Omb. Martires, dinepensahan ang ahensiya laban sa mga kritisismo

Omb. Martires, dinepensahan ang ahensiya laban sa mga kritisismo;  Comelec, nagbabala sa vote buying sa social media

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00:00 The Ombudsman defended their agency against criticism.

00:05 In the budget hearing in the Senate, the Ombudsman assured that they will use the Pano Calang Pondo for the next year

00:12 to further strengthen their service.

00:15 Mela Lesmora in the report.

00:17 We can satisfy everyone.

00:22 As right now, the Ombudsman is under attack from some sectors

00:28 saying that we should have not removed from the service an honest person.

00:34 A person has a lot of accomplishments.

00:38 But let me just say this that

00:42 a person who is honest does not mean that he does not violate the law.

00:53 This is what the Ombudsman Samuel Martirez said against the criticism that was thrown at their agency.

01:01 He said this in front of congressmen when they discussed yesterday in the House their Pano Calang Pondo for the next year.

01:10 The Ombudsman is asking for more than 5 billion pesos for 2024.

01:15 Part of their plan is to add more lawyers and IT personnel to strengthen their service.

01:26 In the discussion, the issue of corruption in the government was raised and the Ombudsman has a reason to include it.

01:35 Corruption will not stop in our country.

01:38 Not even during our lifetime.

01:41 Unless we change ourselves.

01:44 Unless we change our values.

01:47 We have to introduce, as I've always been saying,

01:50 a subject from kindergarten until college on God-centered values formation.

02:00 If we are only going to teach good manners and right conduct

02:05 that is not centered on God, I have nothing to do with it.

02:09 I will look into this. If we can make an educational law

02:14 that the values centered on God should be included not only in the higher education curricula

02:25 but also in the basic education.

02:28 This is very important.

02:30 The Ombudsman also followed the Commission on Elections in front of the camera's budget hearing.

02:36 In an interview, the Comelec Laban was also involved in a vote buying

02:40 in the midst of the upcoming 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

02:46 Now, if we see something, even if it's just on social media,

02:49 someone sent us pictures, we will show them.

02:52 It's better for our fellow countrymen to have a strong heart to complain.

02:58 So, for those who are just now offering payment,

03:01 or offering cash or in-kind, or just a promise, that is a vote buying.

03:07 Last night, the National Youth Commission and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples

03:13 also joined the budget deliberations.

03:15 After the last hour, their budget proposals were also included in the committee level.

03:22 Melalas Moras for the morning show of the country, Rise and Shine, Philippines.