MGA KONGRESISTA PINAGTANGGOL SI TAMBA AT SINALUNGAT SI RODRIGO DUTERTE

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We can start now, our friends in media, where with this afternoon the leaders of the major political parties.

On my right is Congressman East Barbers of NP. Of course, our chairman of the Council Amendment, Congressman Rufus.

My left is Deputy Speaker J.J. Suarez. My left also, Congressman Duavit of NPC.

And of course, NUP Congressman Abed Garcia. And I saw Congressman Marken Berga.

So I think we can start while waiting for our majority leader.

So.

Medyo.

Awa nyo, dito ka.

Bulldog chair.

Dito ka na, J.

Kung J.J.

Kami na pare. Kung J.J.

Ilan lang tayong chair.

So okay, can we start the bulldog again na?

Si Ryan. Si Ryan na dyan.

Si Ryan, okay. Start na.

We just had an all-member focus because some members would like us to gather because of the recent developments.

And the developments from the Senate statements were interesting.

We should wherein some or some or a lot of House members would want to also express and get the sentiments of other House members.

So there was a proposal to come up with a House resolution from this August Chamber, the House of Representatives.

The House resolution will be filed on Monday.

Monday.

Maybe I will just wait for it to be filed on Monday to be official, yeah.

So to give you an idea for the resolution, a resolution expressing unwavering solidarity.

Asahin ko lang.

On Monday na.

I think on Monday na po. Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, resolution expressing unwavering solidarity and support to the leadership of the Honorable Speaker Ferdinand Martin Gomez-Romualdez

and the upholding the integrity and honor of the House of Representatives

in the face of intense assault from the Senate investigation.

Violation of the principle of the inter-parliamentary courtesy

and undue interference in the performance of its legislative and constituent functions.

So that is the title of the resolution.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for that development because that is what we agreed and have been doing since the beginning of the year.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

waiting for since

the start of this year. They filed

resolution of both houses, number

6.

And, in fact, if

we backtrack that resolution

of both houses, number

6, filed by the Senate President,

the Senate President, Meg Subiri,

even gave a timeline

that they will pass it this

March. So, the House,

we are patient enough

in waiting for them to

pass it this March.

So, maghihintay po ang House.

So, we welcome, we would like

to thank our

counterparts in the Senate

for finally sitting

down as what we were

requesting. Let's bring

it up to a higher level of

discussion, particularly

which is the meat of the matter,

the economic

amendments that has

to be made

to help this country. The economic

amendments

to update that

37-year-old Constitution.

So, maghihintay po kami.

Nagsabi naman po ang Senate President

na gagawin nila to,

ipapasan nila by March.

So, the House of Representatives

will have that

patience in waiting

for them to transmit it to us

before our

Holy Week break. Maghihintay po kami.

Firstly, as we have stated

in the previous press conference,

this will be the game changer.

If they approve

the economic amendments to the

Constitution, then there will be no more

basis for the people's initiative.

Our

RBA 6 here,

really, it's only economic amendments.

No abolition of the Senate.

They are reacting,

overreacting on something

that is not there. And so, therefore,

we support,

the Senate President and the

Senators, hopefully,

that they are going to approve this

before the Holy Week. We just have

some requests to include

a final, a total,

comprehensive opening of

our economy. They only have three.

They have public

utility, they have

education, and advertising.

We would like to have, especially,

the constitutional

provision on the

development expectation of natural

resources. Jerry Sigat,

the economist, has

come out this morning that

in fisheries itself, we cannot

bring in big

investors on fishing, and we are

a capillagic country

that needs foreign investments.

And the NEDA chief has

said, Mr. Balisakan,

that we should open already. So, our

appeal to them, why also not

consider development

of expectation of natural resources

and then

media,

and others that we

have proposed. So, yeah, that's

subject to what we have.

So, we are requesting a more comprehensive

economic amendments, nothing

on political amendments. Thank you.

Sorry.

This is a welcome

development.

We are sorry

because, at last,

the RBH6 is scheduled.

But let me just refresh

the memory of everyone

that for the last several days,

our speaker

has declared

and supported

our members of the Congress

that we are willing

to embrace the version

that the Senate will pass.

