{"id":141061,"date":"2017-12-22T02:19:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T07:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=141061"},"modified":"2017-12-22T02:19:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T07:19:59","slug":"duterte-to-limit-foreign-travels-of-govt-officials-beginning-january-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/22\/duterte-to-limit-foreign-travels-of-govt-officials-beginning-january-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte to limit foreign travels of gov\u2019t officials beginning January 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After firing officials over unnecessary or luxurious travels, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would want officials under the executive branch to remain in the country starting January 1, 2018. (PCOO PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After firing officials over unnecessary or luxurious travels, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would want officials under the executive branch to remain in the country starting January 1, 2018.<\/p>\n

The President said some officials are \u201cdead woods\u201d for frequently going out of the country and being unable to sign papers. He added that these officials are using their countrymen\u2019s money \u201cfor flimsy reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya umiinit talaga ang ulo ko <\/em>(That\u2019s why I\u2019m losing my temper). Come January 1, I told [Executive Secretary Salvador] Medialdea \u2013 Well, I do not want to interfere with Congress and the Supreme Court\u2026 but here [in the executive branch], no travel now. I\u2019ll cut it. Whatever. Except the diplomats,\u201d Duterte said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAyaw ko na lang sabihin mapahiya \u2018yung tao. Basta sabihin ko muna walang<\/em> travel. Mag<\/em>-starvation diet muna tayo diyan<\/em> (I do not want to say [who], the person might be humiliated. I will say, no travel for now. Let\u2019s put ourselves under starvation diet),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte was speaking at the launch of the Department of Agriculture\u2019s Rice and Corn Blend Program and at the Sasa Wharf for the commissioning of two Philippine-made vessels named after \u201cunheralded\u201d heroes.<\/p>\n

During his speech, he disclosed that he told Medialdea of his request which he would like to impose on the first day of 2018. “‘Yung lahat na every month nag-travel<\/em> (All those who travel every month), you go. I do not need you in the executive department. So walang<\/em> travel talaga<\/em> (no travel at all), January 1,” the President said.<\/p>\n

Duterte also noted that he would have officials\u2019 history of foreign trips audited to \u201clook for plenty of victims.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive, however, stated that he would make an exemption for officials taking a trip for personal reasons such as visiting a dying loved one abroad. He added that he would also be strict especially in the matters of money.<\/p>\n

The President\u2019s remarks came three days after he directed Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) President Elba Cruz to vacate her post.<\/p>\n

Cruz was accused of mismanagement, lack of \u201cknowledge, temperament, and behavior\u201d toward employees, violations of Civil Service Commission (CSC) rules, and frequent foreign travels in the eight months since she assumed office.<\/p>\n

Cruz was first appointed by Duterte as a member of the DAP Board of Trustees in March. She replaced former DAP president Antonio Kalaw Jr. who had held the position since 2006.<\/p>\n

The President also fired all the commissioners of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) for being notorious for junkets abroad.<\/p>\n

Duterte had alleged that the commission\u2019s former chairperson Terry Ridon travelled abroad about seven times, which he said was ironic since Ridon chaired an anti-poverty body. However, PCUP former chair defended that all his trips were authorized by the Office of the President.<\/p>\n

The Palace, for its part, is currently looking into the luxurious foreign travels of five Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) officials.<\/p>\n

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