00:00Hello everyone, and in a few minutes, I will go to my Ways and Means Committee hearing
00:11tungkol po ito sa pagbababa ng income tax.
00:14But before that, lumabas na rin ako dun sa Blue Ribbon Committee hearing.
00:18Ako po yung chairman ng Committee on Blue Ribbon and I opened the hearing
00:25and then I turned it over to the subcommittee.
00:28So, gusto ko lang ikwento sa inyo yung mga nangyari today.
00:34This morning, kasi ang hearing namin nakaset at 10am.
00:37And then, I'm not sure kung around 9am kami nakatanggap ng information.
00:44And I'm not sure was there a memo issued regarding wala daw papapasukin na resource persons
00:53dahil wala daw hearing ngayon.
00:55Pero kagabi, sinabi na tuloy, alam niyo, sorry ah.
01:00Balikan ko, kasi ang hirap ikwento na kahit akong nakikwento, gulong-gulo ako sa kanila.
01:05So, first of all, Shorin Gachalian is saying that he is the acting Senate President.
01:16Yun ang talaga sa kanya na mga kasamahan niya.
01:20Okay?
01:21So, yun yung basihan niya kuno ng paglalabas ng mga, kung anumang issuances or orders na yun.
01:29Okay?
01:30Na siya daw ay acting President.
01:32Ito lang gusto kong maliwanag sa ating lahat.
01:34Okay?
01:35This is the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
01:38Sabi ng Constitution natin, Article 6, Section 2, the Senate shall be composed of 24 Senators.
01:46And then, Article 6, Section 16, 2 says, a majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business.
01:54And then, may rules din kami.
01:57Rule 2, Section 2 of the Senate rule states, the officers of the Senate shall be elected by the majority
02:04vote of all its members.
02:07So, to be clear, itong officers ng Senate, ito po yung Senate President, yung Senate President Pro Temp, pati po
02:17yung Sergeant of Arms, Secretary, etc.
02:20So, clear din sa rules namin na the officers of the Senate shall be elected by the majority vote of
02:27all its members.
02:28Ang ma-elect po dyan is Senator Alan Cayetano as the Senate President, Senator Loren Ligarda as the Senate President
02:38Pro Temp around 4 weeks ago.
02:41Hindi pa po nagbago yun.
02:42So, kung may bagong ma-elect by a majority vote of all its members, then you need 13 votes na
02:50magkaroon ng bagong Senate President and Senate President Pro Temp.
02:54Clear po yun.
02:55And they never had 13 votes.
02:57Kung magka-13 votes sila, sinabi naman ni Senate President Alan at sinabi din ni Senate President Pro Temp, Loren,
03:04ibibigay nila.
03:05Dahil bakit naman hindi, eh, you need those 13 votes for you to continue being that officer.
03:15Kasi ganun po ang patakaran namin dito.
03:17So, itong pagturing nila na acting Senate President si Sherwin, hindi po pwedeng mangyari.
03:29Dahil, wala silang karapatan na i-elect siya dahil hindi po sila 13.
03:34Tapos siya rin, no?
03:36Nung naging acting siya, ba?
03:39Naging Senate President Pro Temp siya, eh may Senate President Pro Temp pa tayo.
03:44Di ba?
03:44Hindi ko napapahabain yung diskusyon na yun.
03:46I can, if you want more.
03:48Because very clear din sa rules natin kung kailan papalitan ang President.
03:52Kaya kung patay na siya, kung nag-resign at na-remove siya.
04:01So, hindi naman nangyari.
04:02Yung incapacitated, hindi niya makayanan yung trabaho.
04:06So, hindi naman po nangyari yun.
04:09Kaya, hindi mo kami magkasundo sa mga polisiya.
04:11Pero, wala akong nakalagay doon, pag hindi kayo nagkaroon ng polisiya,
04:16mag-acting President na kayo.
04:17Hindi ko.
04:18Kung hindi kayo nagkasundo sa polisiya, palitan nyo.
04:20Kung bumoto kayo ulit, pagka makabuo kayo ng 13, palitan.
04:24Walang problema yun.
04:25Kasi that is in a rules.
04:27Ayaw-ayaw man nung Senate President umalis.
04:29Pag naka-13, alis.
04:30Pero, walang nakalagay doon na,
04:32pag hindi kayo nagkasundo sa polisiya,
04:34ah, gagawa kami ng acting kahit 12 lang kami.
04:37Wala akong ganun.
04:38So, having said that,
04:39yun supposedly ang basihan ngayon ni Sherwin Gatchalian
04:43na gumawa siya ng mga orders.
04:45So, sinabi niya, wala na daw Blue Ribbon Hearing kahapon.
04:48Sinan-announce na yun.
04:49Hindi naman niya pwedeng sabihin yun.
04:51Kasi hindi nang, sino siya para sabihin yun?
