Treelife’s virgin coconut oil from Carmen, Norh Cotabato. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN)
Mayor Sara Duterte told Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that the use of VCO will be on “voluntary” basis after receiving a supply of organic VCO from Cotabato-based TreeLife, owned by businessman Jerry Taray, through William Lima, who is a special envoy to China.
“This is not mandatory. VCO is not endorsed by the City Government of Davao. It is made available by a third party to our patients there in TTMFs. It is accessible to them if they want,” she said.
She said the donor of the VCO was referred to the City Health Office to start the “voluntary use” of the food supplement among the willing COVID-19 patients after the local government was assured that the product has been accredited by the Food and Drugs Administration.
PH may secure 3% of its vaccine demand from COVAX pool next year – DOST
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 20) The Philippines may secure around three percent of its demand for COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX facility s global vaccine pool next year, an official from the Science and Technology Department said on Sunday.
This comes after COVAX, the global initiative that seeks to ensure countries equitable access to coronavirus vaccines, announced it has secured nearly two billion doses of several vaccine candidates which will be made available to 190 participating nations, including the Philippines. Fifteen percent
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