CEBU CITY —- Officials of this city may no longer need to purchase COVID-19 vaccines using its funds after the national government assured them of enough supply.
Mayor Edgardo Labella, in an interview, said vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez told him the national government could send COVID-19 vaccines to the city as long as it was capable of storing them.
Labella said the P400 million budget earlier set aside by the city to buy vaccines could be used for other worthy programs and projects.
Vice Mayor Michael Rama said the city council was planning to realign the budget for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.
Instead of using the funds to purchase the vaccin…
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