{"id":247638,"date":"2020-03-10T02:08:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T06:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=247638"},"modified":"2025-01-08T11:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:19:04","slug":"prrd-disregards-psgs-no-touch-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/10\/prrd-disregards-psgs-no-touch-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD disregards PSG’s \u2018no touch\u2019 policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte embraces one of the victims affected by the Taal Volcano eruption during his visit at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum on January 14, 2020. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte will not heed the \u201cno touch policy\u201d recommended by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to minimize his exposure to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

In a press briefing in Malaca\u00f1ang late Monday night, Duterte said he found the protocol \u201cfoolish\u201d since he still prefers to shake hands with persons he would run into in public engagements.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKalokohan \u2018yang<\/em>\u00a0protocol-protocol. I will shake hands\u00a0sa\u2026 Anak, ang akin bang sinasabi na sa iyo na kung pata — kung tawagin na ako ng Diyos ngayon oras na ito, pupunta na ako. Tapos na ako<\/em>\u00a0(Those protocols are foolish. I will shake hands. I tell you, if God will call me at this very moment, I\u2019ll go. I\u2019m done),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said he was ready to go anytime because he has already achieved holding the highest position in the country.<\/p>\n

His remark comes after Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he will heed the advice of the PSG.<\/p>\n

Before the start of the meeting with members of Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases on the same day, Duterte was spotted shaking hands with some Cabinet officials despite the PSG\u2019s no-touch policy.<\/p>\n

He also bussed Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on the cheek.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will shake hands with everybody. I am going to Mindanao to visit my dead soldiers if I — if they are still there — and to congratulate my warriors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Despite the PSG\u2019s decision to assess or even cancel some of his public engagements, Duterte said he would disregard this because showing up was part of his job.<\/p>\n

\u201cEh trabaho ko \u2018yan eh.<\/em>\u00a0Cannot.\u00a0Pwera na lang kung \u2018yang mga<\/em>\u00a0participants\u00a0nila matakot<\/em>\u00a0(It\u2019s my job. I cannot cancel engagements. Unless the participants themselves are scared),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said that he would not decline any invitations.<\/p>\n

Earlier, PSG Commander Army Col. Jesus Durante said the PSG would \u201cthoroughly\u201d screen personalities — including PSG personnel, politicians and dignitaries — expected to get near the President especially during meetings and events.<\/p>\n

The PSG will also assess whether or not to cancel large crowd gatherings with the President as the guest of honor and speaker for his safety and the safety of attendees, he added.<\/p>\n

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Besides the PSG, Duterte\u2019s partner Honeylet Avance\u00f1a, a nurse, has also advised him to avoid large crowds.<\/p>\n

As an added precautionary measure against Covid-19, she said he will regularly take multivitamins to boost his immune system.<\/p>\n

\u201cMadali siya painumin ng<\/em>\u00a0vitamins. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure,\u201d she said in a message to reporters.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are 24 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Duterte has issued a proclamation declaring a state of public health emergency throughout the Philippines after the health department reported the first known local transmission of the deadly disease.<\/p>\n

He also ordered a suspension of classes in all levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) from March 10 to 14 as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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