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| Congressman Pulong Duterte and Tourism Secretary Berna Puyat |
Manila, Philippines – In a plenary
session in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Deputy Speaker and Davao
City 1st district Cong. Paolo Duterte stunned his colleagues after he lambasted
Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo Puyat.
Cong. Duterte announced that he wanted to participate in the
interpellation of the DOT’s
budget last September 17, "to seek
clarification on certain issues and concerns regarding what is happening now
in that department under the leadership of Secretary Berna Romulo Puyat.”
The
plenary deliberations on the 2020 budget of the housing agencies were abruptly
suspended to allow Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte make a manifestation on the budget of the Department of Tourism (DOT).
According to President
Duterte’s eldest son, it has come to his attention that there “have been several complaints in the
management style of Sec. Romulo Puyat in relations to the approval of contracts
and projects in her department.”
“However as part of the
pre-plenary conference between agencies of the executive departments and the
House of Representatives, our honorable speaker deemed it prudent that these
issues be threshed out directly with Secretary Romulo Puyat hence following the
established procedure in the House I sat down with the Speaker and Secretary
Romulo Puyat to discuss my concerns regarding her department.”
“I wanted to clarify these
issues because I believe it is my right and sworn duty as a member of this
esteemed chamber to ask question and thus interpellate any of my fellow
legislator on the floor,” he added.
"I would be remiss of my
duty as a representative of the people of Davao City’s 1st district if I turn a
deaf ear to the complaints and grievances that have reached my office regarding
the Department of Tourism,” Duterte said.
He added that instead of
resolving the issues after he discussed his complaints with the cabinet
official, it ended in an unpleasant way.
“Ang buong akala ko ay maganda
ang ikakabunga ng aming pag-uusap yun pala ay mauuwi lang sa sumbungan at mga
maling parating laban sa akin at alam niyo na esteemeed colleagues kung
kanino,” Duterte said
The former Davao city vice
mayor added that it’s about the public should know the true character of Sec.
Puyat.
“Ako po ay naniniwala na dapat
po ipabatid natin sa lahat ang mga pangyayaring ito ng sa gayon ay malaman ng
ating mga kababayan ang tunay niyang karakter at pag-uugali,” said Duterte.
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