Instead of thanking the OCTA Research team for providing suggestions and recommendations to the government, Palace spokesman Harry Roque told them to "desist from making recommendations" so that the IATF "is not preempted" from making decisions.

READ: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/10/13/2049279/palace-tells-experts-stop-publicizing-quarantine-status-recommendations">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
CONTEXT: On June 30, 2020, Roque congratulated the country for "beating" the research team& #39;s prediction.

"We beat it. So Congratulations, Philippines," Roque said at the time despite the continuous rise of infections in the country. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1277860496675270658?s=20">https://twitter.com/PhilstarN...
CONTEXT: Last September, exactly six months into the quarantine, Roque claimed the government has the "best testing policy in Asia" for which it deserves a "very good grade," despite the country having the longest lockdown in the world. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/09/15/2042655/roque-gives-government-covid-19-response-grade-85">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
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