Duterte cancels Davao trip, to spend Holy Week in Manila -Palace

President Rodrigo Duterte will spend the Holy Week in Manila to supervise the government’s containment measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

In a televised briefing on Wednesday, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte will continue working from the Bahay Pagbagago inside the Malacañang Complex.

“He will continue to function and perform his duties as President. He will continue to monitor and then give directives sa lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno sa anumang kaganapan na nangangailangan ng kanyang pagtugon,” Panelo said.

“Tuloy-tuloy ang kanyang pag-monitor sa mga kaganapan dito sa ating pakikibaka sa coronavirus.”

Duterte was supposed to fly to his hometown Davao City on Tuesday to be with his family and to celebrate the birthday of his teenage daughter Veronica, but the President decided to cancel his trip, Panelo said.

The President earlier placed himself under quarantine as a precautionary measure. --KBK, GMA News