February 19, 2021
Bong Go lauds PRRD for certifying as urgent bill fast-tracking vaccine purchases, welcomes issuance of memo order permitting advance payments by LGUs
In a statement released on Thursday, February 18, Senator Christopher Bong Go lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for certifying as urgent a measure which will expedite the procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to the public. Ang panukalang ito ay para mas mapabilis ang pagkuha natin ng sapat, ligtas at epektibong mga bakuna para sa mga Pilipino, said Go. Importante na maisabatas ito sa lalong madaling panahon dahil malaking parte ito ng ating National COVID-19 Vaccine Roadmap upang tuloy-tuloy na ang pag-roll-out ng mga bakuna sa ating bansa, he continued.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.
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“Not true. We were among the first to react in that (vaccine) and other anti-Covid aspects. But feared mistakes too much. Natural,” Locsin said in a tweet.
When confronted by a netizen about Galvez’s direct admission, Locsin maintained that the cabinet members hit their targets when all of them were called by President Duterte to “get going.”
“No, we were not. Duterte called the Cabinet and each of us to get going; I did, and so did Del (Defense Sec. Lorenzana), (Finance Sec. Carlos) Dominguez, everybody whose department was involved in the Covid fight. All of us hit our targets… and then… Es la vida loca (the crazy life),” he said.
Biden Blames Trump; U.S. Weather Strands Vaccine: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) President Joe Biden on Friday slammed Donald Trump for failing to secure enough Covid-19 shots as he toured a Michigan facility where Pfizer Inc. is manufacturing its vaccine. The company said it could double its output.
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