According to Punto Final, the defense minister took his three daughters to Huanuco on a government plane while on official work.

Minister of Defense (Mindef) José Luis Gavidia flew his three daughters to Huanuco on a state-owned aircraft, according to the list of passengers on official government ministerial secondment flights that the program has access to. end point.

According to the document, March 13, 2022 Joseph Louis Gavidia He boarded a Peruvian Navy Fokker along with his three daughters. Two minors, aged 15 and 11, and Veronica Gavidia Rodriguez, her 31-year-old daughter.

The reason for the trip was that the next day, on Monday, March 14, the Minister of Defense was to open the school year at the Mariano Damaso Beraun School in the Huanuco region.

end point talked to him Mindef flight details, but Joseph Louis Gavidia He turned down the opportunity for an interview. However, the minister agreed that he was traveling with his daughters and assured that the daughters accompanied him because the date coincided with the visiting regime with which he shares his tenure.

In addition Mindef He clarified that the trip was extended until Tuesday, March 15, due to allegedly bad weather and that the daughters were not reimbursed for travel expenses.

The list of passengers on official flights ordered by government ministers was provided by the Peruvian Navy in response to a request for access to public information. But the Peruvian Air Force did not respond in kind.

The mentioned institution assured that the list of passengers is “confidential”, as the document contains the names of relatives of the ministers.

“Parental care”

Ministry of Defence explained this Sunday evening that the Minister Joseph Louis Gavidia included his daughters on a working flight to the Huanuco region because he had to observe their “parental care in accordance with the intended visiting regime.”

Through a statement Mindef indicated that on March 13, the Secretary of Defense flew to the city of Huanuco to complete the work agenda, which included the personal opening of the 2022 school year.

“In this commission, the minister Joseph Louis Gavidia He was accompanied by representatives of the sector. His daughters were included on the flight in question because by that date he was required to observe their parental care in accordance with the intended visiting regime. The inclusion of the daughters of the minister did not entail any costs for the state,” the document says.

Finally, Mindef ensures that the resources assigned to its specifications are used in a responsible and transparent manner; and is provided to any instance that needs more information on the subject.

OUR PODCASTS

“Espacio Vital”: Dr. Ernesto Gozzer, epidemiologist and public health specialist, explained that an outbreak is an unusual number of cases of a disease that occur in a certain area and at a certain time, and that an investigation is carried out first (case detection, confirmatory diagnosis) and then control of contacts (they may be asked, but not forced to disclose contacts). He also pointed out that in the case of momo smallpox in Peru, three cases have already been identified, there is no need to worry, but it is more important to know what the Ministry of Health should do. The doctor said that people should know that there will be cases.