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PH welcomes 961,000 new Moderna vaccine doses

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Updated as of Sep 19 12:31 AM

The delivery on Saturday is part of the 2 million expected Moderna vaccine arrivals this month. Read more »

Galvez denies vaccine tripartite deals were put on hold

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 03:02 PM

Sec. Carlito Galvez, Jr. denied that the national government withheld the signing of tripartite agreements for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

Galvez on vaccine deals: We’re not delaying them

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Posted at Aug 25 02:06 AM

Galvez said some vaccine manufacturers prefer to deal with only the government, a condition that has hampered deals with local private companies. Read more »

'Best to rely on NTF, DOH for vaccine purchase'

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Updated as of Aug 20 09:57 AM

It would be in the best interest of LGUs to rely on decisions made by the National Task Force Against COVID-19 when it comes to vaccine purchases. Read more »

Local govt vaccine tripartite deals yet to be signed: senator

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 12:46 PM

The national government, LGUs and COVID-19 vaccine makers have yet to sign "almost all" of their deals, delaying the vaccine purchase of provinces, a senator said. Read more »

MAP urges gov't to relax rules for faster inoculation as ECQ looms

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Posted at Jul 30 03:32 PM

The government should increase vaccine supply and hasten the inoculation of the population despite the new lockdown in Metro Manila to offset further damage brought by the pandemic, a business group said Friday.   Read more »

Use budget insertions to buy more vaccines, says Lacson

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Posted at May 10 02:59 PM

Government can use national budget insertions to fund the additional P20 billion needed for vaccine procurement, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Monday.   Read more »

'Time is of the essence:' Gov't urged to 'step-up' efforts instead of using COVID-19 lockdowns

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Updated as of Apr 12 09:38 AM

Authorities must "step-up" efforts in data management, contact tracing, vaccine procurement and logistics, and quarantine and hospital facilities, Financial Executive Institute of the Philippines' president Francis Lim said in a statement.  Read more »

Over 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive in PH next month

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Posted at Apr 06 10:45 PM

The pandemic task force official in charge of procuring vaccines points to global supply issues for the shortfall in doses received by the country.  Read more »

Proseso sa pagkuha ng tripartite agreement ng private sector para sa COVID-19 vaccine humaba

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 07:53 PM

Nadagdagan naman ang proseso bago makakuha ang pribadong sektor ng tripartite agreement sa gobyerno, na isa sa kailangan bago sila makabili ng COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

PCCI welcomes Duterte's decision to allow private sector to import COVID-19 vaccines

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Updated as of Mar 31 12:19 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he'll allow private firms in the Philippines to freely import their own supplies of COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

Duterte payag sa pag-angkat ng COVID-19 vaccine ng pribadong sektor

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Posted at Mar 30 08:35 PM

MANILA - Iniutos na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na payagan ang pribadong sektor na makabili ng mga bakuna kontra coronavirus disease (COVID-19) para sa kanilang mga empleyado.  Read more »

Employers group seeks clarity on COVID-19 vaccine procurement by private sector

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Updated as of Mar 30 10:00 AM

The government should release guidelines to expedite the private sector's procurement of COVID-19 vaccines after President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would allow them to buy doses for their workers, a business group said Tuesday. Read more »

Dominguez ng DOF: Di pa nagagastos ang inutang na pambili ng COVID-19 vaccines

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Posted at Mar 23 07:15 PM

Nagpaliwanag ang Department of Finance kung nasaan na ang inutang na pondo ng gobyerno para ipambili ng COVID-19 vaccines.  Read more »

ADB approves $400 million loan to help PH purchase coronavirus vaccines

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Posted at Mar 12 11:20 AM

MANILA - The Asian Development Bank said Friday it has approved a $400 million (P24 billion) loan to help the Philippines purchase COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

House OKs COVID-19 vaccine procurement bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 10:10 PM

Voting 225-0-6, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 8648, expediting the purchase and administration of COVID-19 vaccines and creating a P500M indemnification fund.   Read more »

DOH to purchase 50,000 doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine using savings

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 07:36 PM

 The Department of Health on Monday said it is planning to use its savings to purchase around 50,000 doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

House starts deliberations on proposed emergency vaccine procurement law

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 10:49 PM

The House of Representatives has started plenary deliberations on the proposed Emergency Vaccine Procurement Act of 2021 which would relax procurement laws and provide for an indemnification fund for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

Healthcare workers wary of Senate bill allowing LGUs to directly procure vaccines

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 07:19 AM

The Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19 has expressed alarm over Senate Bill 2042, which aims to expedite the purchasing of vaccines by local government units. Read more »

'Palawakin ang papel ng LGU, pribadong sector sa vaccine drive'

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Posted at Jan 14 08:22 PM

Nanawagan ang ilang senador na palawakin ang papel ng mga LGU sa pag-angkat ng mga COVID-19 vaccine.  Read more »