Manila Bulletin
DFA: Filipinos should unite to free PH from COVID-19
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. urged Filipinos to unite against the COVID-19 pandemic, likening the fight to historical struggles for independence.
He emphasized the importance of cooperation in enforcing community quarantine measures, calling them the "longest, strictest, and therefore, the smartest lockdown in the world."
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) also marked the country's 122nd Independence Day with a call for unity against the pandemic.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana paid tribute to frontliners and compared their sacrifices to those of past Filipino heroes.
AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. stated that the nation's freedoms are threatened by the pandemic and urged the public to do their part.
Both Locsin and the DND/AFP leadership stressed the need for courage, perseverance, and service to overcome the health crisis.
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