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NOW: President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation
The address and meeting is pre-recorded.
Duterte has stated that this is to talk about the virus and the problems brought by it.
Duterte has stated that this is to talk about the virus and the problems brought by it.
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Rolando Bautista discusses the transferring of funds to LGUs, with AFP, PNP, DSWD, and other monitoring groups helping on the course of social amelioration program.
Bautista on this being the first case in relative history: Naniniwala ako na sa unang sitwasyon na & #39;to, walang perfect na sistema. But as we continue to engage [with] the LGU, Municipal, City Social Development offices, we are able to identify the shortcomings.
Bautista emphasizes that the cash amelioration program is intended for the family.
Bautista: Ang magiging problema po natin ay & #39;pag hindi na-validate ang isang pamilya, magkakaroon ng duplikasyon.
Bautista: This is not the time for blame game. Dapat, the more that we should help one another in any form we can. Katulad ng sinasabi ng ating presidente, this is an opportunity for us to show to our people that we are worth a public servant and only looking after the (1/2)
welfare of our brothers and sisters (2/2)
Duterte then calls on the Chief Implementer Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
Lorenzana: Naayos na po natin ung mga supplies ngayon, nakahabol na po tayo ng ating mga PPEs.
Lorenzana clarifies that supplies are also being brought to Visayas and Mindanao. He states that the main concern now is looking for places to install isolation ward systems.
Lorenzana thanks Eduardo Manalo from the Iglesia ni Cristo for opening up the Philippine Sports Center.
Lorenzana finishes and Duterte calls on Carlito Galvez to speak .
Galvez: Kung titignan natin sa ibang bansa, napakataas ng kanilang death rate. Sa US, they have 1000 everyday. Sa atin, nakita natin, hindi pa tumataas ng 30.
Galvez: Napakaganda ng ating preparasyon kumpara sa ibang bansa.
He proceeds to state Japan and Singapore, economically-stable countries, still cannot accommodate their cases in light of healthcare.
He proceeds to state Japan and Singapore, economically-stable countries, still cannot accommodate their cases in light of healthcare.
DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III now speaks.
Duque on frontliners: Saludo po kami sa lahat ng healthcare workers. Meron po tayong 11 pumanaw na mga doktor. Wala pong katumbas ang inyong kabayanihan at sakripisyo sa pagsalba ng buhay ng mga naapektuhan ng COVID-19.
Duque on rate of cases: Isa po tayo sa may pinakamababa na bilang. Kung ihahambing po natin ang mayaman na bansa, & #39;di hamak na malayong malayo po ang ating ranggo kung titignan po natin.
Duque on the low rate of cases: Ito po ay nagsasalamin ng mga desisyon na ginawa po ng ating mahal na pangulo.
Duque states that the travel ban and lockdown are the two strongest decisions of Duterte and the main reasons why the number of COVID-19 infections in the country are lower compared to others.
Department of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III now speaks.
Dominguez: Ang resulta ho noon (preparations) ay maganda ang position ng economy natin. Even though we have bad luck to have this COVID-19, we are very well prepared.
Dominguez: We will be spending more than we are collecting. But we are spending more to save the people and to make sure they have food on the table during this time.
Dominguez states that they are coming up with programs with ADB and World Bank to aid the deficit and to come up with $5.6B. If this is not enough, he says that they will turn to the commercial industry.
Dominguez: So, we are confident that we have the financial capability to bridge this problem that COVID has brought us.
Dominguez says that they will start with poor families, MSMEs, and other companies.
Dominguez then proceeds to praise Duterte for creating an economy that can & #39;stand& #39; the situation. He ends with, "I think the Filipino people should thank you for your very conservative economic policies."
Duterte is now giving a summary.
