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Robredo urges critics to buy protective gear for COVID-19 frontliners instead of funding ‘trolls’

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Vice President Leni Robredo urged her critics to stop spending their money to buy the services of social media “trolls” for a while amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

In her radio show ‘Biserbisyong Leni’ she said that instead of spending money for trolls, they should just buy protective gear for the COVID-19 front-liners, which includes the nurses, police, and soldiers.

Robredo expressed concern to the condition of the front-liners after she saw a photo of a cop without wearing any protective gear.

“Parati kong sinasabi na iyong pambayad niyo sa trolls, utang na loob, itulong niyo na muna kasi kailangan na kailangan iyong tulong ngayon. Ibili na lang nila ng protective gear para sa ating mga frontliners,” the vice president said.

“So ito, pakiusap lang natin, huwag naman tayong—huwag naman nating hahayaan na iyong frontliners natin malalagay sa alanganin. Ang laki ng sakripisyo para sa kanila, pero siguraduhin natin na protected sila.” she added.

The government was repeatedly accused of using social media trolls to taint the image of its critics.

Robredo then announced that their private partner “Kaya Natin!” successfully raised P3-M that would provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for the front-liners.

“Puwera doon, mayroon ding nag-donate ng food and care packages para sa kanila. So nagpapasalamat tayo doon sa lahat na donors na tumutulong,” she said.

She also urged the government to avoid focusing too much on the military and police.

“Ngayon kasi, parang nangingibabaw ulit ‘yung public order and safety na dapat sana supportive lang siya sa health concern,” Robredo said.

“Sana hindi grabe ‘yung focus sa military, sa kapulisan kasi ito, health concern ito,” she added.

“Yari kayo!” Mayor Inday Sara to close down Davao City if other Mindanao mayors fail to set quarantine areas: “Gumawa naman kayo ng action!”

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Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio urged the officials of Davao City’s neighboring municipalities and cities to set up a quarantine site for their own people.

In a series of Instagram posts, Mayor Duterte said that she’s going to put Davao City under lockdown if the Mayors fail to make their own action and let her city shoulder all people residing in their neighboring places,

“I am asking Mayors of other LGUs na kapitbahay namin gumawa na kayo ng PUI quarantine area ninyo. Otherwise, I will close Davao City and you will have no access to hospitals and other essential services. Nagsasakripisyo na ang Davao City ng walang lockdown para sa inyo, gumawa naman kayo ng action,” Duterte-Carpio said.

She said that the government put Metro Manila on community quarantine because they wanted the other LGUs to prepare a quarantine area.

“The reason why they closed Metro Manila is to save the rest of the country. And buy other LGUs time. All LGUs now have to prepare a PUI quarantine area that is not your hospital. In Davao City, we used an entire school as a PUI center and our health centers as a triage to save our hospitals. Let us do our thing to make sure that sacrifice in Metro Manila saves lives in the entire country!” Inday Sara explained.

She also urged the government to rethink their decision as they’re still allowing passengers from Manila to fly to Davao City via Clark.

“Doctors want to contain everything in Metro Manila, and yet Manila passengers are allowed to fly out of Clark to Davao City. Please rethink what you are doing,” she said.

On Sunday, Duterte put Davao City on community quarantine through an executive order.

According to the executive order, people are not allowed to go out of their houses except if they’re going to leave for work, hospital, food or medicine.

Mayor slams private hospital in Cavite for refusing suspected COVID-19 patient: “Ako ay nanlulumo sa ganitong pagtrato sa ating mga kababayan”

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Kawit, Cavite Mayor Angelo Aguinaldo, slammed a private hospital built in his municipality for allegedly refusing to admit a suspected COVID-19 patient.

In a Facebook post, Aguinaldo expressed his frustrations towards San Pedro Calungsod Medical Center (SPCMC) in Kawit, telling them that he doesn’t believe the hospital management’s reason that they refused the patient because they already reached their maximum capacity.

According to him, the Department of Health (DOH) already ordered all hospitals to prepare and reserve rooms for future COVID-19 patients; that’s why he’s questioning the honesty of the SPCMC.

He also mentioned that the patient was told by the hospital management that they need confirmation from the SPCMC President before admitting them.

