{"id":263803,"date":"2020-08-02T22:47:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T02:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=263803"},"modified":"2020-08-02T22:47:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T02:47:07","slug":"stop-acting-like-gods-prrd-to-corrupt-local-execs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/02\/stop-acting-like-gods-prrd-to-corrupt-local-execs\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop acting like gods, PRRD to corrupt local execs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on August 2, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Sunday chided corrupt local government, warning them that he would account for their behavior once the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) situation in the country improves.<\/p>\n

Duterte urged barangay captains, in particular, to refrain from acting like gods in their barangays saying they do not deserve to be part of government if they acted in such a manner.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are just a human being. I’m sure that you know nothing or little at all about governance if you are there into corruption,\u201d he said in a late night public address.<\/p>\n

He said he had no respect or compassion for them, noting that he would think twice about sending them to jail or suspending them because he wanted them \u201cremoved from the horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want the graft and corruption stopped and the parties involved in that corruption be prosecuted be the mayor, the city council, or the barangay captain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Instead of engaging in corrupt activities, he urged them to \u201cwork\u201d by strictly enforcing localized lockdowns to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in their respective areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time that you really work.\u00a0Isauli mo sa tao \u2018yung<\/em>\u00a0honor\u00a0na ibinibigay nila sa inyo — ibinigay ninyo at ibinigay sa inyo ng tao<\/em>\u00a0(Return the honor given to you by the people). You work. Strictly enforce ang quarantine, lalo na \u2018yung lockdown (the quarantine protocols, especially the lockdown),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cut red tape<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he also ordered other local government officials to release the necessary papers such as ordinances within three days or face charges<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m telling you now,\u00a0kayong mga<\/em>\u00a0(you in the) municipal, city — or I do not know if the provincial board is included —\u00a0\u2018pag hindi ninyo inilabas \u2018yan<\/em>\u00a0(if you didn\u2019t release them) beginning today, I\u2019m going to give you exactly three days, report to the [Department of the Interior and Local Government], city, provincial,\u00a0ibigay mo doon<\/em>\u00a0and for the DILG to inform Secretary [Eduardo] A\u00f1o,\u00a0\u2018yung<\/em>\u00a0boss\u00a0nila, na<\/em>\u00a0submitted\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0(Give it there and inform DILG Secretary A\u00f1o, that it\u2019s submitted),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He warned that they may face prosecution if they failed to comply immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the clock is ticking except on the days we do not hold office, I will count the 72 hours weekdays.\u00a0Tapos<\/em>\u00a0(Then) for example it has been there on Monday, then two to three days, should be on Thursday. If you fail to do that, I am directing Fiscal Yang to file the case immediately with the department or\u00a0sa ano<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It was unclear who he was referring to as \u201cFiscal Yang\u201d but Duterte said he was a former fiscal from Nueva Ecija.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll see to it that you are effectively suspended preventive — suspended as a form of a punishment. But I would prefer that you would be dismissed immediately and the courts for not to interfere,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He added that delays in the release of papers could lead to more \u201cmissteps\u201d because of corruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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