The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) yesterday, July 14, recognized and adopted the designations of the individual components of the national strategy against COVID-19.

The Palace notes the July 3-6 National Mobile Survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS), which shows that a majority of adult Filipinos believe that Congress should renew the franchise of ABS-CBN Corporation.

The decision of the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises denying the franchise application of ABS-CBN Corporation is a sole prerogative of Congress that we in the Executive recognize.

The acknowledgment of the World Health Organization (WHO) that Covid-19 may be passed through air is something we leave to the health experts. We will be fully supportive of ideas based on science and hard data.

The Palace welcomes the announcement of Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña on the start of the government-funded study looking on the use of convalescent blood plasma as one of the modes of therapy for Covid-19.

We confirm that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11479, or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, today, 3 July 2020.

The concern of the Bangsamoro leaders on the Anti-Terrorism Bill has reached the Palace.

The Palace wishes to reiterate that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s schedule for today, 3 July 2020, is in Zamboanga City.

We note the comments of Senator Franklin Drilon on the effect of the sunset clause in Republic Act No. 11469, otherwise known as the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.

We find it unfortunate that Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo, notwithstanding President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s call to stop finger-pointing, has once again engaged in nitpicking to criticize the government’s COVID-19 response.