President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he has been checking the situation on the ground as part of the ongoing performance review of his government officials.
In the first part of the BBM Podcast Episode 2 which aired on Monday, President Marcos said he is inspecting project sites to ascertain if government officials have been doing their job.
“Makatanggap ka ng report na sasabihin, natapos namin ‘yung project, ganito ‘yung ginastos namin, may picture na maganda. Pero ‘pag pinuntahan mo, iba,” the President said.
“Eh totoo pala ‘yung report, maganda ‘yung report. Alam mo na ‘yung taong ‘yun hindi nagsisinungaling sa ‘yo. The other side is, binola ako nitong mga lokong ito. Alam mo na, itong mga ito hindi reliable ‘yan. Maghanap tayo ng iba,” President Marcos added.
President Marcos indicated he has counterchecked official reports.
“Kaya pupuntahan mo nga. Kung hindi ka nakakasiguro, halimbawa, may report, napakaganda ng lahat. Pero may kaibigan ka na taga-doon, sasabihin, ‘Boss, hindi totoo ‘yan. Hindi nila natapos.’ ‘Talaga?’ ‘Oo.’ ‘Halika puntahan natin.’ ‘Yun, pag-explainin mo ‘yung tao. Siyempre kung anu-ano ‘yung mga paliwanag niyan. Hindi mo pala kaya, sige, palitan kita. Hanap tayo ng mas magaling,” the President said.
The Chief Executive revealed that he had to replace some government heads in the past because of underperformance.
“Marami na. Hindi na lang namin ina-announce,” President Marcos said.
Last June 1 while riding the Metro Rail Transit line along EDSA, the President observed a particularly steep pedestrian overpass in Quezon City which he promptly ordered replaced.
Last June 9, during a visit to public schools in Bulacan President Marcos saw for himself the condition of decades-old school buildings as well as faulty toilets, and immediately ordered the restoration of water supply in schools.
President Marcos also recently visited Siquijor province and made sure that emergency generator sets arrived to address the power crisis.
The President also went to Samar and Leyte to fast-track measures to mitigate the social and economic impact brought about by the repair of the San Juanico Bridge.
“It’s still important to go and see things for yourself. Because it’s – of course, you read all the reports ‘no.. Iba-iba ang accuracy rating kung minsan,” the President said. | PND
