MANILA, Philippines — There would be no apology from President Rodrigo Duterte after he accused the European Union of holding hostage Covid-19 vaccines, Malacaang said Thursday.
Duterte, in a pre-recorded speech, lamented how the EU sought to restrict exports of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines to other countries. But EU reportedly said that the Philippines is exempted from export ban.
“Wala po kasi kinakailangan naman talaga ng paglilinaw kasi ang lumalabas, nagkakaroon ng vaccine nationalism at yun po yung issue na nilabas ng ating Presidente,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said when asked if the President would apologize for his remarks.
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