00:00Good evening, Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.
00:05The Senate is asking for the budget of the Office of the Vice President.
00:12The government agencies are asking for the funds for this program, if it's the same as the others.
00:21The Vice President's answer is that the budget will be politicized.
00:24This is also what he called in the hearing of Tanongin about his book that the government is spending P10 million.
00:31The Vice President was also asked about the impeachment complaint against him and his gang.
00:36He did not hide it.
00:38Marisol Abdurrahman was there.
00:43In the more than P2 billion 2025 proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President,
00:48Senator Rizal Tiveros asked Vice President Sara Duterte a few questions.
00:53Will the OVP consider it?
00:55They put the funds for the projects of the OVP in the line agencies.
00:59There are also other agencies such as medical, financial, and education assistance.
01:04To in sync with the priorities of the Executive Department,
01:08instead of having a separate but similar program.
01:13Visayas said in his experience, if it's related to other agencies, their budget will be politicized.
01:20If we are referred or endorsed by the DSWD,
01:29usually the answer we get is no,
01:32because it came from the Office of the Vice President and it's an enemy.
01:37Sometimes it's true that assistance for our countrymen is politicized.
01:45But it was heated when Hon. Tiveros asked about the contents of the children's book written by Vice President.
01:51It will cost P10 million to distribute to children and students.
01:56Madam Chair, this is an example of politicizing the budget hearing through the questions of a senator.
02:06The problem is that my name is on the book.
02:10And we will distribute that book to the children.
02:14And those children have parents who will vote.
02:18And my name is spread wherever the book will be distributed.
02:25Madam Chair, I don't understand the point of our resource person.
02:30It is a simple question.
02:33Repeatedly, this is politicizing.
02:38I didn't say that we will vote.
02:41Usually, our resource persons give institutional courtesy to the legislature that we give to the executive.
02:51I don't appreciate this kind of attitude.
02:53I also don't understand the point of Hon. Tiveros.
02:57And I do not appreciate this kind of behavior and attitude.
03:05Hon. Tiveros asked for help from VP Sara when she was the mayor of Davao in 2016.
03:10Madam Chair, in 2016, Senator Riza ran to Senator Tiveros.
03:16How many losses did he have?
03:18Two, Madam Chair.
03:19Okay, two.
03:20He was afraid of his third loss.
03:23So he went to Davao.
03:27He asked for help.
03:28When he won, what did he do?
03:32He was the first one to attack President Rodrigo Duterte.
03:36What is the point of this kind of behavior?
03:39Finance Committee Chairperson Senator Grace spoke here.
03:43VP asked about his security.
03:46What is the status?
03:47How many securities were removed?
03:49It was a targeted list.
03:50It was a political move.
03:52It was political harassment.
03:54In the last session of the committee, the OVP asked for a budget of 2.037 billion.
03:59But before the hearing ended, the Vice-Chairman complained.
04:03We would like to thank all the honorable members of the Senate for your,
04:08for doing your work here in the Senate of the Philippines.
04:12Except, just kidding.
04:15Have a good afternoon.
04:17She's really a VP.
04:18Consistent, Madam Chair.
04:20After the hearing, the Vice-Chairman went back to politics to talk about the media.
04:25Particularly, about the impeachment complaint against him.
04:29They talked about it.
04:30Even if they denied it,
04:32the members of the House of Representatives talked about it.
04:36It's openly discussed, the impeachment.
04:41What do they want to do?
04:43They want Duterte's family to be affected by politics.
04:48And not only politics, but also personal.
04:51They included my husband.
04:54He's a private individual, but they included him in their harassment.
04:58She's not afraid of being impeached.
05:00She doesn't have a plan to run for Vice-Chair.
05:03If not for the help of her brother, Senator Aimee and President Bongbong Marcos.
05:09They said, we won't win if you don't help us in Mindanao and Visayas.
05:18If they ask me to leave or impeach me,
05:23it's not up to me.
05:25If they ask if she blames herself for helping President Marcos.
05:33Do I regret helping?
05:37Do you want to answer the question?
05:39Or do you know the answer?
05:42For GMA Integrated News, Marisol Abdurrahman.
05:47In Tuto, 24 hours.
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