‘Not politically motivated’: Palace defends ₱500-M grant to Naga City Coliseum

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Palace said Tuesday, Sept. 22, that government assistance to local government units is not based on political affiliation, citing Naga City’s receipt of a ₱500-million allocation.  PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro said that if the assistance were politically motivated, Naga City or Mayor Leni Robredo would not have received funding since she is not allied with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  The funding will be used for the retrofitting and modernization of the Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum in Naga City, where Robredo serves as mayor. Castro said national government assistance is based on the needs of LGUs and the government’s capacity to provide support. (Video courtesy of RTVM)  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #VPSaraOnTrial #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00How did Malacanang come up sa criteria para ma-approvean yung funding na binigay kay Mayor Robredo?

00:08And of course, doon po sa mga nang-i-issue na this is all for political purposes.

00:14Katulad ngayon sinabi natin noong nakaraan, ang mga itong klaseng opinion na sinasabi ito ipang politika lamang ay isang napaka

00:22-irresponsabling pananaw.

00:24Ang mga local government units po kapag sila ay nag-a-avail ng LGSF, sila po mismo ang magbibigay sa

00:35DBM, deretso po ng kanilang request.

00:38At doon sa request na yun, ipapakita po nila kung bakit sila kailangan mapagbigyan sa kanilang request sa pondong kinakailangan

00:46nila.

00:47Inaaral po ito at sinusuri ng DBM.

00:49Kung nandiyan ang proyekto at makikita na naaayo naman ang proyekto para sa kanilang bayan o sa kanilang lunsod at

00:59mapapakita nila na hindi ito nanakawin lang, maaari itong ma-release ang kanilang request.

01:08Pero katulad nung sinabi natin, hindi porkit ni-request ng isang LGU ay agad-agad itong maibibigay.

01:17Hindi po. Pinangangalagaan po ng Pangulo, ng DBM, ng pamahalaan ang pondong.

01:23So depende po yan sa request, kung mapapatunay nyo po through the feasibility studies, sa mga dokumento ipamibigay po ninyo,

01:31o ibibigay nyo po sa DBM, pag nakita po qualified, i-release po ang pondong kahit ano po ang inyong

01:37kulay.

01:38Kasi kung sinasabi po ang pamumuliti ka po ito, hindi po ba dapat hindi si VP Lenny?

01:43O si Mayor Lenny ang binigyan, dahil hindi sila magkaalyado.

01:46Pero bakit kahit hindi magkakulay, hindi magkaalyado, bakit nabigyan ang pondong ni-request ng Naga City?

02:01Kasi kung sinasabi, hindi magkaalyado.

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