Transcript of Sen Noynoy Aquino’s answers at the DLSU Youth Forum, Jan 29 2010
From: Ingga Bianca Sobreikerri of St. Scholastica College:
Question: Senator, kayo po ba ay sang-ayon sa Reproductive Health Bill at paano po ninyo ilulunsad at ipaliliwanag sa ating mga kababayan ang ganitong batas gayong ang inyong pamilya ay kilala bilang maka-Diyos?
Senator Noynoy Aquino:
Ang posisyon po namin ay tinatawag na responsible parenthood, ang statistics po namin ay ganito, ang sabi po kanina ng isa nating katunggali wala po tayong population problem. I think we will all agree that if you at one parameter for instance education, there is a problem in classrooms anywhere from 20 to 40 thousand, we are not already able to meet the needs of the people who are already here and that responsible parenthood basically says each parent should be reminded, ipaalala natin sa bawat magulang may dinala kayong anak sa mundong ito, mayroon kayong obligasyon na paaralin, pakainin, may tirahan na maayos, damitan at iba pa.
Hindi po puwdeng bahala na kung ano ang mangyari dun sa anak, yun lang po ang minumungkahi namin. Ngayon po, ano ang solusyon po diyan? Mayroon po tayong educational campaign na ipapaalala po itong mga responsibilidad na ito, yung paghuhubog ng konsensiya at yung values po, iniimbitahan po natin ang bawat isang simbahan na maki-lahok at ibahagi yung kanilang mga pagtu-turo para maliwanagan yung paghuhubog ng konsensiya, nasa atin pong Saligang Batas na mayroon pong separation of Church and State, tayo ay isang demokratikong bansa, hindi po marapat na ang gobyerno po natin ay magdi-dikta sa sinoman kung ilan ang anak na dapat nilang dalhin sa mundo, kung paano nila pa-planuhin ang kanilang pamilya, pero mayroon pong obligasyon nandiyan pos a Saligang Batas na ang gobyerno, ipaalala sa bawat isa na mayroon po tayong tungkulin sa pamilya na nagiging “nuclear family” o susi sa lahat ng pagre-resolba sa lahat ng ating problema.
Huling paalala lang po, noong EDSA po, mayroon tayong humigit kumulang 50 milyon katao,ngayon po ay nasa 93 hanggang 97 ang tinatayang mga mamamayang Pilipino. Geometric ang progression sa population at kung tayo ay parang walang nakikita, walang sasabihin at walang naririnig, siguro po yung mga bata na hindi na nagkakaroon pagkakatong matunghayan ay lalong hindi magkakaroon ng pagkakataon kung tayo’y patuloy na mananahimik.
PANEL NG MGA LA SALLE STUDENTS:
Question: Sa pagpasa ng batas ukol sa contractual employment sa mga kumpanya, paano po ninyo ire-resolba ang mga issue ng security of tenure o employment sa ating bansa?
Senator Noynoy Aquino:
Yun nga po ang problema, contractualization does not have security of tenure that there will be mutually exclusive, ang tanong nga po dito, mayroong kontrang isyu po dun yung comparative advantage natin versus other countries, labor lang po for the most part ang ating dear value added, tapos we’re pricing ourselves out of the market, yung aming plataporma, stresses education and education enhances the skills, the skills and job potentials that will open up because of an enhance and more skill full labor force hopefully will ensure the tenure and potentials for having meaning full and dignified jobs here in the country and as well as abroad.
