The local government of Parañaque clarified it did not sponsor the testing for the COVID-19 of Chinese employees of a Philippine offshore gaming operator at a gated village in the city. | dexcabalzaINQ
Photos circulating online showed dozens of Pogo workers lining up outside the club house of BF Homes Federation of Homeowners Association in Barangay BF Homes.According to the post, the testing was exclusively for the Chinese nationals, estimated to be 500.
“I was informed the testing is being done by the city government. Just wondering when will our government authorities do mass testing for Filipinos. No wonder we cannot flatten the curve. The priority is wrong here,” it read.
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