MANILA, Philippines — Senator Manny Pacquiao has asked the United States, through a letter to President Joe Biden, to expedite the delivery of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, saying that he is banking on his popularity there to push for an earlier arrival of the jabs to the country.
Pacquiao admitted to reporters in an online interview Monday that the “slow” delivery of vaccines to the country pushed him to write a letter to Biden.
“Prangka ako magsalita, sumulat ako dahil medyo nababagalan ako [sa] pag-deliver ng vaccine dito satin, yung ibang bansa, massive na yung vaccination nila [Speaking frankly, I wrote a letter because I feel that the delivery of vacci…
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