President Rodrigo Duterte has stripped local government units (LGUs) of their duty to provide emergency relief to areas affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.

In his address to the nation on Wednesday night, Duterte said he had designated Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista to take over the distribution effort after receiving complaints that there were local politicians who were pocketing dole-outs.

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