MANILA, Philippines — For Senate President Vicente Sotto III, it is the frontliners who are the heroes during this coronavirus pandemic.
Sotto made the remark Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte hailed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as “the hero” responsible for the government’s “good” response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“That’s his opinion, to me, the frontliners are the heroes!” Sotto said in a text message.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, meanwhile, said there were several heroes who “effectively contributed” to the national government’s pandemic response, such as vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., testing czar Vince Dizon, and all the medical frontliners.
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