MANILA, Philippines —President Rodrigo Duterte issued a stern warning on Monday night to all government employees: “Do not hinder or obstruct the smooth flow [of COVID-19 vaccines], which you can see now, from the time of arrival to the time of clearance.”
In his pre-recorded briefing, Duterte said people not involved in the transport and storage of the vaccines should not interfere as only the Inter-Agency Task Force against Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) was authorized to take charge of anything related to the vaccines.
He mentioned the Bureau of Customs, saying partly in Filipino: “Your only job at Customs is to look [at the documents]. You have no business opening [the sh…
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