Opposition Senator Leila de Lima slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s absence at the height of Typhoon Rolly’s destruction in Bicol and other Luzon areas, saying it showed the country’s leader’s “laziness.”
“Naturingang Pangulo pero kukupad-kupad sa panahon ng pandemya at tutulog-tulog kapag may kalamidad. Kawawa talaga ang Pilipinas at ang mga Pilipino sa ganitong klaseng lider,” she said.
De Lima, chairperson of the Senate committee on social justice, welfare and rural development, said Duterte “should do his job as the highest official of the country during challenging times like this and ensure that the people get the assistance that they need and deserve.”
During Rolly’s onslaught, the hashtag #NasaanAngPangulo topped the Philippines’ trends on Twitter as Duterte skipped the government’s first briefing.
The briefing only took place after the typhoon had already made two landfalls in Catanduanes and Albay.
De Lima extended her sympathies to fellow Bicolanos and countrymen who were severely affected by Rolly, the world’s strongest tropical cyclone recorded this year.
“Nakikiramay po ako sa mga pamilyang naulila ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay, nawasak ang mga tahanan at napilitang lumikas sa kanilang komunidad. Napakalaking pagsubok nga po nito, lalo pa’t humaharap pa rin tayo sa krisis na dulot ng pandemya,” she said.
“Nananawagan ako sa ating lokal at pambansang pamahalaan na siguruhin ang mabilisang pagbibigay ng ayuda sa mga nasalanta nating kababayan, at tiyakin ang maayos na mga pasilidad sa evacuation centers upang maiwasan ang sakit at matugunan ang kanilang mga pangangailangan,” she added.
Based on media reports, 10 fatalities in Albay and Catanduanes were recorded while three others went missing after “Rolly” wreaked havoc in Bicol Region. Three residents of Guinobatan were declared missing.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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