Following the outpouring criticisms of the government’s actions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Malacañang continues to assure the public that President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration is on top of things.
“Tama ba ang mga hakbang na ginawa ng ating gobyerno? Ang sagot po namin – opo,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque emphasized.
[Did the government take the right steps? Yes.]
“Hindi po tayo perpekto, siguro po talaga we could have done better. Pero narito na po tayo and one thing I can assure you, the President did the very best that he can and we are in control of the situation,” he added.
[We’re not perfect, maybe we could have done better.]
Roque also said that because of the government’s response, over 3 million infections were avoided.
“Naiwasan po ang 3.6 million cases ng COVID. Ang ating ginagawa po ngayon ay sinisiguro natin na habang wala pa pong bakuna eh mapapabagal natin iyong pagkalat ng sakit dahil kinakailangan eh bigyan natin ng medical assistance ang ating mga kababayan kapag sila po ay nagkasakit,” he stated.
[We avoided 3.6 million infections. What we’re doing now is we’re making sure that while there is no vaccine yet, we can slow the transmission of the virus because of our critical care capacity.]
Vice President Leni Robredo earlier criticized the Duterte administration for being ‘in a state of denial’ on its lapses as it tries to fight the effects of the pandemic.
