Quad committee lawmakers respond to drug, storm critics

The Manila Times

Quad committee lawmakers respond to drug, storm critics  The House of Representatives'  Quad Committee co-chairmen Sta. Rosa Rep. Dan Fernandez and Manila Rep. Benny Abante Jr. reiterate that while the concerns of those who had been victimized by drug addicts are valid, they cannot investigate them all due to the sheer number of people they killed. Fernandez and Abante also answered some criticisms on whether the Quad Committee members were able to help victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, which pummeled parts of Luzon last week.  The Quad Committee resumes its hearings on November 6.    VIDEO BY RED MENDOZA  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews  #duterte  #philippines

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00:00In relation to what you said, there was a comment that why EJK is the one that is being asked for the time, while we are being asked for the view.

00:11Right? I just want to say to that comment, yesterday, I think it was the other day, our church was given one million.

00:26Where? In Albay. In Camay, Lesotho. Is that my district? No. What else did I do?

00:36I exposed that to Secretary Gatchalian. I told him, can you send a food package to Albay and Camp Sur?

00:48He responded, he said, give me the contact person. I said, where is the contact person? He sent it to me.

00:54So, yesterday, he sent 616 food packages to Camp Sur. So, even though we are busy in the church, we are doing our responsibility to help our fellow countrymen.

01:09I am not the congressman of Bicol, but I am still helping. That's all I can say. I am still helping. It's up to you.

01:19But I know that you are a tentative. You are a tentative. You can do it.

01:24But you know what, we are not hearing it because we gave a chance in helping our fellow countrymen.

01:31Because if we hear it, we will be in trouble. That's why we decided that we will do it in November.

01:39The victims really need to be investigated. And we have the system to investigate that.

01:47And you have to consider that we are not, I mean our Watco, we can accommodate not so much.

01:56We can't investigate all of that. Even when we were discussing about the bypass operation, we can't investigate the whole Philippines.

02:04And that's the reason why there are courts that will cater all these problems. And there are raids, addicts.

02:12That's okay. And as a matter of fact, when there are sensationalized issues, we stop them. Why? Why?

02:20So that we can prevent those kinds of crimes from happening again and again.

02:24But if you investigate all of that, where will we end up? We can't handle it.

02:29And so I think that's the answer that I want to bring to our compatriots in the higher chamber.

02:39I just want to say to Tony Salconello, I'm not a lawyer but I know what I'm talking about.

02:46I don't know what he means by that. I do not know what I'm talking about.

02:54Yes. I think I'm old enough now that I know what I'm talking about.

03:00Well, I'm doing my share in delivering what I can do to the people of Laguna.

03:10And as a matter of fact, the typhoon just passed through here in Prescon and I'm going back again there to deliver.

03:18You know, Laguna now, the whole of Laguna, from San Pedro to Papilac, the tip of the Nalawigan Laguna,

03:27we are near the lake shore. And the majority of our people who live on the lake shore, they are still stranded.

03:35So they need assistance because they are not going to the evacuation center.

03:39We brought gifts and aid to the evacuation center.

03:44But there are those who are stranded, who will not go, who will not be brought.

03:47So later, when we go, I always bring them.

03:51I'm a mayor, I'm a mayor, I'm a congressman.

03:54When we go to Hondoy, I really bring food there to give to the people who are stranded and can't go to the evacuation center.

04:05Now, the question is, will this benefit me if we do this?

04:10Let the people decide.

04:11You know, everything that we do is a destiny because of what we have done right here.

04:20And the people will tell us that we don't need to vote because of what we have done in the former Prescon.

04:25And then the people, other people will tell us also because of what we have done in the province of Laguna.

04:31Then let the people decide.

04:34And for Poco, what's his name?

04:37President Chu.

04:39Okay, if he's from Laguna, he can go to me.

04:42He can talk to me so I can see what he has prepared.

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