Pnoy vows to continue enforcing gov’t reforms

CLARKFIELD, Pampanga — President Benigno Aquino III has assured bishops, missionaries and members of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) that he will continue to do his job of implementing true reforms despite opposition from critics.

Addressing the 29th Biennial National Assembly of the PCEC at Hotel Vida here in Clark, the President said that his administration is committed to help uplift the poorest of the poor, improve the economy and implement good governance up to the end of his term in 2016.

“Makakaasa kayo sa ngalan ng pananagutan, pagmamalasakit at mabuting layunin sa kapwa, isinapuso ng ating gobyerno na gawin parati ang tama,” the President said.

“Ipapaubaya na lamang natin sa Panginoon ang ginagawa nila sa ating paghadlang sa pagtahak ng tuwid na daan. Patuloy tayong magtatrabaho at hindi na sila ang poproblemahin pa dahil pag-asenso ng Pilipino ang ating inaasikaso at hindi ang kumbinsehin silang nagbubulag-bulagan at nagbibingi-bingihan,” he stressed.

The President noted that as of June 2011 almost two million families have benefited from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) which are being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Citing the PCEC commitment to help the government in the implementation of 4Ps and CCT, the President assured them that his administration will further expand the program and increase the registered beneficiaries up to 2.7 million families in the first quarter of 2012.

“Lalo pa ho natin dadagdagan ito sa mga susunod na taon sa 2012 another 700,000 families will be included. At higit pa pong magiging epektibo ang implementasyon ng 4Ps dahil sa pag-agapay ng PCEC sa DSWD,” he added.

On the drive to curb corruption in the public service, the President emphasized that the campaign is now in its final chapter and vowed that in the soonest possible time graft charges will be filed against corrupt officials in the past administration.

He explained that all charges to be filed will be based on evidences collated and not on hearsay testimonies.

“Iyong laban natin sa korupsyon, papunta na po tayo sa huling yugto o final chapter. Magsasampa na po tayo ng mga sakdal sa kinauukulan. Talagang ibubuhos natin ang ating kakayahan para magkaroon ng conviction at makulong ang may sala.

Baka akala ng mga kalaban natin pinipersonal natin sila, excuse me hindi natin sila pini-personal,” the President said.

Meanwhile, PCEC national director Bishop Efraim Tendero told the President that all bishops and missionaries have unanimously agreed to tie up with the government and help his administration in poverty alleviation, national peace program, values formation, and its program of good governance.