Because the Senate will have

the version of the economic

amendment to our Constitution,

therefore, they will be

assured that they will not

take up any political provision

for that matter. So,

again, let me reiterate

that the Speaker,

as the head of the 311

members of this House,

has manifested

his desire

to embrace

the

version that the Senate will pass

in this RBH.

Hello. Good afternoon.

On our part,

actually, we are happy

with what is happening in the Senate.

They have already scheduled a hearing.

Like I said

two days ago,

in an ideal world,

the debates will take place

in the official capacity.

And I think that is the beginning of that.

Now, any start is,

you know, just to start it is good.

If it ends up in whichever

mode that is agreed upon

by both Houses.

What I said earlier in the meeting,

my view there is, you know, sometimes

the debate

is more important than the result.

Whether the Constitution

can be changed or not,

what is good

is what has been discussed.

So, that is our view.

We already are on

record as to what our

views are towards this.

You will see in our record

our names, all of them,

that we have already

discussed. And we are looking forward

to that happening also in the Senate.

Regardless of their decision,

their names

and their

stand are still there.

So, that is it.

And again,

we respect

them. A lot of them

were our colleagues.

And I think

this is the start of

things simmering down and

getting back to work.

So, we welcome it very much.

Thank you.

Thank you for this discussion that was

brought up this afternoon.

And in that meeting,

of course, we had a lot of emotions.

We talked and discussed a lot.

We cannot leave that

given the recent events that have happened.

But the most important

takeaway from

that caucus is that

number one, the House

is solid

behind the Speaker

as was relayed by our

senior deputy speaker

and Majority Floor Leader in the form of the resolution that will be filed on Monday.

So, yun po yung una.

Pangalawa, kahit na medyo nasasaktan yung ating speaker,

ang instructions niya po sa ating mga kasamaan dito sa House of Representatives

ay huwag nang palakihin yung issue, tayo po'y magtrabaho na.

Nang sa ganon ay yung ating trabaho ay talagang pakinabangan ng ating mga maumayan.

So, yan po, in so many words, ang instructions ng ating speaker

and we're very happy na ditinggin na ng Senate ang RBH 6

para magawa na rin po namin ang aming counterpart dito sa House of Representatives

at mapag-usapan na po ang pag-improve ng ating konstitusyon

nang sa ganon ay mabuksan ang ating ekonomiya

for more investments, better jobs, and better lives for our people.

Yun lang po at maraming salamat.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Last term, if you recall, like I said, I personally faced you all on the same topic also.

The offer naman of our former Speaker Lord was a constituent assembly,

economic provisions only, voting separately, at hindi rin tinanggap.

So, I'm thinking this term was, okay, kung hindi nyo gusto yun,

ay subukan naman natin itong isa.

So, kaya ganon yung version.

So, with the latest developments naman, ang sinasabi na nga is,

eh kung ayaw ninyo rin ng RBH 6 namin, edi yung RBH 6 naman ninyo.

Parang just, parang maumpisahan na lang.

Thank you.

Can I say something?

Yeah.

Thank you.

With relation to the question of Tina, no?

Yeah.

I think what we see is the narrative against progress and development is consistent.

So, gusto nilang lagyan ng political color yung constitutional amendments na pinupush ng House of Representatives.

When in fact, on the table are purely economic amendments.

This was the same argument and threats posed by the Senate,

na sinabi na i-abolish daw sila, matatanggal daw sila.

Tapos, ito naman sinasabi na to perpetuate power, etc., etc.

It's really the same narrative being thrown against the proposal to push for charter amendments.

But, you know, like what Jack has mentioned earlier and the other colleagues have been parroting since we fought for this.

You know?

How long do we have to wait?

We're in the same level as Cambodia already.

We're eighth from the last.

When do you want to actually realize the full potential of the country?

So, we're happy with the development of the Senate.

We look forward to them having discussions quickly.

Let me emphasize quickly kasi my job mentioned a timeline earlier.

Although, I'm quite concerned because when I heard the statements of Sen. Coco Pimentel,

ang sinabi niya, parang kakailanganin ng mahigit isang taon to sa Senado para pag-usapan.

So, siguro yun ang kailangan natin malaman mula sa mga kaibigan natin sa Senado, yung timetable they gave.

