Some Twitter users used the said social media platform to blame President Rodrigo Duterte after alleged new coronavirus cases were reported to the Philippines.

President Duterte is known for being friendly to China and the netizens believed that the close relationship between the two countries is the reason why the Philippines is being flocked by Chinese people who are possibly a carrier of the said virus.

“Duterte Legacy: Coronavirus from his friends in CHINA,” netizen @marcusneil said.

Netizen @RaphaelPamaypay believes that the coronavirus and the heightened activity of the Taal volcano is a punishment to the people who voted for President Rodrigo Duterte.

“Coronavirus and an active volcano???? This is definitely punishment for voting for Duterte,” @raphaelpamaypay said.

@carlsondevera who claimed living with some Chinese working in the Philippines told his followers who to blame if he got infected by a coronavirus.

“Ngayon lang nag-sink in na puro nga pala Chinese yung kasama namin sa condo. Mga 90% ng tenants intsik. If I end up catching the coronavirus and die, pakisisi si Duterte,” he twitted.

Some even wished that the President to catch coronavirus.

“Good morning you Excellency, Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Sana ma CORONA VIRUS KA!,” netizen @WalWalKIDS said.

Yesterday, Hong Kong authorities announced that four relatives of a man found positive in the new strain of coronavirus traveled to the Philippines.

It was confirmed that the four tourists already left the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that’s why the Bureau of Immigration (BI) already launched an operation to trace them.

Today, the Department of Justice announced that they already traced the said tourist and now being monitored.

OPM artist Jim Paredes urged the authorities to ban all mainland Chinese from visiting the Philippines amid the fears in the possible ‘coronavirus’ outbreak in the country.

On his Twitter, Paredes said that mainland Chinese should not be allowed to step foot in the Philippines until the virus is not being cleared in China.

Paredes clarified that he’s not committing discrimination against the Chinese and only wanted to be careful.

“Let’s ban mainland Chinese from entering this country until this virus epidemic is contained. Not being racist. Just taking caution during these very dangerous times. This is very serious,” Paredes said.

Let's ban mainland Chinese from entering this country until this virus epidemic is contained. Not being racist. Just taking caution during these very dangerous times. This is very serious.

— Jim (@Jimparedes) January 22, 2020

“If we don’t watch out, this virus can be an epidemic. Every other Wuhan De La Cruz may be a carrier,” he added.

If we don't watch out, this virus can be an epidemic. Every other Wuhan De La Cruz may be a carrier.

— Jim (@Jimparedes) January 23, 2020

This is not the first time that Paredes made a tweet against China.

Paredes is a known critic of Mainland China and tweeted several things against its politicians and products like the alleged fake rice.

Meanwhile, Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon also have the same thoughts as Paredes and told the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to ban any flights from Wuhan city, China.

“In this regard and in the interest of the safety of our citizens, may I respectfully request that the suspension of these flights of Royal Air Charter Service and all other flights of other airlines coming from Wuhan, China to any part of our country, be considered by the CAAP in consultation with the Department of Health and other concerned agencies,” Biazon wrote.

It was believed that the new coronavirus came from Wuhan, China, and as of writing, the Chinese government already put the said city in transport lockdown.

According to the Department of Tourism, there are 1.4-M people from mainland China visited the Philippines, placing second on the visitor statistics.

It seems that President Rodrigo Duterte threw shade to his predecessor Noynoy Aquino after he talked about the qualification of some people who ran for the highest position in the country.

In his speech at the thanksgiving gathering with fraternal order of Eagles in Davao City, Duterte complained about how the elites or rich people are trying to take control of the politics and other things happening in the Philippines.

“Hindi lahat mayaman na g***. Pero itong mga elitista talaga who choose the country’s leaders. Sila ‘yan. I will not try names. But just because your mother is gone then you are qualified to run for president,” said Duterte.

Just because the big business, pati ‘yung mga tycoon, mga Chinese, sila ang magpili. “Ito ‘yung kandidato natin.” “O sige, suportahan ninyo, bigyan ninyo ng pera.” he added.

Noynoy became the top candidate for the presidency in 2010, months after her mother, former President Cory Aquino passed away.

He won the presidential election with a huge margin against his opponents.

Duterte also criticized big-time businessmen Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and Manny Pangilinan for their onerous water contract with the government.

