00:00The earthquake victims need tangible results. Although they need to be timid so as not to sound...
00:06Ungrateful, the people who live in the areas most affected by the earthquake
00:10Since August 10th, they have begun to express concerns about the lack of action by
00:15State in the face of its tragedies. After a thorough first phase full of important
00:21Announcements and promises are welcome; we have heard testimonies from people in Risaralda, Caldas.
00:27Pindío and Chocó feel they lack sufficient state support. While this week the administration
00:33Abelardo de la Espriella announced the formation of the so-called Miracle Fund and its operating rules.
00:40They are not yet clear enough. The lack of reports on the donations received
00:46The Colombia Light and Smiles Foundation of First Lady Ana Lucía Pineda is generating a buzz
00:52Unnecessary actions that increase frustration. It's time to show tangible results.
00:58Two weeks ago, the mayor of Armenia, James Padilla, was the first mayor of one of
01:04the affected cities that publicly aired their frustration. As the man from Quindío points out,
01:10Padilla said that, and I quote, despite the visit of the president and the vice president
01:16No clear commitment has been made to the department with the person who gave the money. Time has passed.
01:22It's been a month and a week and we haven't had any communication, and that worries me immensely, because
01:29People from socioeconomic level 6 to level 1 have the same problem and the same
01:36need. He hasn't been the only one. This week, while the president of Espriella was announcing
01:44The formation of the Miracle Fund in Pereira: voices of civil society in that departmental capital
01:50They complained about not feeling heard and about a lack of better coordination between
01:56The nation and its territorial entities. The president is aware of this. In his speech
02:02There he said that he appreciated, quote, the patience, but understand that the patidiermia
02:07The situation we have inherited from the State is extremely complex. However, here
02:14We are resolving this and the Miracle Fund was finally ready yesterday, thanks to God and hard work.
02:19of all the officials in this government, I'll close the quotes.
02:22The fund will be responsible for collecting money from the affected areas and will be managed by
02:28The businessman Jaime Andrés Uribe, and it will be operated by the Colombian Trade Trust Company
02:34Foreigners, who will receive 142 minimum wages without VAT for that work, some 248.6 million
02:44of pesos per month. The support of a
02:48board of directors made up of Liliana Restrepo, Germán Bahamón, César Caicedo and Arturo Calli,
02:55all with experience in the private sector, plus the secretary general of the presidency
03:00Carlos Ríos. The presence of personalities from the private sector
03:03It's a good move, but they seem to be facing uncertainty due to that state's sluggishness.
03:10What the president is talking about. This week, in an interview with Blue Radio, Bahamón acknowledged
03:16that there are no clear rules, that it is not known what resources will come in, and that it has not yet been defined
03:22the collaboration with foundations such as the First Lady's. Regarding whether the funds raised by
03:27She will be part of the fund, he replied, and I quote. I would understand if so, but I can't
03:33I'm not making any promises. We'll get the details at our first meeting. That's all.
03:38meals. Later he said that all members of the
03:43The board of directors understand, and I quote again, that what we need is efficiency.
03:48and transparency in the use of public resources so that families have the possibility
03:54To rebuild their homes, I'm closing restaurants. Do we agree? To begin with, the country
04:00You need to know exactly how much has been donated, who has received it, and how it has been used.
04:06Why have we been in the dark for two months? The victims' patience is understandable.
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