Vice President Sara Duterte is finalizing a report on her first 100 days in office as the country’s second highest official.

 “Hinahanda na po namin ‘yung (We are already preparing the) 100 days report ng (of the) Office of the Vice President (OVP),” she said in a media interview in Bangued, Abra on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

The Vice President, who is the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, will mark the 100th day after her term of office began on June 30, on Friday, Oct. 7. She is the country’s 15th vice president.

Duterte also serves as the Department of Education (DepEd) secretary in a concurrent capacity.

“Iyon namang sa Department of Education ay isa-submit po namin sa Office of the President (OP) dahil hinihingi po nila ‘yun (We will submit the one for the Department of Education to the Office of the President because they are asking for it),” she added.

Under Duterte, the OVP has been providing medical and burial assistance since assuming office on July 1.

Her office has also deployed five buses as part of its “Libreng Sakay” program in Metro Manila, Davao City, Cebu, and Bacolod to augment public transport during peak hours.

The Vice President also opened seven satellite offices in Dagupan, Cebu, Tacloban, Zamboanga, Davao, Bacolod City, and Tandag, Surigao del Sur to make the OVP’s services more accessible to the people.

Duterte also aims to establish an official residence for the country’s second highest official that she said will benefit future occupants of the post.

In Abra, Duterte shared to the beneficiaries of OVP’s ‘PagbaBAGo’ campaign the importance of family planning as one way to alleviate poverty.

“Sa mga magulang, kailangang merong pagplano sa pamilya dahil kapag marami po ang ating anak, hindi po matatapos ng pag-aaral ang mga anak natin (To the parents, we need to have family planning because if we have many children, our children can’t finish education),” Duterte told schoolchildren and parents at the Bangued Town Plaza during their campaign orientation.

The Vice President also encouraged women and parents to make a norm of seeking birth control advice from health professionals.

“Dapat magdesisyon tayo na magplano tayo para sa kinabukasan ng ating mga anak. Pumunta tayo sa health center, mangunsulta tayo sa doktor at tanungin natin sya kung ‘ano ang dapat gamitin ko para hindi ako magbuntis na wala sa plano naming pamilya? (We must decide on planning the future of our children. Go to the health center, consult a doctor, and ask him on ‘what I should use to avoid unwanted pregnancy),’” she said.

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courtesy of MANILA BULLETIN

by Raymund Antonio

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