President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a televised address on May 5, 2021 (RTVM Screenshot)
In his televised public address late Wednesday night, the Chief Executive said he ordered the withdrawal of some 1,000 jabs of Sinopharm vaccine from the Philippines.
Duterte apologized for getting the shot, the proof of which was uploaded by the Palace on Monday, May 3.
“Well, it’s the decision of my doctor. Anyway, it is my life,” he said, adding that his doctors recommended Sinopharm because of its “record” overseas.
The President earlier said he wanted himself and his family to be inoculated with Sinopharm vaccine, which is reportedly the same one used on Chinese officials, as well as in Brazil and Indonesia.