Press Release
February 22, 2018

WIN TRANSCRIPT KAPIHAN SA SENADO
SENATE LOUNGE

SB NO. 1636 O ANG LIFETIME CELLPHONE NUMBER ACT

SEN WIN: Very timely ang batas na ito dahil may pinag-uusapan tayo ngayon na third telco player na papasok. So just imagine, if lilipat tayo ng ibang network, kailangan pa natin ngayon na magpalit ng bagong cellphone number at marami sa atin, over the course of many many years, naipon na natin ang maraming different contacts. Merong sa negosyo at iba pang ka-deal at talagang hassle na itext sa kanila ang bagong cellphone number mo.

So magiging hadlang yan sa paglipat mo sa bagong network. With this proposal, kung gusto mong lumipat ng ibang network, hindi mo na kailangang magpalit ng bagong mobile number, dala-dala mo na ang kasalukuyang cellphone number mo. In effect, hindi mo na kailangang itext ang lahat ng contacts mo dahil dala-dala mo na ang kasalukuyang cellphone number mo. So mas convenient yan lalo na kung papasok na itong bagong telco, mas mag-ooffer siya ng mas mababang presyo, mas magandang service at same number lang sa paglipat dito sa bagong telco.

SEN WIN: I would like to thank Senator Lacson for suggesting some improvements, he suggested to remove the interconnection fees kasi ngayon kung tatawag ka sa ibang network, magbabayad ka pa ng 2.50 pesos per minute para makakonek ka sa ibang network. Ngayon, tinanggal na yun so wala ka nang babayaran na interconnection fees for calls and texts.

Q: So ilang cellphone number allowed ako na matransfer?

SEN WIN: You're allowed to have as many as you want. Ang importante rito ay naka-register sa pangalan mo. For example, you are a Globe subscriber, let's say meron kang tatlo, isa for work, isa for personal, isa for friends. You're allowed to have three cellphone numbers under your name, kung gusto mo lumipat sa Smart, dala-dala mo pa rin ang tatlong cellphone numbers mo under your name pa rin. It doesn't matter kung ilang cellphone number meron ka, ang importante nakarehistro ito under your name.

Q: May counterpart na po ba ito sa House of Representatives?

SEN WIN: Yes, sa alam ko ngayon nasa TWG na itong counterpart bill, mukhang maganda ang takbo doon dahil marami tayong mga Congressman na sumasang-ayon sa bill na ito so hopefully, within the first quarter of the year maging batas na yan, ang House naman once na pumasa na sa TWG mas madali na sa kanilang plenary.

Q: So Sir, wala namang nag lobby na mga telcos?

SEN WIN: So far, wala pa naman. Doon sa hearing natin, na-address naman natin ang concerns ng mag telco. So hopefully, smooth ang pagtakbo ng bill na ito sa Lower House.

Q: Kasama po ba ang prefix ng cellphone number?

SEN WIN: Yes, kasama ang prefix, hindi magbabago yun, sa ngayon wala ng prefix. Pag lumipat ako sa smart, ganun pa rin ang number ko, dala-dala ko pa rin ang number ko, hindi na tiitignan ngayon ang prefix. That's the reason why Senator Lacscon suggested to remove interconnection fees dahil dadating ang panahon na hindi mo na alam kung sino ang Smart, sino ang Globe. So inadvertently hindi mo sinasadya, matawagan mo man ang ibang network hind ka na ma chacharge ng 2.50 pesos, that's the logic of Senator Lacson's suggestion.

Q: Naalala ko po meron ding proposal si Senator Sotto na i-register lahat ng cellphone numbers, na-address na po iyon dito Sir?

SEN WIN: Partially, dito sa bill natin, ipaparehistro lang sa iyo ang prepaid number mo kung lilipat ka ng ibang provider, nag-file rin ako ng parehong batas kay Senator Sotto na pagbili mo pa lang ng prepaid simcard dapat nakarehistro ka na. Kasi ngayon we have about 110 prepaid subscribers pero walang nakarehistro doon so hindi natin alam kung sino ang mga may-ari ng 110 million prepaid numbers so nagiging problema yan like bullying at terrorism.

Q: Sir do you think your bill can lessen the scammers?

