MANILA, Philippines — Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate has dared Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo to “try not eating for a month” after the Palace official said no one dies from hunger as he tried to hit back at critics of Metro Manila’s “community quarantine” due to COVID-19. ADVERTISEMENT“Maybe Secretary Panelo should try not eating for a month and see what its effect would be,” he also said. One month, you still won’t die),” while he addressed those who expressed their opinions against the 30-day Metro Manila community quarantine. President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the National Capital Region on a community quarantine amid the rising number of persons infected with COVID-19. Nationwide, the Department of Health has recorded 140 persons with COVID-19, including 11 fatalities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 15, 2020 12:45 UTC