By Prince Golez
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday defended his “sayawan ang Covid-19” statement, saying there is a “hammer-and-dance” theory to fight the coronavirus disease.
Roque had earlier allayed public fears over the continued spread of the virus, encouraging Filipinos to just “dance” with the pandemic as the local economy gradually opens up.
“Marami ang nagtatanong sa binanggit ko na sayawin ang Covid-19. Hindi po literal yan. Marami ang hindi nakakuha sa sinabi ko at naging subject naman ako ng memes at binuhay ang aking TikTok video. Hindi po ito literal na sayaw,” the Palace official explained during a virtual press briefing.
“Meron tayong tinatawag na hammer-and-dance theory kung paano natin nilalabanan ang COVID. Ang hammer ay yung ginawa nating desisyon na magkaroon ng lockdown. Ito po ay para mabawasan ang pagkalat ng virus.., Yung dance, kapag napapababa natin ang banta ng sakit eh unti-unti na natin mabubuksan ang ating ekonomiya,” he furthered.
To effectively “dance” with the virus, Roque said that more of the responsibility would shift to the local government unit (LGU), the private company, and the individual citizen.
“Sa pagbubukas ng ekonomiya kasabay ng paglaban sa COVID, ang responsibilidad ay mapupunta sa LGU dahil sila ang magpapatupad ng local lockdown; sa pribadong sektor sa kanilang information drive at strict enforcement, pati na rin ang pagte-test ng kanialng empleyado; at sa mamamayan dahil tayo ang dapat magsuot ng mask, maghugas ng kamay at mag-observe ng social distancing,” he also said.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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