“Kawit ay nagsisikap para masigurong ligtas ang ating bayan. Ngayong araw, isang ospital sa Kawit ang tumangging mag-confine sa dalawang pasyenteng nakikitaan ng sintomas ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Dalawang oras na naghintay si Dra. Pulido kasama ng mga medical staff ng Kawit RHU sa San Pedro Calungsod Medical Center, Inc. (SPCMC) para ma-process ang admission ng dalawang pasyente at nang mabigyan ng mas maayos na atensyon. Gusto sana nating mai-admit sila sa mas malaking ospital na may quarantine facility. Ngunit, tinanggihan pa rin nila ito,” Aguinaldo said.

“Hindi ako sold sa sinabi nilang “walang kwarto”. Dahil sa idineklarang State of Public Health Emergency, dapat ay may nakalaan na silang kwarto para sa ganitong mga kaso alinsunod na rin sa utos ng Department of Health para sa mga pasyenteng nagpapakita ng sintomas ng COVID-19.” he added.

“Sinabi rin ng naka-duty na doctor na pupunta ang kanilang presidente para magdesisyon. Edi, mayroon ngang bakante ngunit ayaw nilang ipagamit sa kasama naming pasyente. ANO BA TALAGA? Dagdag pa rito, ang pag-refuse na mag-confine po ng mga ospital na nasa Level 2 at Level 3 accreditation ng Philhealth ay isa pong paglabag sa pinirmahan nilang Performance Commitment. Karapatan ng ating mga kababayan na mai-admit sa ospital na may maayos na facility,” he also said.

Aguinaldo was saddened that a hospital built in his municipality was not cooperating with the government.

He also shared that he went personally to the hospital to plead to the management to accept the COVID-19 patient, but they still fail to convince the hospital.

“Bilang alkalde, ako ay nanlulumo sa ganitong pagtrato sa ating mga kababayan. Paano po ba natin masosolusyonan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19 sa ating bayan, kung hindi po nakikipagtulungan ang ilan sa mga ospital sa ating bayan gaya ng San Pedro Calungsod Medical Center?” the Mayor said.

“Hindi ko po maatim na habang ang pasyenteng may sakit at nanghihina, walang atensyong medikal ang naibibigay. Sa dalawang oras na pakikiusap ni Dra. Claudette, walang pusong tinanggihan pa rin ito. At kahit na ako na mismo ang pumunta para makiusap na makipagtulungan, ay wala man lang aksyon at para bang itinataboy pa kami.” he added.

He then urged the people of Kawit to report any hospital that going to refuse suspected COVID-19 carriers.

Before he ended his post, Aguinaldo also said that someone should be held liable for the incident.

“HINDI PO ITO TAMA! AT KAILANGANG MAY MANAGOT SA PANGYAYARING ITO,” he said.

The Department of Health (DOH) repeatedly reminded the public that no hospitals can refuse people showing COVID-19 symptoms.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that hospitals might be stripped of a license to operate if they have proven to refuse patients.

Vico Sotto reveals former interior secretary Jesse Robredo as his inspiration: “I’m so thankful for his life and all that I’ve learned from his wisdom & leadership”

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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto revealed the public service that he admired the most in a post two years ago.

On a tweet, Sotto wrote a post dedicated to the late Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jessie Robredo.

According to Sotto, he was amazed by Robredo’s style of governance and shared that the transparency ordinance he filed in Pasig City was inspired by the late Interior Secretary.

However, the Mayor said that he never met Robredo personally, but he learned many things by watching videos and reading things about him.

“I never had the chance to meet Jesse Robredo, but I’m so thankful for his life and all that I’ve learned from his wisdom & leadership, even if only indirectly through mutual friends, reading, and videos,” Sotto said.

“The Transparency Ordinance I filed in Pasig is, in part, inspired by Jesse Robredo,” he added.

He even called Naga City, the bailiwick of the Robredo’s as the ‘hotbed of citizen empowerment and participation in government’ contrary to what President Rodrigo Duterte described.

Vice President Leni Robredo also gave advice to Vico when he was elected as the Mayor of Pasig City.

She also said that they’re willing to help the Pasig City Mayor if needed.

” ‘Yung pinaka-mensahe, maraming paghihirap ang pagdadaanan. Sana mag-stay lang ng course. Maraming temptations. Maraming shortcuts na dadaanan niya, pero sana ‘yung focus parating nandyan,” Robredo told Sotto.

“Andito lang naman kami. Hindi lang ako pero lalo na ‘yung mga katrabaho ng asawa ko. Nagvo-volunteer kami kung meron siyang kailangan na tulong from us para matuto sa lessons na pinagdaanan.” she added.

