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This study identifies the reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the City of Tarlac. The findings served as basis for leaders, policy makers, program planners, health organizations, health care workers, the government and other concerned individuals plan for future efforts to increase vaccine acceptance that may eventually lead to herd immunity against COVID-19. The participants of the study are fifteen (15) Filipino citizens residing within the top ten (10) barangays that have the highest rate of vaccine hesitancy in the City of Tarlac, aging from eighteen (18) years old and above, and have not yet received the COVID-19 vaccine or took them too long to get vaccinated. The study used the case study method using descriptive-narrative method in gathering data. The study found that most of the reasons for vaccine hesitancy of the participants are the fear of side effects, effectiveness, misinformation and lack of information regarding vaccines. Most of the problems that they have encountered are the long waiting time, being far from vaccination sites and the exposure to other people. The study recommends cascading information to the citizens, bringing the vaccination program closer to them, and making a more orderly vaccination area