{"id":213018,"date":"2019-05-06T04:23:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T08:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=213018"},"modified":"2019-05-06T04:23:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T08:23:26","slug":"prrd-stays-out-of-sight-to-finish-backlog-of-paperwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/06\/prrd-stays-out-of-sight-to-finish-backlog-of-paperwork\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD stays out of sight to finish backlog of paperwork"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the 36th Cabinet Meeting at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on April 1, 2019. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo R. Duterte was out of the public eye since he graced the opening of the Palarong Pambansa on April 28 to finish a backlog of paperwork, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo shrugged off criticisms made by opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that the President was \u201clazy\u201d after Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat shared to media a photo of the chief executive watching “Django Unchained” on Netflix in his home in Davao City over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Panelo defended the photo of Duterte watching television, emphasizing that Romulo-Puyat only released it to allay concerns that the President is sick.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only reason why\u00a0pinakita niya yung<\/em>\u00a0picture\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0watching\u00a0siya at saka nagbabasa ng diyaro<\/em>\u00a0at the same time,\u00a0e para ma-ease yung<\/em>\u00a0concern na may sakit siya (she showed that picture of him watching and reading a newspaper at the same time to ease concerns that he\u2019s sick),\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Although Duterte was seen resting in the photo, Panelo explained that the President opted to work from home since he had to finish worked piled up since he flew to Beijing, China to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation from April 25 to 27.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou must remember that the President, in the Beijing trip, had a very punishing schedule. In fact, he had to miss one event because he had a migraine attack and after that he had to attend to several meetings and then when he arrived in Davao immediately there was this Paralong Pambansa,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa dami ng mga papeles na dapat niyang binasa, pipirmahan, natambakan, kaya<\/em>\u00a0(With the amount of paperwork he had to read and sign, it got piled up that\u2019s why) he decided to stay in the house and work on them but after that trabaho na naman (he continued working),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Panelo stressed that it was natural for people, including the President himself, to take a break and watch TV and that critics like Trillanes are better off ignored.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlam mo iyang si Trillanes eh hindi ko na pinapatulan ang kabalbalan niyan, parang hindi na nag-iisip kung magsalita iyan<\/em>\u00a0(You know Trillanes, we shouldn\u2019t mind him, it\u2019s as if he\u2019s not thinking),\u201d Panelo said in an interview dzBB on Sunday (May 5).<\/p>\n

\u201cAs if\u00a0hindi siya nagpapahinga<\/em>; as if\u00a0hindi siya natutulog<\/em>; as if\u00a0hindi siya nanunood ng<\/em>\u00a0TV (As if he doesn\u2019t take a break; as if he doesn\u2019t sleep; as if he doesn\u2019t watch TV),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo said Duterte, who has previously admitted suffering from Buerger’s disease from smoking, preferred to work at night.<\/p>\n

He, meanwhile, assured anew that despite his \u201cpunishing schedule\u201d, the President watches over his health for the sake of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Duterte) is in good health, otherwise he cannot be taking that kind of punishing schedule,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

The Presidential Spokesperson also said the President gets eight hours of sleep daily.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Panelo said despite criticisms over Duterte\u2019s work ethics, the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results show that the Duterte administration received the highest rating since the poll on national administrations was conducted in 1989.<\/p>\n

The SWS\u2019s 2019 first quarter survey, conducted from March 28 to 31, showed the administration got an overall rating six points above the very good +66 (76 percent satisfied, 9 percent dissatisfied) in December 2018, and two points above the previous record of excellent +70 in December 2017.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s “new record-high” net satisfaction rating reached +72, classified by SWS as “excellent.”<\/p>\n

The survey also showed that at least 81 percent of adult Filipinos say they are satisfied with the present administration, with only 9 percent dissatisfied, and 10 percent who are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied.<\/p>\n

\u201cIbig sabihin, yung pamamaraan ng kaniyang pamamalakad sa paghawak ng poder ng kapangyarihan ay kontento ang ating mga kababayan at naa-appreciate nila ang mga ito<\/em>\u00a0(This means that people are contented and appreciate his way of running the government),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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