TACLOBAN CITY—Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez said he was ready to face the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) following his decision to get injected with coronavirus vaccine ahead of the city’s frontline workers.
“If I have violated any guidelines, I am willing to face the consequences,” said Romualdez, 58.
“I am only for the protection of our people. I have said it before that I am willing to be vaccinated first just to encourage our people to have themselves vaccinated,” he added.
On Monday (March 22), Romualdez was injected with CoronaVac, the vaccine made by Chinese company Sinovac, but it didn’t sit well with the DILG.
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