DAVAO CITY May 17 (PIA)- Presumptive
president Rodrigo Duterte wants to do away with Lakbay Aral (travel study)
which is done by barangay and local government officials.
“It’s an abuse of people’s money.”
Duterte said during a press conference held yesterday (May 16) at his temporary
office in the Matina Enclaves, a residential development in the suburb of
Matina, Davao City.
“You don’t have the right to go all
around the Philippines.” Said the outgoing Davao City Mayor, referring to
barangay captains who often avail of the Lakbay Aral trips.
Lakbay Aral are trips arranged to
exposed local government officials particularly those in the barangay to
different parts of the country to learn of different best practices implemented
by the respective host local governments, however it has become a junket of sort.
Duterte said it has become an excuse
for vacation. He also recalled while as a City Mayor discovering a Lakbay Aral
done in Hongkong which infuriated him.
Aside from Lakbay Aral, the incoming
president wants to stop seminars being held in Manila where government
employees are made to attend. “They will have to fly in the speakers here.”
Duterte said instead of wasting money making people go all the way to Manila to
just fly-in the speakers to the respective localities where the participants
are based.
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