President Duterte said that he will go after those who were taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic for their own interests including Senator Franklin Drilon, oligarchs, criminals, and online scammers. President Rodrigo Duterte (PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA
President Duterte said that he will go after those who were taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic for their own interests including Senator Franklin Drilon, oligarchs, criminals, and online scammers.In his fifth State of the Nation Address on Monday, President Duterte lamented how there are people who are taking advantage of the pandemic to advance their interests.
“Great wealth enables economic elites and corporations to influence public policy to their advantage,” he said. “We must continue to protect Filipinos in the new normal and remind the world that we are responsible stewards of data. I am committed to protecting both the physical and digital lives of our law-abiding countrymen,” he added.
“They expose consumers to various risks related to security, data privacy, and misrepresentation,” he said. The President also claimed that even the donations from well-meaning private persons are skimmed before reaching their intended beneficiaries.According to the President, he will make sure that as long as he is still in office, the country will remain relatively peaceful.
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