Monday, December 11, 2017

Alejano Slams Duterte for Appointing Relative as Nayong Pilipino Executive Director

A relative of President Rodrigo Duterte has been appointed as executive director of Nayong Pilipino theme park in ParaƱaque City. The appointment of Maria Fema Duterte, President Duterte’s niece, was confirmed last Thursday, December 7, signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. However, Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano is not happy about it.



“Kahit sino na lang, binibigyan ng pangulo ng pwesto sa gobyerno, basta supporter nya, at hindi kokontra sa kanya kahit mali na ginagawa niya, kahit hindi karapat-dapat at kulang sa expertise. Ngayon naman, kamag-anak nya. Hindi talaga aasenso ang bayan natin pag ganyan.” Rep. Alejano said in an ambush interview this Monday, December 11.

(The president has been appointing people as part of the government, as long as they are his supporters, and will not oppose him even if he is doing wrong, even if they don’t deserve the position and lack expertise. This time, it’s his relative. Our country will not really improve if this will go and on.)

Based on records, Maria Fema Duterte ran for board member of Cebu in the 2016 elections but lost. But since President Duterte won, she has been visible in helping the government. Last March, she was tasked to personally oversee the immediate release of 34 deserving inmates from Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro.



Last October, Maria Fema revealed that she is conducting nationwide speaking engagements to promote federalism. In her Facebook post, the presidential relative thanked former CHED technical working committee member Doc. Paul Chua for being her research consultant for her federalism talks.



On her official LinkedIn profile, Maria Fema Duterte revealed that she finished B.S. Chemistry at Far Eastern University, and was a legislator for an LGU (Local Government Unit) from July 2001 to October 2010. At present, she is also a board of director of the Sagip Sierra Madre Environmental Society Inc. (SSMESI), a group that monitors Sierra Madre.

Contributed by Salvi Dalida

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