News Roundup 09 October 2021
Oct 09, 2021 • 4 min Read
COVID-19 cases in Philippines rise by 11,010 | PHILSTAR.COM – The Philippines on Saturday logged 11,010 more COVID-19 cases, pushing the nationwide tally to 2,654,450.
- Active cases: 106,558 or 4% of the total
- Recoveries: 22,529, bringing the number to 2,508,387
- Deaths: 237, raising toll to 39,505
The Department of Health said two laboratories did not submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System.
Trillanes says Isko only pretending to be a moderate | PHILSTAR.COM – Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV accused Manila mayor and presidential aspirant Isko Moreno Domagoso of only pretending to be a moderate candidate when he is actually a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte. Trillanes was responding to Domago’s attacks against fellow presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo whom he referred to as a “yellowtard,” an insult often used by Duterte supporters in reference to the once-ruling Liberal Party. “You would have to be a diehard Duterte supporter for you to even come up with such words,” Trillanes told ABS-CBN News Channel’s “After the Fact.” “Maliwanag na sa lahat na all that illusion that this guy is in the middle in courting the moderates, wala ‘yun. Pagpapanggap ‘yun.” (It’s clear to all that the illusion that this guy is in the middle in courting the moderates, that’s nothing. He’s just pretending.) “We’re relieved the true face of Mayor Isko has been shown to the public. And it was brought to life by Mayor Isko himself,” said the former senator who is eyeing a Senate comeback under Robredo’s ticket.
Isko tirades shock Robredo camp: In fact, all VP has for him is respect | INQUIRER.NET – The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo was shocked over the recent remarks of Manila City Mayor and fellow presidential aspirant Isko Moreno against her, when all that Robredo has for him is “respect,” her spokesperson said. Atty. Barry Guttierrez, Robredo’s spokesperson, noted that Robredo herself refused to publicly disclose the details of her previous unity talks with Moreno and other political personalities out of respect for them. “So nagulat kami na sa kabila ng ganitong klaseng napakalinaw na pahayag mula sa ating Bise Presidente, ay biglang mayroong ganitong medyo maanghang na salita galing kay Mayor Isko. May mga pahapyaw pa siyang parang halos insulto kay VP Leni. Ganoong sa panig ni VP Leni, klarong klaro na all she has for kay Mayor Isko mismo is respect,” Gutierrez said. (We were shocked that despite that clear statement from the Vice President, Mayor Isko has said these words against her. He even made remarks that seemed to be insulting VP Leni when all she has for him is respect.) “In fact, that’s why hindi nila pinasok ‘yung detalye ng kanilang pag-uusap dahil nga nirerespeto niya at ino-honor niya ‘yung kanilang pag-uusap nitong nakaraang linggo,” he added. In a press conference also on Friday, Moreno called out Robredo for preaching unity after she decided to run as an independent candidate instead of under the Liberal Party.
Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize also a win vs ‘fake news’ — Pangilinan | Manila Bulletin – Senator Francis Pangilinan on Saturday, October 9, said that Maria Ressa winning the Nobel Peace Prize is also a victory against disinformation and social media trolls. The opposition lawmaker said Ressa’s historic Nobel Peace award proves that Filipinas are world-class. “World-class sa pagsabi ng katotohanan, world-class sa tapang. Napakalaking karangalan para lahat ng Pilipino ang makamit ang kauna-unahang Nobel Peace Prize ng isang Pilipino (World-class in truth telling, world-class in being brave. This is a huge honor for all Filipinos to have a Filipina receive the country’s Nobel Peace Prize),” Pangilinan said in a statement. “Hindi lang ito historic, panalo rin ito laban sa mga gumagawa ng fake news (This is not only historic, this is also a victory against peddlers of fake news),” he added. He said that just like members of the opposition, Ressa has also been “trolled” or attacked in social media for doing her job. “Maria has made journalism synonymous with courage — raising relevant issues like the weaponization of social media and speaking truth to power like Mark Zuckerberg in Facebook’s role in manipulating public perception,” Pangilinan said.