SEN WIN: Partially, I don't think it will completely solve the scammers issue, kasi kung hindi naman sila lilipat ng network, hindi sila magpaparehistro. That problem can only be addressed by a registration of the prepaid sim cards. Ngayon kasi ang mga scammers, scam, and other offenses ang ginagamit nila is prepaid sim card. Maa-address naman ho iyon doon sa bill naming ni Senator Sotto na dapat ay iparehistro ang mga prepaid sim cards.

Q: Regarding doon sa pag-select ng third telco, ano po ba ang ginagawa niyo while government is also looking for the telco player, mayroon po ba kayong suggestions or plans?

SEN WIN: Actually, this bill is a competition bill e. Prinopose natin ito dahil pagpasok nitong third telco, mahihirapan siyang kumuha ng mga subscribers dahil marami talaga sa ating mga subscribers lalo na kayo sa media, ang contact nyo ang dami e. So hassle talaga sa inyo to give your contacts your new cellphone number so even though pumasok itong third telco, mahihirapan siyang umakit ng new customers dahil nga ayaw nating magpalit ng number. So this is one mode para mas mabilis na lumipat sa ibang telco na papasok.

Another measure that we are going to hear is the unblocking of cellphones, ngayon kasi kapag bumili ka ng cellphone sa Globe or sa Smart, may block yun e at habang naka-block yon, hindi ka makakalipat doon sa third telco or sa 4th telco. So may proposal tayo na kapag bumili ka ng cellphone from your telco, hindi sya naka-block para mas madaling lumipat sa ibang provider. This is also to improve competition in our country, I really believe the more competition, the lower barrier to entry, the better service we will get and the best price we can enjoy.

Q: Hindi kasama ang unblocking na yan Sir sa provision ng bill?

SEN WIN: Hindi namin sinama dahil ibang objective siya. It's a separate measure that we will be proposing later on. The problem with the blocking is for example natapos na ang two years mo, for example sabihin nilang o sige, bibigyan kitang libreng cellphone, dapat pupunta ka pa sa Greenhills para i-unblock yon, they will not unblock it for you. The problem with that, kapag in-unblock ng Greenhills, pati warranty mo void na so kung nasira ang phone mo at pumunta ka sa Apple, hindi nila papalitan yun dahil you need a warranty so in effect, you are stuck now in Globe or Smart forever, it becomes an anti-competitive barrier. Ang plano natin is to really reduce and eliminate the barriers to move to the other telephone company.

US INTELLIGENCE REPORT TAGGING DUTERTE AS THREAT

Q: There is a US intelligence report saying and tagging the President as a regional threat to democracy, do you think it has a basis? Is this alarming?

SEN WIN: Actually, binasa ko ang report na yun and it's really a 3-sentence mention of the Philippines, ang analysis ko, yung sentence na yun ay based on headlines na nababasa nila sa international papers o international media outfits. Tayo naman na nandito, alam naman natin kung paano magsalita ang ating Pangulo, mahilig siyang mag-exaggerate and to put a lot of emphasis to a topic. Talagang ini-exaggerate niya yan and we are all used to that exaggeration. For me, actions speak louder than words. Sabi doon sa report, isu-suspend ang Constitution but there is no way na masu-suspend ang Constitution because we have a Constitution in the Senate that will prevent that from happening.

Nasabi doon na papalaganapin ng President ang martial law but the President went to Congress to seek advice and to seek permission to expand martial law in Mindanao at in-affirm naman ito ng Supreme Court so makikita natin we have mechanism in place para hindi mangyari ang mga sinasabi niya. That analysis is based on the things that they read in the headlines but if you go deeper into details especially to the actions of the President, hindi naman ganoon ang ginagawa niya.

Q: So ang ganoong klase ng intelligence report, hindi yon pwedeng magkaroon ng effort para humantong sa pagpapatalsik sa Pangulo?

SEN WIN: This intelligence report was given to the Congress of the US for further discussions on global issues. Hindi lang naman ang Pilipinas ang nandoon, maraming bansa, so I think it is really to guide us as to what is happening but again, three sentences cannot describe what is happening in our country, mas maraming discussions ang dapat gawin upang malaman ang totoong nangyayari sa ating bansa and I believe our institutions are working. In the case of the martial law, the Supreme Court affirmed the process so gumagana ang institusyon at mekanismo natin.

