Nitong nakaraang Lunes, sa kanyang ikatlong State of the Nation Address, binanggit ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos ang mahigit 5,000 flood control projects na natapos na. Samantala, ilang senador naman ang kumukuwestiyon kung naging epektibo at maayos ba ang pagpapatupad ng flood control projects sa mga lugar na malubhang naapektuhan ng pagbaha lalo na sa Metro Manila lalo pa at P255 billion ang nakalaang pondo para rito. Panoorin sa video. #TheMangahasInterviews
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00:00In other places, especially in Metro Manila, the State of Calamity declared it too early.
00:05They said that it was due to the release of the funds for the election.
00:10That's why these Calamity Fund releases cannot be abused.
00:14That's why I am calling for the declaration of Calamity in one place to be susceptible to money laundering and allocation.
00:31It also needs to be monitored by civil society, by residents because it can also be used in a way that should not be used for calamity.
00:42Accountability is also needed here.
00:44Is the use correct?
00:46For example, if you have an evacuation center, are the facilities good?
00:54Are the people in the evacuation center dignified?
00:58Is there a hygiene kit for the women?
01:02Is there a facility for the pregnant women and children?
01:05I hope it's like that.
01:07It's not just what they see in the calamity that they give money for.
01:10The problem is that our drainage systems are repeatedly clogged and overflowing.
01:19The amount of infrastructure projects is being neglected.
01:24It's true because the infrastructure also needs to be studied.
01:30What is the maximum that we can get out of the investment that some of us are still owing?
01:38So if there are all the ways to make the infrastructure sustainable, for example,
01:46is this the infrastructure that we will do to prevent further flooding?
01:50It will not just be a way for our residents to be able to go to one place.
01:58I hope it's included.
02:00We have environmental impact assessments for infrastructure projects, right?
02:07Okay.
02:08We watched the whole morning, the President of the BBM, the OCD, the Office for Civil Defense, and the NDRRMC.
02:17But every official is repeatedly asking for a lot of numbers.
02:22Do these numbers really have real meaning and it's just like a roll call?
02:28Usually in SONA, it's inputs and activities.
02:33For example, training a lot of people or sending a lot of goods or something.
02:42Those are inputs.
02:43Naturally, because you are spending a lot of budget, you will report a lot.
02:48But the outcome, for example if you rescued a lot of people,
02:56do you get feedback from the people?
02:59Correct.
02:59How was the rescue? Were they satisfied?
03:03Maybe they were rescued but bare minimum.
03:06There is a language of technocrats, they rely on numbers because they feel that's the only evidence.
03:15So usually in numbers, sometimes the voice of the people is lost.
03:20The voice of the people, what do they think about the infrastructure?
03:27I think it needs documentation and feedback mechanisms from all government agencies.
03:34But sometimes the monitoring and evaluation is really lacking.
03:39Are there any highlights or memorable takeaways for you in SONA?
03:45Because in SONA, you can look at it as rhetoric or performance only.
03:49You can also look at it substance-wise and the political side of it.
03:54Obviously, the political side made him happy in Pogo and the West Philippine Sea.
04:01But in the West Philippine Sea, it remains rhetoric.
04:05But what concrete things can he do?
04:08So I was wondering why this was not mentioned by the President.
04:12Then Pogo, of course, is a platform.
04:16But how many of them supported Pogo when it collapsed?
04:20It's like they changed their mind and wanted to hide it.
04:23They supported it.
04:25Then in education, for example, the President asked for colleges and top universities.
04:36But in the private sector, the government has nothing to do with it.
04:42The result of the international standards is also important.
04:46So I was wondering if he forgot that there is a Congressional Commission on Education.
04:51What will he do with the result?
04:54Because the result is almost out during the presidency.
04:59So what will he do immediately?
05:00What will he prioritize?
05:02So that's what I'm waiting for.
05:05Then in health, I was also anticipating what he will fund, universal health insurance?
05:15Because that's what's needed.