Several Netizens and celebrities called out Palace mouthpiece Harry Roque over his claim that the Philippines is still in “good shape” when it comes to the COVID-19 situation.
In his recent remarks, Roque said people should not focus on the one million reported cases of COVID-19 in the country but look at the number of recoveries instead.
“Alam ninyo po iyong one million, huwag ninyo pong titingnan lamang ang one million cases. Unang-una halos 900,000 na po ang gumaling diyan so mga aktibong cases ay mahigit-kumulang 100,000,” Roque said.
Roque also added that even with the surge in cases due to the new variant, which is also being experienced by other countries, the Government still manages it well.
“So I don’t think it is a negative reflection. On the other hand dahil nga po mayroon tayong world ranking, makikita po natin na we are still managing the new variants rather well,” he insisted.
Netizen @_mamser meanwhile quickly called out Roque’s statement saying “PPNAGSASASABI MO HA”
The Netizen attached screenshots of news tweets about the National Kidney Transplant Institute worrisome situation where their patients have to lie outside the hospital because of the lack of hospital beds due to the COVID-19 surge.
PPNAGSASABI MO HA https://t.co/yeSyiOulp3 pic.twitter.com/j8K7VBS1lE
— z (@_mamser) April 26, 2021
Kapamilya executive Ethel Espiritu also blasted Palace Spokesman Harry Roque for his claim about the government’s still “positive” response to the pandemic.
Ewan ko sa’yo, Harry.
Sige na, ikaw na.
Ikaw na ang Bida Best. https://t.co/XUPRJjuZYa— ethelMEspiritu (@EthelMEspiritu) April 26, 2021
Musician and actor Kean Cipriano also shared his sentiment on the country’s one million COVID cases.
It is about ‘Failed Leadership’ that led the country to this COVID-19 situation, Cipriano tweeted.
Failed Leadership. pic.twitter.com/T32KFxoYLT
— Kean Cipriano (@keancipriano) April 26, 2021
Jason Abalos, who is a self-confessed ex- DDS, also threw shade on the Government’s pandemic response.
In his tweet, Abalos shared a clip on the current situation in New Zealand where they can now go to concerts and parties saying that it is the result when the pandemic is managed properly.
“When you manage Covid properly” https://t.co/zPL75A0xqa
— jason abalos (@thejasonabalos) April 26, 2021
Senator Risa Hontiveros, meanwhile, called on to overhaul the IATF leadership, saying there are also one million reasons for them to replace with real experts and who can [properly] address the pandemic.
Higit 1 milyon na ang mga dahilan kung bakit kailangan nang palitan ang mga namamahala ng IATF.
Kung may natitira pa silang hiya at malasakit sa taumbayan,dapat maghanap na ng kapalit ang liderato nila. For the sake of all our lives,overhaul the IATF & call in the real experts. https://t.co/OLZysBzOpi
— risa hontiveros (@risahontiveros) April 26, 2021
