Delegasyon ng Pilipinas sa WEF, saktong-sakto lang! – PBBM Jr.
Zurich, Switzerland – Dinipensahan ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ang malaking delegasyon sa World Economic Forum (WEF).
Sa Kapihan with the Media dito, sinabi ng Pangulo na kalahato sa delagasyon ay galing sa pribadong sektor at aniya sariling gastos ng mga negosyante ang pagsama sa Switzerland.
“Well, the delegation was large. But half of it was private. They came here on their own. They stayed in their own places. They made their own arrangements. Although they are technically part of the delegation. So the delegation essentially just consists of the Cabinet secretaries, myself, the Speaker, and of course the staff that support them. Those are the — nakita naman niyo ‘yung eroplano, walang laman halos eh because it’s — we don’t need — we didn’t fill it up. We don’t have that many people — that the government is paying for, ” pahayag ng Pangulo.
Una nang binatikos ng mga kritiko ang biyahe ng Pangulo na umabot umano sa 70 katao ang delegasyon sa Davos. Iginiit niya na kailangan na kumpleto ang kanyang delegasyon dahil mga chief executive officer ng top Fortune 100 companies ang kanyang makaka harap sa WEF.
“And we try to be complete. When is the next chance we will get to speak to CEOs of top Fortune 100 companies in the period of two days? So whoever we get to talk to kailangan nandoon ‘yung secretary na pwede niyang sagutin, pwede niyang kausapin,” pahayag ng Pangulo.
Pagpapatuloy pa niya; “May tao doon na nakakaalam tungkol sa mga bagay na kailangan gawin. He has to have a staff so that if there is something that needs to be done, they can do it immediately. And so we try to be complete. We have to be thorough because these chances are — they last for two days, tapos na.
Kailangan aniyang handa ang pamahalaan na makipag negosyasyon sa mga dayuhang mamumuhunan.
“So if you haven’t done it in two days, you haven’t done it. So that’s why we tried to make sure that whatever comes up, we’re ready to process it, we’re ready to negotiate, we’re ready to do what needs to be done,” aniya.
Kasabay nito, dinipensahan din ng Pangulo ang pasama sa delegasyon nina House Speaker Martin Romualdez at Senador Mark Villar.
” That’s easy to answer. For example, the Speaker needs to be here and that also includes Senator Mark Villar because we have to present members of the legislature because all of these changes in policy that we are talking about. Let’s say you talk to an potential investor, sasabihin niya ‘yung batas ninyo hindi maganda eh. Kami naiipit. And it’s not a good law, et cetera, et cetera. So at least we have the legislators here who can say: Well, we can do something about it or no, that is important to us that we maintain it, et cetera, et cetera, ” pahayag ng Pangulo. “Because legislation is an important part of what we are doing. So there’s always a legislator. And in the case of former president GMA, we’re lucky to have her onboard,” sabi pa ng Punong Ehekutibo.
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