Bam Aquino

Sen. Bam underscores need to probe Anti-Tambay policy, amid inconsistent statements of the President

Senator Bam Aquino questioned the government’s decision to continue its campaign against loiterers even without legal basis. 

“Maraming mahihirap ang na-agrabyado at namatay pa si Tisoy, bakit pa nila itutuloy?” said Sen. Bam, referring to the death of Genesis “Tisoy” Argoncillo, who died in the custody of the Quezon City Police District. 

“Talagang nakakabahala itong pagtutuloy ng kampanya laban sa tambay dahil hanggang ngayon hindi pa nga nalilinaw ang legal basis nito,” Sen. Bam pointed out. “Isa pa, kailangan munang panagutin ang mga umabuso at ayusin ang proseso.” 

Sen. Bam made the pronouncement after President Duterte reiterated his order to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ignore critics and continue its campaign against “tambays.” Earlier, the President clarified that he did not order the arrests and that “loitering is not a crime.” 

With Duterte’s inconsistent pronouncements, Sen. Bam underscored the need for the Senate to investigate and clarify the matter. 

“Sa pabagu-bagong polisiya ng administrasyon sa mga tambay, lalong kailangan imbestigahan ito ng Senado para maklaro,” said Sen. Bam, adding that the public and even the PNP are confused with the government’s conflicting statements on the matter. 

Sen. Bam has submitted Senate Resolution No. 772 seeking to investigate the government’s policy against loitering, which he called as discriminatory and anti-poor. 

In his resolution, Sen. Bam urged the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, headed by Sen. Panfilo Lacson, to investigate the matter to protect ordinary Filipinos from unjust, discriminatory and abusive policies and practices. 

“There is a need to assess whether the PNP’s anti-tambay campaign, as well as the local ordinances on which they are supposedly based, are consistent with national laws and the Constitution,” said Sen. Bam. 

Sen. Bam filed the resolution days after Argoncillo died in the custody of the Quezon City Police District. Argoncillo was arrested on June 15 for allegedly causing alarm and scandal, but died four days later. 

The PNP issued different statements regarding Argoncillo’s death. First, it claimed that it was due to self-inflicted trauma then changed it to suffocation due to the severe congestion of prison cells. 

After Argoncillo’s death certificate revealed that he died from multiple blunt force trauma to his neck, head, chest and upper extremities, the QCPD claimed that he died after he was mauled by fellow inmates.

Sen. Bam: Solusyunan ang taas presyo, hindi tambay ang problema

The government should solve the pressing problem of high prices of goods and services caused by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, instead of focusing on so-called loiterers or “tambays”, according to Sen. Bam Aquino.

“Mas matinding problema ang mataas na presyo ng bilihin, hindi mga tambay,” said Sen. Bam, one of four senators who voted against the ratification of the government’s tax reform program.

“Nalulunod na sa taas presyo ang taumbayan. Sana ito ang pagtuunan ng pansin ng ating gobyerno,” added Sen. Bam.

Sen. Bam called on the government to lay a clear-cut plan on how to address the high prices of goods and services to alleviate the plight of Filipinos, especially the poor.

“Ano po ba talaga ang plano ng gobyerno para maisalba ang napakaraming kababayan nating nalulunod sa taas presyo?” said Sen. Bam.

At the same time, Sen. Bam urged the government to stop arresting loiters, most of whom are poor, and focus on the issue that burdens them the most, which is the high prices of goods.

 “Tama na po muna sana ang paghuli sa mga tambay na karamihan ay mahirap. Unahin po sanang tugunan yung nagpapahirap sa kanila,” said Sen. Bam as he renewed his call for the suspension of the excise tax on petroleum products under the TRAIN Law.

Sen. Bam has submitted a measure seeking to roll back of TRAIN’s excise tax on fuel when average inflation rate surpasses the annual inflation target over a three-month period.

In addition, Sen. Bam is also pushing for the full implementation of mitigating measures under the TRAIN Law, such as the unconditional cash transfer program for poor families and the Pantawid Pasada for jeepney operators and drivers.

Sen. Bam: Drive down price of PH internet, encourage competition in telco sector

Competition will help lower the price and improve the quality of internet service in the country, Senator Bam Aquino maintained.

“Nalulunod na nga sa taas ng presyo ng bilihin, pati internet napakamahal dito sa atin. Mahal na nga, mabagal pa,” said Sen. Bam, chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology.

