005426

So they're fast-tracking the filling

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005427

of these positions.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005428

But yun nga, hindi lahat pumapasa.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005429

So, what we did is we gave them a chance to, if they failed only certain parts or certain

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005430

domains, they don't have to take the exam again.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005431

They can just try to, in a way, remediate and pass that one.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005432

The professional development area or intervention that's needed.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005433

Yun na lang.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005434

lang po ang

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005435

kailangan po na nila.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005436

So, as of September 30,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005437

2026 naman, a total of 2,349

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005438

school heads have been

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005439

promoted through the ECP

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005440

which you also supported

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005441

Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005442

So, yun ang...

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005443

To date, ano ang

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005444

percentage natin

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005445

of schools without principals?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005446

I'll ask

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005447

Yusek Willy to answer that, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005448

Bumaba na from

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005449

55%.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005450

We were able to cut it down

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005451

to around 45

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005452

because we have 914

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005453

TICs

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005454

who were classified to principal

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005455

positions.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005456

All other, part of the

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005457

6,000,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005458

around 2,000 of them were already

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005459

hired.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005460

But just to clarify lang,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005461

Mr. President,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005462

the school

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005463

heads, although

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005464

not bearing a school

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005465

principal item, are considered

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005466

school heads

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005467

with an item of

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005468

a head teacher, particularly in the elementary.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005469

Our RA 9155

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005470

already considered head teachers

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005471

as school head

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005472

in the elementary level. Nonetheless,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005473

because we would like to give them

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005474

a higher salary, the school principal

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005475

one is the needed

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005476

item for them to lead the school.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005477

So, ngayon, to date, we have managed

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005478

to bring it down from 55%

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005479

to now

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005480

45%. So, how many

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005481

schools ang wala pang principal?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005482

We have a total

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005483

of 45,928

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005484

schools.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005485

22,000 already have

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005486

school principals.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005487

So, 23

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005488

ang wala pa.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005489

Wala pang

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005490

50. But, of course, may mga

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005491

TIC po dyan who already

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005492

have passed the NAS, but they

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005493

have to complete their

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005494

educational qualifications as required

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005495

in the qualification standards.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005496

So, yun ang minawork out po nila.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005497

Okay. So, to date,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005498

ilan ang schools natin na walang

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005499

principals pa? So, there's around

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005500

20...

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005501

23,000.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005502

23,000. Out of the 45,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005503

Mr. President.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005504

Okay. And,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005505

um,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005506

next year,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005507

this is the problem. Walang

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005508

budget

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005509

for principals.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005510

There's no budget for creation

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005511

of new school principal position.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005512

So, none of the 23,000

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005513

na walang

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005514

principals is budgeted.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005515

Ibig sabihin, next year, hindi tayo makaka-uha

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005516

ng principals.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005517

We actually requested

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005518

for an additional

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005519

position of around

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005520

14,000. More than 14,000.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005521

10,000 school principal positions

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005522

for 2027. But, it was not

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005523

provided

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005524

with budget.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005525

Nonetheless, probably by

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005526

that time, through reclassification,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005527

may mapopromote for

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005528

school principal

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005529

under the

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005530

expanded career progression

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005531

under the ACP.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005532

Wala siya pang sweldo?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005533

That should be covered

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005534

under the 12.09

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005535

billion for

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005536

expanded career progression.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005537

Okay. Because, ano siya,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005538

magiging reclassification

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005539

yung kanyang status.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005540

That's correct.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005541

Ilan yun?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005542

Do you have an estimate?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005543

Well, for the 12,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005544

we don't have exact number

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005545

for the principal because

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005546

it is based on their qualification.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005547

But, the 12.09

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005548

billion would be

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005549

around 135,000

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005550

positions that covers

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005551

three salary grade already.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005552

So, whether it is

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005553

from head teacher to a principal

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005554

one that covers the

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005555

salary grade of at least, at most

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005556

three, then cover

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005557

the push and on.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005558

But, how much do you need

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005559

in order, to make it

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005560

simple, how much do you need

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005561

to staff

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005562

23,000 schools without principals?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005563

Target lang yata.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005564

Pero, target nyo is

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005565

only 14 next year.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005566

14, we need around 10.5 billion

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005567

to finance the

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005568

14,000 plus

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-005569

items, school principal.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005570

10.5 billion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005571

Alright.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005572

Kasi basic yan eh.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005573

Principal is a leadership position

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005574

as well as,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005575

of course,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005576

moral booster

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005577

for our head teacher,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005578

pag nasa mga school sila.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005579

And, this is also another problem

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005580

we're trying to solve

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005581

in terms of operations.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005582

Alright.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005583

I'll go back to the yung nabuksan na ni

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005584

Senator Bam, yung classrooms.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005585

So, to date,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005586

magkano na lang

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005587

ang unobligated

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005588

sa classrooms?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005589

To date?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005591

around 40%

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005592

approximately, your honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005593

Kasi 60%

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005594

are obligated.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005595

Although, minsan

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005596

yung 60% na yun, binabalikan kami

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005597

ng LGU, asking for a cost

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005598

adjustment, or minsan yung

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005599

notice to award nila

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005600

hindi tumutugma sa MOA.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005601

So, these are certain issues that

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005602

we've experienced and we may experience

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005603

in the future. That's why we left, sabi nga namin

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005604

kay Chairman Bam earlier,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005605

we left a little bit of a buffer for those

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005606

cost adjustments going

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005607

forward, Your Honor. So, 40%

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005608

of the

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005609

80 or the 60?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005610

Of the 65,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005611

Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005612

30 billion or less.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005613

Around 24, 25 billion, Your Honor.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005614

25 billion.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005615

Yes.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005616

And sa DepEd, Yusek Lara,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005617

nakita ko dun sa presentation ng

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005618

ng DepEd,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005619

they have allocated 21 billion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005620

Out of the 21,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005621

ilan na dito ang na-construct?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005622

Or out of the 6,000,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005623

out of the 21 na lang,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005624

out of the 21,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005625

ilan na dito ang disbursed?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005626

Of the 21 po, Senator,

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005627

hindi pa kami nagdi-disbursed.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005628

We are still at procurement stage

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005629

and almost 2 billion pa lang po

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005630

ang for post-procurement.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005631

For award and post-qualification.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005632

Okay.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005633

7B po ang advertised

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005634

and 7B was endorsed to DepEd

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005635

for release ng quality.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005636

Anong dahilan?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005637

Bakit ngayon lang ang procurement stage?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005638

We are dependent po

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005639

on the release of the ORS.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005640

So when they release the ORS

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005641

for the fund transfer,

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005642

dun lang po kami nag-advertise.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005643

So we already have 7B

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005644

of transfer

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005645

and yun po yung in-advertise namin.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005646

The ORS, ito yung inyong

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005647

obligation request.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005648

Ito yung

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005649

agreement with DepEd?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005650

Opo, the transfer of the fund po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005651

Bakit ngayon lang lumabas?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005652

A couple already were released po.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005653

Parang duration ng June to September.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005654

We already have 7 billion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005655

But yung 21 billion,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005656

obligated na yan?

