We have received censorship here in the radio station, Ma’am. We got feedback from our board of censors, prohibiting us from laughing and … from giving jokes,” she said
The mayor said station management had also directed them to read concerns and questions from listeners in full text so that other listeners “can understand what you are talking about.”
She said the censorship was the reason why she appeared to be in a more serious tone for the last three broadcasts.
Duterte’s regular program over DCDR 87.5 started March this year when the region reported its first case of COVID-19.
As of July 13, the Department of Health-Davao recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 773 with 35 deaths and 457 recoveries. Of the total cases, 562 are in Davao City, 75 in Davao del Norte, 29 in Davao del Sur, 55 in Davao de Oro, 48 in Davao Oriental, and four in Davao Occidental.
The mayor currently holds thrice-weekly interviews – on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays – to update her constituents about the COVID-19 situation in the city.[]
