THE DUTERTE administration praised the efforts of the local government in battling the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease here and lauded the outstanding leadership and governance of Mayor Beng Climaco, said Secretary Carlito Galvez, the Chief Implementer of the national policy against Covid-19.
Galvez was in Zamboanga City recently and met with Climaco and other stakeholders to discuss the arrival of over 5,000 mostly Filipino deportees from Sabah in Malaysia.
He said Climaco, head of the Zamboanga Task Force Covid-19, managed to control the spread of the virus by effectively and strictly enforcing quarantine quarantines following the outbreak of the Covid-19 here in March.
“I would like to congratulate Zamboanga City kasi nakita natin without any help or konti ang tulong mula sa amin you were able to stand on your own. Nakita natin you fought with a might sa Covid efforts natin,” Galvez said.
He also cited the efforts of the different government agencies in collaborating with the local Covid-19 task force in preventing the virus from further spreading.
“Ang kagandahan ngayon dito sa atin sa Region 9 (ay) very collective ang ating mga desisyon and because of the leadership of our Mayor Beng Climaco. Madam, thank you for your leadership at least nakikita natin.”
“Imagine yun buong Region 9 (ay) walang testing capacity yan, but you were able to weather yun initial (Covid cases) wave na tumama sa atin, so yun ang nakita (namin) na isang malaking difference - yun ating mga tao ay disiplinado (at) maganda yun pagsasamahan natin dito although you have different peoples - narito ang Kristiyano, Lumad at brother Muslims, but we tend to listen to our leader (Mayor Beng Climaco). We have to continue that,” Galvez said.
Zamboanga now has only about 3 dozen active Covid-19 cases after dozens recovered from the fatal respiratory disease. Its hospital - Zamboanga City Medical Center - also serves not only local Covid-19 patients, but also those from the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.
“We are very happy that Zamboanga is not a problem for us because we have that kind of unity. Yun mga doctors dito, and the politicians and local leaders ay helping each other. Nakita natin na basta may unity, and unity of efforts among all (government) agencies kaya natin ito, kaya natin ang Covid,” he said, adding, President Rodrigo Duterte told him to congratulate Climaco for effectively handling the pandemic.
However, Galvez said local residents should follow the quarantine guidelines and not be complacent as more challenges await the local government when returning Filipinos from Sabah arrive here soon.
“Unang-una yun Zamboanga ay maraming mga challenges kaya huwag tayong mag kompyansa – unang challenges natin (ay) yun mga OFWs. OFWs will still remain because the world economy contracted (at) ang nangyari ngayon sa Middle East (ay) over 70 % ng business sa Middle East has shut down, nag lock down rin sila and more or less maybe 200,000 to 500,000 even a million of our OFWs will be coming here (to Zamboanga),” he said.
Galvez said with Climaco’s leadership and discipline of the locals, Zamboanga is a good model for other local governments to emulate, saying he was sent here by Duterte to see how the mayor managed to control the pandemic from spreading.
He cited Cebu where Covid-19 cases continue to rise and how politics affected the government efforts in controlling the spread of the pandemic.
“Kaya maraming pressure sa amin na gusto nilang bumalik sa GCQ, but we opted them at ECQ because we want to preserve life and we want a respite or magkaroon ng capacity building yun ating mga health workers na medyo makapahinga sila ng konti,” he said, referring to Cebu. “Malakas ang politika sa Cebu, sad to say malakas ang politika sa Cebu,” he added.
“I would like to thank the Mayor (Beng Climaco) for her leadership kaya po nakikita natin ang ating mahal na Presidente sabi nga niya “General, Chief Implementer, puntahan mo ang ibang mga lugar para at least makakita tayo ng model, para at least makita natin kung ano ang mga model na iyon na puwede natin i- transform sa ibang area.”
“So what good model I have learned from Zamboanga City – one is governance and leadership and then it is collective, and then there is unity, unity of efforts among (government) agencies, and then lastly, yun sinasabi ni Presidente (sa akin) – “alam mo General, when you do something, put your heart on it and when you put your heart on it, we can solve many problems,” he said and cited Climaco’s efforts.
He further said that while Duterte was cursing, the president has a big heart for the Filipinos. “Alam ninyo si Presidente naririnig ninyo lang nagmumura, pero kapag once you are talking with him closely, yun mga golden words (ay) naririnig ko sa kanya (at) “sabi niya if you want to serve people, you have to put your heart on what you are doing right now.” (Zamboanga Post)
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Galvez was in Zamboanga City recently and met with Climaco and other stakeholders to discuss the arrival of over 5,000 mostly Filipino deportees from Sabah in Malaysia.
