Lacson to Duterte: ‘Continue doing good things, do away with bad things’

MANILA, Philippines— On President Rodrigo Duterte’s birthday, Senator Panfilo Lacson wished the Chief Executive would “continue doing the good things and do away with the bad things.”

Duterte turned 74 years old Thursday, March 28.

“Siyempre better health, kasi we cannot afford na magkaroon ng destabilization on account of the death of a President,” Lacson said at the Kapihan sa Senado.

“And of course siyempre buhay din ‘yan. So sana maging healthy kung anong dinaramdam, magamot buong ano, from head to foot,” he also said.

Aside from better health, Lacson said he hopes the President would “continue doing the good things and do away with the bad things.”

But in terms of leading the country, the senator believed that Duterte deserved a notch higher than the rate of 5 or 6.

“I think he’s just being very modest. I’ll even give him at least 1 notch higher,” Lacson said. “If he gives himself 5-6, I’ll give him at least 7-8.”

Because of political will, he said, Duterte did so many things that other presidents failed to do.

“I will not enumerate anymore. Pero nakinabang ang gobyerno in terms of tens of billions of pesos in additional revenues na dapat mag-linger sa court mapaguusapan nang napakahabang panahon na pwedeng walang mangyayari o kung may mangyari man after 20 years,” he said.

“Siya (Duterte), in a snap of a finger or after a threat, nakuha ang gusto,” Lacson noted.

Political will, he stressed, is important to get things done. /kga