MANILA, Philippines—Kinwestyon ni Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin ang naging basehan ng paulit-ulit na paggigiit ni ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III sa polisiyang “no work no vaccine.”

Giit pa ni Garin, taliwas umano ang mga pahayag ni Bello sa pagkumbinsi sa publiko na magpabakuna kontra COVID-19.

“Ano po ba ang basehan sa kanyang pronouncements na paulit-ulit? Kasi kami po na nasa ground minsan, we keep on convincing our people, and the vaccinees to be vaccinated, but if they hear the Secretary of [Labor] repeatedly announcing media, marami po ‘yung umatras, pwede naman po pala hindi magpabakuna, okay lang,” paliwanag ni Garin.

“Para pong it’s very difficult to balance, kasi ‘yung anti-vaxxers are finding an opportunity to be very strong and convince the people ‘O sige ireklamo niyo ‘yan sa DOLE, ireklamo nyo ‘yan sa DOLE’.”

Sumagot naman si Bello na wala umanong legal na basehan ang “no vaccine no work” na polisiya.

“And it is violative of a constitutional right of a person of free choice. Unless there is a law, your honor, requiring us to be vaccinated, we cannot compel anybody to be vaccinated,” giit ni Bello.

“In the absence of a legislation to that effect, your honor, we have no legalities to compel anybody. And added to this your honor is the fact that we do not have enough supply of vaccines.” RNT/RG



Pahayag ni Bello vs ‘no vax no work’ policy pabor sa anti-vaxxers — Garin
Source: Filipino Pinoys