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File photo MANILA - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Ano on Sunday said he strongly agrees with the decision of some local government units (LGU) chiefs to allow only the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old with the consent of their parents or guardians. "Parent's consent is a requirement before any child is administered with Covid (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine," he said. Ano said the consent of the parents whose children will undergo the vaccines is something that should be done. Ano made this comment after Quezon City Mayor Josefina "Joy" Belmonte, Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon "Rex" Gatchalian, Malabon City Mayor Antolin "Lenlen" Oreta III, and Navotas City Mayor Tobias "Toby" Tiangco issued the condition separately even as vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. assured the public that the jabs were "safe and have been studied by scientists across the globe." In justifying