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Who are worthy to serve in the 19th Congress? Find out their plan of action.

Ding Diaz, Leo Olarte, and Carmen Zubiaga join the #CNNPHSenatorialForum.

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Q: What is your stand on making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Ding Diaz: I always believe that we should uphold the rights of each and every person in our country, and that includes the right to choose what you want and don't want

Diaz: Making vaccination mandatory is going to be a clear violation of the rights of Filipinos

Diaz: While we may respect the choice or right of the people not to be vaccinated, the government must be able to impose limitations with regards to their movement

Diaz: While I would go against the mandatory vaccination of all Filipinos, still we must strengthen in its right to protect others

Q: What is your stand on making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Carmen Zubiaga: We could not impose mandatory vaccination to our people because we have the right to choose what is good for us, especially in medication.

Q: What is your stand on making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Leo Olarte: The Constitution provides that the state shall promote the public welfare and the public good. It is constitutional.

Q: How do you propose to generate funds to pay our national debt? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Olarte: We are going to legislate laws to reduce spending and spend what is necessary to improve the general welfare and the public good.

Olarte bats for improved tax collection and increased exportation to pay the country's debts.

Q: How do you propose to generate funds to pay our national debt? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Zubiaga: We have to focus more on tax collection. The govt does not have an intensive tax collection, especially from the businesses.

Zubiaga: We also have to look for those people who will squander funds and they have to pay that also.

Q: How do you propose to generate funds to pay our national debt? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Diaz: I agree w/ putting a cap on foreign loan sourcing. Number 2, I'd like to emphasize on gov’t focus on programs that would sour economic development in the countryside

Diaz also supports improved tax collection

Will you recommend lifting all COVID-19 restrictions in PH?

All three senatorial candidates say no.

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Q: How could you ease traffic congestion in PH? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Zubiaga: Kailangan talaga natin yung railways. Mass public transport kailangan natin. Who among us really want to buy a car if our mass transport system is efficient?

Zubiaga proposes a quota for purchasing cars: Kailangan may quota every year because our roads are not suitable for all these cars.

Q: How could you ease traffic congestion in PH? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Diaz: Yung pong sinabi ni madam Zubiaga, yun din sabihin ko sana. We have to come up with an efficient mass transportation system. I would like to go further. (1/2)

Diaz also bats for an efficient transport system in PH: It will spur a lot of economic activities and development kung magkakaroon tayo ng transnational railway. Yung transit system from Batanes down to southernmost tip of Mindanao, pwedeng marating ng ating mga kababayan (2/2)

Diaz: I've been to other industrialized countries, kahit 'yung mga mayayaman dun hindi nagdadala ng sasakyan. Kailangan ma-control by way of legislation 'yung pagbili ng sasakyan.

Q: How could you ease traffic congestion in PH? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Olarte: I will make a law that will increase the public transport system, especially itong mga trains

Olarte: Kailangan mga trains ay well-maintained and dapat the place to be used as itong mga railroad trains ay dadating sa paparoonan. Kailangan ang trains may pupunta sa airport or seaport, business center

Q: What education reforms should be implemented for students to catch up in vital subjects? #CNNPHSenatorialForum

Olarte: 'Yung educational reform should be geared on increasing the capacity of our teachers, their knowledge, to teach science and mathematics (1/2)

Olarte: Para ang mga teachers ay maging comparable sa international standards (2/2) #TheFilipinoVotes

Q: What education reforms should be implemented for students to catch up in vital subjects? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Zubiaga: We have to set up an early childcare development center para nasusubaybayan natin ang learning capacity at comprehension ng mga bata.

Zubiaga: The trouble with our system is we prepare children very late, and we could not even catch up on how we can develop the learning styles of children.

Q: What education reforms should be implemented for students to catch up in vital subjects? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Diaz: We should put a lot of emphasis on the training of teachers, educators. I'd like to focus on education sector.

Diaz says he wants to focus on legislative support for the education sector: Kung may sapat na armas ang ating mga educators, mas madali po nilang mapapataas ang kalidad ng edukasyon ng mga estudyante

Will you favor a four-day workweek scheme?

Yes: Olarte
No: Diaz, Zubiaga

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Q: What are your programs aimed to protect IP rights? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Diaz: The rights that...the people deserve under the Constitution must be given to all irrespective of religious beliefs, of race, irrespective of kung saan man sila nanggaling

Diaz: With regards to IPs, they should have a legitimate platform to voice their concerns

Diaz: I would like to review the laws that concern the IPs of our country para magkaroon ng efficient implementation

Q: What are your programs aimed to protect IP rights? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Olarte slams Sec. 56 of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act as 'unfair' to IPs: This is problematic. IPs who have stayed in their indigenous lands before 1997 can be evicted or relocated.

Q: What are your programs aimed to protect IP rights? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Zubiaga: We have to educate all IPs about their rights. Dapat din we have to build their capacity to fully participate in all decision-making bodies at the local level

Will you support and create family planning measures if elected?

Diaz, Olarte, Zubiaga answer yes.

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Diaz to Zubiaga: What is your opinion on existing legislations affecting PWDs? How do you think can we improve on them? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Zubiaga: As of now, 'yung lahat ng batas na tungkol sa PWDs ay naka-focus more on charity. (1/2)

Zubiaga: Gusto natin na tingnan ang PWDs as contributing members of the society and capable of contributing to nation-building. (2/2)

Zubiaga asks Olarte: Anong batas tungkol sa public health ang sa palagay niyo ay kulang at dapat palakasin? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Olarte: Ang unang public health na batas na gagawin ko is the establishment of research and development science center. (1/2)

Olarte: Ito ang problema natin ngayon, COVID pandemic, hindi maganda ang experience dito. Matagal tayong nakakuha ng bakuna. Kung may R&D center, matagal na tayong may bakuna. Gagawa rin tayo ng gamot para sa ibang sakit (2/2)

Olarte to Diaz: Gagawa ka ba ng batas to abolish traditional politicians or itong mga political dynasties? #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Diaz: Alam niyo may batas na tayo tungkol diyan, the problem is the implementation.

Diaz on prohibiting political dynasties: Probably, we just have to focus on making it more stringent...yung pagpapatupad ng batas na ito

Diaz: Ang gusto ko sana, maging state sponsored ang campaign para we level the playing field... Dahil state sponsored naman ang kampanya ng politika ay...magkakaparehasan na.

Diaz: Para magkaroon ng pagkakataon yung mga mahihirap ng napakataas naman ng idealismo, at alam naman natin na malaki ang maco-contribute sa pamayanan at para sa kinabukasan ng ating bayan

Zubiaga: My priority legislation is the national rehabilitation act. To monitor children’s health and give interventions, and also to prepare them for the support services they need so they can grow up like any other children #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Zubiaga also pushes for mental health facilities

Diaz on his priority legislation: I'm thinking of economic emancipation act, that would provide the ample support for the common Filipino with regards to opportunities to rise. (1/2) #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Diaz: Ang Pilipino hindi kailangang mangibang-bayan para magkaroon ng pagkakataon na umangat at magampanan ang kanyang responsibilidad sa kanyang pamilya (2/2)

Olarte: Ang priority legislation ko ay 'yung R&D science center para tayo ay makapag-manufacture ng sariling bakuna natin #CNNPHSenatorialForum #TheFilipinoVotes

Olarte: Pangalawa, bibigyan natin ng libreng almusal ang mga kabataan sa kanayunan. Pangatlo, magtayo po tayo ng trees to improve the air cleanliness. Also, promote tourism and increase salaries of frontliners