ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | May 4, 2021
Sa kabila ng patuloy na paglobo ng kaso ng COVID-19, para kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ay “hero” ng Pilipinas si Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III kaugnay ng pakikipaglaban ng bansa sa pandemya.
Sa taped public briefing, saad ni P-Duterte, “Compared with other countries, which is not the time to make comparisons, we’re doing good in the fight against COVID. And Secretary Duque is the hero there.”
Samantala, matatandaang marami ang kritiko at bumabatikos laban kay Duque hindi lamang dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, kundi maging sa mga alegasyong anomalya sa Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
Pahayag naman ni Senator Panfilo Lacson sa kanyang tweet, “He said that the Philippines is doing good in the fight against COVID-19 and called his health secretary a ‘hero.’ What he really meant was ‘hilo.’”