The biggest business group in the Philippines has urged the Duterte administration to let the private sector buy COVID-19 vaccines directly without any restrictions or conditions as the country risks getting left behind by neighbors that have already vaccinated far more people. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the government should consider the proposal of House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez last January that would essentially allow the private sector to buy and import vaccines for their employees and their families tax-free. “We have to keep pace with our neighbors, which except for Indonesia, have lower infection rate than us and yet are ahead of us (includi…
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