Duterte pleads with Xi Jinping: Prioritize PH for COVID-19 vaccine
President Duterte pleaded with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his fifth State of the Nation Address on Monday to prioritize the Philippines for a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Duterte expressed hope that the vaccine would be available by September, allowing face-to-face classes to resume in January 2021 under certain conditions imposed by the government.
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