Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. consistently demonstrates “true kindness and generosity” in his character.

“Mr. President, after all that you have had to weather and endure, you have maintained your true nature of kindness and generosity,” Gomez said in her speech during the distribution of 124 Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) for Eastern Visayas local government units (LGUs) on Monday.

“You not only lead us by example. You empower all of us, LGUs, all mayors, and Leyteños to be vessels of your kindness and generosity,” Gomez said during the turnover ceremony in Ormoc City.

“Mr. President, not everybody is always kind. But you are always kind,” Gomez added.

President Marcos visited Ormoc on Monday for the fourth time, Gomez said, recalling that the Chief Executive had come to check on their well-being after the 2017 earthquake.

“We welcome you now, our nation’s leader who has come through countless challenges in your fourth year as President, from national security threats to strengthening the national economy, to alleviating the effects of natural disasters among the myriad problems that come within the nation’s highest office,” Gomez said.

The Ormoc City mayor said President Marcos has maintained a steady hand on the ship’s wheel while navigating the roughest seas over the past three years.

Gomez also thanked Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Melquiades Robles for the Medical Transport Vehicle Donation Program (MTVDP).

“Sirs, this gift is nothing less than a game changer in terms of our LGUs’ abilities to provide prompt transportation services for those requiring emergency medical facilities,” she told the President and Robles.

During the turnover ceremony in Ormoc City, President Marcos was joined by Gomez, Robles, Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez, and other government officials.