MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte was not belittling the pandemic, but assuring the public that the Covid-19 situation is only “temporary” and the Philippines will eventually overcome these hardships, Malacaang said Tuesday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made the clarification after the President drew flak regarding the Covid-19 pandemic as “maliit na bagay” (small thing).
“Ang sinasabi ng Presidente, temporary lang po ‘yan. Hindi po ‘yan forever. Lilipas din po ‘yan at pagdating po ng bakuna, magkakaroon nga po tayo ng solution sa ating problema, magkakaroon tayo ng new normal,” Roque said in an online briefing.
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