“We need more than three telcos to have a healthy competition. We should look at other countries aside from China,” added Sen. Bam.

As chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology, Sen. Bam is currently working on Senate Bill No. 171 or the Open Access in Data Transmission Act of 2016.

If enacted into law, Sen. Bam said the will enable more players into and promote competition in the internet industry.

Sen. Bam has been working to improve the quality of internet in the country. In the 16th Congress, he spearheaded an investigation into the slow and expensive internet in the country during his stint as chairman of the Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship.

The probe helped determine needed legislation to address the internet problem in the country and led to the release of a Department of Justice opinion on telco advertising.

The hearing also compelled the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to come out with guidelines on minimum internet speeds and conducted speed testing in various areas of the Philippines to check compliance of telcos.

As chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, Sen. Bam pushed for the passage of Republic Act 10929 or the Free Internet Access Program in Public Places as principal sponsor.

Sen. Bam: Don’t hold free tuition hostage to justify TRAIN Law

Don’t hold free college education hostage, government can afford free tuition even without the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law.

This was Sen. Bam Aquino’s reaction to the government’s statement that the free college education will be affected once the TRAIN Law is suspended.

“May iba namang pagkukunan ang gobyerno ng budget. Sa totoo lang malaki pa ang hindi nagagamit na pondo,” said Sen. Bam, one of the four senators who voted against the ratification of the TRAIN Law.

“Bakit kailangan i-hostage ang libreng kolehiyo? Tama na ang pagpapahirap sa taumbayan na nalulunod na sa pagtaas ng presyo,” added Sen. Bam who is principal sponsor of the Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

Sen. Bam insisted that the government has enough funds for the continued implementation of the free college education, even without the P70 billion expected revenue from the rollback of the excise tax on petroleum products under the TRAIN Law.

Sen. Bam also reminded the administration that underspending, or the allotted funds that were left untouched by government agencies, reached P390 billion for 2017. The budget for free college education was set at P41 billion for 2018.

“Mahalaga na alam ng pangulo ang totoong numero. Mahirap nang magdesisyon kapag mali mali ang binibigay na impormasyon,” Sen. Bam stressed.

Sen. Bam recalled that government economic managers told the Senate during TRAIN deliberations that inflation will not breach the four-percent mark. Last month, the country’s inflation reached 4.6 percent.

“Ang paglalaan ng pondo ay batay sa mga prayoridad ng gobyerno. Kung hindi nila bibigyan ng pondo ang libreng kolehiyo, ibig sabihin, hindi ito mahalaga para sa kanila,” Sen. Bam maintained.

“Isa pa, hindi namin hahayaan sa Senado na hindi mapondohan ang batas na ito, na layong suportahan ang mahihirap ng Pilipino na umasenso sa tulong ng edukasyon,” added Sen. Bam. 

Kahit sorry man lang, wala – Sen. Bam Aquino on the harassment of Filipino fishermen

If the government won’t issue a diplomatic protest against China for taking away the catch of Filipino fishermen, the least it could do is to demand an apology from its perceived ally, according to Sen. Bam Aquino. 

“Dapat maghain ng pormal na protesta ang pamahalaan laban sa ginawa ng Chinese coast guard sa ating mga mangingisda. Pero kahit sorry, hindi man lang hiningi,” said Sen. Bam. 

Earlier, a television station aired a video where Chinese coast guard personnel were shown taking the catch from Filipino fishermen. 

“Nanakawan, inaapi pa ang ating mga mangingisda. Kampihan naman natin ang ating mga kababayan,” the senator said. 

“Napaka-strikto ng administrasyon pagdating sa ating mamamayan. Ngunit kapag isyu na ng China, napakaluwag sa mga patakaran,” Sen. Bam added. 

If the government will not do anything to address this incident, Sen. Bam said the Chinese coast guard will be emboldened to commit more abuses against the Filipino people. 

“Hindi natin kailangang humingi ng permiso mula sa China dahil teritoryo natin ang kanilang inangkin,” added Sen. Bam. 

Sen. Bam also reiterated his call to the government to assert the country’s victory in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), which declared that Filipino fishermen have traditional fishing rights to the waters of Scarborough Shoal. 

“Makinig tayo sa panawagan ni Acting Chief Justice Carpio. Sayang lang ang panalo ng Pilipinas sa PCA kung hindi gagamitin para ipaglaban ang atin mga mangingisda,” Sen. Bam said. 

