Sen. Pia Cayetano
(Senate Public Relations & Information Bureau)
Cayetano, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, said passage of the CREATE bill into law would help end business uncertainty and usher the Philippines into economic recovery from the pandemic.
The senator said she has already met informally with the members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives to discuss the disagreeing provisions in the versions of the two chambers.
“I would like to report to the Filipino people and to our business community that the CREATE bill, the landmark legislation that the Senate passed in November last year, is finally moving forward,” Cayetano said.
Sen. Pia Cayetano
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Cayetano issued the clarification as a co-sponsor in the Senate of Republic Act 11494, saying this is allowed dprovide they comply with the standards set by government authorities and existing laws.
“The government has no exclusive authority to procure and import COVID-19 vaccines. This is not debatable. The provision under Bayanihan 2 clearly states this,” Cayetano said in a statement.
Section 12 of the Bayanihan 2 law, states that “nothing in this Act shall prohibit private entities from conducting research, developing, manufacturing, importing, distributing or selling COVID-19 vaccine sourced from registered pharmaceutical companies, subject to the provisions of this Act and existing laws, rules and regulations.
Published December 16, 2020, 2:44 PM
Senator Pia S. Cayetano has filed a resolution calling for a Senate inquiry on the status of the country’s procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and other medical supplies needed for inoculation, as well as the implementation of the country’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Sen. Pia Cayetano
(Senate Public Relations & Information Bureau / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Cayetano’s Senate Resolution 597 filed last Monday stated that “[T]there is a need to review and examine our existing policies and programs to expedite the purchase of [COVID-19] vaccines and the necessary medical supplies to inoculate the desired number of the population, while ensuring that other health protocols necessary to deal with COVID-19 continue to be improved and implemented.’’
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