With 22 affirmative votes, the Senate approved on third and final reading the bill that will expedite the government’s procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to Filipinos.
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Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, chair and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2057 o
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House bill expediting vaccines purchase, creating indemnification fund OK’d on 2nd reading By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published February 22, 2021 4:09pm
Updated February 22, 2021 4:45pm The House of Representatives on Monday passed on second reading the proposed measure aiming to expedite the procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines as well as seeking the creation of an indemnity fund. The fund will ensure compensation for any individual who develops serious side effects after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. In a vote of ayes and nays, the lower chamber of Congress approved House Bill 8648 or the Act Expediting the Procurement and Administration of Vaccines for the Protection Against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Providing Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes.
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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.