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005657

Not to DP po, only 7.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005658

7 ang obligated.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005659

So,

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005660

ah, okay.

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DPWH OIC Undersecretary Lara Marisse I. Esquibil

asr-005661

Yun po yung advertised namin.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005662

Okay, okay.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005663

Natitirang 14

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005664

nasa DepEd pa.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005665

It's still with DepEd po.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005666

Yes, okay.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005667

I guess that 14

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005668

is part of the 25 billion.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005669

Tama ba, Edson?

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005670

Kasama siya doon.

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Senator Sherwin "Win" T. Gatchalian

asr-005671

Alright.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005672

Okay, while SP is checking his notes,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005673

I'm going to ask other questions.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005674

Yeah.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005675

The,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005676

unobligated secretary can still be utilized in 2027, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005677

Correct, diba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005678

And in fact,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005679

except for the DPWH,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005680

yung LGU-led,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005681

nakalista na ano yung mga lugar na dapat tupuntahan yan?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005682

Opo, opo, sorry.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005683

The mic wasn't on.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005684

Yes, yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005685

Yeah, just to clarify, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005686

Would you want to ask other questions?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005687

Or do you want me to?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005688

Sige.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005689

So, I have a few questions.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005690

Speaking with some,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005691

I have some questions about,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005692

about the SNED, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005693

The Special Needs Education.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005694

Secretary, yung,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005695

and please direct me lang

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005696

to the proper individual in DepEd.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005697

What is the current plan for the SNED schools, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005698

I know that

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005699

we endeavor to have a SNED classroom per school.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005700

Is that still the goal?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005701

Who can I,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005702

who is on top of this,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005703

Secretary?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005704

It's per,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005705

yung ILRC,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005706

I think what the law requires is one

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005707

inclusive learning resource center

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005708

per municipality and city.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005709

Per municipality and city, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005710

So, yung reklamo nga nung iba,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005711

medyo malayo.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005712

Minsan yung ILRC malayo sa kanila.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005713

So, hindi kaya nung pamilya mag,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005714

magkaroon ng,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005715

idorm yung bata doon,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005716

or masyado siyang malayo.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005717

Yun ang actual situation on the ground.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005718

But the ILRC,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005719

is its own,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005720

is its own facility,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005721

or is it subsumed within a bigger school?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005722

It's usually part of a school, Your Honor,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005723

and the school is designated as the ILRC.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005724

So, upon designation sa ILRC,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005725

there are all these mandates under the law

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005726

that have to be complied with.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005727

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005728

Kasi ang nakikita namin

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005729

are SNED classrooms in current schools.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005730

So, I guess,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005731

they are the ILRC in that school.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005732

They were usually the existing schools,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005733

tapos dinesignate sila.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005734

Because the law was passed much later,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005735

naging ILRC sila.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005736

Kasi we had to designate certain schools as ILRCs, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005737

Kasi ang dating ng ILRC,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005738

malaking facility.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005739

Super, super center.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005740

But these are actually classrooms,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005741

or two or three classrooms, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005742

Meron po, meron po, meron po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005743

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005744

And,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005745

well, I'm sure you're aware that in the EDCOM report,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005746

lumalabas na up to 10%

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005747

yung children with special needs.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005748

That correct, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005749

Karol ba is here?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005750

Was it 10% or 15%?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005751

...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005752

...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005753

...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005754

...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005755

...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005756

O it's 5 million learners with special needs,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005757

which,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005758

actually, that's bigger than 5%,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005759

but that's about close to 20,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005760

about 20%, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005761

Yeah, we'll compute it.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005762

But there are 23 million learners, correct, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005763

Tama ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005764

23 million learners.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005765

So, 5 million is about 20%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005766

Usec Oracion was not my math teacher,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005767

but I remember that she was one of our main math professors

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005768

back in high school.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005769

So, roughly about 20%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005770

So, kung ganun po kalaki kasi yung dami na mga bata

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005771

na nangangailangan ng special needs education,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005772

then, correspondingly,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005773

you should have facilities and support also at that scale.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005774

So, that's really my question.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005775

And, I know this isn't found in the 2027 budget,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005776

but, Secretary, maybe as in other reforms,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005777

we can start really working on this

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005778

to match the scale of the resources needed

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005779

to address the special needs children.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005780

So, ang una kong tanong,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005781

tama ba yung 5 million learners yung may special needs?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005782

Kasi lalabas po talaga 20% ang may special needs

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005783

sa mga learners po natin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005784

or more than 20%.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005785

Maybe we can ask Asek Benviaje.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005786

He's in charge of the implementation of the ILRC2.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005787

Sure.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005788

I'll answer, Your Honor,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005789

with your permission.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005790

Asek, maybe first question.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005791

Is it 20% nga ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005792

20% nga ba ng mga studyante merong special needs?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005793

Mr. Chair, good afternoon po.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005794

As I remember, it is a result of a study

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005795

of the youth impact.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005796

So, unverified siya in the field,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005797

but, based on our LIS,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005798

ang confirmed po yung natag pong studyante

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005799

is around 495,000

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005800

and only 100,000,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005801

around 150,000 of them

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005802

have medical diagnosis.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005803

Okay. So, I know that diagnosis is also a problem

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005804

kasi mahal magpa-diagnose.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005805

So, let's say 400 yung suspected na merong special needs.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005806

Is that fair to say?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005807

Yes po.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005808

Okay. Kung 400,000 yan,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005809

that's about 2%, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005810

Or less than,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005811

yeah, less than 2%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005812

So, and again, this is not for this year's,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005813

not for right now,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005814

but maybe for the plenary.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005815

If you can help us understand,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005816

ilan ba talaga yung mga bata

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005817

na nangangailangan ng special care

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005818

and special education,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005819

that will be a very important starting point

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005820

kasi from there,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005821

pwede natin matrack yung pangangailangan nila

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005822

across the system, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005823

Sa ILRC, it's funded,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005824

it's legislated,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005825

but what more can we do?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005826

Yung diagnosis, I know,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005827

is a current issue

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005828

because there's not enough individuals

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005829

who can diagnose

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005830

at alam ko mamahalin yung diagnosis.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005831

That's one.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005832

And then yung teachers, of course,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005833

I think we talked about this earlier

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005834

with other senators,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005835

but in the case na hindi mo kayang

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005836

makomplement ng lahat ng klase ng teachers,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005837

do we have SNED teachers,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005838

at least the basic SNED teachers

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005839

for these facilities?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005840

Asec?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005841

At this time po,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005842

we only have in our data

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005843

6,000 plus SNED teachers

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005844

na under that plantelia,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005845

specific plantelia.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005846

Pero meron po tayong undergoing training

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005847

on receiving teachers.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005848

In the inclusive education,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005849

ang trend po ay kahit general education practitioner

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005850

would be able to cater to special needs.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005851

With a little training,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005852

with a little bit more training, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005853

Okay, so dun sa 400,000,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005854

suspected or we're assuming

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005855

na they're special needs children,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005856

ilang guro yung kailangan nila?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005857

Yung total na kailangan nilang guro?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005858

Sa inclusive education principle po,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005859

based on our SNED forum conducted two weeks ago,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005860

ang tinitignan po natin ay sa mainstreaming

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005861

when we include our special learners,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005862

at least we have one receiving teacher

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005863

for every five, ideally.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005864

So that's 80,000 teachers?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005865

Kung 400,000?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005866

Most likely.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005867

Yes, and we only have 6,000 teachers right now.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005868

Yeah.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005869

Okay.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005870

But just to clarify,

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005871

na we don't really need the specialized teachers

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005872

because we will not have that one.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005873

So we need to train our teachers

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005874

to be receiving teachers

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005875

for the inclusive education.

