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• DOH posts 6,666 new cases as Covid-19 death toll crosses 13,000
• Urban farming as alternative food source encouraged in QC homes
• Supreme Court slams killings of lawyers, judges
• PNP lab in Cebu accredited as Covid-19 testing facility
• Rescued kidnap victims turned over to Indonesia
• 2 Abu Sayyaf members killed in Tawi-Tawi
• 8 suspected NPA fighters killed in Guihulngan
• DILG asks 5 mayors who jumped Covid vaccine line to explain
• Additional 400,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive
• Philippines demands China’s withdrawal from WPS
• Duterte: No indemnity for vaccines procured by private sector

DOH posts 6,666 new cases as Covid-19 death toll crosses 13,000 Posted: 24 Mar 2021 01:31 AM PDT ACTIVE coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the Philippines further soared to a new high after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,666 new infections on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The death toll climbed past 13,000 as DOH confirmed 47 additional mortalities. In its case bulletin issued at 4 p.m. Wednesday, the DOH listed 91,754 active cases, referring to patients who are still in hospitals and isolation facilities. The new cases, which fell below 7,000 for the second day in a row, brought the cumulative case count to 684,311. There were 1,072 additional recoveries, increasing the total to 579,518. The death toll from Covid-19 increased to 13,039. But with the steep rise in new cases and the low number of deaths, the case fatality rate declined further to 1.91 percent. Deaths have remained below 50 since March 14. The positivity rate remained high at 15.3 percent of the 32,179 tests conducted as of noon of March 23. In the National Capital Region (NCR), six more health facilities entered the critical level with an Covid-19 occupancy rate of more than 85 percent. As of March 23, the number of facilities in critical level increased to 43 while 19 remained at high risk, 7 at moderate risk and 83 in the safe zone. About half of the 881 ventilators in the NCR, or 448, were in use. The highest 14-day running total of new cases as of March 23 were in Quezon City (7,844), Manila (5,955), Cavite (3,915), Bulacan (3,750) and Pasay City (3,359). Among the regions, the NCR had the highest 14-day running total of 38,785, followed by Calabarzon with 10,977, Central Luzon with 6,122, Central Visayas with 5,185 and Cagayan Valley with 2,168. (Marites Villamor-Ilano / SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Urban farming as alternative food source encouraged in QC homes Posted: 23 Mar 2021 11:55 PM PDT QUEZON City Councilor Mikey Belmonte called on households to adopt urban farming to provide an alternative and healthy food source, citing families are staying home amid stricter quarantine regulations following a recent surge in Covid-19 cases. "With the recent rise in cases especially in Quezon City, we know families are having a harder time providing for their daily needs due to the limitation of movement and due to the reduction in income of many breadwinners. One opportunity they could explore is backyard farming. With minimal inputs, a family can already start growing a few vegetables and fruits to supplement their food intake," said the District 2 councilor. Through the MB Farmville program, initiated by Belmonte in partnership with the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) under the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Office of the City Mayor, communities and households belonging to District 2 are provided with free technical training on urban gardening. Topics covered in the training include potting, soil mix preparation, bio-pesticide making, seed germination, upcycling of household items to be reused for gardening, planting techniques, and important post-harvest processes. MB Farmville also provides free starter kits to help jumpstart backyard gardens for interested residents. "You gain many benefits by starting even a small backyard farm. Apart from the additional savings on food costs that could be generated, you're also giving your family nutritious options to add to every meal. This is important nowadays because we need to boost our health and resistance to viruses," said Belmonte, adding: "With urban farming, you also contribute to making a greener city which benefits all of us." Recently, Quezon City held its first harvest festival in the seven-hectare Greenland farm where around 700 kilos of produce were harvested. There are over 100 farmers growing crops in the area situated in Barangay Bagong Silangan. To further boost urban farming capacity, a sophisticated and advanced Greenhouse Village is to be constructed and opened within the year in Barangay Payatas to better assist beginner urban farmers. (PR) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Supreme Court slams killings of lawyers, judges Posted: 23 Mar 2021 11:46 PM PDT THE Supreme Court condemned Tuesday, March 23, the alarming number of killings and