SAGOT KITA BAYAN

LAUNCHING CEREMONIES

AUG.9, 2014 8:00-12:00 AM

KALAYAAN HALL CLUB FILIPINO GREENHILLS SAN JUAN CITY ,PHILIPPINES 

Sagot kita Bayan , a new multisectoral advocacy movement have just unveil today at Kalayaan Hall Club Filipino Greenhills San Juan City , Philippines headed by former Senator Atty. Jose D. Lina Jr.

Guided by the three tenets of virtue : Christ Centered , Competent, Compassionate to be embody by those who are prospecting to be on the fore front of private , public leadership.

Known for being voted as the youngest senator after the post EDSA electoral government ( Mdm. Corazon C. Aquino), just like former Senator Binigno Aquino II under the reconstituted 1935 Philippine constitution , Mr. Lina considered the first of its kind to be voted as the youngest Senator in the era of the newly reconstituted 1987 Philippine Constitution .

His achievement on his public service as law maker was the passing of the Lina Law known as the informal settlers and Anti hazing law.

Being a governor of his Laguna provincial town, he was one hailed as the governor who happened to save the highest mark in history . Making the town of Laguna as one of the billionaire club.

To date , with the pressing issues about the DAP Disbursement Acceleration Program , the senators agreed the unconstitutionality of the said funds based on how its processed and procured ( procedure), but the law itself creating the funds is somehow legal , though its apparently a citizen obligations to monitor each funds coming out from the DAP.

According to the Senator , Its embodied in the constitution RA 9184 for citizen to be aware and vigilant , " be an observer" , this mandate is given to the accredited NGO non government organization, and professionals .

For these efforts be fruitful, there is a urgent demand for the pending FOI bill ( freedom on information ) , be pass already into a law. This law provides for a more transparent , honest and integrity performance of each public officials especially the fund makers, solicitors, budgeters like the senators. Thru FOI bill, its promulgate for the mandatory opening the books of accounts of each lawmakers, his statement of of asset liabilities and networth.

With the new set up of apportioning funds for a certain projects each senator will pass their identified projects plans to their respective agencies concerns with the project, the secretary of the said agency will apportion, approved the said budget for the identified projects formerly passed by the senators or congressmen.

" However the loopholes , might be in the manner of agency estimates where in from the passing of estimates of total amount per projects , injunkment (costing mark up ) might be the possibility of the corruption",aside from the normal percentage commission during the (BAC) Bids and awards committee, as stated by the senator, " it is therefore that every one must really be vigilant , and be aware if we really we wanted to have a real changes in our society today.

To date for 2015 Philippine Government appropriated 2 .66 trillion ,of which 300 Billion goes to IRA ( Internal Revenue Allotment ) for LGU ( Local Government Unit) . This estimated budget comes from the local tax, real property tax, business tax , professional tax . Given with the old DAP system, this budgeted amount apportioned to the respective congressmen will be 70 million each and 200 million for each senators.

The new movement " Sagot Kita Bayan", will be launching a series of seminars regarding RA ( Republic Act) 9184 ),regarding rules and regulations on government procurement , for all the citizenry and concerns individual for them to be able to participate in observing how the the said budget /funds of government have been utilized.

The senator also sees , the pressing the demand for every Filipino to be resilient in the after havoc of climate change. Global climate change, due to carbon emmission is a global agenda, that needs to be priority .There fore he further encourage participants of " sagot kita bayan" official launching to be "risk mitigation and disaster responsive citizen through volunteerism".

Henry Estipona

Philippines