Duterte: Gov't won't meddle in LGUs' Covid vaccine purchase

THE national government will not meddle with the acquisition plans of the local government units (LGUs) and the private sector, President Rodrigo Duterte said, saying his administration welcomes any procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines even "outside of government structure."

In his taped public address aired on Wednesday night, Duterte insisted that the government was "not forcing anybody" to join its Covid-19 vaccination efforts.