The 2022 Presidential One-On-One Interviews with Boy Abunda featuring Vice President Leni Robredo

 

1. Mining - Land Use Bill will allow areas to be designated according to best use; local and indigenous people to benefit from mining; streamline govt agencies and appoint capable people; sustainable mining can be achieved if proper mechanism is in place; highlighted experience on talking to people on the ground about the "consultation" process; principal author of the Empowerment Bill which mandates all govt agencies to have people's council

2. Pandemic - launched covid response initiatives to fill in the gaps (PPE sets, shuttle buses, dormitories, community outreach); learn from experience of other countries; sense of urgency; coordination of national and LGU; "in times of crisis, you need to micromanage"

3. Poverty - rolled out Kabuhayan Para sa Lahat Program; trust in govt is crucial; focus and invest on industries that we have opportunities; help small businesses through stimulus grant (money can be used to maintain employees); cites example on govt buying locally; proposes unemployment insurance; focus on job retention for the long term

4. OFWS - ideal is going abroad because of choice and not of necessity; provide quality jobs if they go abroad; in Naga, they have the migrant resource office to lessen social cost of working abroad

5. Social Media and Porn - a law to criminilize for accountability;

6. Abortion - cited experience as a lawyer on rape victims; against abortion not unless moms life in danger; open to discussions; pregnancy is a responsibility;

7. Drugs- cited experience as inter agency task force, sobrang street level approach; should be whole of govt approach;

8. Phil debt - efficiency; filed Full Disclosure Bill for transparency;

9. West Philippine Sea - mutual respect and adherence to international law; leverage arbitral ruling for coalition of nations; bilateral talks will not work but multilateral will;

10. Presidential Qualification - change the political landscape; education should not be a hindrance to run for presidency  

Overall, this is probably a 7-8 out of 10 interview for VP Leni. There were some instances were she didn't answer directly to the point and elaborate but her experience and efficiency in running the OVP on a limited budget is very successful (ISO, COA). This can be replicated for the presidency. 

P.S. Tito Boy, you were a big aggressive with her but that's understandable.

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