PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE’STALK TO THE PEOPLE ON CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-

19)Malacañang Golf Clubhouse, Malacañang, Manila

April 12, 2021

[00:01:51]PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE: Sa ating mga kababayan, magandang gabi sa inyong lahat.

Noong nawala ako ng ilang araw, talagang sinadya ko ‘yun, ganoon ako eh. Pagka kinakalkal mo ako lalo akong --- ‘yung parang bata. Pagka lalo mo akong kinakantyawan eh mas lalo akong gagana.

You know, the people must know that I am a resident of Davao City. I never pretended to be a resident of Sampaloc or Sta. Ana. Sinabi ko ang --- my residence is the City of Davao. And if I want to go home there on reasonable basis, I can because that is my home. Then, if I want to be unreasonable about it, talagang ang tawag sa Bisaya “gara-gara,” pangkantyaw, ginagawa ko rin ‘yan. Tutal naman ‘yung pamasahe ko hindi naman sa gobyerno, so I go home just to be there and come back the following day.

But I missed the daughter --- daughter’s --- my daughter’s birthday. Talagang hindi ako nakapunta doon because nagpipirma ako doon series of ‘yung sa agriculture. Pinag-aralan ko, binabasa ko habang nagsa-salita sila dito. I was really working on the papers trying to find out if it’s not --- ah well, not in accordance with law. It must be lawful and you know we have to intrude into so many things. But in times of crisis, we are just about really to ready to embark on something that can help the people especially on the food issue. Hindi na mawala ‘yang iba huwag lang ‘yang food.

So now we have so many things. May basahin lang ako kay --- sa ano ito Instagram? Is this is what you would call Instagram? Hindi ako marunong nito. “Kaya niyang mag-jogging, kaya niyang mag-golf kahit gabi na, kaya niyang magmotorsiklo sa loob ng Malacanan. Bakit...” I’m reading this because Mon is my friend. Kinakantyawan ko lang rin.

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“...bakit hindi kaya ang ating Presidente na humanap nang tambayan ng national television para maalis na ang agam-agam sa mamamayan sa kanyang kalusugan?” [00:05:40]Well, Mon, you’ve been my friend for a long time. You know that magkasabay lang tayo, nag-abot pa tayo sa Ateneo de Davao noon. Maghabulan lang tayo ng edad. Now kung sabihin mo may sakit ako, may sakit ako. Pero kung sabihin mo may sakit ako ngayon that would prevent me from exercising the powers of the presidency, wala ho.

Kaya ako nagmo --- kaya ako nakaka-swing ng golf, tapos nagmomotor eh kasi kaya ko pa. Now the problem is you should look into the time I enjoy my hobbies. Mon, gabi ‘yun alas dos ng madaling araw. Ano ba naman? Hindi, sa araw makita mo ako naggo-golf sabihin mo... Lalo na ito si De Lima, sinasabi nang naggo-golf kasi may problema. Eh kung mag-golf naman ako ng gabi, hatinggabi, eh umaalma na naman bakit ako nag-golf? Anak ng p***. Saan pa --- ? Kailan pa ba ako? You want me to... If you want me to die early, you must pray harder.

Actually what you intend or what you would like to happen is to see me go. You want me to go and you are praying for that. Tawag niyan sa Bisaya... Sa ka-Tagalog-Tagalog ko dito nakalimutan ko na ‘yung mga Bisaya, “manungo” (curse). Iyang manungo is “mamatay ka sana.” Iyan ang sa Bisaya - manungo.

Ngayon, kindly take a look backwards. Ilan na sa inyo nagkasakit at ilan na sa inyo ang malapit nang mamatay? Hindi naman kayo. Sabihin niyo kayo? Hindi kayo pero ‘yung mga tao na inaano ninyo, inuudyok ninyong mabuhay na maging presidente pa, well, iyon ang nagkakasakit na ibig sabihin parang delikadong mamatay. Eh ako, gusto ko talagang magmotor kaya ang balak ko ng hatinggabi lalabas ako, pupunta ako doon sa itong super ano --- ‘yung ginawa nila na bago ni si kanino ba ito?

Well, I think it’s the DPWH. The airports and all of the other governmental multiplications there, kay Tugade ‘yan. Gusto kong magmotor tutal gabi naman. Kailangan lang ako ng dalawang pulis sa likod ko para walang mag-overtake-overtake at least maiwasan. That’s all I need. I just want to ride. Hindi naman masama ‘yang... And to ride at 2 o’clock in the morning, that is not taking the people’s time.

Ako I have told you that I am good 1 o’clock downwards towards --- ‘yan man. Alam ko kinakantyawan ako ni Mon Tulfo nito. Eh I cannot be sabihin mo na itong isa, “nasaan ang Presidente..?” You know “…

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baka patay na.” Eh sabihin ko sana na, “Eh nandito lang ako sa Malacanan natutulog ako mag-isa. Ikaw sino ang kasama mo sa kama? Ikaw ba ang may-ari niyan?” [00:10:27]You know it takes two to tango. Pag binabastos ninyo ako, eh ‘di babastusin ko rin kayo. Kagaya kay De Lima, eh tama ‘yan sa iyo. Magtiis ka, p***** i** mo. Binastos mo ang Pilipinas ng droga diyan mismo sa national penitentiary. Ngayon sige ka yawyaw diyan kung ano-anong pinagsasabi mo na hindi ko kaya. Bakit ikaw ba ang nag-elect sa akin? Did you elect me as President? I got my votes substantial one to make me a credible president, 6 million ‘yan.

Ikaw, nahuli ka because in your mad desire to be president, you were asking money from everybody. Iyan ang nakahirap sa iyo. Hindi lang naano you know the --- there’s a saying that you can have your dreams but it’s always God who disposes everything. Nakalimutan mo siguro ang Diyos diyan basta sa ka ---kakadamgo (dream). Ano bang tawag ng damgo na --- ? Kakaano mo, tinitingnan mo lang kung walang...

Tatagal kaya ako --- ito prangkahan tayo --- tatagal kaya ako dito sa p***** i**** puwesto na ito kung inutil ako? Will the military allow me to govern na ganoon pamamalakad mo, wala kang ginawa? You know that’s... Medyo hindi maganda ‘yan kaya when you pretend to glee, ‘yang maano siya maligaya. Sige lang sabi ko tutal nagtitiis ka eh. Kami dito we are enjoying the times of our lives you know singing sometimes --- singing, laughing. Ikaw, nasa presuhan, magtiis ka. P***** i** mo, ginawa mo talaga ‘yan. Huwag mong sabihing hindi mo ginawa. Ginawa mo ‘yan.

