Celebrities are dismayed about the talk of the town, saying that politicians are asking that they should be first in line to undergo the COVID-19 testing in their own homes. This is because of the lack of COVID-19 test kits in the middle of the crisis.

On Saturday, March 21, ABS-CBN Reporter Chiara Zambrano shared a statement by the medical practitioners on the frontline.

ABS-CBN reporter mentioned in her Twitter post saying,

“This message of utter frustration was shared by a medical doctor over requests of numerous politicians to be prioritized for COVID-19 testing when the backlog is already overwhelming.”

“This is bogging down the COVID-19 testing. Politicians and their staff are now asking to be serviced in their homes by the DOH surveillance team.

“We have so many PUIs awaiting their results, and we can’t send (home) the PUMs who have been admitted the week before because we don’t have results yet, “

“Perhaps, if media can investigate this ‘palakasan’ system, we might be able to alleviate the overburdened emergency rooms. As of yesterday, ERs are already full.”

Chiara Zambrano wrote on her caption, “Muling nakikiusap ang mga doktor. Magsitigil na kayo. Hindi lang buhay niyo ang mahalaga. Pero dapat matagal niyo nang alam yan, diba. #COVID19PH.”

Jodi Sta. Maria, Karen Davila and Gretchen Ho retweeted her post.

Jodi’ message:

“Wag naman po sanang ganito. Sana pwedeng ma-disclose kung sinu-sino ang mga ito.”

Gretchen Ho said:

“Serbisyo muna, tao muna.”

Karen stated:

“Ibang klase. ‘Politicians and their staff now asking to be serviced in their homes by DOH surveillance team

“THIS. MUST. STOP. Politicians should stop feeling entitled.”

Here are some of the netizens’ reactions: