MANILA, Philippines — A number of senators on Tuesday lauded the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to allow the private sector to import COVID-19 vaccines “at will,” with one saying this would dispel any notion that there are attempts to “corner” the purchase of jabs.
“It’s a welcome decision by the President. Some sectors were starting to think that there were those who wanted to corner the vaccine procurement. This order will dispel that notion,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said in a message to reporters.
In a pre-recorded briefing aired Monday night, Duterte said he ordered vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. to “sign any and all d…
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