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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
READ: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/10/13/2049279/palace-tells-experts-stop-publicizing-quarantine-status-recommendations
CONTEXT: Back in May, the team warned against the government's plan to place Metro Manila and other high risk areas under GCQ, saying that this would lead to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/05/28/2017176/too-soon-gcq-high-risk-areas-metro-manila-researchers
CONTEXT: The researchers said that "data suggest that a premature relaxation of the ECQ in the NCR may result in an escalation of 24,000 cases and 1,700 deaths by June 15, 2020.”
By June 15, the country had over 26,000 COVID-19 infections. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/05/10/2013275/premature-gcq-metro-manila-could-add-24k-cases-1700-deaths-june-study
By June 15, the country had over 26,000 COVID-19 infections. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/05/10/2013275/premature-gcq-metro-manila-could-add-24k-cases-1700-deaths-june-study
FROM @PilStarNgayon: Back in June, the team said COVID-19 infections in the country could reach 40,000 by the end of June.
Roque rejoiced saying the country has won against U.P. since the country has only recorded 36,000 cases by end of June. https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2020/06/11/2020210/experts-aabot-nang-40000-covid-19-cases-sa-pilipinas-ngayong-hunyo
Roque rejoiced saying the country has won against U.P. since the country has only recorded 36,000 cases by end of June. https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2020/06/11/2020210/experts-aabot-nang-40000-covid-19-cases-sa-pilipinas-ngayong-hunyo
CONTEXT: On June 30, 2020, Roque congratulated the country for "beating" the research team'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
"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
CONTEXT: On July 1, Roque defended his remark, and said that he will continue to congratulate people every month to remind that "we can still control the situation."
However, he has not done it since as the country continued to exceed UP's predictions. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/07/01/2024881/roque-stands-controversial-congratulations-remark-says-he-will-make-them-every-month
However, he has not done it since as the country continued to exceed UP's predictions. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/07/01/2024881/roque-stands-controversial-congratulations-remark-says-he-will-make-them-every-month
CONTEXT: After Malacañang claimed the Philippines beat the team's projections, theUP research team said the trend of COVID-19 cases in the country gives no reason for Filipinos to raise their fists in the air in exuberance. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/07/02/2025022/team-covid-trend-not-game
CONTEXT: The group of experts predicted that the Philippines will have 60,000 COVID-19 cases by end of July.
But by July 31, the country had more than 93,000 infections. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/06/30/2024652/covid-19-cases-philippines-projected-hit-60000-end-july
But by July 31, the country had more than 93,000 infections. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/06/30/2024652/covid-19-cases-philippines-projected-hit-60000-end-july
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
CONTEXT: Roque also claimed in September that the "worst is over" when it comes to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Philippines. https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2020/09/17/2043007/worst-over-sa-covid-19-palasyo
CONTEXT: But despite Roque's claim of the worst being over in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte extended the declaration of a state of calamity in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective Sept. 13 this year to Sept. 12, 2021. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/09/19/2043551/duterte-extends-covid-19-state-calamity-1-year
FROM @interaksyon: This October, the Philippines entered the list of top 20 countries with COVID-19 and currently has the most number of coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia. https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2020/10/02/177993/philippines-enters-list-of-top-20-countries-with-covid-19-despite-more-than-200-days-of-lockdown/
CONTEXT: As of October 13, the country has a total of 344,713 COVID-19 cases and 6,372 deaths. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/10/13/2049266/1990-new-covid-19-cases-bring-philippine-tally-over-344000
