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00:00 In Jimmy's exclusive interview with President Bongbong Marcos,
00:04 he answered some hot issues such as the progress in the Charter Exchange,
00:09 China's reaction to his greeting to the President-elect of Taiwan,
00:13 and the announcement of Vice President Sara Duterte that she will run for the next election.
00:19 Here's the news from Pia Arcangel.
00:26 In Barasoin Church, where the first Philippine Constitution was prepared,
00:31 125 years have passed.
00:34 I was blessed by President Bongbong Marcos.
00:38 In a rare opportunity,
00:40 I was given access to be close to the President in his activities.
00:44 Hello, is it okay, sir? I'll be sitting beside you.
00:47 Thank you, sir.
00:49 It's very loud.
00:50 Thanks for letting us fly with you, sir.
00:53 There are so many diffusions.
00:55 In my exclusive one-on-one interview with the President,
00:58 I asked him about the implementation of amendments to the Constitution.
01:02 The 1987 Constitution was not written for a globalized world.
01:08 And that is where we are now.
01:11 So, we have to adjust.
01:14 So that we can increase the economic activity in the Philippines,
01:18 we can attract more foreign investors.
01:20 The President believes that the economy can be helped by attracting foreign investors.
01:26 But for now, the foreign ownership is limited by the Constitution
01:29 to 40% of public utilities,
01:32 such as electricity, water, and public utility vehicles.
01:36 There is also 100% that cannot be accessed by foreign investors,
01:40 such as land.
01:41 I feel, I'm sure we will hear from the others,
01:47 but those who have resided in an area over many years,
01:52 the foreign investors will come in.
01:55 They will pay big money to buy that land.
01:59 The value of the land will go up.
02:03 And the old residents cannot pay for the real estate tax
02:08 because the price is already gone from their market.
02:11 So, we will remove those.
02:13 I don't think I agree with that.
02:15 So, you are not in favor of foreign ownership of land?
02:17 Land, no.
02:19 But when it comes to corporations?
02:20 Why can we talk about corporations,
02:23 except for the critical areas,
02:27 such as power generation,
02:31 media,
02:34 all the strategic areas
02:37 that we cannot allow to be influenced by a foreign entity,
02:45 be it a corporation or another country.
02:48 That's what we have to decide where we draw the line.
02:56 And how much?
02:57 I also asked the President,
02:59 will the amendment to the Constitution
03:02 only end with the economic provision?
03:04 The President said that he is not closed to amending political provisions,
03:09 but not for now.
03:10 Let's be practical.
03:12 In terms of the term limits,
03:14 look what has happened.
03:16 When I'm the mayor for nine years,
03:19 I can't run anymore.
03:21 So, I will make my wife run,
03:23 I will make my son run.
03:25 I will be the Vice Mayor.
03:26 So, nothing has changed.
03:28 They're still running the show.
03:30 We have a term in Ilocos,
03:32 we call them Mayor-Vice.
03:35 Because they're the Vice Mayor,
03:37 but they're running the administration of the town.
03:41 So, that's something we have to think about.
03:44 But I think in the present day,
03:47 we can have these discussions later on.
03:50 But for the present day,
03:51 my concern is the economic provisions.
03:55 And I do not want to confuse the issue any longer.
03:58 But sir, in your example earlier,
04:00 term limit extension could be a good thing for the town.
04:04 Could be.
04:06 Could be.
04:07 I don't know.
04:11 What are we trying to achieve, first of all?
04:15 Like if you look at other countries,
04:17 for example, again, the United States,
04:19 which our political system is styled after.
04:22 In the United States,
04:23 there are different states.
04:25 Some states have term limits,
04:26 other states do not have.
04:28 So, I don't know how that will translate
04:30 to our own experience.
04:33 So, let me just continue talking about it
04:36 and see what really is the best thing that we can do.
04:39 But I do not want to jeopardize
04:44 the success of the amendments to the economic provisions
04:49 by putting in other issues.
04:51 Let's keep the issue clear.
04:52 In my view, that's the way to do it.
04:54 We also talked with President Marcos
04:57 about the announced plan by Vice President Sara Duterte
05:00 for her running mate in the 2022 election.
05:03 I think she's also testing the waters
05:05 to see what the reaction will be.
05:07 That's the only thing I can say.
05:09 I haven't talked to her about it.
05:11 But if, again, no, it doesn't...
05:15 It's...
05:17 Did you hear what Inday Sara announced?
05:20 Yes.
05:20 Okay, that's it.
05:22 There's nothing there.