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005876

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005877

So roughly,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005878

whether they're formally trained

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005879

or they're a receiving teacher,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005880

we need about 80,000 of them.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005881

Correct, no?

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DepEd Assistant Secretary Romeo T. Benviaje

asr-005882

Opo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005883

To, to fulfill the ratio of

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005884

one is to five.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005885

Well, ang ratio natin in Baguio, for example,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005886

is one is to 3,700.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005887

Ang ratio in Malabon is one is to 3,000.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005888

Tarlac is doing better at one is to 1,200.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005889

So one is to five is a huge jump from where we are.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005890

But we're committed, ASEC, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005891

We're committed to support this.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005892

Anyway, there's a separate legislation for this.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005893

So it's not like we have a choice.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005894

We really have to push it.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005895

At sabi nga ho namin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005896

yung mga special needs ng mga kabataan,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005897

kailangan talaga ng special na tulong.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005898

And we need to provide more resources for them, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005899

So request ko po for the plenary.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005900

Number one, help us understand the numbers.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005901

Kasi yung 2% to 20% ang laki ng gap.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005902

Ang laki ng jump na yan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005903

And I understand that 20% is an unverified study.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005904

But you would be in a good position to tell us,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005905

ilan ba talaga yan?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005906

Huwag muna natin bilangin yung diagnosed

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005907

because alam natin na maraming

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005908

left undiagnosed.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005909

So even yung sa tingin natin,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005910

baka may pangailangang special,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005911

i-note nyo na rin.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005912

Tell us before the plenary kung ilan yan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005913

And then tell us the ratio.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005914

Do I take it correctly na more than the facilities,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005915

more than the paraphernalia and the equipment,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005916

it's really the teachers that we need to focus on?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005917

It's the teachers, Mr. President.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005918

But it's also the access to development pediatricians

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005919

because it's a development pediatrician

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005920

who can accurately diagnose the learning deficiency

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005921

and prescribe whether that child is best included

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005922

with the larger class or best left to a one-to-one

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005923

or one-is-to-two special class.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005924

We've had discussions about this.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005925

Yun ang talagang, that intervention is missing.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005926

So I said earlier, what's promising is what,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005927

I know Dr. Yi is talking to Dr. Ho of PhilHealth.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005928

So what they're doing and talking to the medical association

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005929

is very promising.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005930

I think that one is an immediate solution

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005931

rather than trying to reach for nirvana

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005932

under the ILRC law which is probably decades away

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005933

given the budgetary requirements.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005934

That's something that we can do tomorrow or next week.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005935

Secretary, before I give the floor to Senator Joel,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005936

yes, we will have the funding,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005937

but we don't have enough of the developmental pediatricians

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005938

nor their time.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005939

We don't have enough in the country, Mr. President.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005940

Exactly.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005941

So kahit may pondo tayo sa PhilHealth,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005942

If you try to make an appointment for your child,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005943

it will take you at least a year to get an appointment.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005944

Let me ask Senator Joel who has personal experience here.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005945

I was about to butt in, Mr. Chairman,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005946

because I'm a father of a special kid, Mr. Chairman,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005947

and it pains a lot because last time I visited Minuyan Elementary School

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005948

in San Jose del Monte,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005949

and I actually immediately called the attention

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005950

of our good secretary about this

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005951

because when I went to this particular elementary school,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005952

there are about 140, 150 students with special needs,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005953

and I asked them how many teachers do they have.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005954

They only have two.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005955

Actually, they only have two.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005956

And I asked them if the students were ready,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005957

if they were already diagnosed.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005958

And according to her, less than 10 students were diagnosed.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005959

So this is really alarming,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005960

and as mentioned by Secretary Angara,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005961

the biggest problem right now is the development of the pediatrician.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005962

I personally experienced that when you go to a development pediatrician,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005963

in my case, I remember there are only two, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005964

There are only two.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005965

One is Dr. Dimalanta of St. Luke's and Dr. Lexi Reyes of Makati Med.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005966

And you're not even talking about occupational therapy, speech therapies, etc.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005967

And so even in our discussions with the Committee on Higher and Technical Education,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005968

we discussed this fully last time during the budget deliberation

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005969

when we were talking about the Dr. Parasabayan,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005970

the implementation of Dr. Parasabayan,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005971

which we are in a very good position.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005972

In a very good position right now.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005973

Before, there are only seven regions na meron pong public school of medicine.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005974

Now there are, I mean, all regions have their own.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005975

What's the number?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005976

From eight state college universities offering school of medicine,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005977

now it's 30.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005978

Three zero.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005979

But when we check as to how many development pediatricians are we producing,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005980

and we asked the DOH and through the help of EDCOM,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005981

dalawa lang daw po yung binibigay a year.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005982

And so we were surprised kahit na nag-a-ask sila ng request for several years,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005983

talagang ang maximum na binibigay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005984

Dalawa. Dalawang doktor, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005985

So, it's really a big problem.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005986

And when you're talking about the 20%, Sir Yusek, with all due respect,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005987

I'm not sure of the numbers, how we can actually double-check these figures.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005988

Because there's a lot. There's a lot.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005989

So, I hope that we can do something about this.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005990

This is really personal to me, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005991

I hope we can do something.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005992

But we can start with the teachers, of course.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-005993

Because, again, there are so many schools out there na wala rin guru yung SNED at SPED nila.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-005994

Thank you, Senator. Yes, Secretary.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005995

With your permission, on the permission of Senator Joel and the Senate President.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005996

The same way we passed the Dr. Parsabay, and I was still in the Senate when we passed that,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005997

there was talk of passing a law, similar law, for allied health professionals, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005998

Senator Joel, Senator Pia, I remember we were talking about that.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-005999

And I think that's worth pursuing, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006000

And maybe look at the School of Health Sciences model of PGH, where the problem is geographic.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006001

There are many areas that have no takers, no offerers of these courses.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006002

So, you really have no pipeline down the road, Mr. President.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006003

But if you have, similar to the School of Health Sciences of PGH in Tacloban, in Coronadal,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006004

which are not quite getting the attention, but they're, kasi may return service huyon eh.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006005

So, you have your STs or speech therapists, your OTs, occupational therapists.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006006

