Published December 21, 2020, 5:00 AM
Agriculture Secretary William Dar admitted that farmers are not a priority in the government-led distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, but vowed to look for vaccines for the agriculture sector where players are also considered frontliners.
“The priority right now are frontliners [but] mostly medical, soldiers, police, and senior citizens,” Dar said when asked in a virtual briefing if farmers will also receive the vaccine once the government finally sealed a deal with providers.
Farm workers thresh rice during a harvest, in the barangay of Palattao, in Naguilian, Isabela province, the Philippines. Photographer: Nana Buxani/Bloomberg file photo
Dar assured that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will continuously coordinate with the private sector, mentioning Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, so that farmers will also be given priority in future mass COVID-19 vacc
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The reconciled 2021 budget which Congress has approved is currently awaiting the President’s signature. We have worked diligently to ensure that through this budget, assistance is extended in a timely manner to those who have been affected by calamity, poverty, disease, and homelessness in the past year. We have also funded laws and bills that will have far-reaching impacts on the lives of Filipinos.
Some of these measures directly address matters pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare, and people’s welfare. One is the Doktor Para Sa Bayan Act, which is awaiting the President’ signature. This measure seeks to produce more healthcare workers around the country through medical scholarships given to qualified and deserving students. It also requires that each region will have at least one state-operated medical school. To this end, the 2021 budget allocates P1.033 billion as a seed fund for the development of medical schools in 12 state universities
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The government aims to attract five million Filipinos to join the voluntary retirement fund in the next five years. Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine Star
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is backing a suggestion to increase the annual maximum allowable contribution of Filipinos in the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA).
“You may note that the PERA Law was enacted in 2008, that was 12 years ago. And considering the effect of inflation, there may be scope to adjust the cap upward,” BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said in a briefing.
Under Republic Act No. 9505, the maximum annual contribution is set at P100,000 while overseas Filipinos are allowed to pour in up to P200,000 a year in their PERA accounts.