Manila Bulletin
Only Covid vaxxed persons allowed in indoor religious services- Año
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is enforcing a policy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) requiring individuals to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend indoor religious services.
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año instructed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to collaborate with BARMM officials in implementing this Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) guideline.
Año stated that the measure aims to protect Muslim individuals attending services inside mosques, allowing only the vaccinated to enter.
This directive comes as the government plans special vaccination days in BARMM to address the region's low vaccination rate, alongside other areas like Regions 12 and 7.
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