MANILA, Philippines — Despite having recently signed a law establishing a P500-million indemnity fund as a salient feature in the government’s COVID-19 vaccine procurement program, President Rodrigo Duterte now said it is illegal for government to assume liability and be made to pay compensation to those who would suffer from the adverse effects of the vaccines procured.
“Ang gusto ng mga manufacturers na ang gobyerno — ang private sector magbili, ang gobyerno ang mag-assume ng liability. Hindi ho puwede ‘yong ganoon,” Duterte said in a pre-recorded address aired on Monday night.
(The manufacturers want the private sector to buy, but the government will assume liability. Th…
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