Robredo on Metro Manila community quarantine: “Sana hindi grabe ‘yung focus sa military, sa kapulisan”

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Vice President Leni Robredo complained about how the government seems to focus too much on maintaining the law and order amid the community quarantine in Metro Manila instead of giving their attention to the health workers treating COVID-19 patients.

In her radio program “Biserbisyong Leni” the Vice President cited that the government should give more of their support to the health workers because the COVID-19 outbreak is a health concern and not a peace and order issue.

“Ngayon kasi, parang nangingibabaw ulit ‘yung public order and safety na dapat sana supportive lang siya sa health concern,” Robredo said.

“Sana hindi grabe ‘yung focus sa military, sa kapulisan kasi ito, health concern ito,” she added.

She also suggested that the government should create another sub-committee in the IATF-EID that will focus on the people affected by the community quarantine.

On her social media post, she also asked her followers to help the health workers by sending donations to them.

The Vice President clarified that they’re not accepting cash donations, that’s why she asked them to deposit the money to their private partner “Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership.”

Several groups also criticized the action of the government to deploy soldiers and cops during the community quarantine period.

The community quarantine in Metro Manila came into effect on March 15.

Thousands of Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) members were deployed in different locations in Metro Manila to ensure that all people that are going inside and outside of Manila are not showing symptoms of COVID-19.

According to the reports, there are 200 checkpoints placed in different entry-points of Metro Manila.

 

Filipino scientist defends the role of AFP and PNP in the fight against COVID-19: “Sometimes, it does not help when we only see things from our own perspective!”

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A Filipino scientist working for the World Health Organization (WHO) defended the role of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) in the fight of the government against the COVID-19 outbreak.

On a lengthy Facebook post, Ryan Jose Ruiz III shared his photos taken when he was in Africa during the Ebola outbreak in 2014, showing how soldiers helped the health workers in fighting the said epidemic.

According to him, people should not think that soldiers and cops only know how to use weapons and control civilians because they’re also knowledgable on handling other things like assisting the health workers.

“Reading vile and unfounded criticisms in social media posts about the mobilization of the PHL government of their military and the police in the implementation of community quarantine makes me share these photos and experience of mine serving emergency responses in UN missions particularly during the 2014 West African Ebola Epidemic Response,” Ruiz said.

“A lot of us, might think military and police are just “armed individuals.” Some naively think they are just there to show “power over civilians” and to use their armed status for “control.” Only a few knows that their contribution to the success of these missions are enormous,” he added.

“It is there organized nature, the chain of command, the skills in logistics, the civil operations training, quick reaction, combat awareness, indomitable spirit that actually fits the right people to do the job. So before you throw those comments that “we are fighting a virus, what’s the need of the military?”

He also cited how AFP and PNP could help the health workers who are already busy in treating COVID-19 patients by keeping law and order in the country.

“Think again, who do you think you can mobilize to:”

– move tons of medical supplies in orderly fashion with the right equipments?
– whom you can rely to build temporary clinics for epidemic so that it will not render an existing hospital closed due to overloading of patients?
– whom you can make sure that health workers can work properly without fear due to unruly crowd?
– whom you can have the confidence to make sure, orders for civilian control are fully implemented so that government response are unhampered?
– whom you can ask in crisis settings, to give up their personal responsibilities to their families to save other people families?”

He also asked the critics of the AFP and PNP to tone down as the soldiers and cops also have families.

“Remember, when you speak ill of them, think of them as someone who also have families and kids that they have to leave in others care so that they can tend on your own safety. Think of them as someone who is also equally afraid of the disease yet they have to be of service to the country.”

“Before you write those comments, articles and your opinion against them and about how useless they are in this COVID-19 response, think of what you have contributed so far for the country.”

According to him, the critics are just trying to put more reason for the government to revive the ROTC and mandatory military service in the Philippines.

“You just actually laid out a perfect example why we need to resurrect the ROTC or mandatory military service in our country and may this COVID-19 infection saves you and your family.”

The post of Ruiz already reached 2,700 shares on social media.

A few days ago, several activist groups criticized the government for ordering the PNP and AFP to preserve law and order in Metro Manila during the month-long community quarantine period.

According to them, the government should just focus on health workers instead of the military and police.

WHO estimates 75,000 cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines if the government is not going to act – Año

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The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that the government has no choice but to limit the movement of people inside the National Capital Region (NCR) as soon as possible before the COVID-19 outbreak in the Philippines becomes uncontrollable.

In an interview, DILG Sec. Eduardo M. Año urged the officials of Metro Manila to cooperate with the government during the whole period of the month-long community quarantine that the government implemented this Sunday.

