Palace on Robredo’s ‘pikon’ remark vs Duterte: Kasi laging mali s’ya

By Prince Golez

“‘Yan po ay reaksyon ng Pangulo sa tao na laging mali.”

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after Vice President Leni Robredo said that President Rodrigo Duterte was “sobrang pikon” and can’t take criticisms constructively.

Duterte earlier lashed out at Robredo for calling for a review of the Sinovac vaccines by the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) before using it on health workers.

Roque reiterated that the HTAC review is only recommendatory and its assessment is not necessary before the government can roll out Covid-19 vaccines.

“Ang konteksto ng sinasabi ni Presidente na mali naman si Vice President Leni Robredo yung sinasabi nya dapat mag-antay ang medical frontliners ng HTAC recommendation para magkaturok,” the Palace official said during a virtual presser held in Cebu.

“Hindi kinakailangan dahil binasa na nga ng Pangulo ang batas, recommendatory lang ang HTAC. Kung ayaw niya maniwala, hindi ko alam kung kanino siya maniwala,” he added.

Earlier, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use authority for Sinovac, but did not recommend it for use by health workers and the elderly.

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