Senator Risa Hontiveros was only asking for a brief description of the book on which the government was being asked to spend 10 million pesos.
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00:00Senator Risa Ontiveros was only asking for a brief description of the book on which the
00:05government was being asked to spend 10 million pesos.
00:08But instead of a direct answer, Vice President Sara Duterte accuses Ontiveros of politicizing
00:13the hearing for the proposed 2025 national budget.
00:17This is an example of politicizing the budget hearing through the questions of a senator.
00:24Budget hearing po ito, di po lahat about you, pero po ito ng taong baya.
00:29When Ontiveros insisted on her question, Duterte talked about how Ontiveros sought her help
00:34to win votes in Mindanao when she ran for senator in 2016.
00:38To rein in the proceedings, Panel Chief Senator Grace Poe urged Duterte to answer Ontiveros'
00:42question.
00:43Duterte then said the book's title was self-explanatory.
00:47Titled Isang Kaibigan, the children's book tells the story of an owl who lost his friends
00:51when a storm damaged his home.
00:54The author of the book is Duterte.