Citizens criticize Marcos Jr.’s absence in hardest hit areas, low budget for disaster response
Citizens criticize Marcos Jr.’s absence in hardest hit areas, low budget for disaster response
Screenshot during the Oct. 29 emergency meeting of the NDRMMC.
By MATTHEW PIRANTE-PEREZ
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Citizens took to social media to express their disgust over Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s absence the past three days in areas hardest hit by tropical storm Paeng (international name: Naelgae), and the slashed budget for disaster response.
Using the hashtag #NasaanAngPangulo, social media users noted that Marcos Jr. presided over the October 29 emergency council meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRMMC) via video conferencing app Zoom.
During the meeting, Marcos said the government could have done better in disaster preparation in Maguindanao for tropical storm Paeng. He cited that the tally of deaths and missing person cases “are a little too high”, earning the ire of netizens.
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