ABSOLUTE DIVORCE BILL

Q: Sir comments on absolute divorce bill?

SEN WIN: In any case, I don't believe on what I call is a drive thru divorce dahil sa America, ang marriage at divorce parang drive-thru e. Pupunta ka magpapakasal, pupunta ka sa office tapos madali din mag-divorce e. So I don't believe in that, I don't believe in the no-fault divorce na parang ayaw ko na sa mukha mo, divorce na tayo. What we need is a clearer process and a reasonable process for our constituents to follow dahil ang process ngayon napakamahal no. Para sa isang kababayan natin na magkahiwalay, dadaan ka sa butas ng karayong at talagang napakamahal. So ako, I believe na isa sa mga grounds is to allow separation, like annulment or divorce kung meron abuso, pananakit, or violence na ginagawa. So these are important reasons for people to annul, separate or divorce. Dapat mabigat ang grounds, hindi yung simple lang.

In the House, I think pinag-uusapan pa nila yan, hindi pa lumalabas ang final version. My take on that, hindi pwedeng express ang divorce, hindi pwedeng drive-thru ang divorce, dapat reasonable ang process, dapat dumaan pa rin sa Korte. Hindi yung aabot ng tatlo o apat na taon dapat reasonable ang proseso para hindi naman maging pabigat sa ating mga kababayan.

Q: Sa tingin niyo po Sir mahihirapang makalusot ang ganoong klaseng divorce considering na Catholic country pa tayo?

SEN WIN: Not necessarily, ngayon naman meron nang annulment eh but the annulment is very expensive for our poor families, nagkakaroon pa ng sabwatan. For example, sasabihin nila psychologically incapacitated ang isa sa kanila kahit hindi naman. So kumbaga nagkakasabawatan na lang sila para magkahiwalay so hindi tama iyon. Ang importante rito, dapat reasonable ang proseso at hindi magastos para sa ating mga kababayan. I don't think there is a counterpart bill here in the Senate. Siguro pag umakyat yan dito sa Senate, pag-uusapan yan. Itong paghihiwalay, meron din itong aspeto ng pagbibigay proteksyon sa ating kababaihan lalo na kung sila ay naaabuso at napapasok sa karahasan. Sila ang kawawa rito at ang mga bata so we really have to look at giving protection to our women.

OFWS IN KUWAIT

Q: Kahapon sa hearing ng Committee on Labor and Employment, lumitaw na 196 na mga Pinoy workers ang namatay sa Kuwait, do you think nakakaalarma ito and ano ang nagiging aksyon ng gobyerno para ma-address ito?

SEN WIN: Actually, nadismaya ako kahapon kasi I heard from the hearing na tayo magpadala ng mga kababayan natin sa ibang bansa. Sinisiguro ng ating pamahalaan na ang host country ay may sapat na batas para proteksyonan nag mga migrant workers. Importante rin na meron tayong bilateral agreement with the host country to protect our own citizens working there. For example, dapat pantay ang sweldo, hindi kinukulong or meron silang legal protection kung merong ganitong mag problema. Ang Kuwait is only partially compliant, that's what we found out in the hearing, ina-address naman nila ang problema ng ating mga kababayan pero wala silang ganitong mga batas kaya talagang nagkakaroon tayo ng problema ngayon. For example, Hongkong is probably one of the few countries na ang kanilang batas ay nagbibigay protection sa migrant workers. I know for a fact na marami sa mga kababayan natin doon na kapag namamaltrato, pwede silang pumunta sa gobyerno at paparusahan ng gobyerno ang sarili nilang citizens at pagdating sa sweldo, walang lamangan doon, kung ano ang nakukuha ng Indonesians ganun din ang nakukuha ng Pinoy. So maganda ang protection nila. Our cases there, mababa. In fact, wala nga akong naririnig na pang-aabuso doon dahil nandoon ang proteksyon.

