Local governments badly needed Duterte and his administration to provide direction and unity during the pandemic. Rappler looks at some critical missteps along the way. Here’s Part II of our look at how the President handled the pandemic. DuterteYear4
Though Duterte distanced himself from the NBI's actions, an impression was already made on the public and other local executives that acting independently had consequences.
The President promised help for all poor households only for the DSWD to inform LGUs this was not possible because of the limited slots they allotted based onLocal officials were forced to only give to the poorest of the poor and to face the outrage of those they could not accommodate. The national government has also left local officials in the dark when it came to one of the most important decisions of all – what quarantine classification their LGUs would be placed under.
“Perhaps the only suggestion I can make at present is for some decisions, like MECQ, ECQ, or GCQ, and guidelines to be made known to us earlier than they are announced publicly so we are given a heads-up and more time to think about our local plans,” she said. Garcia, one Metro Manila official recalled, phrased the decision as a question to make himself sound consultative: “If it’s okay with you, we will tell the IATF that our recommendation is GCQ.”
According to Rappler's sources in the MMC, Duque's statement fit with what they saw as his general lack of urgency in the pandemic.
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