MANILA, Philippines — Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic remains to be the government’s priority, but Malacaang said on Thursday that talks about politics cannot be avoided with the 2022 national elections drawing near.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement after Duterte’s taped meeting with members of his political party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) which aired Wednesday.
“It hasn’t changed, it’s still COVID-19,” Roque said in an online Palace briefing, when asked if the government already shifted its attention to politics amid the health crisis.
“Pero what do you do? COVID-19 or not, elections are coming u…
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