Sara Duterte dodges Hontiveros’ questions, claims senator politicizing budget hearing
Summary
TLDRThe transcript from a Senate hearing reveals a discussion on the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) 2025 budget, focusing on socio-economic programs. A significant portion, 1.9 billion pesos, is earmarked for medical and burial assistance, disaster operations, and livelihood assistance, mirroring existing government programs. The Vice President emphasizes the need to address citizen requests and fulfill the oath of public service. Tensions arise as a senator questions the allocation for a children's book authored by the VP, leading to a heated exchange about the budget's politicization and the importance of transparency in public funds.
Takeaways
- 💼 The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has allocated a significant portion of its 2025 operations budget, amounting to 1.90 billion pesos, for socio-economic programs.
- 🏥 A substantial sum of 771,445 million pesos is earmarked for the One Medical and Burial Assistance Program to aid indigent individuals and families, with 600 million for medical assistance and 171.5 million for burial assistance.
- 🌪️ 644 million pesos are allocated for disaster operations, aiming to provide relief goods to areas less reached by other agencies, paralleling the Disaster Risk Management program of the DSWD.
- 🍚 50 million pesos are designated for relief to individuals in crisis and emergencies, including food boxes or items, similar to DSWD's assistance programs.
- 💼 150 million pesos are set aside for the Magnegosyo Taday Livelihood Assistance program, supporting those with entrepreneurial skills, akin to the integrated livelihood program.
- 📚 The OVP is considering launching programs that align with existing services from other government agencies to avoid duplication and ensure efficient use of resources.
- 📖 The 'Isang Kaibigan' book, authored by the VP, is part of a campaign involving the provision of bags to a million learners in remote communities and tree planting activities, with a budget of 10 million pesos for book distribution.
- 🌳 The budget hearing discussion highlighted the importance of ensuring that public funds are used for their intended purposes and that the content of the 'Isang Kaibigan' book is about friendship.
- 🗣️ Tensions were evident during the budget hearing, with disagreements on the focus of questions and the handling of the OVP's budget proposals, reflecting the scrutiny and political dynamics involved in the process.
Q & A
What is the primary allocation for the OVP 2025 operations budget?
-The OVP 2025 operations budget, amounting to 1.90 billion pesos, is primarily allocated for the delivery of socio-economic programs.
How much is allocated for medical and burial assistance in the OVP 2025 budget?
-For 2025, 771,445 million pesos will be allocated for the medical and burial assistance program, with 600 million pesos for medical assistance and 171.5 million pesos for burial assistance.
What is the purpose of the disaster operations budget in the OVP 2025 plan?
-The disaster operations budget, amounting to 0.644 million pesos, aims to provide relief goods to disaster-stricken areas that are not commonly reached by other agencies.
What is the relief provided for individuals in crisis and emergencies as per the OVP 2025 budget?
-The OVP 2025 budget includes 50 million pesos for relief for individuals in crisis and emergencies, which involves providing food boxes or food items to families who are ineligible for other services.
What is the amount allocated for livelihood assistance in the OVP 2025 budget?
-The OVP 2025 budget allocates 150 million pesos for livelihood assistance aimed at those with entrepreneurial skills.
What were the three main platforms of the Vice President during their campaign?
-The Vice President's campaign platforms were focused on job creation, education, and improving the quality of life for the citizens.
What is the rationale behind launching parallel programs to existing ones in various line agencies?
-The rationale is to ensure that the Office of the Vice President can provide assistance to those in need, especially when other agencies may not be able to reach them, aligning with the oath to do justice to every individual.
How does the Vice President's office plan to handle the budget for programs that are similar to those of other agencies?
-The Vice President's office will submit the budget and leave it to the discretion of Congress to decide, potentially lodging the budget to other agencies and requesting allocations for synchronization with executive department priorities.
What is the 'One Million Learners and Trees' campaign mentioned in the script?
-The 'One Million Learners and Trees' campaign involves providing bags to one million learners in remote communities and initiating tree planting activities, with an appropriation of Php100 million.
What is the book 'Isang Kaibigan' about, and why is it being distributed as part of the OVP 2025 program?
-The book 'Isang Kaibigan' is about friendship and is authored by the Vice President. It is being distributed as part of the OVP 2025 program to promote values and is allocated a budget of Php10 million for distribution to learners.
What was the reaction to the questions about the book 'Isang Kaibigan' during the budget hearing?
-The questions about the book 'Isang Kaibigan' led to a tense exchange, with accusations of politicizing the budget hearing and personal attacks, highlighting the emotional and political dynamics within the budget discussion.
