MANILA, Philippines — Local government officials who skipped the line for COVID-19 vaccination will still get their second dose, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday.
DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing made this assurance after the department issued show-cause orders to five mayors for getting vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the prioritized sector.
“Opo, ibibigay pa rin naman ang second dose so swerte naman nila,” DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said in a Laging Handa public briefing.
(Yes, they will still get their second dose, so they’re very lucky.)
However, these local chiefs could face administrative cases sh…
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