Most Filipinos appreciate the Marcos administration’s handling of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to the result of the OCTA Research’s latest Tugon ng Masa poll.
OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David has identified several Covid-19 response measures that the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should carryforward after the Duterte presidency.
With elections around the corner, Malacañang assured Filipinos that the government’s Covid-19 response, particularly its vaccine administration efforts, will not be politicized.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday urged medical school graduates waiting for licensure exam results to volunteer for the government’s Covid-19 response.
President Rodrigo Duterte backed out from the 2022 senatorial race to focus on managing the government’s Covid-19 response, Malacañang said in a statement Tuesday.
Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano has stressed the importance of holding presidential candidates to allow the voters to determine who among the aspirants are “ampaw” or “solid”.
Senator Leila de Lima urged Congress to investigate the “very concerning” findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Department of Health’s (DOH) “mismanagement” of the budget for Covid-19 response, to ensure that those responsible be held accountable.
Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday appealed to the government to take better care of medical frontliners who “are crying for help.”
Deputy Speaker and Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., on Friday said that in the country’s present situation what matters is the performance of a government official now and not his past track record.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday expressed disappointment over Congress’ claim that the government was underspending on Covid-19 response.
