MANILA, Philippines — Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo has belied a local executive’s claim that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is slow, saying that was a thing of the past when the country had few vials.
Panelo, who spoke during President Rodrigo Duterte’s pre-recorded briefing on Thursday night, said that what critics of the administration must do right now is to unite with them in fighting the pandemic and refrain from mudslinging.
“Eh sala sa lamig, sala sa init eh, ‘di mo malaman sa halip na matuwa tayo, palagi nila sinasabi mabagal. Ngayon naman daw iba naman ang reklamo, meron namang isa dyan, alkalde. Mabagal daw ang rollout,” Panelo told Duterte.
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