ASEAN HEADLINES: MANILA- 100,000 Chinese in PH vaccinated, says Chinoy leader

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MANILA, Philippines — Some 100,000 Chinese based in the Philippines were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine in December, according to prominent Chinese-Filipino civic leader Teresita Ang-See.

See made the disclosure on Monday, amid a controversy over the vaccination of troops from the Presidential Security Group (PSG) although there is no approved COVID-19 vaccine in the country yet.

“We brought it to the attention of authorities because, for me, it’s OK that they get vaccinated, because we do not have much control with them,” Ang See said at the Tapatan sa Aristocrat forum held online.

“We do not have … basis to catch … them, especially the Pogo (Philippine offshore gaming operator) workers,” she said.

Ang See, who is also an academic, writer and activist, gained renown in the 1990s when she championed the rights and welfare of Chinese-Filipinos amid threats to their lives at the time. She is the founding president of Kaisa Heritage Center, which operates the Bahay Tsinoy Museum of Chinese in Philippine Life.

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