MANILA, Philippines — “It is like we issue a check without adequate funding. Sana po hindi mag-bounce [I hope it won’t bounce].”
This was how Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon described the funding for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines under the 2021 national budget and reiterated concerns about the lack of a “definite source” of funds to inoculate around 60 million Filipinos next year.
In a statement Friday, Drilon likened the P72.5 billion earmarked under the proposed 2021 national budget for COVID-19 vaccines to an “unfunded” check.
He expressed uncertainty on how the governm…
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