MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has appealed to the public to focus on the COVID-19 situation in the Philippines and stop comparing the government’s actions to other countries’ responses to the pandemic.
This comes after the Philippines ranked last among 134 countries assessed for their safeness in terms ofwar and peace, personal security, and natural disaster risk, including factors stemming from COVID-19.
“Ang kailangan po at importante po sa atin ngayon bagama’t bukas tayo sa mga surveys na ito (even though we are open to these surveys, what is important is), let’s focus on our country, let’s focus on what we can do to help our country. Let’s focus on …
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