DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista Issues Statement

Ret. Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista (image from Wikipedia)

It’s been a very controversial week in the media and government service industry. Recently, the current DSWD Chief Rolando Bautista has drawn flak from radio announcer and TV personality Erwin Tulfo. With alleged threatening remarks and distasteful words against the former General, DSWD Chief Rolando Bautista recently released an official statement in reaction to the media personality’s public apology.

Several people, PMA Alumni, soldiers, officers, government employees and NGO’s showed stern support for DSWD head honcho and on his recent pronouncements, he has set a couple of conditions for him to accept the media personality’s apology.

It includes publication of the apology, in half page advertisements of leading newspapers for visibility. Upload/Publish his apologies on social media platforms and air it on leading radio stations in the country. He also would like to have the newscaster to donate at least Php 300,000 to each of 19 organizations he included on his statement, in the hopes of also helping them as well.

DSWD Chief Rolando Bautista was extremely thankful for the men and women who have shown support in the past few weeks and expresses high hopes the media personality would consider his conditions.

DSWD Chief Rolando Bautista was a former Lt. General who now leads the organization in aftercare and rehabilitating of drug personalities, and as of recent, does supervision for the enforcement of commitments indicated in the IRR for children in conflict areas, work in social pension projects and welfare of indigenous people. He also lead ground work during the Marawi siege as commnder of the 1st Infantry Divisions Joint Task Force Marawi and as Chief of the Philippine Army.

If his requests be met, we all hope for an amicable settlement that would win more for the people they serve.

Retired Comptroller Eliseo dela Paz and the 6.9 Million Controversy

The one being awarded on this file picture from PIA is Eliseo dela Paz, he will receive a different AWARD from GMA I know! Lolz! ^_^

On a touchy subject. Of course I won't let this pass! =P Eliseo dela Paz admitted lapse of judgment when he brought along a large sum of money ... Euros totaling to an equivalent of 6.9 Million Pesos in local currency was just hand carried during a trip/conference for 77^th Interpol Assembly in St. Petersburg, Russia. This scorned him of carrying public funds for personal caprichos but he semantically denies that these were stolen and said he has the papers to show these were legal funds from the PNP budget. Authorities from Russia held him captive for a few thinking these were also illegal. It was just on his part that he blames for embarrassing the Philippines in such a prestigious occasion. I really hope this is not what I and millions of Filipinos think it is. I hope this is not stolen public funds. Dollars purchased through local banks even would ask you for reasons why you would carry a large sum but he said that he had forgotten it was prohibited at that time. I guess he was not used to carrying credit cards huh?! ^_^ lolz. Oh by the way, did you know that even their wives were with them at that time? Yes, all their wives came along and spent public funds for that trip! Talk about being considerate at these times where the economy ain't better huh?! At times where there are even people who have nothing to eat at the poorest regions... what else is new in the Philippines!

He said he'll show papers that these were legal funds and if he needed to appear tomorrow in the Ombudsman as he willfully obliged. People from other countries already see us corrupt and THAT I guess just pinned the tail on the donkey. I just wish he gets punished if proven guilty of mishandling it. The courts will decide... but of course how in the world could you repay us getting humiliated in the International community huh?!