Published December 29, 2020, 4:07 PM
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will rally behind the soldiers who got the first dibs of an unregistered COVID-19 vaccine if cases against them are filed in court, a military spokesperson revealed Tuesday.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed that the vaccines administered to select members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have no official documents and may have been smuggled, which could prompt authorities to file administrative and civil cases against them.
“We would have to face the music. Kung ang magiging kabayaran ng pagtupad ng kanilang tungkulin ay sila ay kakasuhan (If the price of the fulfillment of their duties is they will be charged), then we may have to defend them in court,” said Major General Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson.