Allow private sector to buy vaccines, govt told Anna Leah E. Gonzales © Provided by The Manila Times
A business organization on Wednesday urged the government to permit the private sector to purchase coronavirus vaccines directly from accredited sources to speed up vaccination efforts.
In a statement, Benedicto Yujuico, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), said the government should accelerate its vaccine procurement and rollout “to ensure the safety of our workers and people, improve consumer confidence and hasten the recovery of our economy.”
It must “allow the private sector to import vaccines without restrictions or conditions so we could move quickly and efficiently in vaccinating more people,” he added.
PCCI urges Duterte: Allow companies to import vaccines
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Published February 16, 2021, 4:35 PM
The House Committee on Revision of Laws approved on Tuesday, February 16, a draft bill that would institutionalize a Congress-attached “Code Commission of the Philippines” to compile and organize all of the existing laws in the Philippines for swift consultation and review.
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The unnumbered bill, to be called the proposed “2021 Code Commission Act of the Philippines” consolidated the House Bill Nos. 2764 and 1550 filed by Cagayan de Oro representative and House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez, Ako Bicol Party List Representatives Alfredo Garbin Jr. and Elizaldy Co, respectively.
“While our country has sufficient laws, they are not fully implemented, and are often violated because many of our fellowmen are not aware of the existence of certain laws,” Rodriguez said in his bill.