Former President Fidel Ramos on Tuesday gave some "elder brother advice" to President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration, which he described as being disorganized and too focused on the war on drugs.
"Let me just say that they must put their act together for the people," Ramos, who was instrumental in convincing the former Davao City mayor to run for president, said during a forum with the Inquirer Group.
Ramos chided Duterte anew for skipping important international events, such as the gala dinner and photo shoot of world leaders at the 24th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru.
"[There should be] No excuses, I will be there. I do not have jetlag, I don't have a bad back," the former president said alluding to Duterte's excuses for not attending the APEC events.
He also called out the administration for having highly qualified officials who cannot work together.
"They are not yet organized or fortified... this is probably the reason why we have been declining," he said, specifically citing the lack of sectoral representatives in the most recent Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council meeting.
Ramos also criticized the government's priorities, which he said should include poverty alleviation and eventual elimination.
"The focus (on the war on drugs), although this is a good thing...it is not the whole thing...let us not have a tunnel vision," he said.
"We must have a comprehensive appreciation of the nation's problems and we must proceed on a broad front," he added.
He also said Duterte should stop flipflopping on the climate change pact, which aims to slash greenhouse gases and keep global temperature increases to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius.
"Tayo one step forward, two steps backward," he said.
Despite these criticisms, Ramos said he is still a big supporter of Duterte.
"That is the role of the kuya (elder brother) in the family... this is an extended family of so many millions (of Filipinos)," he said.
Similarly, he advised Vice President Leni Robredo to "stay in the team" because she has a "very important role" to play in the country.
"At this stage, I am trying to give my so-called 'best practices' of my own experience as a public servant of more than 50 years," he said.
"Let me just say that they must put their act together for the people," Ramos, who was instrumental in convincing the former Davao City mayor to run for president, said during a forum with the Inquirer Group.
Ramos chided Duterte anew for skipping important international events, such as the gala dinner and photo shoot of world leaders at the 24th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru.
"[There should be] No excuses, I will be there. I do not have jetlag, I don't have a bad back," the former president said alluding to Duterte's excuses for not attending the APEC events.
He also called out the administration for having highly qualified officials who cannot work together.
"They are not yet organized or fortified... this is probably the reason why we have been declining," he said, specifically citing the lack of sectoral representatives in the most recent Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council meeting.
Ramos also criticized the government's priorities, which he said should include poverty alleviation and eventual elimination.
"The focus (on the war on drugs), although this is a good thing...it is not the whole thing...let us not have a tunnel vision," he said.
"We must have a comprehensive appreciation of the nation's problems and we must proceed on a broad front," he added.
He also said Duterte should stop flipflopping on the climate change pact, which aims to slash greenhouse gases and keep global temperature increases to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius.
"Tayo one step forward, two steps backward," he said.
Despite these criticisms, Ramos said he is still a big supporter of Duterte.
"That is the role of the kuya (elder brother) in the family... this is an extended family of so many millions (of Filipinos)," he said.
Similarly, he advised Vice President Leni Robredo to "stay in the team" because she has a "very important role" to play in the country.
"At this stage, I am trying to give my so-called 'best practices' of my own experience as a public servant of more than 50 years," he said.
Source: news.abs-cbn
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