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Vice President Leni Robredo assesses the government's COVID-19 response: I think the quarantine was declared on time, pero quarantine is not the end itself. It should have been time for government to ready hospitals | LIVE bit.ly/3i5WUrk

Robredo: This is the time for us to unite

Robredo: Nagsasabi tayo na we are among the best in Asia, and data doesn't show that

Robredo on government's COVID-19 response: If we keep insisting that we are among the best in Asia, may problema tayo. In fairness to everyone who's been working on the pandemic, ang daming maaayos na ginawa. But we shouldn't be satisfied with where we are now

Robredo: Relative 'yung sinasabi na konti lang 'yung deaths due to COVID-19. One death is one too many

Robredo on Cebu City emerging as coronavirus hotspot: Surveys show that people have been very cooperative.

President Duterte earlier called out Cebuanos, saying their relaxed behavior contributed to the rise in COVID-19 cases.

Robredo on quarantine violators: Okay sa akin hulihin, pero dapat puso ang ginagamit. We have to be more compassionate and understanding

Robredo: Sana mas bigyan ng puso 'yung pag enforce ng quarantine protocols

Robredo: 'Yung hinuling jeepney drivers, walang katarungan 'yung ginawa. Why do they have to spend that long in jail? Sana pinag-serbisyo na lang ng ilang oras

Robredo: May impression na hindi pantay 'yung enforcement of regulations. There are big personalities who get away. What message are we sending to the people?

She says the 'mañanita' of NCRPO Chief Debold Sinas is among these incidents.

Robredo: Hindi nakikita ng tao na patas 'yung enforcement ng batas. Pero pag nakita ng tao 'yon, they will understand and be more cooperative

Robredo on rise in COVID-19 cases: I think we should ask, what are we doing wrong? But what alarms me is that pataas na nga ng pataas, pinupuri pa natin sarili natin

Robredo: While we're headed to the right direction in terms of testing, malayo pa tayo sa target

Robredo: Why don't we ask help from UP, other institutions to help with accreditation para hindi solohin ng DOH o RITM?

Robredo: Data should be basis of all our actions, policies

Robredo on locally stranded individuals: Dapat may system, announcements kung saan pupunta... I don't want to be unfair, pero in the past wala talagang sistema. Kung meron man, hindi communicated sa tao

Robredo: Ngayon lang kami na flood ng requests from OFWs. Iba-iba. 'Yung families na namatayan, meron ding mga nawalan ng trabaho. Karamihan from Saudi Arabia, Dubai

Robredo: Lahat takot, confused, tuliro ngayon. Napakahalaga 'yung pagiging organized, may sistema, at communicated 'yung procedures para alam ng tao ang gagawin

Robredo: Government has to explain to people why we're allowing foreign workers to come in. If hindi ma-communicate 'yon, hindi maaalis 'yung pakiramdam na bakit sila inuuna

Robredo on fake news peddlers: During the pandemic, these people have to made accountable. Ang niruruin nito hindi na lang ako e, pati society. They're making our online space toxic. We've become divided as a people. If we allow it to continue, our democracy will be at stake

RELATED: Robredo belied allegations that her office distributed spoiled meals to the frontliners of the Diliman Doctors Hospital in Quezon City. She also denied that her spokesperson attempted to silence the hospital staff bit.ly/3dvbtRL

Robredo: I asked a team outside of our office to look into it. I'll always be hiring a private lawyer bit.ly/3dvbtRL

Robredo: When DepEd announced that blended learning will be implemented, we immediately made a call for gadget donation. But then we realized hindi lang 'yon ang problema

Robredo: We have a program to create community hubs. In places where connectivity is a problem, may mapupuntahan 'yung mga bata sa community where they can print materials, where tutors will be available