Why waste much needed foreign financial
aid.
This seems to be one of the subtle message
of Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo when she heard that the Duterte
administration ordered to suspend the financial aid from countries who
supported the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution calling
for a probe into the
The Vice President said
in her weekly radio show “BISErbisyong Leni,” that the money that the Duterte administration
refused could have been used as additional budget for some programs of the
government for the poor.
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| VP Leni Robredo (photo credit to owner) |
“It would have been OK if we had our own money to replace it, but if we don’t have any, the beneficiaries of these programs would be the ones who would sacrifice,” Robredo, speaking in Filipino, said in her weekly radio show.
“It’s sad because this
could have been additional funding for programs for the poor,” she added
The Vice President was reacting to the supposed confidential memorandum
from the Office of the President as alleged by Inquirer that ordered the
suspension of all negotiations or signing of all loan and grant agreements with
the countries that voted in favor of the UNHRC resolution.
There are 18 nations that voted in favor of
the Iceland-sponsored UNHRC resolution namely- Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Bahamas, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, Iceland, Italy,
Mexico, Peru, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, and Uruguay.
No such Memo
Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Salvador Panelo denies the existence of such memo which calls for the suspension of all financial assistance from the 18 countries.
“The President has not
issued any memorandum suspending loans and negotiations involving 18 countries
that voted in favor of the Iceland resolution,” Panelo said.
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