MANILA, Philippines — The creation of a COVID-19 bubble that includes Metro Manila and four nearby provinces is really a lockdown — except that the government does not want to acknowledge it, former Vice President Jejomar Binay said on Twitter on Monday.
“What’s in a name? The so-called ‘bubble’ is in reality a lockdown. But gov’t won’t call it a lockdown because it will be an admission of their failure, neglect, and incompetence. Stop blaming the people,” Binay saidin his Twitter post.
His last sentence was apparently a reaction to an earlier remark of Health Secretary Francisco Duque II that the improper wearing of face masks and face shields, along with failure to follow…
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