ZAMBOANGA
CITY – A senior government official has joined President Rodrigo Duterte in
praising Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco for her dedication to public service
as the country continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Rolando Macasaet, Chairman and Acting President and General Manager of the Government Service Insurance System, with Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco during an event in October last year. (Photo from Macasaet's Facebook page.) |
Rolando
Macasaet, Chairman and Acting President and General Manager of the Government
Service Insurance System, described Climaco as a “dedicated and hardworking”
local chief executive after Duterte praised her for the second time
for working hard amid the health crisis.
“So proud of our lady mayor City Mayor Beng Climaco. Dedicated and hardworking public service at its best during times of crisis and sacrifice. As former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice once said “There is no greater challenge and no greater honor than to be in public service,” Macasaet wrote on his Facebook page.
His praises to Climaco also drew widespread admirations from Netizens. “Good work Mayor Beng,” said Sammy Santos and Daniel Nuevo in reaction to Macasaet’s post.
Lenra Reyes said: “Proud Zamboangueño here!” While Manny Uy, who wrote in Spanish on Macasaet’s social media page, said: “Muchas gracias Mayor Beng. Dios nos bendiga.”
And dozens more of congratulatory messages spoke of Climaco’s dedication to her job.
Duterte, in a televised addressed late Monday, also praised his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sarah Carpio for the same dedication to public service.
“Si Beng pati si Inday (Carpio) talagang nagta-trabaho,” he said while addressing local government chief executives involved in the distribution of the cash emergency program or the Special Amelioration Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The program aims to provide P5,000 or to P8,000 for poor beneficiaries affected by the strict community quarantine imposed by Duterte in March to prevent the spread of the deadly respiratory disease that already killed hundreds of people and infected thousands more in the country.
Duterte said the national government through the DSWD alone cannot handle the SAP distribution to millions of beneficiaries so he tapped the local governments to help fast track the implementation of the pro-poor program. “Dito na ako sa mga local governments, mga mayors. (Interior) Secretary (Eduardo) Año would provide the guidelines on how you can help, we are not asking you, we are requesting you to help us. Kasi Hindi talaga kaya ng national government lang, without the local executives patay, we will crumble, so your toil is as good as mine. Kaya sabay-sabay tayo,” he said.
The local governments designated village leaders to assist the DSWD in SAP distribution, but complaints are mounting and corruption allegations have reached Duterte who strongly warned those involved in the program not to take advantage of the health crisis or steal funds intended for the poor. “Sinabi ko na sa inyo noon huwag sa panahon ito, basta local government employees, lahat naman tayo workers eh, diretsuhin na lang natin, local government works. Sinabi ko na sa inyo na kung may (ga)gawin kayo huwag sa panahon ito,” he said.
“Alam ko noon pa sinabi ko na sa kanila na ako ay nagre-resist kasi pag dating niyan sa local government units, the mayors, pero yun mga minsan yun down to the line, downstream, wala kasing tao na sa karami thousands ito, eh we requested the local government units, mga mayors naman kindly look into the people you that you have commissioned to the distribution,” he added.
Climaco said she is humbled by Duterte’s praises. “I am just doing my job just like all other hardworking civil servants, just like Mayor Inday Sarah, just like our President. I am just following President Rodrigo Duterte’s orders,” she said.
The Zamboanga mayor previously told local village leaders to remain honest and dedicated to their job and put the welfare of their constituents first and above all.
In August last year, Duterte also praised Climaco at the oath-taking of the newly-elected officers of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) in Malacañan Palace in Manila. Duterte even noticed Climaco’s simple, yet beautiful blue, red and burgundy-striped blouse and a pair of electric blue pants and doll shoes while she was seated along other well-dressed mayors. In giving importance to dozens of mayors and officials of the Liga ng mga Barangay, Duterte said the local chief executives are tough public servants and singled out Climaco. “Yan si Beng, oh galing pa ng Zamboanga yan. (Ma)tigas ka talaga (at) bilib ako sa iyo,” Duterte told Climaco. (Zamboanga Post)
“So proud of our lady mayor City Mayor Beng Climaco. Dedicated and hardworking public service at its best during times of crisis and sacrifice. As former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice once said “There is no greater challenge and no greater honor than to be in public service,” Macasaet wrote on his Facebook page.
His praises to Climaco also drew widespread admirations from Netizens. “Good work Mayor Beng,” said Sammy Santos and Daniel Nuevo in reaction to Macasaet’s post.
Lenra Reyes said: “Proud Zamboangueño here!” While Manny Uy, who wrote in Spanish on Macasaet’s social media page, said: “Muchas gracias Mayor Beng. Dios nos bendiga.”
And dozens more of congratulatory messages spoke of Climaco’s dedication to her job.
Duterte, in a televised addressed late Monday, also praised his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sarah Carpio for the same dedication to public service.
“Si Beng pati si Inday (Carpio) talagang nagta-trabaho,” he said while addressing local government chief executives involved in the distribution of the cash emergency program or the Special Amelioration Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The program aims to provide P5,000 or to P8,000 for poor beneficiaries affected by the strict community quarantine imposed by Duterte in March to prevent the spread of the deadly respiratory disease that already killed hundreds of people and infected thousands more in the country.
Duterte said the national government through the DSWD alone cannot handle the SAP distribution to millions of beneficiaries so he tapped the local governments to help fast track the implementation of the pro-poor program. “Dito na ako sa mga local governments, mga mayors. (Interior) Secretary (Eduardo) Año would provide the guidelines on how you can help, we are not asking you, we are requesting you to help us. Kasi Hindi talaga kaya ng national government lang, without the local executives patay, we will crumble, so your toil is as good as mine. Kaya sabay-sabay tayo,” he said.
The local governments designated village leaders to assist the DSWD in SAP distribution, but complaints are mounting and corruption allegations have reached Duterte who strongly warned those involved in the program not to take advantage of the health crisis or steal funds intended for the poor. “Sinabi ko na sa inyo noon huwag sa panahon ito, basta local government employees, lahat naman tayo workers eh, diretsuhin na lang natin, local government works. Sinabi ko na sa inyo na kung may (ga)gawin kayo huwag sa panahon ito,” he said.
“Alam ko noon pa sinabi ko na sa kanila na ako ay nagre-resist kasi pag dating niyan sa local government units, the mayors, pero yun mga minsan yun down to the line, downstream, wala kasing tao na sa karami thousands ito, eh we requested the local government units, mga mayors naman kindly look into the people you that you have commissioned to the distribution,” he added.
Climaco said she is humbled by Duterte’s praises. “I am just doing my job just like all other hardworking civil servants, just like Mayor Inday Sarah, just like our President. I am just following President Rodrigo Duterte’s orders,” she said.
The Zamboanga mayor previously told local village leaders to remain honest and dedicated to their job and put the welfare of their constituents first and above all.
In August last year, Duterte also praised Climaco at the oath-taking of the newly-elected officers of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) in Malacañan Palace in Manila. Duterte even noticed Climaco’s simple, yet beautiful blue, red and burgundy-striped blouse and a pair of electric blue pants and doll shoes while she was seated along other well-dressed mayors. In giving importance to dozens of mayors and officials of the Liga ng mga Barangay, Duterte said the local chief executives are tough public servants and singled out Climaco. “Yan si Beng, oh galing pa ng Zamboanga yan. (Ma)tigas ka talaga (at) bilib ako sa iyo,” Duterte told Climaco. (Zamboanga Post)
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