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Vaccine or jail: Philippines’ Duterte threatens to arrest Filipinos who refuse jabs | South China Morning Post

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President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said on June 22, 2021, that he will jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. His country is battling one of Asia’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks, with more than 1.3 million cases and over 23,000 deaths as of June 22. Duterte’s remarks contradicted those…

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