Remember I was still mayor you were criticizing me sa... Naalaala mo? Criticizing me about human rights and sinabi ko sa iyo, “You better look into your own backyard.” Ibig sabihin ang panahon na ‘yon ikaw ang sa --- I think you were sa secretary na. Ginawa mo ‘yan eh. Ganoon ka lang you are fighting with ferocity like a wounded animal na alam mo ganoon eh. Ang totoo niyan kagagawan mo talaga ‘yan.

Sinabi ko noon “look at your own backyard,” as early so... Eh bright ka. Kung bright ka, ma’am, it would have tell you that at the time I already knew kasi hindi lang man ako ang nasa national. Marami ang mga tao na dumaan dito sa national sa tulong ng tatay ko noon. My father was a Cabinet secretary. May natulungan rin siya dito sa mga puwesto kaya at noon pa alam ko na na naglalaro ka. Kung kaya lang walang maniwala kaya tina-timing talaga namin. But at the end, I had no recourse but to file a case against you. Not me but government. So iyon ‘yung sa iyo.

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[00:15:28]Pero itong kay --- alam mo halatang-halata kayo, Ms. Leila de Lima. Stop covering for what? For what crime? For what..? Iyong pinasukan mo pa ‘yung makakasira ng bayan natin. Actually, it is not enough na okay na sa akin na maano ka, you can be freed for all I care. But people know that you are a b****, that’s what you are. Matapang pa magsalita, akala mo sino. Sino ‘yung may kasalanan kung magsalita, kami pa ‘yung nagtatrabaho.

Galit ka lang kasi naging Presidente ako. Galit ka lang kasi ako may ginawa ako sa bayan. Galit ka lang kasi ako hindi ako pumayag na itong bayan ko pupunta sa aso.

Galit ako kasi ang mga anak natin hindi ako papayag na magiging narco-state tayo. Galit ako dahil kung wala akong ginawa, we would have been a narcopolitics state. Hindi mo kaya ‘yan. Iyong ginawa ko hindi mo kaya sa totoo lang. Hindi mo talaga kaya. Naghahanap ka lang ng isyu.

Well, anyway, enough of you. Mayroon ditong ano... Well, I’m sure you have the report, Secretary Duque. But before that, I’ll give you --- let me give you a predicate of what has been discussed kasi ‘yung ibang mga pamilya na frontliners, sila mismo daw --- well of course totoo --- na if they go home to their families, itong mga trabahante na ito, whether it be the husband, the wife, or a daughter or a son, nurse, doctor or what, when they go home, they go home to the house where nakatira ‘yung mga taong iba na and invariably they are saying that they are afraid that eventually the COVID will catch up with them.

So I --- so I... Magandang sagot mo din ‘yon na titingnan natin and we will see. Anyway the --- God willing, itong vaccines na tinatrabaho ni Secretary Galvez baka may dadating na. At kung dadating na, we can always reconfigure. Kami, okay na ako. Maski kami ‘yung ano. Ako, magwa-waive ako. Magwa-waive ako. Basta 70 above... Alam mo 70 above, ano mang ma --- ano mang makuha mo magsige ka dream? Dream of what? Living until kingdom come? Ako magwa-waive ako. Kung sino ‘yung may gusto sa slot ko, ibigay ko. Wala akong ano masyado sa ano sa...

I am that fatalistic actually. I have always been na kung panahon ko na either it’s COVID or a bala or whatever disgrasya. Wala akong masya-dong ano diyan sa illusions about life and death. If anyone wants to have it, they can have it. We are not in the priority anyway kasi above --- above ano na. Ang unahin natin ‘yung mabubuhay pa.

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Well, come to think of it actually, ang unahin natin ‘yung medyo pagka nabigyan ng vaccine, there’s a chance that he would live and live productively. Iyon naman ang aking pang... Ito, pangsagot doon sa ano na kami nga magwa-waive kami tutal kami ‘yung mga bracket na few of us only. Few of us only are there in government working. Most of the senior citizens are no longer that productive. Puwera na lang ‘yung na-elect itong mga naging congressman, senador kasi may trabaho talaga ‘yan. [00:21:07]Pero ako, after this, wala na akong --- wala na akong --- nothing to look forward to. Maybe spend a little bit time with the family, then time to go. Wala --- wala... Kami ‘yung wala na kami masyadong maibigay sa ating bayan. Sa edad namin, kung hindi kami na-elect, baka talagang ganoon na nga. So ang gusto kong sagot, baka may sagot ka diyan Secretary Duque, go ahead then.

DOH SECRETARY FRANCISCO DUQUE III: Iyon pong tina --- tinanong niyo, Mr. President, magandang gabi po, sir, at sa akin pong mga kapwa Kalihim at lahat po ng naka-Zoom.

Tama po kayo, Mr. President, iyong atin pong mga healthcare workers ay binabantayan po natin sila at ang mga ospital ay every two weeks ay tine-test po sila para nang sa ganoon ay malaman kung sila po ba ay positive. At kung may sintomas din sila ay kaagaran naman pong sila ay ina-isolate or kung positive sila at mayroon pong exposure pero walang symptoms, kina-quarantine po sila.

So ito naman po ang regular na pangangalaga na ginagawa po sa ating mga healthcare workers dahil tama po kayo, Mr. President, ay kung hindi gagawin ito, makakapanghawa po sila sa kanila pong mga kapamilya sa bahay. Kaya ngayon po ay inatasan po natin ang mga ospital natin na magreserba ng mga hotel rooms, magreserba po ng mga lugar na doon po ang paglalagyan ng atin pong mga doktor or mga nurses na sila po ay nagkaroon ng sintomas at nagkaroon po ng kumpirmasyon na positive for COVID-19.

So ito po naman pong mga ginagawa na ito noong nakaraang taon pa ho naging policy na po natin ito sa mga ospital.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: You know, let us talk about government --- government power.

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You know, itong pinasok ko na nag-declare ako ng national emergency, health issue. It includes everything that is connected with it basta health issue. You cannot just say “hanggang diyan ka lang.” Government can --- government can expropriate ‘yung mga hotels, motels, whatever kung kulang ang --- ang mga halfway houses natin ‘yung naghihintay. So we kind of have the power. The government has the power to just expropriate. [00:24:42]Puntahan na lang at sabihin gagamitin. Huwag naman siguro ‘yung mamahalin na hotel, ‘yung ano lang... But do not be afraid actually, my countrymen, that magkulang tayo. Magkulang tayo sa medisina, nag-kulang tayo sa co --- sa vaccine. Iyang problema na ‘yan hindi lang atin. Iyang problema na ‘yan hanggang sa buong daigdig ‘yan.

