00:00At para bigyan po tayo ng kanyang pananaw o kabuang impresyon kaugnay ng State of the Nation Address ng Pagulo,
00:07makakausap natin via Zoom si Dr. Froylan Calilong, political analyst mula sa University of Santo Tomas, Department of Political Science.
00:16Magandang gabi po, Professor. Si Dominic Albelor po ito ng PTV Ulat Bayan.
00:22Yes, magandang gabi Dominic at magandang gabi rin po sa lahat ng ating mga taga-subaybay.
00:26Professor, napanood niyo po yung kabuan ng Sona ng Pagulo. Ano po ang inyong pangkalahatang assessment o analysis sa kanyang mga naiulan sa taong bayan ngayong Sona 2025?
00:37Professor.
00:39Well, para sa akin, very, very substantial. And the message that was conveyed actually is very clear.
00:46Straight to the point, gumamit ng lingwahe na madaling maunawaan ng nakararami.
00:51Wala masyadong statistika at mga numero. Pero yung mensahe, I think, nailatag ng maigi para sa ating mga kababayan.
01:01And I think maganda rin yung panimula. Yung opening statement niya is more of a reflection of what transpired in the last elections.
01:10Na kung saan binanggit nga niya na daman niya yung pagkadismaya o yung kabiguan ng ating mga kababayan.
01:18Pero hindi doon nagtapos. For him, it's a call to action. For him, it's a way to reform and to come up with better mechanisms to address this concern.
01:29So, kung maga parang kinikilala niya yung sentimiento ng nakararami. And ito yung ginamit niya para ilatag sa taong bayan kung ano sa tingin niya yung mga naayong nararapat.
01:43And I think, true enough, all those areas naman that he focused on, particularly agriculture, inflation, the economic imperatives, transportation, and all these other things.
01:58Including, medyo bago ito para sa atin, his desire to curb down corruption.
02:04Particularly, focusing on how he could penalize or punish itong mga government officials na sangkot dito sa katiwalian, dito sa flood control projects.
02:17I think this is something that is a welcome development.
02:21Kasi he is now taking on the risk of going against his allies or yung mga kasamahan or mga kaaliado niya.
02:30At wala siyang pakilam at wala siyang sinisino.
02:33Kundi, ang gusto niya, mapanagot itong mga ito dahil nga, aramdam niya at kinikilala niya yung kasamaan at hikahos na dinudulot nito sa ating mga pababayan.
02:44Particularly, ito nga na nandito tayo sa ganitong sitwasyon na habagat at maraming bagyo.
02:50At yung inaasahan natin na flood control projects na sana tutugon dito, hindi nagmamaterialize.
02:56So, I think this is a good, the President is trying to leave a good mark here, focusing on an anti-corruption stance, which is different from the previous sonas that he actually had.
03:09Professor, makailang ulit po na binanggit niya, Pangulong Barkos, yung nagawa at gagawin pa ng kanyang administrasyon para matulungan po yung mga mahihirap na kabataan, mga guro, pati na yung mga atletang Pinoy.
03:20Ano po yung masasabi ninyo sa pagbibigay halaga at punto nito sa kanyang sona, Professor?
03:27Well, this is very good actually, dahil maring nakikita niya yung long-term investment natin, lalong-lalo na sa ating human capital.
03:36And I think it's the youth that he is relying on mainly to carry on the cudgels of development, especially for the future.
03:44And so, I think it's imperative talaga na pagtuunan natin ang pansin, particularly yung paglalaan ng mas malaking pondo para sa edukasyon, para sa mga classrooms,
03:55Pagbibigay ng mga dagdag na binipisyo sa mga guro, curriculum revisiting, curriculum development, and of course, siguro ang medyo nakulangan na ako, siguro mas maganda na bigyan din din yung pagkakaroon sana ng mga programa para sa mental health ng ating mga kabataan.
04:14Pero overall, the impression insofar as the youth is concerned, I think na-address naman maigi dito sa tanumpati ng ating Pangulo.
