What functions of speech acts are observed in the latest news in the Philippines?

 

If you are asking for functions of speech acts regarding philippines news then the answer will be requests and commands. Today we are battling COVID and the effects of the past typhoons, news are all about requests for donations and community extensions towards the victim and commands about following the strict Quarantine protocols to stop the spreading of virus.

If you are asking for the type of speech act, the answer will be illocutionary act the performance of an act in saying something. Specifically Directive and Commissive.

Directive: an illocutionary act for getting the addressee to do something.

E.g. ordering, commanding, daring, defying, challenging

In the Philippine context today, The President and any other government official are ordering and commanding us to follow strict rules on battling COVID such as wearing facemasks and faceshields, avoiding social gatherings and maintaining social distancing.

 Commissive: an illocutionary act for getting the speaker (i.e. the one performing the speech act) to do something.

E.g. promising, threatening, intending, vowing to do or to refrain from doing something

In response to the violators of government policies about COVID Quarantine protocols, the administrators especially the Philippine National Police are threathening them by stating that they will be arrested. Another evidence or example will be the promise of the upcoming vaccine to be available next year. The Duterte administration promised that their priority will be the families who are living in poor conditions.