Published February 20, 2021, 10:35 AM United States President Joe Biden’s pledge of $2 billion into the COVAX Facility would help ensure equitable availability of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the Philippines and other countries dependent on COVAX for affordable vaccines, AKO-Bicol Party List Representative Alfredo Garbin Jr. on Saturday said. AKO-Bicol Party List Representative Alfredo Garbin Jr. (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The US President also urged other rich nations to contribute another $2 billion. ‘’This latest development surely bodes well for our country and other similarly-situated countries striving to defend against and fight COVID-19,’’ Garbin, chairman of the House committee on constitutional amendments, said.