Pinapalabas lang nito nila De Lima na walang magawa --- na wala naman talagang silang magawa. Kaya nga kung siguro kung tinamaan ka ng COVID, De Lima, eh di sabihin ko sa iyo, okay lang ‘yan kasi ikaw kung anong pinagsasabi mo. Iyang COVID na ‘yan hindi ‘yan atin.

Remember right at the beginning, I was already delivering a very solemn speech na there’s something coming our way, it’s a microbe, it’s a virus and eventually it would lead to our shores. We must be prepared for this because sabi nila this can be another pandemic. And true to form, ito na nga pandemic nga ang lumabas.

So noon pa sinasabi ko na, walang gamot ito. Ang gamot nito ‘yung katarantaduhan ni De Lima and the others who are now harping on government for something which is not there. Maski ano kung --- I can call to the heavens and God to come --- God give us the magic wand. The magic bullet, wala ‘yan. Mayroon pero kulang, na just the same at pag-umpisa pa lang natin sinabi ko na sa inyo agawan ito.

Tayo mahirap lang so tayo talaga ang last nito. Ibig sabihin, those who have the money will get it first and those who have --- countries who manufactured the vaccine first will have the first supply for their own. Wala tayong magawa niyan. Kung tatakbo man ito nang ilang taon, it could run until heaven, ito ang ano nila. It could run until heaven’s time, ibig sabihin panahon nang mamatay lahat. Wala talaga tayong magawa. So iyan ang... I hope that we have answered your questions.

Charles, you have a report? Can you give us also iyong sa bakuna?

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NTF COVID-19 CHIEF IMPLEMENTER AND VACCINE CZAR CARLITO GALVEZ JR.: Mr. President, Senator Bong Go, fellow Cabinet members, mga kababayan ko, magandang gabi po sa inyong lahat.

At ngayon pong gabi ay magkakaroon po tayo ng update sa ating current COVID response and vaccine rollout. Mr. President, isasama ko na po ‘yung COVID response kasi tumataas po ang kaso po natin at sa pamumuno po ni Secretary Duque marami po kaming ginagawa po ngayon para mag-increase ang ating mga bed capacity po, with your permission, Mr. President --- next slide, please. Next slide, please. [00:28:57]Sir, ang idi-discuss po natin po ngayon, mahal na Presidente, ay ‘yung government current thrust during our ECQ at saka ‘yung MECQ control. So ginagawa po natin ito noong nagkaroon tayo ng ECQ in order to increase our capacity.

And then bibigyan po din natin ng update ang ating mamamayan sa rollout and deliveries and ‘yung short presentation ng private sector contribution kasi ‘yung private sector po nagko-contribute po sila para ma-expand po ‘yung capacity ng mga hospital at the same time, tutu-lungan po tayo sa pagbabakuna --- next slide, please.

Sir, Mr. President, nagpapasalamat po ang mga ano po mga ospital at saka po ‘yung private at saka mga LGUs, private at saka public hospital dahil kasi po first time po na nangyari na napakalaking babayar --- babayaran po ng PhilHealth na more or less 10 billion.

Sir, maraming salamat po at kinausap niyo po si ano si President Atty. Gierran at tuwang-tuwa po ang NCR Plus at saka po si Senator Bong Go, si Secretary Duque at saka si ES Medialdea ay talagang ‘yung instruction niyo po na talagang magkaroon po ng collective decision sa pag-ano po ng PhilHealth ay napakaganda po dahil kasi po ‘yung --- ‘yung pagbayad po ng PhilHealth ng more or less 9.577 billion for NCR, Region IV, at saka Region III, ay nangako po sila na mage-expand po sila ng kanilang mga ICU beds. At nangako po sila na mage-expand sila ng 164 po na ICU beds at mago-open po sila ng mga additional wards and beds na humigit kumulang po na 1,157 beds for moderate and severe.

And then also sinasabi nga po nila nagkaroon po ng halos noong weekends at saka noong last week, tuloy-tuloy po ‘yung meeting ni Secretary Duque at saka Secretary Vince at saka nila ES at saka nila Senator Bong Go sa mga hospital owners at talagang nagpapasalamat po sila sa inyo mahal na Presidente dahil kasi talagang ang laki po ng tulong kasi they are bleeding and ang laki po ng ano --- ang laki pong

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tulong sa resources po noon, more or less 60 percent po ng kanilang mga valid claims ay mabibigay na po sa kanila.

Ang tagal po nilang hinintay po noon last year at saka po ngayon kaya tuwang-tuwa po sila noong --- noong maibibigay na po ‘yung mga tseke para po sa kanila. And then makakapag-hire na rin po sila ng mga additional staff --- next slide, please.

[00:31:25]At saka ang ating mga NCR-LGUs kasama rin po sila na mabibiyayaan dahil kasi po ‘yung mga tinatawag nating mga LGU hospitals ay nabigyan din po ng ano ng --- mabibigyan din po ng PhilHealth. At ito po ay nangako rin po sila na ‘yung mga city ng Quezon City, Taguig, Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, Valenzuela, San Juan, Navotas, Paranaque at Makati have initially committed na magkakaroon po sila ng additional 30 ICU beds para sa ating mga critical patients. And also additional 1,350 regular COVID beds for moderate, mild and asymptomatic --- next slide, please. Iyon po ‘yung sa expansion po na ‘yun ay talagang kung titingnan po natin nag-compute po kami nila ano nila Secretary Duque at saka DOH po, sir, kung ano po ‘yung gagawin po natin sa expansion. So kung titingnan po natin sa ngayon, may more than 100,000 na po tayong active case and normally two percent po noon ay severe at saka critical. So we will be needing 2,000 beds for severe and critical.

Sa ngayon po, ang current inventory po natin ay 1,395 ICU beds. So nangangailangan pa po tayo ng total na 605 ICU beds. So ito po ‘yung pangangailangan po natin. At talaga pong sinususugan po ni ano ni Secretary Duque na sila Secretary Villar, Secretary Vince at saka ‘yong ating mga DPWH ay talagang ini- increase ang capacity po natin.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: May I interrupt? Allow me to interrupt. Iyong ito bang mga --- the purchase of beds, gawa ito ng ano? Is this --- is this the one that is --- the one being used is sa PhilHealth?

SEC. DUQUE: For government beds po, mayroon po silang budget para po sa mga kama. Ito naman pong bayad ng PhilHealth nakakatulong to augment kung may mga kailangan lang pong mga expansion plan. At halimbawa, ito pong pagdagdag ng mga ICU beds ng mga private hospitals and the LGU hospitals ay puwede naman po nilang gamitin ‘yung reimbursements from PhilHealth kaya malaki

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pong tulong ang inyo pong naging desisyon na magbayad po kaagad ang PhilHealth, initially 60 percent ng kanilang outstanding claims starting March 2020 to April 2021. Iyon pong mga government hospitals, Mr. President, mayroon naman po silang mga nakalaan na budget for procurement of --- ‘yung iba capital outlay.

