Sara target: Erring workers

DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte has ordered the immediate filing of charges against city government employees and officials, who were found to be involved in irregularities or have failed to do their jobs.

On Thursday, Duterte also warned city health workers to exert effort to reduce the number of dengue cases and deaths in the city by December this year.

If they fail, they should better find another job, she said.

Dwight Domingo, acting city administrator, said the mayor had told him to file charges “against any official or employee of the city who may have committed an offense in the performance of his official duties and functions.”

He said the order was made after Duterte signed Executive Order No. 3, which delegated to him some of her functions and duties.

Domingo said Duterte wanted all employees and officials under the executive department to do their jobs.

She also wanted all department heads to take the lead in making sure that the people of Davao City will experience “meaningful and sustainable change and development” under her administration.

“You are empowered to do whatever you want to improve productivity and you are accountable for your team’s output,” he quoted her as saying.

Last week, the mayor also ordered her chiefs of departments and offices to ensure the effective implementation of her 10-point agenda.

She said the proposed 2017 budget from all departments should be anchored on her 10 priorities, which included infrastructure development, solid waste management, health, poverty alleviation, peace and order, and disaster risk reduction and mitigation, among others.

“My vision is simple. I want our constituents to have gainful employment, decent housing, educated and healthy children, able to eat three meals a day, and to be safe and secured in their daily activities,” Duterte said. Allan Nawal, Inquirer Mindanao