Sa Kuwait, in the last 2 years ay almost 200 cases of death na, nakakalungkot pa ay almost 10% lang sa 200 ang suicide, nagpakamatay. Just imagine the suffering na pinagdadaanan ng mg kababayan natin, this is really an indication na ang laki ng problema doon. We should really review our policy na kung wala silang binibigay na proteksyon at batas na nagbibigay proteksyon, wag na tayong magpadala ng tao doon dahil kawawa naman ang mga kababayan natin doon. Until maging full-compliant sila na bigyan ng proteksyon ang mga migrant workers, that's the time na pwede tayong magpadala. Ito kasi ang senyales na wala silang pakialam sa mga nagtatrabaho doon na nanggaling sa ibang bansa kasi kung meron kang malasakit, kung may puso ka para sa mga nagtatrabaho roon, ang unang-una mong gagawin is gumawa ka ng batas para maproteksyonan sila. Pero sa haba ng panahon, wala silang ginagawa cause they really don't care kaya nagkakaroon tayo ng problema ngayon.

Q: Do you think this is the best time to enter a bilateral agreement to set the rules and also to protect the rights of the migrant workers?

SEN WIN: Yes, this is the right time to review all the countries na meron presence ng OFWs natin. What type of employment ang trabaho nila doon, lahat ng bansa, almost 10 million Filipinos abroad and we owe it to them to really review if they have labor laws that protect the migrant workers, wag tayong tamad, nagiging tamad tayo e. Kung talagang dapat magkaroon ng bilateral agreements dahil sa ibang bansa kagay ng Europe, EU, meron tayong one-on-one bilateral agreements with them na talagang pinalakas ang proteksyon sa ating mga kababayan. In Europe, may protection sila doon, EU they are very conscious on that. Merong ibang mga bansa na walang pakialam, the Middle East is one, marami tayong problema sa Saudi at Kuwait and so its about time to review. Moving forward, I think itong mga bansang ito, kaibigan din naman natin at dapat magkaroon din naman sila ng malasakit sa atin. We should work together to make sure that our citizens are protected there and it's to their best interest naman economically. Makikita nga natin doon sa hearing kahapon na ang migrant workers take up almost 90% of the entire population, konti lang din naman ang local citizens doon. Ang mga nagtratrabaho sa hotels, sa malls, sa factories, sa construction are all migrant workers from different countries.

Q: Would you know how big is the contribution of OFWs in Kuwait or communities dahil malaki ang pinanggagalingan mula sa OFW abroad di po ba?

SEN WIN: Ang remittance of the OFWs to the Philippines is about 1 billion dollars a year more or less. So malaki rin ang nare-remit nila, ang 1 billion dollars is about 50 billion pesos. Moving forward, I think it's to the best interest of the both countries to have very strong bilateral agreements on migrant workers' protection and also urge them to come up with their own local laws to protect migrant workers. In the meantime, I would urge our government in partial compliance na wag na tayong magpadala ng tao dahil kawawa e, wala silang protection doon, imagine kinukuha ang passport, kinukulong, hindi na tama to e, hindi na tao ang pagtrato nila sa ating mga kababayan.

Q: Regarding doon sa mga household service workers, dapat ba permanently wag na tayong magpadala ng household service workers?

SEN WIN: In the list of complaints, ang pinakabiktima is mga household service workers at I think ito yung dapat nating bigyan pa ng mas malaking proteksyon dahil karamihan sa kanila, galing sa probinsya at naghahanap lang ng trabaho. So I think we should give more focus on household service workers.

Q: Doon sa repeal na hinihingi niyo, ano ang magiging consequence pag nakitang you're not protecting the migrant workers? Are you calling to expand the deployment ban?

SEN WIN: I think so, I think the key element there is kung wala silang batas na nagbibigay proteksyon sa migrant workers, red-flag na sa atin ito. Ang mga cases of abuse, cases of death, cases of maltreatment, another red-flag na yan. More so, moving forward, we have to make sure that the laws and the mechanisms to protect our people are there, hindi tayo rumiresponde kung may problema lang, dapat alam natin kung ang bansang ito ay may malasakit para sa ibang lahi, regardless kung Filipino ka o hindi. A non-negotiable item should be a law in the host country protecting migrant workers. Kung wala, wag tayong magpadala.

Q: Dapat din pong mapanagot ang mga concerned government officials na hindi inaksyunan ang mga victims natin? Kagaya nung kay Joana?

