00:00A senator asked the Senate President to continue the hearing on the new Senate building so that it can be continued.
00:09MAV Gonzales was there.
00:11I'm hoping and appealing to Senator Jesus Colero to make the inquiries as soon as possible
00:22so that they can return the schedule of the turnover of our new Senate building.
00:27That was the request of former Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri
00:30before the Senate heard on Wednesday about the construction of the new Senate building.
00:35He added that there is transparency and accountability in the project
00:39that was proposed by former Senate President Tito Soto and Accounts Committee Chairman Senator Ping Lackson.
00:45But Senate President Jesus Colero said that the construction of the new Senate building is not dependent on the hearing.
00:52The DPWH has a slowdown order.
00:54They also said that because the contractor and the DPWH are not in agreement
01:00regarding the defects that were made or not made properly or not enough.
01:05And because it was not paid, it also slowed down.
01:08So this is also one thing that we should consider and fix.
01:12The hearing is not the reason for the delay.
01:14It should be noted that Escudero spent 23 billion pesos on the new Senate building.
01:22How much is the total cost?
01:24Second, how big is that building?
01:27How much will we spend to maintain that building?
01:30All of these things are important to know.
01:33We will not just enter without a ticket.
01:35No matter how good it is, if it is not consensual,
01:38the cost of the construction of that building, I will not allow it.
01:43Escudero said that the Department of Public Works and Highways is the one explaining to the Senate,
01:48that's why he called for a hearing on Wednesday.
01:51Zubiri also said that the problem is that the construction was approved by the DPWH.
01:57They made a multi-year contract, but not one time big time.
02:01They made phase one, phase two, phase three.
02:04They say that phase one is almost 9D.
02:07Phase one was only the structural works, so it's just a shell.
02:12Phase two, the completion of structural works.
02:15Phase three, the fit-out with the air con, bathroom fixtures and lightings.
02:20We are calling for a hearing by the DPWH.
02:23For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzalez, Natutok, 24 Horas.
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