MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday certified as urgent bills that provide for an indemnity fund for Covid-19 vaccines.
The Palace confirmed that the President signed the certification of urgency for Senate Bill No. 2057 and House Bill No. 8648, which seek to establish a vaccine indemnity fund and fast-track the procurement of vaccines.
“The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed today, February 18, 2021, the memorandum order on the fifteen percent limit on advanced payments for the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines and the certification of the urgency of the bills establishing a vaccine indemnity fund,” Malacaang said in a statement.
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