'Malasakit'is beycnd

partisanship
ing on the same string against Senator
Gd gbout "partisail politics" when-his
statements lhem-selves comprise noth-
ing but partisan politics or lowly'poli-
ticking.
I mean no disresPdct but I have to
'
ask Is such an action a sigg of seniliry?
OPPOSITIONIST AlbaY ReP. Edcel Certainly it's an exercise in futility.
Lagman just cannot help demgnslr*g What could we exPect from someone
whlt h0w desper,ate he is as'he criti- wlo would not take a moment to look at
cized the' es@b'li3hment and operation himself in the mirror before nraligning '

ofMalaiakit Ceaters all over the coun- the vision of the Duterte administra-'
w.. l- ''': tion's Malasakit Center Program that
IMhat l.fust described as a 'lonelstop facilitates viirious forms of public as-
shop" for public assistance is neoph;4e sistance"'
Senator Bong Go?s brainchild, and that- Senator Go continues to'support the'
il"sU;A-UtH*b;h; t6ri gut ,of Malasakit Center Program to help en-
sure its exparision and success in as-
'Lagman,
:
:throughout
The ,Vell"ru,ra6.ck dog ;comPlains sistrng our-fellow Filipinos
that oart of Malasakit Center's fund- the ar,&ipelago by closgly coordinating '

ing cqmes from the Philippine Charity with the DeBartment of Social Welfare '
Sweepst&srdffice (PCSO), whicl he and Development (DSWD), DePart-
said may be unlawfirl as it continues to ment of Health (DOH), PhilHealth,
be championed by th" forqer'-Special PCSO, as well as other frontline agen-,
Assistanfto the President who is now a cies. ,:

full-fledged politician. It's a hslistic approach and a team ef-'

*Why is the?CSO suPPort!4g Mala- fort!
--fnspired
sakit :Centers which are a Partisim by his longtime bos-s,,
,these President Mayor Duterte,'the
tool?" sags La$man, who all soft-
yebrs has-chanpiongd nothing but the spoken senatoi guarantees that Mala-'
Longressional. potk'barrel,' otherwise sakit Centers are a genuine, no-non-
l

known as the PrioritY DeveloPment sense public service program for all l

Assistance Fuod.(POXii)., Filipinbs in dire need regardless of:

So, w. hat iS,tle diffe{ence betWeen the politicat affiliation, 4go ald sexual:
PDAF and Malasakit Centers as tools orientation.
--;Piiu
for an efficient.and effective dglivery of ng taumbayan pouYan kaYa'
public services to, the pooq particularly walang pinipili, walang tinatanggilan,,
medical assistance for which the PCSO at kahit lno pa ang kulay niy4" said the
is mandated for? lawmaker from Davao.
The PCSb General Manager scijffs It make sense for Senator Go to acl '
at the Albay congressman's fake ngws tiyely support his oqrn pro-Filipiqo and
as shi: clbrifiei that PCSO does not pro-poof iniliative, so Lagman ought to
funnel any "singkoqg-duling'1 tb the t"y"'the commo'n sense to appleci{e;]
Malasakit-Centers program, except ft.{ that. {,
PCSO's on-site hetp aests -calied ASAP It's beyond politics, Mr. Lagma-n- Itls'i
(At Souice and Proceg'Sing) {esks,a1q what you call public.service. Iltrhl'do{t
--fiF;
intesrated into the Malasakit Centers. yoo tty it for once? It's good for the i
should hear himself barP- heart and soul.
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