Du30 sasakay sa 8-seater plane sa pagdalo sa Asean sa Singapore

SINABI ng Palasyo na isang eight-seater na eroplano lamang ang sasakyan ni Pangulong Duterte sa kanyang pagdalo sa Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) sa Singapore kung saan nakatakda siyang umalis sa Abril 26.

Sa isang briefing, kinumpirma ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na pinili ni Duterte ang mas konting delegasyon para makatipid.

“To save money. It’s expensive to charter a plane. And a leaner delegation would mean lesser cost for the taxpayer,” sabi ni Roque.

Nauna nang inaarkila ng gobyerno ang isang eroplano mula sa Philippine Airlines (PAL) sa pagbibiyahe ni Duterte sa ibang bansa.

“You know, the private is an eight-seater plane, so it’s a very small plane. It’s a two-hour flight from Davao to Singapore, so it’s not a long flight. But it’s an 8-seater plane. I think other than SAP(Special Assistant to the President Christopher Bong) Go, all the other people in plane will be staff complement of the President, including a nurse, you know, things like that,” ayon pa kay Roque.

“So it’s a very small team that will fly with him, and it’s a lot cheaper compared to chartering a whole… an entire Philippine Airlines plane,” dagdag pa kay Roque.