President Rodrigo
Roa Duterte has visited the newly opened Boracay island resort.
He was there to
distribute land titles to the Ati tribe of the island, this is but a
realization of his promise to distribute land in Boracay to agrarian reform
beneficiaries.
Duterte distributed
623 certificates of land ownership award, covering 274 hectares of land in
Boracay and Aklan, to the area’s original inhabitants and other agrarian reform
beneficiaries. Six of the CLOAs went to 45 members of the Boracay Ati Tribal
Organization.
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| Pres. Duterte and senatorial hopeful Mar Roxas (photo credit to ABS CBN News) |
But the speech
during the program made a sudden change
when President Duterte made mention of Liberal Party stalwart and its losing presidential
candidate and now running for senator.
He said its okay to
vote for Mar Roxas this coming 2019 mid term elctions.
"Alam ko si
Roxas… Vote for Roxas, Ilonggo eh. Iboto ninyo, walang problema ‘yan," he
said of the former Senator and former interior local government
secretary.
He said the public
can measure Roxas’ stamina for public service with this attempt to be part of
the senate again.
"Sige (go
ahead), why don’t you try para makita ninyo (try and see). You can only measure
a man’s stamina for doing a particular activity for his fellowmen,"
Duterte said.
Roxas appreciates
the gesture
The former cabinet member of the previous
administration can believe what President Duterte said.
“Totoo ba yan? Kase
wala akong personal knowledge. Kung totoo, maraming salamat kay Pangulong
Duterte kung ganon man ang sinabi niya sa akin (Is it for real? I have no
personal knowledge on that. I thank President Duterte if indeed he said
something like that about me),” said Roxas in a statement.
It might be remembered
that Roxas broke his silence since losing to Duterte when he gave advices to
the administration regarding the rising prices of rice which was rebuked by
then Presidential spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque.
Robredo happy about Duterte's endorsement of Mar
Robredo happy about Duterte's endorsement of Mar
Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo took President Rodrigo Duterte's remarks well.
"Masayang balita iyan. Masayang balita na in-endorse ni Pangulong Duterte si Secretary Mar for the Senate. Affirmation iyon na very much qualified, walang duda iyongqualifications, dapat talagang tulungan," Robredo said (CNN Phils)
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