Roque clarifies Metro Manila is not a 'living experiment' for COVID

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque clarified his statement referring to Metro Manila as a 'living experiment' in the government's COVID-19 response.

Roque explained that he was referring to the planned implementation of pooled testing, where one test kit is used for ten people to detect the virus more efficiently.

He admitted using the term 'experiment' was inappropriate and suggested 'pilot' or 'modeling' would be better descriptions.

Malacañang announced new initiatives in response to criticism, emphasizing that these efforts aim to help Metro Manila combat the rising COVID-19 cases.