Manila Bulletin
Duterte: PH doing good in fight vs COVID; Duque lauded as 'hero'
President Rodrigo Duterte stated that the Philippines is performing well in its COVID-19 pandemic response when compared to other nations, even as total cases exceeded one million.
He lauded Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as a "hero" for his contributions to the fight against the virus.
Duterte highlighted the country's high recovery rate, noting that out of 1,062,225 total cases, 975,234 have recovered.
On Monday, May 3, the Philippines recorded 7,255 new COVID-19 cases, with the daily average cases decreasing in the past week.
The Department of Health also observed a decline in the national two-week case growth rate.
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President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed government media to report that the Philippines is performing better than other countries in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Philippines recorded 6,846 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, May 10, 2021, bringing the cumulative total to 1,094,849 infections.
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The Philippines' total COVID-19 recoveries reached 1,003,160 with the addition of 4,227 new recovered cases.
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The Department of Health (DOH) logged 5,683 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total active cases to 66,060.
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Several Filipino senators, including Vicente Sotto III, Sherwin Gatchalian, and Grace Poe, believe that frontliners, not solely Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, are the true heroes in the nation's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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