Thread by @cnnphilippines

THREAD: President Duterte addresses the nation. He is set to announce the quarantine rules that will be in place beginning tomorrow.

This is a taped speech: bit.ly/30ePgUX

Click this thread by our digital producers @laratyan, @meltlopez, @cathmodesto1 for updates

Duterte on COVID-19 vaccine: We always invoke the name of God. I thank the Lord for guiding the brains of other races, wala talaga tayong infrastructure for research

Duterte on not revealing roadmap to COVID-19 recovery during #SONA2020: Hindi kami maka-roadmap because we were talking about the (2021) budget... Ang una talaga ay ang medicine

Duterte's 5th SONA on Monday was criticized for the lack of detailed government plans for the Philippines' COVID-19 recovery

Duterte: I promise you by the grace of God, I hope by December we will be back to normal

Duterte: Hintayin lang ho ninyo ang vaccine. By December, kung maaantay niyo. Saludo talaga ako sa Chinese. Una siguro nating makukuha ang mula sa China bit.ly/2BIGnJF

Duterte claims a drug maker from China called Sinovac may be close to developing a vaccine. He also names Pfizer, Moderna, and other companies

Duterte says staying friendly with China may help the Philippines get access to COVID-19 vaccine developed in the mainland

Duterte cites a statement from a Chinese official, saying authorities in Beijing promised to prioritize PH for vaccine supply once available bit.ly/3glTgZu

Duterte says list of poorest families who received cash aid will be the first to receive vaccines, as well as those sick or dying from COVID-19

Duterte says those who will be prioritized for free COVID-19 vaccine — once available — are the same people who received cash assistance or those severely affected by the pandemic bit.ly/3gizYnB

Duterte says he won't provide free COVID-19 vaccines to the rich

Duterte: 'My military, my police' will also be prioritized for vaccine

Duterte: I am praying to God to be a guiding light so these guys (drug makers) can make the vaccine

Duterte on COVID-19 pandemic: By December, tapos ito lahat

Duterte claims a vaccine will be developed as early as December and will be provided for free. He tells Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III will take charge of funding

Duterte: Iyong mga upper income families, bumili na lang kayo [vaccine]

Duterte says he will let the military distribute free COVID-19 vaccination to avoid politicking, adds he won't give free vaccines to drug users and pushers

Duterte on military administering vaccinations: Sabihin ko sa military, do not use the needle. Bayoneta ang gamitin mo.

The government has been criticized by human rights groups for a militarized response to the public health crisis

Duterte: Tingin ko sa drug pushers at drug lords, aso

Duterte: Wala pa akong plano kahapon kasi ngayon lang dumating itong balita sa vaccine

Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez: Three pharmaceutical companies in China, 1 from UK, 1 from US are in the third stage of vaccine clinical trials. Around October, trials will finish so by December, most likely ma-approve na ito ng mga FDA nila

DOF Sec. Dominguez: By then, DOH ang bahalang pumili ano ang dapat gawin. Ang estimate, we will need to vaccinate for free a minimum of 20 million people. Kung two doses, 40 million doses times about $10 per dose is $400 million or ₱20 billion

DOF Sec. Dominguez: Ang plano is we will use Philippine International Trading Corp. to buy these vaccines chosen by DOH, to be distributed to the 20 million poorest people in the country

DOF Sec. Dominguez: DOH will put ₱20 billion in its budget to pay for this. We can pay for that in 2-3 years, Landbank and DBP will finance this

DOF Sec. Dominguez: We have a plan. We can execute it once DOH chooses the vaccines.

He says the vaccine should be available for free for the poorest of the poor first

DOF Sec. Dominguez: At $10 (₱500) per dose, it could be ₱1,200 per treatment to include transport and service expenses

DOF Sec. Dominguez: The economy is actually beginning to recover. We hit already the lowest part in April-May. It's picking up now

Vice President Leni Robredo has urged the Duterte administration to not to just wait for a COVID-19 vaccine before acting on the health crisis bit.ly/314Rm96

DOF Sec. Dominguez says peso is strongest in Asia: People have faith in us, we are in good shape to overcome this crisis

Duterte: Kung walang vaccine, 'pag tumagal ito mauubos talaga ang pera natin. Magpasalamat tayo sa Diyos for guiding hands, brains of people coming up with a COVID-19 vaccine

DOF Sec. Dominguez: In the meantime, wala ho tayong problem sa liquidity. In other words, may pera. The economy is not short of money

Duterte: Kayong mga tao, kayo ang naghirap.

He reminds people to wear a mask whenever they head out

Duterte says free vaccines will only be
distributed to 'non-user of drugs': Kunin niyo sa military camp, bigay niyo ang pangalan at address niyo. Sabihin niyong non-user kayo ng drugs

Duterte on vaccine: We are not going back to 'new normal' but the normal we used to know

Duterte places these areas under general community quarantine for 15 days: Metro Manila, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Cebu City, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City, Zamboanga City bit.ly/3ffaSET

Duterte: The rest of the Philippines is placed under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Konting ingat lang, do not mix together and observe distancing

Duterte contradicts Palace, says he is not joking when he claimed people can disinfect face masks with gasoline when no other disinfectants are available: Hindi ako nagbibiro. Totohanan iyon. Kayong mga... You tried to go inside my brain

DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones says report on vaccine development abroad 'is a very good development' for education

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says there are conditions for Metro Manila, Calabarzon on remaining under GCQ: there will be strict localized lockdowns or ECQ where 80% of cases are located

Roque says wearing of face shields now part of minimum health standards for Metro Manila, Calabarzon

https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines/status/1289015161118846976

Roque on conditions for Metro Manila, Calabarzon: Magkakaroon tayo ng massive targeted, intensified tracing, quarantine for close contacts of confirmed cases.

This is on top of requiring stringent handwashing, social distancing, wearing of face masks

Roque: Itataas natin ang bed allocation from 30% to 50% for public hospitals, 20% to 30% for private hospitals

Roque: LGUs need to submit daily number of cases, number of cases in isolation facility, percent of close contacts traced, community isolation beds

Roque: Regional task force units have been told to monitor isolation, testing, treatment protocols. Malaking pagbabago ang mangyayari sa GCQ areas, lalo sa testing at contact tracing

DILG Secretary Eduardo Año says agencies signed a deal with other agencies to fast-track the application of licenses, permits for shared telecom towers

Globe president Ernest Cu joins the IATF meeting.

Duterte says president of Globe Telecom called him up, says he threatened to hang him up in one of the cell towers if he doesn't fix telco services

Globe exec laments long process for permit applications for cell towers, says it's really costly. Duterte says they should report such matters directly to Cabinet officials

Duterte: I make no apologies about anong nagawa ko, basta magawa ko ang trabaho ko

Duterte: Ang mga NPA, papabakunahan ko ba? If you stop fighting until December, because my soldiers will be busy, pwede kayo pumila

Duterte: Hindi na panahon ng away ngayon

Duterte to communist rebels: Post-COVID na tayo mag-away ulit.

But he says this does not mean he is declaring a unilateral ceasefire with the communist rebels