Senator Risa Hontiveros slammed the National Task Force (NTF) on Covid-19 and Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) because of their “gross negligence” and “incompetence” following the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
“While the reimposition of ECQ is a necessary step to contain the resurgence of COVID-19 infections, nakakagalit na alam nating hindi mangyayari ito kung hindi dahil sa palpak na sistema na bigo pa ring maituwid hanggang ngayon,” she said.
“Hindi lahat ay kakayanin ang ECQ. May mga negosyo na susubukan pa sanang magbukas, pero tuluyan nang magsasarado dahil dito. Sa pagbagsak ng ekonomiya, pati pantawid na diskarte ng ating kababayan na-lay off at nagbasag na ng alkansya, mawawala rin dahil sa panibagong lockdown,” she added.
Hontiveros said that as long as the people in charge of the pandemic response are not replaced and the problem is not addressed, ordinary Filipinos will continue to suffer.
“Hangga’t parehong mga tao ang namamahala sa pandemic response, parehong resulta lang din ang makukuha natin. We need better leadership. We need health experts who will carry out scientific, evidence-based solutions,” she said.
According to the senator, the country needs competent and empathetic medical professionals to overcome this crisis.
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