You will have them with the requirement to serve for four years.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006007

Maaring ma-pirate yon, but they have to serve their four years, Mr. President.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006008

And then, you just produce a consistent pipeline.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006009

So, it would help to have, if not a law, then a program for allied health professionals, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006010

Thank you, Secretaries.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006011

Maybe just to end this point, we know that yung Sned or yung SPED, it used to be called SPED.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006012

Yung Sned na yung pangalan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006013

It's something we've been doing, but we all see that meron talagang gaps.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006014

Whether it's a personal gap, a funding gap.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006015

And I'm hoping that while I'm chairman here, mahanapan natin ito ng solusyon.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006016

And it's not as easy as just putting money.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006017

Kasi we know that that solves some problems, but not all problems.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006018

So, we have actually asked EDCOM to take a further...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006019

look into the way that we provide education for our special needs children.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006020

And maybe in preparation for next year's budget or next year's implementation,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006021

or next next year's budget or implementation, we can take a more detailed look at the numbers.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006022

Kasi currently, EDCOM 2 says 20%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006023

You're saying it's 2%.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006024

So, dun pa lang, di na tayo nagkaka-agree, di ba?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006025

So, we can look at that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006026

We can look at the pipeline.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006027

We can look at the pipeline of teachers, and EDCOM naman also includes CHED and even TESDA.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006028

So, we can look at how we can try to affect that pipeline as well.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006029

Then at the proper time, pag panahon na talaga na mapondohan natin ito ng mas maganda at mas maayos,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006030

kapag malinaw na yung magandang gawin, then I think we can come together for this.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006031

Secretary.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006032

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006033

We really appreciate that concern for special needs education.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006034

But perhaps we should also be looking at it alongside universities.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006035

So, I think that's the impetus really for really all institutions, all possible institutions coming together.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006036

Because if DepEd tries to address it in a DepEd fashion with DepEd funding alone, then it will take many decades.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006037

But if all institutions come together to produce the services, it's really a service that's needed.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006038

An accurate diagnosis.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006039

So, the diagnosis doesn't have to come from a DepEd doctor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006040

It doesn't have to come, it can come from any doctor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006041

It just needs someone to pay for that service down the road.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006042

And that public school student definitely does not have the capacity to pay.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006043

But because we subscribe to universal healthcare, then there should be a package for these children.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006044

Because I think that's the spirit of field.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006045

It's to care for the ones who need it the most, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006046

Yes, I agree.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006047

Secretary.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006048

May I just, just very short time, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006049

I agree with what the Secretary mentioned.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006050

The whole of government approach.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006051

Unfortunately, for the past so many years, parang walang nag-aasikaso, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006052

There are low-hanging fruits that we can actually implement right away.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006053

For example, PCMC, in a year, five lang yung scholars nila, natitrain nila.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006054

But they can do 15, at least 15.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006055

NCH, National Children's, eight lang a year.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006056

PGH, two a year, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006057

They can do plus 10 at least, plus 10 for NCH.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006058

But there are only 35 plantilia that we are looking at, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006059

These are things that we just discovered that we can actually do right away without going through the mills of passing laws, etc.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006060

So, again, Mr. Chairman, thank you for this opportunity that we were able to tackle this very important topic.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006061

Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006062

And, Secretary, three of the five EDCOM members are here, so we will ask EDCOM to take a special look at this, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006063

And include PhilHealth, kasi kapag yung PhilHealth, bukas na yung pondo sa kanila,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006064

it might even generate more individuals going into these fields which can specifically cater to the special needs.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006065

We agree with you wholeheartedly. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006066

Yes, thank you. Thank you for that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006067

Okay, I have, unless the Senate President has some more points, I have a few more points.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006068

Go ahead.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006069

Go ahead, okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006070

El Nino, okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006071

We're assuming that yung tubig mas magiging mahirap in a few months.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006072

I know there are already a hundred plus municipalities who have declared an emergency because of El Nino.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006073

Are our schools prepared for a possible shortage of water?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006074

Is that something we're looking at, Secretary?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006075

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006076

We're looking at rising temperatures, so we want each school, ideally, or each classroom, actually,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006077

to have a, what they call a jerry can, yung lalagyan ng tubig.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006078

For, so to prevent dehydration, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006079

And of course, in the extreme situations, merong pag tumaman na po ng 40 plus degrees yung temperature,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006080

then you have to send, really have to send, even before that, you have to send kids home already.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006081

Because you'll have headaches, their noses will start bleeding, et cetera.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006082

So, to be clear, kapag high temperature, you're going to call off classes?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006083

We may have to, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006084

Is that done at the school level or at the LGU level?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006085

Well, because that's an emergency.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006086

The school is actually empowered to do that under existing EOs if it reaches emergency levels already, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006087

But generally, it's the LGU who would call off classes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006088

And, well, gusto ko lang i-flag lang yung lack of water for the CR, for the canteen, drinking water, for hydration.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006089

Naka-budget na ba tong El Nino preparation natin for the schools?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006090

That's a lot of, a lot of, ano ba yan?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006091

Mga jerry cans o mga...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006092

Yes, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006093

Yung rainwater catchment systems, et cetera.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006094

We will have to include it in their school MOU, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006095

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006096

So, this next year's MOU, kasama tong mga provisions na ito?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006097

O ipagkakasya na lang nila?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006098

Parang basically...

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006099

Yeah, they'll have to work with what we have, Your Honor, to fund this.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006100

Kasi kasama na rin sa'n yung hinihingi nating additional security.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006101

Guards, et cetera.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006102

So, these are all things which eat up the MOU.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006103

And then, we're also looking at maybe some upgrading the power systems of schools down the road.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006104

Because pag mainit, baka pwede nga ang solar power na lang sila.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006105

Of course, that's a very long-term solution.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006106

For the lights and the fans, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006107

I think kaya yung lights and electric fans ng solar, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006108

Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006109

So, Secretary, maybe just as a suggestion, not really a budget item, but going into next year,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006110

maybe a memo from the executive talking to the teachers and the principals on how to prepare for the El Nino.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006111

Yes, we'll do that.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006112

Catchment of water, mga balde, mga jerrycan, or ways to be able to keep water for sanitation.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006113

Iba pa yung water for drinking, no?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006114

For drinking, yes, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006115

Oo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006116

Kasi kung bibili yung mga skwelahan ng drinking water, that's also going to be a cost in the MOUE.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006117

That's right, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006118

Yeah.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006119

Please take a look at that.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006120

Will do, Your Honor.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006121

We have questions, SP, or shall I finish my questions, na?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006122

Sige, Senator Joe, you first.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006123

You first, you first.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006124

Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006125

I have just a few questions, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006126

In fact, I will forego with probably more than half or 70% of what I prepared for today.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006127

I'm happy that a lot of our...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006128

concerns were already tackled, but probably the most pressing would be the budget for ARAL program, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006129

I hope that we can really do something about it.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006130

The request kanina is 8 billion, Mr. Chairman, so we'll see.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006131

