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Busy President Aquino to let God deal with critics
December 13, 2013
TOKYO, Japan via Smart/PLDT) Saying he is too busy because of the
problems he has to face, President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday said
he will let God deal with some of his critics who he said continue to
nitpick his every move.
The President, speaking before the Filipino community at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center here, said he will continue to do his job and address the problems brought about by natural and manmade disasters this year.
“Bahala na si Lord sa inyo, busy ako eh (To my critics, the Lord will deal with you. I’m very busy),” he said.
He also said that as the nation’s leader, he cannot give in to despair and hopelessness even if there is temptation to do so.
“Tinanggap kong boluntaryo itong hamon na ito at pagsubok noong ako’y tumakbo bilang inyong Pangulo. Bilang pinuno hindi tayo pwedeng bumigay, hindi tayo pwedeng mawalan ng pag-asa. Maski na napipikon ka na doon sa ibang taong namumulitika pa (I voluntarily accepted this challenge when I ran for President. As your leader, I cannot allow us to despair or lose hope, even if some quarters are trying to annoy me),” he said.
President Aquino said 2013 had given him a very heavy burden, due to the natural and man-made calamities it brought.
The President said this was a year when the problems from such calamities piled up one after the other, with one problem cropping up even before he could resolve another.
Some of those calamities included the floods brought by monsoon rain earlier this year, the attempted siege by followers of Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari last September, the magnitude 7.2 quake that devastated Bohol and parts of Central Visayas last October, and super typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) last November.
“Meron na ho tayong Zamboanga, meron pa yung monsoon rains noong ‘Santi’, sinundan ng Bohol at siguro iyon na nga…, bumabangon palang ang Bohol, biglang meron namang ‘Yolanda’ na dinali na naman ng kapiraso ang Bohol,” he said.
After Yolanda, he said 240 to 260 transmission towers of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines had collapsed, and some P120 to 130 billion may be needed to rebuild.
However, the President commended the Filipino people for their unwavering spirit. He said many Filipinos at home and abroad, including in Japan, lent a helping hand to those affected by the calamities.
Now, he said many of the affected areas are working to recover.
As of December 1, he said the government had extended P1 billion in relief assistance to those affected by Yolanda. Last December 11, the government had distributed three million food packs in Yolanda-affected Eastern Visayas.
“Pero tinanong nga ako at siguro ang isasagot ko sa lahat ng mga nagtatanong ng ‘kamusta ka ba?’ at sa totoo lang ho, feel na feel ko po. Talagang isang malaking karangalan na mamuno ng isang sambayanan na maraming pagsubok na dinaanan, nadadapa, bumabangon at palaban pa rin (I had been asked how I am doing. And I can reply, I can feel the honor of leading a people who face challenges head on, and get up even after they fall),” he said.
“Hindi tayo titigil sa pagdala ng lingap… ‘build back better’ (We will not stop bringing the help they need. We want to build back better),” he added.
The President, speaking before the Filipino community at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center here, said he will continue to do his job and address the problems brought about by natural and manmade disasters this year.
“Bahala na si Lord sa inyo, busy ako eh (To my critics, the Lord will deal with you. I’m very busy),” he said.
He also said that as the nation’s leader, he cannot give in to despair and hopelessness even if there is temptation to do so.
“Tinanggap kong boluntaryo itong hamon na ito at pagsubok noong ako’y tumakbo bilang inyong Pangulo. Bilang pinuno hindi tayo pwedeng bumigay, hindi tayo pwedeng mawalan ng pag-asa. Maski na napipikon ka na doon sa ibang taong namumulitika pa (I voluntarily accepted this challenge when I ran for President. As your leader, I cannot allow us to despair or lose hope, even if some quarters are trying to annoy me),” he said.
President Aquino said 2013 had given him a very heavy burden, due to the natural and man-made calamities it brought.
The President said this was a year when the problems from such calamities piled up one after the other, with one problem cropping up even before he could resolve another.
Some of those calamities included the floods brought by monsoon rain earlier this year, the attempted siege by followers of Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari last September, the magnitude 7.2 quake that devastated Bohol and parts of Central Visayas last October, and super typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) last November.
“Meron na ho tayong Zamboanga, meron pa yung monsoon rains noong ‘Santi’, sinundan ng Bohol at siguro iyon na nga…, bumabangon palang ang Bohol, biglang meron namang ‘Yolanda’ na dinali na naman ng kapiraso ang Bohol,” he said.
After Yolanda, he said 240 to 260 transmission towers of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines had collapsed, and some P120 to 130 billion may be needed to rebuild.
However, the President commended the Filipino people for their unwavering spirit. He said many Filipinos at home and abroad, including in Japan, lent a helping hand to those affected by the calamities.
Now, he said many of the affected areas are working to recover.
As of December 1, he said the government had extended P1 billion in relief assistance to those affected by Yolanda. Last December 11, the government had distributed three million food packs in Yolanda-affected Eastern Visayas.
“Pero tinanong nga ako at siguro ang isasagot ko sa lahat ng mga nagtatanong ng ‘kamusta ka ba?’ at sa totoo lang ho, feel na feel ko po. Talagang isang malaking karangalan na mamuno ng isang sambayanan na maraming pagsubok na dinaanan, nadadapa, bumabangon at palaban pa rin (I had been asked how I am doing. And I can reply, I can feel the honor of leading a people who face challenges head on, and get up even after they fall),” he said.
“Hindi tayo titigil sa pagdala ng lingap… ‘build back better’ (We will not stop bringing the help they need. We want to build back better),” he added.
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