Duterte welcomes more COVID-19 recoveries, warns threat remains

President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the rising number of COVID-19 recoveries but warned that the threat remains.

As of Monday, the Philippines reported 26,420 cases with 1,098 deaths and 6,252 recoveries.

Duterte noted that while recovery numbers are encouraging compared to other countries, he stressed that minimum health standards must be maintained as restrictions ease.

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