MANILA, Philippines— Said in jest, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri congratulated his colleagues for legislating vaccine procurement and implementation “without a single vaccine yet” in the Philippines.
Voting 22-0, the Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2057 or the proposed Covid-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021.
The measure seeks to expedite the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines and establish a national indemnity fund.
“I’d like to congratulate all our colleagues because we are probably the first country in the world to legislate vaccine procurement and implementation without a single vaccine yet,” Zubiri said before the chamber v…
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