{"id":269466,"date":"2020-09-22T04:58:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T08:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=269466"},"modified":"2020-09-22T04:58:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T08:58:29","slug":"prrd-lashes-out-on-critics-of-govts-covid-19-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/22\/prrd-lashes-out-on-critics-of-govts-covid-19-response\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD lashes out on critics of gov\u2019t\u2019s Covid-19 response"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duterte, meanwhile, urged the public to continue taking safety precautions such as wearing a face mask while waiting for a vaccine. (File: ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night lashed out on critics saying the national government was not doing enough in its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response, urging the public not to believe in their statements.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, you might be hearing of critics and\u00a0\u2018yung walang magawa<\/em>\u00a0(those who have nothing to do saying), that we are not doing enough.\u00a0Ano mang<\/em>\u00a0enough\u00a0na gusto ninyo? May ospital, may kama, at may punerarya. Nandiyan lahat. Ano man\u2026? Wala man tayong\u2026 Mag — nag — saan\u2026 Ano pa man ang gusto ninyo<\/em>\u00a0(What is enough for you? There are hospitals, beds, funerals. It\u2019s all there. What else? What else do you want?\u201d Duterte said in a taped public address.<\/p>\n

He fired back at Vice President Leni Robredo who earlier said there is a lack in the system and comprehensive plan in the government\u2019s Covid-19 response.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuwag kayong maniwala diyan — sus mga itong dilawan lalo na<\/em>\u00a0(Don\u2019t believe her\u2014these yellows especially) — I hate to mention her name, but\u00a0ito si<\/em>\u00a0(this) Leni,\u00a0kung ano-anong pinagsasabi<\/em>\u00a0(she\u2019s saying nonsense),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte, meanwhile, urged the public to continue taking safety precautions such as wearing a face mask while waiting for a vaccine.<\/p>\n

“The only thing that we can do really is to wear a mask, wear a face mask, and that\u2019s it and wait for the vaccine. It\u2019s Covid-19 equals vaccine.\u00a0Huwag na ninyong palakihin ang problema<\/em>\u00a0(Don\u2019t make the problem worse),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte assured that the government was doing its job of controlling the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

He, however, admitted that the country is \u201cin still waters with the engine conked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is what we have unless the vaccine is there and for as long as human beings continue to relate to each other,\u00a0wala tayong magawa at hindi natin makulong ang Pilipino eh<\/em>\u00a0(there\u2019s nothing we can do and we can\u2019t keep Filipinos cooped up),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a Facebook post, Robredo responded to Duterte\u2019s tirade saying that having facilities to treat Covid-19 patients was not enough saying the pandemic should also be suppressed by making medical and non-medical interventions.<\/p>\n

Covid-19 will \u2018come to pass\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duterte appealed to healthcare workers not exempted from the deployment ban to stay in the country a bit longer and serve fellow Filipinos, assuring them that the Covid-19 pandemic would \u201ccome to pass.\u201d<\/p>\n

He earlier allowed healthcare workers with perfected contracts as of Aug. 31 to work overseas.<\/p>\n

The Philippines, he said, also needed healthcare workers to stay and care for their citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not have anything against you but\u00a0sana \u2018yung iba naman<\/em>\u00a0(I hope some) will have the — the spirit and the fervor to serve the Filipino people because we also need help and we have a crisis also to deal with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said he was not trivializing the decision of healthcare workers who wished to work overseas, but expressed hope that there would be healthcare workers to stay at least until the health crisis is over.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who want to go out,\u00a0puwede na ho<\/em>\u00a0(you\u2019re now allowed to leave).\u00a0Pero naiwan naman, sana tagal-tagalan na lang muna ninyo<\/em>\u00a0(But for those left behind, I hope you stay a bit longer) until after this Covid-19 will pass. It will come to pass.\u00a0Sigurado ako<\/em>\u00a0(I\u2019m sure),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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