00:00In other places, especially in Metro Manila, the State of Calamity declared it too early.
00:05They said that it was due to the release of the funds for the election.
00:10That's why these Calamity Fund releases cannot be abused.
00:14That's why I am calling for the declaration of Calamity in one place to be susceptible to money laundering and allocation.
00:31It also needs to be monitored by civil society, by residents because it can also be used in a way that should not be used for calamity.
00:42Accountability is also needed here.
00:44Is the use correct?
00:46For example, if you have an evacuation center, are the facilities good?
00:54Are the people in the evacuation center dignified?
00:58Is there a hygiene kit for the women?
01:02Is there a facility for the pregnant women and children?
01:05I hope it's like that.
01:07It's not just what they see in the calamity that they give money for.
01:10The problem is that our drainage systems are repeatedly clogged and overflowing.
01:19The amount of infrastructure projects is being neglected.
01:24It's true because the infrastructure also needs to be studied.
01:30What is the maximum that we can get out of the investment that some of us are still owing?
01:38So if there are all the ways to make the infrastructure sustainable, for example,
01:46is this the infrastructure that we will do to prevent further flooding?
01:50It will not just be a way for our residents to be able to go to one place.
01:58I hope it's included.
02:00We have environmental impact assessments for infrastructure projects, right?
02:07Okay.
02:08We watched the whole morning, the President of the BBM, the OCD, the Office for Civil Defense, and the NDRRMC.
02:17But every official is repeatedly asking for a lot of numbers.
02:22Do these numbers really have real meaning and it's just like a roll call?
02:28Usually in SONA, it's inputs and activities.
02:33For example, training a lot of people or sending a lot of goods or something.
02:42Those are inputs.
02:43Naturally, because you are spending a lot of budget, you will report a lot.
02:48But the outcome, for example if you rescued a lot of people,
02:56do you get feedback from the people?
02:59Correct.
02:59How was the rescue? Were they satisfied?
03:03Maybe they were rescued but bare minimum.
03:06There is a language of technocrats, they rely on numbers because they feel that's the only evidence.
03:15So usually in numbers, sometimes the voice of the people is lost.
03:20The voice of the people, what do they think about the infrastructure?
03:27I think it needs documentation and feedback mechanisms from all government agencies.
03:34But sometimes the monitoring and evaluation is really lacking.
03:39Are there any highlights or memorable takeaways for you in SONA?
03:45Because in SONA, you can look at it as rhetoric or performance only.
03:49You can also look at it substance-wise and the political side of it.
03:54Obviously, the political side made him happy in Pogo and the West Philippine Sea.
04:01But in the West Philippine Sea, it remains rhetoric.
04:05But what concrete things can he do?
04:08So I was wondering why this was not mentioned by the President.
04:12Then Pogo, of course, is a platform.
04:16But how many of them supported Pogo when it collapsed?
04:20It's like they changed their mind and wanted to hide it.
04:23They supported it.
04:25Then in education, for example, the President asked for colleges and top universities.
04:36But in the private sector, the government has nothing to do with it.
04:42The result of the international standards is also important.
04:46So I was wondering if he forgot that there is a Congressional Commission on Education.
04:51What will he do with the result?
04:54Because the result is almost out during the presidency.
04:59So what will he do immediately?
05:00What will he prioritize?
05:02So that's what I'm waiting for.
05:05Then in health, I was also anticipating what he will fund, universal health insurance?
05:15Because that's what's needed.
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