We'll see what we can do.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006132

I hope we can help each other out.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006133

Mr. Chairman, Secretary, I am sure you have known me for 100 years now, and I have been raising this issue of jobs.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006134

Job orders and contract of service.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006135

We wanted to find out yung significant number of JO, COS personnel in DepEd's workforce.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006136

Nitignan ko naman, nag-i-improve, pero Secretary, you have 1,088,991 authorized position this year.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006137

Ang unfilled po is still 45,000, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006138

And you have 44,000 job orders and a contract of service.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006139

Yung unfilled na 45,000, galing po yan sa 48,711.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006140

So we just wanted to point that out because wala naman akong pinapalampas na department at agency dito sa Senado because this has been my advocacy.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006141

So again, paulit-ulit yung questions ko dito.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006142

Functions they perform?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006143

Political plantilla vacancies to be prioritized?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006144

To reduce yung reliance natin dito sa contractual personnel for continuing functions?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006145

May we just get an answer, Mr. Chairman?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006146

Yes, Your Honor, I'm witness to your consistency in your advocacy, but with your permission, can I turn it over to our head of HR, Usec Willie?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006147

Yes, Usec Willie, please.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006148

Yes, Mr. Chair, thank you very much.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006149

Actually,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006150

we have that 45,000 unfilled, but we have done a lot of audit and catching up in the filling up.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006151

But unahin ko lang po yung job orders nationwide kasi while we have that number, we offer them to a plantilla position given the vacancies and unfilled.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006152

However, since a requirement is eligibility,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006153

hindi po rin namin,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006154

sila makuha.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006155

What we're doing in the department is we regularly conduct review sessions and helping them out in taking the career service examination,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006156

but to no avail.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006157

But we don't have opportunity for them to be absorbed.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006158

Nonetheless, we maintain them rather than mawalang po sila ng trabaho.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006159

That's one of the many reasons.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006160

Quick question, Usec.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006161

Dun sa unfilled positions, talagang...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006162

Kasi there are...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006163

agencies, departments, na minsan talagang hindi nila mapi-fill up yung position na nandun.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006164

So, kailangan nilang gumawa ng parahan.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006165

Another example is, for example, yung sa COA.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006166

Mga auditors naman, wala naman takers doon sa kaya gusto naman nila ngayon na salary exemption, rationalization, etc.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006167

Dito po, ano yung pinaka...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006168

Because I wanted to help.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006169

I'm asking these questions because I wanted to help.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006170

Because lumaki pa po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006171

So, yung job order po ninyo from 37,000, now it's 44,000.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006172

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006173

Una, meron po kami yung mga tinatawag na hard-to-fill positions.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006174

Lalo tigit, yan po yung attorney positions.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006175

Yung legal officer, ang highest na po sa amin sa division is salary grade 21.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006176

So, ang kakupendensya po namin ay other agencies na merong mataas na salary grade.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006177

So, wala nang papasok doon?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006178

Yes, po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006179

Nangyari po sa akin yan, nung nasa TESDA ako,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006180

isa lang yung plantil.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006181

Kaya position, ganyan din.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006182

Wala nang pumapasok.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006183

Yes, po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006184

So, yun nga eh.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006185

We need to do something about it and help.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006186

Give us ammunitions and we'll help you.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006187

Yes, we're taking the opportunity for the Government Optimization Act

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006188

where we are allowed to do the organizational review and study.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006189

And we're looking at these positions.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006190

Kasi meron din po kami mga accountant 1, accountant 2, na CPA dapat,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006191

pero salary grade 11.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006192

So, because that's...

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006193

That's how the organization is built before.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006194

So, yun po yung mga kinukonsider namin.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006195

Pero itong mga vacancies na po ito ay binubuo ng mga vacancies na either na bakante sa loob ng 6 na buwan

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006196

na kailangan mong palitan due to promotion, resignation.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006197

So, since inutusan po kami ng sekretary na pabilisin yung hiring,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006198

particular na sample is yung ating school counselor associate,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006199

pinababalik.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006200

Pinababa po namin yung number of days in the hiring.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006201

But given na ito ay nasa field at merong mga divisions na isang libo ang bakante

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006202

for a set of positions,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006203

kailangan po nila ng mas maraming mga tao to do the ranking.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006204

But we allowed under our department order

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006205

na they can create as many human resource selection board at their level

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006206

just to accommodate the number of...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006207

Okay, inutusan din ako ng...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006208

sekretary nyo, pabilisin ko na po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006209

Bigyan nyo na lang kami ng report

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006210

what you intend

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006211

to do with these figures,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006212

how we can help, and

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006213

those

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006214

yung binabanggit nyo kanina

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006215

ng mga positions na wala

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006216

na talaga. And I'm sure nakapagsubmit na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006217

kayo sa optimization na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006218

na hiningi ng Malacanang.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006219

Kasi binabantayan ko din po.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006220

Now, sekretary, with the reduction

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006221

of funding for school

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006222

personal positions, ilang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006223

teachers po ba yung ma-hire natin

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006224

for 2027? And

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006225

how many

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006226

more are needed, USEC?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006227

Our computation

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006228

for 2027

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006229

is around also

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006230

14,000

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006231

teachers, teaching

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006232

positions. And

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006233

another

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006234

14,000 for school

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006235

principals and

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006236

school counselor associates

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006237

to augment

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006238

and in compliance with the law.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006239

But sir, that is your target

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006240

with the 14,000 principal na sinasabi nyo,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006241

hindi na pondohan yan eh.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006242

Yes po. I was informed by

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006243

the DBM that we were allowed

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006244

to secure from the

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006245

Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006246

The item budget that you talked about.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006247

So yung 2,100.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006248

But will you be able to spend it for the 14,000

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006249

principal?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006250

If, if,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006251

meron naman po kaming pool for,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006252

ano, for, or applicants

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006253

for that,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006254

I think

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006255

we can fill that up by

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006256

next year if

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006257

given that. Mr. Chairman,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006258

just to put on record, kasi yung

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006259

fiscal year 2027,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006260

yung proposed allocation po for

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006261

new school personal positions is

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006262

31.739

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006263

billion pesos, which

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006264

marks a 25%

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006265

decrease.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006266

This is

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006267

from

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006268

42.298 billion.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006269

Is that a correct figure?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006270

It's correct, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006271

And then the program share in the total

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006272

DepEd budget also declined

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006273

from 4.6 in

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006274

2026, 3.6 na lang in

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006275

2027. So, I'm

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006276

sure mag-a-adjust

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006277

kayo ng targets, diyo ba?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006278

Kaya ako itinatanong ito,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006279

again,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006280

alam ko maraming kailangan ng increase

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006281

sa

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006282

department, pero

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006283

baka pwedeng bigyan nyo kami

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006284

ng priority po ninyo,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006285

Yusek Fatima,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006286

para mapadali na po, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006287

Yung hiring targets po

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006288

ng DepEd to improve the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006289

teacher-to-learner ratio nationwide,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006290

baka pwedeng kahit

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006291

pa-submit na lang ako

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006292

para mabilis na lang.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006293

How much additional funding po ba would be

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006294

required to address the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006295

shortages din, especially

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006296

dun sa mga overcrowded schools?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006297

Around 4.29 billion,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006298

Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006299

4.29 billion.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006300

Siguro pa-submit na lang, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006301

Kasi yung, despite improvements

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006302

in teacher-to-learner ratio,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006303

ang daming public schools

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006304

na remain

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006305

severely overcrowded,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006306

no? NCR, Calabarzon, Soksargen,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006307

and BARMM. Tapos

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006308

yung supposed to be,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006309

nagagawa nyo po ba ito?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006310

Ito, annually pa rin, yung 20,000 na

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006314

Teachers being hired?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006315

Yes, Mr. Chair.

