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Duterte to Agrarian Reform Officials: “Do Your Jobs Fast or I’ll Fire You”

Government officials have received another stern warning from President Rodrigo Duterte.

Last Tuesday, the president expressed his dismay with the officials and personnel from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for its slow response to land conversion requests.

He even warned then during his speech in Lucena City, Quezon that he will fire them if they can’t do their jobs fast.

Pending Land Conversion Cases

The cause of the president’s ire was the status of land conversion requests. When Duterte asked Bong Go to inquire about them, he found out that conversion cases have been left unresolved for two years.

“Sabi ko if it takes you two [years] to process a paper, a conversion there, you are up to corruption. I told them [finish it in] one month. Bakit mo patulugin ang papel eh di pabalik balikin mo ang tao,” said Duterte.

Kung nakikinig sila ngayon sa conversion office ng DAR, better prepare because you’re fired kung di kayo mag-ano, kasuhan ko kayo,” he added.

In his speech, Duterte also promised the distribution of government lands in Lucena. These areas are said to be strongholds of communists rebels. But according to the president, land reform can be done even without peace talks with communists.

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