Earlier, Sen. Bam urged the Senate to take the lead in defending the country amid China’s militarization of our seas. 

The senator said that a strong and independent Senate can and should investigate all our dealings with China, especially when the rights and livelihood of our countrymen are at risk.

Sen. Bam asserts independence from China

As the nation celebrates Independence Day, families are drowning from rising prices and Filipino fishermen are bullied out of Philippine waters, said Sen. Bam Aquino.

“Ipinagdiriwang natin ang Araw ng Kalayaan ngunit marami sa mga kapatid nating mangingisda ay hindi malayang mangisda sa sarili nating karagatan,” said Sen. Bam Aquino.

“Ninanakawan na at inaapi ang ating mga kapatid na mangingisda ngunit tila walang ginagawa ang pamahalaan para protektahan ang kanilang kapakanan,” added Sen. Bam.

Sen. Bam was referring to claims by several fishermen during a press conference in Malacanang that China is dictating the movement of vessels over the Panatag shoal through its coast guard ships in the area.

One of the fishermen claimed that the Chinese coast guard is blocking access of bigger Filipino fishing vessels to the shoal’s lagoon.

“We shouldn’t need China’s permission to fish in our own waters,” said Sen. Bam.

Earlier, Sen. Bam urged the Senate to take the lead in defending the country amid China’s militarization of our seas.

“If Malacañang will not side with the Filipino people on this issue, then the Senate can take the lead in defending our country,” said Sen. Bam, adding that a strong and independent Senate can and should investigate all our dealings with China, especially when the rights and livelihood of our countrymen are at risk.

Sen. Bam added that if the government continues its defeatist mentality, China will be more emboldened to commit more abuses to our territory and against the Filpino people.

Sen. Bam supports VAT reduction to ease burden of price surge, TRAIN Law

Senator Bam Aquino expressed support behind the move to reduce value-added tax (VAT) to 10 percent, saying it will help ease the burden of high prices of goods and services on Filipinos, especially the poor.

“Suportado natin ang pagbaba sa VAT at mga panukalang magbibigay ginhawa sa mga pamilyang nalulunod na sa pagtaas ng presyo. Mahalagang aksyunan na natin ito,” said Sen. Bam, one of four senators who voted against the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law.

While he supports the move, Sen. Bam promises to ensure that the exemptions under the VAT will remain, including those given to cooperatives, senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs).

“Kailangan nang isalba ang mga Pilipinong nasagasaan ng TRAIN law. Kung ang pagbaba ng VAT uunahin ng Senado, susuportahan natin ito,” said Sen. Bam.

In the Senate, Sen. Panfilo Lacson and Risa Hontiveros have been pushing for the lowering of VAT.

“Patuloy rin naming ilalaban ang pag-preno sa TRAIN at pag-roll-back ng excise tax. Kailangan gawin ang lahat ng ating makakaya upang tulungan ang mga pamilyang hirap na hirap na,” Sen. Bam added.

As part of his efforts to ease the burden of the TRAIN Law on Filipinos, Sen. Bam has filed a measure seeking to suspend the collection of the excise tax under the government’s tax reform program once the average inflation rate surpasses the annual inflation target over a three-month period.

In addition, Sen. Bam is pushing for the full implementation of mitigating measures under the TRAIN Law, such as the unconditional cash transfer program for poor families and the Pantawid Pasada for jeepney operators and drivers.

Sen. Bam has also filed a resolution calling for an investigation regarding the implementation of the unconditional cash transfer to ensure if the amount is still sufficient to cover the increase in prices of goods and other services.

Sen. Bam on the mounting issues with China

China continues to harass our fishermen, militarize our seas and threaten our sovereignty.
 
If Malacañang will not side with the Filipino people on this issue, then the Senate can take the lead in defending our country.
 
A strong and independent Senate can and should investigate all our dealings with China, especially when the rights and livelihood of our countrymen are at risk. 
 
If continued, this defeatist mentality will just lead to even more abuses.

Sen. Bam Aquino: Tama na, sobra na ang pagdadahilan sa taas-presyo

Instead of making excuses and misleading statements, Senator Bam Aquino called on the government to extend immediate assistance to Filipinos by finding solutions to the rising prices of goods and services due to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law.

 “Huwag na nating paikutin ang mamamayan para ipagtanggol ang TRAIN Law,” said Sen. Bam, one of four senators who voted against the government’s tax reform program.