He said Climaco, head of the Zamboanga Task Force Covid-19, managed to control the spread of the virus by effectively and strictly enforcing quarantine quarantines following the outbreak of the Covid-19 here in March.
“I would like to congratulate Zamboanga City kasi nakita natin without any help or konti ang tulong mula sa amin you were able to stand on your own. Nakita natin you fought with a might sa Covid efforts natin,” Galvez said.
He also cited the efforts of the different government agencies in collaborating with the local Covid-19 task force in preventing the virus from further spreading.
“Ang kagandahan ngayon dito sa atin sa Region 9 (ay) very collective ang ating mga desisyon and because of the leadership of our Mayor Beng Climaco. Madam, thank you for your leadership at least nakikita natin.”
“Imagine yun buong Region 9 (ay) walang testing capacity yan, but you were able to weather yun initial (Covid cases) wave na tumama sa atin, so yun ang nakita (namin) na isang malaking difference - yun ating mga tao ay disiplinado (at) maganda yun pagsasamahan natin dito although you have different peoples - narito ang Kristiyano, Lumad at brother Muslims, but we tend to listen to our leader (Mayor Beng Climaco). We have to continue that,” Galvez said.
Not a Problem
Zamboanga now has only about 3 dozen active Covid-19 cases after dozens recovered from the fatal respiratory disease. Its hospital - Zamboanga City Medical Center - also serves not only local Covid-19 patients, but also those from the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.
“We are very happy that Zamboanga is not a problem for us because we have that kind of unity. Yun mga doctors dito, and the politicians and local leaders ay helping each other. Nakita natin na basta may unity, and unity of efforts among all (government) agencies kaya natin ito, kaya natin ang Covid,” he said, adding, President Rodrigo Duterte told him to congratulate Climaco for effectively handling the pandemic.
However, Galvez said local residents should follow the quarantine guidelines and not be complacent as more challenges await the local government when returning Filipinos from Sabah arrive here soon.
Follow Guidelines
“Unang-una yun Zamboanga ay maraming mga challenges kaya huwag tayong mag kompyansa – unang challenges natin (ay) yun mga OFWs. OFWs will still remain because the world economy contracted (at) ang nangyari ngayon sa Middle East (ay) over 70 % ng business sa Middle East has shut down, nag lock down rin sila and more or less maybe 200,000 to 500,000 even a million of our OFWs will be coming here (to Zamboanga),” he said.
Galvez said with Climaco’s leadership and discipline of the locals, Zamboanga is a good model for other local governments to emulate, saying he was sent here by Duterte to see how the mayor managed to control the pandemic from spreading.
He cited Cebu where Covid-19 cases continue to rise and how politics affected the government efforts in controlling the spread of the pandemic.
“Kaya maraming pressure sa amin na gusto nilang bumalik sa GCQ, but we opted them at ECQ because we want to preserve life and we want a respite or magkaroon ng capacity building yun ating mga health workers na medyo makapahinga sila ng konti,” he said, referring to Cebu. “Malakas ang politika sa Cebu, sad to say malakas ang politika sa Cebu,” he added.
“I would like to thank the Mayor (Beng Climaco) for her leadership kaya po nakikita natin ang ating mahal na Presidente sabi nga niya “General, Chief Implementer, puntahan mo ang ibang mga lugar para at least makakita tayo ng model, para at least makita natin kung ano ang mga model na iyon na puwede natin i- transform sa ibang area.”
Working from the Heart
“So what good model I have learned from Zamboanga City – one is governance and leadership and then it is collective, and then there is unity, unity of efforts among (government) agencies, and then lastly, yun sinasabi ni Presidente (sa akin) – “alam mo General, when you do something, put your heart on it and when you put your heart on it, we can solve many problems,” he said and cited Climaco’s efforts.
He further said that while Duterte was cursing, the president has a big heart for the Filipinos. “Alam ninyo si Presidente naririnig ninyo lang nagmumura, pero kapag once you are talking with him closely, yun mga golden words (ay) naririnig ko sa kanya (at) “sabi niya if you want to serve people, you have to put your heart on what you are doing right now.” (Zamboanga Post)
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