Senator Jinggoy Estrada is set to file a measure that would grant scholarships to aspiring nurses and doctors, but would also require them to work in the Philippines for at least five years after graduation.
President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed medical practitioners in the country to provide needed services to non-Covid-19 patients whose treatments have been disrupted since the pandemic began.
“I apologize for the manner but never for the message,” says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque after he “lost his bearing” during a virtual meeting with a group of doctors.
The country is unfortunately suffering a tragedy given the “hubris” of some government officials.
Tame your temper.
Leave your ego at the door.
This was what Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had to say to a viral video of him castigating a group of medical experts for opposing the government’s decision to ease Covid-19 curbs in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has yet to comment on a video circulating social media of him berating a group of doctors appealing to the government to reconsider its decision to ease Covid-19 restrictions in Metro Manila.
Harry Roque’s infamous bullying of doctors has backfired.
