Lorenzana honors COVID-19 frontliners on Independence Day

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana honored frontliners battling COVID-19 on the Philippines' 122nd Independence Day.

Lorenzana compared the current health crisis to historical moments when Filipino heroes fought for freedom, emphasizing the need for courage and self-sacrifice.

The AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. urged Filipinos to use their freedom as an opportunity to serve the country better and thanked them for supporting efforts to contain COVID-19.

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