So, we'll hold them to that. March.

Regarding, to add to that, yung sinabi kong timetable, hindi po kami nagbigay nun ha.

May records na nag-issue ng statement po yung Senate President at sinabi nila,

Senate President Mig Subiri, na tatrabawin nila to at they will try to have it for March para i-transmit po sa amin.

So, sa kanilang timetable to, hindi po sa House of Representatives.

In fact, this development is a welcome development for us kung ma-transmit nila sa amin ng March.

Nandito na sa amin yung bola, tatapusin namin para pwede na natin i-presenta sa taong bayan for a referendum.

Pagbubutuhan na ng tao.

Ngayon, yung mga ibang agam-agam na may people's initiative, hindi na po magagawa yun kasi isa lang po pwedeng initiative for every five years.

Now, with regards to the suspicion that...

...that we are trying to do this to have somebody become a Prime Minister or something,

records will prove, tingnan po natin ano yung trinansmit ng House of Representatives sa Senado.

Hindi po yung sikreto that those are public records.

Anong trinansmit ng House of Representatives sa Senado?

Resolution of both Houses No. 6, authored by 302 congressmen,

Constitutional Convention, to amend the economic provision.

So wala pong nilagay doon na political.

So I do not know kung saan po galing yung political.

E klarong-klaro po sa trinansmit ng House of Representatives that that is for economic provisions.

That we really feel that in each and every...

...in each and every congress, sa lahat ng speaker na dumaan dito sa House of Representatives,

we're trying to push to update that 37-year-old Constitution.

So, siguro balikan po natin, I'm challenging those who are accusing the House of Representatives

of trying to put in this, you know, pushing for this...

...this Constitutional...

...amendments or changes in our Constitution to review.

Pakitan niyo po yung dokumento na nagsasabi na we are pushing for those type of political changes.

You present.

We challenge them to go and check the records of the Senate of what we transmitted.

Tama na po yung story-story at kung ano-anong kaloko.

At kaya nga, masaya kami ngayon upon learning that the Senate is now going...

...to deliberate on it.

Antagal na po natin iniintay yan.

So, tama na po yung mga kung ano-anong story.

Let's stick to the facts of what we transmitted to the Senate and we welcome the development from the Senate

telling everyone in this country that they are going to discuss their RBH No. 6,

proposing amendments to the Constitutional...

...to the economic provisions of the Constitution.

Yes, Majority Leader, can I add more?

After the question of the statement of President Tuterte, former President Tuterte,

that the P.I. will lead to some people to become Prime Minister

and there will be some... it will be a perpetration of power,

that is no constitutional and legal basis.

Constitutional.

People's initiative cannot change the form of government or the system of government.

We are unitary.

We cannot change it to federal through people's initiative because revision na yan eh.

We cannot also change a bicameral form of government.

Si Penisa form ito.

A bicameral form of government into a unicameral form.

Because the P.I. will only be for amendments.

Now, we therefore can see that there is no basis in that and also on the law on people's initiative.

Clearly, amendments lang.

So, it can never happen through this.

It is P.I. that there can be a change to parliamentary to elections for Prime Minister.

And so, therefore, that is very clear.

It has no legal and constitutional basis to say that this is for P.I.

is for perpetration of power or election of Prime Minister.

So, that is very clear.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Kristina.

Thank you, Kristina.

Thank you, country.

Thank you, lekou Miss Strowman.

Thank you, assistant minister Jekyll, Mr. Mayor?

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, sir J., and canım Venegas also for your assistance how all technology needs to be available for every old citizen.

Thank you.

Diyan of the country.

Welcome to me.

Thank you.

upon report.

I guess nasa akin na yung mikropono.

I think si Mayor Baste already gave a statement.

Nag-statement na siya, nakita ko sa front page kanina.

Inalispituhin na lang yung statement niya.

Para hindi pa tayo maglagay ng gasolina.

May statement na po siya.

Ako personally, I'll just leave it at that.

Go ahead.

Well, I think nasupersede na yung sinabi ni Mayor Baste

dun sa statement niya na binanggit niya ni Kong Jack.

So, I guess kung nasupersede na, yun na yun siguro.

At tama, instructions niya ni Speaker,

huwag nang palakas.

