MANILA, Philippines — Some senators on Tuesday questioned President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat of arrest versus people refusing to get inoculated against the COVID-19 disease.
“If one refuses inoculation, what law did he/she violate?” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said in a tweet.
If one refuses inoculation, what law did he/she violate?
— Tito Sotto (@sotto_tito) June 22, 2021
“There are many ways of convincing our people to undergo vaccination without resorting to unlawful actions,” he added in a separate message to reporters when sought for comment on Duterte’s admonishment.
In his weekly Monday night briefing, Duterte warned of having those who decline COVID-19 vaccination arrested.
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