John Arcilla slams public officials’ ‘entitlement’ amid continued flooding

John Arcilla once again called out government officials over their failure to fulfill their responsibilities to the public as rains and flooding continued to affect several parts of the Philippines.

Arcilla took to Facebook on Sunday, Aug. 30, to share a photo of people wading through knee-deep floodwaters, as he criticized the culture of entitlement among public officials, where they treat their constituents as inferior to them especially during a crisis.

“Hanggang ngayon hindi pa alam ng mas MARAMING OPISYAL ng BAYAN ang totoong RESPONSIBILIDAD nila sa MAMAMAYAN. Ang KAMALAYAN NILA AT NATING LAHAT sa pagiging opisyal ay PRIBILEHIYO at ENTITLEMENT, ang mamamayan naman ay mga ALIPIN. PANAHON PA NI KRISTO WINAWASAK NA NIYA ANG KALAKARANG ITO,” he wrote.

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Arcilla did not mention names, but he also twitted citizens for supposedly idolizing politicians.

“Ano na, kababayan? Idol pa more?” he said.

The seasoned actor’s post came as the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continued to bring rains over parts of Luzon and the Visayas. The prolonged rains have already affected millions of Filipinos for a month now.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Aug. 23 that the combined effects of tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay and Neneng and habagat had affected around 7.5 million people, or about 2.1 million families, across 10 regions.

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The persistent rains and floods gained renewed attention on the investigations about alleged anomalies involving flood-control projects, which Malacañang said on Aug. 20 remained ongoing.

Jerald Napoles, Thea Tolentino and Vince Maristela were among those who aired their frustrations anew over the flooding in Metro Manila earlier this month. Tolentino, in particular, urged the public to wake up to the situation. 

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Ivana Alawi, meanwhile, recently shared photos of herself distributing relief goods for people affected by flooding as she urged the public to continue demanding accountability over the alleged corruption in flood control projects. /edv