Piqued Duterte taunts doctors to mount ‘revolution’ against him by piaranada
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dared medical societies to stage a “revolution” against him as he slammed them for going public with theirIn a late-night address on Sunday, August 3, he said he welcomed such a “revolution” since this would give him an excuse to exercise presidential powers to quell it.huwag ’nyo ako paringgan ng revolution. ’Yan ang mas delikado sa COVID[-19].
His rant against the medical community took much of his more than one-hour speech, revealing his outrage against 80 medical associations, which warned that health systems were overwhelmed and the country was losing its battle against the pandemic. “There is no need for you and for the guys, 1,000 of you, telling us what to do publicly. You could have just wrote us a letter,” said the President, complaining about how doctors were “sending out a message without giving government a chance.”He saw the health workers’ distress call as an accusation of incompetence, which he did not take well.
In the same speech, the President acknowledged the sacrifice and exhaustion of doctors and nurses, and
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