Locsin confirms Duque ‘dropped the ball’ in Pfizer vaccine deal, but urges end to blame game
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 21) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr. on Monday confirmed it was Health Secretary Francisco Duque III who had “dropped the ball” in the country’s COVID-19 vaccine negotiations with American drug maker Pfizer.
Locsin, however, said the public “can’t keep on blaming,” noting that he is more “interested in results” moving forward.
“I’m not interested in recriminations, I’m interested in results,” Locsin said in an interview with CNN Philippines’
The Source. “We can’t keep blaming.”
Locsin, Pompeo talk about reinforcing ‘binding’ South China Sea arbitral ruling
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 19) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. and his US counterpart recently talked about reinforcing the “binding nature” of the Philippines’ arbitration win in the South China Sea dispute, the US Department of State disclosed on Saturday.
Locsin also announced his “great phone conversation” with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday night. In a tweet, he said the top Washington official committed to try his best to help the Philippines secure COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer following an allegedly bungled deal.
Galvez says PH still on track with vaccine plans, admits delays in negotiations
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 19) Vaccine Czar and COVID-19 task force chief implementer Carlito Galvez, Jr. said the country is on track in its vaccine procurement plans amid delays met during negotiations. We want to assure our countrymen that we are on track in the implementation of our Philippine National Vaccine Roadmap and there have been maybe some delays in our negotiations but still we were able to make up, said Galvez in a statement on Friday.
Locsin secures US Secretary of State Pompeo’s help in ‘getting back’ Pfizer vaccines
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 19) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has committed to help the Philippines secure COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer following an allegedly bungled deal.
This was among the topics discussed by the two officials during their great phone conversation Friday night, Locsin disclosed in a tweet on Saturday.
“I asked him to help Babe (Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez) and I get back even a fraction of the 10 million doses of Pfizer after someone dropped the ball. He’ll give it his best try,” Locsin said.
Duque denies corruption as senators warn of criminal raps over Pfizer deal
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 18) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday denied corruption surrounding the bungled deal for the Philippines supposed 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer, even as senators warned that the Department of Health may face criminal charges for the delayed transaction. I think it’s really tragic, and to an extent criminal on their (DOH) part for having missed the chance of acquiring 10 million vaccines, Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, told CNN Philippines