threats against lawyers and judges in the country. One legal group has said these attacks are considerably higher under President Rodrigo Duterte compared to the past 50 years under six former presidents. The 15-member high court asked lower courts, law enforcement agencies and lawyers and judges' groups to provide information about such attacks in the last 10 years, in order for the court to take preemptive steps. The attacks, it said, endanger the rule of law in an Asian bastion of democracy. "To threaten our judges and our lawyers is no less than an assault on the judiciary. To assault the judiciary is to shake the very bedrock on which the rule of law stands," the high court said in a rare, strongly-worded censure of the attacks. "This cannot be allowed in a civilized society like ours." The court said it would not "tolerate such acts that only perverse justice, defeat the rule of law, undermine the most basic of constitutional principles and speculate on the worth of human lives." The Free Legal Assistance Group, a prominent group of lawyers, said at least 61 lawyers have been killed in the five years of Duterte's presidency compared to at least 25 lawyers and judges slain under six presidents since 1972, when dictator Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law. Lawyers' groups said the court's denunciation was long overdue but nevertheless welcomed it. "We have been sounding out the clarion call and providing information and concrete recommendations for the longest time," said lawyer Edre Olalia, who heads the National Union of People's Lawyers. A number of lawyers who represented suspected drug dealers or were linked to the illegal drug trade were among those gunned down under Duterte's rule. When he took office in mid-2016, Duterte launched a massive anti-drug crackdown that has left more than 6,000 mostly petty suspects dead and alarmed Western governments and human rights groups. The brash-talking Duterte, a former government prosecutor, has denied ordering the killings of drug suspects, but has repeatedly threatened suspects with death and ordered law enforcement to shoot suspects who threaten them. Military and police officers have also been suspected of carrying out attacks and threatening lawyers and judges perceived as supportive of communist guerrillas. Earlier this month, the national police fired the intelligence chief of the central Calbayog City after he asked a local court for a list of lawyers representing captured insurgents. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the intelligence chief's actions "completely bereft of any statutory or legal basis." Last week, a streamer appeared along a busy intersection in the Manila metropolis which thanked a trial court judge for freeing a journalist and a trade union leader linked to communist rebels. It was unclear who put up the streamer, which carried the logo of the Communist Party of the Philippines. "We are aware that there are wayward elements who, in their zeal to do what they think is necessary, would simply brush aside the limitations in our law as mere obstacles," the Supreme Court said. The court said it would work on rules on the use of body cameras for law enforcement members who serve search and arrest warrants. Many suspected drug dealers and insurgents have been killed in recent years after law enforcement alleged they violently resisted being served such warrants. Activists have questioned those claims, citing the military and police's dismal human rights record. (AP) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

PNP lab in Cebu accredited as Covid-19 testing facility Posted: 23 Mar 2021 11:34 PM PDT THE molecular biology laboratory set up by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Health Service in Camp Sotero Cabahug in Cebu City is now licensed to conduct tests for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar, PNP officer-in-charge, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, said the Department of Health (DOH) issued a license to operate for the laboratory on March 12, 2021. The permit is valid until December 31, 2021. On March 16, the DOH issued a clearance to operate after the PNP completed regulatory requirements and training of its medical personnel who will man the facility. "The PNP assures a full support system to the health safety and medical needs of policemen, especially those who are deployed as frontliners in implementing government measures to protect the public from coronavirus infection," said Eleazar. "This latest adition to the PNP technical capacity for early detection of Covid-19 among its personnel, supports the DOH program of aggressive testing as part of the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic," he added. Eleazar said the laboratory will cater to PNP personnel from police regional offices in Western, Central and Eastern Visayas. The facility is capable of 60 to 80 manual tests and 120 to 180 automated Covid-19 tests daily. The PNP-RHS-7 molecular laboratory is the fifth RT-PCR laboratory being operated