As the Philippines faces one of Asia's worst outbreaks, with over 1.3 million infections and over 23,000 deaths, President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to imprison those who refuse to be vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus.

COVID-19 vaccine or jail, Duterte tells Filipinos: ‘You choose’

"People who refuse to get vaccinated will be arrested," said Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during a pre-recorded televised public address. "Go to India if you want, or somewhere else, to America," he advised the vaccine decliners.

'Go to India or US': Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte warns anti-vaxxers

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown to stop people flouting a virus lockdown in the nation's capital. Duterte spoke a day after authorities reported an upsurge of cars on Manila's roads, which have been nearly deserted since a sweeping lockdown was imposed a month ago on about half the country's 110 million people.

Philippines' Duterte threatens martial law-like virus crackdown