MANILA — Bad weather, sickness, and even personal and family events won’t stop President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. from leading government services to reach and help ordinary Filipinos.
“Umulan, umaraw tuloy and serbisyo,” Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III said in describing the President.
“Kahit na po kaarawan niya, kahit birthday niya na kasama ho niya ang kanyang pamilya, hindi po [nagpapaawat]. Noong kaarawan po niya, nagpunta po kami ng Nueva Ecija, nagpunta po kami kung saan-saan, namimigay ng titulo sa ating mga kababayan,” Estrella said of the President during an event in Tarlac on Monday, Sept. 30.
Accompanying President Marcos during the distribution of Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROMs) in Tarlac, Estrella underscored the President’s determination to face all challenges to serve the people, especially the less privileged.
“At kahit po may sakit, akalain niyo ho ay nagkasakit. Kahit s’ya na ho ang may sakit… Dapat ang Presidente kung may sakit, doon na lang sa bahay, nagpapahinga. Ngunit kahit na bahing nang masama ang pakiramdam, tumuloy pa rin ho kami sa Palawan at sa Iloilo,” Estrella narrated.
It seems President Marcos is impervious to any situation, rain or shine, day and night, Estrella said in recalling an incident where the Chief Executive has to be advised to forego a visit for Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in Mindanao because of bad weather.
“Hindi lang ninyo naitatanong, noong nasa Mindanao kami ng ating mahal na Pangulo, basta ho Agrarian Reform Beneficiary ang pinag-uusapan, alam ho ba ninyo, hindi kami dapat lilipad, lilipat sa isang lugar doon sa Mindanao dahil napagsabihan na ho kami, masama ang panahon. Ngunit ang ating Pangulo ay hindi ho kinakabahan, hindi ho marunong umatras. Kahit po masama ang panahon, lumipad pa rin kami,” Estrella said, adding that he felt uneasy at that time over risky situation.
The President on Monday led the distribution of 4,663 COCROMs to 3,527 ARBs in Paniqui, Tarlac.
During the event, the President reiterated the administration’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that ARBs in the Philippines will be freed from their debts. (PND)