SEN WIN: Right dahil trabaho talaga yan ng Consul and Embassies, they are there 24/7, they are there all the time, so dapat masigurado nila na ang karapatang ng ating mga kababayan protekado lagi.

Q: Are you in favour expanding the deployment ban in other countries?

SEN WIN: Yes, I'm in favour of that kung alam natin na wala silang batas para proteksyunan ang mga migrant workers natin. I think that should be the first step, second, kung ang pang-aabuso ay grabe na. It's also in the law na before we deploy our people to other countries, dapat meron talagang batas at mekanismo para proteksyunan ang ating mga kababayan. That's in the law, that's the minimum requirement. We can see that partial compliance doesn't work, marami pa rin sa ating mga kababayan ang naabuso.

Q: Kung gagawin natin ang deployment ban, baka mag-retaliate naman ang ibang mga countries naman?

SEN WIN: Hindi naman, I don't think this is a matter of criticizing one another, I think this is a matter of protecting our citizens that's why we move forward, lahat naman itong mga bansa ay kaibigan naman natin and we just want them to realize na may ganitong pang-aabuso at problema, paano natin mareresolba ito at hindi na maulit pa in the future? It's already in the law na before we send people, dapat meron silang batas para proteksyunan itong mga migrant workers.

Q: Sir, di po ba parang may invitation sa Presidente to visit Kuwait?

SEN WIN: I think so. Malaking bagay yun kung ang ating Pangulo ay personal na pupunta doon to talk to the decision-makers para ma-realize nila na may problema tayo at kung paano tayo uusad. Again, these are friends, matagal na tayong may relation with Middle Eastern countries, with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates but this problem ay nangyayari eh. Kami sa Valenzuela, nagtayo ako ng OFW desk doon, at every week mayroon kaming complaints na gusto nang umuwi, pagmamaltrato at it's really a growing problem that we should address.

Q: Just in case na makapunta doon ang Presidente, dapat isa sa kanyang tiyakin ay mapananagot yung responsible doon sa pagkamatay ng mga OFWs like Joanna?

SEN WIN: Yes, oo. I think ang magiging agenda diyan, una ay hanapin ang katarungan para kay Joanna, pangalawa, how do we move forward? Ano pa ang mga dapat nating gawin para maiwasan ito? Pangatlo, magkaroon tayo ng bilateral relations with them regarding labor kung pwede pa nating patatagin na tayo lang ang nag-uusap, mas maganda yun. More protection, more pay, more privileges for our countrymen.

Q: Kahapon po sa hearing, parang may concerns doon sa deployment ban, is there another way to assert? Kasi ang kinatatakot nila yong illegal recruitment or lalo pang mapabayaan ang mga OFWs?

SEN WIN: Yun talaga, ang the other side of the ban na we have to be conscious about is yung mga illegal recruiters dahil nakakalungkot nang pumunta sa UAE, ilan sa mga illegal recruiters doon ay mga Pinoy din na may local partners so ang nangyayari, ini-invite nila as their relative or kamag-anak or friends, mas delikado yon dahil hindi nade-detect ng ating gobyerno kung sino-sino sila. We have to make sure na itong mag illegal recruiters ay maparusahan. Ito talaga yung isang sanhi pangaabuso dahil hindi na de-detect ng gobyerno kung sino pinapadala ng mga illegal recruiters.

WIN: If you look at the statistics the most vulnerable are the household workers no, initially we can implement this total ban on household service workers because looking at the data sila yung pinaka vulnerable. Sila yung pinaka nakakaramdam ng abuso at pagmamaltrato but we shouldn't limit the total ban to them. kita natin yung mga ibang professions ay meron rin pong pagmamaltrato din. For example, mga nagtratrabaho sa mall, nagtratrabaho sa hotel. In fact, this morning I was watching the news, may isang kababayan tayo na hindi naman siya household service worker parang nagtratrabaho siya sa mall pero yung may-ari nung shop ay kinukulong din siya, kinuha yung passport niya, at hindi maganda yung pagtrato sa kanya so we will also have to see kung meron tayong cases of abuse in other professions.

