Harry Roque explained why it’s “un-Christian” to speculate about his confinement.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday explained why it’s “un-Christian” to speculate about his confinement at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH).
Roque, who was criticized for having immediately secured a hospital room despite the shortage, said that his confinement was ordered by his doctors.
To recall, Roque had been confined at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) after testing positive for COVID-19. Netizens and critics of the administration then asked him how he immediately secured a room while other patients had to wait for hours or even days.
Such question, according to Harry Roque on Monday, was “un-Christian“.
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“Kaya siya un-Christian kasi para bagang pag nakakuha ka ng kwarto sa panahon ngayon ay mayroon kang ginawa, na nang-isa ka sa kapwa mo. Wala pong pagkakaiba ang UP-PGH sa UP Diliman. Hindi po pu-pwede ang palakasan rito. Ako po ay pinapasok ng aking mga doktor [sa PGH] because the condition warranted admission,” Roque said when asked about his reason why he said it during his regular press briefing.
In a report on GMA News Online, Roque also said that he informed his doctors in PGH when he experienced COVID-19 symptoms last April 5 and tested positive for COVID-19 last April 6.
As per the report, this means he held his regular press briefing inside the New Executive Building in Malacañan Palace last April 5 (Monday), the day he already had COVID-19 symptoms, and again last April 6 (Tuesday), the day he had tested positive for COVID-19.
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Roque announced his confinement for COVID-19 last April 11 (Saturday), four days after he had tested positive for COVID-19.
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