To convince the Manila officials, he told them about the prediction of the World Health Organization (WHO) if ever that the Philippines act slowly against COVID-19.

“We are under a public health emergency. The first time in our history. We need to act fast otherwise the WHO (World Health Organization) projects we will have 75,000 COVID cases and we do not have the resources to meet that kind of emergency; thus, the best course of action now is to stop the spread and save the lives of our people,” Año said.

He also asked religious groups to suspend their mass gatherings to avoid more possible COVID transmission.

“We urge all our religious leaders to likewise suspend their mass or worship services during the duration of the quarantine for the sake of their members,” he said.

Año also cited the said information during an interview with DZMM on March 13.

Metro Manila is now under community quarantine, several days after President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of a public health emergency.

Under the community quarantine, domestic land, air and sea travel are not allowed in NCR.

As of writing, there are already 111 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines.

Pinay in Italy urges Filipinos to cooperate with the government: “Magsawa and mapagod na kayo sa kaka-kontra!”

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A Filipina residing in Italy, the country with the second-largest cases of COVID-19 urged the people living in the Philippines to cooperate with the government.

On a viral Facebook post, Jaya Sto. Domingo said that while it’s a little bit too late, they still obeyed the Italian government when they already decided to implement a lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus.

She described their current situation in Italy as “not easy”.

“9-10K na ang infected dito sa Italy nung nag declare ng lockdown ang Gobyerno. Late na right? Pero without a word, sumunod agad lahat, walang reklamo, walang kung ano-ano. Soldiers are everywhere, kung lalabag ka, multa ka!!!” Sto. Domingo said.

“Schools are suspended, maraming nawalan ng negosyo, maraming natanggal sa trabaho! Nagkukulang na nga kami sa Vitamin D. But we are submitting to the authorities. Supermarkets and pharmacies lang ang bukas dito,” she added.

She questioned why Filipinos seem not cooperating with the government despite the fact that the Philippines acted earlier than Italy after it decided to implement a community quarantine in Metro Manila.

Sto. Domingo also addressed the youth reminding them that despite having stronger immune system, they may still become a carrier of the virus and spread it to their older family members.

“Sa Pinas, 98 persons infected, inaagapan na agad ng Gobyerno, and dami paring reklamo? Friends, hindi ko kayo ma-gets. Onting appreciation at cooperation naman dyan… Kung ma-infect tayo ng COVID-19, okay lang, kakayanin natin, pero pano nalang yung mga lolo’t lola natin?” 

She urged the Filipino to follow the authorities and avoid complaining about the actions of the government against COVID-19.

“Mahal at kapwa kong mga Pinoy, it’s not the perfect time to blame and hate. Magsawa and mapagod na kayo sa kaka-kontra at kaka-react negatively. Alam kong it’s in our blood hahaha pero, please, tigilan na.” Sto. Domingo said.

“Kung may mali and pagkukulang sila. Edi, okay. Si Lord na bahala dun. C’mon, we have a BIG God! Question is: Are you doing your part?”

Sto. Domingo made the said Facebook post after the government received criticisms from the netizens, especially from the youth.

On Friday, the Kabataan party-list, one of the groups that criticizing the Duterte administration held a rally to express their disappointment to the actions of the government.

“Lima lima lang daw po ang pwedeng sumakay sa tren, pero daan daan nakapila sa labas, napakahusay ng administrasyong Duterte, pangalawa, kumain daw po kami ng masustansya, sa hanay ng maralitang kabataan, saan ho namin kukunin ang pagkain masustansya kung aming magulang mismo ay walang maiuwi,” the activist said.

“Pangatlo, ang pinakamagaling ng administrasyong ito sa mga kabataan, sumunod daw po kami sa mga militar, sa gitna ng krisis sa kalusugan ang kailangan ng kabataan ay pag o-organisa ng mga health workers, ng mga nurse, ng mga doktor hindi ho namin kailangan ng mga pulis at mga militar,” she added.

 

 

“Wag muna pagbayarin!” Marcos wants private sectors and banks to stop charging customers during COVID-19 outbreak

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Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. asked the banks and other private companies to avoid charing their customers for a while so they could save more money amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

On a Facebook post, Marcos said that the financial institutions and companies could help the people affected by the COVID-19 by implementing “pay date suspension” in the whole period of the outbreak.

“Tayo ay nananawagan sa mga bangko at financial institutions na pansamantalang suspindihin ang paniningil ng mga mortgage payments at bigyan ng palugit ang ating mga kababayan na naapektuhan ang kabuhayan at kita sa gitna ng global epidemic na ito,” Marcos said.