So ito po ang isa sa mga pinagba-budget-an po ng ating gobyerno para po sa kanilang mga kama. Pero kung halimbawa nagkaroon nga ng ganitong state of public health emergency na kinakailangan palawigin ang capacity ay puwede naman po nilang magamit iyong PhilHealth reimbursements.

Salamat po, Mr. President.

[00:34:47]PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Let me dwell on something that’s always bugging government officials. Kayo --- kayo --- kayong secretary. You know, sabi ko ito daw sa PhilHealth kasi because I could sense the hesitancy, hesitancy na ano kasi magastos. At tinatanong ko lang kung bakit, he’s just being too careful and maybe prudent. Sabi ko, look if that is what your, well, style of managing the affairs, sabi ko hindi talaga tayo ma --- ma --- magkaroon ng hima --- himaya (glory) nito kasi walang hallelujah. Kasi ‘yang --- I sense that medyo --- medyo careful lang rin si ano.

Now, I am addressing my problem, my --- my advice to all of you. Basta ginawa lang ninyo para sa bayan at maglagay kayo ng demarcation line doon sa panahon nag --- kayo ang nag --- nag --- when you took over. Tapos magsabi kayo sige ha, ito, dito ako mag-umpisa tapos gawain mo trabaho mo. Do not be afraid to spend money because that is really --- it’s intended to be spe --- to be spent.

Iyan ang gastos diyan. Kaya nga nilalagay natin ‘yan sa budget tapos para gastusin. Huwag kayong matakot maggastos. Just follow rules. Madali man lang talaga ‘yan. Just --- eh alam mo pag ganito --- unless it is one of those exempted from --- itong exempted from the... Ano ito? Nakalimutan ko na tuloy itong --- ‘yung you buy without a bidding. Is there a word for it again?

SEC. DUQUE: Negotiated procurement po, Mr. President.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Negotiated...

SEC. DUQUE: Negotiated procurement.

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PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Well, if that is needed actually negotiated is the word, negotiated sale and if it is really good masabi ninyo, you justify it the moment sa pagbili ninyo, huwag kayong matakot maggastos. Nandiyan ako sa likod ninyo. And I will vouch for you if the transaction is legal and right.

[00:38:19]But if it is wrong and there’s money involved, ay p***** i** magkakagulo tayo diyan. Pero huwag kayong gumastos na ano. Gastusin ninyo iyong kailangan ninyo at just be --- you might want to address your letter tome, “Mr. President, I’m buying this because we need this. Mr. President, I’m buying this because we are always at the receiving end of criticism that we do not have it.” So you are buying it in advance. Kung bakit in advance, eh ‘wag na tayo --- hindi ako maghintay ng another round of criticism that we do not have the...

So if the pandemic is there, and the beds are intended to be rolled out whether as a sale or... Sabi ko kay Gierran, huwag kang magtipid. Hindi ito panahon sa tipid. Ilarga mo lahat ‘yan kailangan ng tao. Maski hindi pa kailangan ilagay mo lang diyan tutal aabot rin ‘yan. Now ngayon, pagdating ng panahon na... O bakit ka nagsumbong nagbili ka ng sobra? Aba’y bakit? Is there a way of knowing how many or how few ang matamaan ng COVID ngayon?

SEC. GALVEZ: Sir, can we continue po, sir?

Sir, actually sir ito sir ‘yung ano namin ‘yung projection sir natin two percent, immediate po ‘to sir. Pero ‘yung legacy natin sir na ano talaga na talagang i-prepare natin ‘yung ating ano ating healthcare facilities mayroon din kaming projection sir na five percent.

So initially ang ano sir natin for the purpose of preparing our healthcare facility during MECQ, ito po sir ang target natin 600 immediate. Pero ang ano sir natin kailangan dagdagan talaga po natin para maging resilient tayo, mga 2,000 ICU beds pa po talaga.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Dagdagan mo.

SEC. GALVEZ: Opo. Opo.

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PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Ngayon na.

SEC. GALVEZ: Pero sa ngayon po sir itong muna ang target po namin dahil kasi marami pong requirements sa ano sir sa mga tinatawag nating medical staff --- next slide, next slide please. Sir, ito sir ang ginagawa sir namin ngayon nila Sec. Duque, Sec. Vince, at saka lahat ng ano sir natin isolation czar si Sec. Villar, and also ‘yung DepEd tumutulong na rin po, so ito po isa-isa po namin non-line item po, Mr. President. [00:40:52]So una po sir ‘yung 110 na beds naibigay na po natin. Si Senator Bong Go po ang nag-turn over doon sa Quezon Institute. And then mayroon tayong inaano po ngayon, kahap --- kanina si Usec. Vega po sir ini-inspect niya na po ‘yung National Center for Mental Health. Mayroon po tayong available na 960 beds na puwede pong gamitin for COVID. So available na po ‘yun.

And then si ano po si Mr. Dante Ang ng Manila Times, nag-ano po siya, nag --- nag-volunteer po siya na mayroon siyang 300 beds. And then also sa New Clark City mayroon pong another 165 beds, and then sa Eva Macapagal Terminal mayroong 200 beds, and then sa Bataan Port. And then also ‘yung ano po ninyo, ‘yung inyong directive sa amin na huwag nating pababayaan ang healthcare workers ng ating mga big hospitals.

So nag-produce din po tayo ng 280 hotel beds para po sa PGH, East Avenue, NKTI --- Kidney, at saka ‘yung Lung Center. And then ginagawa na po natin ngayon ang DPWH na malapit na po matapos po ‘yan iyong 20 dialysis beds doon sa NKTI, care of DPWH. And also mayroon din po tayo na baka ma-inaugurate din po natin this coming May, ‘yung 88 beds ng Modular Hospital sa Lung Center of the Philippines.

So total po, mayroon po tayong --- magkakaroon po tayo ng 1,178 moderate and severe beds, and mayroon po tayong 1,045 for mild and asymptomatic --- next slide please.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Sandali. Sa karami na ngayon --- sa karaming kama na naibili mo, magkasya ‘yan sa ospital?

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SEC. GALVEZ: Sir, actually, sir, iyong mga ano sir, iyong mga --- ito ‘yung tinatawag nating mga allocation na beds. Meaning kasama po ang room, kasama po ‘yung tinatawag na mga facility.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Ah...

SEC. GALVEZ: Opo. Opo. Pagka po sinabing bed, kasama po ‘yung mga may monitors, lahat po ‘yon sir, at saka ang mga staff.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Taken into account?

SEC. GALVEZ: Yes, sir. Kumbaga sa ano, sistema na po ‘yun pagka beds, may kasama na po na mga system po ‘yung wards.

