MANILA, Philippines — To ensure that the vaccination program funded by local government units (LGUs) will not be used against political opponents, senators agreed to place vaccine recipient priority guidelines under a bill seeking to expedite the vaccine purchase of LGUs.
“Baka kung walang guidelines, lahat ng kalaban sa pulitika patay na dahil hindi mabakunahan,” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said during a Senate committee hearing on Thursday.
The Senate finance committee, chaired by Senator Sonny Angara, tackled a bill which seeks to exempt LGUs from certain procurement requirements under the Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act and other rela…
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