ANGEL Locsin disagrees with President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent statement about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
As the country marked its first year since it was placed under quarantine because of the pandemic on March 15, the president was quoted saying, “Do not despair. Kaya natin ito COVID-19 na ito. Maliit na bagay ito sa buhay natin.”
Angel shared a screenshot of the statement of the head of state on her Instagram Stories originally posted by ABS-CBN News.
Angel then voiced out her disagreement with what Duterte said. The actress remarked, “Maliit na bagay? Baka po sa inyo, Sir. Para sa amin po kasi malaki.”
The actress added, “Malaking utang. Malaking taas ng cases. Malaking human rights violations.”
Meanwhile, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made some clarifications about the president’s statement and stressed that the head of state is not belittling the pandemic.
Angel has been at the forefront of providing aid to those who were affected by the pandemic since last year.
In June last year, Angel alongside her friends Anne Curtis and Dimples Romana spearheaded the “Shop and Share” initiative which aimed to provide COVID-19 test kits to marginalized Filipinos.
In April 2020, she also was able to raise funds for her #UniTentWeStandPH initiative which aimed to provide hospital tents to COVID-19 hospitals.(Push)
