TOLENTINO LAUDS MALACAÑANG DECISION TO ALLOW LGUS TO PROCURE COVID-19 VACCINES
Senator Francis Tol N. Tolentino, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Local Government, today said that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte s decision to allow local government units (LGUs) to procure COVID-19 vaccines under a tripartite agreement among the LGUs, the national government, and pharmaceutical firms will ensure that all Filipinos, even those who are not among the priority list of the national government, are inoculated.
According to Tolentino, vaccinating the most number of Filipinos possible will be an important step to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19.
Early this week, Metro Manila mayors bared their plans and budgets for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for their constituents.
The case against his co-accused, President of Excelgard Security and Research Services Inc. Ma. Flordeliza Macapagal Angel, has been archived because she remains at large.
The two of them were initially slapped with a violation of Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for hiring 95 security guards in addition to the existing 108 security guards back on December 4, 2008.
Ramirez allegedly hired them without authority from the PSC Board and without the conduct of public bidding, which is required under R.A. 6847 or An Act Creating and Establishing the PSC and R.A. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act, respectively.
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