Several senators agree with SP Escudero’s decision to suspend construction of new Senate building
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00:00Senate President Francis Escudero's decision to press the pause button on the construction of the Senate's new Diggs Integig has drawn support from among his colleagues and peers in the upper chamber.
00:10Senator Aimee Marcos seconded Senator Escudero's move, saying a review of the contractor's work and balance sheet is in order without putting a finger on who to blame.
00:20Likewise, Senate Committee Chair on Accounts Alan Peter Cayetano also urged for an inquiry on the contractor going way over budget on the building construction.
00:31The decision of our new SP, Cheese Escudero, I admit that I did not put a finger on the new building because I am ashamed to move to a new building.
00:43Now that it is in need of food, money, and livelihood of the people, and the Senate has a very expensive building, I am ashamed.
00:51Let's not speculate. If there are three words I want to use, first is review. Secondly, it should be factual. Suspicion, speculation, assumption, and number three, independent.
01:10Just because you told me it's 100 million for this, that doesn't mean that automatically we will believe it. It should be factual.