00:00I read something that reminded me that Panelo, during his time as presidential advisor,
00:09was also advocated the exclusion of then Vice President Lenny Robredo.
00:17So he has no moral authority to question the decision of the President.
00:23But the second thing that I would like to emphasize here is this.
00:27Look at it this way.
00:29The National Security Council is an advisory body.
00:35And this is an advisory body in relation to the President as the Commander-in-Chief.
00:41So the President has the right as well as the responsibility of seeing to it
00:49that whoever advises him is within his fullest trust and confidence.
00:53Now I am not saying that the Vice President does not anymore deserve to be trusted.
01:03But I am just saying that with the recent developments,
01:06it is not going to be good advice or good action on the part of the President to still have her on board.
01:16Now anyway, the President has the absolute power, the power of absolute reorganization,
01:23meaning he can choose the people he listens to or he would listen to.
01:28So if the National Security Council is supposed to be including members who are trusted by the President,
01:37then let it be understood in that light.
01:40We don't have any personnel, but my statement before was the Vice President has ceased to be relevant
01:47as far as the responsibilities of that membership in the National Security Council is concerned.
01:54You know, if you think about it, that's always malicious.
01:59Because the Constitution is very clear, when may a President declare martial law.
02:06I don't think it is in the mind of the President right now.
02:09What he has in mind is the economic prosperity of the country, the health and welfare of the people,
02:18especially those of the lower classes, and the prioritization of his legacy projects.
02:26The President accepts that as the number one concern.
02:30It's not about martial law. It's not about extending himself in power.
02:35No, he has no thinking about that.
02:39He does not even think in those terms.
02:42Mr. Harry Roque is really malicious.
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