PIA RANADA OF RAPPLER AND MALACANANG

WIN: Tinignan ko mabuti yung mga history neto because I have to look at the entire context kasi kung titignan mo lang yung nangyari recently kay Ms. Ranada and sa PSG one side of the story lang yun. I wanted to see kung ano pa yung talagang storya nito from how Ranada interviews the President and how Ranada interviews other officials, but more particularly the President. Tinitignan ko kung pano ba niya ini-interview yung President in the past. In my opinion I can sense na nagkaroon na ng parang personalan between Rappler and the President and I think the President also found it quite offensive and unprofessional because of the way he was being interviewed. So I think that is the entire context and that's why I believe it is the President who instructed PSG to bar Ms. Ranada inside Malacanang but I think she can still participate in the press conference.

Q: Enough basis ba yung para i-ban yung reported ng grappler?

WIN: nakita ko naman allowed lahat ng mga media outfits to continue to operate and interview. All the members of different outifts continue to interview the President and continue to participate in the presscon and has been extracting and giving information to the public. However, those should be done in proper decorum, hindi offensive and in a professional manner dapat ginagawa itong mga interviews. I have interacted with all of you and nakita ko dito sa senate na lahat ng mga opinions namin sumasangayon kayo pero hindi rin naman lahat ng mga sinasabi naming ay sumasangayon kayo but when we interact with each other especially during interviews nakita ko its very professional and very cordial. I think that should be the norm para we can always come up with reports and news item na hindi naman nagkaroon ng alitan and that's how the entire thing came about. I don't know if Rappler will send another reporter or not but di ko na alam yun.

Q: So sir hindi niyo na tinitignan yun as isang klase ng harassment or intimidation?

WIN: Nakita ko kasi allowed pa rin lahat to operate here in tehe senate, Rappler is still allowed to operate. Sa Malacanang they're still allowed to operate. I think in the past there were instances na I found the line of questioning quite offensive, we all try to answer as best as we can but some questions in the past I found quite unprofessional. So I think that was the cause of the issue.

Q: yung mga public officials daw dapat onion skin?

WIN: yeah well that's why we have to maintain this proper cordial relationship. Ako di ko naman nakikita na may total ban sa mga media outfits natin everyone is still allowed to operate and cover.

Q: so are you saying justified yung pag-ban sakanya sa rappler?

WIN: I would say that Rappler should still be allowed to cover presscons just like any other media outfits. I think they should be allowed to cover whatever the official statements and activities in Malacanang but there are certain limits. I think inside Malcanang in itself may mga personal activities doon. That its prerogative of Malacanang, to allow or not but yung mga general presscons they should be allowed.

Q: pero sir ginamit nilang reason yung SEC ruling pero

WIN: di pa final yung SEC, it's still in the court of appeals then if its final then the rules will change. Sa ngayon if you ask me, if may mga formal presscon like this everyone should be allowed regardless of the Rappler dispute.

DENGVAXIA

WIN: I looked at all the records, wala akong nakita record na nagsasabi na i-implement mo ito sa 800,000 na mga bata. Sinabi ng mga records and exchange of communications from the formulary council and from the emails and the recommendations from the disease prevention office ang sinasabi nila i-implement niyo ito sa pilot areas, sa maliit na area lang at pag i-implement niyo ito make sure informed yung mga parents natin. Tanong mo kung meron silang sakit, may karamdaman, may dengue ba siya before? ano pa nangyari sa bata? All those information dapat ma-gather bago mabigyan ng Dengvaxia. Ang nangyari ngayon at makikita din natin ngayon sa hearing walang mga ganun.

In short, the execution was very poor hindi maganda yung execution. Kung ikaw ay mag a-administer ng vaccine for 800,000 na bata you have to make sure na yung execution maayos, at susundan mo yung mga recommendations ng mga experts. So for example, dapat tanungin mo muna yung mga magulang kung nagka dengue na ito or may mga sakit na ba na naransan in the past, hindi nila ginawa yun. So hindi lang minadali hindi pa maganda yung execution ng vaccination.

Out of the 6 Dengavaxia hearings I can more or less say that there is negligence on the part of the former DOH officials. In my opinion since the former president is not a doctor, he will reply on the advice of the Secretary who is the Doctor, I think the buck stops here with the former Secretary who is Secretary Garin, she is the main personality who should be liable. I know for a fact that the other personalities who became part of the execution ito yung PCMC, FDA they should also be held liable. All 3 billion pesos lahat dumaan sa PCMC.

