Caritas Manila logo (Photo courtesy fo caritas.org.ph / MANILA BULLETIN) Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo made the assurance during a meeting with House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, who sought their help in easing the public’s fear against the vaccination program. “If we need to take the vaccine publicly to increase the public’s confidence on the vaccination program, as bishops, we have agreed to do it,” he said in a statement on Thursday, March 4. Father Antonio Labiao, Caritas Philippines’ executive secretary, said they have also offered church facilities to the local government units (LGUs) and the Department of Health (DOH) for use during the vaccination roll-out.