Gusto kong sugpuin ang “contractualization” at the same time ayoko namang patayin yung mga negosyo na kakaunti na lamang nandiyan na ang dami na nga pong lumikas sa ating bansa, wala naman ho talagang makikita sa solution sa extreme positions, saan ba yung happy compromise dito? Natutugunan yung kapakanan ng mga manggagawa, natutugunan din naman yung pangangailangan ng mga negosyo para maka-compete sa global market, huwag po nating kalimutan malapit na po tayong ma-obliga under various treaties na magbukas ng ating mga pinto sa dayuhang mga kalakal at mga produkto, so kailangan na po tayong maka-laban sa ating domestic market at mangyayari po yan, kung talagang naka-focus, yung isa po saking mga panukalang batas yung kung paano ibalik yung konspeto ng bawat kompanya na ang pananawa dapat ay hindi kayo o kami kapag nagtutugunan at nag-uusap ang management at labor pero bumalik tayo dun sa tayo, kompanya natin ito, paano natin palalaguin ito? Ang mga minungkahi natn dito ay yung productivity incentive.
Question: Sinabi po ninyo sa inyong palatastas na hindi po kayo magnanakaw, pero paano naman po ang ibang opisyal? Ang taong ko po, mayroon na po kayong nagawang kongkretong mga paraan bilang isang mambabatas para siguraduhing mahuli at mapanagutan ng mga ahensiya o mga opisyal na napatunayang nagnakaw sa kaban ng bayan o naging kasama sa katiwalian?
Senator Noynoy Aquino:
Salamat sa tanong mo, palagay ko naman hindi ka absent nung nandoon tayo sa mga ZTE hearing, nandoon tayo kasama sa impeachment, nagtatanong tama ba yung paratang dun sa hello Garci, among other things, kasama ako sa impeachment for that matter, sinubukan narin nating iwasto yung sistema, doon sa AFP, DND budget, pagka-tagal tagal, 1974 pa po, hindi po subject to public bidding yung kanilang paggugol ng budget na yun, isang taon po ay umabot ng P1.8 billion ang tinatayang savings is between 5 to 10 percent, we could have save a hundred and 80 million and devoted it to something else. Pero ang dulo po nun, I think I have proposed an amendment accepted to GAA for something like 9 or 10 budget seasons already kaya lang pinapalusutan at ginagawaan ng paraan para magkaroon ng failure of bidding, ang dami pa po nating ginawa, na hindi lang tayo naging interesadong itaas yung sarili nating bangko dahil tumutugon lang po ako sa ipangako ko na paglilikungkuran ang taong bayan, hindi ko na kailangan pang ipagmalakihan pa kung ano iyong ating nagawa.
TED FAILON / QUESTION: Mayroon bang nagawa si Pangulong Arroyo na dapat niyang panagutan pagkatapos ng kanyang term?
Senator Noynoy Aquino0:
Sa akin po pananaw, YES. Ang problema po dito….
TED Failon: Kung YES sa paano pong paraan?
AQUINO:
Dapat po magkaroon tayo ng closure sa lahat ng issues, ang issue nga po dito yung kulang ng transparency, mayroon po tayo for instance yung fertilizer scam na kalian naimbestigahan, 4 years after the crime was committed, kailangang may katiyakan sa kaparusahan, kung tao po ay hindi mamamansin dito sa mga issues na walang closure, para narin nating sinabi na ituloy natin itong sistema na mali sa atin pong palagay. Paano natin hahabulin yan? Nandiyan po ang ating mga korte, nandiyan po yung ating mga investigative arms, pero may obligasyon din naman tayo na protektahan ang karapatan ng lahat, dahil sabi nga po ng aking ama, yung pagtatanggol sa karapatan lalo ng kalaban mo ang talagang batayan kung talagang may demokrasya o wala, yun po ang hahabulin natin.
Pangako ko po ay closure on all of the issues, kailangan pong magkaroon ng resolution kung sino ang may kasalanan ay kailangang may tiyak na kaparusahan.
Ted Failon: Ginoong Aquino, ano po kaya ang pinakamabigat na isyu na dapat nyang panagutan?
Sen. Noynoy Aquino: Napakahaba po ng listahan, baka kulangin po tayo.
Ted Failon: Isa lang po.