Outlines
💼 Budget Allocation for Socio-Economic Programs
The first paragraph discusses the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) 2025 operations budget, highlighting the allocation of 1.90 billion pesos for socio-economic programs. A significant portion, PHP 771,445 million, is earmarked for the One Medical and Burial Assistance Program, which complements existing government health care initiatives for indigent individuals and families. The program includes PHP 600 million for medical assistance and PHP 171.5 million for burial assistance. Additionally, the OVP's disaster operations budget of PHP 644 million aims to provide relief goods to less accessible disaster-stricken areas, akin to the DSWD's Disaster Risk Management program. There is also a PHP 50 million allocation for crisis and emergency relief, and PHP 150 million for livelihood assistance to entrepreneurs, paralleling the DSWD's Integrated Livelihood Program. The Vice President emphasizes the need for these programs based on public requests and the government's commitment to assist, particularly in the context of education and disaster relief.
📚 Launch of Educational and Livelihood Programs
The second paragraph continues the discussion on the OVP's budget, focusing on the rationale behind launching parallel programs to existing government initiatives. The Vice President explains that the OVP's platform focuses on work, education, and a comfortable life for citizens. The most frequent requests received by the OVP are for medical and burial assistance, financial aid, and food support, especially in the context of educational needs. The recent increase in requests for educational assistance has led to the introduction of such programs, despite public schools being free, as families still struggle with school supplies and feeding their children. The Vice President also addresses the need for disaster relief support, emphasizing the OVP's commitment to assisting those in need, regardless of political affiliations, and the importance of aligning the OVP's programs with the executive department's priorities to avoid duplication and ensure efficient use of resources.
🌳 One Million Learners and Trees Campaign
The third paragraph introduces the 'One Million Learners and Trees' campaign, which is part of the OVP's 2025 program. This initiative involves providing bags to one million learners in remote communities and initiating tree planting activities, with an appropriation of PHP 100 million. A specific allocation of PHP 10 million is set aside for the distribution of 'Isang Kaibigan' books, authored by the Vice President. The book aims to promote friendship among children. The paragraph also includes a debate about the budget allocation for the book distribution, with a senator questioning the necessity and the potential politicization of the budget through the inclusion of the Vice President's name on the books. The Vice President defends the initiative, stating that the book is not for sale and that the focus should be on the content and the educational value it provides to children, rather than on political motivations.
🗣️ Politicization of Budget Hearings and Book Content Inquiry
The fourth paragraph delves into the tension between the Vice President and a senator during the budget hearing. The senator accuses the Vice President of politicizing the budget with the 'One Million Learners and Trees' campaign and the distribution of the 'Isang Kaibigan' books. The Vice President counters this accusation, emphasizing that the book is about friendship and is intended for the benefit of children in remote communities. The senator's repeated questioning about the book's content and the Vice President's defensive stance lead to a heated exchange, with both parties expressing their dissatisfaction with each other's attitude. The paragraph concludes with a call to focus on the budget and the public funds being discussed, rather than personal grievances.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Socio-economic programs
💡Medical assistance
💡Burial assistance
💡Disaster operations
💡Crisis and emergencies
💡Livelihood assistance
💡Budget allocation
💡Educational assistance
💡Public funds
💡Politicizing the budget
💡Transparency
Highlights
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) 2025 operations budget of 1.90 billion pesos is primarily allocated for socio-economic programs.
771,445 million pesos will be allocated for the One Medical and Burial Assistance Program to support indigent individuals and families.
600 million pesos are designated for medical assistance, while 171.5 million pesos are for burial assistance.
The program is similar to the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) programs for medical and crisis assistance.
0.644 million pesos are allocated for disaster operations, providing relief to areas not commonly reached by other agencies.
50 million pesos are set aside for relief for individuals in crisis and emergencies, similar to DSWD's assistance programs.
Magnegosyo Tayday Livelihood Assistance is allocated 150 million pesos to support those with entrepreneurial skills, parallel to DSWD's integrated livelihood program.
The Vice President (VP) was elected on a platform of focusing on jobs, education, and comfortable living for citizens.
The VP's office receives the most requests for medical and burial assistance, followed by financial assistance and food aid.
The VP's office has launched educational assistance programs due to the challenges faced by families in paying for school supplies and feeding children.
The VP emphasizes the importance of responding to the needs of citizens affected by disasters, both natural and manmade.
The VP took an oath to do justice to every person and not to deny help to those in need, especially as part of the government.
The VP's office is committed to ensuring that programs are in line with the priorities of the executive department and are implemented by the appropriate agencies.
The VP's office will submit a budget and leave it to the discretion of Congress to decide, focusing on collaboration with line agencies.