[00:42:50]PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Isang tanong ko po, iyong modular, for a certain hospital here in Quezon City or labor hospital or something, if they run out of space in the hospital, you can go to modular ano.

How?

SEC. GALVEZ: Sir, actually sir iyong tiningnan po namin ni Senator Bong at saka ni Secretary Duque po sir ang ganda po sir nang ginawa ng DPWH. May sarili siyang piping at tubings na po ng mga oxygen at saka maganda po ‘yun parang limang building iba-ibang klase. Mayroon pang severe, may moderate, at saka pang-bed down.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Yeah, so that... So that... It goes without saying that the thing that the ---- the modular thing being made by DPWH is quite good. Why don’t make it --- why don’t you make it a standard for all?

SEC. GALVEZ: Sir, actually po sir, iyon ang ginagawa po sir ngayon ng ano sir, 45 days lang po ‘yun sir. Actually, kayang-kaya po nila. Kaya iyong... Ang sabi nga po ng DPWH, ni Secretary Villar, iyong lahat ng ospital na mayroong space, we can make 88 beds to 110 beds. So iyon po ang ginagawa po natin ngayon. Sa Lung Center po, ginagawa po natin and then kasama po rin po, Mr. President, may kasamang dormitory rin po ‘yon ng mga nurses. Naka-incorporate na po ‘yon, Mr. President.

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So maganda po iyong ano iyong project po ng ano ng DOH at saka ‘yung ating DPWH na talagang pina-combine po natin. Ang ganda sir ng ano eh. Nakita po namin talaga very... May isang --- may isang CR sa isang room. At saka mayroon pong mga tubings na po na talagang may pang-oxygen at saka mga critical. Nandoon din po ‘yung high flow nasal cannula at saka mayroon tayong mga ventilators po na puwede po doon.

Magaling po si Usec. Vega kasi alam natin na siya ‘yung parang nag-ano po ng SPMC. Sila po ang mga gumawa ng design at saka kasama po ang DPWH. So parang sa hospital administration, alam na alam na po ‘yung mga kailangan at saka ‘yung modules. At saka parang napakaano po napakaganda po at saka mabilis ang paggawa po ng mga modular ano po. Kaya po iano po natin ‘to magiging model na po ito sa mga lahat ng hospital po natin nationwide. And even tumawag rin po ang St. Luke’s, gusto na rin po nilang magpagawa ng modular kasi nauubusan na po sila ng mga beds. Iyon po ang gagawin po namin na ano na, Mr. President, with the direction of Senator Bong Go as our...

[00:45:23]PRESIDENT DUTERTE: How many --- how many modular beds have you produced at this time?

SEC. GALVEZ: Sa ngayon po, sir, ang mga modular beds natin na na-produce doon sa QI Institute, 110. And then mayroon din po tayong mga modular beds na ginawa po sa ano po sir --- iyong ginawa po sir sa ano sa sir Quezon City Circle. And then may mga dormitories po tayong ginawa. Napakaganda po sir ng ano ng mga pictures po na nandito po. At saka nakikita po natin talaga na ito po napaka-comfortable po ano ang mga pasyente po dito.

Nakita po talaga namin ni Secretary Duque na ito po talaga parang state of the art na napakabilis gawin. Para ka pong sabihin po natin na hindi na po uso ‘yung tent. Ito na po ‘yung ano kasi iyong tent kaunting hangin lang po at saka ano po inuulan po. Ito po, maganda po ito. Maganda po ito po, sir. Kaya natutuwa po kami kay Secretary Villar dahil kasi nakagawa sila ng model na napakaganda po.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: I think, one of the few countries that have thought of that actually who have iyong... Well, the use of containers have been there…

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SEC. GALVEZ: Yes, sir.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: …for iyang an office, an extension office far from the construction site, iyong mga ganoon. But to construct the COVID beds from iyong ano natin tapos medyo maganda ang labas niyan.

Bakit kayo nakalinya diyan? Balik kayo sa ano. What are you doing?

SEC. DUQUE: Sir, iyong programa sir noong binuksan natin iyong mga modular hospital sa Quezon Institute, Mr. President. So iyon lang po.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Iyong... I was interested iyong nakalinya kayo. [00:47:37]SEC. GALVEZ: Opo, sir.

SEC. DUQUE: Ipakita mo nga.

SEC. GALVEZ: Opo, ipakita ‘yung picture. Sir, actually sir ano ginagamit na po ngayon. Tumawag po iyong Lung Center, tina-transfer na po sila ng mga patient po doon kasi puwede pong i-transfer iyong sa Kidney, puwede pong sa ibang mga hospital na malalapit po sa East Avenue. So puwede pong gamitin po ‘yon.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Kay Rolly ako. Tapos ka na? Not yet?

SEC. GALVEZ: Yes, sir. Sorry, sir.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Sige, go ahead.

DSWD SECRETARY ROLANDO JOSELITO BAUTISTA: Mr. President, Senator Bong Go, and other members of the Cabinet, magandang gabi po. With your permission, puwede pong mailabas po ‘yung slide presentation ko?

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Go ahead.

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SEC. BAUTISTA: Secretariat, can you show my slides?

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Well, if your talk does not need a graphic, you just go ahead and ---

SEC. BAUTISTA: Yes, Mr. President. Very short lang po itong briefing ko, Mr. President.

Before I proceed, noong mag-start po --- before po mag-roll out ang special assistance payout, naggawa po tayo ng Joint Memorandum Circular that stipulates the responsibilities, accountabilities ng atin pong mga LGU at the same time, iyong duties po ng mga other agencies. And this was signed by the Secretary of National Defense, the officer-in- charge of the Department of Interior and Local Government, and yours truly.

[00:50:30]So ito po ang guidelines na ‘to it shows the implementation at the same time, the check and balance for the local government units during the implementation --- so next slide, please.

So ito po, Mr. President. Ito po ‘yung target individuals based on NEDA projection which is 22.9 million. And the DBM allocated 22.9 billion for the targeted individuals --- next slide, please. Ang start po ng rollout is on April 6, ibig sabihin po nito, lahat po ng mga LGUs under the NCR Plus areas ay simultaneously conducted the rollout. At as of April 11, based na rin po ‘to sa data ng ating DILG, ang actual beneficiaries paid is 1,757,281. Amount disbursed is 1,757,281,000. So eight percent Mr. President po ang amount disbursed. Makikita po natin dito talagang mayroon pong slow start ng rollout pero as experienced last year na talagang pag start po talaga mabagal pero after four to five days, doon na po nag-start ‘yung mabilisang pagdi-distribute ng special assistance --- next slide.

