MANILA, Philippines — The government will be needing P90 billion next year for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, the country’s pandemic czars told the Senate leadership in a meeting Thursday night.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson held a meeting with vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., testing czar Vince Dizon and contact tracing czar Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong.
Thursday night’s meeting was disclosed by Lacson in a tweet Friday.
Tito and I had a good meeting with 3 czars last night to discuss red tape issues and the funding needs hounding the country’s fight against Covid. With proper budget and lots of help from the business sector and LGU’s, herd immunity may yet still be achieved. Cooperation is key.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) May 6, 2021
Lacson told INQUIRER.net that among the points raised by Dizon, Galvez, and Magalong during the meeting is the need for the inclusion o…
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