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DILG eyes charges vs Mark Anthony Fenandez, Parañaque City mayor over vaccination special treatment
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.
DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III stated that Mayor Olivarez could be held liable for command responsibility.
The DILG is also gathering legal bases to file a case against Fernandez himself.
Densing dismissed Olivarez's explanation that Fernandez was on the substitute list due to comorbidities, noting Fernandez admitted to being healthy.
Densing expressed anger over Fernandez jumping the line, despite World Health Organization pronouncements prioritizing healthcare workers.
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DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III expressed suspicion over actor Mark Anthony Fernandez's COVID-19 vaccination in Parañaque City.
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Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that 95 percent of the city's 3,800 medical frontliners have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued show cause orders to a total of thirteen officials, including twelve mayors and one councilor, for allegedly violating the COVID-19 vaccine priority list.
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The Presidential Palace has requested an investigation into the vaccination of Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez against COVID-19.
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Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III expressed dismay that actor Mark Anthony Fernandez received a COVID-19 vaccine in Parañaque City despite not being on the priority list.
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