“Ito ‘yung kontrata ng Ayala pati ni Pangilinan. They are just distributors of the water. Ang tubig atin ‘yan, hindi sa kanila. It is owned by the state,” the President said.

“Alam mo, if you get a copy of the Anti-Graft law and the Constitution and put it side by side with the contract entered into Aya — by Ayala and Pangilinan, lahat ng mali, lahat ng nakalista doon sa Anti-Graft law, doon, nandoon sa kontrata na ‘yun,” he added.

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa confirmed that the United States canceled his visa after asking about its status last week.

In a chance interview, Dela Rosa who just celebrated his birthday yesterday announced that he’s temporarily not allowed to visit the US because of the cancellation of his visa.

He said that he can apply for a new one again.

“We received their official answer the day before my birthday, January 20. What a good birthday gift,” Dela Rosa said.

“No reason was stated, basta mag-apply lang daw ako ulit kung gusto ko kasi the present visa was canceled,” he added.

Dela Rosa, however, admitted that he’s disappointed over the decision of the United States government as he worked with them many times during his service as police.

“Kung sama ng loob, tao lang tayo. Talagang sasama ang loob mo. I’ve been helping my counterparts from the US government… we’ve been working together then after that ganito? It’s quite bad,” he said.

“My whole 34 years of police service, marami na din kaming pinagdaanang samahan ng US counterparts,” he added.

“Sino ba masaya diyan? Sayang din hindi na ako makapunta doon,” Dela Rosa said, explaining that some of his relatives are living in the United States.

According to him, he’s not planning to apply for another U.S visa, except if the President asked him.

“Hindi na siguro, baka sabihin na masyado ako makulit… Pero kung pupunta si Presidente, sasabihan niya ako na sumama ka, yun ang ilalagay kong reason [for applying for a visa],” he said.

Dela Rosa also revealed that he first heard the news about the possible actions of the US against him in 2019.

He suspected that the cancellation of his visa is related to alleged EJKs happening in the country.

Mayor Isko Moreno made a deserving reward for one of the oldest employees of Manila City hall.

On a Facebook post, Moreno made a surprise gift to Melchor Duka, 61, who’s serving the city hall of Manila for 33 years.

According to Moreno, the said employee’s home is located in Cavite, that’s why he chose to sleep in the city hall every weekday and to have time with his family every Saturday to Sunday.

To help Melchor Duka to spend more time with his family, Moreno decided to give a house in Binondo, Manila to the loyal employee.

Moreno also gifted a new smartphone to the employee.

“Bilang pagkilala sa kanyang inialay na serbisyo sa lungsod, ginawaran natin siya hindi lang ng smartphone pati na rin pabahay para sa kanyang pamilya,” Moreno said.

The employee couldn’t hide his tears after being informed that he’s going to have his own house in Manila.

“Sobrang salamat kay Mayor kasi para na rin ito sa aking pamilya. Makakasama ko na sa isang bahay ang mga anak ko na nagtatrabaho rin dito sa Manila,” Duka said.

It seems that the Vice President is showing that she’s not affected by the title ‘lugaw queen’ bestowed to her by critics.

On January 21, Vice President Leni Robredo distributed congee or ‘lugaw’ to the Taal volcano evacuees in Tuy, Batangas.

Robredo even put a signage ‘Lugaw Leni’ to inform the evacuees about the dish that she’s going to serve to them.

She also served ‘pandesal’, a simple Filipino bread as a combo to her lugaw.

Aside from distributing food, they also delivered relief goods including sleeping kits and hygiene kits.

Netizens started to call Robredo as ‘lugaw queen’ after she said that her supporters sold porridge to raise funds for her campaign in 2016.

Some netizens questioned how the Vice President raised millions of pesos by just selling porridge.

“Meron kaming Bike for Leni. Merong ice cream flavor na ipinangalan sa akin at ‘yung proceeds, para sa kampanya. Maraming nagpapa-imprenta ng sariling campaign collaterals for me. Merong mga Lugawan for Leni. Kahit anong maisipan, talagang sobrang daming tumutulong,” Robredo explained.

According to her statements of contributions and expenses (SOCE), Robredo spent P418,664,130.60 out of the P423,163,737.34 she received.