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00:00Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Risa Ontiveros heatedly discussed the budget requested by the Office of the Vice President.
00:10The Vice President also answered the planned impeachment against her.
00:15Marisol Abdurrahman brought the news.
00:21Madam Chair, I don't understand the role of our resource person.
00:26I also don't understand the role of Senator Risa Ontiveros.
00:29In the middle of listening to the Senate's 2025 proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President,
00:35Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Risa Ontiveros answered.
00:39This is related to the question of Ontiveros about the contents of the children's book written by the Vice President
00:45and will spend 10 million pesos to distribute to the students.
00:50Madam Chair, this is an example of politicizing the budget hearing through the questions of a senator.
00:59The problem is that my name is on the book and we will give that book to the children.
01:07And those children have parents who will vote.
01:11And my name is spread wherever the book will be given.
01:18Madam Chair, I don't understand the role of our resource person.
01:23It is a simple question.
01:25Repeatedly, this is politicizing.
01:30The VP mentioned the word vote.
01:33I did not say vote.
01:34Usually, our resource persons give the same institutional courtesy to the legislature that we give to the executive.
01:44I don't appreciate this kind of attitude.
01:47I also don't understand Senator Risa Ontiveros.
01:50And I do not appreciate, what did she say?
01:54I do not appreciate this kind of behavior and attitude.
02:05Madam Chair, in 2016, Senator Risa Ontiveros ran as a senator.
02:11She has already lost several times.
02:13Two times, Madam Chair.
02:15Okay, two times.
02:16She was afraid of her third loss, so she went to Davao.
02:21She asked for help.
02:23She was the first one to attack President Rodrigo Duterte.
02:28What do you call this kind of behavior?
02:31This is where Finance Committee Chairperson Senator Grace Poe intervened.
02:34I understand there's history among all of us here.
02:39But I think that we should really stick to the budget.
02:42The Office of the Vice President is asking for a budget of 2.037 billion pesos.
02:47According to Ms. Ontiveros, most of this is allocated to socio-economic programs,
02:52such as medical, financial, and education assistance.
02:55That's why the BISE is asking if the OVP will consider putting the funds in line agencies
03:01for OVP projects that also have other agencies.
03:05So that it will be in sync with the priorities of the Executive Department
03:09instead of having a separate but similar program.
03:13According to BISE, according to her experience,
03:16if other agencies are involved, their budget will be politicized.
03:21If we are being referred or endorsed by AICS or DSWD,
03:30most of the time, we cannot answer because it came from the Office of the Vice President.
03:37Sometimes, it's true that assistance for our fellow countrymen is politicized.
03:46The OVP is asking for a budget passed by the committee.
03:49But before the hearing is over, BISE has another request.
03:53We would like to thank all the honorable members of the Senate
03:57for doing your work here in the Senate of the Philippines.
04:02Except... Just kidding, ma'am.
04:05Good afternoon.
04:07She's really a VP.
04:08Consistent, Madam Chair.
04:10After the hearing, the BISE was watched by the media,
04:13particularly about the impishment complaint against her.
04:17They talked about it, even though they denied it,
04:20the members of the House of Representatives talked about it.
04:24It's openly discussed, the impeachment.
04:29What do they want to do?
04:31They want to drive the Duterte family into politics.
04:36And not just politics, but also personal politics.
04:39Because they included my husband, right?
04:41He's a private individual, but they included him in the harassment.
04:45She's not afraid to be impeached.
04:47She really doesn't have a plan to run for BISE.
04:50If not for the help of Senator Aimee and President Bongbong Marcos.
04:56They said, we won't win if you don't help us in Mindanao and Visayas.
05:04If they make me leave here, or impeach me, it's not up to me.
05:12And when asked if she blames President Marcos...
05:17Do I regret helping...
05:21Do you want to answer the question?
05:23Or do you know the answer?
05:26Marisol Abduraman, reporting for JMA Integrated News.
05:32New news, the Department of Social Welfare and Development will investigate
05:37the statement of Vice President Sara Duterte
05:39that the OVPs referring to the DSWD are running for politics.
05:44According to DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian,
05:47they are helping those who are approaching the government,
05:50whether they have a referral or not.
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