MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte considers as a “gray area” the issue of local chief executives who jump the priority line for the COVID-19 vaccination if their purpose is to boost their constituents’ confidence in the vaccines.
“I think it’s a universal excuse — so that their constituents won’t be afraid [to be vaccinated,” Duterte said in a pre-recorded speech that aired Wednesday.
“For me, that’s somewhat a gray area,” he said, adding that “it would require a certain amount of legal study.”
Earlier, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued show-cause orders to five mayors for jumping the priority line for COVID-19 vaccines.
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