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006316

Currently ngayon,

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006317

32,916

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006318

ang na-approve sa atin.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006319

Yes, but where are you now?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006320

We have already

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006321

filled up

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006322

24,000 out of the 32 today.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006323

24,000?

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DepEd Undersecretary Willy Cabral

asr-006323-split-2

Yes, sir.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006324

That's good.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006325

Itong last mile

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006326

in the GIDA schools,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006327

which is very close to our

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006328

hearts.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006329

Does DepEd

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006330

intend to construct

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006331

or complete

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006332

for

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006333

ilan po yung target

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006334

for 2027?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006335

what measures does the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006336

department seek to

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006337

adopt to avoid delays in the

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006338

implementation?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006339

Pasabit na lang din po para

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006340

We have a budget

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006341

for 131 last mile

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006342

school classrooms.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006342-split-2

131?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006343

1.9 billion, Your Honor.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006344

Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006345

Ang nakakatuwa po kasi dito, Mr. Chairman,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006346

in fiscal year

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006347

2025,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006348

last mile schools

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006349

program reportedly recorded in

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006350

96.3%

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006351

obligation rate.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006352

Pero ang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006353

disbursement rate naman ay nasa

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006354

21.2%.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006355

So hopefully we can

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006356

get a report on that para

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006357

malaman lang po natin

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006358

ano pa bang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006359

importante sa atin dito.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006360

Yung assessment po,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006361

Mr. Chair, ng structural

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006362

integrity and overall condition

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006363

of our public school classrooms. I remember

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006364

we were talking about

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006365

this, Secretary,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006366

to ensure that they remain

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006367

safe and conducive for learning

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006368

and then yung

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006369

binababasahin

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006370

nating dati na importance of

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006371

yung mga buildings

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006372

na pupwedeng i-renovate

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006373

naman, hindi kailangang

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006374

totally

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006375

i-demolish

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006376

at tatayuan ng bago?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006377

Can we have an update on that?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006378

Yung kailangan i-repair is almost

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006379

the same number as those that need

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006380

to be constructed, Your Honor.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006381

I think yung nabanggit

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006382

kanina is 142,000

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006383

yung kailangan to construct.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006384

Sa kailangan i-repair,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006385

because they are of a certain

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006386

age.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006387

160. Mas marami pa.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006388

Yun yung kailangan ng replacement, yung 142,000?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006389

Ayun yung needed

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006390

shortage, yung deficit.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006391

Yun yung 142. But those needing

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006392

repair because they're of 50 years ba?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006393

50 years and a half?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006394

But they're of a certain

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006395

age and they need repairing.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006396

Nasa 160,000 din.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006397

And how many of

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006398

these can DepEd address,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006399

Your Honor, under this coming

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006400

2027 budget?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006401

4,000 new classrooms.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006402

Ah, repair, repair.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006403

4,000 to be repaired, Your Honor.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006404

4,000?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006405

4,000, opo.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006406

Ang universe is

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006407

160,000 needing repair, Your Honor.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006408

Wow.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006409

Just to understand our

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006410

the challenges that we are facing.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006411

Ah, yung sa CAP pala,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006412

I, ah,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006413

um,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006414

I wanted to get the, ah,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006415

the, ah,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006416

wisdom of the Secretary and the DepEd family.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006417

Sa tingin niyo po ba kailangan gawing batas to para,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006418

I mean, how can DepEd maximize yung, ah,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006419

LGU and, ah,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006420

civil society participation in accelerating, ah, classroom construction?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006421

Ah, well, it's a very good bill because, ah, it, ah,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006422

sets forth that the government must commit to a

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006423

school building program over time and, ah,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006424

must involve several actors.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006425

So, ah, as we've seen,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006426

pagka isa o dalawa lang ang ahensya na yan,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006427

ah, gumagawa ho ng,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006428

o nagpapabid ng mga classrooms,

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006429

talagang bumabagal ho dahil lumalaki na rin ang gobyerno, lumalaki ang mga proyekto.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006430

So, may capacity constraints din.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006431

So, that's why 20, we appreciate the

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006432

freedom given to DepEd to, ah, be creative, ah, and as the President said, to

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006433

explore other avenues, which is the LGU.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006434

So, now, we have 400 plus, ah, LGUs who are helping us, ah, bid out the classrooms.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006435

So, this is the approach that, ah, the CAP bill seeks to institutionalize, if I'm not mistaken, ah, Mr. Chair.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006436

Yeah, thank, thank you for that.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006437

Kanina, we were talking about yung, ah, the, ah, piloting of, ah, schools for,

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006438

because I'm a believer, Mr. Chairman, of, ah, supermarket of competencies.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006439

And I think, ah, we really have to start, ah, entertaining the idea of, ah, piloting, ah, more programs, ah, like that.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006440

And, ah, and I'm happy na, ah, EDCOM will, ah, will, ah, initiate a program for this.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006441

Ah, but last, last thing, last issue that I'd like to, to raise, itong, ano naman, ah, Mr. Chairman, itong school safety and security.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006442

May we know in this, ah, ah, upcoming, ah, DepEd budget, magkani yung allocation to strengthen, ah, um, school security, particularly through the hiring of, ah, security guards?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006443

I heard it's, it's also a, a very challenging task for the department.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006444

And the department has reportedly, ah, identified a need for 8 billion to, ah, fund security guards, ah, nationwide.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006445

I, I, I heard that, no?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006446

And, ah, pero pag tinignan ko dito yung, ah, proposed MOOE budget, e nag-decrease pa po, Mr. Chairman, by 33.7 billion.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006447

Correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Secretary.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006448

So, has the estimated 8 billion requirement been increased?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006449

Incorporated into this, ah, proposed, ah, budget?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006450

And how much remains unfunded, Mr. Chairman?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006451

Well, ah, we presented this to the House, and they were, we were fortunate that they granted us, ah, 500 million for the hiring of security guards.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006452

So, that will enable us to hire 1,667, ah, security guards, ah, Mr. President, Mr. Chair, Your Honor.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006453

So, from the 8 billion that you are requesting, 500 million yung nalagay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006454

Doon sa 8 billion, ilang security?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006455

Security guards supposed to be, ah?

