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THE PHILIPPINES is studying a plan to set up a vaccine development center and may assign production to the private sector under a private-public partnership (PPP) deal, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DoST).
Officials of the agency had met with their counterparts in the Health and Trade departments to fine-tune the proposal that will be submitted to President Rodrigo R. Duterte this week, DoST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña told an online news briefing on Monday.
“We studied a number of vaccine development and manufacturing in Asia and we want to study the models adopted by Thailand and India further,” he said in mixed English and Filipino.
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April 11, 2021 | 7:34 pm
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THE PHILIPPINE Defense chief discussed the situation in the South China Sea and regional security developments with his US counterpart on Sunday, according to the country’s military spokesman, amid increased Chinese presence in the disputed waterway.
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III are both looking forward to war games that got canceled last year because of a coronavirus pandemic, local military spokesman Arsenio R. Andolong said in a statement sent via Viber.
During the teleconference, Mr. Austin also reiterated the importance of the visiting forces agreement “and hopes that it would be continued.” “Secretary Lorenzana committed to discuss the matter with the President as the final approval lies with him,” Mr. Andolong said.
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