05:23 What do you think she'll do?
05:24 That's it. Stop it.
05:27 We'll talk about that later.
05:29 Her father's time
05:31 when the Philippines agreed to the One China Policy
05:34 that states that China has only one government
05:37 and Taiwan is its only province.
05:40 When did China go wrong
05:42 in welcoming President Marcos
05:44 to Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te
05:46 in his election victory?
05:49 China said it's against the One China Policy
05:52 and that the Philippines should not play with fire.
05:55 At the first opportunity,
05:57 President Marcos answered.
05:59 But just recently,
06:01 China has made some remarks
06:04 that they were surprised
06:07 or they were dismayed
06:09 with your welcome to the Taiwanese President-elect.
06:14 Did this catch you by surprise?
06:15 I mean, it came from you.
06:18 It was a personal tweet that you personally posted.
06:20 It did.
06:21 I was very simple.
06:24 When I became president, I already tweeted.
06:27 So what do you do?
06:28 It's just common courtesy
06:29 that you do the same for them.
06:31 That's really where it came from.
06:34 The One China Policy remains in place.
06:36 We have adhered to the One China Policy
06:39 strictly and conscientiously
06:42 since we adopted the One China Policy.
06:45 And that has not changed.
06:46 That will not change.
06:48 We are not endorsing Taiwanese independence.
06:55 Taiwan is a province of China.
06:58 But the manner in which they will be brought together again
07:04 is an internal matter.
07:06 Our only goal here is peace,
07:09 not chaos.
07:11 Ia Arcangel reporting for GMA Integrated News.
07:16 In a statement by GMA Integrated News,
07:18 President Marcos also answered the issue
07:21 about the increase in contributions
07:23 to field health and traffic problems.
07:26 Ia Arcangel has the latest.
07:28 While we were in the President's airport,
07:34 the presidential chopper was driving.
07:35 We talked about traffic.
07:38 When you were here,
07:40 for example, over Metro Manila,
07:41 did you see the traffic?
07:44 Of course.
07:46 People think you cannot avoid traffic.
07:51 Even if you're in a helicopter,
07:55 if you're also just within the city,
07:57 you don't take the helicopter.
07:59 And the other thing that I try to avoid
08:03 is to cause traffic.
08:05 Because when I go to the airport,
08:07 I feel embarrassed.
08:09 Because when I go to the airport,
08:11 everybody has to stop.
08:13 So I try as little as possible to cause traffic.
08:18 And then of course, yes,
08:19 I try to maximize my time.
08:21 This weekend at the Coldplay concert,
08:23 Chris Martin himself was the vocalist.
08:25 He took the heavy traffic
08:27 that their fans had to carry
08:29 to get to the venue.
08:31 The President's solution
08:33 to the traffic problem is
08:35 a good and effective public transport system.
08:38 This includes the addition of
08:40 ferry stations in Pasig River
08:42 that are under rehabilitation.
08:44 But it will displace
08:46 the thousands of residents
08:48 who live on the riverbank.
08:50 There is a plan already
08:51 that if we identify along Pasig River,
08:53 if we identify the so-called transition areas
08:59 where we will build temporary lodgings
09:04 for those who are squatters now,
09:09 they will be placed there
09:11 and we will build their housing.
09:13 In the end, the plan is for them
09:15 to all have housing.
09:16 At some point,
09:17 Health Secretary Ted Herbosa joined the call
09:19 to remove the increase in contributions
09:21 of members of PhilHealth.
09:23 Sir, so the study is ongoing
09:26 on whether the contributions should be increased
09:28 or not.
09:30 It's all cost-benefit.
09:32 It's really all cost-benefit.
09:33 If we increase,
09:34 for example, what we're talking about now,
09:36 the increase of contribution of PhilHealth
09:38 from 4% to 5%,
09:40 I'm looking at it and I say,
09:42 "If you're going to increase it,
09:44 just show the other side of that.
09:46 What will be the increase in services?
09:48 What will you be able to cover?
09:51 What more will you be able to cover?"
09:53 But sir, you're not leaning
09:55 towards any particular decision yet
09:58 in regards to increasing the contribution?
10:02 Because it's very hard to quantify.
10:04 It's very hard to quantify health.
10:10 How much is it worth to you?
10:13 It's worth different things to different people.
10:16 Sir, thank you so much.
10:17 Thank you.
10:18 Thank you for taking time out
10:20 to be with us and talk to us, sir.
10:22 Thank you for the chance to talk to you
10:25 and to your audience.
10:27 Pia Arcangel, reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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