The VP's office will provide copies of the book 'Isang Kaibigan' to all members of Congress to understand its content and purpose.
The book 'Isang Kaibigan' is about friendship and is part of a campaign involving the provision of bags and tree planting activities in remote communities.
The VP's office is committed to sending a copy of 'Isang Kaibigan' to everyone in the budget hearing room to clarify its content and intentions.
The VP's office emphasizes that public funds are being used responsibly and that inquiries about them are part of the budget hearing process.
Transcripts
Salamat po Cher at Magandang hapon po sa
lahat mga kasama ko sa Senado at yung
ovp family ah Dalawang tanong lang po
chare para ngayong araw ah una po i note
that the huge chunk of the ovp 2025
operations budget 1.90 billiones will be
used for the delivery of socio economic
programs such as one medical and burial
assistance program Uh this supplements
other health care programs of the
government to assist indigent
individuals and Families for 2025
771 445 million will be allocated for
the program at sa loob niyan Php600
million for medical assistance and
171.5 million for burial assistance
which are Madam chair very similar to
the medical assistance to indigent or
financially incapacitated patients
program o ma if iip of the doh and
dswd's assistance for individuals in
Crisis situations or ax ah pangalawa
disaster operations Uh which aims to
provide relief goods to disaster
stricken areas not commonly reached by
other agencies para doon
0.644 million and is also similar doun
naman sa Disaster Risk management
program of the DS
swd third relief for individuals in
crisis and emergencies o providing food
boxes or food items to Families who are
ineligible for ovp other services so 50
million which is also similar to DSWD ax
and last magnegosyo taday livelihood
assistance for those with
entrepreneurial skills Php150 milliones
which is also similar to the
naman integrated livelihood program o
dilip so ang tanong ko po dito Madam ch
Anong nag-lead sa ovp na-consider na
i-launch yung ganitong programs may
ginawa bang studies para suportahan yung
pagkakaroon ng ganitong programs na
parallel naman sa katulad at existing
programs ng iba't iba nating line
agencies Madam ch
Yes madam chair ah Thank you ah noong
Ako po ay nangampanya tatlo lang po yung
ah sinabi ko na plataporma una po
trabaho pangalawa po ah edukasyon at
tatlo mapayapang pamumuhay para sa ating
ah mga mamamayan nung pumasok po kami sa
office of the vice president tiningnan
po namin ang ah mga pinakamaraming
requests ng ating mga kababayan
unang-una po ang lagi po naming
natatanggap na request ay medical and
burial assistance pangalawa po ay
financial assistance pangatlo lagi
silang humihingi ng tulong sa pagkain at
pangapat very recently sa tali ng
mga mga requests no yes sa tali ng mga
requests is yung educational assistance
na sinasabi ng mga kababayan natin
sinasabi namin lagi sa kanila libre
naman yung public schools ngayon ay
libre na rin yung um higher educational
institutions pero sinasabi nila
nahihirapan kasi kasi sila sa plete
nahihirapan sila sa pabaon ng mga bata
at sa pagkain ng mga bata kaya meron
kaming bago ito yung educational
assistance at ang ang panghuli naman
lagi naming natatanggap na request
galing sa ating mga kababayan ay Kapag
sila ay ah naging biktima ng
disaster whether manmade or Uh natural
disasters so Sila po ay lumalapit Uh sa
office of the vice president Totoo po
merong mga ibang local government units
at ibang National government agencies na
ganito po ang kanilang programa pero po
nung ako ay umupo as a Vice President I
I took an oath and doon sa oath I said
that I will do justice to every Man so
hindi Hindi po kami pwedeng humindi sa
mga tao na humihingi ng tulong
lalong-lalo na ay kaparte ng gobyerno
ang Office of the vice
president Salamat ah VP Madam chair ah
sabi nga ng VP Madam chair
ah Libre na yung
ah public school Libre na rin yyung
higher Education bagamat niin note nila
na sinasabi nung mga nagre-request na
nahihirapan pa rin sila sa ilang mga
programs na naka-log sa ilalim nung
libreng ah edukasyon na iyan kaya nga't
ah ah kinonsider nilang mag-launch ng
ganitong mga ah katulad na na programs
ah i-consider ba ng VP na i- lodge na
lang yung mga budgets nitong mga
programa doun na lang sa mga line
agencies natin tapos mag-request na lang
ang ovp ng allocation para insync sa
priorities ng executive department sa
halip na magkaroon pa ng hiwalay pero
magkatulad naman na programa Madam
ch Madam shair We only submit the Budget
and we leave it to the discretion of all
