In his public address Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte has mentioned a possible declaration of modified quarantine to resume the operations of several industries.
“Malapit na, iyong iba naka-lockdown pa rin. Tayo, we might open partially — construction workers and things like that. You wait for the… Lalabas na ho, lalabas na ‘yung modified — modified ang ano natin quarantine. So we will allow sectors of the society that is not — hindi talaga nagdidikit-dikitan. (It is near, the others are on lockdown [while] we might open partially—construction workers and things like that. You wait for the— It will come out, the modified quarantine will be out soon. So we will allow sectors of society that [does require] social distancing.)”
According to the President, the Philippines has kept its BBB+ rating despite the Enhanced Community Quarantine due to the compliance of the public and the diligence of government officials.
He added that anyone who has a complaint regarding the aid distribution may reach the Palace because he wishes to help everyone.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive has sent a stern message to the leftist group. “There is no more peace talks to talk about. I am not and I will never be ready for any round of talks [because] simply the NPA, the Communist Party of the Philippines, has no respect either for their spoken words or in their deeds of killing soldiers who are on humanitarian missions.” – Report from Mela Lesmoras
