'RESBAKUNA SA BOTIKA'. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez gives his message during the launch of "Resbakuna sa Botika" at the Southstar Drug branch in Bayan-Bayanan Ave. in Barangay Concepcion Uno, Marikina City on Thursday (Jan. 20, 2022). The new vaccination initiative aims to bring booster shots closer to the public. (Screenshot from PTV) MANILA - Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez believes that vaccines will not only save lives during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic but also jobs for Filipinos. During the launch of "Resbakuna sa Botika" at Southstar Drug in Marikina City Thursday, Lopez highlighted the critical role of vaccines in helping the economy to remain open despite the surge in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant. "We now see in Omicron, cases increased to 35,000 but only below 2,000 are severe and critical. During Delta (surge), that immediately rose to 3,000 to 4,000 cases, but now it is only at 2,