Sen. Noynoy Aquino:
I think she has destroyed a lot of institutions that we have replied upon to have a vibrant and functional democracy. Ang dami na hong nagkwestiyon. Pati simbahan kinukwestyon. Pati ang ating mga korte nakukwestiyon. Dulo po nito, may gagawing kasalanan, sasabihing sagot pulitika lamang at parati hong nabibinbin na malaman natin ang katotohanan. Tuloy yung dapat mali ay tila sa ating pananaw ay naging sistema na. Naging syang palakad at kalakal po sa ating bansa na talagang nagpapahirap sa ating mga kababayan.
Last words of Sen. Noynoy Aquino:
Magandang hapon ho sa lahat. Ako’y nagpapasalamat sa pagkakataong ito. Palagay ko po ang pinuno, klaro ang mga posisyon sa lahat po ng isyu. Mahirap po sundan kung pabago-bago o naliligaw paminsan-minsan at bumabaliktad ang kanyang mga desisyon. Sa katanungang mayroon bang kasalanan si G. Arroyo, dapat mayroon tayong paninindigan. Tama o mali ikaw ang mgadidikta sa buong gobyerno kung uusigin o hindi. Pag tayo po ay sasagot na nakakakaba ng konti, bakit ang unang papasok sa ating kaisipan ay hindi ko idedepensa ang sagot ng isang katunggali. Bakit ho depensa kaagad kung gayong nasa oposisyon sya? Kailangan ho suriin natin kung ano ang pinanggalingan natin, dahil sinasabi ng lahat, marami ang mali sa kasalukuyang sistema. Tayo ho ba ay nagpanatili sa sistemang yun o tinututulan natin yung mali? Pakitingnan po ang aming mga record. Maraming salamat sa lahat.
tama c noynoy sangkatotak ang batas natin sa pilipinas taon taon nagpapasa ng mga batas ang mga senador at congressman pero kulang sa implementation.
Though, during the forum in DLSU, I was not impressed by Noynoy in answering questions, it does’nt mean that he did not answer correctly. For instance in the question about Labor & Employer, he is right, there must be a compromise there between the two. Less you close a company and leave the employees without work. In the question about his achievements and investigations, he was right in saying, he and many of the senetors were there investigating jok-jok, questioning Sec. Reyes, investigating the son of de venecia and my fellow bicolano squiller. He was there trying to find out the truth for the Filipino. In his final statement, though it was pointing more on his cousin’s comment; passively, he is right also in his insinuation to have a stand and be ready to fight for your stand even if you have gratitude. Gratitude does not hold ground if the end result is you, joining the mistake. Thats not gratitude.
So tell me, what exactly were you looking for? Just curious……..since you mention that he didn’t capture your intellect in regards to his reply to the question.
Common on guys, know what’s good and nice about this forum and exchange of conversations of the forumers and other who criticize Noynoy Aquino being incapable of running for the presidential race this coming May 2010, they are not erasing the bad comments about him. I’m one of the very many few that criticize on other presidential candidates in there respective forum, but after a few minutes or maybe a hour they will erase your bad comments about the presidential aspirants. Then they are throwing false accusations and trying to maligned the reputation of Senator Noynoy Aquino. Please wake up smell the coffee and ask yourself what if your candidate wins and you where all wrong.
ehem! dati po ako employee ni villar sa MGS Corporation! magulo at di maganda mag paseweldo ng mga empleyado.. madami trucks at planta ang sinira ng mga tau sa lugar kasi grab nila lupa ng di nila alam! ginagamit niya ang pera para suhulan ang mga tao.. ang sama ng ugali ng asawa niya si cynthia. kapag darating sa starmall bulyawan kami sa opisina! madami pa iba kulang ang space para sa mga alam ko kay villar.. Paano niya ma lead ang bansa e sarili niya kumpanya magulo!
Noynoy 12 years as Congressman and Senator, and he wasn’t able to pass a single bill into law!
Take a look at the Senate website:
Gordon
100+ bills filed.
2009 Spending: 20th out of 23 Senators
Villar
405 bills filed.
