00:00Good evening, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
00:05Vice President Sara Duterte faced, but did not give up,
00:09in listening to the camera regarding the budget spending of her office.
00:14She insisted that the camera should be prepared for an impeachment case.
00:19When asked by the media about her relationship with the President,
00:22she did not hesitate to say that they are friends.
00:24And she answered that if there will be a tandem with Marcos,
00:28never again.
00:29Ian Cruz got it right.
00:35Vice President Sara Duterte faced in listening to the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability
00:41regarding the budget of the Office of the Vice President.
00:44She agreed to the privilege speech of Manila Representative Rolando Valeriano
00:49who pointed out the misuse of the OVP fund.
00:52At the beginning of the hearing, the Vice President's words were already hot.
00:58What's in your rules, only witnesses are voting.
01:02You don't have rules on resource persons.
01:15Ma'am, that's just a term, but you are also considered as a resource person.
01:24Yes, sir.
01:25Yes, sir.
01:26You are considered as a resource person.
01:28You are also a witness and a resource person.
01:30Former President and current Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
01:35pointed out that based on a previous decision of the Supreme Court,
01:39a witness and a resource person cannot be considered as the same.
01:44We cannot just trivialize.
01:47You're just a witness.
01:49You're a witness.
01:50A witness and a resource person are the same.
01:52They are not the same.
01:53The Supreme Court says they are not the same.
01:56And somebody who appears to be the accused has a different tier of protection from a witness.
02:02The point of the Honorable Arroyo is well taken,
02:06but we will proceed to the outtaking.
02:09If the Vice President refused to take her oath, we will respect that.
02:17Please raise your right hand.
02:19Do you solemnly swear...
02:21Lastly, the accused are the resource persons from the Department of Budget and Management
02:26and Commission on Audit and the Vice President who remained seated.
02:30In her statement, the Vice President stated that they are not doing anything wrong.
02:34There is no fraudulent fund and if there are any audit findings,
02:38they are ready to answer it in court.
02:40And if there is another case, they will face it in court.
02:44She is a politician, that's why she is the contrarian of the investigation.
02:48What we are witnessing now is no ordinary legislative inquiry.
02:54This exercise is a well-funded and coordinated political attack.
03:00This much is evident from the very words of the privileged speech that prompted this inquiry.
03:09A speech that's simply meant to say,
03:14Do not vote for Sara on 2028.
03:18It is clear to me that this inquiry is not about misused funds, accountability or governance.
03:26Instead, it is solely aimed at discrediting my name and my office to prevent future political contests.
03:36What you are trying to do is make a case for impeachment.
03:44I am not a candidate for the upcoming election.
03:49It is noteworthy that in the last hearing of the House Appropriations Panel,
03:52Vice President Duterte was informed about the spending of confidential funds of the OVP in 2022.
04:01The Appropriations Committee also recommended that the OVP budget for 2025 should be more than a million pesos.
04:10You have the complete freedom to do whatever you wish with the OVP budget.
04:18If you feel that all the documentary submissions are not enough,
04:23then by all means, don't give a budget.
04:27I will not allow myself to be subjected to an inquiry based on an empty privileged speech
04:34just so you can attack me and do indirectly what you failed to do directly during the budget hearings.
04:43Because she was not asked, the judges did not ask VP Sara.
04:48But before noon, Vice President Duterte approached Ms. Chua.
04:52When she returned to her seat, Vice President Duterte again spoke to apologize for the hearing.
04:57You may request to leave the inquiry.
05:02Ma'am, it is okay, considering that you are not out and we know that you are doing a lot.
05:11The Vice President is excused.
05:17In the ambush interview, Vice President Duterte said that the bodies are already preparing for the impeachment against him.
05:25It is very obvious what they are doing. They are practicing what they will do.
05:33We are just doing our job. With respect to impeachment, I don't know anything about it.
05:39So I don't know. I have no idea about impeachment. We are just doing our job.
05:46Even if he was not accused, Vice President Duterte responded to the statement of Speaker Martin Romualdez
05:52that they will not consent to hypocrisy and evasion of government agencies regarding the budget.
05:59It is obvious to me because you are asking me about his speech.
06:05I am saying that what they are doing inside is what he described in his speech.
06:17As of now, Vice President Bongbong Marcos has not spoken to them yet.
06:22They last spoke to him when he was serving as Secretary of the Department of Education.
06:28Nothing. We did not speak to him. We are not friends.
06:34At first, we just met because we became running mates.
06:39So even before we became running mates, we did not speak to each other.
06:44My friend is Senator Aimee Marcos.
06:47When asked if she has a chance to be a teammate with the Marcos,
06:52Never again.
06:55After Vice President Duterte left the hearing,
06:57How many agencies today?
06:59With all due respect to the order.
07:01Representative Rodante Marcoleta and Manila Representative Ben Labante joined the discussion.
07:08Marcoleta was one of those who defended Duterte in the hearing.
07:11When the Vice President faced a budget hearing,
07:13He asked the Congress to pay for their proposed budget.
07:18Despite Marcoleta's insistence, the Notice of Disallowance of the OVP is contestable
07:24and can be answered within six months.
07:27Are you rebuking this committee?
07:29Why am I supposed to rebuke the committee?
07:32You have been saying things for a while.
07:35What?
07:36You have been rebuking this committee.
07:39You are saying that.
07:40We are not blaming the Vice President on this.
07:42Honorable Marcoleta, we are not blaming the Vice President.
07:47One minute suspension is declared by the chair.
07:49Move to suspend.
07:50If the Committee on Good Government is called again,
07:53It is not yet sure if it will be able to attend the hearing again.
07:57It all depends on what the committee will do.
08:01For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz, Nakatutok, 24 hours.
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