ISRAEL TRIP: A GRATEFUL NATION KNOWS HOW TO THANK ITS MEN IN UNIFORM

A grateful nation owes these men-in-uniform much more. PRRD is right to bring them along. This is no gov't junket wherein an official has been in and out of the country 10 or so times in a year coz these men are retiring after serving our country well.

Pres. Duterte knows how to show his gratitude for men-in-uniform who has served their country with honor and patriotism. I’d like to think that this is part of his style for successfully managing Davao City. Uniformed men and women who served with
honor and dedication are rewarded with a meager show of appreciation for their years of service. This is how it should be done.

Critics who know no better than to find fault and earn media mileage say that it is a junket that PRRD is supposedly against – and they’re conveniently omitting the fact that PRRD fired officials who were in and out of the country numerous occasions. These uniformed personnel are retiring after a distinguished career – where is the comparison?