OPINION: Retribution for theft from the most  needy

 
1,291Views 9Comments Posted 04/04/2020

The Panama Solidarity Plan is one of the pillars of the State's response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This health threat has exposed the weaknesses of the social protection network that the country should have to attend to the most vulnerable.

The legacy of past governments, which were unable to carry out a complete Population and Housing Census, and the lack of updated maps and social diagnoses, forces the distribution of welfare vouchers and food bags, using representatives of the corregimiento and other local authority representatives as distributors..

Unfortunately, the urgency of the need makes the economic response urgent and, therefore, it is not possible to design an impeccable distribution system. The warning of the President, that whoever takes advantage of these assets, or it distributes them inadequately, will be dismissed and sent to the Public Ministry, is an important reminder that even in times of crisis, citizens must be vigilant of the forms and uses of public spending. Lack of virtue in public life must be punished without contemplation – LA PRENSA, Apr.4



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