“Tama na, sobra na ang pagpapahirap sa Pilipino. Labanan at solusyunan na lang ang pagtaas ng presyo,” added Sen. Bam.

 Sen. Bam was referring to a GMA News report, where the National Economic Development Authority said that a family of five can survive on P10,000 a month, or P127 daily for food.

“Marami na ngang nasagasaan at nalulunod na sa pagtaas ng presyo, huwag na bilugin ang mga Pilipino. Tama na ang mga palusot, tulungan na lang natin ang mga pamilyang nahihirapan,” added Sen. Bam.

 “Hindi na nga makahinga ang mga Pilipino sa sikip ng sinturon, binibilog at niloloko pa natin ang mga tao para lang maidepensa ang minadali nilang Train Law,” added Sen. Bam.

As part of his push to ease the burden on the public, Sen. Bam has filed a measure seeking to roll back the excise tax on fuel under the TRAIN Law when average inflation rate surpasses the annual inflation target over a three-month period.

In a separate resolution, Sen. Bam also sought the review of the unconditional cash transfer program under the TRAIN Law. Six months after the implementation of the TRAIN Law, the government has yet to fully roll out the unconditional cash transfer program.

Sen. Bam also pushed for the full implementation of the Pantawid Pasada program, which aims to help jeepney operators and drivers cope with the increase in price of diesel fuel.

Sen. Bam Aquino’s Privilege Speech On rising prices and the suspension of TRAIN

Mr. President, mga kaibigan, karangalan ko po ngayon na pagusapan ang isang bagay na nakakabagabag sa maraming pamilyang Pilipino –  ang patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin.

Nalulunod na po ang mga mahihirap nating kababayan sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin.

Noong kami ay bumisita sa mahihirap na komunidad at kinausap ang ating mga kababayan tungkol sa kanilang mga hinaing, ang una po nilang lagging binabanggit ay ang presyo.

Ito ang ilan sa sinasabi nila:

Grabe na nga ang hirap at gutom dati, mas grabe pa ngayon. Saan na po kami pupulutin?

Mababa ang kita. Mataas ang presyo. Matindi ang aming pangamba.

Dalawang beses na lang po kami kumakain araw-araw.

Iyong mga may kaya, kakayanin ang pagtaas ng presyo. Pero kaming mahihirap, hindi po naming ito kaya.

Nahihirapan na po ang ating mga kababayan, lalo na ang mga nasa laylayan.

Kahapon lang po, tumaas na naman ang presyo ng petrolyo.

In the past months, makikita ho natin ang pagtaas ng presyo ng gasoline, diesel at kerosene.

Sa Robinson’s Supermarket, ang Ligo Sardines na 14 pesos noong Disyembre, 16 pesos at 25 centavos na ngayon.

Ang mga nanay na nakausap ko sa Bagong Silang, hindi na po nakapagta-Tang!… kundi napapamura na lang sa presyo ng Tang. Dati ay 9.10 pesos per sachet, pero ngayong Mayo ay malapit na po sa 17 pesos sa grocery.

Tumataas din ang presyo ng kuryente, ang presyo ng bigas, at humihingi na ng fare hike ang mga jeepney drivers at operators, pati na ang LRT.

Kaya naman po napakarami na ang umaalma.

Currently, inflation is on the rise and has surpassed the expected levels for 2018. Ngayon po ay 4.5% na tayo at ang yearly forecast ng BSP ginawa na pong 4.6% para sa buong taon.

Mr. President, marami ang nagsasabi na hindi lang naman TRAIN ang rason sa pagtaas na presyo, at tama po iyon.

Ngunit alin po ba sa mga rason ng pagtaas ng presyo ang kaya natin bigyan ng solusyon at alin po diyan ang hindi natin masosolusyunan?

Sa hearing ni Sen. Gatchalian dito sa Senado noong nakaraang mga linggo, binigay ng Department of Finance (DOF) ang breakdown of factors of inflation.

Sabi po nila, better tobacco compliance, global prices of crude oil, the devaluation of the peso, meron pong unwarranted increase of prices, and, syempre po binanggit din nila ang TRAIN Law.

Alin sa mga ito ang wala na sa ating kamay, at alin po dito ang mahahanapan natin ng solusyon?

Habang patuloy ang debate sa mga rason ng pagtaas ng presyo, ang hinahanap ng taumbayan solusyon, hindi po dahilan. Hindi po debate, solusyon po para sa ating mga problema.

