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    "id": 840704,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to see a Bill that cushions the public interest. It should be a Bill that is a result of public participation, where the stakeholders have been heard. It should be a Bill that takes into account the proposals that have been made after a public hearing. Madam Temporary Speaker, what is the use of a public hearing? You carry out a public hearing so that you can pick the views of those people. However, if those views are completely disregarded, then there is no use for us, as a Senate, to do public hearings on any Bill. There must be honesty, transparency and trust between the stakeholders and those who come to explore our resources. There must be some sort of control so that we do not just allow people to roam all over, saying that they are exploring for resources, yet they are kicking out people in the name of compulsory acquisition of land. We have had a very bad experience; the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) compensation was not properly done. I hope that this Bill will take into account that we need proper guidelines on compensation, how to explore and acquire land for purposes of this exploration."
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