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NOW: President Duterte addresses the country on the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak. He begins by urging Filipinos to follow quarantine rules. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: I am calling the LGUs to just follow the directions or guidelines. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte says he himself wants to go home to Davao to attend birthday parties of his relatives but he has to stay in Manila. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Birthday ng anak ko, birthday ng apo ko, birthday ng partner ko. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: The mayor (of Davao), baka mismo kami bulyawan lahat. Wala kaming magawa to protect the people of Davao City. Wala ho ang may gusto, ako mismo naiinip na. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: I believe that even during the previous months, meron na yan (coronavirus) at nakapasok na dito, di lang alam ng mga tao. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Experiments are getting into high gear, baka makakita tayo ng lunas in a few days.

#FactCheck: Medical experts say that a vaccine is at least a year from being clinically approved and approved for mass production. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte laments that the government is having a difficult time providing for poor and disenfranchised Filipinos. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Ang tulong ng gobyerno, dapat gamitin 'nyo sa wastong paraan. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Ibigay ko na lang sa nangangailangan at wala nang mapuntahan. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Itong nagbabatikos naman, there will always be a time for everything and I hope that the next time habang nagsabi ako, maniwala kayo, kasi ako sabi walang politika. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: For the sake of the country I will identify Filipinos na walang ginawa kundi magbatikos. 'Yan ang iwasan ninyo. 'Yan ang naglalaro ng politika. Puro posturing, paporma. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Itong mga Left, intelligence fund? Hangin 'yan.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Lahat naman tayo nagdadasal eh. Ako, I seldom pray, believe me. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Ipit tayo, wala na tayong ibang matawagan, nasa kanto ka na. Mga eksperto nagbubungo kung paano nila gawin ang vaccine. But, sabi ang bakuna is about 2021. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Ang mga medicine, anti-bodies nandiyan na ata.

CONTEXT: Medicines are still off-label, and recovery is still not assured for patients who get treated with them. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Hindi ko nga alam kung nasaan tayo, kung first or second [wave ng virus]. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: I am just asking for your disiplina, kasi pag ayaw ninyong maniwala, mag-takeover ang military at police. I am ordering them now to be ready. Ang police at military ang mag-enforce sa social distancing at curfew. Parang martial law na rin. Mamili kayo. | @ramboreports

@ramboreports Duterte: Anumang partido mo, o anong kulay mo, sumunod ka. Kasi kung hindi, ang militar o pulis ang makakaharap mo. Kailan? Baka next week. Every day they are at it. Habulan sila ngayon. | via @ramboreports

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@ramboreports Duterte: Ano na lang kaya kung hindi tayo nag-lockdown? Dikit-dikit kayo sa MRT.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Alam mo sa totoo lang, sapakin kita. Dalawang suntok 'yan. Akala mo ang yaman ninyo nagsusugal kayo.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Huwag kayong mamatay ngayon, kayong mga matitigas ang ulo. Kasi pag namatay ka at nalaman ng gobyerno na positive ka, kukunin ang patay... Pagka-COVID, bawal ang burol. Para 'yan sa lahat, for the greatest good. Gobyerno lahat.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Ito namang may-ari ng crematorium, may I ask you to maintain ang presyo. Kumikita kayo ng pera 'pag sinusunog yung katawan.

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@ramboreports Duterte: 9 hospitals ang tumanggi ng pasyente. Let me ask the DOH to start the investigation.

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@ramboreports Duterte to hospitals: You do not choose the ailment of the patient you are accepting.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Kung hindi mo kaya maging ospital, isara na lang kita. Why pretend to be a hospital when you are not a hospital?

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@ramboreports Duterte: I'd like to remind everybody that whatever we do here, there has to be humanity in it.

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@ramboreports Duterte: I have to admit it, this sequestration, this quarantine is a cruel action of the government. Kahit ako nasasaktan.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Kung may standard kung papano gagalaw ang Presidente, wala pa akong nakita.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Hindi ko talaga masabi bakit ganito ang nangyari sa atin.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Baka sabihin niyo, napakahusay ni Duterte dahil nag-lockdown. Mga doktor ang nagsabi niyan. 'Yung social distancing, that's not mine.

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@ramboreports Duterte: May mga tao diyan sa Kongreso na kahit anong topic, may masasabi. Pagdating ng eleksyon, sabihin nko sa inyo sino ang dapat piliin.

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@ramboreports Duterte: Gusto mo labanan [ang COVID-19]? Sige labanan natin. Paano? Magtago ka.

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@ramboreports Duterte: I know it's hard... We are running low on supplies. We cannot feed you forever. Hindi naman kayang mapagamot lahat agad-agad.

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@ramboreports Duterte: In the meantime, mga kababayan ko, konting panahon na lang... Huwag na 'yung vaccine, itong mga killer antibodies na lang. Konting tiis na lang talaga.