Senators reject 'no vaccine, no 4Ps subsidy' proposalThis June 22, 2021 photo shows individuals lining up at a mall in Manila to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. The Palace said it supports the DILG's proposal but also said the 4Ps Act would have to be amended to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for beneficiaries. Sen. Joel Villanueva said any proposal to write such a provision into the DSWD's budget for 2022 would be "dead on arrival in the Senate." Sen. Francis Pangilinan in his own statement statement released Sunday said the issue with the vaccine rollout seems to be the availability of the jabs and brand preference rather than the refusal of some to be inoculated. As of this writing, only 27% of the country's total population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Star November 09, 2021 02:22 UTC