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Duterte willing to distribute face masks for free

Published Jul 21, 2020 10:53 am

President Duterte is willing to distribute free masks to the public as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on July 21, 2020. (ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)

The President offered to give away masks on Tuesday while asking people to show patience and make sacrifices in complying with health protocols to avoid getting infected with the coronavirus.

"Masks, ito importante talaga. Ngayon kung wala kayo, I will try to buy as many as I can afford kung kaya ko. Ibigay namin sa inyo libre but wear it (Masks are very important. Now if you don'thave any, I will try to buy as many as I can afford. I will give them away for free but wear it)," Duterte said during his televised public address Tuesday.

"Maski gamitin mo 2 bases, okay man o spray-an mo ng alcohol pagkatapos (You may use it twice, just spray it with alcohol)," he said.

Duterte jokingly suggested if people don't have any disinfectant, they may submerge the face masks or their hands in gasoline or diesel.  "P

* i COVID na yan. Hindi uubra 'yan diyan. Totoo. Kung wala kayo, if you want to disinfect, maghanap ng gasolina. Babad  mo lang kamay mo. Layo mo lang , huwag sa look ng bahay ninyo (That son of a b

* COVID. That will not work. If you don't have any, if you want to disinfect, find some gasoline. Submerge your hands but keep it away from others. Not inside your homes)," he said in jest.

As the world eagerly waits for the coronavirus vaccine, the President also appealed to the public to show a little patience and make some sacrifices by following the health measures.

"In the meantime, ang importante dito is your perseverance. You must persevere during this time. Simplehin ko patience," he said.

Turning religious in his remarks, Duterte asked the public to offer their sacrifices to the Lord. He reminded them that Jesus Christ also suffered for the mankind’s salvation.

He assured that the public that the Lord will not abandon the Philippines, a predominantly Christian nation.

"Marunong ang Diyos. Alam niya hindi tayo niya pababayaan especially Pilipinas kasi Kristiyano tayo (The Lord is wise. He knows he will not abandon the Philippines because we are Christians)," he said.

"Magsakripisyo tayo ng kaunti. Tutal ang ating idol nagsakripisyo din.  Pinaghahampas-hampas, ipinako pa sa krus. Tayo pasimba-simba lang, paluhod-luhod lang so dedicate it to the Lord that you also suffer for the country (Just make some sacrifices. Besides our idol made sacrifices. He was scourged and crucified while we just hear mass and kneel so dedicate it to the Lord that you also suffer for the country)," he said.

Under the community quarantine guidelines, the government task force has mandated all persons "to wear face masks, ear loop masks, indigenous, reusable, do-it-yourself masks, or face shields, handkerchiefs, or such other protective equipment or any combination thereof, which can effectively lessen the transmission of COVID-19, whenever they go out of their residences."

These guidelines are subject to "fair and humane penalties or punishments that may be imposed by LGUs or implemented by law enforcement agencies."

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