{"id":163248,"date":"2018-05-09T21:43:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T01:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=163248"},"modified":"2018-05-09T21:43:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T01:43:33","slug":"duterte-sad-to-let-go-of-some-govt-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/09\/duterte-sad-to-let-go-of-some-govt-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte ‘sad’ to let go of some gov’t officials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday said that he was \u201csad\u201d to let go of some government officials he appointed because of alleged corruption or misconduct, especially those who supported his presidential campaign. (ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday said that he was \u201csad\u201d to let go of some government officials he appointed because of alleged corruption or misconduct, especially those who supported his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, if you\u2019d notice,\u00a0karamihan kong nawala sa akin<\/em>\u00a0(most of the ones I\u2019ve lost) are the very first person who\u2026but I\u2019m very sad that they are the very first to go, early on as Cabinet member…\u201d Duterte said Wednesday during the presentation of the New Generation Currency (NGC) banknotes and coins in Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n

Duterte said what made him sad was he believed that the people he appointed actually supported his crusade to bring about genuine change in the country, including the fight against corruption within the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut just the same\u2026there\u2019s no way of telling.\u00a0Yung maglapit sa\u2019yo ng ganun-ganun<\/em>\u00a0(That someone approaches you) and you thought you might ever fall into the trap of believing na (that) you are with the crowd for change,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The President said that while he appreciated how some government officials would take foreign trips to benefit the country, he did not approve of junkets.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, if you go to other places to attend important meetings that may affect the country, I would appreciate it. If it\u2019s really\u2026work, task,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPero kung<\/em>\u00a0(But if it\u2019s), climate change\u00a0dito sa<\/em>\u00a0(here in) Brussels, then climate change sa (in) Tokyo, climate change\u00a0dito sa<\/em>\u00a0(here in) Indonesia, climate change sa (in) Africa\u2026you\u2019ve spent millions for that and I do not see any improvement\u2026,\u201d Duterte said, not elaborating if he was referring to a certain government official.<\/p>\n

Duterte has repeatedly mentioned that he would not think twice to sack government officials involved in even a “whiff of corruption” and has even fired several officials already.<\/p>\n

As he lamented about letting go of some government officials, Duterte mentioned the surname \u201cRomulo\u201d referring to Alberto Romulo, the father of newly appointed Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat who replaced Wanda Tulfo-Teo.<\/p>\n

\u201cItong si (This guy) Romulo, by the way, the father of Bernadette–people might start to ask questions–he was one of those there with Sonny (Department of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III) urging me to run and I said I could not because\u00a0wala akong pera<\/em>\u00a0(I didn\u2019t have money),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

The elder Romulo served as senator during the administrations of former Presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel Ramos and held other positions under the administrations of former Presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Benigno Aquino III.<\/p>\n

Romulo-Puyat replaced Teo after the latter resigned when the Commission on Audit questioned the PHP60-million payment by the DOT for ad placements on a television show hosted by her brothers Ben and Erwin Tulfo on PTV 4, a state-run TV network.<\/p>\n

Prior to being appointed as DOT chief, Romulo-Puyat was Undersecretary for the Department of Agriculture since July 2017.<\/p>\n

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