Published April 3, 2021, 1:47 PM
Complaints against barangays that were not operating full-time as mandated by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) continue to pile up as many citizens have been complaining over absentee local officials in the time of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN)
On April 2, DILG Undersecretary for operations Epimaco Densing III emphasized that skeletal forces should man the barangays 24-hours a day to cater to the needs and concerns of their constituents especially during emergency cases.
However, a Quezon City resident on Saturday April 3 complained that his telephone calls well left unanswered several times as he admitted to be in a “panicky state’’ with his wife running high fever for several days.