President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his speech during the Ministerial Dinner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) at Malacañan Palace on Monday, Oct 14, 2024. Noel B. Pabalate, PPA Pool
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to keep their Christmas parties and year-end celebrations “simple” in respect to other Filipinos who fell victims to flash floods and landslides.
Malacañang announced Marcos' directive Wednesday after a series of earthquakes and typhoons devastated parts of the Philippines.
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“Kasunod ng mga sakuna sa bansa, paalala ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., at nang DBM sa ahensya ng pamahalaan: gawing simple ang pagdiriwang ng holiday season,” Communications Undersecrertary Claire Castro said in a Palace briefing.
“Bahagi ito ng pakikiisa ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. sa taong bayan na nakakaranas ng maraming pagsubok dulot ng sunod-sunod na sakuna sa bansa — mula sa lindol na yumanig sa Visayas at Mindanao at sa mga bagyong tumama sa ilang bahagi ng bansa,” she added.
These measures are part of the President’s push for a “Bagong Pilipinas” (New Philippines), the Communications official said.
“Paalala sa mga kawani ng gobyerno, mahalaga ang pagdiriwang ng Pasko nang may pag-alala sa kapwa nating patuloy na bumabangon at nagsisimulang muli mula sa maraming kalamidad na tumama sa bansa.”
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Meantime, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that it has been coordinating with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and law enforcement agencies to carry out Marcos Jr.’s earlier directive that no Filipino should fall victim to any financial scams during the holiday season.
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