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Duterte urges Muslim, IP leaders to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
President Rodrigo Duterte observed that Muslims in Mindanao were refusing COVID-19 vaccination, noting unvaccinated Tausugs stranded at a port.
He suggested this resistance might be due to cultural or religious beliefs, though he acknowledged some Tausugs may no longer be hesitant.
These remarks followed an incident where unvaccinated passengers were stranded at North Harbor Terminal.
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has the lowest vaccination rate nationwide, with only 25.22% of its target population fully vaccinated.
Malacañang later clarified that Duterte was emphasizing the need for Muslim and indigenous peoples' community leaders to convince their constituents to get vaccinated, given their influence and understanding of local culture.
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