Duterte reopens Philippine economy but ‘can’t be like Trump, Bolsonaro’ as Covid-19 cases rise

President Rodrigo Duterte said he could not emulate the “devil-may-care attitude” of Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro – his American and Brazilian counterparts – towards the Covid-19 pandemic, as he announced a gradual reopening of the Philippines’ economy despite a continued rise in cases.“We cannot afford really a total epidemic or pandemonium. We are poor, we cannot afford to gamble,” Duterte said on Wednesday. “We are still grappling with the first wave.”He said he would “have to be very…

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