Duterte apologizes for late visit to Taal, assures victims of gov’t aid

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President Duterte has apologized for his late visit to the communities hit by Taal Volcano's wrath, but promised government’s sustained relief efforts until the crisis is over.

President Duterte has apologized for his late visit to the communities hit by Taal Volcano’s wrath, but promised government’s sustained relief efforts until the crisis is over.The President made the remarks after expressing satisfaction with the government response to Taal Volcano’s activity affecting Batangas and nearby areas.

“I’m sorry I was not around. I was in Davao. But I was preparing to leave that night when I was informed that I could not make it because of the ash. So at early morning, I insisted that I have to be here because there’s a crisis at pinilit ko ‘yung eroplano ,” he said at the meeting held at the Batangas Provincial Sports Complex.

“I am really very pleased, very happy that all agencies are here on hand and trying their best to do their best to help the community,” he said. “I am very satisfied, I said, with the response of everybody, [and with] the fact that no one was killed and that there’s nobody really sick.” “We have to take care of day-to-day affairs of the community, those hard hit. The local and national government must stay for a while and do their work until such time that we are ready to declare that the crisis is over. It’s a continuing one.”

 

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