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006456

Yung of the 8.6, ah, requested, 5.05 would be for 16,800 security guards, Your Honor.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006457

From 16,000 to 1,600.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006458

Okay.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

asr-006459

Meron pa akong hindi na, na take up, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006460

While you're, while you're looking, um, Mr., ah, Mr. Chairman, let me just, ah, jump on the School Safety Act, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006461

Ah, we'd like to thank the Senate President for, um, spending four hours with us today.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006462

Maraming salamat.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006463

Thank you, Mr. President.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006464

Salamat.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006465

Thank you.

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DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara

asr-006466

Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006467

Um, so, I asked, actually, si, ah, ah, Mr. Deloy of Stairway Foundation to come.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006468

Kasi gusto ko lang pong banggitin na in the School Safety Act, yes, we're talking about provision of equipment, ah, CCTV, metal detectors.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006469

Yes, we're talking about, um, security personnel.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006470

Barangay Tanod.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006471

Security.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006472

Security guards.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006473

But, um, just for the record, and I know Secretary Angara knows this, at the heart of the School Safety Act is really the awareness and the proactive behavior of all of the stakeholders, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006474

Um, so I'd like to give just a little bit of time for Mr. Deloy just to talk about what they've been doing with DepEd, um, with regard to school safety and trying to address the emerging concerns that we have.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

asr-006475

Just briefly, ah, for Stairway Foundation.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006476

Maraming salamat po.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006477

So, ah, Mr., Mr. Chair.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006478

So, ang Stairway Foundation po, we've been working with DepEd since 2012.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006479

So, we've seen the evolution of the challenges in child protection and education.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006480

Um, I would say that this, at this time, ito yung pinaka-challenging talaga within the education sector in relation to child protection.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006481

And we appreciate yung framing ng School Safety Act because we believe that violence doesn't exist in a vacuum.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006482

Maraming interchanging forces that influences violence.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006483

So, when we started working with DepEd, we've explored different modalities in terms of educating learners and training teachers to build up their capacity on violence prevention.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006484

Ah, next slide, please.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006485

So, yung isang breakthrough po, actually, happened in 2024.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006486

Ito yung tinatawag natin na anti-OSAEC classroom-based sessions, wherein the challenge was how do you now, how do you do prevention and education sessions directly inside the classroom?

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006489

Ito po ay enabled ng implementing rules and regulation ng RA 11930.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006490

So, actually, may mandate si DepEd na dapat inside the classroom, nagtuturo ng mga gantong concepts tulad ng body boundaries, consent, recognizing risky and unsafe situations, and help-seeking behavior.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006491

The good thing is that noong in-implementation ng 2024, since 2024, at tuloy-tuloy, the DepEd, through the...

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006492

The DepEd Learners' Rights and Protection Division has managed to reach 8.5 million learners.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006493

And sa isang outcome study, tatlo sa apat na learners, yung nagsabi na nag-increase yung self-protection knowledge nila and yung willingness to disclose.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006494

In fact, hindi ko sinama sa slide, doon sa last tranche of implementation, nagkaroon ng 4,000 disclosures after the session.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006495

So imagine that, 4,000 learners who

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006496

have received the intervention as mandated by the DepEd protocols on helping learners.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006497

4,000 na maaring hindi nag-disclose kung walang gantong targeted session.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006498

So, it is a very successful program, I would say, na ginawa ng DepEd Learner Rights and Protection Division.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006499

Next slide po.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006500

So, yung issue natin na isa ay bullying.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006501

So, looking at the model of the anti-OSAEC classroom-based education,

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006502

Again, together with the Learner Rights and Protection Division, we've developed anti-bullying classroom-based sessions.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006503

So, ang kagandahan, it was developed in consultation with learners and personnel themselves.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006504

So, siya po ay kade-develop lang this year and hopefully it will be deployed in time for the National Children's Month of 2026.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006505

Next slide po.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

asr-006506

So, min-mirror niya yung same strategy at yun nga, tulad ng nabang ito, very consultative yung development.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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Next slide po.

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Next.

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Nag-de-develop din po kami with the Learner Rights and Protection Division ng isang companion app, learning app,

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na pwedeng i-leverage yung technology to teach bullying prevention knowledge to children.

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Next po.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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Tapos nakikita natin kanina yung power ng peer-to-peer approach.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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So, the way Stairway works with DepEd is that we take our local implementation experience, which...

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is evidence-based, and then scale it up with DepEd

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para mas makarating sa mas maraming learners.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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Kasi if we are looking at these various child protection problems

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as a national problem, the solution should also be national in scope.

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Marami kasing schools, yung piecemeal,

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nag-implement na sarili nilang intervention,

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pero marami naging schools yung merong gaps in capacity

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in terms of anong materials yung gagamitin ko.

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And this is where these interventions come in.

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So for example, this peer educators program na ginagawa namin,

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next slide po,

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it's being implemented in our home base in Puerto Galera

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and discusses these different topics wherein, next slide,

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ang nagde-deliver ay mga peer educators themselves.

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So nakita namin yung kapangyarihan na kapag yung message ay nanggagaling sa kapwa bata

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at naka-design safely yung materials,

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mas mataas yung learning retention in terms of these safety messages.

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Next slide.

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And now last but not the least,

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yung isang magandang framing sa child protection program ng DEPED is,

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yun nga, yung nabanggit ng sekretary kanina,

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yung kaagapay program was originally for academic nature,

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pero dahil nga sa nangyaring spate of school violence,

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na-transform siya to be more of a, dun sa child protection yung framing.

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So ang ginawa po namin with DEPED is to develop what we call

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the Kaagapay Parenting in the Digital Age,

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kung saan nare-recognize natin na marami doon sa mga violence cases,

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na-disrupt sana natin kung nagkaroon ng early detection,

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kung si parent na-detect na niya, teka lang may pinagdadaan yung anak ko,

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and nag-access siya ng help sa school, for example, sa advisor, sa school guidance counselor,

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na may napapansin po ka sana ako, baka pwedeng pagtulungan natin.

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So what?

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So what we did was we developed a very simple session guide and session deck,

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tapos nagkaroon ngayon ng series of rollouts sa regional levels at magkakaroon ng cascading training.

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In fact, nagkaroon ng dalawang Kaagapay Parenting Roadshow sa Cainta Rizal and Santiago Isabela,

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at napakaganda ng feedback ng parents.

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So ano po yung tinuturo sa Kaagapay?

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Number one, yung tinatawag namin na four C's of online risks.

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Mahirap gabaya ng mga parents yung anak nila kung hindi nila naintindihan,

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ano yung mga iba't-ibang online risks na maaaring kaharapin ng mga anak nila.

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Pangalawa, ano yung mga online parenting and reporting tools, ano yung options nila?

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At for us, yung pinaka-importante yung huli, yung parenting strategies.

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Last slide, please.

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So ito po yung, kumusta, kasama ka, sundo ka, Kaagapay?

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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Ito po yung framing.

