Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday expressed concern on the Rightsizing Bill being pushed by the Marcos administration in the Senate.During the Kapihan sa Senado forum, Gatchalian took notice of the lack of cost-benefit analyses and relevant studies which would justify what he called the 'vast authority' that the proposed law provides to the President to rightsize the bureaucracy. 'For now, malaki ang aking concern because mayroong administration bill...
pero wala namang cost-benefit analysis, walang impact study... parang suntok sa buwan ito eh,' Gatchalian said. (Right now, I have a major concern because there's an administration bill... but there's no cost-benefit analysis, no impact study... it's like shooting for the moon.) 'Very clear, magde-delegate ng power ang Kongreso sa Presidente para mag-rightsize or gawing optimal ang government bureaucracy... Ibig sabihin, bibigyan siya ng kapangyarihang magtanggal, mag-abolish ng mga offices, mag-merge ng offices, mag-downsize or rightsize ng mga offices, or mag-increase din ng...tao sa iba't-ibang offices,' he said. (The bill is very clear. Congress will delegate power to the President to rightsize or optimize the government bureaucracy. This means that the President will be given the authority to eliminate or abolish offices, merge offices, downsize or rightsize offices, or also increase staff in various offices.) For the senator, it is important for the impact of this proposed law to be clear at the onset, considering the power that the President will get after the enactment of the bill. 'Dahil dito sa batas na ito mabibigyan ng karapatan ang Pangulo ngayon na tanggalin ang mga offices na 'yun kahit created by law. So ibig sabihin, talagang napakamakapangyarihan 'yung delegated powers na ibibigay sa Pangulo,' he said. (Because of this law, the President will be given the authority to remove those offices, even if they were created by law
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