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'Palakasan o nagkabayaran?' DILG exec suspicious of 'Gwaping' actor's vaccination
DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III expressed suspicion over actor Mark Anthony Fernandez's COVID-19 vaccination in Parañaque City.
Densing alleged that a "payoff" or "patronage system" might have led to Fernandez's inoculation, as he is not a medical frontliner and therefore not on the A1 priority list.
The DILG official also criticized Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez for allowing Fernandez to be vaccinated ahead of senior citizens (A2 priority sector).
Densing stated that Olivarez was "making up stories" by claiming Fernandez was on the substitution list for individuals with co-morbidities (A3 priority).
He pointed out that the city did not provide a list of substitutes, making the situation doubtful.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is planning to file a case against Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez for alleged special treatment of actor Mark Anthony Fernandez, who was inoculated with the coronavirus vaccine ahead of healthcare workers.
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