January 24, 2021 ANGELES City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. is pushing for a P600-million loan to acquire doses of vaccines to inoculate 411,634 residents.
Lazatin made the announcement on Sunday, January 24, 2021, after the Department of Health (DOH) in a letter dated January 18, 2021, replied to Lazatin that “the transfer of funds to local government units is not applicable under these circumstances.”
Lazatin earlier allocated P25 million for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.
Lazatin tapped his Chief Adviser and Tactician IC Calaguas to represent him in initial talks with leading financial institutions so that the city government can acquire doses of vaccines for residents.