the members of Congress to decide on the
budget we can only propose a budget for
the office of the vice president pero
magbibigay po ako ng halimbawa kung gan
po ang gagawin natin tulad po ng aix ng
DSWD
kapag meron po kaming
ah nire-refresh
tao naman kasi hindi sila tumitingin sa
pulitika tumitingin lang sila na itong
opisina na ito ay opisina ng gobyerno at
pwede kaming humingi ng tulong doon and
so I go back to the oath that I shall do
justice to every man at kaya po kami
Nandito at kaya po kami merong mga
ganito na mga projects sa office of the
vice president
ah Salamat VP Madam chair wine-welcome
ko yung sinabi nila na um
would leave it to the discretion of the
members of Congress Ah medyo nagitla ako
nung sinabing
ah Minsan p may
nire-refresh
level ng professionalism we demand of
ourselves ay ah resumption of regularity
ine-expect natin sa lahat ng members ng
executive lalo na when they are working
together kaya ah gaya ng sinabi ko
kanina wine-welcome ko yung sinabi ni VP
na ah ah They would leave it to the this
Question of the members of Congress and
tayo naman ay hindi tayo um bibitaw sa
mahigpit nating pag ensure na these
programs be implement by the appropriate
agencies o kahit in collaboration with
each other na naaayon talaga sa sa
tamang standards Uh above above partisan
politics um and therefore at the proper
time Madam chair ah gagwa ako ng proper
motion para i- lodge yyung budgets ng
mga programang ito sa line agencies na
may klarong
ah
ah opportunity for ovp na mag-request
for allocation As for other Uh offices
in the executive yung huling tanong ko
sa ngayon Madam chair ah for
2025 one of the ovp programs pagbabago
campaign a million learners and trees
involves the provision of bags to 1
million learners in remote communities
while initiating tree planting
activities ah This gets an appropriation
of Php100 million part of this campaign
is an allocation of php10 million for
the distribution of isang kaibigan books
a children's book authored by the VP Ah
pwede po bang sabihin ni VP sa atin more
tungkol sa contents ng librong ito na
bibilihin ng gobyerno for distribution
ah ilang libro ang bibilihin at
idi-distribute Madam chair Madam chair
let me make a rebuttal and another
example of politicizing the budget of
the government ito pong sinabi ni
senator Risa ontiveros na at the proper
time she'll make a motion to lodge the
budget the requested budget of the ovp
to the other agencies let me just quote
senator Risa during the akbayan
Congress Alam ko po na ang Daming kalat
ni Duterte na hirap na hirap tayong
linisin ang kadiliman noong panahon niya
ay talaga namang nanuot sa ating lipunan
para mansa na napakahirap tanggalin at
habang ang anak niya ay may
kapangyarihan pa hindi magiging madali
ang ating laban while VP Sarah is in
power the threat of a full blown thetic
comback is still a very real and present
danger for one they are supported by one
major superpower China so that is an
example of politicizing the budget
of the government May we request Madam
chair that senator Risa anas repeat the
last question I will certainly if you
are request Madam Che repeat my question
dahil walang kinalaman sa Kasasabi lang
ng VP ngayon
ah Alam nating lahat na miyembro ng
iba't ibang partido yung speeches natin
sa ating mga kamiyembro sa mga party
congresses ay hiwalay na event dito sa
budget debates so I really take
Exception dun sa sinabi ni VP na
rebattle iyan dahil halimbawa ito sa
politicizing in fact wala akong tinanong
tungkol sa china o kahit sino pa Mang
ibang bansa dito sa budget hearing na to
I am asking about yung National budget
na ipapasa natin sa congreso para sa
bansang Pilipinas sa taong 2025 at ang
pangalawang at huling tanong ko sa
ngayon before i make at the proper time
propose an amendment which may or may
not be accepted by the and by the
colleagues para nga mas i-align ang mga
kaperahan natin lalo na't masikip ang ah
fiscal space natin doon sa mga
appropriate program sa appropriate
agencies na malayang-malaya ang ovp
makipag partner sa kanila tulad ng Sino
pang opisina sa executive ang tanong ko
po ay ilang mga libro ng isang kaibigan
ay bibilihin at idi-distribute at ano if
the VP could tell us more about the
ng librong ito Madam
chair Madam chair um the book is not for
sale We only pay for the publication of
the book and um We will send senator
antio sa copy so that she will know what
is the content of the book Oh um this
Question is not only for me Madam chair
Para rin para sa mga kasama dito sa
budget hearing ah baka baka ilang araw
pa Bago mapadala at mabasa ko Which I