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So basically, ang tinuturo sa parents, next click po,

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sa kumusta, pinapaunawa sa mga parents na importante yung pangumusta sa araw-araw na buhay,

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na pag-uwi mo ng bahay, hindi mo lang kakamusta yung anak mo tungkol sa kamusta ang exam mo,

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kamusta yung test, et cetera, kundi may nagpasaya ba sa'yo ngayong araw, may nagpalungkot ba sa'yo?

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At yung paraan ng pagtatunong ay napaka-importante.

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Pangalawa, yung kasama.

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Kapag nagkapag-establish mo agad ng rapport,

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kailangan maintindihan ng parents yung ginagalawa na online ng mundo ng anak.

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So dito tinuturo sa parents, ano yung strategy na,

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paano mo maintindihan yung kinagigiliwa ng anak mo na online games?

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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May isang parent during our session, nag-share siya at narinig na ibang parents.

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Para maintindihan ko, nag-create ako ng Roblox account at kaming dalawa,

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naglalaro kami ng anak ko magkasama.

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So mas naintindihan ko ngayon.

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Next po, yung kasundo.

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Ito yung paglalatag ng online safety family agreements.

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Importante sa mga pamilya na mayroong hangganan and boundaries.

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In terms of digital usage, digital lives ng mga bata.

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Ito yung structure na kailangan.

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Halimbawa, pag sa hapagkainan, wala muna tayong gadget use.

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Kaya lang, sinasabi rin namin sa mga parents, kung mag-i-employ tayo ng ganitong agreement,

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dapat kayo rin bilang parent, huwag kayong gagamit ng cellphone habang nasa hapagkainan.

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And last but not the least is yung kaagapay concept.

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Na kung saan tinuturo namin sa mga parents na kapag may nag-disclose na anak,

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dapat ganito yung paraan ng paghahandol ng disclosure.

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Walang victim blaming.

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Makikinig ka.

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At very importantly, i-access mo yung support system sa paaralan.

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So dito po yung framing noong kaagapay, parenting in the digital age.

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So kung titignan nyo, ang concept ay parenting in the digital age, hindi digital parenting.

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Kasi never mas magiging expert ang magulang sa anak sa technology.

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Pero may mga parenting skills na kahit hindi teki yung magulang,

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pag in-apply niya sa anak niya, mas magagabayin yung anak niya sa online world.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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So yun po yun, Jis.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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Pero ito po yung pinaka ilan sa intervention and partnerships na pinwede aside from others.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Thank you, Mr. Deloy.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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With the indulgence of Senator Joel, sorry I was expecting a short presentation.

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But this is very helpful.

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Maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong...

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yung naibahagi, yung mga skwilahan natin dapat talaga ligtas.

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And gaya na nasabi ko kanina, merong kailangan na pagpondo sa kagamitan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And this is something we will work on.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Pero sa kaduluduluan ng lahat, ang laki ng responsibilidad at ng roles ng mga teacher, magulang at mga bata.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Nung nakwento mo na after the OSAEC module,

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merong 4,000 na bata ang nagsabi na they were at risk.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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I'm hoping that habang niloroll out ninyo yung modules pagating sa karahasan,

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ay marami rin mga bata ang magsasabi na kailangan nila ng tulong para hindi sila tumuloy sa karahasan.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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If you look at the School Safety Act, malaking focus po doon yung mandatory...

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We call it a mandatory seminar for parents.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Pero parang ganito na rin yun.

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Na kailangan talaga...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Mas maalam yung mga magulang pagating sa ano yung nararanasan, ano yung kinalalagyan ng kanilang mga anak sa mundo ng online.

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I mean, after the Tacloban shooting, nung umuwi ako, so pumunta ako, nakiramay, nagtanong-tanong, pag uwi ko,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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the first thing I did, ginek ko yung iPad ng anak ko.

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Kung yung parental controls, yung accounts, anong accounts yung...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Yung naka-login siya, yung ibang accounts niya, accounts ko, so I had to check my accounts also on what platform she's on.

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And honestly, yung mga nangyayaring karahasan, nakakatakot siya sa mga bata at sa mga guro,

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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pero doble siguro yung takot ng mga magulang, honestly, sa nakikita natin.

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So, we're hoping that DepEd can really start this even before the law is passed.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But tama po yung isang nabanggit niyo, Mr. Dilo, yung scale.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Kasi maraming NGO, maraming grupong gustong tumulong, but only the DepEd infrastructure can really create the scale.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, this is a big challenge.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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23 million learners, kung yung magulang times two, that's 50 million people that we have to reach out to,

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para malaman nila yung mga tamang patakaran pagating dito.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And again, I think we should be...

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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If somebody exhibits upstanding behavior, either magsumbong or magsabi, magkwento, kung sila man yan, o kaibigan nila, o kapatid nila,

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that should be seen as a positive that we're able to create that culture where our students, the teachers, and the parents can safely talk about these problems,

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and bring it up to the proper authorities.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, maraming salamat, Mr. Dilo.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Yes, last point po, before I go back to Senator Joel.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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Salamat po, last point.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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This is my first time to sit in a budget deliberation.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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Napansin ko lang, bilang outsider, naslash yung child protection budget line ng DepEd from the original 80 million, naging 40 million lang right now.

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Stairway Foundation Child Protection Specialist Ysrael C. Diloy

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I'm just confused bakit bumaba ng gano'n, where in fact, child protection is one crucial issue we're facing right now.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Exactly.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Confusion lang ba ang salita, Senator Joel?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Hindi lang confusion eh, kasi...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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May dami na akong kasalanang nasabi dito, nandito na doon yung tatay ko, ayoko lang magsalita.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Is Brother Eddie here?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Sa likod?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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We'd like to acknowledge Brother Eddie Villanueva who is here.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Okay.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Thank you, sir.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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But that's exactly what we're looking at, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Baka naman po ay kung wala man siya dun sa item na yun, baka napailalim siya sa ibang mga items, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, Senator Joel, maybe a final...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Mr. Chairman, I'm no longer gonna ask.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Anything, in fact, I can raise this through text message, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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I just wanted to again congratulate the DepEd family headed by our brother, basketball teammate.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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I'd rather play basketball with him than ask him questions regarding the education situation of our country.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Maraming salamat, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Secretary.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Ito ko nga, Senator Joel, maraming assist, walang block, di ba? Puro assist.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Puro lay-up. Puro lay-up.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, we'd like to thank the DepEd family, Secretary Angara, and everyone for spending the last five hours with us.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Maraming maraming salamat.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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I hope to defend your budget well.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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I hope by the time we're talking about your budget, we can see the increases, no?

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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In the very important parts that we've seen.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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So, maraming salamat po and see you at the plenary. Thank you.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Ah, sorry. Ano yung line?

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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I move, Mr. Chairman, that we approve on this level the budget of...

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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the Department of Education and its attached agencies for plenary action, Mr. Chairman.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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And deemed submitted.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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And it be deemed submitted.

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Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV

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Maraming salamat and we suspend this briefing. Thank you.

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Senator Joel Villanueva

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Thank you, bro.