So other than the special assistance, ito naman po ‘yung mga status of the DSWD regular programs --- next slide. So mayroon po tayong ‘yung ating assistance to individuals in crisis situation, tuloy-tuloy po ito not only in the NCR Plus but nationwide. Ito po ‘yung mga victims also ng mga sunog, other calamities. Ang number of clients po na naserbis-yohan sa NCR Plus is 7,351, with amount disbursed of 47.2 million pesos, Mr. President --- next slide.

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Sa family food packs naman po, ang ginagawa po natin dito ay we provide augmentation sa ating mga local government units, requesting for additional family food packs. Sa NCR Plus 26,363 family food packs that were already augmented and given to the local government units for their constituents in the amount of 14.4 million pesos --- next slide, please.

Status of standby funds and stockpile, ang standby funds po natin, kasama po ‘yung nandito sa Central Office, we have an amount of 526.9 million intended for the NCR Plus areas at the same time, in other regions. Dito rin po natin kinukuha ‘yung Quick Response Fund and kaya po kung sakaling pumutok po ‘yung Taal, which is showing signs of eruption ay dito rin po natin kukunin ‘yung budget to assist ‘yung mga affected individuals and families.

With regards to the family food packs in the NCR Plus area, we have stockpiles of 99,317 in the amount of 54.4 million. Ito pong family food packs natin tuloy-tuloy po ang repacking natin dito. Ang guidance ko po sa ating warehouses na pag mayroong mga LGU na nanghihingi, immediately we provide them with the ano with the family food packs. Ngayon lang po nagkaroon ng limitations sa repacking kasi po ino-observe din po ‘yung health protocols. In a normal situation, puwede po tayong mag-repack ng 50,000 but considering with the ECQ or MECQ right now, nali-limit lang po tayo sa 20,000 family food packs per day ---next. Next slide.[00:55:28]So, Mr. President, diyan po nagtatapos ang aking presentation. As what the DILG, DND and the DSWD are doing, talagang mino-monitor po natin ‘yung distribution. In fact, daily nagbibigay po ng schedule ang ating mga LGU at mayroon po tayong mga representative coming from the DILG, PNP, AFP, DSWD just to ensure, Mr. President, na talagang walang makikitang irregularities or anomalies sa distribution ng special assitance, Mr. President.

Salamat po.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Iyong isa sa mga sanang tanong ko sa’yo, the last time we talked, I asked you to establish the safeguards of the distribution of the itong tulong. There’s a term for it --- ‘yung bagong tulong na binibigay --- binibigay ng mga local government units. Have you made some --- or whatever na ma-check ninyo kung..?

SEC. BAUTISTA: Yes, Mr. President. Actually, mayroon pong --- mayroon pong ni-require ang ating DILG to set up the Joint Monitoring

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and Inspection Committee for every LGU. Composed po ito ng DILG, mayroon din pong PNP, DSWD and even mga prosecutor ‘no.

So ang purpose po niyan tinitingnan nila kung paano ‘yung pagbibigay ng ayuda ng ating mga LGU. Ang pinaka-importante po dito ay ni-require din po ng ating DILG na mag-set up ng grievance and appeal sa committee for every LGU and even sa level po ng barangay. So ibig sabihin kapag mayroon pong mga complainant, immediately pupunta po sila sa grievance and appeals desk or even help desk at doon nila sinasabi ang kanilang problema.

May mga nakakarating po sa amin na if in case may mga complaint, ang ‘yung dating naging arrangement po natin sa DILG ay ini-inform natin ang DILG and ang DILG they conduct the investigation and file appropriate case once na substantiated ang evidence doon sa allegedly na local government officials or any officials of the LGU na nag-commit ng irregularities, Mr. President.

[00:58:39]PRESIDENT DUTERTE: That’s was really the whole thing that I was asking is the --- how the DILG is putting up barriers against corruption. Nasagot mo naman, so thank you very much.

Nakita ko si Sinas. Mauna ka? Sige, sir.

PNP CHIEF DEBOLD SINAS: Sige. Sige po, sir.

Good evening, Mr. President, Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the Cabinet secretaries, head of agencies, and fellow workers of the government, good evening po.

These are the sequence of my presentations: it will cover the interventions of the PNP; result of enforcement and implementation of the enhanced quarantine --- community quarantine and the transition from ECQ to MECQ and the PNP situation updates --- next slide po, next sir.

Mr. President, please allow me to present to you the PNP’s actions on ECQ in the area of NCR Plus bubble area --- next slide, sir. Next, next.IATF Resolution No. 106-A has placed NCR, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal under ECQ from March 29 to April 11, 2021. Now, starting April 12 to April 30, 2021, we are now on MECQ.

As an offshoot, the PNP has established a total of 71 Quarantine Control Points or QCPs around the NCR Plus with personnel

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complement of 973 from the three police regional offices in the area affected. Personnel deployed to QCPs ensured that only APOR are given access to and from a certain area to address the surge of COVID-19 infection --- next slide. Pakibalik po, pakibalik muna, sir. Internal law enforcement checkpoints were also established in the NCR Plus area to conduct law enforcement operation in relation to the implementation of the ECQ and MECQ now. A total of 189 checkpoints were established with a total of 1,736 personnel deployed daily to pursue this mission --- next slide.

Aside from the deployment --- deploying personnel to man QCPs and law enforcement checkpoints, the PNP also dispatched social distance patrollers equipped with yantoks in places of public convergence such as market, transport terminals to impose physical distancing. A one-meter distance between persons and other related safety protocols aimed at further ensuring compliance to the minimum public health standard ---next slide. [01:02:11]In compliance with the DILG, DSWD and DND Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 Series of 2021 or the Joint Implementing Guidelines for the Distribution of Financial Assistance to NCR Plus under ECQ, the PNP has also deployed a total of 1,860 personnel during the distribution of ayuda to secure the LGU and DSWD personnel and to maintain the safety and order in area where the ayuda are being distributed --- next slide. Next slide, next, sir.

To ensure public safety and security during the implementation of the PNP COVID-19 deployment and vaccination plan and in compliance with the PNP national deployment on Vaccination Plan “Caduceus,” we have deployed a total a total of 14,942 personnel all over the country to provide security during the transport of the Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines.

We have also implemented the Libreng Sakay Program utilizing --- next slide, please --- utilizing all available vehicles to ferry stranded essential workers and APOR from their place of work to the designated drop-off areas. To date, we have accommodated a total of 31,000 individuals, 7,300 PNP personnel and 2,889 vehicles nationwide.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: I must congratulate you for this. I...

CHIEF SINAS: Thank you, Mr. President.

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PRESIDENT DUTERTE: …I’ll reserve my comments now --- ah later. Go ahead.

