Remarks of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the Groundbreaking Ceremony of Biyaya ng Pagbabago Housing Project
Barangay Los Amigos, Tugbok District, Davao City
19 May 2017
We have to be patient just a little while. Ang ating pinaka sponsor, Ramon Ang, ang gagastos nito, natraffic. I could not… hindi ko malaman kung nasaan. Sabi ko, sunduin ko siya banda pero I could not get in touch with him. Hintay-hintayin na lang natin. In deference to the… para wala siyang masabi… the sense of being a philanthropist.

It will just be a little while. Sandali man lang siguro

‘yun. He was good enough to… This is what you get if you do not accept money. They will offer something else and that else is itong project na ito. Maupo muna ako ha.

[off mic] 

You know, actually, alam ko ‘yun but sabi ko na lang sa… I called for a command conference and I talked to the officials of the AFP pati pulis. Sabi ko na hayaan na lang ninyo. Tutal mga Pilipino man din ‘yan. Wala man din ‘yang mga balay. Talagang mahihirap lang din ‘yan kagaya sa inyo.

Now, if you go there to confront them, may armas kayo tapos ‘yung… and things might go wrong. Masama masyado tingnan na… mag-away kayo ng civilian tapos kayo may armas.

Anything can go wrong. Kasalanan talaga ng ano ‘yan, ng gobyerno. Ibigay mo na lang sa kanila ‘yun at gawaan ko na lang kayo ng bago. Dito, bilhan ko kayo. [Speaks Bisaya] 

Dito ko sila bigyan ng ano… ito this is a, this would be, this is Inday’s idea of the kind of building. [Speaks Bisaya] 

I will see to it that the past frustrations of the police and the military before… you know, ‘yung gobyerno minsan, knee-jerk reaction eh.

Basta kung may hingiin lang, bigay kaagad without even really trying to figure out if it is habitable at ibagay naman sana rin doon sa mga—Not because they are a class… by themselves but they need a better deal.

Sabi ko, sige inyo na lang ‘yan. I decided just to give it to the Kadamay. At kung may pera tayo and the money would come in and pumapasok very fast, we will also build for the other sectors.

Dito kasi may nag, may nag— may nag tigas.

Nasa Tugbok sila.

[Speaks Bisaya]

Pero ‘yung sa Kadayawan, from here we go to Kadayawan. ‘Yun ‘yung sa military pati pulis.

The ideal set-up would be ‘yung mga military na will end their career and the police dito, dito na sila. If they do not have houses in the other provinces.

Ito si Ramon Ang, mayaman ‘to, but he’s a very… [Speaks Bisaya] 

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