{"id":250558,"date":"2020-03-30T23:38:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T03:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=250558"},"modified":"2020-03-30T23:38:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T03:38:04","slug":"duterte-warns-vs-corruption-politicking-amid-covid-19-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/30\/duterte-warns-vs-corruption-politicking-amid-covid-19-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte warns vs. corruption, politicking amid Covid-19 crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte updates the nation on the government’s efforts in addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on March 30, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to detain politicians who will engage in corruption amid the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) health crisis, stressing that the public should never be deceived especially in these times.<\/p>\n

He said he would not tolerate corruption, embezzlement, hoarding, and other crimes that could deter the government\u2019s heightened efforts to curb the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not a cruel man\u00a0pero kung may report ang pulis<\/em>\u00a0(but if there are police reports), I will order your detention\u00a0hanggang matapos itong<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 (until the Covid-19 pandemic ends),\u201d he said in a televised public address late Monday night.<\/p>\n

He noted that he would also suspend national and local officials involved in politicking.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung mamulitika ka tapos mabalitaan ko na \u2018yun ang nagawa mo<\/em>\u00a0(If you engage in politicking and I hear about it), I will suspend you\u00a0ora mismo<\/em>\u00a0(on the spot). And for those who are really absconding the money, I will detain you, I said, and maybe I will release you pagkatapos ng Covid (after the pandemic ends),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said that \u201cpeople tasked of distributing the money, food, and relief goods\u201d should do their work \u201cto a tee\u201d or risk being detained.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa<\/em>\u00a0crisis\u00a0tapos gawin mo pa \u2018yang\u2026 Dapat ka talagang ikulong<\/em>\u00a0(There\u2019s a crisis and you would no that\u2026you really deserve to be jailed),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last week, Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o urged the public to report local officials who required their constituents to present their quarantine passes or voter\u2019s identification before they were given food assistance or allowed to buy food outside.<\/p>\n

He said requiring a quarantine pass or voter\u2019s ID is not part of the guidelines under the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine to reduce the transmission of the Covid-19 in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi tama \u2018yan. ‘Yan ‘yang tinatawag na epal na mga<\/em>\u00a0barangay captain.\u00a0I-report niyo sa\u2019min ang pangalan, anong barangay, aaksyunan natin \u2018yan<\/em>\u00a0(That\u2019s not right. That\u2019s what you call self-promoting barangay captains. Report their names, which barangay and we will take action),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He asked barangay officials to think twice about how they treat their constituents as it would be their basis for electing new officials during the next elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cMalayo pa ang eleksyon. Kalimutan niyo ang eleksyon<\/em>\u00a0(Elections ar far away. Forget about elections). But what you\u2019re doing now will be the basis of the people whether you\u2019ll be elected or not in the next election.\u00a0Tandaan niyo \u2018yan<\/em>\u00a0(Remember that),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also reminded local officials against going overboard while enforcing policies, especially in restricting the movement of cargoes carrying basic necessities such as food, medicines, and other health-related items when it should be unhampered.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa\u00a0<\/em>LGU,\u00a0lalo na iyong malalayong lugar mayroon silang<\/em>\u00a0tendency to overdo,\u00a0kasi iniisip nila iyong<\/em>\u00a0welfare\u00a0ng kanilang<\/em>\u00a0constituents, but not knowing\u00a0ay sumosobra na<\/em>\u00a0(In local government units, especially in distant places, they have a tendency to overdo it because they\u2019re thinking of the welfare of their constituents, not knowing that it\u2019s too excessive),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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