PBBM Sa planong pagtakbo ni VP Duterte: I think she's also testing the water (January 23, 2024 report) | Saksi - video Dailymotion

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00:00 President Bombo Marcos answered one by one

00:03 some hot issues,

00:04 including the issue of the proposed amendment to the Constitution.

00:08 The President also commented on the agreement of Vice President Sara Duterte

00:12 that she will run in the next election.

00:14 That's what we have witnessed.

00:16 In Barasoin Church, where the first Philippine Constitution was prepared,

00:25 125 years have passed.

00:29 President Bombo Marcos also fulfilled my wish.

00:32 In a rare opportunity,

00:34 I was given access to the President's activity.

00:38 Hello, is it okay sir? I'll be sitting beside you.

00:41 Thank you, sir.

00:43 It's very loud.

00:44 Thanks for letting us fly with you, sir.

00:47 Wow, there are so many different people.

00:49 In my exclusive one-on-one interview with the President,

00:52 I asked him about the proposed amendments to the Constitution.

00:57 The 1987 Constitution was not written for a globalized world.

01:02 And that is where we are now.

01:05 So we have to adjust.

01:08 So that we can increase the economic activity in the Philippines,

01:12 we can attract more foreign investors.

01:14 The President believes that the establishment of foreign countries

01:17 will help the economy.

01:19 But for now,

01:21 the foreign ownership of 40% of public utilities

01:24 is still under the control of the government,

01:26 like electricity, water, and public utility vehicles.

01:30 There are also 100% that cannot be owned by foreigners,

01:35 like land.

01:36 I'm sure we will hear from the others.

01:42 But those who have resided in an area over many years,

01:47 the rich foreigners will come in.

01:50 They will pay big money to buy that land.

01:54 The value of the land will go up.

01:57 And the old residents cannot pay for the real estate tax

02:03 because the price is already gone from their market.

02:05 So we will remove those.

02:07 I don't think I agree with that.

02:09 So you're not in favor of foreign ownership of land?

02:12 Not land.

02:13 But sir, when it comes to corporations?

02:15 Why can we talk about corporations

02:17 except for the critical areas

02:21 such as power generation, media,

02:28 all the strategic areas

02:31 that we cannot allow to be influenced by a foreign entity,

02:39 be it a corporation or another country.

02:42 That's what we have to decide, where we draw the line.

02:50 And how much?

02:52 I also asked the President,

02:53 will the amendment to the Constitution

02:56 only end with the economic provision?

02:58 The President said that he is not closed

03:00 in the amendment of political provisions,

03:03 but not for now.

03:04 Let's be practical.

03:06 In terms of the term limits, look what has happened.

03:09 When I'm the mayor for nine years,

03:13 I can't run anymore.

03:15 So I'll make my wife run, I'll make my son run.

03:18 I will be the Vice Mayor.

03:20 So nothing has changed.

03:22 They're still running the show.

03:24 We have a term in Ilocos, we call them Mayor-Vice.

03:29 Because they're the Vice Mayor,

03:31 but they're running the administration of the town.

03:35 So that's something, we have to think about that.

03:37 But I think in the present day,

03:41 we can have these discussions later on.

03:43 But for the present day,

03:45 my concern is the economic provisions.

03:49 And I do not want to confuse the issue any longer.

03:51 But Sir, in your example earlier,

03:54 term limit extension can be a good thing for the town?

03:58 Could be.

04:00 I don't know.

04:05 What are we trying to achieve, first of all?

04:09 If you look at other countries,

04:10 for example, again, the United States,

04:13 which our political system is styled after.

04:16 In the United States, there are different states.

04:18 Some states have term limits, other states do not have.

04:21 So I don't know how that will translate

04:24 to our own experience.

04:26 So let me just continue talking about it

04:29 and see what really is the best thing that we can do.

04:32 But I do not want to jeopardize

04:38 the success of the amendments to the economic provisions

04:43 by putting in other issues.

04:45 Let's keep the issue clear.

04:46 In my view, that's the way to do it.

04:48 We also talked with President Marcos

04:50 about the announced plan of Vice President Sara Duterte

04:54 for her running mate in the 2022 election.