Kaya mga kaibigan, kailangan natin itong aksyunan.

Una, siguraduhin nating ipinapatupad ang unconditional cash transfer program na nakasaad sa TRAIN Law.

Because of TRAIN’s effect on prices, the law mandated that 10 million Filipino households would receive financial assistance worth 200 pesos per month.

Tumaas na po ang presyo ng bilihin ngunit 2.6 million families pa lang ang nakakatanggap ng financial assistance. 2.6 million out of 10 million pa lang ang nabibigyan ng tulong at ngayon po ay Mayo na.

Noon pa man, hindi po mapangako ng DSWD na masasabay ang tulong pinansyal sa pagpataw ng excise taxes at ito ang naging pangunahing rason kung bakit ako tumutol ng TRAIN Law.

Now, with the rapid increase in prices, Sen. Gatchalian suggested to increase the amount of cash transfers – and I definitely agree and I think many of us will do so as well.

This is something we must seriously look at during our budget deliberations.

Ano po ang isang bagay na puwede nating maaksiyunan. The second thing government can do to help Filipino families is to address the high price of rice.

Dahil po sa kapalpakan ng NFA na mapanatili ang 15-day buffer stock, mula 27 pesos per kilo ng bigas noon, ngayon ay higit 42 pesos na.

Noong bumisita ako sa Barangay Holy Spirit sa Quezon City, may nagsabi na isang beses na lang sila nagkakain bawat araw, at kamote na lang ang sinasabay nila sa ulam tuwing gabi.

Thanks to Sen. Villar, we tackled this in the Senate, thanks to Sen. Villar. And we are hopeful that action points coming from the Committee on Agriculture to get the price of rice under control will be prioritized.

Ito pong rice tariffication na shunestiyon ng Committee on Agriculture, kailangan na pong mabigyan ng pansin because this is a reform that our countrymen desperately need.

Pangatlo, ano po ang isa pang puwede nating solusyon sa pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin? Kailangan natin ng mekanismo kung saan puwede nating i-roll-back ang pagtaas ng presyo ng petrolyo dahil sa excise taxes na pinapataw ng TRAIN Law.

The current version has a safeguard to suspend any additional imposition of excise tax, if the price of crude oil breaches 80 dollars per barrel.

Ang mekanismo pong ito ay mahahanap natin sa TRAIN Law ngayon. Ngunit mga kaibigan, ang crude oil ay may iba’t ibang klaseng depinisyon. Nandiyan ang BRENT crude oil na lumampas na po sa 80 dollars per barrel kahapon at nagsara po sa 79.11 dollars. BRENT is usually higher than the Dubai crude oil price based on Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS), which is what the TRAIN Law based their provisions on.

In short, mga kaibigan, doon sa tatlong depinisyon ng crude oil, iyong BRENT, iyong WTI at MOPS, iyong isa po lumampas na kagabi ng 80 dollars per barrel, iyong dalawa hindi pa lumalampas.

Ngunit kung matutupad po ang suspension ng TRAIN based on the current provision currently found in the law, ang suspension po na mangyayari ay magkakaepekto lang sa Enero ng 2019.

In short, with the current wording of the law, any suspension based on the current law will only affect the January 2019 and possibly the January 2020 price increase.

What we need is a safeguard, Mr. President, which is responsive to the surges in prices and the needs of our countrymen.

In the Senate, in our Senate version, we actually passed a safeguard to suspend excise tax on fuel based on inflation. Ito po iyong probisyon na pinagbotohan nating lahat. However, this provision was removed during TRAIN’s bicameral conference.

In short, Mr. President, iyong lumabas sa Senado na version ng TRAIN,  kasama po ang inflation rate bilang isa sa batayan kung bakit po dapat isuspinde ang excise taxes na napapasaloob sa TRAIN Law.

Unfortunately, nawala po ito pagkatapos ng bicameral conference at natira na lang ang probisyon na tumutukoy sa Dubai crude oil price.

Our office filed SBN 1798 to bring back this safeguard mechanism based on the inflation target range, so we can roll back TRAIN’s excise tax on fuel.

Under this bill, when inflation exceeds the target range for 3 consecutive months, the excise tax on fuel will be rolled back.

For example, kung titingnan natin iyong taon ngayon, the BSP set the target inflation range 2-4%.

