President Rodrigo Duterte insisted that the government is loyal to the Filipinos regarding the country’s true state in the midst of the pandemic.
In his weekly public address Monday night, he said because he swore in office to make sure they would not lie to the people.
“Ngayon sinasabi ko I am giving you the guarantee na hindi kami magsinungaling at hindi kami magtimpla-timpla ng sa totoo para lumabas ang ganda,” said the President.
(Now I say I am giving you the guarantee that we will not lie and not mix up the truth to make the good come out.)
“We have no business lying to you. Wala akong obligasyon na magsinungaling sa bayan ko. Bayan ko rin ito. At bakit ako magsinungaling eh para man ito sa lahat.”
(We have no business lying to you. I have no obligation to lie to my people. This is also my town. And why should I lie? This is for everyone.)
Duterte insists gov’t not lying on state of COVID-19 in PH
According to Duterte, any damage to the government is the work of the opposition.
“Sinasabi ko sa inyo iyong lahat ng lumalabas dito ‘yong katotohanan. Kung ayaw ninyong maniwala kayo pero ang sabi ko sa inyo huwag kayong maniwala diyan sa mga oposisyon, ‘yong mga dilawan, kasi ang lumalabas na lang nila is naghahanap ng mali maski wala at kung mayroon man eh nako-correct kaagad ‘yan. Pero kung makinig kayo sa lahat ng istorya nila, sa narrative nila sa pang-araw-araw ng buhay ng Pilipino, eh talagang malilito kayo,” Duterte added.
(I’m telling you all that comes out of here is the truth. If you don’t want to believe, but I told you don’t believe the opposition, the yellows, because they just come out looking for something wrong even if there is nothing and if there is, I can correct it right away. But if you listen to all their stories, to their narrative of the daily life of the Filipino, you will be really confused.)
In recent days, some opposition members, such as Vice President Leni Robredo, have often noticed any possible shortcomings of the government in responding to the pandemic and what could have been done to improve it.
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