KC Concepcion to PH gov't: 'Don't make me another one who has lost faith in our government'
Muling nanawagan si KC Concepcion sa gobyerno para aksyunan ang tumataas na cases ng coronavirus sa bansa.
Ayon sa sunod-sunod na tweets ni KC noong Huwebes, March 26, humihingi siya ng mas mabilis na aksyon sa gobyerno lalo na sa pag-distribute ng ilang medical supplies tulad ng Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), face masks, at rapid test kits.
Aniya, “I've been told that the nation has no money to buy support medical equipment -- ICU beds, respirators -- to create makeshift medical centers. Do you really believe that? If they can't get it from the nation's budget, will our leaders then care to maybe support from out of pocket?
“We need solutions -- new medically equipped spaces, not just quarantine tents -- so that no Filipino is turned away! In South Korea it is illegal to turn patients away regardless of severity of illness! How can we turn people away and not feel the need to address the problem?
“If we lack medical staff, health care workers, we can always ask our alliances for support in the workforce -- but we need to already prepare the centers with beds, ICU equipment, respirators, and of course toilets before we can accommodate medical staff! What are we waiting for?”
Pahayag ng anak ni Sharon Cuneta, mas mabuti raw na tigilan muna ng mga pulitiko na magsisihan at mag-pokus sa mga problema na hinaharap ng bansa ngayon.
“Politicians might find it useful to stop blaming each other and just take personal initiative and mobilize their own people and find solutions with their own resources -- if they need to do it on their own, why not?
“Our mortality rate is high, can we begin to recognize that? How can it not be when the problem is: Filipinos are not getting health care, Filipinos are turned away at hospitals and no alternative centers are being prepared to treat people in? Do we expect the virus to magically disappear?
Ani pa ni KC, ayaw niyang matulad sa mga taong nawalan na ng pag-asa sa gobyerno lalo na ngayong panahon ng krisis.
“I am not a politician, there is a reason behind this. However, as a Filipino citizen who's always given our government the benefit of the doubt, now is the time to see bigger and better solutions.
“There's no other time! Don't make me another one who has lost faith in our government or our nation.
“To speak up as a Filipina who cares about her nation, I feel [like] I can't keep silent for long.
“I worry for my own life too, and just know that the nation has money and also the heart to step up now and provide much better healthcare especially at a time like this.”
Sa kanyang pagtatapos, kampante si KC na makakaraos at malalagpasan ng mga Pilipino ang krisis na hinaharap nito.
“Ito tayo, Aguila, 'di ba? Naniniwala pa rin ako na makakalipad tayo Pilipinas. Kaya natin 'to”
KC Concepcion calls for government aid to help overloaded hospitals