President Duterte has been in Davao City since August 3 and has been holding pandemic-related meetings with government officials from there.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has now been in his hometown of Davao City for 3 weeks, failing to return to COVID-19 epicenter Metro Manila on the week of August 17, as originally planned.
For the August 24 meeting, Cabinet officials like Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista, and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque flew to Davao City to report to the President. Asked to explain the Chief Executive's prolonged stay in the south, Roque said,"He has Panacañang there. He can discharge his function anywhere."
The Escandors are also behind the Royal Mandaya Hotel which had also hosted Duterte and his campaign staff during the 2016 presidential elections.No live appearances for a monthThe last time was on July 27, during his 5th State of the Nation Address , which was broadcast live and where he was seen by multiple government officials, not just select Cabinet members.
The video showed Duterte, wearing a mask and shield, telling viewers that he has been in Davao City"all along" to dispel rumors that he was flown to Singapore on a medical plane days before.
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