"Where are the vaccines?, ” wrote De Lima in a statement Saturday. “The number of positive cases continues to rise even after more than a year of the pandemic. Hospitals are once again overwhelmed that they are no longer able to accommodate new patients. And there are reports of people who expired while waiting for medical attention.” "What’s worse is until now, because of the lack of planning and terrible implementation, the rollout of vaccines is very slow that if it were done correctly and early we will not be in this terrible situation." The national government went on a borrowing spree this pandemic, a health crisis that started in 2020, and that has pushed the country’s debt to P9.8 trillion.