'I agree with the President. COVID-19 specifically is no longer the cause of any 'calamity' here in the Philippines,' Pimentel said in a message to reporters.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Saturday backed the position of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was hesitant to extend the state of the calamity in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I'm still very, very hesitant to continue the state of calamity, to extend it, because again, we are not in a state of calamity anymore, technically speaking," Marcos said.
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