Manila Bulletin
Duterte tells local execs: Convince your constituents to get COVID-19 shot or face sanctions
President Rodrigo Duterte urged local government officials, including mayors and barangay captains, to identify and convince unvaccinated constituents to get inoculated.
Duterte warned local chief executives that they might face sanctions from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) if they fail to convince their constituents to get vaccinated.
The President noted that approximately 25 million Filipinos have received their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, with the administration aiming to vaccinate a total of 50 million individuals by the end of the year.
He emphasized the need to ramp up the vaccination rate, stating that the country cannot reach its target if daily inoculations plateau.
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