I cannot speak for the entire committee this is my personal analysis of the matter, basic lang, the former President is not a doctor so kung mga ganitong immunization program dapat ang unang tatanungin yung mga doctor who was part of the cabinet, who is the department of health secretary that time--Secretary Garin.

Talagang minadali, in fact there was one record na tinignan namin. Nag request ng pera ang DOH sa DBM pero yung justification dumating a day after pa. So humingi ka ng pera pero wala ka pang justification from the doctor. That is a very glaring example na minadali talaga.

UBIAL AND DENGVAXIA

WIN: She expanded the program to Cebu and region 7 and in my opinion she's also liable to that, I don't think submitting to political pressure is enough reason dahil buhay to ng mga bata e. kung sinakripisyo mo yung buhay ng bata, dahil na pre-prerpessure ka sa politiko hindi ka dapat sa gobyerno, dapat inuna mo yung mga buhay ng mga bata kaysa sa sariling mong trabaho. In effect, you will succumb to political pressure because you want to save your job but the other side of it. Tinurukan yung mga bata ng gamot na hindi natin alam if safe or unsafe so she should be equally liable to that.

From the hearings I think Sec. Ona is quite hesitant in fact dinelay ng dinelay yan hanggang pinaalis siya, so far in our hearing I don't see any documents or any statements that will make him liable.

1B REFUND FROM SANOFI

WIN: Dapat may supplemental budget in order for the DOH to use that. Senator Gordon was really clear yesterday that he urged Sec. Duque to hasten his request for the supplemental budget. so very clear siya yesterday, I agree with him, na pagbigay satin ng SANOFI I think that's 1.4 billion dapat i-supplemental budget na yun para magamit agad sa pagtulong sa mga pamilyang apektado nitong Dengvaxia.

BROWNOUTS

WIN: 100% na walang brownouts provided that ERC will approve all the pending applications in the next 60 days dahil nakaupo na ulit yung apat na commissioners. So for 60 days and during our last hearing, last week meron na silang plano kung paano nila aprubahan yung mga application doon sa bagong supply ng kuryente. So they gave us a list and after looking at the list we saw that hindi tayo magkakaroon ng brownout pag naaprubahan na yung mga kontrata na ito.

One week pa lang, so far maganda pa rin ang takbo at pinaka maganda dito binigyan kami ng list para sundan. So binreak down namin yun, for example power supply contract, certificate of compliance na kailangan--ito mayroon na rin kaming mga listahan. Nakipagusap na rin kami sa mga stakeholders, sa mga powerplants, and they guided us din kung ano dapat yung i-prioritize, so it is being prioritized by ERC.

Before summer we will conduct new hearings, number one is the updates on the power supply situation in the country. N umber two, after nung TRAIN, gaano na kataas ang tinaas ng gasolina at presyo ng kuryente at ito ba ay batay sa mga estimates na ginawa ng DOE. So we want to get some updates on inventory levels of oil companies kasi next year magtataas na rin yung mga presyo gasoline. We have to make sure that DOE ay alisto dahil October pa lang minomonitor na nila yung inventory levels ng mga oil companies kasi hindi naman sila pwede magtaas ng presyo kung ang inventory levels nila ay luma pa. kung lumang inventory lumang presyo, allowed lang sila doon sa bagong inventory.

Based on our communication wala pa naman nakikitang lumabag so far. But I think continuous ang kanilang monitoring investigation. Meron pa silang investigation nationwide. Yung mga gas stations, meron silang sariling inventories. Ang importante dito ang ay mamonitor ang oil companies dahil bulto ng ating supply ay nasa oil companies.

ERC COMMISSIONERS TRO

WIN: Wala pa e, hindi pa clear if yung apat na commissioners ay papa upuin or papatagalin. It is not so clear yet. We will only find out after six days. Bago kasi umupo si Chairman madami na talagang delays lalo na nung inalis yung apat. During our communication with ERC, sinumbit nilang yung mga files, mukha naman they prioritized yung mga mahahalagang PSA. Importante ngayon summer kasi alam natin na tumataas ang demand pag summer kaya importante unahin na muna yung mga supply ng kuryente para hindi magka- brownout.