2009 Spending: 12th out of 23 Senators
Noynoy
9 bills filed.
2009 Spending: 6th highest out of 23 Senators.
His legislative record is talaga namang MISERABLY INADEQUATE.
What will Noynoy do when he wins the Presidency in May 2010? Magpe-petiks? The same way he was petiks for 12 years as a lawmaker?
Open your eyes people, we’re not electing a Saint here. We’re electing a President who is capable, competent and productive!
You got it wrong. 405 bills filed by Senator Villar doesn’t mean all 405 turned into laws. Right? You are talking about here passing a bill and turning them into law. Do you know how bills filed by Villar that actually turned into laws? And of these laws, if any, is there a single one, yes just tell us one law, that helped the Filipino people to improve their lives, or just get a job, get a better health care, or improve the education? Even if a senator pass a thousand bills they will all be useless unless it turned into law, implemented, and improve the lives of the people and the state of the country. Unless you want to say it is just a numbers game.
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NOYNOY is running for the Presidency – the qualifications and abilities required for such high position is totally different. Do we really need to emphasize that?
However, there are important traits that should be common and indispensable to both positions – THE MOST IMPORTANT OF WHICH IS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY.
After perusing their records and hearing them speak, there is no question in my mind that no other candidate, I repeat, no other candidate comes close to BENIGNO “NOYNOY” AQUINO for HONESTY, INTEGRITY, COMPETENCE, AND EXPERIENCE.
The honesty part need not be explained. What say you of this, Luisita and SCTEX? Are you kidding me? Records show that NOYNOY had zero, nothing to do with them. Kamag-anak incorporated? Find any kamaganak of his who benefited when he became congressman and senator. Believe me, I’ve tried and found nothing.
What about EXPERIENCE and COMPETENCE? Would not being a senator, congressman, presidential son, economist and businessman suffice? I am almost sure that those who have heard him address the MBC and Shipping sector and answered questions at La Salle will never, in light of logic and reason, again utter word incompetent. I invite you to hear him for yourself.
And what does a capable, competent and productive congressman or senator mean anyway? The fact that he was not a “productive” congressman and senator is all the more an argument for him.
Excuse me, but our eyes are already open.
Joseph of 76, I AM VERY MUCH AGREE OF WHAT YOU’VE JUST SAID… COMPARE TO OTHER CANDIDATES, FOR ME NOYNOY IS THE BEST CANDIDATE!!! Go Noynoy, stand firm ‘coz i know GOD is with you and the Filipino people who supports you!
our eyes WIDE OPEN. IT IS NOT THE NUMBER OF BILLS TO ELIMINATE corruption ..more approved bills more venue for CORRUPTION! T A N G A! OPEN NA O GUSTO MO BUKSAN?LOOK AT THE PHILIPPINES NOW with their LAWS?
Tita Cory, was not part of the legislation, how did she turn out? I think you guys put to much emphasis in what achievement they may have, while in truth if you really reflect on it all which include Nonoy. Our government has really failed us over and over for years. It’s mediocre at best. Good argument in your part however, although I failed to see the relevant in numbers that you presented. I’m really starting to believed that we are what we are as a nation that linger in hope and rely on the world to save us from ourselves.
^^pilosopong mga tao!!! every rule has an exemption!!! sabi nga, kung puro galit ang makikita natin sa senado, edi mas mabuting ma-ban silang gumawa ng batas!!! sayang sa oras!!! pero, ang sabi ko, ang pagpasa ng ibang batas ang ipa-ban!!! yung mahalaga lang ang ipasok!!! at pag-aralan ang mga ibang batas!! baka, dapat, i-ratify lang!!! kasi, baka con-ass pa ang mapag-usapan, at c-5!! baka sila villar pa maapektuhan!!!
