The House of Representatives will just wait and see if impeached Vice President Sara Duterte really respects the budget power of the lower chamber once it starts its deliberation on next year's budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP).
House Spokesperson Princess Abante on Wednesday, June 18, made the remark after Duterte said she would no longer ask for a budget increase for her office because she was expecting that it would only get denied.
00:00In an interview po si Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed na nag-submit na daw po sila ng budget proposal of 733 million pesos.
00:10Mas mataas ng kaunti from the 700 million, dinagdagan na daw po yung sa education.
00:16When asked, hindi na daw po sila nag-request ng mas mataas na budget since ang sabi po ni VP,
00:24hindi inaasahan na daw po niya na hindi sila pagbibigyan dahil hindi daw po sila kaalyado ng administrasyon.
00:30And number two, sabi po niya ayaw na daw po niyang napapahiya ang personnel ng OVP.
00:34Your comment po dito.
00:36Well, unang-una, maganda na nakikita natin sa statement ni Vice President Sara Duterte na nire-recognize niya ang role ng Kongreso ng Kamara sa budget process.
00:48Magre-request siya sa House of Representatives ng budget.
00:52Sana, nare-recognize din niya na kasama sa responsibilidad ng Kamara,
01:00yung hindi lang yung makapag-request siya, kundi kasama sa responsibilidad ng Kamara,
01:05suriin yung paggamit ng pondo na nailaan sa Office of the Vice President
01:11at ma-justify din ng Office of the President yung budget na hinihingi nila.
01:18We will wait and see kung talagang ire-recognize talaga ni Vice President Sara yung budget role ng House of Representatives
01:31at ririspituhin yung proseso ng pag-aproba ng budget.
01:36Doon po sa mapapahiyalan daw po yung personnel niya?
01:40Wala naman pong pinapahiya ang House of Representatives sa budget process kasama sa trabaho ng House
01:49yung to scrutinize the use of public funds for the funds allocated to them and funds that they are requesting for.
02:01Walang pagpapahiya dito.
02:03Ang importante lang, sumagot.
02:07Nang tama, sumagot ng ayon sa mga dokumento na meron para, hindi naman para sa personal na politika,
02:17ito ay para sa mamamayang Pilipino na we are accountable to.
02:21Last na lang po, but with all the impeachment proceedings and yung mga nangyayari po,
02:26tingin nyo po, hahabap pa po siya ng personnel dito sa House to defend her budget?
02:30Hindi ko po masasagot kung ano po ang gagawin at hindi gagawin ni Vice President Sarah.
