{"id":4439,"date":"2026-03-13T17:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadnews.net\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:33:26","slug":"bfar-chief-sinabon-nina-kiko-tulfo-vs-pag-absent-makupad-na-kilos-ng-da-rep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roadnews.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/bfar-chief-sinabon-nina-kiko-tulfo-vs-pag-absent-makupad-na-kilos-ng-da-rep\/","title":{"rendered":"BFAR chief sinabon nina Kiko, Tulfo vs pag-absent, makupad na kilos ng DA rep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ni Ernie Reyes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matinding sinabon nina Senador Francis \u201cKiko\u201d Pangilinan at Senador Erwin Tulfo ang hepe ng   Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) hinggil sa pagliban nito sa pagdinig at makupad at kawalan ng kahandaan ng ilang kinatawan ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa pagdinig ng komite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sa ginanap na pagdinig ng Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform, kapwa kinuwestiyon nina Pangilinan at Tulfo ang prayoridad at antas ng kakayahan ng mga opisyal dahil hindi maipaliwanag ang ilang isyung lumutang sap pagdinig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nabigong dumalo sa pagdinig si BFAR Director Elizer Salilig noong Feb. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThey were not just late, they were also unable to answer our questions and were not prepared,\u201d\u00a0ani Pangilinan, chairman ng committee, sa pagsisimula ng pagdinig nitong Huwebes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinutukoy ni Pangilinan si BFAR Assistant Director Isidro Velayo, na dumalo sa phuling pagdinig dahil nabigong dumalo si Salilig na nagtungo sa   House of Representatives hinggil sa katulad na pagdinig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you think you can behave like this before Senate committees, you are mistaken. This should serve as a lesson to everyone,\u201d aniya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ipinaliwanag naman ni Salilig bilang tugon sa show-cause order ng komite, na nakatanggap sila ng tatlong opisyal na imbitasyon sa pagdinig na nakatakda sa magkatulad na araw at oras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bukod sa pagdinig ng Senado, imbitado din sila sa Mababang Kapulungan at may pulong na hiwalay sa  kinatawan ngUnited States Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngunit, kinuwestiyon ni Tulfo ang desisyon ng BFAR na bigyang prayoridad ang ibang imbitasyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt seems you treated this committee as your third priority. You prioritized the United States first, then the House of Representatives, and we came last?\u201d ani Tulfo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question on competence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pangilinan later said Salilig still failed to address why BFAR officials arrived late at the hearing and caused delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSurely you are not fools or idiots at BFAR that you cannot answer when you are being asked to respond. Either you are slow-headed, incompetent, or you deliberately avoided answering because you have no excuse,\u201d dagdag ng senador saka nagbanta na maaari siyang makasuhan ng contempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iginiit naman ni Pangilinan na hindi siya naniniwalang incompetent ang hepe ng BFAR kaya\u2019t inatasan nitong makipagpulong sa staff ng komite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do not wish to think the BFAR is incompetent,\u201d ani Pangilinan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause there were many issues we mentioned in the show-cause order that you did not answer directly. Prior to that, the representatives you sent were also unable to respond. I hope this is not an indicator of the bureau\u2019s incompetence,\u201d diin ng senador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humingi ng paumanhin si Salilig sa komite. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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