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Town Mayor views failure to recognize DL as “persona non-grata”

 


DAVAO DEL NORTE, Nov. 12 (PIA)— Municipal Mayor Ernesto T. Evangelista Jr.  considers as “persona non-grata” if people fail to give value to, testify for and recognize the “real changes” that President Rodrigo R. Duterte has brought about in his 6-year administration.

 

Addressing the Duterte Legacy Barangayanihan Caravan towards National  Recovery, Evangelista admitted having  wondered why some politicians seemingly become oblivious of the changes that President Duterte has introduced during his administration.

 

“Ug imong tan-awon  ang  ubang politiko, murag walay nabuhat ang atong President. Murag, mahimo ta nga persona ingrata kon dili nato masaksihan ug  mahatagan ug bili ang pang-gobyerno  sa atong halangdong Presidente. (If we look at other politicians, it seems the President has done nothing. It would seem we become ‘persona ingrata’ if we would fail to testify and give value the governance of our honored President),” he said.

 

With considerable length in politics and government service, Evangelista recalled performance of past Presidential administrations and concluded that divine providence has brought President Duterte into place “to bring about real change.”

 

Some significant accomplishments of the President that Evangelista cited  were addressing drug menace that had crept into the  ranks of police authorities and top politicians.  He also lauded the President for mustering the political will to seriously go after drug syndicates, even to the point of smashing Marawi identified as the point-of-origin of drug trade.

 

“Imposible ug ato pa  jud i-disregard ang Duterte legacy, wa kitay ayo jud. (It would  be impossible if we still would disregard the Duterte Legacy),” he said.

 

“So ana ang mga tinuod nga mga testimony. Talking of Duterte legacy, usbon nako, maigo na  sa persona ingrata ug wala nato mapansin ang ensakto nga kabag-uhan.  (That is the true testimony. Talking about the Duterte Legacy, I say it again, we would hit us as persona non-grata if we would fail to recognize the real change.),” he added.

 

Evangelista confessed to have been praying for the Filipino people to make the choice for the next President to  continue the Duterte  Legacy.

 

Sto Tomas was the site  of the provincial rollout of the Duterte Legacy Barangayanihan Caravan towards National  Recovery in Davao del Norte conducted this morning at the Municipal Government Center, Tibal-og, Davao del Norte.

 

Davao del Norte-based national line agencies lead by the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Philippine National Police together with the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) represented by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) hauled several government services to Sto.  Tomas and showcased testimonies of key beneficiaries of programs of the national government.

 

Present NGAs were the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the National Food Authority (NFA), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Social Security System (SSS), the Land Transportation Office (LTO), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

The TESDA Provincial Director Remegias G. Timonio presented the graduates from Santo Tomas from the several skills training conducted in partnership with the local government. 76 residents also received livelihood kits from TESDA.

Information drive and legal consultations were also provided by NCIP, BFP, GSIS, LTO, SSS, and DAR.

The people also availed of the 50 seedlings and hygiene kits distributed by the DENR, cheaper rice brought by the NFA, and early enrolment of the DepEd.

 

The DL Caravan benefited some 500 beneficiaries who were indigenous peoples, reformed drug dependents, banana farm workers and other marginalized individuals. (PIA XI/Jeanevive Duron Abangan)

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