MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is not turning a blind eye on problems hounding the Philippines such as the rising inflation rate, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said.
In an interview with GMA News TV’s State of the Nation with Jessica Soho on Thursday night, Roque said that it is not true that Duterte solely focuses on nailing down his fierce critic Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV that he forgets the problems in the country.
“Malinaw naman sa ating taongbayan na hindi pinababayaan ni Presidente ‘yung issue ng inflation, kaya nga po sinusulong na yung tariffication sa Kongreso para bumaba ang presyo ng bigas,” Roque said.
“At ito rin po ang dahilan kung bakit sabi ni Presidente ay pabubuksan niya yung mga warehouse ng mga nagsasamantala at mga hoarders na nagiging dahilan para tumaas ang presyo ng bigas,” he added.
Vice President Leni Robredo recently slammed Duterte for not making an action on the issues of the country such as the inflation rate, which reached a nine-year high of 6.4 percent in August.
Robredo also pointed out another issue that needs to be resolved by the President is the rising prices of rice following the lack of supply from the National Food Authority.
“Ibig sabihin ko po, lahat po ng problema, hinaharap ni Presidente,” Roque said. “Tulad nga ng sinabi ko, kahit na nasa Israel or Jordan si Presidente ay alam niya ang mga nangyayari sa bansa.”/PN
