{"id":145100,"date":"2018-01-10T00:52:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T05:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=145100"},"modified":"2018-01-10T00:52:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T05:52:08","slug":"ano-takes-helm-of-dilg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/10\/ano-takes-helm-of-dilg\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u00f1o takes helm of DILG"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Newly appointed DILG OIC Eduardo M. A\u00f1o (left) stands beside his predecessor, newly appointed Dangerous Drugs Board chair Catalino S. Cuy during turnover rites on Tuesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA —<\/strong>\u00a0New Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Chairman and former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Officer-in-Charge Catalino S. Cuy formally turned over the DILG post to newly appointed DILG OIC Eduardo M. A\u00f1o on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Cuy served as DILG Undersecretary for 18 months, the last nine months of which he spent as DILG OIC.<\/p>\n

In his speech at the department’s ceremonial turnover, Cuy thanked DILG officials and employees for their “love, support, and hard work” in fulfilling the mandate entrusted to them by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in the fight against illegal drugs, criminality, and corruption.<\/p>\n

For his part, A\u00f1o said he had \u201cbig shoes to fill\u201d in replacing Cuy as DILG OIC.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o was appointed DILG OIC after Duterte named Cuy as the new DDB chairman on Jan. 4, 2018. A\u00f1o retired as Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff in October 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cI acknowledge that I have \u2018big shoes to fill\u2019 as my predecessor has accomplished much during his tenure, but I am up to the task, knowing that I have the support of the entire DILG workforce in doing my job,\u201d A\u00f1o said during the turnover rites.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o said he relied on the support of “Team DILG” to rally behind Duterte in his battle against illegal drugs, criminality, corruption, violent extremism\/terrorism, and communist threats.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o likened his role to that of a conductor of an orchestra, where he leads, directs, and controls the dynamics of the musical piece, while each of the members of the orchestra plays the instrument in perfect harmony with the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng pagsugpo sa mga pangunahing suliranin ng bansa ay nakaatang sa DILG. Hindi madali ang tatahakin nating landas kaya inaasahan ko ang suporta ng bawat isa para mapagtagumpayan natin ito<\/em>\u00a0(The eradication of the major problems of the country is entrusted to the DILG. We would not take the easy path, hence, I\u2019m expecting the support of everyone in order to succeed),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Saying that the new year is a new beginning for the DILG, A\u00f1o added he expects Team DILG to continue doing their best in their work and being of better service to the Filipino people, making the department a \u201cbastion of excellence\u201d in government service.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery single day is a blank page, an opportunity for us to write our stories well and be more productive in our work. We still have more than 350 days this year to serve our people well,\u201d A\u00f1o said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to all of you for doing a good job in 2017. This year, let us continue to be\u00a0\u2018matino, mahusay, at maaasahan\u2019<\/em>\u00a0(good, efficient, and reliable) and make this another banner year for the department,\u201d the new DILG chief added, warning there would be no \u201csacred cows\u201d in the department’s relentless drive against graft and corruption.<\/p>\n

He also announced that President Duterte had procured PHP1 billion worth of firefighting equipment for the Bureau of Fire and Protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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