Tumawag sa 8888! Duterte offers P30K reward for info on execs stealing cash aid

By Prince Golez

President Rodrigo Duterte is offering P30,000 reward money to those who could give information on local government officials involved in irregular distribution of cash aid for poor families.

“Siya po ay magbibigay ng pabuya ng P30,000 sa lahat po na magre-report ng mga local officials na kumakana o kinukurakot ang mga ayuda para po sa mga mahihirap,” said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque after Duterte’s public address late Monday.

Roque urged anyone who will report anomalies in the distribution of the government’s social amelioration program to call 8888, the President’s Hotline for government malpractices.

“Tumawag lang po kayo sa 8888. Siyempre po kung gusto ninyo ng ayuda, eh mag-iiwan kayo ng pangalan at telephone number. At ‘pag napatunayan po ‘yung inyong reklamo sa korapsyon laban sa mga lokal na opisyales na kinukurakot iyong mga ayuda na ipinamimigay ng gobyerno, 30,000 pesos po ang pabuya na ibibigay ng ating Presidente sa inyo.” he added.

The Palace official reiterated that this government takes a zero-tolerance approach to corruption.

“Alinsunod po ito sa zero tolerance ng ating Presidente laban sa korapsyon lalong-lalo na po doon sa mga kumakana at kumukurakot ng ayuda para sa mga mahihirap.”

In his speech, Duterte slammed a certain Danilo Flores, a village councilor from Agustin in Hagonoy, Bulacan, for allegedly collecting more than half of the cash aid meant for low-income households affected by the current coronavirus crisis.

“Mahirap na nga, ikaw may trabaho ka na, kagawad ka, ang p***** i** kukunin mo pa ‘yung pera ng mahirap,” he said.

Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)