“Kinakailangan ma-report kung sino ‘yung mga detainee na namatay and that I think is not covered by the Data Privacy Law because they died actually not only because of COVID-19 but they also died while in the custody of the national penitentiary.”
"Once these strategies are being implemented ay bababa po ang mga [cases] at magkakarooon po tayo ng coping mechanisms para at least makakaya po natin ang COVID cases."
"This is, in fact, pro-poor because we would be prioritizing Covid-19 patients who have no means to isolate themselves inside their houses because of the reality that they do not have room to spare for self-quarantine."
Despite receiving a negative result for the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test, Roque will still push through in taking the rapid antibody test.