[𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛] 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 ML Partylist 𝗥𝗲𝗽. 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗠. 𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗮'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝟭𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 I propose an amendment to the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in the form of a reduction from... P889.24 Million to its 2025 level of P733.2 Million representing a reduction of P156 Million or 17.5%. This is found in House GAB Volume I-A Page 22 Line 19. Madam Speaker, Madam Sponsor, may I briefly explain my proposed amendment. Every peso in this budget is the people’s money. And when we demand accountability, we do so not out of hostility, but out of duty — duty to the Constitution, duty to the people, and duty to the truth. Let me then again put this on record: VP Sara Duterte’s repeated refusal to face this chamber is an insult. It spits on the duty of accountability, while she clings to millions in public funds she refuses to explain. This is arrogance. Para tayong mga magulang na tinatabig at sinisigawan ng anak na tumatangging magpaliwanag kung saan napunta ang baon. Kahangalan ang magsabi na aksidente lamang ito o resulta ng pagkakamali. Malinaw na pangmamaliit ito sa Kongreso at sa taumbayan. Sa madaling salita po: paulit-ulit na tayong binabastos ng Bise Presidente. Congress holds the purse. And when a child squanders the family’s money without answers, the remedy is clear: bawasan ang baon hanggang matuto. Let me be clear: this reduction is discipline, not demolition. Malayo ito sa ginawa ng kanyang ama na ginamit ang budget para pahirapan ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) — a constitutional body created to defend the powerless. What we do here is different: we call out entitlement, we confront arrogance, we demand respect. Public money is not a toy. Hindi ito pabuya na pinamimigay sa mga imbentong tao na may imbentong pangalan sa mga imbentong project. It is a trust. And until the Vice President learns respect, this House must act as the parent that disciplines a brat. Alam ko po that this move will generate varied reactions. It might even be exploited by certain camps to elicit sympathy for VP Sara. Dyan naman sila magaling. Kadramahan. Pero hindi pwedeng mangibabaw ang drama sa kung ano ang tama, sa kung ano ang makatwiran, at sa kung ano ang nararapat sa pagtatanggol sa dignidad ng institusyong ito at ng proseso ng pambansang budget. So Madam Speaker, Madam Sponsor, I respectfully but firmly propose the reduction of the budget of the Office of the Vice President from P889.24 Million to its 2025 level of P733.2 Million. I so move. Maraming salamat po.show more

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