Son of late UN Secretary General Kofi Annan highlights need for distribution of Covid-19 vaccine in Africa
By Sameer Naik
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Johannesburg – Three years ago, Kojo Annan stood on the podium at the United Nations headquarters in New York to deliver a moving tribute to his late father.
It was then that Kojo promised to follow in the footsteps of his late father , United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan, as a humanitarian.
He said his father’s path has been made clear and he was more than willing to step into his shoes to continue with what he would have loved him to do.
Published May 5, 2021, 3:20 PM
Opposition Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Wednesday reiterated his proposal to use local PPEs (personal protective equipment) and other coronavirus disease (C0VID-19) -related needs for the country’s overall economic recovery.
“Pagkakataon ang krisis. Crisis is opportunity. Makaka-recover tayo economically, magkakaroon ng trabaho ang marami kung gagamitin natin ang gawa ng sarili nating mga kababayan (We can recover economically, there will be jobs for many workers if we use locally-made products),” Pangilinan said in reaction to reports that 3,500 workers of local PPE manufacturers have been laid off due to lack of demand.
Pangilinan is the author of Senate Bill 1759, or the Pandemic Protection Act.
Pangilinan to govt: Buy Pinoy-made PPEs, save local jobs, grow economy
SENATOR Francis Kiko Pangilinan reiterates his proposal to use local PPEs (personal protective equipment) and other Covid-related needs for the country s overall economic recovery. Pagkakataon ang krisis. Crisis is opportunity. Makaka-recover tayo economically, magkakaroon ng trabaho ang marami kung gagamitin natin ang gawa ng sarili nating mga kababayan, Pangilinan said in reaction to news that 3,500 workers of local PPE manufacturers have been laid off due to lack of demand. May pangangailangan para sa PPEs at kayang tugunan ng lokal na industriya. Sinabi na natin yan noong una pa, na gamitin natin ang sariling atin para makabangon ulit ang ating ekonomiya, said the author of Senate Bill 1759 or the Pandemic Protection Act.
By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Union
Pat Warner Has Lived Here Since 1988, and he appreciates our town’s idiosyncrasies. Pat recalls when flashlights put GeeVee in the national spotlight. “Back in ’98 I turned on the TV late one night and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno was on so I gave it a watch,” recalls Pat. “Imagine my surprise when he was right in the middle of a regular segment in which he showed actual newspaper clips of local police blotters and our very own blotter from The Union was featured. It was something like, ‘A caller in Grass Valley reported seeing an abandoned car without headlights that had two flashlights duct-taped to the hood and two taped to the roof.’ The audience went nuts! All I could think was, ‘Yep, that’s our town…’”