"Sa ilalim ng administrasyong Duterte, hindi na pwede ang mga opisyales na korap, mabagal at pateka-teka. Its either they shape up or ship out. They have one month."
Senate Majority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano gives instruction to his media liaison officer Ofel Magno Rodeles. |
This was the warning issued by Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano to all officials currently working in government, now that Davao City mayor Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte has been officially proclaimed as the next president of the Philippines.
The incoming administration under Duterte will assume office on July 1, 2016. Cayetano said that government officials and employees should use the time before Duterte's inauguration to prove their worth to the people, whom he said have high expectations from the new government.
Agents of change
"Sanay si Presidente Duterte sa mabilis na aksyon at matapang na solusyon. We must therefore match his political will and the people's expectations for real change by making sure that we become the best agents of change," Cayetano said.
Days are numbered for the corrupt