MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson has clarified that the second-highest leader has always been encouraging Filipinos to get vaccinated against COVID-19, amid claims from Malacaang that she has qualms over vaccines coming from China.
Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, spokesperson at the Office of the Vice President, on Friday said that there would be no problem for Robredo to appear in an infomercial with President Rodrigo Duterte himself, to increase vaccine confidence among Filipinos.
But he also stressed that it is up to Malacaang to set aside politics in the issue, as presidential spokesperson Harry Roque claimed that Robredo must first address her sta…
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