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An image is circulating in social media posts in the Philippines that claim it shows a vaccination exemption card. The card -- which features a QR code -- spread online as the government announced temporary restrictions for the unvaccinated in January 2022 as the country battled a record surge in Covid infections. However, the card is a fake, according to multiple government

PAO Chief Persida Rueda Acosta Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida V. Rueda Acosta, who had confessed she has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to health reasons, appealed to Education Secretary Leonor M. Briones to address the “no vaccination, no wor

Throughout the year, we have been keeping you up to date on noteworthy developments across the region with our Regional Round-up Publications. As we…

Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III slammed Tuesday, Jan. 25 the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for adopting a ‘’no vaccination, no ride’’ rule which ‘’disguises as a health policy but in reality it forces one to get vaccinated.’’ Sotto’s criticism was contained in privilege speech that he d

"Requiring vaccination as a prerequisite to restoring to work on-site is a form of coercion depriving Filipinos of their constitutional right to make informed decisions about their personal health," the group said. 

Two women who were allegedly manufacturing and selling fake vaccination cards were arrested by police in an entrapment operation on Friday afternoon, Jan. 21, in Brgy. Tumana in Marikina City. Police Col. Benliner L. Capili, the Chief-of-Police of the Marikina City Police Station (CPS), identified

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) took up the cudgels for the country’s unvaccinated persons against policies and local ordinances which restrict their movements “despite lack of law” on mandatory vaccination against COVID-19. Local government u

Instead of implementing a restrictive and discriminating policy, the Move as One Coalition said the Philippine government should instead focus on ensuring proper ventilation in public transport and terminals, increasing public transport supply and allowing more public transport to operate, increasing the budget and distributing the financial aid for 2022, and the monitoring of the minimum public health standards.

THE Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has called on government policy-makers for Covid-19 pandemic to review the various restrictions being implemented against unvaccinated people as these tend to violate their constitutional rights. The IBP was particularly referring to the “no vaccine, no ride policy” and the “no vaccine-stay home…

Gemma Parina, the unvaccinated street vendor who hurled invectives against government for implementing the highly controversial ‘no vax, no ride policy’, need not apologize for her video outburst that went viral on social media. Presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao made this comment as he poin