{"id":266516,"date":"2020-08-26T05:17:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T09:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=266516"},"modified":"2020-08-26T05:17:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T09:17:24","slug":"prrd-wants-robredo-to-focus-on-covid-19-not-politics-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/26\/prrd-wants-robredo-to-focus-on-covid-19-not-politics-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD wants Robredo to focus on Covid-19, not politics: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque agreed with Duterte, noting that members of the opposition, including Robredo, should instead support the government to ensure the successful fight against Covid-19. (File Photo<\/a>: VP Leni Robredo\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte wanted Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo to set aside politics and instead help the government in its fight against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Malaca\u00f1ang said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess the President is saying, the Vice President is welcome to help. He recognizes this, that she has been helping as far as providing assistance to our people [is] concerned. But right now, set aside politics and continue with helping the people in these very trying times,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in an interview with CNN Philippines\u2019 The Source.<\/p>\n

Duterte, in a taped public address aired on Tuesday, appealed to Robredo to avoid making the situation worse in the country by issuing statements that could incite hatred against the government.<\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s statement came after Robredo on Monday said it appears that the country has \u201cno leader\u201d amid the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

Any statement that is against the efforts to stop the Covid-19 crisis would only \u201cdestroy the government,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Roque agreed with Duterte, noting that members of the opposition, including Robredo, should instead support the government to ensure the successful fight against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow is not the time for politicking. Now is the time to focus on [Covid-19],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Health and quarantine protocols in the country have been further relaxed this month to allow the gradual reopening of the economy, a move that is seen to help the country recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

General community quarantine (GCQ), third to the most stringent community quarantine imposed by the government to contain the virus, has been imposed in Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Nueva Ecija, and Batangas until August 31.<\/p>\n

The cities of Iloilo, Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, and Talisay, as well as the municipalities of Minglanilla and Consolacion in Cebu province, have also been placed under GCQ.<\/p>\n

Modified GCQ has been implemented in the rest of the country.<\/p>\n

Roque said \u201cnew approaches\u201d are being considered to arrest the spread of Covid-19 in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll ideas that could be considered in alleviating the condition of our country while the pandemic is ongoing has been considered. And we are considering even new approaches as we study best examples that we have worldwide,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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