President Duterte
SINAGOT ni Pangulong Duterte si Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez matapos namang umalma sa ginagawang pagpapauwi sa kani-kanilang probinsya ng mga Pinoy mula sa Metro Manila.
“But mayroon namang iba — and I don’t blame them actually. They say that I do not have any quarrel with Richard Gomez. He was the one who said that he’s not going to accept anybody from entering, or for that matter, leaving the place,” sabi ni Duterte sa kanyang public address.
Ito’y matapos almahan ni Gomez ang paghahatid ng gobyerno sa mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) at mga nagbabalik probinsya sa pagsasabing nababalewala ang ginagawang kampanya ng lokal na pamahalaan para hindi makapasok ang coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sa kanyang nasasakupan.
“Okay man lang ‘yan. It’s part of maybe the vigilance that a person nurtures in his heart of how to do it. But you know there are also constitutional issues that are involved and those are sacred ones,” giit ni Duterte.
Nauna nang nagbigay si Duterte ng isang linggong palugitvpara mapauwi ang 24,00 stranded na OFWs.
“And for those who are not really pronounced to be infected positive, there’s no reason why you should not accept them especially those who are returning to their homes from doing a work abroad,” ayon pa kay Duterte.
Tiniyak naman ni Interior Secretary Eduardo Año na pawang negatibo sa COVID test ang
24,000 OFWs.
“Kawawa naman kasi. So ‘yung constitutional right, there’s no — there’s no really a reason why you should not accept them with open arms. I think this had been understood by everybody. And — unless, well for one, if you are positive, you can stay with the place where government has to provide for the hospitalization,”
ayon pa kay Duterte.
“And this I would like to convey to the mayor: help anyone. Not — not even Filipinos, foreigners, who are in your place and who go to you or who goes to the municipal building, the seat of governance of your municipality to seek help,”
sabi pa ni Duterte.