Opposition senator
Rissa Hontiveros is calling out President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to own up to the
supposed shortcomings of the government with respect to its COVID-19 pandemic
response.
The lady
senator is hoping that the President’s speech in his fifth 5th State
of the Nation Address (SONA) “should no longer contain any denials,
threats, or any downplaying of the country’s situation amid the pandemic.”
Instead, the opposititon urged MalacaƱang
“to accept and apologize for its shortcomings in the last few months.”
Senator Rissa Hontiveros (photo credit to owner) |
“Karapatan ng taumbayan na marinig
ang sinserong pag-ako at paghingi ng tawad ng pamahalaan—sa delayed response
mula noong naitala ang pinaka-unang kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, sa kawalan ng
preparasyon at plano, at sa kulang na suporta sa mga LGUs at frontliners,” said
Hontiveros.
Further she said the government under
Duterte’s leadership should pledge to improve its service to the
people,increase in transparency and accountability for the billions of pesos in
funds being used for the country’s COVID-19 response, is certainly most
welcomed.
“Ngayong may mga alegasyon ng
korapsyon at hindi sapat na ayuda para sa mga nangangailangan, dapat ay
magpatupad ang pamahalaan ng independent audit para mapanatag tayo na bawat
piso ay napupunta sa pagtulong sa taumbayan,” she said.
Senator Hontiveros appealed to President
Duterte to present plans to stop the COVID-19 crisis.
“Hindi pwedeng magpaligoy-ligoy ang
gobyerno. Hindi na masisilaw ng gimik, teatro, o mga pagbabanta ang taumbayan.
No theatrics, no threats. Kailangan ang pagpapakita ng tunay na malasakit sa
pakikinig sa mga hinaing ng Pilipino at pagtugon sa pang-araw-araw nating
pangangailangan,” said Hontiveros.
“Karapatan nating lahat na marinig ang isang
komprehensibong plano para masugpo ang COVID-19 at tugunan ang pagkalugi ng mga
maliliit na negosyo, at ang kawalan ng trabaho ng maraming Pilipino. This plan
is long-overdue,” she added.
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