{"id":267217,"date":"2020-09-01T03:21:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T07:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267217"},"modified":"2020-09-01T03:21:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T07:21:57","slug":"govt-to-provide-shelter-for-health-workers-evicted-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/01\/govt-to-provide-shelter-for-health-workers-evicted-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov’t to provide shelter for health workers evicted from home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on August 31, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Medical front-liners who have been evicted by their landlords from their homes will be provided with food and shelter by the government, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday.<\/p>\n

In a taped public address, Duterte said it hurts him to see how health care workers on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic are being mistreated due to the \u201cunfounded fear\u201d that they are carriers of the disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are summarily dismissed from the residence whether it is leased, rented.\u00a0Iyan ang nakaka-ano ng loob. Kaya itong mga ‘to<\/em>, we must have a mechanism.\u00a0Sasaluhin natin ito dito<\/em>\u00a0(It pains me. That\u2019s why we must have a mechanism. Let\u2019s help them),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said health care workers evicted from their homes may seek help from the office of Chief Implementer of the country’s National Policy Against Covid-19, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this happens, you can call directly the office of Secretary Galvez and we will provide you with the necessary billeting and\u00a0pati pagkain<\/em>\u00a0(even food), and we will choose a place nearest to where you are working,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said the government could easily provide health care workers with a room in a hotel or motel to stay in the meantime.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt behooves this government to do something about it. We will find a house, a hotel, a motel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President said he would even call the attention of landlords who have evicted health care workers from their homes, saying in jest that they would not be treated if they needed medical attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsabi mo lang ang pangalan \u2018yung may-ari ng<\/em>\u00a0building,\u00a0may-ari ng<\/em>\u00a0boarding house\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0(Just tell me their name, the owner of the building, boarding house and) I will call their attention publicly so that\u00a0kung sila ang magkasakit, huwag na silang tanggapin sa ospital rin<\/em>\u00a0(so that when they get sick, they won\u2019t be admitted to hospitals),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Health care workers, Duterte said, deserve to be treated decently.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will treat you decently. The long and short of it is parang tao ka (you\u2019re a person). And since you are there, I said\u00a0obligasyon ng gobyerno na tumulong<\/em>\u00a0(it\u2019s the obligation of the government to help),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Duterte, the government is \u201ctrying to make up for the deficiencies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Philippines has (been) able to at least meet halfway of what was the expectations of the people.\u00a0Iyan sana. Maawa naman ako sa mga tao na tumutulong tapos pinapaalis. Hindi ho maganda pakinggan<\/em>\u00a0(I pity those who help [battle the health crisis] but are sent away. It doesn\u2019t sound good),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Duterte called on the police force to ensure the safety of health care workers against attacks and discrimination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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