00:00As the news spreads about Davao City 1st District, Representative Paulo Duterte's planned trip abroad, reactions from inside and outside the house are flying left and right.
00:11Amid his request to travel to 17 countries from December to February, questions are heating up over how much his constituents should know about his more than two-month absence as we hear back from Melalas Moras.
00:23Palas Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro believes that the constituents of Davao City 1st District, Representative Paulo Duterte, should be informed about his overseas travel plans.
00:36In Duterte's request for travel clearance, he listed 17 destinations across different parts of the world that he aims to visit from December until February.
00:45Nais niya mag-biyahe. May pera siya. Gawin niya yung pera niya, sabi niya.
00:51Eh, 17 countries? Ah, di, nasa kanya po yun. At, ah, kailangan din siguro malaman ng constituents nila, niya, na siya ay nasa ibang bansa at nasa bakasyon ng halos more than, more than two months.
01:08So, wala tayo masasabi kung yan ang nais niya.
01:11On the part of the House, Deputy Minority Leader Antonio Tino also questioned what he described as Duterte's supposed world tour.
01:18Well, ano ba siya, kinatawan ng distrito, Miss Universe? Bakit ang trabaho ng isang congressman ay katawanin ng kanyang distrito?
01:32Dapat mag-expect ang mamamayan ng mas mataas na standard ng servisyo mula sa kanilang mga elected representatives.
01:43Meanwhile, other lawmakers reminded Duterte that he should face the issues he's currently confronted with while acknowledging everyone's right to travel.
01:51Una malaya naman siyang mag-request ng travel clearance sa House of Representatives, pero very important po na he should be able to make himself available pagka nagkaroon na po ng proceedings on, siyempe, double city infrastructure project.
02:08You don't necessarily get this request from any of the members. Normally, pag mga bakasyon kasi, iin lang, weeks lang.
02:16But this is a trip which is, to me, it's not ordinary, no? 17 countries in two months.
02:22At the time when people, the public demands that all public officials have to be present, especially we're talking about the ongoing investigation.
02:31Melalas Moras from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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