POINT OF VIEW By “Joe” Gibana: Duterte: No corruption in Sinovac supply deal – ‘O O NA NGA, DEAD ANG KOKONTRA”
Addressing the nation last night, Duterte said the price of the Sinovac shot, called CoronaVac, would be made public once it is finalized after he and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez have reviewed the deal./ Released/PCOO Facebook page
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POINT OF VIEW:
By “Joe” Gibana
.MANILA, Philippines — As senators expressed suspicion about an attempt to overprice vaccines the government is procuring from China, President Duterte defended the deal yesterday, stressing that everything is aboveboard.
[ Duterte: No corruption in Sinovac supply deal – ” O O NA NGA, DEAD ANG KOKONTRA” ]
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This undated file photo shows students of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City holding a protest on campus after walking out of their classes to condemn what they see as creeping militarization and crackdown on activism and academic freedom./ The STAR/Michael Varcas
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NEWS: No vaccine diplomacy for China – Locsin
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said China actually needs many vaccines for its people, but Beijing is donating 500,000 doses to the Philippines in keeping with President Xi Jinping’s commitment to President Duterte./ Presidential Photo, file