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Piñol calls on Mindanao leaders to help PRRD
Piñol calls on Mindanao leaders to help PRRD Mindanao News
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has called on Mindanaoan leaders to ease the burden of President Rodrigo Duterte as the government musters all its resources to fight the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). By Prexx Marnie Kate Trozo
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“Last night, we all heard the pained admission of President Duterte that our government is now in dire straits financially because of the expense required in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. Everything is at a standstill and our government could not sustain this if the quarantine protocols and lockdowns continue,” he said on a Facebook post on Tuesday. to start with boosting agricultural production to increase food supply and support relief operations.
“I believe it is in areas unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic where we should initiate Mindanao’s effort to support our President. Let us support our President by restarting our production engines,” he said. “Let us produce more food so that the country will not run out of supplies.”