In a first press briefing, Marcos explained that visiting any area immediately after a disaster happened would just disrupt the operations of agencies and the LGUs.
to the areas in Northern Luzon hit by an earthquake to allow the different local government units and agencies to carry on with their jobs without unnecessary disturbance.Marcos said this after a 7.0-magnitude on July 27 shook the Ilocos Region and the Cordillera Administrative Region and caused the death of four persons as of Wednesday afternoon.
“I am staying away from going to the affected areas for a very simple reason. It has been my experience as governor; it has been my experience in Yolanda that when national officers come to the affected areas, immediately, ginugulo lang namin yung trabaho ng mga local ,” he said. “Pupunta ako doon, hahanap pa ako ng pulis para pag-secure, kailangan ako i-meeting ng mga local officials. Eh, marami silang ginagawa ,” he added.
According to Marcos, he would wait for them to report on the situation on the ground before he visits the quake-hit areas. He said he might go on such a visit on Thursday, July 28. “I said, let them do their work. Let us wait for them to tell us what the true situation is,” he said.NOW: President Bongbong Marcos holds press briefing on the Abra earthquake.
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