By Katrina Gracia Consebido
President Ferdinand R. Marcos on Wednesday, Oct. 26, backed his appointment of former Philippine National Police chief Camilo Cascolan and film director Paul Soriano, reiterating the two are great assets for the government.
In an interview at the Manila Hotel, Marcos said that Cascolan will initiate reforms and look at the function in the health department.
“Of course, he’s not a doctor, and it’s not health issues that he has to look at. That’s why he doesn’t have to be a doctor. He’s going to look at the function of the DOH,” Marcos said.
“We talk about rightsizing, we talk about structural changes. ‘Yun. We need somebody to examine what has been going on, ano ‘yung maganda, ano ang hindi maganda, ano ang pwedeng mas maayos, that will be his function kaya special concerns,” he added.
He also said that his appointment to Soriano was misunderstood by the public and that his role in the government will ‘not be part of the PR machine’ but to promote the country’s creative industry.
“Kasi don s’ya galing e. So ipinagmamalaki, kasama ‘yan sa tourism. Ipinagmamalaki natin, ang gagaling kumanta ng Pilipino, magaling umarte, ang gagaling gumawa ng sine etc, etc,” he continued.
“We have to project that to the rest of the world. ‘Yan ang trabaho ni Paul,” the President said.
