Roque says media treating him unfairly, claims Robredo also violated social distancing rules

By Prince Golez

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque placed the blame on several media outlets for focusing on his attendance at a local government event in Bantayan Island, where quarantine protocols were supposedly violated.

In his televised briefing Tuesday, Roque wondered why the media did not criticize Vice President Leni Robredo when she was captured shaking people’s hands during a recent out-of-town visit.

“Ang kinasasama ng loob ko po, eh ako po ang pinuruhan… Bakit ako ang pinupuruhan palagi ng Inquirer at ng ABS-CBN? Bakit si VP Leni, nakipag handshake handshake pa. Hindi ba violation ito ng restriction on social distancing,” the Palace official said.

“Ang tanong ko naman sa mga media, patas sana. Ako, on record ako, sinabi ko sa kanila, kung hindi kayo sumusunod sa pag-iiiwas at ang ginawa ko na lamang, ang sabi ko doon sa mayor, let’s end this program, and true enough in less than an hour natapos ang program,” he added.

Earlier, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduard Año ordered an investigation into the mass gathering during the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo program held in Bantayan Island last November 27.

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