{"id":278464,"date":"2020-12-13T08:33:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T13:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=278464"},"modified":"2020-12-13T08:33:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T13:33:06","slug":"lgus-not-stupid-to-back-godless-obsolete-ideology-dilg-to-cpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/13\/lgus-not-stupid-to-back-godless-obsolete-ideology-dilg-to-cpp\/","title":{"rendered":"LGUs not stupid to back godless, obsolete ideology, DILG to CPP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o on Friday (Oct. 11, 2019) (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Sunday said local government units (LGUs) \u201cenjoy local autonomy, are not stupid to support the godless and obsolete ideology of communist terrorist groups (CTGs) and are fed up with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People\u2019s Army-National Democratic Front\u2019s (CPP-NPA-NDF) violence and atrocities.\u201d<\/p>\n

DILG Secretary Eduardo M. A\u00f1o made the comment following allegations by the Communist Party of the Philippines that LGUs are being forced to declare the CPP-NPA-NDF as persona non grata\u00a0by threatening to withhold the LGUs\u2019 budget.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cPlease do not insult the intelligence of our local government officials.\u00a0Hindi mangmang ang mga<\/em>\u00a0LGUs\u00a0at hindi sila madidiktahan na gumawa ng mga bagay na labag sa kanilang kalooban. Ang katotohanan ay mulat ang mga mata nila at saksi sila sa panloloko ng<\/em>\u00a0CPP-NPA-NDF\u00a0sa kanilang mga lugar<\/em>\u00a0(LGUs are not ignorant and they will not be dictated to do something against their will. The truth is they know and are witness to CPP-NPA-NDF\u2019s deception in their areas,\u201d A\u00f1o said.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o said it is preposterous for the CPP to insinuate that LGUs are being forced to issue such declaration because LGUs are not witless and stupid puppets.<\/p>\n

“On the contrary, they are very much aware of the situation on the ground and of the CTG\u2019s harassment and extortion activities on businesses and ambuscades and raids on government forces that has led to some 40,000 deaths of police, military, and civilians in its more than 50-year reign of terror in the countryside,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

“Kaya hindi naman nakapagtataka na ideklara ng higit sa<\/em>\u00a01,500 LGUs\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0persona non grata\u00a0ang mga<\/em>\u00a0criminal\u00a0at teroristang ito dahil matagal na silang nagpapahirap sa bayan at salot sa lipunan<\/em>\u00a0(So it\u2019s not surprising that over 1,500 LGUs declared these criminals and terrorists persona non grata because they (CTGs) have been terrorizing the people and are considered plague to the society),” he added.<\/p>\n

The DILG earlier said a total of 1,546 LGUs nationwide have declared the CPP-NPA-NDF persona non grata in their localities. In response, the CPP released a statement saying that the said LGUs were merely forced to pass the declaration otherwise their budget would be withheld.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o said the CPP’s attempt to connect the persona non grata issue to budget allocation for LGUs is straight out of a\u00a0teleserye<\/em>\u00a0narrative.<\/p>\n

“Wala na talaga silang maisip na palusot kaya kinakabit nila ang pagdeklara ng<\/em>\u00a0persona non grata\u00a0sa usapin ng<\/em>\u00a0budget\u00a0para sa mga<\/em>\u00a0LGUs.\u00a0Taktika na naman nila ito para linlangin ang publiko at matabunan ang katotohanang isinusuka na sila ng bayan<\/em>\u00a0(They have run out of reason so they try to connect declaration of persona non grata to the budget of the LGUs. It\u2019s their tactic to confuse the public and cover the fact that people reject them already),” he said.<\/p>\n

He said the annual Internal Revenue Allotment for LGUs is released and downloaded automatically to them in accordance with the provision of the Constitution.<\/p>\n

In 2020 alone, he said local governments received more than PHP640 billion in funds without a single complaint from LGUs.<\/p>\n

\u201cLahat ng pondo para sa mga<\/em>\u00a0LGU\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0ultimately\u00a0ay para sa mga mamamayan ay nakakarating sa kanila. Yan ang katotohanan<\/em>\u00a0(All the funds for LGUs that ultimately are given to the people reach them. That\u2019s the truth),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In fact, the DILG chief also emphasized that LGUs received more budget this year through the Bayanihan To Heal as One law and Bayanihan to Recover as One law in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency, debunking CPP\u2019s insinuation of budget manipulation.<\/p>\n

In Bayanihan 2 Law alone, LGUs are taking advantage of the PHP1.5-billion allocation under the Covid-19 Local Government Support Fund to provinces, municipalities, and cities for their respective Covid-19 response initiatives. In his report to Congress, President Rodrigo Duterte said a total of PHP18-billion worth of budgetary assistance was given to LGUs through the Bayanihan 1 law.<\/p>\n

He said that such allegation of budget denial is fake news. \u201cIt\u2019s the usual black propaganda of the CTGs.\u201d\u00a0(DILG PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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