“ We are only the donee sa mga donor at tinaggap natin ‘yan with the conditions. Duterte: Follow WHO conditionsĭuterte on Wednesday underscored that the doses must only go to medical frontliners because future deliveries of vaccines donated by the World Health Organization (WHO) depend on it. This means the panel did not consider the purpose of increasing vaccine acceptance as a reason to divert precious vaccine doses from health workers.
The experts’ panel had rejected the pandemic task force’s proposal to allocate vaccines for “influencers,” including government officials whose inoculation could boost vaccine acceptance among Filipinos. The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group for COVID-19 Vaccines had clearly said that the over one million vaccine doses currently in the country were reserved for the nation’s 1.7 million health workers. This was the reason cited by at least one of the mayors, Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez.īut 3 weeks ago, Duterte’s own spokesperson Harry Roque had labelled the vaccination of non-healthcare workers, save for a handful of government officials, as breaches in protocol. Because at first, people were saying I should get vaccinated first.) (If the purpose is really to show the constituency that it is safe, I’m not so – there is a gray area there. “If the purpose is really to show the constituency that it is safe, hindi ko maano masyado – there is a gray area there. ‘Gray area’ĭuterte floated that the officials might be liable for malversation or estafa and ordered government officials to file complaints with the Office of the Ombudsman if the mayors are in the wrong.īut the President also said there could be a “gray area” if the mayors say they got vaccinated in order to increase vaccine confidence among their constituents. Like, us first before them.),” said Duterte. (The mentality that we should prioritize them. “We want to please everybody, especially friends. Then he said he “understands” the “penchant of Filipinos” to grant favors to friends. “ Hindi nasunod kasi may iba – ang balita ko naibigay sa mga anak ng mga artista at iba pa (The priority list wasn’t followed because I heard that the vaccines were given to children of actors and others). He mentioned that a child of a celebrity was among those who jumped the line. Mayor Virgilio Mendez – San Miguel, Boholĭuterte also said there were other officials and non-health workers in a list compiled by the government, but he declined to read the names publicly.Mayor Victoriano Torres III – Alicia, Bohol.Mayor Sulpicio Villalobos – Sto Niño, South Cotabato.Mayor Dibu Tuan – T’boli, South Cotabato.Mayor Alfred Romualdez – Tacloban City, Leyte.He read out the names of 9 mayors who were found to have skipped the vaccine line: The President called a meeting with pandemic task force officials on Wednesday evening, March 24, to bring up the controversy. President Rodrigo Duterte wants 9 mayors to explain why they were administered with COVID-19 vaccines when these are reserved for medical frontliners.
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