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Bukas si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa posibilidad na muling magkaroon ng mas aktibong papel sa pamahalaan si dating DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos.
Paliwanag ng pangulo, matagal nang tumutulong si Abalos sa gobyerno kahit wala na ito sa puwesto.
Gayunpaman, hindi aniya ito nangangahulugan na magkakaroon ng balasahan sa kaniyang gabinete.
Sabi ni Pangulong Marcos, kuntento siya sa kasalukuyang komposisyon ng kaniyang gabinete, maayos ang pagtutulungan ng mga kalihim, at patuloy nilang naipatutupad ang mga prayoridad na programa ng administrasyon.
“It’s a counterproductive. You know the – what you want to – what you are trying to promote in government is stability and the steadiness of work. And that’s part – that’s an important part of governance.” — Pangulong Marcos.
Ibig sabihin, hindi kailangang mayroong mapalitan o matanggal na miyembro ng gabinete upang mabigyang-daan ang pagbabalik ni Abalos sa serbisyo-publiko.
“If you keep moving people around, they have to start learning their job again. And that they – we just don’t have time for that. And this – the people who are sitting in their particular capacities, be it Cabinet, be it something – some other agency, are – are, as far as I’m concerned, are doing the job that they are asked to do and have gained already the experience that they have learned lessons from.” — Pangulong Marcos.