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Duterte certified as urgent vaccine indemnification bills —Galvez
Senator Bong Go will urge President Rodrigo Duterte to certify the proposed COVID-19 Vaccine Indemnification Fund Law as urgent.
President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent two bills seeking to establish a vaccine indemnity fund and fast track the procurement of vaccines.
Senate Bill 2057 seeks to expedite the purchase and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and establish a P500-million indemnification fund.
House Bill 8648 authorizes local government units to give advance payments for COVID-19 vaccines.
Certifying a bill as urgent allows Congress to approve the measure on second and third reading on the same day.
The absence of such an indemnification agreement had previously delayed the arrival of the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines under the COVAX facility.
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President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent the proposed law establishing an indemnification fund for adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines, which is a requirement for the Philippines to receive vaccines from the COVAX facility.
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The House of Representatives adopted the Senate version of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021, allowing the measure to proceed to President Rodrigo Duterte for signature.
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The Senate aims to approve the measure seeking to establish a vaccine indemnity fund and expedite the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines on second and third final reading on Monday.
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The House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill 8648, or the proposed Covid-19 Vaccination Program Act, which was certified as urgent by President Duterte.
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President Rodrigo Duterte is eager to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.
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