00:00Sa mga susunod na araw, inaasahang sisimula na rin ng binuong Infrared Committee ng Kamara
00:05ang hibulay nilang investigasyon tungkol sa umano yung manumaliang flood control project sa bansa.
00:11Pagtitiyak ng isa sa mga pinuno ng joint panel, magiging patas ang kanilang pagsisiyasat.
00:16Si Mela Lasmora sa detalye.
00:21Tiniyak ni House Committee on Public Accounts Chair Terry Ridon
00:24na magiging patas ang investigasyon ng House Strike Committee
00:28ukol sa isyo ng umano yung manumaliang flood control project sa bansa.
00:32Sa plenary session nitong Merkoles, pinagtibay na ng Kamara
00:36ang House Resolution No. 145 na nagtatatag sa Tricom.
00:40Bukod sa komite ni Ridon, kasama rin dito ang Committee on Public Works and Highways
00:44at Good Government and Public Accountability.
00:47Kapag pinagsama-sama, formal na itong tatawagin bilang House Infracom.
00:52Pero si ML Partylist Representative Laila De Lima may agam-agam.
00:56I take the position that it would not be prudent on the part of this House
01:02as it might entail possible conflict of interest.
01:07In short, the House itself investigating this issue.
01:13When there has been so many reports, when there has been so many speculations
01:16about the possible involvement of certain members of the House,
01:20this would not sit well to the public.
01:22The conflict of interest will depend on a project-to-project, case-to-case basis.
01:28Kasi as we have been seeing, hindi naman po lahat ng mga proyekto
01:33involves legislators like congressmen and senators.
01:38In the event that a legislator, a congressman or a senator
01:43is named in the course of inquiry,
01:46they will be given the right to reply in that inquiry.
01:49But we will immediately recuse from further investigating
01:53and endorse it first to the Dep-Dev.
01:56They have stated already that they will be undertaking independent investigation
02:00on all the projects.
02:02And if the President will create an independent probe,
02:05we will also endorse it to them.
02:08Ilan pa sa mga personalidad na pumupuna sa mga kongresista
02:12hinggil sa issue ng flood control projects
02:15ay Sina Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong
02:17at Vice President Sara Duterte.
02:20Sabi ni Ridon, para mapatunayan kung totoo ang kanilang akusasyon,
02:24maaari rin silang humarap sa pagdinig ng Infracom.
02:27Kamakailan lang, pinaratangan ng Vice Presidente
02:30ang mga miyembro ng Kamara
02:31na siya umanong may hawak sa mga kontratista
02:34at naghahati-ihati umano sa budget ng Pilipinas.
02:38Well, if she has actual information
02:39na talaga hong she can say na
02:42this particular person receiving kickbacks,
02:46then she can be invited to the house inquiry.
02:50But it needs to be personal knowledge, hindi ba?
02:52Kasi she will have to do it under oath.
02:54Kasi mabigat ho na akusasyon yun eh
02:57na pinagpaparti-partihan po yung pondo ng bayan, hindi ba?
03:02Si House Committee on Public Order and Safety Chair Rolando Valeriano
03:06pumalag din sa naging pahayad ng Vice Presidente.
03:09So siguro po, yung kinakalat ni Vice President na yan,
03:14eh mukhang lies na naman po, mukhang kasinangalingan.
03:18Para siguro, pagtakpan niya ibang mga kapal pa kanya.
03:22Every time na meron siyang magiging problema,
03:24ituturo niya lagi yung Kongreso.
03:26So parang mali naman po yun.
03:28Una na rin umalma si House Deputy Speaker Paul Ortega
03:32sa umano yung hindi patas na pambibintang sa mga kongresista
03:35ukol sa isyo, kahit marami naman sa kanilang tapat
03:38na naglilingkod sa kanilang mga distrito.
03:41Sa isang panayam, pumalag din si House Deputy Majority Leader
03:44Arnon Panaligan sa naging paglutang ng kanyang pangalan
03:47hinggil pa rin sa isyo ng umano yung maanumaliang flood control projects.
03:51Ito ay bilang tugon na rin sa naging privilege speech
03:54ni Sen. Pan Filo Lacson.
03:56I'm willing to express sa kanya,
03:57I'm willing to sit down sa kanya
03:58para ipaliwanag itong side natin.
04:01Maybe I can also deliver my own privilege speech here
04:03to clear things up.
04:06Sa tingin ko naman ay parang unfair
04:11na tayo ay bakalagka doon
04:12na hindi naman tayo ang naglagay ng proyekto yan,
04:15hindi tayo nag-prioritize,
04:18kundi dumating na sa atin yan.
04:19Sa huli, tanging katotohanan lamang
04:22ang nais mapanaig na mga kongresista
04:24hinggil sa isyo ng umano yung maanumaliang
04:26flood control projects na ito.
04:28Mela Les Moras para sa Pambansang TV
04:31sa Bagong Pilipinas.
