Philippines: Legality of Duterte’s order on unvaccinated individuals questioned by Commission on Human Rights

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte had announced that people who have not taken Covid-19 shots will be arrested if they disobeyed stay-at-home orders as infections hit a three-month high. - Reuters

MANILA, Jan 9 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has questioned the legality of arresting unvaccinated individuals after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered barangay officials to restrain the movement of the unvaxxed.

“While the 1987 Constitution provides that liberty of movement can be restricted in the interest of national security, public safety or public health, it still requires a law to make the said restriction legal,” Jacqueline de Guia, spokesperson for the CHR, argued in a statement.