Palace Spokesman Harry Roque blamed "pasaway" Filipinos saying they are the reason why the Philippines is number one in ASEAN in terms of number of #COVID19 cases.

"Nakakahiya po & #39;yan. Itigil niyo na & #39;yang pagiging pasaway!"

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CONTEXT: In Duterte& #39;s national address on February 4, he said: "Everything is well in the country. There& #39;s nothing really to be extra scared of that coronavirus thing." https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=224037521958010">https://www.facebook.com/watch/...
CONTEXT: In a national televised press conference last March 16, 2020, former presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo advised the general public that bananas will help kill the coronavirus despite no such advisory from health experts. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1239446836768718848?s=20">https://twitter.com/PhilstarN...
CONTEXT: Duterte address the nation early in March and assured Filipinos that "we can defeat" COVID-19.

He stopped in the middle of his speech to curse the coronavirus and ask "saan ba nakatira yan?" https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1237245947165335552?s=20">https://twitter.com/PhilstarN...
CONTEXT: In a press briefing last Feb. 4, 2020, Duterte vowed to be transparent regarding the COVID-19 situation.

"This I can assure you, this gov& #39;t will never hide anything. If it says that you are going to die... we will tell you that." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/02/04/1990387/duterte-vows-government-transparency-ncov-cases">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
Duterte also said: "If it would cost your lives, we will not hide it. Why should we? It& #39;s a reality. Whether you admit it or not, you have to bury the dead. What is there to hide? It& #39;s not a treasure. It is not of value to us." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/02/04/1990387/duterte-vows-government-transparency-ncov-cases">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
CONTEXT: In the first days following the declaration of community quarantine in Metro Manila, government ordered Filipinos to stay at home.

Impoverished Filipinos however live in streets and are unable to practice physical distancing. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1239405914685239296?s=20">https://twitter.com/PhilstarN...
CONTEXT: As of April 14, DOJ said subpoena and complaint will be sent to Pimentel.

It also said that “preliminary investigation tentatively set on May 20" which is almost 2 months since the violation of quarantine protocols took place. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/04/14/2007268/doj-summons-pimentel-over-quarantine-breach-be-sent-today">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
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