The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is the country’s foremost enemy while the University of the Philippines (UP) is like a “ringside commentator” amid the public health emergency, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Wednesday after drawing a stinging rebuke over his congratulatory remark for beating UP's coronavirus forecast.
The new coronavirus disease is the country’s foremost enemy while the University of the Philippines is like a “ringside commentator” amid the public health emergency, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Wednesday after drawing a stinging rebuke over his congratulatory remark for beating UP’s coronavirus forecast.
“Medyo slow sila to gets. Hindi po talaga UP ang kalaban. Ako po ay buong buhay ko sa UP nag-aral at labinlimang taon po akong nagturo ng full-time diyan sa UP. Hindi po UP ang kaaway; ang kaaway po natin ay COVID-19. Kaya nga lang po ginagamit po ng UP ang mathematical models para mag-forecast kung ilan sa atin ang magkakaroon ng COVID-19 ,” Roque said over “Unang Hirit” television program.
In a separate interview over CNN Philippines, Roque admitted that beating the UP forecast is a “small victory” especially since the researchers have been previously accurate about its prediction on coronavirus cases. He described UP as a “ringside commentator” that gives forecasts on coronavirus cases.
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