Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said during a separate radio interviews this week that what the country needs at this time of rising criminality, systemic corruption and persistent poverty is a strong leader like PDP-Laban presidential bet, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
Sen. Alan Cayetano pointed out that corruption is so widespread that every citizen has to deal with its impact on their daily lives. The senator was quoted as saying “When we wake up in the morning all we hear are complaints over traffic, floods, tuition increases, and so on. If you get sick and you are poor, you worry if you will be admitted to a hospital,” Cayetano said.
All these problems are linked to corruption. Public hospitals do not have modern facilities because of corruption. We have a shortage of classrooms and school facilities because of corruption. And even government-initiated livelihood projects have been tainted by corruption.”
Cayetano continued: “We are weak in running after the corrupt. Let us pass the Whistleblower Act and the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill.
The Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Alan Cayetano also noted that the government under the Duterte presidency will also allow the opening of bank accounts of corrupt public officials, these measures are all pending in Congress. Sen. Cayetano also revealed that their opponents have plenty of resources for advertisements and sorties but they’re trying to be creative to offset this disadvantage.
The Duterte-Cayetano tandem also stated that their Ronda-Serye listening tours enable them to talk to ordinary workers and employees. Once elected President, Mayor Duterte according to Sen. Cayetano will make sure that they will create a Lung and Heart Center in Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao areas.