Hontiveros tells Duterte to own up mistakes in handling COVID-19 pandemic

Opposition senator Rissa Hontiveros is calling out President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to own up to the supposed shortcomings of the government with respect to its COVID-19 pandemic response.

The lady senator is hoping that the President’s speech in his fifth 5^th State of the Nation Address (SONA) “should no longer contain any denials, threats, or any downplaying of the country’s situation amid the pandemic.”

Instead, the opposititon urged Malacañang “to accept and apologize for its shortcomings in the last few months.”

Senator Rissa Hontiveros
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“Karapatan ng taumbayan na marinig ang sinserong pag-ako at paghingi ng tawad ng pamahalaan—sa delayed response mula noong naitala ang pinaka-unang kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, sa kawalan ng preparasyon at plano, at sa kulang na suporta sa mga LGUs at frontliners,” said Hontiveros.

Further she said the government under Duterte’s leadership should pledge to improve its service to the people,increase in transparency and accountability for the billions of pesos in funds being used for the country’s COVID-19 response, is certainly most welcomed.

“Ngayong may mga alegasyon ng korapsyon at hindi sapat na ayuda para sa mga nangangailangan, dapat ay magpatupad ang pamahalaan ng independent audit para mapanatag tayo na bawat piso ay napupunta sa pagtulong sa taumbayan,” she said.

Senator Hontiveros appealed to President Duterte to present plans to stop the COVID-19 crisis.

“Hindi pwedeng magpaligoy-ligoy ang gobyerno. Hindi na masisilaw ng gimik, teatro, o mga pagbabanta ang taumbayan. No theatrics, no threats. Kailangan ang pagpapakita ng tunay na malasakit sa pakikinig sa mga hinaing ng Pilipino at pagtugon sa pang-araw-araw nating pangangailangan,” said Hontiveros.

“Karapatan nating lahat na marinig ang isang komprehensibong plano para masugpo ang COVID-19 at tugunan ang pagkalugi ng mga maliliit na negosyo, at ang kawalan ng trabaho ng maraming Pilipino. This plan is long-overdue,” she added.

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