Manila Bulletin
With Tulfo’s confession, delayed House probe on VIP vaccination must now start, solon says
Progressive lawmakers are calling for a House investigation into VIP vaccinations following former broadcaster Ramon Tulfo's admission of receiving the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, which is not yet approved in the Philippines.
Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Isagani Zarate and Ferdinand Gaite believe Tulfo's confession warrants an immediate probe into potential VIP vaccinations beyond the Presidential Security Group.
Zarate emphasized that VIP testing and vaccination undermine public confidence and disregard the Department of Health's prioritization scheme.
Gaite suggested that Tulfo's use of smuggled vaccines should disqualify him from any license to distribute Sinopharm vaccines.
Gaite also criticized the Duterte administration's allies for allegedly smuggling vaccines and engaging in VIP vaccinations while the general population awaits access to vaccines.
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The Department of Health (DOH) will include former broadcaster Ramon "Mon" Tulfo in its investigation into illegal COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Special Envoy to China Ramon Tulfo admitted to receiving an unauthorized Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in October 2020 to test its efficacy for potential distribution in the Philippines.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has the discretion to include journalist Ramon Tulfo in its probe regarding his admission of receiving an unregistered COVID-19 vaccine.
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President Rodrigo Duterte's special envoy to China, Ramon Tulfo, admitted to receiving a smuggled COVID-19 vaccine and is seeking to establish a Sinopharm distributorship in the Philippines.
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Senator "Bong" Go announced that he and President Duterte are willing to get vaccinated in public to demonstrate that vaccination is the only hope against COVID-19.
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