00:00Vice President Sara Duterte is ready to take action even if her office is not given a budget.
00:05Next, she did not respond to the last camera delivery for the OVP budget that she explained in a video release.
00:12Sandra Aguinaldo was there.
00:18Now, the budget of the Office of the Vice President is still in the hands of the camera.
00:22Vice President Sara Duterte said that she is ready to take action even if she is given a zero-budget camera for her office.
00:30Vice President Duterte did not respond to the OVP budget delivery yesterday
00:36after the congressmen were able to respond to the last hearing on this matter.
00:41We also heard that there is defunding.
00:44The budget that will be given to the Office of the Vice President is just a possible peso.
00:49We are ready, I am ready, to work even if there is no budget.
00:56Our operations are small.
00:58That's why we can work even if there is no budget.
01:02The Vice President also mentioned the planned impeachment against her that is connected to the issue of the confidential fund.
01:09She also said that she has a grudge against Speaker Martin Romualdez and the Makabayan Bloc to attack her family.
01:16Because of Martin Romualdez's desire not to attack him,
01:20and because of his desire to support the Makabayan and the NPA,
01:26he listened.
01:28And what he did was to remove the budget.
01:33And so that it is not obvious that they are attacking me,
01:37they also removed the other departments of their confidential funds.
01:47They are forcing me to do what they are saying is an impeachment against me.
01:55That's why it's not new that they are talking about impeachment.
02:00It is connected to their plan against me.
02:05In 2024, the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President were removed.
02:11The first use of the OVP was completed in 2022 within 11 days.
02:17But due to the visa, there is no irregularity in the use of the confidential fund.
02:22The Commission on Audit is still waiting for the document that will support how the OVP spent the part of the confidential funds,
02:30which amounted to 73 million pesos.
02:33The OVP was the first to say that it will be passed.
02:36We again listened to Speaker Romualdez's reaction, but he did not respond.
02:40The House Appropriations Committee Chairman and I,
02:44Bicol Partylist Representative Zaldico, were the first to say that the Vice President said
02:50that Romualdez controlled the national budget.
02:54He explained that there is a process of passing it and many lawmakers are investigating it.
03:00ACT-Teachers Partylist Representative Castro denied that the Makabayan Bloc is colluding with Romualdez to impeach Duterte.
03:09But the possibility of impeachment may result from the wrong use of the confidential funds.
03:16He will continue to look into the legal aspect of the impeachment
03:20to prevent any abuse of the power and dignity of the country.
03:25Other congressmen also defended the camera.
03:28It is her responsibility and accountability to explain.
03:37The mandate of the House of Representatives is to review the budget proposed every year.
03:46For the GMA Integrated News, Sandra Aguinaldo, for Tutok 24 Horas.
03:58For Tutok 24 Horas.
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