CHIEF SINAS: Next slide, sir --- the next slide will show the result of our enforcement operation during the ECQ from March 21 --- from March 29 to April 11, 2021 --- next slide.

As of April 12, 2021, a total of 52,745 cases were recorded from the start of the implementation of ECQ. The most violated public health standard is the non-wearing of face shields with a total of 26,939 violations or 51.1 percent; followed by non-wearing of face mask with 14,122 cases or 26.8 percent; 341 violations on mass gatherings were recorded; while 4, 720 cases were recorded for violation on social physical distancing; 6,600 cases were recorded on the violations of RA 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Disease and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act. [01:05:25]Likewise --- next slide --- the implementation of the unified curfew in the bubble area recorded a total of 38,715 personnel accosted. Said violators were either warned involving 22,000 cases; fined, 14,274 cases; while 1,483 of them were recommended for community service. Most of this violation representing 31,168 or 80.5 percent occurred in NCR --- next slide.

Transition from ECQ to MECQ --- next --- in view of the MECQ classification of NCR bubble for the next two weeks starting today, herewith are the adjustment to be made by PNP particularly NCRPO, PRO-4A and PRO-4, PRO-3 supported by Highway Patrol Group, Maritime and Av-Se Group, and augmentation from the AFP, Philippine Coast Guard, and BFP.

First, we will maintain the present QCP and law enforcement checkpoints with an instruction to be flexible but firm when the need arises. We will expand the “travel window time” to 3 hours at QCP along economic highways to allow essential workers and permit employees to pass through QCPs without the need for vehicle inspection. Conduct of the regular risk assessment and hot spotting. Commanders of police station down to the municipalities in the bubble area are tasked to determine high risk socioeconomic activities to the barangay levels to determine the probable lockdown and to focus deployment of personnel in areas in coordination with LGUs and other concerned government agencies.

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Four. Sustain the conduct of pre-deployment briefing to all personnel prior to the deployment to the QCP for their situational awareness and updates on MECQ guidelines. Personnel who were deployed during the ECQ period will undergo RT-PCR test in coordination with the PNP health service.

And lastly, maximize the use of strategic communication on pertinent issues.

Yes, sir.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Salamat. Can I...?

CHIEF SINAS: Yes, sir.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Sino pa bang wala? You have something to report, DILG? [01:08:15]DILG OIC UNDERSECRETARY BERNARDO FLORECE: Thank you very much, Mr. President, and good evening to everyone. I will be giving updates on COVID-19 as far as the DILG tri bureaus are concerned, plus the updates on local chief executives as well as on contact tracing.

I will be skipping the fourth one which was reported already by Secretary Rolly Bautista, except that to add that we left it to the discretion of the mayors if they are going to give the ayuda in kind or in cash. But so far, per our monitoring, there is only one who opted to give it in kind and that is in Calauan, Laguna, Mr. President.

And then so far, there are no complaints that we are receiving because it’s very easy to monitor and account since these are being given in cash at 1,000 per individual.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Alam mo kasi ‘yung ano sa... I also rely on the news as reported by the TV. Itong sa Double B, maraming nagreklamo na ano, so ask your field officers to try to make the rounds and investigate if these allegations are true. Sabi ko na nga... Pero kung sabi mo nga as of now malinis, then I’ll take it but with an added caveat that continue to monitor and --- for your field officers kung...

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Wala naman akong ano nito ano. I do not have any reason to doubt the mayors lalo na ‘yung malalaki. But just the same, para hindi tayo mapasama dito sa television sige ano may hindi sila binigyan, piso lang. Eh kung piso lang, grabe na ‘yan.

USEC. FLORECE: Yes, Mr. President.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Istambay lang siguro ‘yan pangtari-tari.

USEC. FLORECE: All our undersecretaries and assistant secretaries as well as our directors ay sila po sir ang nagmo-monitor sa lahat ng LGUs. Umiikot po sila, sir, araw-araw and so far wala kami, sir, natatanggap na complaints.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: May isa pa pala dito and the most important actually ay siya, si Atty. Domingo, panyero. [crosstalk: Doctor ‘yan, sir.] Ah doctor? Palagi ako magkamali sabi ko panyero, doktor pala siya. [01:11:26]Alam mo, may... Gusto ko sanang mag-usap tayo tayong dalawang lang, pero okay lang kung nandito na --- kung nandito na sa report mo. You can go ahead and...

FDA CHIEF ERIC DOMINGO: Yes, sir. Opo. Maiksi lang naman po on the status of mga vaccines at saka gamot. Mayroon po tayong kaunting presentation --- next slide, please.

Iyon pong mga bakuna po natin sa ngayon, mayroon po tayong --- iyong next slide po. So ito po ‘yung status po ng mga nag-apply po sa atin at saka mga inaasahan po nating mag-apply na mga vaccines for emergency use authorization. Ang na-grant na po natin ‘yung unang nag-apply sa atin na apat, ito po ‘yung: Pfizer, ‘yung AstraZeneca, ‘yon pong Sinovac, at ‘yung pinakahuli po ‘yung Sputnik, ‘yung Gamaleya. Mayroong panlima po tayo na application from India, ‘yung Bharat Biotech. Mayroon pa po silang kulang sa atin na kailangan i-submit na proof of good manufacturing practice pero malapit na rin pong matapos ‘yun basta makumpleto lang po nila ‘yung kanilang mga requirement.

Noon pong March 31 right before Holy Week, sir, nag-apply na rin po ‘yung Janssen, ‘yung Johnson & Johnson. Ito po ay isang ano --- one ano lang po ito one dose lang po binibigay. Mayroon na po itong EUA

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sa US, sa Europe, sa Canada, Switzerland, at saka sa WHO po na emergency use listing.

So ito po ang ongoing evaluation natin and we hope to finish all of these po within the week. Pagkatapos po ang hindi pa tayo po malinaw ‘yung Sinopharm, mayroon pong sumulat sa amin na gustong mag-apply pero noong hiningan po namin ng requirements hindi pa po nila binibigay and we’re still waiting for that.

Iyon naman pong Moderna, tinatanong po namin --- pina-follow up po namin ‘yung application nila, ang sabi po kino-complete pa nila ‘yung kanila pong documents and that the local partner will submit hopefully po this week. Iyong Moderna mayroon na rin po ‘yang EUA sa US at saka sa European Union so hindi naman po tayo matatagalan sa pag-evaluate po niyan, ano. Medyo nagbabasa-basa na nga po tayo, ‘yung ating mga evaluators kahit wala pa pong submission.

