The public shouldn’t lay all the blame on Health Secretary Francisco Duque III particularly relating to the ongoing health crisis, Senator Richard Gordon said on Tuesday.
The lawmaker told CNN in an interview, if there is anybody to blame it's "us."
"Lahat tayo (All of us), we don’t follow the restrictions, we don’t follow distancing, we don’t follow masks, we don’t follow the washing of hands,” he said.
The senator pointed this out amid, amid calls for Duque to resign from his post.
Gordon maintained those who have been asking for Duque's resignation simply have “axes to grind.”
Although he believes Duque had shortcomings responding to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Gordon maintained, "you don’t change horses in the middle of the stream.”
“Kung inaakala ng mga tao, ng Presidente, kailangan palitan... they better get good one (If the people and the President believe Duque has to be changed they have to get a better person),” he said.
“Dapat may transition yan (There has to be a transition period),” he added.
Gordon added “it might be the time to go already” if the Department of Health (DOH) is no longer credible.
On the other hand, the senator hopes the Senate hearings he sought concerning the country’s status, capability and plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic will start this week.