00:00Before you proceed, just for the record, may we know where Secretary Sharon Garin is?
00:15I'm trying to verify, but I heard she's on her way to Malacanang at the time that we had a
00:21press con at 8.30 to 9.30, and she was on the way. Yes, it was this morning.
00:26Yes, thank you.
00:26Just for the record, Senator Kiko, I actually told her that it's imperative that she briefs us in person,
00:37dahil ang isa sa pinakamalaking casualty dito ay energy sector.
00:42Pero may pinadala siya sa aking napakahabang schedule niya, na hindi ko naman hiningi.
00:48In short, busy raw siya today.
00:51Pero sabi ko nga sa kanya, kung mayroong isang dahilan kung bakit tayo nandito,
00:57ay dahil mataas ang presyo ng langis at hindi rin natin alam kung tuloy-tuloy pa yung supply natin.
01:03Kaya sana makarinig namin sa ating Secretary kung ano ba yung kanyang plano.
01:08Kasi kung nawalan tayo ng supply ng langis, malaki ang ating problema.
01:14Nevertheless, pinadala niyo yung kanyang mga undersecretary,
01:17and I hope that the undersecretaries can commit a contingency plan,
01:24hindi lang motherhood statement, katulad ng sinabi ni Senator Loren.
01:30So, go ahead, Yusek Kisale.
01:33Mr. Chair, I join you and Senator Kiko and the rest in asking that no less than the cabinet level
01:40should be here.
01:41Kung nandito ang SFA, bakit hindi yung iba?
01:44You're too busy?
01:46Is this not the most important thing?
01:48Admit there's a crisis.
01:50You must have a crisis action plan.
01:55And not that we don't appreciate the presence of a dear friend, Yusek Wimpy Fentabella, of course,
02:01who's very competent, who's been with the DOE for quite a while.
02:05But to give it the importance, if Secrets and SecTilorel could be here,
02:11why should the DOE Secretary be exempted from this?
02:16When DBM is here,
02:18Pag kayo ay humihingi ng mga budget ninyo,
02:25maski overnight, nandiyan kayo.
02:28Pero pag crisis action plan,
02:32marami kayong dahilan.
02:35The Senate will not allow that.
02:41Unless you are not admitting that we are in a crisis situation.
02:48Then you're lost in translation o nahihibang.
02:52Because everyone must act
02:58as if we were in an ICU situation.
03:01That's how it should be.
03:02Not to enrage the people and not to let the people panic.
03:07But on the contrary,
03:09if they see the government on the ground
03:11and having more than what the chair mentioned,
03:14so-called motherhood statements,
03:17not just curated powerpoints,
03:19we want to see your action plan.
03:22How many people, families,
03:24will be positively affected, if any?
03:28And what are the monies,
03:31the funds needed for continuing appropriations?
03:34And what are the line items in GAAT 2026
03:38na pwedeng i-call up maging savings
03:41para ito ang gagamitin?
03:43Tapos sasagutin ng DOF at ng DBM,
03:46saan mang gagaling ito considering
03:482.5 months pa lang
03:51at aminadong wala pang pera ang gobyerno.
03:55Pinapaasa ang mga tao
03:56tapos walang ibibigay.
03:59Hindi pwede yun.
04:00Tapos wala pa ang ibang kabinete dito
04:03pag sa ibang bagay,
04:05mabilis pa sa alas 4.
04:06Pero sa krisis, wala.
04:10Ano ba kayo?
04:14Thank you, Mr. Chair.
04:16The congressional approval is needed
04:19based on the answer to the question
04:21of Senator Ontivero.
04:22So, has it been communicated to both houses?
04:28I think a letter was submitted
04:30to the committee chairs,
04:32but naka-break po ang...
04:36Kasi po, we were willing to go on special session.
04:40May we know, number one,
04:43no GAA funds needed.
04:45It's with PNOC,
04:46and all it needed was congressional approval.
04:49And bicameral, ang dali naman.
04:51Isa lang na araw yan.
04:54May I know,
04:55kailan po binigay ng DOE sa Senado?
05:00Kailan natanggap yung sulat?
05:03Kailan binigay sa atensyon ng leadership
05:06at ng chair ng komite?
05:09May we know?
05:10I mean, this is what I mean.
05:11We act with urgency.
05:12It's not a matter of walang pondo.
05:15May pondo,
05:16it came from DOE's
05:19information,
05:20congressional approval.
05:21So, it doesn't take too much
05:24if it's an urgent matter.
05:25We were able to pass the excise tax.
05:27And to be fair to the chair,
05:29kaagad nagtrabaho
05:30at napasa po namin.
05:31So, kailan po ito?
05:35Yeah, PNOC is here, Mr. Chair.
05:39Initially,
05:39itong first two cargos,
05:41actually,
05:44merong releasable fund pa
05:45si PNOC-EC.
05:47That's why we bought
05:48the first cargo.
05:49And then, there's a second cargo
05:50coming in.
05:52So,
05:52ito po tinatanong yung ilang cargo.
05:54Simple question.
05:56If the DOE says
05:58that all it needs
05:59is congressional approval
06:01and the PNOC
06:02has the funds
06:03and you said
06:05that the letters
06:06were sent
06:06because it is important
06:08that the people know
06:09that letters
06:11are not sitting
06:12in the Senate
06:13without action.
06:14We would know
06:16if there is
06:17a letter
06:17that is deemed
06:19urgent.
