Lawyer William Mirano, who led the group, said their caravan was held in time for the commemoration of the 36th year of Edsa Revolution as they want to exercise their freedom to choose whether to be vaccinated or not.
Mirano clarified that they are not against the vaccination, but are only opposing the move of making it mandatory.
The vaccination program in the Philippines is stipulated under Republic 11525 but Mirano stressed it was not stated that it should be made mandatory.
Since the vaccines are experimental, the people should be given a right to choose whether to get vaccinated or not, he said.
“They should experiment (it) with animals and not on human beings,” the lawyer said.
Despite opposing the mandatory vaccination, the protestors still observed health protocols during the caravan.
However, they question the use of the face mask because wearing it causes carbon dioxide inhalation which they claim is poisonous and dangerous to the human body.
Ever since its implementation two years ago, Mirano has not been wearing a face mask.
The lawyer said that he has been going around the province without being vaccinated and yet he is still alive.
“(That’s why), do not gamble on your life,” he said.
Like Mirano, another lawyer Andrea Sy, who is also not vaccinated, joined the protest.
The caravan began outside the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan and ended at the Bacolod Public Plaza where a rosary prayer was conducted.
During the caravan, tarpaulins bearing different messages against the Covid-19 vaccines and its mandatory implementation were hung at the participating-vehicles.
Some parents also joined the protest and the caravan as they expressed doubts and opposition against the ongoing inoculation of 5 to 11 year-old children.
A report from the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas showed that as of February 21, some 572,521 residents of Bacolod and 1.2 million residents of Negros Occidental are already fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Over 33,000 Bacolodnons and at least 8,000 Negrenses received their booster shots, the regional line agency added.