In December, the month that we passed TRAIN, inflation was at 2.9. In January, after the TRAIN law was implemented, inflation shot up to 3.4 percent. On February, 3.8 percent, kasama pa rin po iyan sa target range ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,

In March, we breached the 4-percent range, it grew to 4.3 percent. In April nagging 4.5 percent. Pangalawang buwan na po ito na lumampas sa inflation target range ang inflation ng ating bansa.

Pagkatapos na mangyari ito, ang BSP nag-recompute at nagsabi na ang bagong forecast nila para sa taong 2018 ay 4.6 percent. At alam naman natin na ang inflation ay ang tumutukoy sa pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin sa ating bansa.

Dahil napagbotohan na natin ang isang probisyon kung saan ginagamit ang inflation rate range bilang isang safeguard mechanism ditto sa pagpataw ng escise taxes sa ating bansa, umaasa ako na mabilis nating maipapasa sa ating Kamara.

This is a very reasonable amendment that can help alleviate the burden of high prices on our fellow countrymen.

Mr. President, mayroong pong mga nagsasabi na kung suspindihin ang excise taxes, wala nang pera para sa Build-Build-Build, wala na raw pera para sa libreng tuition sa ating mga SUCs. Wala na raw pera para sa mga programa ng gobyerno.

Sa totoo lang po, hindi ito totoo. Dahil kung tutuusin po, ang 2018 target collections ng excise tax on fuel base sa TRAIN ay 70 billion pesos lang po. Malayo naman ito sa kabuuan ng ating budget for 2019.

Sigurado po ako na mayroon tayong mahahanap na 70 billion pesos para pagtakpan kung may pagro- roll back na gagawin sa excise tax on fuel.

Una, mayroong underspending ang gobyerno mula sa 2017 na 390 billion pesos.

Pangalawa, kailangan lang na mas maging efficient ang collections ng BIR at BOC, at kakayanin natin iyan.

Pangatlo, I’m certain that under the leadership of Sen. Legarda in the Committee on Finance, and of course with the help of the sharpest eyes in the Senate, Sen. Ping Lacson, na kapag panahon po ng budget, may mahahanap na pera pong masi-save at pera pong magagamit sa ibang bagay, I’m sure may mahahanap tayong 70 billion pesos mula sa iba’t ibang departamento at iba’t ibang ahensiya na puwedeng makalap upang pagtakpan kung may mawawalang koleksiyon kung isuspinde natin ang excise tax on fuel.

Huwag na huwag po nating natin kakalimutan kung sino ang ating ipinaglalaban ditto sa Senado — ang pamilyang Pilipino na ngayon ay nahihirapan dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo.

Kailangan ho nating umaksyon, hindi lang po magdebate.

Number one, siguraduhin natin na ang tulong pinansyal sa ating mga mahihirap na mga kababayan na nakasaad sa TRAIN Law ay mapatupad na. Kailangan po lahat ng ten million families na dapat mabigyan ng tulong, mabigyan ng tulong sa lalong madaling panahon. Hindi po katanggap-tanggap na sa September pa sila mabibigyan ng tulong o next year pa.

Pangalawa, suportahan natin ang mga gawain ng Committee on Agriculture pagdating sa reporma sa NFA at sa reporma patungkol sa ating bigas at kung paano ito mapapababa. Sana po maging priority measure natin ito dito sa ating Kamara.

Pangatlo, suportahan po sana natin itong naihain namin SBN 1798. Again, a very reasonable mechanism which we can use to roll back the price of excise tax on fuel only when the inflation target range is breached.

Isa po itong probisyon na sinang-ayunan na ng Kamara noong naipasa sa 3rd reading ang TRAIN dito sa Senado. Sinisikap lang namin ibalik ang safeguard na ito at gawing ganap sa ating bansa.

This is a reasonable mechanism that can alleviate the burden of our countrymen which can be responsive to the rise in prices.

Protektahan po natin ang pamilyang Pilipino mula sa pagtaas ng presyo.

Dahil sabi nga po, grabe na ang hirap at gutom dati, mas grabe pa ngayon.

Sabi nga po, matindi ang pangamba ng pamilyang Pilipino.

Sabi nga po, ang ating mga kababayan, ang ilan sa kanila ay hindi na nakakain ng tatlong beses isang araw.

Sabi nga po, hirap na hirap na ang taumbayan at tungkulin natin ang mapagaan ang kanilang buhay

Maraming maraming salamat po! And we hope we can all come together to support SBN 1798 very soon. Maraming salamat, Mr. President.

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