Palace to people unwilling to get vaccinated vs COVID-19: “Bahala na si COVID-19 sa kanila” “Bahala na si COVID-19 sa kanila” — On Monday, Malacañang said that COVID-19 will take care of people who were unwilling to get vaccinated against COVID-19. When asked if the Philippine government was eyeing programs to convince people to get … Read more
Palace clarified that wearing of face shields was no longer required outdoors. Malacañang clarified that the wearing of face shields was no longer required outdoors and said that the national government’s pandemic task force only appealed that wearing of face shields be required indoors. In his regular press briefing on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque … Read more
No government neglect in COVID-19 response in Mindanao, according to Malacañang. Malacañang on Tuesday denied the accusations of Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez, saying that there’s no government neglect in coronavirus response in Mindanao. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque denied the accusations of Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez and said in his regular press briefing that the surge … Read more
The Philippine government considered hiring its own fact-checkers, according to the Palace. Malacañang said that the Philippine government was studying the possibility of having its own social media fact-checking team. This, after Facebook removed accounts that were linked to its supporters, the Philippine police, and the Philippine military due to coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB). Presidential … Read more