03/04/2020
STATEMENT BY MAYOR INDAY SARA DUTERTE ON FEDERALISM AND COVID-19 ARTICLE CIRCULATING ONLINE
This is to inform the public that the article “Mayor Inday Sarah Duterte’s point of view” is not mine nor does it reflect my actual views about federalism and how the national government is responding to the Covid-19 health crisis.
The article has been making the rounds on social media and has been shared and reposted by supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte — particularly popular among those who are pushing for a federalism form of government.
Everything about the said article was never mine — from the misspelled “Sarah” to the glaring grammatical errors to the ridiculous syntax or to the whole idea of federalism.
How the article was presented as my commentary on federalism vis-a-vis the fight against Covid-19 was insulting.
The authors of the article should be ashamed of themselves for the horrible work they have done with the article and for manipulating and fooling the public.
Those who have read the article, shared it on their social media accounts, and were convinced that the views expressed there were actually mine should be equally ashamed of themselves for agreeing to become propagators of fake information apparently manufactured to peddle an agenda.
The Duterte administration is facing a formidable enemy these days and President Rodrigo Duterte needs the support of the entire country to bring the enemy down, protect the public from infection, and prevent more deaths.
Any form of misinformation, any attempt to fool the public, any move to use me or any other person to push an agenda is a painful counterproductive measure that would only worsen the situation as it would never help the Duterte government win over the deadly virus.
I humbly ask the public, particularly the supporters of President Duterte, to be always circumspect in dealing with information online.
I also ask the supporters of the Duterte administration to stand strong with each other, and continue to support your government.
Thank you very much.
