BACOLOD CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) –- Bacolod City joined in the ceremonial signing of the second wave of private sector-led “Dose of Hope,” a drive where the national government accepts donations of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through private sector efforts.
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Ma. “Joey” Concepcion, Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, and AstraZeneca Philippines country president Lotis Ramin signed the tripartite agreement in a ceremony which President Rodrigo Duterte was keynote speaker.
“To everyone involved in the ‘A Dose of Hope’ project, I congratulate you in this achievement. To all who helped and continue to grow this tripartite partnership, thank you very much! We now have a weapon to defeat this virus - the vaccine. Let us win the war and save lives and livelihood,” President Duterte said.
January 17, 2021 DAVAO City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio announced on Monday, January 11, 2021, that the city government has already made progress in its procurement for Covid-19 vaccines.
“Pirmado na tanang contracts nga gipangayo sa atoa sa AstraZeneca. Nahatagan na pud ta og authority gikan sa Sangguniang Panlungsod para mopirma. Gi-submit na nato tanan sa ilaha, Duterte-Carpio said on Monday, January 11, 2021.
(All the necessary contracts that AstraZeneca asked from us have been signed and submitted to them. The Sangguniang Panlungsod has given us the authority to sign the documents.)
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A total of 17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from private sector are expected to be made available in the second semester to inoculate 8 million Filipinos from 39 local government units (LGUs).
These 39 LGUs, together with 300 donor companies and vaccine supplier AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Philippines, Inc., participated in the “A Dose of Hope” ceremonial Signing Wave 2.
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Those who signed Wave 2 of “A dose of Hope” were Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Philippines Inc. country president Lotis Ramin, Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, and Ambassador Daniel Pruce of the British Embassy.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte lauded the signing of a tripartite agreement among the national government, local government units, private sector, and vaccine manufacturer which will secure an additional 14.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca. Photo: RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
MANDALUYONG CITY, Jan. 15 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday lauded the signing of a tripartite agreement among the national government, local government units, private sector, and vaccine manufacturer which will secure an additional 14.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca.
The total doses under the tripartite scheme has now reached to 17 million doses, augmenting the country s vaccines amid the limited supply in the global market.