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Duterte returns to Manila after Davao visit

Published May 18, 2020 12:00 am
By Argyll Cyrus Geducos  President Duterte is set to return to Manila on Monday evening after spending the weekend in Davao City, Malacañang announced. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (TOTO LOZANO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
(TOTO LOZANO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In his Monday press briefing, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, however, said he was not sure if President Duterte will still be able to give his weekly public address aired every Monday. "Hindi ko lang po alam kung matutuloy ang public address. Pero mamaya pong gabi ang balik ni Presidente (I do not know if he will still be able to give a public address but the President will be returning tonight)," he said. President Duterte returned to Davao City past midnight Saturday after staying for 67 days in Malacañang due to the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. While Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander Col. Jesus Durante III said Duterte went to Davao to visit his family, Roque said that the President made his trip also to check on the COVID-19 situation in Mindanao. However, Roque said Monday that he was not sure if Duterte was able to spend time with his grandchildren. "As of yesterday, nagulat ako, hindi pa niya nakikita yung kanyang mga apo. Inuna po siguro nya ang pagtingin kung ano ang nangayayari hindi lang sa siyudad ng Davao kundi sa buong Mindanao (I was surprised because I heard as of yesterday that he hasn't seen his grandchildren yet. Perhaps he first looked into the Mindanao situation)," he said. Roque, meanwhile, explained that Duterte only went to Davao and not to other areas under the general community quarantine, or even to the areas ravaged by Typhoon Ambo, because the PSG would not allow him. "Siguro po kasi yung the fact na vulnerable person din ang Presidente kaya umiwas siya sa mga (lugar na may) mataas na (bilang ng) cases (Maybe it's because of the fact that the President is a vulnerable person himself that's why he avoided the places with a high number of COVID-19 cases)," he said. "Ang nagiging problema po talaga ng Presidente, super istrikto sa kanya ang PSG... Given the clearance by PSG, I’m sure gustong gusto pumunta ni Presidente doon sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo (The problem is the PSG is super strict with the President. If the PSG gave him clearance, I'm sure he would have visited the places hit by the typhoon)," he added. "I think it’s without prejudice but we have to convince PSG that they can protect the President," he continued. On Sunday, Roque acknowledged that Duterte's trip to Davao City would be an issue since non-essential travel is prohibited in all quarantine zones. Under the omnibus guidelines of the IATF released Saturday morning, "and, air, or sea travel by uniformed personnel, government officials, and employees for official business with the corresponding travel authority… especially those transporting medical supplies and laboratory specimens related to COVID-19, and other relief and humanitarian assistance, shall be allowed." "Alam ko magiging issue ito pero 'wag nating kalimutan na ang ginawa naman ng ating Presidente na pagpunta sa Davao, hindi lang pagbisita after 67 days kung hindi Presidente rin siya (I know this will be an issue but let's not forget that his travel to Davao is not just a visit but he's also the President)," he said. "Kinakailangan naman niya malaman kung ano nangyayari sa Mindanao dahil ang buong Mindanao ngayon po ay bumabalik na sa normal. So hindi mo naman maaalis sa katungkulan ng Presidente 'yan (He also needs to know the situation in Mindanao since the entire island is going back to normal. You cannot deprive the President of that)," he added. Duterte made his trip after Typhoon Ambo ravaged Luzon and left at least one dead in Quezon after initially making landfall in Eastern Samar. This was the first time Duterte returned to his hometown since the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) took effect in Luzon on March 16. He spent his birthday inside his Malacañang residence on March 28.
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