News Roundup 06 March 2022
Mar 06, 2022 • 4 min Read
Robredo supporters not paid to attend campaign rallies, says VP spox | INQUIRER.NET – The spokesperson of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday denied allegations that supporters who join her campaign rallies are being paid. In the Biserbisyong Leni prgoram on DZXL, Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez said several people have posted over social media and mentioned in interviews that they voluntarily attended the Vice President’s grand rally at the General Trias Sports Park in Cavite on Friday. He noted it was even Robredo’s supporters who sometimes paid the printing of campaign posters and t-shirts. Robredo is running for president in the upcoming elections. “‘Yung pagpunta doon sa mga venue, talagang ‘yung mga tao ay naglalakad, talagang sila ang nagkukusang magpunta diyan. Walang kahakot-hakot sa mga rally na ito,” Gutierrez said. (People really walk to the venues. They voluntarily go there. We don’t pay them to attend these rallies.) “Ang hirap kasi sa ibang mga politiko, siguro nakagawian na nila na doon sa mga rally nila talagang hakot ang kailangan nilang gawin para magkatao. So iniisip nila, ‘yun lang ang tanging paraan para magkaroon ng tao sa isang political rally,” he added. (Maybe other politicians are used to paying people so that they will attend their rallies. So they are thinking that it is the only way for people to attend their political rallies.) On Saturday, Cavite 7th District Rep. Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla claimed that those who attended a campaign rally in General Trias on Friday were paid P500 each. The Remulla brothers in Cavite have earlier expressed support for the presidential bid of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Gutierrez said some critics are just creating stories against Robredo. “Hindi ko rin talaga maintindihan… Ako ang tingin ko lang diyan, siguro wala na talaga kasing ibang maibato. Wala nang ibang kritisismo na puwedeng ibigay kundi ‘yang mga ganiyang kuwento-kuwentong sa totoo naman hindi naman talaga dapat issue,” he said. (I cannot understand… What I think is they cannot find anything else to throw against her. There is no other criticism that can be thrown except these made up stories that are not valid issues in the first place.) He also noted that the allegation against Robredo’s camp that people are being paid to join caravans surfaced as early as last year but has been proven false. Gutierrez further pointed out that people who were paid by candidates to attend their respective campaign rallies would immediately leave after receiving cash. But in Robredo’s case, her supporters stayed until the end of the programs. “Ito… grabe talaga. Kita mo talaga, maghihintay. Hihintayin siya hanggang sa dulo, hanggang matapos ‘yung programa, walang umaalis,” he said. (It is overwhelming. You can see that people are waiting. They are waiting until the end of the program. No one leaves.) Around 47,000 supporters welcomed Robredo at the grand rally of her team in Cavite, according to her camp. Gutierrez said they did not expect this level of support.
OVP joins government in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine | PHILSTAR.COM – Vice President Leni Robredo issued a strong statement Sunday condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a “moral imperative” to stand against “bullying and unprovoked aggression.” The Philippines voted in favor of a resolution at the UN General Assembly calling for an end to hostilities and pointed out that “while an offense can be stopped at will the defense cannot rest until the offense stops.” President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would prefer to remain neutral although he also called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Vice President Leni Robredo issued a strong statement Sunday condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a “moral imperative” to stand against “bullying and unprovoked aggression.” The Philippines voted in favor of a resolution at the UN General Assembly calling for an end to hostilities and pointed out that “while an offense can be stopped at will the defense cannot rest until the offense stops.” President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would prefer to remain neutral although he also called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
Fewer than 1K Covid-19 cases for 5th consecutive day; death toll crosses 57K | Manila Bulletin – A total of 870 fresh Covid-19 cases were confirmed on Sunday, March 6, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Sunday marked the 5th day in a row that the country’s daily number of Covid-19 cases remained less than 1,000. It was noted that the National Capital Region, Calabarzon, and Western Visayas had the most number of new cases. The overall count of confirmed cases increased to 3,667,542. However, only 1.3 percent or 48,793 are still being treated. Of the active cases, 44,131 are mild infections; 2,693 are in moderate condition; 1,279 are severe; 401 are asymptomatic; and 289 are in critical condition. Meanwhile, 1,433 more patients recovered from Covid-19, bringing the total to 3,561,726. The death count jumped to 57,023 with 144 new fatalities. This also marks the last release of the DOH’s daily case bulletin. Starting Monday, March 7, the DOH will release the Covid-19 case bulletin on a weekly basis.
