Gov’t does not impose no vaccine, no work policy- PIA DG

PIA Dir. Gen. Mon Cualoping in an interview with Energy FM 91.1 Digos

DIGOS CITY, July 6 (PIA) – Director General Ramon Cualoping III of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) has emphasized that the government does not impose the “no vaccine, no work” and “no vaccine, no travel” policies.

Cualoping clarified this concern raised by a resident of Davao del Sur during a live radio interview on Energy FM Digos over the weekend.

The PIA Undersecretary also stressed that there is no policy that getting vaccinated is mandatory to all.

“Walang polisiya ang gobyerno sa ilalim ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte na mandatory ang bakuna sa lahat. Kasi human right yan. It is guaranteed and enshrined in the Constitution. It is the choice of a person, same way as we cannot mandate everyone to undergo drug test,” he stated.

Cualoping though asked the assistance of the media in Davao del Sur to help the government make people understand on the importance of getting vaccinated.

“It’s very important to convince the most number of people to be inoculated, to be immunized. This is the only way to move forward,” he stated as he expressed optimism on the government’s goal to contain the virus by October and achieve herd immunity by December this year.

“With the vaccines, we save lives,” the PIA official emphasized.

Amid the disinformation and misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines flourishing on social media, Cualoping has appealed to the constituents of Davao del Sur to believe and get information only from experts, and not from fake news.

“Maniwala lamang sa eksperto. Wala ni isa sa atin ang may gusto mamatay na kababayan. Ang gusto natin matapos na ang pandemya,” he urged.

“Konting tiis na lang. We’ve been through the worst already on COVID-19. A few months of little more sacrifice in order for us to experience better days,” Cualoping further called on. (CLC/PIA-XI)

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