Duterte’s legal counsel: No need for new law to arrest vaccine deniers | Evening wRap

Play Video

Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Panelo contradicts Roque, Guevarra: No new law needed to arrest vaccine deniers

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo again departs from the views of other lawyers advising President Rodrigo Duterte.  In a statement Wednesday, June 23, Panelo says no new law is required to arrest persons who refuse to get vaccinated from COVID-19.

• DOH classifies Metro Manila as ‘low-risk’ area for COVID-19

The health department on Wednesday, June 23, classifies Metro Manila as a ‘low-risk’ area due to its decreasing number of COVID-19 cases.

• Leni-Isko for 2022? Vaccine project tests the waters

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Tuesday, June 22, teams up with Vice President Leni Robredo for the pilot run of the Vaccine Express, a drive-through vaccination effort for tricycle, pedicab, and delivery drivers.

• Trust in news from social media decreases, ABS-CBN reach tumbles in 2021 Reuters study

A report commissioned by the Reuters Institute shows Filipinos believe that the government and politicians are the top sources of misinformation on the coronavirus, with 34% of the sample believing so. – Rappler.com