WATCH: President Duterte leads the inter-agency task force meeting on Monday, October 5.

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Duterte: Disabuse your mind about corruption in government. I must admit and it would be stupid of me to invent lies na talagang nangyare talaga yung sa PhilHealth.

Duterte: that is why NBI, after investigation, submitted their findings to Ombudsman and recommended prosecution in court.

Duterte on filing cases vs Health Sec. Duque over PhilHealth mess: I cannot really find a good reason to prosecute an innocent man.

Pangulong Duterte: Ang pera ng Bayanihan Act, I assure you it is spent wisely and according to rules. Wala hong sindikato d'yan. Wala hong nakawan.

Duterte: Wala ho akong pinatay na tao. Magtanong ka ng isang pulis dito sa Pilipinas... may inutusan ba akong patayin... I never do that. I just keep it in my mind because I know that whether I like it or not there is a war going on.

Duterte: I cannot stop the killing of criminals and the killing of my soldiers and policemen. Madami din akong napatay na sundalo at pulis, not necessarily in connection with war vs Abu Sayyaf and during the Marawi siege

President Duterte talks about illegal drugs anew

Duterte says confiscated shabu and other illegal substances should be destroyed to avoid recycling

Duterte: This is not first time na nangyare ito sa ating bayan. I think every time something new is introduced into the system of government, mayroon talaga nasasaktan unnecessarily

Duterte laments Beep card issue: Ang masakit sa 'kin, yung kulang ang pera at hindi sapat yung dala niya... If that is how it is being implemented, make provisions for these people, those who have not heard, those who will never hear it, and those who have nothing in life

Education Sec. Leonor Briones: We will not allow COVID-19 to destroy our children's education.

Briones reports that 24.7 million learners returned to school to day; says this is 89% of last year's enrolment. Almost 100% of public school students enrolled this year

Briones says only some 50% enrolled in private schools

DepEd says October 5 school opening is a victory

Finance Sec. Dominguez: From January 1 to September 30, BIR and the Bureau of Customs were able to P1.821 trillion, that is higher than our estimate of P1.682 trillion... Our collections are good, the BIR and Customs are doing a good job.

Dominguez: Our loans from abroad are still coming in, we have signed up almost $9-billion worth of loans. The interest of these loans are loan and term is very long.

Dominguez: Our third source of fund are dividends from state-owned companies... Last year we have collected P65-b. This year, we have collected P130-B. So we are in good financial position and we can finance the deficit

Interior Sec. Eduardo Año says LGUs have sped up approval of application for permits and clearances for cells sites of telcos

Duterte on Beep cards: I would raise with him [Transportation Sec. Tugade] the possibility of giving it free.