MANILA, Philippines — Authorities are investigating reports of clandestine online selling of COVID-19 vaccination slots by people who were reported to have connections with local government units (LGUs). Entrepreneur Nina Dizon Cabrera shared with the Inquirer her exchange with a person offering to sell vaccination slots from San Juan and Mandaluyong local governments. Martin (not his real name) from Las Piñas said his college classmate offered to sell vaccination slots in Mandaluyong. ADVERTISEMENTIn a statement on Friday, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora denied any involvement of the city government’s staff in an alleged vaccine-for-a-fee scheme circulating on social media. “Whoever is claiming to have a contact within the San Juan City LGU selling our vaccine slots is propagating a scam, which members of the San Juan City Vaccination Team is not part of,” Zamora said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 21, 2021 21:42 UTC