News Roundup 04 June 2021
Jun 04, 2021 • 4 min Read
Philippines sees 7,450 new coronavirus infections | PHILSTAR.COM – The Department of Health on Friday recorded 7,450 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,255,337.
- Active cases: 60,794 or 4.8% of the total
- Recoveries: 2,382, pushing total to 1,173,006
- Deaths: 181, bringing total to 21,537
Robredo says no decision yet to run for governor, still open to presidency | PHILSTAR.COM – Vice President Leni Robredo said Friday that she has not yet decided to run for governor and that she remains open to run for president. “Wala pang desisyon na ako’y tatakbong gobernador. Nananatili akong bukas na maging kandidato sa pagka-pangulo,” Robredo said on her personal Facebook account. (I have yet to decide if I will run for governor. I remain open to become a presidential candidate.) Her statement comes in the heels of a report by The STAR quoting former Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya saying that she will run for Camarines Sur governor and that she has transferred her voter’s registration to Magarao town. While Robredo did not address in her statement if she had transferred her voter’s registration, she did say that there are still a lot of things to consider before she makes a decision on her plans for next year’s polls. “Sinisiguro ko sa lahat na ipapaalam ko kung may narating nang desisyon,” Robredo said. (I assure you that I will inform you if I have come to a decision.) Robredo has expressed inclination toward running for a local position, but has remained open to gunning for the presidency. It’s not the first time that a politician announced Robredo’s supposed plan to run for Camarines Sur governor.
Another Duterte for president? ‘I don’t believe gov’t position is inherited’ — Isko | INQUIRER.NET – “Ang demokrasya ang taumbayan ang pumipili, hindi ipinipilit yung mga kalahi niya.” (Under a democracy, it is the people who decide. You cannot force your relatives to succeed you.) Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno had this to say Friday as he expressed the belief that government positions are not inherited amid talks of another Duterte family member running for president in the upcoming 2022 national polls. In a television interview, Moreno was asked about his thoughts about another Duterte leading the country as speculations are rife that Davao City Mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte is eyeing the presidency. “Ayokong pangunahan ang taumbayan sa pagpili nila ng kanilang lider. But I hope they will not be called stupid later on,” Moreno said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel’s Headstart. (I do not want to pre-empt the public in choosing their leader. But I hope they will not be called stupid later on.) Asked if this will not be a case of political dynasty, Moreno said: “There is presence, clear presence of political dynasty at hindi ako naniniwala na ang position sa gobyerno minamana, in a democatic govrenment.” (There is presence, clear presence of a political dynasty but I don’t believe that a government position is inherited under a democratic government.) “Ang demokrasya ang taumbayan ang pumipili, hindi ipinipilit yung mga kalahi nya pagkatapos na niya. Hindi ako naniniwala dyan and I am not gonna vote for that as a voter and I disagree as a citizen of this country,” Moreno said. (In a democracy, it is the people who choose. You cannot force your relatives to succeed you. I do not believe that and I am not going to vote for that as a voter and I disagree as a citizen of this country.)
CHR to candidates in 2022 elections: ‘Keep your promises when elected’ | Manila Bulletin – With the country gearing up for the May 2022 elections, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reminded those who would be elected to hold true the promises they make while winning over the people’s votes. “In social contract theory, in exchange of the votes that we give to our elected officials, they promise to guarantee our enjoyment of human rights,” the CHR said through Spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia. “That is very much evident during the campaign season. We do see many of those who ran for office promising, for example, the provision of basic services, which pertain to the human rights of people,” De Guia said. “The sad reality, however, is that many of those promises are forgotten once elected officials are sworn in,” she lamented.
