La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega on Thursday, Feb. 13, denied claims that House members who did not sign on for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte would no longer be receiving social welfare assistance from the national government.
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/13/no-such-thing-as-promise-of-ayuda-for-pro-vp-sara-impeachment-solons-ortega
Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin
Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin
Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin
#ManilaBulletinOnline
#ManilaBulletin
#LatestNews
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/13/no-such-thing-as-promise-of-ayuda-for-pro-vp-sara-impeachment-solons-ortega
Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin
Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin
Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin
#ManilaBulletinOnline
#ManilaBulletin
#LatestNews
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:30I don't have the strength. It's like my district's pulse is what I'm doing as a base for this.
00:37I also didn't explain why I voted. Actually, I'm number 8 in the signature, but I didn't explain it because I know that my decision is a vote. It's a simple vote.
00:52I didn't explain that I'm anti-divorce bill because that's the pulse of our district.
01:02So, for me, in some places, it might have an effect.
01:09But as I said, the congressmen, the local officials there, they are the ones in front of the people every day.
01:17They are the ones who confuse the people every day.
01:20Maybe if it's just the pulse, the incumbent congressman has an advantage.
01:25Maybe if it's just the pulse, the incumbent congressman has an advantage.
01:28It's only the campaigners who will show up every campaign compared to the people who have become leaders and have been helping the people for 3 years or more than 3 years.
01:40So, for me, it's a vote for the jurisdiction, for the district.
01:47And we have our own reasons as to why we voted or not.
01:54So, can you say that those who said no to VP Duterte's impeachment, they won't lose their budget for their social services program?
02:04I doubt. It's not like that.
02:09And they have their own local programs.
02:13It's not like that here in the congress.
02:16Actually, in the past few years, they will see how the support is coming from the House of Representatives and the administration as well.
02:26They know all that.