Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said Malacañang may have overreacted to her observation that relief assistance was taking long to reach some areas she has visited.
Robredo, who is going around Bicol to visit areas affected by Typhoon Nina, said she only made the remark after her conversations with the affected barangay officials.
Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella had criticized Robredo for her comment, saying her remark "suggests a cynical political mindset willing to capitalize on disaster."
Responding to Abella's criticism, Robredo said, "Iyong panahon ngayon, panahon na magtulung-tulungan tayo. Parang nag-overreact naman yata."
"Nandoon kayo sa New Moriones (in Ocampo, CamSur), narinig ninyo ang reklamo ng barangay. Iyong reklamong iyon hindi naman pare-pareho sa iba," she said in an interview in Buhi, Camarines Sur.
"Tingin ko hindi ko na lang papatulan iyong... parang iyong reaksyon mas over-the-top yata sa sitwasyon. Hindi natin sinasabing may problema ang buong Bicol region dahil iyong ibang lugar may problema, iyong ibang [lugar] wala," the vice president said.
She reiterated her call to set aside politics to speed up relief and rehabilitation efforts.
"Makakabuti siguro sa lahat na magtulungan na lang. Dapat walang pulitika ang pag-ayos sa disaster," she said.
"At least dito sa amin kahit hindi kami magkakapartido, nagtutulungan. Marami akong lugar na pinuntahan na 'di ko kapartido ang LGU pero nakikipagtulungan naman. 'Pag ganiyan naman wala namang problema, kaya sana 'wag na lang palakihin pa. Iyong pagsabi natin noon, expression iyon ng mga tao doon at narinig ninyo ang reklamo," she added. The Vice President is on a week-long visit to the Bicolregion, after she returned spending the holidays with her family in the United States.
She was criticized for her trip to the US, as her home region of Bicol was hit by "Nina" over Christmastime.
She said she asked local officials in the areas she has visited so far to provide her with copies of their requests so that she could bring them before government agencies in Manila.
Robredo, who is going around Bicol to visit areas affected by Typhoon Nina, said she only made the remark after her conversations with the affected barangay officials.
Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella had criticized Robredo for her comment, saying her remark "suggests a cynical political mindset willing to capitalize on disaster."
Responding to Abella's criticism, Robredo said, "Iyong panahon ngayon, panahon na magtulung-tulungan tayo. Parang nag-overreact naman yata."
"Nandoon kayo sa New Moriones (in Ocampo, CamSur), narinig ninyo ang reklamo ng barangay. Iyong reklamong iyon hindi naman pare-pareho sa iba," she said in an interview in Buhi, Camarines Sur.
"Tingin ko hindi ko na lang papatulan iyong... parang iyong reaksyon mas over-the-top yata sa sitwasyon. Hindi natin sinasabing may problema ang buong Bicol region dahil iyong ibang lugar may problema, iyong ibang [lugar] wala," the vice president said.
She reiterated her call to set aside politics to speed up relief and rehabilitation efforts.
"Makakabuti siguro sa lahat na magtulungan na lang. Dapat walang pulitika ang pag-ayos sa disaster," she said.
"At least dito sa amin kahit hindi kami magkakapartido, nagtutulungan. Marami akong lugar na pinuntahan na 'di ko kapartido ang LGU pero nakikipagtulungan naman. 'Pag ganiyan naman wala namang problema, kaya sana 'wag na lang palakihin pa. Iyong pagsabi natin noon, expression iyon ng mga tao doon at narinig ninyo ang reklamo," she added. The Vice President is on a week-long visit to the Bicolregion, after she returned spending the holidays with her family in the United States.
She was criticized for her trip to the US, as her home region of Bicol was hit by "Nina" over Christmastime.
She said she asked local officials in the areas she has visited so far to provide her with copies of their requests so that she could bring them before government agencies in Manila.
Source: gmanetwork
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