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No jab, no entry rule in Lapu-Lapu City 'discriminatory, prescriptive': Año

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/07/28/20210722-covid-vaccine-jannsen-san-juan-md-5661.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>San Juan City residents and workers receive Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots on July 22, 2021. Recipients under the A2 and A3 category are prioritized for the single-dose vaccine shot. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday opposed an executive order issued in Lapu-Lapu City denying unvaccinated individuals entry to several establishments.</p><p>&quot;Hindi pa napapanahon &#x27;yung mga ganiyang policy kasi discriminatory pa rin siya at very prescriptive sa mga hindi pa bakunado,&quot; he told Teleradyo.</p><p>(The time is not yet right for this kind of policy because it&#x27;s still discriminatory and very prescriptive for those not vaccinated.)</p><p>Starting Aug. 25, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=361436652019310&amp;set=pcb.361437275352581">only vaccinated persons are allowed to enter public and private markets</a>, including department stores, supermarkets, grocery stores and convenience stores, in Lapu-Lapu City.</p><p>Año stressed that the country still lacks enough vaccine supply and has yet to attain &quot;population protection&quot; as it is focusing vaccinations in specific areas and inoculating the most vulnerable.</p><p>He said his office was coordinating with Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard &quot;Ahong&quot; Chan to iron out the order.</p><p>&quot;Para sa akin, huwag nating i-discriminate &#x27;yung hindi bakunado. Bakunahan natin sila. Maraming paraan para sila ay maengganyo,&quot; Año said.</p><p>(For me, let&#x27;s not discriminate the unvaccinated. Let&#x27;s vaccinate them. There are many ways to encourage them.)</p><p>The country has so far administered 18.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with at least 6.8 million individuals fully vaccinated and 11.3 million vaccinated with the first dose. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1736160" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In a separate interview, Chan said the city government was giving its residents nearly a month to receive the anti-virus jabs.</p><p>&quot;How to encourage my constituents to get vaccine? Ito lang ang paraan na nakikita ko (This is the only way I know),&quot; he also told Teleradyo.</p><p>Two days after releasing Executive Order No. 2021-040, which received flak on social media, Chan said the number of vaccinated persons increased to 5,000 daily.</p><p>The city government has so far administered more than 70,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p>&quot;Siguro (Maybe), in the end of the month, we have 210,000 vaccinated sa lugar natin (in our place),&quot; the mayor said.</p><p>Chan said he was imposing a strict order because the number of COVID-19 cases in the city was increasing.</p><p>As of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DOH7govph/posts/1172524593216044">July 27</a>, Lapu-Lapu City has recorded 8,164 COVID-19 cases, of which 6,961 have recovered while 182 died from the disease. The city currently has 1,021 active cases or patients still battling COVID-19.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1736161" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday opposed an executive order issued in Lapu-Lapu City denying unvaccinated individuals entry to several establishments.</p>

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday opposed an executive order issued in Lapu-Lapu City denying unvaccinated individuals entry to several establishments.