Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said that Metro Manila mayors expressed concern about the proposed House Bill in allowing local government units to negotiate directly with vaccine manufacturers for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has filed a bill authorizing local government units (LGUs) to directly purchase from manufacturers their choice of coronavirus disease (COVID 19) vaccines without going through the long process of a public bidding.
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco
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“The next crucible in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is the speedy procurement and effective administration of vaccines against the deadly disease,” Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said. “Time is of the essence. Each day of delay is very costly for the government, and leaves many of our vulnerable countrymen exposed to the dangers of this disease.”