Senators thumbed down reports that some officials in the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) are continuing to push for Charter change, saying pursuing such moves amid a global COVID-19 pandemic is a “total waste of time and resources.”
Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon said such move would only create distraction, division and unnecessary noise while Congress and the Executive branch must work together to pursue legislation that would help revive the economy and restore the jobs temporarily and permanently lost due to the pandemic.“We are in the middle of a pandemic. The country is grappling to contain COVID-19 and deal with its aftermath. To talk about Cha-cha is the height of insensitivity.
The signature drive has gone online supposedly to meet quarantine protocols as the government battles the COVID-19 disease. “Our resources are depleting and the President said so. We have a long battle ahead with regard to dealing with this pandemic. All agencies should exercise prudence and wise judgment in the use of public funds, most especially in this most trying time in our history as a nation,” he stressed.
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