MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday called for an end to the government officials’ blame game over the alleged fallout of the COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with US drugmaker Pfizer.
In an interview over CNN Philippines, Locsin admitted that officials cannot keep finger-pointing over the alleged “dropping of the ball” that bungled the deal to buy 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
“That’s over and done with,” Locsin said. “It’s done because Gen. Carlito Galvez is now the sole procuring authority. He’s gonna work with the DOH (Department of Health).”
Locsin tweeted last week that he and Philippine Ambassador to US Jose Manuel “Babe” R…
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