MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has issued show-cause orders against 13 local executives for jumping the queue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said on Wednesday.
“Meron na po tayong 11 mayors, isang governor, isang konsehal (We have 11 mayors, one governor, one councilor),” Densing said in an interview on Teleradyo.
Densing, however, did not name the officials who were issued show-cause orders.
Previously, the DILG asked five mayors to explain why they got inoculated against COVID-19 ahead of the prioritized sector.
Of the five mayors, Densing said that on…
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