“We have been as transparent about our lapses as we are about our gains, and as we have said in previous occasions, fighting Covid-19 is a collective effort. It is a whole-of-government approach.”
This was Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque response to the claims of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo that the government is in denial about its lapses and lack of urgency in responding to the health crisis.
Roque said Robredo’s latest jabs against the national government are “baseless.”
“We have been as transparent about our lapses as we are about our gains, and as we have said in previous occasions, fighting Covid-19 is a collective effort. It is a whole-of-government approach,” he said.
On Friday, Robredo said the impacts of Covid-19 would have been more manageable, had the government responded immediately before the novel coronavirus grappled the country.
Roque lamented that Robredo has opted to look at the glass “half-empty” rather than appreciate the Duterte administration’s efforts to combat Covid-19.
“We find the action of the Vice President, which is looking at the glass half-empty — focusing on the shortcomings just to score political brownie points at the expense of the Administration — totally unwarranted,” Roque said.
