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Bakit magkaibang-magkaiba ang pagtugon ng dalawang panig ng Kongreso sa anomalya sa pandemic contracts ng gobyernong Duterte? Sumali sa diskusyon ngayong gabi, Setyembre 29! #BeyondTheStories

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Tatalakayin nina Rappler Congress reporters @maracepeda at @ramboreports at researcher-writer @jodeszgavilan ang malaking pagkakaiba ng Senado at Kamara sa paghawak sa isyu ng Pharmally.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: Kapag ang Kongreso ay nagiimbestiga, it's always in aid of legislation, para malaman yung mga batas na kailangan amyendahan.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan Ayon kay @maracepeda, nagsimula ang imbestigasyon ng Senado dahil sa report ng COA ukol sa 'unused funds' para sa pagtugon sa COVID-19 pandemic.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: Most of the pandemic contracts, napunta sa Pharmally... they found out that Pharmally is linked all the way to President Duterte dahil ang financier nito ay si Michael Yang, economic adviser ni Duterte.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: Nakita ng ating mga senador na ang daming problema sa kontrata ng Pharmally.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@ramboreports: Napakaraming tanong na lumalabas sa Senate hearing na maaring gawing follow-up, pero hindi ito sinusunod sa House of Representatives. Lumalabas, nagiging abogado sila ni Pangulong Duterte. Sumasagot sila sa Senado.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan Para kay @ramboreports, tila pinagtatanggol ng House of Representatives ang gobyerno ni Pangulong Duterte kaugnay sa isyu ng maanomalyang kontrata ng Pharmally.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@ramboreports: Hindi ganoon karami ang mga nagtatanong kay Michael Yang, mas maingat ang House of Representatives. Karamihan sa oras ay nilalaan nila sa pagdepensa sa Duterte government.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@ramboreports: Tila natutuwa si Pang Duterte sa hearing ng House of Representatives kasi ginagamit niya itong mga clips sa hearing... it's really more for the benefit of the admin, and they know this.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@ramboreports: It's a game of numbers sa House of Representatives, if you want to be independent, you can be bullied into silence.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@ramboreports: Kung kritikal ka sa admin, maaring mas kaunti ang budget mo. Kahit mya kritikal na minority, baka may internal political calculation na ginagawa para hindi na sila magtanong sa hearing na ito at umasa na lang sa Senado.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: Sen Gordon is defying the President at maraming nagtatanong, bakit ngayon mo lang ginawa, which is valid.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: Lawmakers, especially senators, they have to be very strategic and calculating pagdating sa political careers nila. It's a political suicide to attack a popular president.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: These hearings happen so close to the filing of COCs, these senators and possible presidential candidates have national constituencies.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: Senators will deny that their line of questioning has nothing to do with the elections but it has something to do with the elections.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan Bakit malaki ang pagkakaiba ng Senado at Kamara sa paghawak sa isyu ng Pharmally?

.@maracepeda: Mas controlled by the sitting president ang House of Representatives at mas independent ang Senate.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: Senate has protected Duterte in the past, but this time, they're brave to really go on with these hearings, pero bare minimum na yan para sa mga legislators natin because they're supposed to protect taxpayers' money.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: Ang Senate, 24 lang sila, mas may weight yung bawat boto, mas napapakinggan yung individual votes.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@ramboreports sa pagkakaiba ng Senado at Kamara sa paghawak sa isyu ng Pharmally: People can stick to the facts they want to appreciate, Duterte and allies would most likely to believe the House. It will feed disinformation machinery, mas amplified yung House of Representatives.

@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: My biggest concern is ano yung magiging implication ng Pharmally scandal on chances of sitting senators sa kanilang 2022 electoral bid. The fatal mistake they can make is to choose their political career over unveiling the truth.

@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan Hinikayat ni @ramboreports ang mga Pilipino na magparehistro para sa 2022 elections: Talk to your representatives, even just commenting on their FB lives or expressing your opinions.

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@maracepeda @ramboreports @jodeszgavilan .@maracepeda: If you do not want scandals to rock our gov't in general, register and vote for leaders that will handle pandemic response in a more efficient, cleaner, honest and transparent manner.

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