Ang assurance nila is summer because 60 days lang yung binigay but we will have to have another hearing to determine kung ano mangyayri after nitong 60 days. Kailangan natin malaman kung ano pa yung matitira and yung mga matitira na kontrata may impact ba ito sa brownout within the year? but we are assured that uunahin nila yung bagong planta na may 100 megawatts or bagong supply.

BBL

This is one of the priority measures ng administration and the reason for that is yung concept dito. Kapag na approve na yung BBL ibaba yung mga armas at magkakaroon ng kapayapaan sa muslim Mindanao area. This is a very complex and complicated bill madami siyang mga provisions na interconnected so malaking trabaho yung ginagawa at maraming Senador, depende sa field mo ay nagtutulong tulong para maiayos ito.

But let me point out this one provision doon na very controversial. Yung tinatawag natin na creeping expansion. So pag na- approve na yung BBL, after 5 years lahat ng mga contiguous yung mga katabing barangay, municipality and city pwede silang sumama doon. So hihiwalay na sila sa mother province at sasama na sila sa Bangsomoro area. So every 5 years yun baka pwede natin makita lumaki at lumaki yan for 25 years. So if kayo ay Governor or Congressman ng katabing probinsya, syempre mag re-react ka negatively kasi mauubsan ka ng lugar tapos in time wala ka nang distrito wala ka na ring probinsya. So this is a controversial provision.

In fact my take on this is--the division will create more instability pero ang gusto natin stable e, kung ano yung nasa Bangsomoro area yun na lang pero kung lumalaki siya at kakainin yung ibang lugar, magiging issue ito sa mga governor o congresmam doon. It will create instability, what we want is harmony. That is one of the controversial provisions of BBL. Yun yung mamayang paguusapan naming sa TWG.

Gusto ng mga Bangsamoro transition committee to include the provision there but some Senators ayaw namin so were trying to find a compromise.

BILLS IN THE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

WIN: We want to spend a lot of our time on oversight, in fact next Monday meron kaming oversight on inflation. A lot of analysts are now saying ENZ in particular which is a New Zealand bank said that this year we will reach the targeted 4%, it will surpass the 4% target of the BSP. So concerned tayo dun dahil marami nang pag-aaral sa inflation, dumadami ang nagugutom—biggest component ng inflation is food. Kapag tumaas ang presyo ng food, madaming magugutom. we will also invite independent experts and NEDA as well but we want the academe to shed light on the ill effects of inflation. Dapat mainitindihan natin to because everyone is affected by the price increase of basic goods and commodity. So dapat maintidihan natin ng mabuti at kung ano dapat gawin ng gobyerno. Inside TRAIN meron mechanism to get that which is magbibigay ng 300 pesos additional doon sa mga pinaka mahihirap na pamilya, so we will ask an update on that one and also look at the mitigating mechanisms.

So far wala akong nakikitang remedial legislation on inflation in itself but we’ll probably propose other legislations to mitigate it such as increase in subsidies. Titignan natin paano pabaan yung presyo ng bigas by removing the quantitative restrictions. Sa ngayon kasi the quantitative restriction is also another reason bakit mataas yung presyo ng bigas natin. So we have to find ways, pag tumaas ang inflation ang tumataas diyan bigas so we really have to find ways to lower down the price of rice.

BILL ON EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

WIN: Actually dito pa lang sa ating bansa other than foreign investor, marami nang nahihirapan sa pagtatayo ng sariling negosyo. Isa sa pahirap diyan yung fire inspection certificate na pag pupunta mo sa local government to get your business permit, kailangan mo din pumunta pa sa fire department para kumuha ng certificate mo. Pagpunta mo doon, pag hindi ka binigyan ng certificate hindi ka mkaka-operate. Pero meron tayong mga corrupt na firemen na ginagawa nila bago nila bigay ang certificate ay pipilitin kang bumili muna ng fire extinguisher sa kanila. Well known-secret to. So ang ginawa ni ARTA ay nilagay na yung fire inspection certificate sa loob ng business permit para isa na lang kausap mo.

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