“Ako rin ay nakikiusap na suspindihin ang paninigil ng bayad para sa mga utilities at iba pang mga regular na bayarin para sa mga naapektuhan ng virus, tayong lahat ay dapat humanap ng paraan upang matulungan ang isa’t-isa sa panahon ng krisis na ito.” he added.

Marcos made the statement several days after Italy stopped asking their citizen from paying their monthly bills to help them during the outbreak.

Some small businesses and families were given time off during the financial crisis before having to repay.

Italy is the second most affected country in the world by COVID, reporting 17,660 cases as of writing.

The Philippine government also raised the COVID-19 alert to code red sublevel 2 and ordered the community quarantine of the whole Metro Manila.

13-M people in Metro Manila could be affected by the quarantine.

MMDA also ordered the suspension of malls and other establishments, except pharmacies, banks and groceries.

 

KABATAAN partylist holds a rally against class suspension despite COVID-19 outbreak: “Saan niyo kami ilalagay sa panahon ng krisis?”

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Members of KABATAAN party-list criticized the government for suspending the classes in all levels for one month amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the Philippines.

Despite the strong advice of medical experts to the Filipinos to avoid mass gatherings, the said group still held a rally to express their criticisms against the Duterte administration.

According to one of the activist, the administration doesn’t have any plans for the youth during the outbreak.

“Ang mga kabataan na tinatanaw niyong bilang pag-asa ng bayan, saan niyo kami ilalagay sa panahon ng krisis sa kalusugan? Sa paaralan ho ba? Hindi na ho dahil suspended na po ang mga klase. Isang buwan po na hindi na magkaklase ang mga kabataan. Ngunit ano ang problema dito? Napaaga po ang aming bakasyon. Wala man lang plano kung paano namin ipagpapatuloy ang aming pag-aaral sa gitna ng ganitong klase ng krisis,” the activist said.

They also criticized the quarantine measures of the Duterte administration, questioning that they’re not going to succeed in preventing the spread of COVID-19 with their current actions.

“Lima lima lang daw po ang pwedeng sumakay sa tren, pero daan daan nakapila sa labas, napakahusay ng administrasyong Duterte, pangalawa, kumain daw po kami ng masustansya, sa hanay ng maralitang kabataan, saan ho namin kukunin ang pagkain masustansya kung aming magulang mismo ay walang maiuwi,” she said.

“Pangatlo, ang pinakamagaling ng administrasyong ito sa mga kabataan, sumunod daw po kami sa mga militar, sa gitna ng krisis sa kalusugan ang kailangan ng kabataan ay pag o-organisa ng mga health workers, ng mga nurse, ng mga doktor hindi ho namin kailangan ng mga pulis at mga militar,” she added.

The video has gone viral on social media and as of writing already received 4.6-M views.

However, the Kabataan party-list seems didn’t get the support of the public as they received a tremendous amount of criticisms from the netizens.

Netizen Jeffrey Azarcon said that the members of Kabataan should not worry because they could still learn many things at home by using social media.

“Learning doesn’t just happen in the four walls of the classroom. Social media could be our platform to continue learning or shall I say online modality can be an alternative way to continue learning. Your professors are and were already instructed to find alternative ways. Also, instead of spending your allowances in other not so important things, you can use it to buy healthy foods such as veggies and fruits. Please understand what it means by “social distancing”. I am also a youth, a young professional but I don’t rant about and against the issue. Instead, I follow the instructions from the DOH on how I can prevent Covid to attack me and my family. EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD MATTERS ON HOW WE USE OUR BRAINS!” he said.

Blogger Sass Rogando Sasot also posted a reaction on the video of Kabataan, explaining that nurses and doctors are not fit to enforce law and order during the community quarantine period.

“Anong issue nito? Galit at na-suspend ang klase? GURL WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. Bakit ka ba nagmamadali? Saan ba ang lakad?! Ateng sa Italy the security forces are also being mobilised. Anong gusto mo, ang mga doctor at nurse nasa lansangan para i-enforce ang order ng community quarantine?!!?!? Gurl, anong issue?!” Sasot said.

“Nagtatanong iyong kabataan partlylist na nag-rally kung saan daw ilalagay ang mga kabataan given na na-suspend na ang klase ng 1 month. INDAY, SA BAHAY. Yan ang sagot. SA BAHAY KA LANG. San mo ba gusto ka ilagay?! Nakakalokaaaaaaa!” she added.

 

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