Published May 8, 2021, 1:14 AM
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The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) was given the green light by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management Emerging Infectious Diseases to stage the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in a bubble format on June 16 to 20 in Clark, Pampanga.
The IATF-MEID decision came from the Resolution No. 114 dated May 6 with the government approving the request of the SBP, led by its president Al Panlilio, to host the said event.
“Approving the request of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers in June 2021 to be held under a “bubble-type” setting in Clark, Pampanga,” said in the resolution under section C.1.
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Government accelerating vaccine rollout, says Bong Go as he assures equitable distribution across the country
As the country prepares for the anticipated arrival of several batches of vaccines in the coming days, Senator Christopher Bong Go said the government is exerting all efforts to ramp up and accelerate the national vaccination program while simultaneously ensuring the safety and efficacy of the procured vaccines. This is just the start. We need to do more. We need to accelerate the vaccination program in a safe, sure and secure manner, Go began in an interview on Saturday, February 27. Ang gusto ng mahal na Pangulo ay ilalagay [ang mga bakuna] sa strategic places. Of course, sa Visayas, sa mga naka-ready na pasilidad doon sa hospital sa Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (sa Cebu City). Sa Davao City, sa Southern Philippines Medical Center dahil nakapaghanda na rin sila doon. Ang gusto ni Pangulo distributed [ang mga bakuna] all over the country, he
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
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“It’s not a question anymore if the President is willing to be vaccinated in public or not because we all want to be vaccinated. We are doing this not because we are priority. Gagawin po namin ito para ipakita sa publiko na dapat magtiwala tayo sa bakuna (We will be doing this to show to the public that we should trust the vaccine),” Go said during a radio interview.
“Sabay po kami magpapabakuna, in public po, at inaantay nalang namin, pinagpipilian ng kanyang doktor kung ano pong bakuna ang pwede sa kanyang edad na pwede sa kanyang kalusugan (We will be inoculated together in public, we are just waiting for his doctor’s advice on what vaccine should be used considering the President’s age and state of health)” he added.