NATION CAN DEFEAT COVID-19, PRESIDENT DUTERTE ASSURES FILIPINOS Addressing a pandemicweary nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday asked the Filipino people not to lose hope, assuring them that the country will eventually overcome the current health crisis. “I will just say to my countrymen that do not despair. Kaya natin ito COVID na ito. Maliit na bagay ito sa buhay Caraga INFOCUS
natin. Marami tayong dinaanan mas ano, mas grabe, mas mahirap, mas magluluha kayo,” President Duterte said in his weekly public address. “I know, lahat kayo, lalo na ‘yong mga kababayan ko nandiyan sa squatters’ area, lahat kayo, huwag kayong matakot at hindi ko kayo iiwanan. That’s why I
said, we are thinking of going mobile, kayo na ang pumunta, or if you are near the barangay, you just wait because ang order ko ngayon is for the team to give you the vaccine while traveling, at least mayroon,” he added. The government will use all its assets to defeat the pandemic, the President said, as he asked all March 13-19, 2021 |
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