Malacanang assures alleged 'sex-for-fly' scandal
will get fair investigation
Malacanang assured on Sunday that the probe into
an alleged scandal concerning embassy officials abroad preying on the plight of
distressed overseas Filipino workers will be fair.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte
vowed in an interview aired over government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ng
Bayan, that any official found culpable for said offense would be dealt with
according to the law.
“So the initial actions are already ongoing. As
you all know, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs has already met with the victims
who have come forward, and we assure everybody that the investigations will be
fair and that the investigations will take into consideration all the evidence
or the testimonies that will be submitted to it,” Valte said.
“And if, at the end of it, there is a finding
that there is a culpability then the persons who are found to be liable will be
held so,” she added.
On Saturday, Valte said the government was ready
to extend assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who reportedly fell
victim to a “sex-for-fly” scheme allegedly arranged by embassy personnel in the
Middle East.
The Palace official also assured the public that
the ongoing investigation will be fair and straightforward and everything will
be based on the evidence presented. PND (rck)
Malacanang reiterates call for Filipinos to
review their families' disaster preparedness plans
As the Philippines braces for the rainy season,
Malacanang is reiterating its call for Filipinos to review their respective
families’ disaster preparedness plans in order to prevent any mishap or
casualty befalling them.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte
made the call in a press briefing aired over government-run radio station dzRB
Radyo ng Bayan on Sunday.
“We encourage everybody since nasa rainy season
na po tayo, to review your family’s own disaster preparedness,” Valte said.
She said Filipino families should heed the call
of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to stock up on
essential goods and regularly conduct family disaster drills in order to
prepare and protect ourselves for any eventuality that may happen.
“I-replenish na po natin ‘yung mga emergency
supplies na kailangan natin, na dapat nasa ating bahay, at magkaroon na rin
tayo ng ating mga family drill para masanay ang ating mga kapamilya at mga
kasama kung ano ang dapat nating gawin in cases of typhoon, of floods, of an earthquake,
and any other calamities that we may come across this coming year,” Valte said.
“So we encourage everybody to do just that,” she
added. PND (rck)
