Hirit ng apo ni Duterte: I’m sorry… I know that this was wrong

(Mula sa Facebook ni Omar Duterte)

MATAPOS mag-sorry ang amang si  Davao 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, humingi na rin ng paumanhin si Omar Duterte sa hindi niya pagpila sa isang malaking grocery store sa Davao.

Nag-issue ng public apology si Cong. Paolo dahil sa inasal ng kanyang anak at apo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

“It is with humility that I apologize for the behavior of Omar and his impertinence shall be dealt with accordingly,” sabi ng kongresista at nangakong paiimbestigahan din sa Presidential Security Group ang naging aksyon ng security team na kasama ni Omar.

Sa kanya namang Facebook account, nag-post ng mahabang paliwanag ang apo ng Pangulo tungkol sa nangyari.

“I don’t usually make a big deal out of things. Those who know me know that I keep things on the down low and I never even make myself known in the room.

“Not only for safety reasons, but because I’m the type of guy who never wants to be the center of attention.

“I find solace in the people who know me and I’m not talking just about my family, I’m talking about the people who have met me and know who I really am.

“BUT this issue has blown up so much that it has caught the attention to the people of my life most of whom already informed me of what happened.

“So, I decided to give my 2 cents and leave it to those who gave their opinions to know my side of what happened. So the only reason for me not following protocols were:

“1.) We were already wearing gloves and followed proper hand hygiene by the time we arrived at SnR.

“The staff of SnR even insisted we enter due to them seeing we already had put on gloves and followed proper hand sanitation.

“Although I personally would have laughed at the idea of washing hands in front of people while not a moment ago they just saw us putting on gloves and washing them.

“It seems that some people took the protocols to the letter that even latex gloves aren’t enough to prevent the virus from infecting our hands within those gloves. To those people who felt I should have followed protocol whilst being fully gloved, I’m sorry.

“If I had known that it shouldn’t be seen as comedic to wash your hands moments after putting on gloves, I would have gladly just washed my hands and followed the protocol.

“I know this is not a laughing matter and for this, I cannot begin to express the great feeling of remorse of not following the protocols thinking that the gloves were enough. For this, I’m sorry.

“2.) People seemed to have a(n) issue with the things I bought.

“I admit it was rather insensitive of me to buy food (shrimp, cajun spice, lemons, white vinegar) to cook at home and some drinks (some bottles and a six pack of beer) to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of our wedding with my wife.

“I already had in mind that a home-cooked meal and a glass of wine at home would be the perfect celebration due to the dire times we are facing with the Corona Outbreak.

“But I now know that this was wrong. Trust me in saying that if I had known before, that cooking your dinner at home with your family and staying at home to celebrate your anniversary with your family was seen as a luxury, I would have chosen to sleep instead.

“So that’s it. Again, I’m sorry for not following the protocols.

“I was wrong in implying that applying proper sanitation yourself and putting in gloves was enough reason for me to not wash them.

“But I now know that even with all your preparations, protocols are protocols and no one is above them.

“Even though they insisted on me going through without me washing my hands, I should have insisted in washing them instead. For all this I am sorry.

“Thank you for reading my side of what happened. Good evening and take care always.”