The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday said it was determined to protect the Philippines' maritime domain amid a new law by China that allows its coast guard to fire at foreign vessels in disputed waters.
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At least 30 vaccination sites in military camps have been approved by the Department of Health to be used during the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Sunday.
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+ February 09, 2021 THE Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) vowed on Tuesday, February 9, to support the government vaccination program but it urged the use of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) vehicles for its delivery instead of military vehicles. It is a matter of principle for the NPA to respect all humanitarian undertakings that benefit the masses. Thus, the NPA will ensure that transportation of Covid-19 vaccines will be provided a humanitarian corridor for safe and unimpeded passage in guerrilla base and zones, CPP information officer Marco Valbuena said in a statement.
The group, however, strongly suggested for the government to tap the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Philippine Red Cross and other civilian humanitarian agencies for its distribution and actual vaccination, as they were properly trained to conduct such operations and in order to encourage people to get inoculated.
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Published February 9, 2021 6:00pm The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) should not sound chivalrous” for allowing the free and safe passage of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. AFP spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo issued the remark after the CPP promised to allow the safe transport of vaccines but urged the government not to use military vehicles to deliver it. “As a matter of fact, they should have done so in many instances in the past instead of killing military personnel who were both security and workhorses in bringing relief goods to our calamity-stricken kababayans,” Arevalo said in a statement.