And then ‘yung last po na ine-expect natin probably po ito baka after the second quarter pa mag-a-apply ‘yun pong Novavax. Ito po ay wala pang EUA kahit sa ibang bansa at mukhang mga June pa po yata, May or June pa sila mag-a-apply. So possible po sa atin towards the later part of the year pa. So ang hinihintay po talaga natin na mag-apply ay ‘yung Moderna --- next slide, please. [01:14:12]Sa mga gamot naman po, ang mga gamot na ginagamit ng ating mga espesyalista kontra po sa COVID-19, number one nga po ‘yung Remdesivir. Tinanong po natin sa mga importer natin ‘yung availability of stocks dahil last week po medyo noong nagka-surge nagkahirapan po ‘yung distribution sa hospitals and nagkahirapan po ng supplies pero nagdatingan na daw po ‘yung kanilang mga supplies and they assure us that there is availability of stocks ‘no for at least one month pero tuloy-tuloy naman po ang import nila at ang mga hospital kumukuha po ng compassionate special permit niyan galing po sa FDA para magamit sa mga pasyente nila. Pangalawa po ‘yung Favipiravir or ‘yung Avigan, mayroon rin pong stocks sa mga hospitals natin ‘yan, usually given po ito to mild and to moderate na COVID and at mayroon din pong compassionate special permit kasi po itong mga gamot na ito ay hindi pa po sila completely fully registered dito sa Pilipinas so they get a compassionate permit from the FDA para po ma- import nila.

Iyon pong Tocilizumab, ito isa rin po ito --- ito po ang talagang nag-karoon ng shortage including up to this week because there is only one

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manufacturer and supplier for this drug. It’s a patented drug at although ang magandang balita naman po, kanina nag-email na po ‘yung supplier nito at may padating na po daw sila na 5,000 doses sa Pilipinas this week so this will be distributed to the hospitals. This is a registered drug so wala pong problema ito. Mayroon po itong CPR.

Ngayon po ‘yung pinapa-report din po niyo ‘yung Ivermectin. Iyong Ivermectin po sa ngayon hindi pa po siya included ‘no sa treatment protocol po na sinusunod ng Department of Health at saka ng ating mga Infectious Disease specialist ‘no. Pero ‘yun nga po may mga nag-a-advocate nito. Kaya, so far, nakatanggap na po kami ng ano... Last time, ini-report ko po sa inyo ang mga registered lang nito kasi ay mga gamot na ano ‘no ‘yung Ivermectin po na panghayop, walang pangtao.

So ngayon naman po as of last week, mayroon na pong tatlo na kompanya na nag-signify ng intention nila to register ‘no ‘yung kanila pong produkto na Ivermectin na pangtao at binigyan na po namin sila ng listahan ng requirements at basta naman po sila mag-submit eh ie-evaluate naman po agad ito ng FDA.

And then mayroon na rin pong isang nag-apply na hospital ng compassionate special permit para magamit po nila sa mga pasyente nilang naka-admit following with clinical trial protocols po ‘no that are ongoing overseas. So ito po ay na-approve na din po natin at pinayagan na po natin --- next slide, please. [01:16:52]Ngayon po, currently ang registered po na Ivermectin sa Pilipinas ay para pinapahid po sa balat ng tao at saka mayroon din pong for hu --- for animal use ‘no, for veterinarians. Pero ‘yun pong mga --- mayroon pong mga pharmacy sa Pilipinas na licensed pharmacy na mayroon po silang permit to do what we call compounding. Iyong tinitimpla po nila ‘yung gamot at ginagawa nilang capsule pag may prescription ang isang pasyente. So mayroon pong mga pasyente na may prescription na ang Ivermectin puwede po silang pumunta sa compounding pharmacy and the compounding pharmacy can make the medicine for them.

But this is of course per prescription. Kailangan po may reseta ‘yung pasyente at saka individually po prine-prepare ito. Hindi po ito puwedeng for mass distribution kasi kung ganoon po for commercial, kailangan po i-register na Certificate of Product Registration --- next slide, please.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Ma --- matanong muna kita.

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CHIEF DOMINGO: Ito po discuss... Yes, sir.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: May nalaman ka ba na may sakit na COVID na gumaling sa Imvermectin --- Ivermectin?

CHIEF DOMINGO: Well, marami po kasing nagki-claim na ito po ang nagpagaling sa kanila. Kaya lang at the same time, marami naman din po sila kasing ibang gamot na iniinom. Kaya po ang sinasabi ng ating mga espesyalista, hindi naman natin masasabi na ito ‘yung nagpagaling sa kanila at na medyo kulang pa po tayo ng ebidensiya.

So marami naman pong ongoing na clinical trial sa buong mundo at hinihintay po natin ng resulta ‘yon. At ang sabi nga po ng DOST, hindi naman tayo kailangan nang gumawa ng clinical trial dito, hintayin na lang natin ‘yung mga final results nito pong mga clinical trial that are going on right now.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Tama, because I think that --- that’s not what --- that medicine is for animal use?

[01:18:50]CHIEF DOMINGO: Well, iyon pong sa ngayon, opo. Pero mayroon din naman po talagang pangtao nito, pero it’s really for anti-parasitic, para po sa mga bulate, para po sa mga skin infestation. Doon po siya na-design, hindi po siya originally designed as an anti-viral.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: Are you through?

CHIEF DOMINGO: Yes, sir. Opo.

PRESIDENT DUTERTE: So list of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, PDEA personnel dismissed from service: Joselito Ramos, Intelligence Officer, grave misconduct for testing positive for drug use, dismissed from the service; Rey Olfato, Administrative IV for testing positive for drug use, grave misconduct; itong si Denise Maria Mercado --- Marie --- Denise Marie Mercado, Administrative Aide III, grave misconduct, conduct prejudice --- prejudicial to the service. Babae ito? Tsk. George Bariso, Prison Guard II, tested positive for

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drug use, dismissal from the service. Puro ito ano, taga-PDEA na may tama. Bakit nagka-ganito?

Well, anyway, iyon lang ho. Ganoon pa man, ang payo namin sa inyo the same, ‘yung dumistansiya ka sa mga tao na alam mo na may COVID o kaya ‘yung hindi mo alam may COVID, mas lalo na. Mag-ano ka ng mga distancing and the mask, and the itong sa face mask --- itong sa covering --- face cover. Those are the things that would really greatly help you in your quest for a healthy life. At this time, that is really a must for everybody.

So mga kaibigan ko, kailangan ninyong maniwala na hindi dahil sa ano, hindi dahil sa gusto namin na ma-MECQ kayo, ECQ kayo o ipresuhin kayo lahat. Much as we hate it actually doing it, we have to because on our shoulders for the --- on our shoulders for the love of the grave responsibility of seeing to it that the nation is safe. You would notice that halos lahat dito hindi naman doktor pero may papel kaming dinadala sa aming trabaho.

Maraming salamat sa inyong pakikinig. [01:22:55]

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