Dela Rosa: 'Nothing wrong' with AFP chief asking China for unregistered COVID-19 meds

Dela Rosa: 'Nothing wrong' with AFP chief asking China for unregistered COVID19 meds

MANILA - Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Wednesday said "nothing is wrong" when Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. sought China's help to procure an unregistered medicine that could supposedly cure the coronavirus disease 2019 - a personal request that has since been withdrawn.

"If I were in his shoes as a COVID-19 patient, I would even reach out to a quack doctor just to stay alive," he said when sought for comment. Sen. Leila de Lima, meanwhile, castigated Santos, saying military officials asking favors from China was "conflict of interest at best and treason at worst." Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana earlier appealed for understanding, saying Santos may have considered procuring the unregistered COVID-19 drug after he "suffered anguish and distress" during his bout with the disease.

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