{"id":266183,"date":"2020-08-23T04:47:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T08:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=266183"},"modified":"2020-08-23T04:47:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T08:47:14","slug":"covid-19-requires-govts-full-attention-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/23\/covid-19-requires-govts-full-attention-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 requires gov\u2019t\u2019s \u2018full attention\u2019: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explained that the call to establish a revolutionary government came from a private group and not the government. (PCOO file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Sunday distanced itself from efforts of a pro-Duterte group to establish a revolutionary government, saying the administration\u2019s focus remains to be on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explained that the call to establish a revolutionary government came from a private group and not the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe organizers are free to publicly express their opinion,\u201d Roque said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Roque emphasized that the government is too busy finding ways to cushion the socioeconomic impact of the lockdowns that arise from the prevailing health crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe focus, however, of the Administration is addressing Covid-19 and mitigating its socioeconomic impact,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the Covid-19 pandemic requires the government\u2019s \u201cfull attention\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most pressing and most urgent concern, which requires the Executive’s full attention, is the gradual opening of the economy while safeguarding the people who are working\/going back to work amid the pandemic,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,933 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the country’s total infections to 187,249.<\/p>\n

Twenty-six more fatalities were reported, bringing the country’s total death toll to 2,966 while another 436 were reported to have recovered, increasing the total recoveries to 114,921.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the People\u2019s National Coalition for Revolutionary Government and Charter Change assembled at Clark Freeport in Pampanga to present a resolution to establish a revolutionary government and adopt a new federal constitution.<\/p>\n

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa, confirmed that he received an invitation from the group last August 17.<\/p>\n

However, he failed to make it to the meeting because the physical copy of the invitation did not reach him personally.<\/p>\n

The group also sent invitations to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces of the Philippines chief, Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay.<\/p>\n

In previous speeches, Duterte himself threatened to impose a revolutionary type of government instead of declaring martial law amid alleged destabilization plots by his critics and detractors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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