04:56 I think she's also testing the waters

04:58 to see what the reaction will be.

05:01 That's the only thing I can say.

05:02 I haven't talked to her about it.

05:04 But again, no, it doesn't...

05:08 Did you hear what Inday Sara announced?

05:13 Yes. Okay, that's it.

05:15 There's nothing there. What do you think she'll do?

05:18 Okay, that's it. Stop it.

05:19 We'll talk about that later.

05:23 President Marcos also visited

05:25 the Lung Center of the Philippines

05:27 for the implementation of the Lung Transplant Program.

05:29 Thank you, Mr. President.

05:32 The hospital was built by his father,

05:35 President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

05:39 It was also the time of his father

05:40 when the Philippines agreed to the One China Policy

05:44 that only one government can rule China

05:47 and Taiwan is its only province.

05:50 When did China become weak

05:52 in welcoming President Marcos

05:53 to Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te

05:56 for his victory in the election?

05:58 China said that it is against the One China Policy

06:01 and that the Philippines should not play with fire.

06:04 At the first opportunity,

06:07 President Marcos answered.

06:09 But just recently, China has made some remarks

06:14 that they were surprised

06:17 and they were dismayed

06:18 by your welcome to the Taiwanese President-elect.

06:23 Did this catch you by surprise?

06:25 I mean, it came from you.

06:27 It was a personal tweet that you personally posted.

06:29 It did.

06:31 I was very simple.

06:33 When I became president, I was welcomed.

06:36 So what do you do?

06:38 It's just common courtesy

06:39 that you do the same for them.

06:41 That's really where it came from.

06:43 The One China Policy remains in place.

06:46 We have adhered to the One China Policy

06:48 strictly and conscientiously

06:51 since we adopted the One China Policy.

06:55 And that has not changed.

06:56 That will not change.

06:57 We are not endorsing Taiwanese independence.

07:05 Taiwan is a province of China.

07:07 But the manner in which they will be brought together again

07:14 is an internal matter.

07:16 We are just pursuing peace

07:19 and not chaos.

07:21 While we were in the presidential chopper,

07:24 we talked about the traffic.

07:26 This weekend, at the Coldplay concert,

07:29 Chris Martin himself was the vocalist.

07:31 He noted the heavy traffic

07:34 that their fans had to go through

07:36 to get to the venue.

07:38 The President's solution to the traffic problem

07:41 is a good and effective public transport system.

07:44 This includes the addition of ferry stations

07:47 along the Pasig River

07:48 that will be under rehabilitation

07:50 but will displace the thousands of residents

07:54 living on the riverbank.

07:55 There is a plan already

07:57 that once we are identified along the Pasig River,

07:59 once we identify the so-called transition areas,

08:05 we will build temporary lodgings

08:10 for those who are now squatters.

08:15 They will be placed there

08:16 while their housing is being built.

08:19 In the end, the plan is for them to all have housing.

08:22 At some point, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa joined the meeting

08:25 to discuss the increase in contributions

08:28 of members of PhilHealth.

08:30 Sir, is the study ongoing?

08:32 Should we increase the contributions?

08:35 It's all cost-benefit.

08:38 It's really all cost-benefit.

08:39 If we increase, for example,

08:41 what we're discussing now,

08:42 the increase of contribution of PhilHealth

08:44 from 4% to 5%,

08:46 I'm looking at it and I say,

08:48 "If you're going to increase it,

08:50 just show the other side of that.

08:52 What will be the increase in services?

08:54 What will you be able to cover?

08:56 What more will you be able to cover?"

08:59 But sir, you're not leaning

09:01 towards any particular decision yet

09:04 in regards to increasing the contribution?

09:08 Because it's very hard to quantify.

09:13 It's very hard to quantify health.

09:16 You know, how much is it worth to you?

09:19 It's worth different things to different people.

09:22 Sir, thank you so much.

09:23 Thank you for taking time out

09:25 to be with us and talk to us, sir.

09:28 Thank you for the chance to talk to you

09:31 and to your audience.

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10:05 [music]

PBBM Sa planong pagtakbo ni VP Duterte: I think she's also testing the water (January 23, 2024 report) | Saksi

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