Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go backs the proposed extension of the state of calamity in the country while COVID-19 continues to pose a threat to Filipinos.
In addition, Marcos said the government was looking for ways to continue giving healthcare workers benefits even without the declaration.“For me, as long as there is COVID, times are dangerous. As long as there is COVID, we are in a crisis because we cannot see it [the coronavirus],” he said.“Let’s not be overconfident,” he said.
On March 6, 2020, then-President Rodrigo Duterte placed the Philippines under a state of calamity for six months due to the pandemic. When the state of calamity ended in September of that year, he extended it for another year. The state of calamity allowed the government “to continue the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program, augment pandemic response funds, monitor and control prices of basic necessities and prime commodities, and provide basic services to the affected populations.”
Under a state of calamity, both the national government and local government are authorized to have a wider scope of actions to help Filipinos get through the pandemic.
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