MANILA, Philippines — A law or local ordinance is needed to warrant the arrest of people who do not want to get the vaccine against the deadly COVID-19, Malacaang said Tuesday.
According to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the country’s jurisprudence allows the government to compel mandatory vaccination but that such action would still need a law or ordinance to provide for the punishment of people unwilling to get jabbed against the disease.
“Sa jurisprudence ng Pilipinas at America, pupuwede ma-compel, pupwede maipatupad ang compulsory vaccination pero kinakailangan ng legal na basehan so kinakailangan natin either ng ordinansa or ng batas na magpapataw ng parusa doon…
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