Pres. Bongbong Marcos Speaks on Important of Personally Checking Projects
BONGBONG MARCOS – The Chief Executive expressed his stand on inefficient public officials and confirmed that the entire government is on probation.
Previously, following his order for a courtesy resignation among his Cabinet secretaries, Pres. Marcos said many more changes in the government will come. His decision to order the resignation of his Cabinet secretaries stemmed from a realization that the people are disappointed with the service of the government.
Marcos Jr.’s realization came after the outcome of the 2025 Midterm Elections wherein only six (6) of the senatorial candidates backed by the administration won the polls. According to the President, it is time for the government to be aligned to the demands of the people.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos also previously promised the rebirth of the areas in the Pasig River. Recently, in a second video in line with his weekly podcast, the Chief Executive spoke about the issues about the performance of the government officials and how he wanted it assessed in the months to come.
Speaking in an interview with Cheryl Cosim, Pres. Bongbong Marcos said he does not want the “business as usual”. He claimed that the country being under it has led to the problems that we have now.
Based on a video of the interview posted by News5 on YouTube, Marcos Jr. said that the government will now be conscientious in achieving the goals on time. He stressed that it applies to both big and small projects of the government.
“Ayoko talaga ‘yung ‘business as usual’ kasi ang dami nating problema, naging problema ‘yan kasi ‘business as usual’ tayo ng katagal-tagal… Mula ngayon, we will be very very conscientious on hitting our targets on time,” he said.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos also confirmed during the interview that the entire government is on probation. According to him, with regards to government officials who are his friends, it is not about the friendship but the service to the people.
The President also stressed that it is important to really personally see the projects of the government as well as visit the different agencies of the government. According to him, there were instance when the report is far from the reality.
“Picture na maganda pero pag pinuntahan mo iba, iba talaga… Maganda ‘yung report. Alam mo na ang taong ‘yung hindi nagsisinungaling sa’yo. The other side binola ako nitong mga lokong ‘to. It’s still important to go and see things for yourself,” the President said.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos, during the interview, also confirmed that he has fired several government officials already but they were unannounced. He stressed that, for him, it is work and government officials who won’t help should go away.
“If you’re not helping, get out of the way. Kung ‘di mo kami tutulungan, umalis ka nalang dito. Gawin mo ang gusto mong gawin pero pabayaan mo kami magtabaho. That’s my attitude all the time. So whatever ‘get out of the way’ means — you’re fired or ifu-floating ka, o ililipat ka sa ibang part of the government. Whatever it is, just get out of the way so I can do my job,” the Chief Executive said.
Previously, Pres. Bongbong Marcos also issued a challenge to newly-installed PNP chief Nicolas Torre III.