04:53Hindi kami, it is not legal yung pagbigay niya ng advisory na ganun.
04:58Dahil, I am the Blue Ribbon Chairman Committee.
05:01I called a hearing.
05:02May hearing talaga kami nakatalaga today.
05:04Pero sinabi nila,
05:06na yung ating Ways and Means Hearing,
05:08eh, pwede daw ituloy.
05:10O, sige, dituloy ko din naman yun.
05:12Kaya, ready ako pumunta doon in a few minutes.
05:15So, um,
05:18nung ano, nung, siguro mga 9.30,
05:20I'm not sure of the exact time,
05:21basta before 10am,
05:22sinabi, nakarating sa amin,
05:24na nandiyan na yung mga witness.
05:25And, uh,
05:27sabi nga,
05:27di pa akitin,
05:28ayaw daw pa akitin.
05:29So, bumaba ako.
05:30And you can capture that in many news coverages that have,
05:33uh,
05:35that, uh,
05:36captured it.
05:37may nakita ko sa,
05:38GME 7, ano,
05:40parang,
05:41NTV 5,
05:42kinover nila ng pagbabako,
05:43tapos,
05:44kinuusap ko yung Senate staff,
05:46and nag-thank you nga ako sa kanila after,
05:48kasi they're just doing their job.
05:49Na inaalam nila,
05:50kung sino ito,
05:51and,
05:52syempre,
05:53I'm sure,
05:53na nalilito na sila,
05:54kasi,
05:55may nagsabi,
05:56yata,
05:56may nagsabi nga sa kanila ni Sherman,
05:58na huwag silang papasukin.
05:59Pero,
06:00nung sinabi kong sinusundu ko,
06:01di naman sila,
06:02ah,
06:03wala rin mong problema.
06:04So,
06:04tinawa ko na yung Marine,
06:05sabi ko,
06:06halika na,
06:06pumunta na tayo dito,
06:07sumama kayo sa akin.
06:08So,
06:08sumama naman sila.
06:10And then,
06:10nung palik mo kami,
06:13nandun pa lang kami sa first floor,
06:15biglang nandiyan na si
06:16Secretary Remulia,
06:17at hinaharang niya kami,
06:18hinaharang niya ako.
06:20Sino ba siya dito sa Senate?
06:21Yes,
06:22you are a Secretary of the Republic of the Philippines,
06:25but this is the Senate of the Philippines,
06:27senator ako.
06:28So,
06:28bakit mo ko hinaharang?
06:30Di ko yung maintindihan.
06:32Di ko yung maintindihan,
06:34kung ba't mo ginawa yun.
06:36Now,
06:37itadiddag ko,
06:38kasi,
06:39I have a,
06:41pahingin ko sa staff ko ngayon,
06:43meron din nilabas na instructions
06:44si Senator Gatchalian,
06:46ito ba yun,
06:47na sinabi ni Gatchalian,
06:50na pinapunta niya dito,
06:52si Secretary Remulia,
06:55for,
06:56anong reason?
06:57To help the security.
06:59Anyway,
06:59paharap ko yung statement,
07:00because hindi ako yung nagsabi ng statement niya,
07:02siya.
07:03Pinapunta niya dito.
07:04Bakit?
07:05Ba't kailangan siya papuntahin dito?
07:07May sergeant of arms naman tayo,
07:09may security naman tayo,
07:10maayos tayo dito.
07:11Ba't mo siya pinapunta?
07:12Siya yung nanggulo.
07:13Hindi niya ako pinayagan.
07:14Okay ba sa inyo yun,
07:15mga Senators nakasama ko?
07:17Okay sa inyo yun?
07:18Nang isang Senador,
07:19pipigilan,
07:20hindi man tayo magkasundo sa policies.
07:22I will not allow somebody to do that to you.
07:24This is us.
07:2624 Senators,
07:27we are allowed to be here.
07:28Why would you do that?
07:31So ito,
07:31babasahin ko sa inyo.
07:32Inquirer.
07:34Coting lang naman po ako sa inquirer.
07:40Sabi dito,
07:41Interior and Local Government Secretary John Vic Remulia
07:44went to the Senate on Thursday
07:45upon Senate President Pro Temp,
07:49Sherwin Gatchalian's request.
07:50Gatchalian confirmed during a press briefing,
07:53I personally sought the assistance of Secretary Remulia
07:55to ensure order
07:56and that the Senate premises is well protected.
07:59O ayun ang nangyari,
08:00Sherwin?
08:01Ako yung hinaharang.
08:04May kasama akong guests.
08:05Yes.
08:06O,
08:06ba't kailangan gawin yun?
08:09So yun ang isipin natin
08:10pagka gumagawa tayo
08:11ng kung ano-anong mga
08:15instructions,
08:16di nyo iniisip
08:16kung anong magiging consequences.
08:18Ako yung hinaharang
08:20na makapasok dito sa sariling
08:24opisina.