Pakikin ng angulo para makapagtrabaho na tayo pare-pareho

at maging united tayo for the progress of the country.

Kaya, let's leave it at that.

Ganun din sa katulad ng sinabi ni Kong Jack.

I think I've answered that question last Monday.

Was it Monday?

Monday when we had an interview.

I think, yeah, you asked it.

So, ako naman, yung position ko, same, no?

It's baseless.

It's sad that it had to be mentioned.

But if titingnan niyo naman po yung nagawa

at performance ng ating Presidente,

yun ang magpapatunay na yung mga binanggit ni Mayor Baste

na lack of compassion, lack of direction,

lack of love,

I think has no value in it

given the performance of President.

In fact, for the House, we even reiterated our support for him last Monday through the resolution that was read out by Senior Deputy Speaker Don Gonzales.

On my part, I answered that also during Monday press conference, yung sinabi ni Mayor Baste.

So ang masasabi ko lang po ang pinagbili ni Speaker na we will work as a team para sa ating mga kababayan.

Thank you very much.

That is their opinion. We don't share the same idea. Ayon namin humiwalay. Unless, paano-paano, hindi ko nga maintindihan ang statement nila. Gusto nila humiwalay kasi wala.

According, the last time we checked, according to DBM, yung isang distrito nga, 51 billion pesos, anong humiwalay?

Dahil nakakuha na ng 51 billion pesos at yung mga ibang distrito.

So, napabayaan nyo at hindi nyo naalagaan. Tapos, iniisip nyo, sarili nyo lang. Eh, bakit naman ganon?

So, I don't see right now good and I don't see any benefit for this country, for Mindanao, to separate.

Tapos, pag titignan mo ng buhay, hindi maganda sa ekonomiya na hihiwala yung Mindanao, may iwan eh.

So, I still believe that we have, it is of more benefit that Mindanao be part of this republic.

Pag humiwalay siya, madidiado pa. Eh, okay lang siguro yung mga nakakuha na ng 51 billion pesos na sa kanilang distrito, sa kanilang syudad.

Eh, paano naman yung mga wala pa, ihiwalay nyo na?

So, I disagree with them.

Good afternoon.

Tinitingnan ko yung seal ng house.

Tanggalan ng isang star yun, dalawa na lang.

Sunbisayas Mindanao eh, magtanggalan yun, dalawa, pangit-pangit.

Going back to history.

Alam nyo po, yung Mindanao independence movement, nangyari po yan sa Cagandiora.

Pero, buhay pa po ako, namatay na yung tatay ko.

In fact, mayroon po akong passport noon.

And it was started by a former mayor, I think, member of the Bata Itiring Batasan Pambansa,

na ilulons na yun para for his presidency.

Pero hindi talaga naka-take off.

Oo.

If I'm not mistaken, it was the late mayor of Cagandiora, Roberto.

And kinausap ninyo ang tatay ko dyan.

My late father was a congressman then, about his plans of being a president.

That was his slogan, Mindanao independence movement.

Pero hindi naka-take off po yun.

As I said, may dollar pa sila.

Mayroon pa silang passport na gagawin yun.

Pero, doon pa lang, it was just only a slogan for him, for him.

For him.

For running, probably for the presidency or senate.

Eh, wala nang iba.

Kung sasabihin mo, bihig or talo sa releases, I don't think so.

I don't think so now, Mindanao.

Lalo na ngayon.

And probably it's another propaganda na lang.

Na dapat ginawa na nila sa previous administration.

Bakit ngayon?

Amen.

So, ah...

Sa Mindanao, may province, sa low district, Kamigin, hindi pa payag doon.

Kasi kung talaga ang totoohan ni nila, ang Kamigin po, babalik na lang sa Visayas.

Gusto ko nandun pa sa star ang Kamigin.

Thank you.

Malayo yun.

Kung is, going back to history,

eh, ang Kamigin po, pumasok yung...

Yung mga katsila.

Yung simbahan po ng Kamigin, kasama po sa Visayas.

When ginawa yung Misamis Oriental or Misamis and Cagayan de Oro,

kinuha yung Kamigin as part of Mindanao.

But originally, Kamigin was part of Visayas.

Thank you.

