ODDLY, the government was very communicative and talkative about the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 2019) last Saturday.

Three executive departments issued separate and different statements on the virus outbreak. And President Rodrigo Duterte and Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat issued their respective assurances to the public that it is safe and still fun to travel in the country and that tourism activities and mass gatherings can proceed as planned.

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