Government employees in any part of the Philippines were often considered as role models but there are some instances that some government employees really did not care and never thought that the Filipino people were the one who put them on the job. This is what happened to alleged government chief officer was was allegedly slacking on the job or was just relaxing while on duty.
Based upon the viral photo posted on Facebook by a certain Marge C., who claimed that the alleged officer arrived at exactly 11:30 AM, has lunch at 12NN, and then asks his assitant to remove white hair or lice.
Here’s the Complete and Viral Post of Marge C.:
“He arrived at exactly 11:30AM. According to some employees when I inquired kung sinong pipirma, they said “Ma’am, mga tanghali pa kasi dumadating si sir.” So…. dating ng tanghali, naglunch ng 12noon then nag papaalis ng puting buhok or kuto sa assistant nya? Sorry, ah. So sa tingin niyo aasenso pa ang Pilipinas?”
Due to the popularity of the viral post on Facebook, the post reached as far as Malacanang as Sec. Edwin Lacierda notice the viral posts, who responded immediately to the viral post.
Here’s the Official Statement of Sec. Lacierda:
“Good afternoon, this is Edwin Lacierda and I am respectfully posting here a message from Commissioner Kim Henares. She does not have a FB page and so she asked me to convey her message to this post – “The management of the BIR has started conducting an investigation on the matter as soon as the matter came to our attention yesterday. We would like to thank the people concerned for helping us make sure our people do their job by helping us monitor them by providing us with actionable information. To our people, we would like to remind them that we should perform our work efficiently and diligently as this is what we have sworn to do, and we are all accountable to doing so.”