Ako naman, I was asked earlier about that.

Yung secession na...

move, no, and proposal.

Ang aking sagot ay simple lang, no.

Ito'y dapat pinag-aaralan.

Ito'y hindi dapat...

Kasi marami pong, una-una, marami pong proseso ang gagawin dito.

Ang usapan eh, pirma lang.

When you create another, you remove Mindanao from the Republic of the Philippines,

that would probably entail a...

revision of the Constitution.

Isn't that correct?

So ngayon, dahil pirma lang naman tayo, no.

So wala namang political provisions at the moment, sa tingin ko.

No, they probably have, the proponents probably have some idea on why they are pushing for this, no.

Personally, my opinion is that I don't want to shoot it down right away.

Because pag-aralan, tingnan natin, diba?

If this will redound to more benefits for the people, bakit naman hindi?

But as it is today, eh medyo, sa tingin ko, malabo pa.

Malabo pa yan.

At because malabo pa yan, at hindi yan ang ating priority,

abay, dapat siguro, pag-usapan natin muna eh, more important matters at hand.

Okay, I am from Aguindoro, Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines.

So, the statement of the President, former President, and former Speaker of the House,

the President, former President, was six years President in our country.

There was no call for an independent Mindanao.

Speaker Alvarez was about three years Speaker of the House.

There was no call from him on seceding Mindanao from the Philippines.

So, now, they are not the President anymore or the Speaker.

And then, they don't want to give a chance to President Marcos.

Under, back on Pilipinas, he's only one and a half years.

And one and a half years, correct, of his term, no?

So, we have to give a chance to the President.

And therefore, any statement about, you know, seceding, independent, independent,

just tries to really, you know, bring up, you know, stoke the fire.

Because it is also true that Mindanao does not also really get a big part of the budget.

But ever since Ruben Cano, my Mayor of Aguindoro,

put this up, there has been Presidents have been trying to be able to increase more budget.

But not as what we would like this to be done.

So, that means that we do not want independence,

but we want additional budget for the land of promise.

We are far from the centers of power and governance.

And that is why now, with President,

with Erte and Speaker Alvarez saying that,

I tell you, many who have also felt the poverty in Mindanao

have some sympathy for this.

But I am saying that let's give a chance to this administration

with President Bombo Marcos, who is inclusive, including Mindanao,

to be able to provide, to give, fulfill the promise of Mindanao.

And I am confident,

that with the President, we will be able to increase more budget,

especially we are going to the budget process for next day, this coming August,

to precisely to stop this kind of, you know, trying to, you know, have a heated,

you make our people, you know, go on this and think about it.

To be able, through progress, through development, stop all this kind of proposals,

because we want to have a better future.

Because we want to have a better future. Because we want to have a better future.

We want to be strong, united Philippines. Thank you.

Thank you.

Nothing has been filed.

So,

I think at this point in time, there's

nothing to challenge.

Premature

for the former president to file

anything. What is happening

now is that there are signature

gathering upon

relation to the people why we need this

for change. And so

it becomes, there's

no justiciable question.

That is the word

that would bring a matter

to the courts. What is a

justiciable question? A controversy, a present

controversy.

Yung pag-sign ng mga tao,

that is the right

to sign. Now, wala pang

petition. Pag-file ng petition,

premature pa rin because the petition

is not

sure it will be approved by

the common elect on sufficiency of

the petition. So it cannot be

filed. So when there

possibly be a filing?

When the

common elect will state

that there's sufficiency of the petition

and when they declare that, they declare

within 60 to 90 days the

plebiscite. And then probably

they will go to court and state

go against the executive secretary

to be able to stop

the plebiscite. But at this time, wala.

All the cases against

these political exercises are

goes into

when it is approved by the

proper body, the common

elect. And so therefore, we're

saying that premature,

let's wait. There are signatures

that have been signed. It will be filed.

They will have to have a hearing and validation

of this. And then

probably later, they can

also file. I am sure any petition

now will be dismissed

by any court. Thank you.

Well, looking

at the statement,

with the

due respect to the Senate,

sometimes strong statements

require strong answers.

So,

hindi naman nakakasakit.

Strong, yes, but that

only shows

how serious we take it.

Thank you.