certainly will but I am asking a
question ah bilang isang mambabatas sa
head of agency ng isang opisina sa
executive dito sa budget hearing na to
simpleng tanong Tell us more about the
book isang kaibigan at ilang kopya nito
ang bibilihin ng gobyerno sa halagang
ph10 milyong at idi-distribute sa kasama
ng ah mga bag sa 1 million learners sa
remote communities Madam
chair Madam
chair This is an example of
politicizing the budget hearing through
the questions of a senator ang problema
niya kasi nakalagay yung pangalan ko
doon sa libro at yung libro na yan
ibibigay namin doon sa mga bata at yung
mga bata na yan may mga magulang na
boboto at yung pangalan ko ay nagkalat
doon sa kung saan man ibibigay yung
libro Madam Cher we commit to send
tomorrow everyone in this room a copy of
the
book Madam Cher Hindi ko maintindihan
yung ugali ng ating Resource person It
is a simple question ah paulit-ulit na
This is
politicizing ang VP ang nagbanggit ng
bitang boboto Wala akong sinabing boboto
I'm simply asking hindi ko ma-imagine
we're making So Much Trouble so much
fast about a 10 million item na
itinatanong ko lang simpleng What is the
book about at ilang kopya ang bibilihin
ng gobyerno sa halagang 10 milyong piso
at idi-distribute I don't appreciate
this kind of attitude Madam chair ah
usually ang Resource persons natin ay
nagbibigay ng parehong
legislature na ibinibigay natin sa
executive I don't appreciate this kind
of at have Madam
ch Yes madam chair hindi ko rin
maintindihan ang ugali ni senator ris
onos and I do not appreciate ano iung
sinabi niya I do not appreciate this
kind of behavior and attitude
madamong 2016 tumatakbo si senator onos
na senator Nakailang talo na siya So
dalawa Madam Cher Okay dalawa Natatakot
siya sa pangatlong talo niya
kaya Pumunta siya sa Davao humingi siya
ng tulong tinulungan siya ng isang
Kagawad ng Davao na ngayon hindi na siya
sinusuportahan humingi siya ng tulong sa
akin thinking na hindi mananalo si
President Rodrigo Duterte Kinausap niya
ako ng kinausap doon sa law office ko sa
Davao
City Sabi ko sa kanya Oh sige ah
tutulungan kita tsinika niya ako ng
tsinika tapos umalis
siya
Syempre hindi naman siya tumutulong kay
pangulong Duterte hindi din totoo yung
sinabi ko natutulungan kita tinex niya
ako pwede ba akong mag-follow up sa
hinihingi kong tulong sa boto diyan sa
Davao City so Sabi ko sa kanya okay sige
so Tinawagan ko at sinabihan ko at
pinakiusapan ko ng
pinakiusapan si former Congressman milen
Garcia Sabi ko sa kanya kg tulungan mo
ito Bigyan mo na lang ng ilang Barangay
mo at ilang mga leaders mo Ayaw pa siya
tulungan ni former Congressman milen
Garcia pinakiusapan ko ulit kong Please
tulungan mo na lang nanalo na siya at
nung nanalo siya Anong ginawa niya siya
ang pinakaunang umatake kay President
Rodrigo Duterte Anong tawag sa ugaling
ganito
um with the with the with DU respect to
our Resource persons and also our
colleagues I think this doesn't really I
I understand there's history among all
of us here But Uh I think that we should
really Stick to the Budget and I think
Uh This is just being very objective I I
would like to ask also Uh since we're
going to be furnished a copy tomorrow we
can Look at it and evaluate What the
content of the book is um But maybe just
a general we won't ask line by line Ano
ba Iyung libro na iyan but tell me is it
for Uh Good manners and right conduct
That's fine um is it science is it
history so maybe just a general one so
we can just answer it because I und
stand that every office will have Its
Own advocacy and initiative so but then
I don't think it's also wrong for us to
be curious what it is about so just a
general one any of the und secretaries
can Uh tell me uh what the topic of the
book is is it history is it What is
it Madam chair The explanation is in the
title isang kaibigan It's about
friendship Okay then That's for the
record It's about friendship Madam chair
just a last point okay so kung sana
ganon yung naging sagot sa simula pa '
ba napakasimple simpleng tanong dapat
simpleng sagot nagkwento pa ng kwento na
sinabi dati na walang kinalaman ah sa
tanong ko ah just for the record as a
last point Madam chair This is public
funds and we're making inquiries Uh
about them budget hearing po ito Hindi
po lahat about you pera po ito ng taong
bayan for the record Madam ch thank
Madam personal but but I understand the
emotion is high but Uh let's continue on
if you have any more questions senator
Lisa We will have those are just my two
questions Madam chair Maraming salamat
po thank you
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