Vice President Sara Duterte's non-appearance for the scheduled House plenary debate on the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) proposed 2025 budget "is a clear betrayal of public trust".
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00:00Congressman Manuel, you are now recognized.
00:02Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
00:03Yes, just a short manifestation as we approve the motion to include the budget debates for
00:11the OVP sa September 24 session po natin.
00:16Mr. Speaker, we actually waited for 17 hours since 10 a.m. of September 23 up until maga
00:25alas tres na po ngayon September 24.
00:28We would like to state for the record, ang naging consistent po na track record ng Office
00:34of the Vice President sa past hearings kung saan ninais na talakayin ang pagastos ng
00:39OVP sa Pondo ng Bayan.
00:41Mr. Speaker, sa unang salang sa Committee on Appropriations, naging evasive po ang
00:47nakaupong Vice Presidente at hindi sinasagot ng tuwira na ating mga tanong.
00:51Sa pangalawang hearing ng Committee on Appropriations, hindi rin po siya nagpakita.
00:56Sa isang hearing ng Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, siya'y tumanggih
01:01na mag-oath at umalis tila ba'y nag-walkout sa hearing.
01:05Mr. Speaker, pag ang bata nang hingin ang pera sa magulang para sa school project or
01:10school fee, dapat mag-explain.
01:12Hindi binibigyan pag di nagpapaliwanag.
01:15Pag may natanggap, dapat may resibo para patunayan paano gumastos.
01:19Obligasyong magpaliwanag.
01:21Kapag student council o sangguniang kabataan, dumadaan sa butas ng karayong para magkapondo.
01:26Kahit ang ganda ng plano, di tiyak na mapopondohan.
01:30Pero kapag sitting Vice President, pag nag-propose ng budget mula sa kabanang bayan, para ang
01:35gustong iparamdam sa mga Pilipino ay, bahala na kayo kung ibibigay niyo o hindi ang hinihingi
01:40ko.
01:41Pero pag ayon niyo ibigay, masama kayo.
01:44Mr. Speaker, the OVP has continued to characterize the questions of the Filipino people regarding
01:50their past questionable expenditures as political attacks, and has not taken questions seriously.
01:58Mr. Speaker, to end, this is a clear betrayal of public trust, as every elected official
02:05is accountable to the electorate, and thus is obliged to answer any question that concerns
02:11public interest.
02:13Salamat, Mr. Speaker.