06:20Kasi wala ang inyong
06:21DOE secretary eh.
06:23Wala dito eh.
06:24Eh, nandito siya last week.
06:26Sinabi ba niya
06:27sa chairman ng energy?
06:29Sinabi ba niya
06:30sa leadership
06:31sa Senado?
06:33Wala.
06:33Ang kanyang linalabi
06:34yung biofuel.
06:37Sinabi ba yan?
06:38Because this is so urgent.
06:40It did not come from us.
06:42It came from the DOE.
06:43May I just
06:44know the date?
06:45Sir,
06:46I know you're a technical person
06:47and you seem
06:48very knowledgeable.
06:50I just need to know
06:51it's an admin matter.
06:53Can we kindly
06:54put on record
06:54after this presentation,
06:56Mr. Chair,
06:56just bear with me
06:57so that hindi
06:58ang itsura
06:59nakapending
07:00sa Senado
07:01tapos sasabihin nyo
07:03kasi po nag-break
07:04excuse me.
07:05Hindi po nag-break
07:06ang Senado
07:07na hindi
07:08ina-actionan
07:08ang hinihiling
07:10ng executive.
07:11Dalawa
07:12ang inyong hiningi.
07:13Excise tax.
07:14Napasa namin.
07:15At sabihin nyo
07:16on the record
07:16kailan nyo
07:17ma-implement yan
07:18at ang gulo ninyo.
07:20Sinabi nyo
07:21excise tax
07:22kailangan urgent.
07:24Nung napasa namin,
07:25sinabi
07:26we will see.
07:27Yan,
07:28galing sa inyo yan
07:28kung gagamitin.
07:30Tapos,
07:30the next day,
07:31o sige na nga.
07:32Ano ba?
07:34Ano ba?
07:34Kailangan ba?
07:35Hindi.
07:36It was deemed urgent
07:37na pasa.
07:38Tapos,
07:38pagkapasa namin,
07:39we will see.
07:41I'm quoting the executive
07:42nang galing sa inyo yan.
07:43Tapos ngayon,
07:44gagawin na.
07:45And cite the impact,
07:48mararamdaman pa.
07:48Yun ang sabi
07:49ng Chair no
07:50ni Seno Tropia.
07:51Ano ang ramdam
07:52sa pagbaba
07:53o pagkaltas
07:54ng excise tax.
07:55Yung biofuel,
07:57maraming concerns
07:58sa mga coconut
07:59and sugar farmers.
08:01Pero itong sinabi
08:02niyong low-hanging fruit,
08:04congressional approval.
08:05Tapos,
08:06nagsabi po kayo,
08:07Sir,
08:07with all due respect,
08:08kasi po nag-break.
08:09Hindi po magandang
08:11pakinggan yan.
08:12Hindi po mag-break
08:13ang Senado
08:14kung sinabi niyong
08:15kailangan ng
08:16congressional approval
08:17ang paggamit
08:18ng PNOC
08:19ng kanilang pondo.
08:22Pakilagay po sa record
08:23after your presentation
08:24and we give a chance
08:25to the others,
08:27Mr. Chair.
08:28Because it's important
08:28na hindi tinuturo
08:30sa atin na nag-break tayo
08:31kaya ang PNOC
08:33hindi makagamit
08:33ng kanyang pera.
08:34That's unfair.
08:35Eh,
08:36ang secretary nga ninyo
08:37wala dito eh.
08:39Kung anong pamamulitik
08:40ang ginagawa na naman
08:40ng secretary nyo.
08:42Break tayo session
08:44pero tuloy-tuloy pa ho
08:45yung aming hearing.
08:47At kung kailangan po
08:48mag-convene,
08:49ready naman po
08:50magkaroon ng special session
08:52at any time, no?
08:53So,
08:54when did you give the letter, ha?
08:55Kasi,
08:55alam nyo,
08:57hindi pwedeng tinuturo-turo nyo kami.
08:59Hindi nyo pwedeng sinasabi.
09:01Makinig kayo.
09:02Huwag kayo nagpapalusot dito, ha?
09:04Sinasabi nyo,
09:05ah, yung letter
09:06nasa inyo eh.
09:07Tapos,
09:08nag-break kayo.
09:10Double jeopardy.
09:10Hindi pwede yun.
09:12Sorry.
09:13Hindi po kami papayag nun.
09:14Kung alam po namin
09:15hindi kami mag-break,
09:16tama po ang chair.
09:17Kaya mo nga,
09:18mag-break.
09:19Gusto nyo Holy Week
09:19mag-trabaho tayo dito eh.
09:21Darating natin,
09:21Secretary.
09:23Burn the midnight candle.
09:25Walang labasan sa kwarto.
09:27Hanggang hindi nakita
09:28ang pagtulong sa itang tao.
09:30Pero huwag nyo sasabihin
09:31na nag-break kami.
09:32Eh, kaya hindi napasa
09:34yung hiniling ng DOE
09:35na congressional approval.
09:39Hindi po, sir.
09:40Hindi ninyo kasalanan yun.
09:41Kasi wala ang inyong
09:43sekretarya.
09:46I can't think of anything
09:48more important
09:50than this hearing
09:53convened by the chair.
09:56And if the other cabinet members
09:58are here,
09:58why could the most
10:00important
10:01department
10:02not
10:03be
10:03present?
10:05Thank you, Mr. Chair.
10:08Thank you, Mr. Chair.
10:24Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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