04:23Professor, doon po sa sinasabi ng Pangulo na the Philippines is a friend to all, the Philippines is an enemy to none.
04:31Ano po yung basa niyo po ninyo dito sa tinatahak na direksyon ng Marcos Administration sa ating pagigipag-ugnayin po sa ibang bansa, Professor?
04:40Well, if there is one strong suit, I would say, nitong administration na ito, it's really with the foreign policy.
04:47Bakit? Kasi klaro at definite yung landas na tinatahak ng ating foreign policy.
04:54I think maliwanag ngayon that we really are pivoting or we really have pivoted towards the United States.
05:00But it doesn't mean that we are neglecting our bilateral and multilateral relations with other countries.
05:08And so I believe that the President's rhetoric is seeing some kind of fruition right now.
05:14Pero yun nga, marami pa rin ang magsasabi na medyo na-antagonize natin yung China.
05:20But we need to understand that in terms of economic trade, bukas at nananatiling masigla ang ating relation, economic bilateral relations with China.
05:30So I think may mga aspetong politikal, may aspetong diplomasya, may aspeto rin naman pang ekonomiya na tinatahak ng ating Pangulo with regards to our foreign policy.
05:40And I think the slogan that we are a friend to all and an enemy to none is not just a mere rhetoric.
05:48Pero talagang naisa sa katuparan at nagagawa natin.
05:51So ngayon.
05:52Professor, sa tingin po ninyo gaano po kalinaw o kaliwanag yung strategy ng administrasyon sa pagpapabuti ng kalusugan, agrikultura at transportasyon?
06:02Lalo pa at nabanggit na kanina yung pagbabalik ng love bus na libre po yung sakay, Professor.
06:07Actually, magka-angkla kasi yung usapin patungkos sa inflation with agricultural self-sufficiency.
06:17Kung nakikita natin ngayon, maganda naman talaga yung numero patungkol doon sa inflation natin.
06:23I think we are remaining steady at 1.3%.
06:26It's one of the lowest in years and I think this is good.
06:29And one of the key indicators of this na nakikita ng ating Pangulo is of course agricultural self-sufficiency.
06:37And isamo pa rin natin dito yung pagtaas ng antas ng employment at siguro pag-stabilize ng peso.
06:45And you have an inflation that is definitely controlled.
06:48And yun ang kanyang saluobin patungkol dito.
06:52And I agree na kinakailangan talagang paitingin yung mga agricultural mechanisms if they could actually utilize further the use of technology to better and harness more yung ating agricultural self-sufficiency.
07:09Mas maganda yun.
07:09Nailatag na natin yung pagkakaroon natin ng maraming kilometro ng farm-to-market roads.
07:17That is also good.
07:18Nakapagpamahagi na rin sila ng marami-rami na rin titulo para sa ating agrarian reform program.
07:25All of this I think are very good indicators that the President is really trying his very best to up or to increase the level of agricultural self-sufficiency.
07:35Because this is of course the backbone of the economy.
07:38And with regards to transportation, ito pinapakita ng ating Pangulo rito na hindi siya parang out of touch doon sa realidad na nararanasan ng ating mga magagawa, mga estudyante araw-araw particularly dito sa kawalan or kakulangan ng transportation.
07:57And so magandang inisiyatibo na ibalik itong love bus.
08:05Alam naman natin na ito ay tinangkilik at naging tanyag o popular at naging isang marka ng administration ng kanyang ama.
08:14At maaaring iibalik din ito sa ngayong kapanahunan.
08:19And of course siguro mas maganda kung may mga modernization or modification na gagawin pagkangkul dito sa inisiyatibo na ito.
08:26But I think this love bus is something that many Filipinos, especially yung mga medyo may edad na rin ngayon, ma-appreciate nila ito definitely.
08:35Alright, maraming salamat po sa inyong oras, Dr. Froylan Kalilong ng USD Department of Political Science.
