MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is expected to pass a bill providing for an indemnity fund for Covid-19 vaccines on the second and third reading by Monday, Feb. 22, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said on Friday.
This comes after President Rodrigo Duterte certified as urgent House Bill No. 8648 and its counterpart bill in the upper chamber, Senate Bill No. 2057. Both bills seek to establish a vaccine indemnity fund and fast-track the procurement of vaccines.
“As soon as we were apprised that the indemnification fund is a requirement of the vaccine manufacturers, we wasted no time in filing House Bill 8648, which would allow emergency procurement of vaccines and prov…
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