Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is pushing to take back control of the country s power grid operations as he accused the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) of failing to provide sufficient reserves.
By Teddy Cambosa
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), a privately-owned electric utility company, is appealing to the national government to allow private companies procure and purchase their own stock of COVID-19 vaccines for the sake of their employees.
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In an online statement, NGCP President and CEO Anthony Almeda further elaborated that lawmakers should pass a law that allows the private sector to provide vaccination to its employees.
“Vaccination, as well as mass testing, is focally critical in the fight against COVID-19. We need to prevent, detect, isolate, and treat. We need to jumpstart the economy now, but we need to ensure that we stack the odds against infections in the workplace,” Almeda stated.
THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has appealed to the government to allow private companies to import doses of the vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) without paying any taxes.
This photo shows the vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from US-based Pfizer. More private sector companies want to purchase their own Covid-19 vaccines for their employees and officers. MANILA TIMES FILE PHOTO
In a statement, NGCP President and Chief Executive Anthony Almeda appealed to lawmakers to pass a law encouraging the private sector to provide vaccination to its employees.
Currently, only the government can procure vaccines against the virus.