{"id":279431,"date":"2020-12-22T02:11:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T07:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=279431"},"modified":"2020-12-22T02:11:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T07:11:34","slug":"duterte-to-spend-christmas-in-davao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/22\/duterte-to-spend-christmas-in-davao\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte to spend Christmas in Davao"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is the fifth time Duterte will celebrate Christmas in Davao City since he became president in 2016. (File: KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte will spend Christmas with his family in his official residence in Davao City, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng Pasko po sigurado<\/em>\u00a0(It is certain that [President Duterte] will be celebrating Christmas [in Davao]),\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a Palace virtual presser.<\/p>\n

It is the fifth time Duterte will celebrate Christmas in Davao City since he became president in 2016.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s celebration of Christmas is different from the previous years, as the Philippines and other countries are battling with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that has infected millions of people worldwide.<\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s Christmas tradition is to celebrate it without fanfare and visit young cancer patients at the Southern Philippine Medical Center in Davao City every year.<\/p>\n

Roque, however, did not mention Duterte\u2019s possible activities on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 7, Duterte called on his fellow Filipinos to skip Christmas festivities this year to prevent the potential surge of Covid-19 cases in the country during the holiday season.<\/p>\n

People\u2019s safety<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roque said Duterte wants to make sure that all Filipinos are safe since there is a possibility that Covid-19 infections might rise during holidays, should everyone become complacent.<\/p>\n

He reminded the public to follow the government\u2019s health and quarantine protocols to keep them safe from Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cMga kababayan, ngayong panahon ng pagdiriwang, ang nais po ng Presidente eh lahat tayo ay buhay at malusog matapos ang ating mga pagdiriwang<\/em>\u00a0(My fellow countrymen, the President wants to keep us alive and healthy even after Christmas),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, the Philippines has recorded around 461,505 Covid-19 cases, according to the government\u2019s official tracker uploaded on the Department of Health\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Some 429,207 Covid-19 patients have recovered, while 8,957 individuals have died of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

There are 23,341 active Covid-19 cases in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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