Villar clarifies: Work harder remarks not aimed at frontliners

Senator Cynthia Villar clarified her controversial remarks on Sunday, August 2, stating that her call for people to work harder was not directed at medical frontliners but at the government and DOH.

Villar emphasized that she was referring to all sectors, particularly the Department of Health and PhilHealth, needing improvement in their response to curb the transmission of the disease.

In a previous statement, Villar had drawn public outrage for suggesting that health workers 'need to work hard' despite being overwhelmed by the pandemic.