not even a single bill passed in the senate and now you want him as your president.. presidency is not merely about integrity, you can’t lead a country with integrity alone, and what gives you the assurance that this is a man of integrity? his infomercials? lol
character is not enough if gus2 mo paunlarin at 2lungan ang kababayan mo, isa pang mahalaga ay kung ano ang magagawa mo, kung ang ipinangako mo kaya mo gawin….
hnd pede utak lang, hnd pede puso lang, hnd pede may takot ka lang sa diyos at d pede ugali lang…dapat lahat yan magkakasama…
obviously you’re heavily misinformed like most people. not even a single bill pass? hindi niyo po ba tiniginan yung “about me” may word na “BILL” sa gilid, click niyo ng makita niyo yung mga napisa ni Senator Noynoy.
Is not “kung ang ipinangako mo kaya mo gawin…” part of character. Naniniwala ka ba na komo marami ang bill na nasulat o pinasulat ang isang kandidato ay ebidensiya na yon na tutuparin nia ang pinangako niya? Siyempre, Hindi. Kabaligtaran pa nga eh.
O di kaya, kung kaunti lang ay automatic na hindi siya puedeng maging presidente? May pinagkaiba yon (ang presidente at congressman) siyempre.
Si NoYNOY na sinusuportahan namin, pakingggan mo sia. Alam mo ba na wala siang ninakaw? Alam mo ba na sia ay isang ekonomista and naranasan na niyang makarating sa Malacanang? Basahin mo record nia kung gusto mo ng assurance. I- analyze mo na rin mga sinasabi ng kalaban nia.
Si NOYNOY ay hindi puso lamang….May kakayahan siya
Si NOYNOY ay hindi utak lamang….May katapatan siya
hnd pede utak lang, hnd pede puso lang, hnd pede may takot ka lang sa diyos at d pede ugali lang…dapat lahat yan magkakasama…>>at ano nman naaisip mo.ulol ka pla e
so….sama mo pati lolo mo, NOYNOY IS BETTER!
Can any of you expound why those bills didn’t pass? I’m just curious……..
By the way John, character is the most vital part of leadership. How are you going to set an example if you don’t do as you say? By double standard? Have you ever been a president to assures us that it is what you said? Tell us about your great experience in this area….wait…you did already, lol.
Ok rin sana the other presidentiables like Gordon, Nick Perlas, etc…. but we have to go to someone whose winnability against the administration candidate is secured…Kung nasa opposition ka rin lang naman and you know that your winnability is unsecured for reasons such as lack of machinery, budget and followers sana you give way na lang such as what Among Ed did… Likewise, kung botante ka sana naman you vote for the candidate under the same premise… At the end of the day, iisa lang naman ang gusto natin: palitan ang current administration ng mga kandidatong may takot sa Diyos!
Analyze these lates facts: 1. noynoy answering YES to Ted Failon Question “Mayroon bang nagawa si Pangulong Arroyo na dapat niyang panagutan pagkatapos ng kanyang term.” 2. Villar is now 7 points behind Noynoy. 3. news about cellphone jammers capable of temporary affecting transmission of election result and etc. 4. president arroyo is so silent as she used to be before she go for a kill…I am convinced that failure of election(total or partial) scenario will only be plan B. Why? because declaration of failure of election is harder alternative for arroyo while in Plan A would be easier, the way they did it in the past and they need not worry about the failure of election because it would be noynoy itself who will ask for declaration of failure of election. Now that failure of election is more or less expected, this plan should be abandon, hence plan A which is like Fernando Poe Jr. scenario. President arroyo will support a presidential candidate who will be kinder to her (this is easier). she will not support Noynoy for obvious reason, she will leave Gibo on the air because he is not winnable so the logical choise is Villar who is kinder to her. Failure or no failure of election, any which way but win for arroyo. what shall you do now Mr. Senator.
that,s a harder scenario HOPEFULLY NOT! GOD IS KINDER!
we need a leader who have fear in God and that’s NOYNOY AQUINO may takot sa panginoon at handang ialay ang sarili para sa bayan….sana ay hindi ka magbago!!!!