(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his promise to establish a hotline which people can call to report their grievances and complaints.
Duterte said that he already asked telecommunication companies such as SMART and Globe the number 8888 to be designated as a hotline.
“Kung may reklamo kayo — nandyan yan sa Malacañang — kung kayo’y inabuso, kung kayo’y pinagsamantalahan, kung may hindi kayo nagustuhan sa gobyerno, tumawag kayo day and night at ‘yung mga importanteng problema, nakikita ko. Aksyunan ko kaagad. (If you have a complaint, it’s there in Malacanang, if you have been abused, if you were taken advantage of, if you find something you don’t like in government, just call day or night. The important problems I see, I will immediately act on it) ,” Duterte said during his solidarity dinner Thursday with the poor people of Tondo’s slums.
“Kung hindi ko tawagan ‘yung mayor, tawagan ko ‘yung barangay captain ninyo at ‘yung pulis. Kung ‘yung pulis naman ho ang nirereklamo ninyo tawagan mo ako. Huwag lang ho kayong magsinunglaing. Just tell me the truth. ‘wag kayong mag-imbento ng istorya. (If I will not call the mayor, I’ll call your barangay captain and the police. If you have a complaint against the police, just call me. But just don’t lie. Don’t make up stories,” said the country’s new chief executive.