MANILA, Philippines—Private companies will propose the allocation of their AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine donations for Metro Manila, according to a presidential adviser, who said nobody, neither the government nor the vaccine maker, was forcing the firms to donate.
Joey Concepcion, presidential adviser for entreprenurship, said in a text message on Tuesday (March 23) that vaccine czar Carlito Galvez had given the companies the option to decide where their donations would go.
Concepcion is leading the Dose of Hope initiative, a move that was first started by the private sector but later joined by local government units, resulting in the purchase of a total of…
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