Credit-grabbing government | Inquirer Opinion

Credit-grabbing government

/ 04:01 AM August 16, 2021

Headline: “Palace: ‘No coincidence’ PH had best Olympic performance under Duterte” (News, 8/9/21).

Time and again, this administration has shown shameless credit-grabbing as its most consistent activity, to cosmeticize its lackluster performance in the last five years in office.

The article “The Olympics have shown that Filipino society supports only those who’ve succeeded”

Article continues after this advertisement

(Pop!, 7/29/21), belies Palace loudspeaker Harry Roque’s claim. Olympian Eumir Marcial also lamented the lack of government support as he and others struggled to make do with the measly finances they got.

FEATURED STORIES

In a report aired by CNN, Hidilyn Diaz was shown training with improvised weights (bags with weights attached to a pole) in Malaysia as she prepared for the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Before that, she had to ask private companies for financial support. She was also was tagged by then presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo as part of a so-called ouster plot against President Duterte.

It is ironic that despite the humongous intelligence funds this government has, it had been fed with erroneous information.

Article continues after this advertisement

And now that Diaz has won the first ever gold for the country by a Filipino Olympian, Roque is unabashedly claiming credit for it on behalf of his master by the Pasig. Nothing is more preposterous than that.

RAMON MAYUGA
ramon.mayuga49@gmail.com

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

TAGS: Credit-grabbing, Duterte administration, Hidilyn Diaz, Letters to the Editor, Ramon Mayuga

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

© Copyright 1997-2024 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.