The Vice President, Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo
is now embroiled in a controversy after a commissioner Manuelito Luna
"Being a part of the national government,
Robredo is barred from competing with the Department of Health, Department of
Social Welfare and Development and the Office of Civil Defense or the National
Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council..." Luna said.
Below is the statement of Atty. Barry Gutierrez
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| Vice President Maria
Leonor “Leni” Robredo (photo credit to owner) |
“The PACC statement is so ridiculous, so inappropriate, so out
of touch, that I had to verify if it was really true. I am deeply disappointed
that it was.
“Since Day One of the Covid-19
crisis, VP Leni has done all she can to help health workers, government
institutions, and ordinary Filipinos overcome the challenges they have had to
face due to the restrictions on travel, the shortages in supplies, and, of
course, the ever present threat of infection.
“She has mobilized private citizens
to procure PPEs for doctors and nurses, organized free transport for those that
needed to engage in essential travel, brought extraction kits to the RITM,
provided food to police and soldiers manning checkpoints, and set up
dormitories so health workers have a place to rest near their hospitals.
“She has done all this without
requesting additional public funds or seeking expanded powers. She did this
because she saw a need, and she took action to meet it. She did this because it
was the right and responsible thing to do.
“And now, unbelievably, the PACC
wants to “investigate” her for it. And for what reason? Because she was
“competing” with other agencies.
“Anyone who insists that bringing
much needed assistance to hospitals, health workers, and poor Filipinos is
somehow a “competition” has absolutely no understanding of the gravity of the
crisis we are all facing.
“As an example, health workers all
over the country are running out of PPEs, and they need all the help they can
get, regardless of where it comes from. As of today, the OVP has delivered PPEs
to over 100 hospitals, clinics, and LGUs nationwide, and yet, nearly 500
requests remain in the pipeline. Other private initiatives have also done their
part. And I am certain that all these groups that have come together to help,
the OVP included, would only be too thrilled if national government agencies
came in with their larger budgets and bigger organizations to provide all the
equipment and supplies that these institutions need.
“Besides, is the largest crisis the
world has faced since World War II really the best time to talk about
investigations, particularly of people who have done nothing except do the best
they can to help out? I leave it to the PACC, and the rest of national
government leadership, to answer this question for themselves.
“In the meantime, rest assured, VP
Leni will continue to do all she can to help.”
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