00:00Vice President Sara Duterte Carpio should be the one to approve the 2025 proposed national budget of her administration.
00:10This is the point of view of Professor Antonio Contreras in not bringing the official to the budget hearing in Camara where he also did not attend.
00:21It is clear that the second highest official of the government in the Congress has a bad heart.
00:27An example of this is that it does not respond to the questions of the lawmakers.
00:34But the official should be the one to approve that part of the constitutional duty of the Congress is to look at the budget of all government officials.
00:44It is also the obligation of the OVPE to answer the questions related to its budget.
00:50This is also an example of inter-branch courtesy, especially when they have equal powers under the Constitution.
00:59It is an obligation for the offices that ask for money, not money from the congressmen but money from the people, to explain and answer the questions.
01:11And that includes the office of the Vice President.
01:15It was her duty. But apparently, she opted not to appear and not to send anyone to represent her.
01:23If Vice President Duterte is hoping that her position and office will be equal, I hope that she knows how to act as a representative of the House of Representatives.
