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The Antique provincial government has allocated P10 million for the purchase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. Antique’s provincial planning and development officer, Juliana Cepe, said Governor Rhodora Cadiao had requested the inclusion of the P10 million for the purchase of the COVID-19 vaccines in the 2021 annual budget. Cepe said the appropriation for the […]
An executive order should be issued to transfer back to the National Treasury the P33.4 billion “parked” in the bank accounts of the Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC) to buy a huge chunk of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for Filipinos, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Since the PITC is under the Department of Trade and […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is earmarking P20 million from its 2020 internal income for the purchase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to protect its employees. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said the agency will appropriate funds to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines, once they become available, will be bought through the help of the […]
With the measles outbreak spreading to Luzon, Central and Eastern Visayas, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, called on parents to have their children vaccinated to stem the spread of the outbreak. “Sa mga magulang, wag natin isawalang-bahala ang kalusugan ng ating mga anak. Pabakunahan na natin sila bago pa lumalaganap ng […]