President Duterte to Duque: “I had to ask you several times to stay on the job because we need you.“ PRESIDENT DUTERTE — The Philippine President commended Health Secretary Francisco Duque III for doing a good job in leading the country’s pandemic response, saying that Filipinos will not forget him. in his late-night “Talk to … Read more
The government may destroy unsold smuggled luxury cars, according to Dominguez. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said that the government may destroy unsold smuggled luxury cars after 2 failed biddings for those cars to raise more money for pandemic response. The Bureau of Customs (BOC), the Land Bank of the Philippines, and the Bureau of … Read more
President Duterte: “Somebody has to communicate to the people what government is doing.” PRESIDENT DUTERTE — The Philippine President explained to the public that he’s holding his weekly pre-recorded public address because someone from the government had to communicate with the people the status of the country’s pandemic response efforts. The President made the statement … Read more
President Duterte: “We’re trying to scrimp how much we can raise so we can marshal it to the areas affected.” PRESIDENT DUTERTE — The Philippine President said that the government was still trying to raise funds for people affected by typhoon “Odette”. The President said that the government was still trying to raise funds in … Read more
Pacquiao: “Sa tingin ko hindi naman naresolba ang pandemya mas lalo pang lumala.” MANNY PACQUIAO – The boxing champ/senator described the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response as “mismanaged.” The athlete-turned-politician made the statement following the rant of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque against a doctor’s group during a Zoom meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for … Read more
President Duterte will give an update on the government’s pandemic response twice a week. President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will give an update on the national government’s pandemic response twice a week. President Rodrigo Duterte said in his Talk to the People address aired on Wednesday that he will address the public twice a … Read more
A lone official should lead the pandemic response in Cebu province, according to Cebu City Vice Mayor. The vice mayor of Cebu City on Tuesday said that a lone official should lead Cebu province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This, following a rapid increase in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Cebu province. … Read more