MANILA, Philippines — Did President Rodrigo Duterte just take a shot at community pantries in his pre-recorded briefing that aired on Monday?
The president did not use the term “community pantry,” but he said the government would be burdened should infections arise due to people gathering to get food assistance.
“You know, all of you who have studied, the very thing that is being avoided, or [we] tried to control, was the convergence of people — closer so that their saliva gets spread because they’re shouting. That’s the very thing that the government does not want,” Duterte said, speaking partly in Filipino.
“Secondly, they’re going home. They have spouses, children, fa…
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