By Philippine Star via Eric Clark Su
A Duterte friend from Davao who has spent years with a local telco told me that the President was also frustrated with Salalima’s failure to facilitate the entry of a third telco. As the President told us last Tuesday evening, he will make sure such a competitor will enter the market to stop the duopoly from, in his words, further abusing their customers.
Throughout the evening, the President kept reassuring us that he has deposited no more than P40 million in his bank accounts through the years. But he will sign no waiver to make Sen.Trillanes sweat it out trying to prove what the President called outrageous accusations.
He insisted that one thing he hates is corruption in the public service. He said he fired two unnamed officials just before our meeting because of corruption. That’s why he feels personally insulted by Sen. Trillanes’ accusations.
The thing with the President is that he sees the country’s situation rather darkly. He had lost faith in our major institutions. As a city fiscal, he said he had seen how hopeless it is to expect justice from our judicial system. He is disappointed with the national police and at one point said he is thinking of making the AFP take on some duties in the anti-drug war.
Asked if he trusted his coalition partners in Congress… he quickly said NO. He is too intelligent to believe their profession of friendship. He worries about the implication of a non-passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law while at the same time wondering if its passage will solve problems.
He said the complexity of our problems is so daunting but he will do what he can to at least let change start to happen. Asked if it will take martial law to introduce change, he said he doubts it. He said there are those who want him to declare a revolutionary government but he said he is not a revolutionary."
Throughout the evening, the President kept reassuring us that he has deposited no more than P40 million in his bank accounts through the years. But he will sign no waiver to make Sen.Trillanes sweat it out trying to prove what the President called outrageous accusations.
He insisted that one thing he hates is corruption in the public service. He said he fired two unnamed officials just before our meeting because of corruption. That’s why he feels personally insulted by Sen. Trillanes’ accusations.
The thing with the President is that he sees the country’s situation rather darkly. He had lost faith in our major institutions. As a city fiscal, he said he had seen how hopeless it is to expect justice from our judicial system. He is disappointed with the national police and at one point said he is thinking of making the AFP take on some duties in the anti-drug war.
Asked if he trusted his coalition partners in Congress… he quickly said NO. He is too intelligent to believe their profession of friendship. He worries about the implication of a non-passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law while at the same time wondering if its passage will solve problems.
He said the complexity of our problems is so daunting but he will do what he can to at least let change start to happen. Asked if it will take martial law to introduce change, he said he doubts it. He said there are those who want him to declare a revolutionary government but he said he is not a revolutionary."
No comments:
Post a Comment