{"id":253071,"date":"2020-04-24T00:59:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T04:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=253071"},"modified":"2020-04-24T00:59:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T04:59:07","slug":"roque-takes-lead-in-govt-covid-19-info-dissemination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/24\/roque-takes-lead-in-govt-covid-19-info-dissemination\/","title":{"rendered":"Roque takes lead in gov\u2019t Covid-19 info dissemination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. in Panacan, Davao City on January 4, 2018. JOEY DALUMPINES\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque will take the lead in the government\u2019s information dissemination on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

Roque confirmed this in a virtual presser, explaining that Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea authorized only him and Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire to speak on behalf of the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cNagkaroon na po ng pag-utos ang ating<\/em>\u00a0(There is an order from our) Executive Secretary that information sharing will now be centralized through the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said he had no knowledge on the basis of Medialdea\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe memo said po that the only authorized person to speak on behalf of government are, number one, the Presidential Spokesperson; and number two, Usec. Vergeire of the DOH for health-related matters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

After taking his oath on April 14, Roque returned to the Cabinet succeeding former Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo.<\/p>\n

Asked why Roque was reappointed, Panelo said “the present crisis requires a new tack in messaging.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before Roque\u2019s reappointment, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles held daily virtual pressers to update the public on new revised guidelines under the enhanced community quarantine.<\/p>\n

Nograles is also currently spokesperson for the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.<\/p>\n

He was last seen at Willie Revillame\u2019s online show \u201cTutok To Win sa Wowowin\u201d on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Vergeire regularly holds virtual pressers for health-related matters such as updated numbers of Covid-19 cases, deaths, and recoveries, and contact-tracing, isolating, and mass testing efforts.<\/p>\n

Aside from Nograles, Presidential Peace Adviser and National Task Force (NTF) Covid-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. also holds day-end virtual pressers at least thrice a week.<\/p>\n

State-run PTV-4 also hosts a daily Laging Handa public briefer that invites officials from both the public and private sector as well as regular citizens to speak about matters concerning the government\u2019s Covid-19 response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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