{"id":252362,"date":"2020-04-16T21:56:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T01:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=252362"},"modified":"2020-04-16T21:56:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T01:56:07","slug":"who-assured-of-ph-cooperation-support-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/16\/who-assured-of-ph-cooperation-support-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO assured of PH cooperation, support: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: WHO Headquarters in North (Photo by Thorkild Tylleskar\/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Philippines will continue to support the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The assurance was made a day after United States (US) President Donald Trump announced his decision to temporarily stop funding WHO pending a review of the world health body\u2019s response to Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

In a virtual presser aired on state-run PTV-4, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte and the Palace respect Trump\u2019s decision to halt funding to WHO.<\/p>\n

Roque, nevertheless, said the Philippines would continue to cooperate with WHO.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not for the Philippine President to tell other Presidents what to do.\u00a0Pero tayo, suportado natin ang<\/em>\u00a0WHO\u00a0dahil nakita naman natin na kung wala pong<\/em>\u00a0WHO,\u00a0walang namumuno sa<\/em>\u00a0coordination\u00a0dito sa laban natin sa sakit na<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 (But on our part, we support WHO because it leads the coordination when it comes to the fight against Covid-19),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Trump on Tuesday ordered the suspension of US funding to WHO, as he claimed that the world health body is \u201cseverely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.\u201d<\/p>\n

The US is the largest donor of WHO. Its donations make up 14.67 percent of all voluntary contributions given globally.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1948, WHO serves as a central coordinating body for international health policy, particularly on infectious disease.<\/p>\n

WHO works with its 194 member-states to combat communicable and non-communicable diseases.<\/p>\n

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic that affects over 200 countries, WHO develops a database to collect the latest findings and knowledge on Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Roque assured WHO that it has the full support of the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as the Philippines is concerned, we stand committed to WHO and we will give our contribution, when the need arises,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also encouraged other countries to give its support to WHO.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo\u00a0sana po lahat ng bansa sa daigdig eh ipagpatuloy po ang kanilang kooperasyon sa<\/em>\u00a0WHO.\u00a0At importante rin po ang pagbibigay ng pondo sa<\/em>\u00a0WHO (We hope all countries would continue to cooperate with WHO. It\u2019s also important that they give funds to WHO),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

There have been 1,918,138 Covid-19 cases recorded in 213 countries, according to the data released by WHO on its official website.<\/p>\n

In the Philippines, there are now 5,660 Covid-19 infections, with 362 deaths and 435 recoveries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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