08:26Anyway,
08:27so nakapasok na tayo.
08:28Thank you again
08:29to the Senate staff,
08:30to the media
08:31na nakatulong,
08:32nakalating tayo dun.
08:33So okay na.
08:33Okay na.
08:34I did my opening statement
08:36dun sa Blue Ribbon Committee hearing.
08:38And then,
08:39nagpaalam na nga ako
08:40because magpe-prepare na ako
08:41for my next hearing.
08:42Tapos,
08:43nakakita na naman ako
08:43ng another announcement.
08:46Patingyan ulit.
08:47Babasahin ko sa inyo.
08:51Ito,
08:52I'll just show you na lang sa
08:54mahirap makita
08:55kasi maliit
08:56pero I will read it.
08:57I will read it to you.
08:58So this is coming from the
09:01from Sherwin Gercelian,
09:02Senate President Pro Tempore.
09:04Ulitin ko,
09:05hindi ka Senate President Pro Tempore
09:06si Lauren Legarda
09:07ang Senate President Pro Tempore.
09:09She was elected
09:10by 13
09:13members.
09:1413.
09:15You were never elected
09:17by 13.
09:17Alam mo yan.
09:19So Senate President Pro Tempore
09:21si Lauren,
09:22hindi ikaw,
09:22Sherwin.
09:24Anyway,
09:24so ito ngayon ang in-issue
09:26ni Sherwin
09:27where he is imagining
09:29that he is the Senate President
09:30Pro Tempore.
09:32Sabi niya,
09:33shorten work hours
09:34for June 4th
09:34today.
09:36Since no official business
09:37has been scheduled today.
09:39Doon ako nalilito
09:39kasi sinabi kahapon,
09:41tuloy yung hearing ko.
09:43So ano ba talaga?
09:44Ano ba talaga kayo?
09:46Yung Blue Ribbon
09:47na wala kang karapatan
09:48na i-cancel,
09:48kinancel mo,
09:49pero hindi namin
09:51na binibigyan
09:52ng validity
09:53yung statement mo.
09:55Yung ways and means ko,
09:57sabi mo tuloy,
09:58pero ngayon naman,
09:59sinabi mo,
10:01since there's no official business
10:02that has been scheduled today,
10:03bakit?
10:04May alam ka ba
10:05kung may official business
10:06yung mga Senators dito?
10:08Every day,
10:09we conduct our own meetings,
10:10we conduct our own dialogues,
10:12we conduct our own consultations.
10:14So sino ka para sabihin mo
10:15na walang official business dito?
10:17Hindi ba official yun
10:18na pag isang Senador,
10:19mayroong,
10:20paano kung mayroong siyang
10:21foreign delegation,
10:22kung mayroong siyang
10:23mga advocacy group,
10:24official business yun.
10:26Alam mo,
10:27tignan mo mo lang
10:27ang schedule
10:29ng lahat ng Senador
10:30para malaman mo
10:31na walang official business
10:32na gana.
10:32At alam mo,
10:33may Blue Ribbon.
10:34Pero alam na natin
10:34na hindi mo nire-recognize yun.
10:36Sige.
10:37So,
10:38sabi niya,
10:39since no official business
10:40has been scheduled today,
10:42June 4,
10:42and in consideration
10:44of the safety,
10:45security,
10:45and well-being
10:45of Senate personnel
10:46in light of
10:48anticipated activities
10:49within and around
10:50the Senate President,
10:52Senate President
10:52Pro Tempore
10:53Sherwin Garciallan
10:54has authorized
10:55all Senate officers
10:56and employees
10:56who reported on site
10:57to leave the office
10:58beginning at 10 a.m.
11:0110 a.m.
11:02Yung Blue Ribbon hearing,
11:0410 a.m.
11:05Ano yung purpose nito?
11:07Alam niya na,
11:08di ba?
11:08Ika na siguro
11:09kailangan sabihin,
11:10right?
11:11Why would you put
11:12the Senate staff
11:13in that position?
11:14Inan dyan sila,
11:15pumasok,
11:16nag-a-assist,
11:17ba't mo sila
11:18gaganunin?
11:19Ba't mo sila
11:20gaganunin?
11:23Tapos sabi mo,
11:24trabaho lang tayo?
11:26Talaga?
11:29Anyway,
11:32the hearing is ongoing,
11:34I'm good to go.
11:36Takbo na ako dun
11:36sa isa kong hearing.
11:38Stay tuned,
11:39everyone.
11:40Let's just
11:40pray for the well-being
11:43and the wisdom
11:45of all
11:45our elected officials.
11:47All.
11:47Kasi kailangan magkaisal
11:49mga elected officials.
11:50Pwede naman kami
11:51hindi magkasundusundo
11:52but we have to
11:53work together
11:54for the good of our country.
11:57God bless you all.
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