Agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.’s reaction to the demand of Sara Duterte.
Vice President Sara Duterte demanded the promised Php 20/kilo rice and Agriculture Chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has this to say.
During the 2022 campaign of Bongbong Marcos, who is now the country’s president, he repeatedly promised to bring down the price of rice to Php 20 per kilo. He promised this once he became president and he is yet to fulfill this promise.
Recently, Vice President Sara Duterte brought back this matter, among other things. She demanded that this promise be met and fulfilled and called for accountability. She called for people to demand the government to give them due service which, for her, the first way to go, is to fulfill what was promised to the people as this is one of the reasons why a politician was voted.
“Dapat po pag ang pulitiko ay nag-promise na magbibigay ng P20 per kilo na bigas, dapat ay tinutupad ‘yon dahil binoto ka ng mga tao base sa sa mga sinabi mo,” she said.
Agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. reacted to this on Tuesday and cited that through the years, circumstances have changed. These changes are the reason why the government has yet to make the said promise fulfilled.
According to him, at the time the promise was made, fertilizer was just Php 700.00 per bag. Now, when he became chief, it cost Php 2,800.00 per bag.
“In my opinion, during that time it might be achievable, but now medyo mas mahirapan talaga dahil may Ukraine war,” he said. Tiu Laurel also expressed that Duterte must think carefully before making a statement.
She is smart and considering things before and in the present is essential before making a statement to share with the public.
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desperate and crazy… this woman will do eveything to divert attentions from the anomalies and corruptions she is in… duterte’s wants to destroy the nation and make the people suffer. very evil! but they will never succeed!