Published July 17, 2021, 10:01 AM
The Philippines has sounded the alarm on the significant gap in coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in the world as 80 percent of the global vaccine supply went to high- and upper-middle-income countries.
DFA Deputy Assistant Secretary Marian Jocelyn T. Tirol-Ignacio delivers the Philippines’ intervention during the session on Multilateral Cooperation to Recover from the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Prepare for Future Public Health Emergencies. (DFA-ASEAN photo)
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) made the statement after Deputy Assistant Secretary Marian Jocelyn Tirol-Ignacio represented the Philippines at the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) session on Multilateral Cooperation to Recover from the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Prepare for Future Public Health Emergencies early this week.
Joe Biden s one-on-one meeting with Senator Shelley Moore Capito on Wednesday further proved the parties are far off from a deal on infrastructure as they remain nearly $900 billion apart on a price tag.
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On Friday afternoon, hours before the holiday weekend started a slot usually reserved for uncomfortable announcements to the press Biden unveiled his $6 trillion budget proposal.
President Joe Biden s fiscal 2022 budget of $6 billion would ride a racing economy to boost domestic spending, but maintain deficits and an accumulated debt of $24 trillion.