MANILA, Philippines, July 1, 2019 – Salvador Buenaventora Panelo, a lawyer came from the Camarines province and a spokesperson of the president held a conference at the Malacanang together with a groups of Philippine media. Prior to that, Panelo mentioned about the 3rd anniversary of President Rodrigo Duterte to its celebration as the 16th President of the Philippines on June 30, 2019.
Panelo read the accomplishments of the president under his
term in order for the critics and detractors to be informed. He also added that
maybe they did not realize how many did the president had done for the country.
The following content below, as stated by Panelo, are the accomplishments of
President Duterte.
Halfway through his term as a president of the republic, the
president has attained countless and incomparable feats including but not
limited to:
1.
Reducing the rate of criminality to an incredibly
low figure.
2.
Dismantling the illegal drug industry and
apparatus with the voluntary surrender of more than a million drug
personalities and rehabilitating the victims thereof.
3.
Initiating strategies and measures to thwart the
local communist rebellion from spreading and crashing attempts of terrorism
originating from different parts of the globe.
4.
While the president is given priority to the improvement
of peace and order in the country, he laid the foundation that will propel the
nation to progress and reach new heights
5.
With unprecedented political will, genuine
empathy as well as relentless resolve to uplift the general welfare of the
people he signed long pending bill into loss.
Panelo also added that there are so many pending bills that
was never signed even by the past administration. What are these?
1.
Free tuition in state universities and colleges.
2.
Free irrigation to farmers.
3.
Free internet access in public places.
4.
Institutionalization of feeding programs for
public school students.
5.
Universal Health Care program.
6.
Free medicines and financial support to indigent
patients. – Panelo also recall that the president said that he is giving the PGH
hundred million a month and 50 million to the veterans.
7.
Mandatory philhealth coverage for persons with disabilities.
8.
Huge and unparalleled subsidies in favor of
government hospitals.
9.
Increase of SSS pensions for seniors.
10.
Improvement of the wages of government employees.
– He doybled the salaries of the soldiers as well as the policemen, the jail
officers, and the firemen. Also the increase salary for teachers awaits.
11.
Revision on illegal labors of subcontracting
resulting in the regularization of hundreds of thousands of workers.
12.
Establishment of work from home arrangements.
13.
Signing laws and proposal aim at reducing
poverty:
· - Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
· -Magna carta for the poor
Other than that, this is also included in Panelo’s
statement:
1.
The president has directed and there has been distribution
of certificates of land ownership award to thousands of agrarian reforms
beneficiaries and farmers.
2.
He has consistently push congress to legislate for
the return of the coco levy fund.
3.
He has repatriated thousands of overseas Filipino
workers affected by amnesty programs implemented by several countries.
4.
Provided returning OFWs with training,
livelihood assistance for their reintegration.
5.
An overseas Filipino bank that has been
establish to provide efficient remittance services with low service rates, and
profitable offers to OFWs.
6.
The president made the Philippines one of the
strongest economies in growth leaders in the region.
7.
Build Build Build
8.
Collection of 6B pesos from PAL.
9.
Collection of excise tax from mighty cigarette.
10.
Has pursued and independence foreign policy by
means of – by friends to all, and enemies to none.
11.
The return of Balangiga bells.
12.
Signed BBL.
13.
Executive order for freedom of information.
14.
Smoking ban.
15.
8888 Hotline for citizen’s complain.
16. It
has reduced government spending by prohibiting the use of luxury cars
To sum it all, much have been done in the past 3 years.
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