Vice President Sara Duterte talks to reporters after the passage of the P902.8 million budget of the Office of the Vice President at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
Duterte defended the budget of her agency and answered questions from the Makabayan bloc regarding her foreign travels and her confidential funds.
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00:00Yes, ma'am. It was actually for last Friday. Ready na kami last Friday para pumunta dito, but the budget sponsor decided to defer it until Tuesday morning.
00:14So ngayon yun. Present ng budget ng Office of the Vice President at defend ng approved sa DBM under the National Expenditure Program.
00:28Just like last time, ma'am, kayo lang din ang mag-isang kumarapwayo sa budget hearing ko ng OVP.
00:33Oh, yes. Nag-usap kami ng mga kasamahan ko sa Office of the Vice President and syempre lahat ay apprehensive pa sa nangyari noon sa mga personnel.
00:49Nangyari noon, committee hearing sa House of Representatives sa mga personnel ng Office of the Vice President na ang daming kinabahan, ang daming nagka-anxiety, ang daming nagkasakit.
01:03So sinabi ko sa kanila na it is best kung ako na lang yung aharap sa budget hearing ng Office of the Vice President.
01:12VP yung 7.4 million pesos po na binanggit nyo, security personnel po, public funds po ba galing?
01:21Yes. Napakaklaro noon na wala akong ginamit para sa akin, para sa Vice President, na pera ng gobyerno para sa mga biyahe po overseas.
01:34Ang merong chino-charge sa Office of the Vice President ay yung security at disisyon yun ng Armed Forces of the Philippines kung magpapadala ilan at kung sino.
01:47At yung pangalawa ay yung sa Office of the Vice President na sumasama kapag meron akong events at activities for the Office of the Vice President.
02:05Ma'am, you were given an option earlier na pwede nyo gawin ba nyo yung parliamentary community, but you opted to answer the questions anyway.
02:11Why po?
02:12Yes, oo. Meron silang tradisyon. According to the House of Representatives, meron silang tradisyon na hindi na nagihiring ang budget ng Office of the President at Office of the Vice President.
02:29Pero kanina tinatanong ako kung i-waive ko ba yung tradisyon na yun, nila, no? The privilege, yes.
02:42And sinabi ko na i-waive ko yung privilege na wala nang tanong sa budget ng Office of the Vice President.
02:49Yes, oo. Madami kami yung mga inexpect na mga tanong pero dalawang nilabas nila, no, yung tanong sa confidential funds na sinabi ng defense lawyers na huwag sagutin kasi meron silang defense strategy na hindi dapat malaman.
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