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THREAD: President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation as Luzon reels from Typhoon #UlyssesPH. | bit.ly/2GYB8s8

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@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: While we are facing the heavy donwpour and strong winds, I assure that the government is on top of the situation

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation in a taped message as Luzon reels from Typhoon #UlyssesPH

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: The safety of our people remains our top priority. Government will do its best to provide assistance via shelter, food, financial aid, and post-disaster counseling

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Rest assured, the government will not leave anybody behind.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Rest assured, the government will not leave anybody behind.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: We will get through this crisis. I assure you. As one nation, kapit po tayo, magbayanihan po tayong lahat.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte says PH has new equipment. Marami tayong helicopter, as long as the weather is still whirling, hindi pa sila makakalipad. But all of these, lahat, pati sundalo, nauna na.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Noong dumating ang advisory satin, naka-pondo na ang tao. People have been deployed, goods are there.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: The goods are there, the people have been deployed.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Yung mga nagsabi na walang ginawa o natutulog, andito po kami at wala kaming tulog. #NasaanAngPangulo has been trending since this morning

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte; I just delivered the ASEAN Philippine message. I am attending a summit ng ASEAN.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Binabawalan ako ng PSG at doktor, hindi ako makalabas. Sabi ko, gusto kong magpakita sa tao.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Ganito kasi 'yan ang problema ko. Binabawalan ako ng PSG, ng doktor. Hindi ako maka labas.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Ang problema ko binabawalan ako ng PSG, ng doktor. Hindi ako makalabas. Sabi ko gusto ko magpakita sa tao.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Sabi nila, bantayan 'yung ano (touches his chest) pagkatao ko.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Sabi ko, meron namang Vice President. Sabi nila, maraming officials sa labas, isa lang ang Presidente

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Gusto kong lumangoy, matagal na akong hindi naligo. Pero ayaw nila.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: It's not that I am a distance from you. Gusto ko pumunta doon, gusto ko makipag langoy. Ang problema pinipigilan ako.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: It's not that I am at a distance from you. Gusto kong pumunta doon, makipaglangoy sa inyo. Ang problema, pinipigilan ako, kasi raw pag namatay ako isa lang ang Presidente.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: Sabi nila, hindi ka pwedeng mamatay sa panahong ito. Kung malunod ka, malulunod kaming lahat na nagtatrabaho

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte: We want to be of help we want to be near and we want to share the grief and the agony. Di na bale, kung matamaan ako ng COVID-19, kung makalusot ako, ike-kwento ko na lang experience ko.

@meltlopez @daninakpil @laratyan Duterte delivered a taped speech that lasted for roughly six minutes