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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 16) — The employees and media covering the House of Representatives will be the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine using the legislative chamber's budget, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said Wednesday.
In a briefing with reporters, Velasco said employees, the media, as well as five of their immediate family members, will be prioritized in the inoculation before congressmen have their turn.
"We've decided that for the normalcy of business in Congress, we've decided to set aside a certain amount for the vaccines, for purchasing of vaccines for our employees times five. So five of their immediate family members will be included, mainly because we want the legislative mill to be grinding," Velasco said.