Four more government officials are next on the chopping block for alleged corruption.
President Duterte announced yesterday afternoon that he plans to dismiss more officials in the Bureau of Customs this week as part of his campaign to clean up the bureaucracy.
“Hindi pa mahinto itong corruption. Kasasabi ko lang, nandito na naman. May apat pa this week, Customs na naman. Ubusin ko talaga ‘yan,” the President said during the oath-taking of new government appointees in Malacañang.
“Sabi nila hindi ma-kontrol ang corruption? Eh tingnan natin,” he added.
Dismayed with rampant corruption in the revenue-collecting agency, Duterte had earlier warned that he might deploy more soldiers to replace corrupt officials in the Customs bureau. He also reiterated his order to Customs chief Rey Leonardo Guerrero to shoot those involved in smuggling operations.
The President has renewed his warning to government officials, including the new appointees, not to commit corruption and other abuses.
He also directed the officials to reduce red tape in the bureaucracy, saying they should resign if they could not deliver prompt and efficient public service. “If you can’t do, it simply resign,” he said. (Genalyn Kabiling)
