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Marcos: Hard to deliver services when local, national officials not in good terms
Marcos: Hard to deliver services when local, national officials not in good terms
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday said it is difficult for aid and services to reach the grassroots level when the national government does not have a good relationship with local officials.
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday said it is difficult for aid and services to reach the grassroots level when the national government does not have a good relationship with local officials.
Marcos Jr. made the statement when he visited a government-sponsored job and health services fair in Biñan, Laguna ahead of his expected attendance at the “Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas” campaign sortie in the neighboring town of Sta. Rosa.
Marcos Jr. made the statement when he visited a government-sponsored job and health services fair in Biñan, Laguna ahead of his expected attendance at the “Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas” campaign sortie in the neighboring town of Sta. Rosa.
“Kung hindi po maganda ang ugnayan, kung hindi po maganda ang tulungan ng national government at saka local government, napakahirap po ng aming gagawin,” Marcos Jr. said in a speech.
“Kung hindi po maganda ang ugnayan, kung hindi po maganda ang tulungan ng national government at saka local government, napakahirap po ng aming gagawin,” Marcos Jr. said in a speech.
“Napakahirap pong paabutin sa inyo sa grassroots level, hanggang barangay level, napakahirap po kung hindi po tayo nagtutulungan kasama ng LGU kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa ating mga lider, sa ating mga LGU executives, sa ating LGU local community leaders dahil po kung hindi po sa kanila eh hindi po ganito kaganda ang ating serbisyo fair,” he said.
“Napakahirap pong paabutin sa inyo sa grassroots level, hanggang barangay level, napakahirap po kung hindi po tayo nagtutulungan kasama ng LGU kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa ating mga lider, sa ating mga LGU executives, sa ating LGU local community leaders dahil po kung hindi po sa kanila eh hindi po ganito kaganda ang ating serbisyo fair,” he said.
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Marcos Jr. then urged the crowd to continue communicating their needs to the national government through their local leaders.
Marcos Jr. then urged the crowd to continue communicating their needs to the national government through their local leaders.
“Asahan po ninyo lahat po kayo ay kung anuman ang kinakailangan ninyo basta't sabihin niyo lang po sa amin, sabihin niyo sa local government, sabihin niyo po sa mga kalihim natin,” he said.
“Asahan po ninyo lahat po kayo ay kung anuman ang kinakailangan ninyo basta't sabihin niyo lang po sa amin, sabihin niyo sa local government, sabihin niyo po sa mga kalihim natin,” he said.
“Sabihin niyo po sa mga regional officer, sa mga local provincial officer, municipal officer at aabot at aabot din sa amin ‘yan at gagawin namin kung anong kaya namin gawin. Asahan po ninyo ay gagawin po namin,” he said.
“Sabihin niyo po sa mga regional officer, sa mga local provincial officer, municipal officer at aabot at aabot din sa amin ‘yan at gagawin namin kung anong kaya namin gawin. Asahan po ninyo ay gagawin po namin,” he said.
Vice President Sara Duterte has repeatedly accused the administration of using aid projects like Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) and Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) to lure voters to support administration candidates.
Vice President Sara Duterte has repeatedly accused the administration of using aid projects like Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) and Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) to lure voters to support administration candidates.
Duterte — who ended her alliance with Marcos in mid-2024 — alleged that this has supposedly institutionalized the use of public funds for vote buying, a claim which government agencies have consistently denied.
Duterte — who ended her alliance with Marcos in mid-2024 — alleged that this has supposedly institutionalized the use of public funds for vote buying, a claim which government agencies have consistently denied.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) — which oversees the TUPAD and AICS programs — said that beneficiaries for its projects undergo proper vetting using metrics that are free from politicking.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) — which oversees the TUPAD and AICS programs — said that beneficiaries for its projects undergo proper vetting using metrics that are free from politicking.
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