by the PNP. The two others are located in Camp Crame and can accommodate 420 tests per day. Two others are in Davao City, which have a combined daily testing capacity of 320, serving the PNP units in the six regions of Mindanao. As of March 23, a total of 13,453 policemen have contracted the virus. There are 1,504 active cases while 36 succumbed to Covid-19. (SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Rescued kidnap victims turned over to Indonesia Posted: 23 Mar 2021 11:04 PM PDT THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, turned over to Indonesian officials the four Indonesian nationals who were rescued from the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). The four Indonesians, namely Riswanto Bin Hayono, Arical Kastamiran, Arsyad Bin Dahalan and Khairuldin Bin Yai Kii, were held captive by the ASG for over a year. Five of them were kidnapped in January 2020. One died and his body was discovered in September 2020. The Indonesian Embassy, led by Charge d'affaires Widya Rahmanto, received the kidnap victims who were flown via a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft from Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City to Manila on Sunday, March 21. Also present during the ceremony which was held in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City were Indonesian Defense Attaché Colonel Reza Suud and Army Attaché Colonel Sigit Himawan. The four kidnap victims were rescued by the joint PNP-AFP troops on March 18 in the hinterlands of Tawi-tawi. "The kidnap victims have been held captive by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) for more than a year and through the AFP's relentless efforts, the ASG who were based in Sulu, were driven out of their comfort zones and mass base, which eventually led to the successful rescue operation last week in Tawi-Tawi," AFP Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said. "This noteworthy accomplishment was a concerted effort with our counterparts from the Philippine National Police and the local government units in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi," he added. Rahmanto thanked the military and the police for the rescue of their citizens. "On behalf of the Government of Indonesia, we are forever grateful for the support and immediate actions to save the victims," he said. On January 17, 2020, Abu Sayyaf terrorists led by sub-leaders Ben Wagas, Majan Sahidjuan alias Apo Mike and Injam Yadah abducted five Indonesians in the waters of Tambisan, Malaysia. Sobejana said the victims were brought to Patikul, Sulu, where they experienced 13 encounters between government troops and their captors. In one of the encounters on September 28, 2020, operating troops recovered the body of one Indonesian named Daeng Akbal Labaa during clearing operations. He was believed to have died of a heart attack. His remains were turned over to Indonesian authorities. On Saturday evening, troops killed Sahidjuan in an encounter in Languyan, Tawi-tawi where the last of the five kidnap victims was rescued. (SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

2 Abu Sayyaf members killed in Tawi-Tawi Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:24 PM PDT TWO members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who took part in the kidnapping of five Indonesian nationals were killed during a military operation in Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday afternoon, the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Westmincom commander, Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan Jr., said troops of the Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi launched an operation after receiving information that two followers of slain ASG leader Majan Sahidjuan, alias Apo Mike, were sighted in Barangay Kalupag. The two suspects fled during the rescue operation for the remaining Indonesian kidnap victim on Sunday morning, March 21. Sahidjuan was killed during the said operation. The five Indonesians were abducted in February 2020 in the waters of Tambisan, Malaysia. One was killed and his body recovered in September 2020. Three were rescued on March 18 and the last hostage, a 15-year-old, was rescued on March 21. Colonel Nestor Narag, Jr., deputy commander of the 2nd Marine Brigade, identified the two suspects by their aliases Long and Darus. One M16 rifle was recovered along with the bodies of the slain kidnappers. The continuous focused military operations began on Friday, March 19, following the rescue of the three Indonesian kidnap victims and the apprehension of two ASG members on March 18. The four rescued kidnap victims were turned over by top military officials to Indonesian officials on Tuesday, March 23. Vinluan lauded the troops of JTF Tawi-Tawi for the successful rescue of the four hostages and the neutralization of Sahidjuan and his followers. "We also have to give due recognition to the support of the local government officials, our partners from the PNP, and community who directed our troops to the terrorists' location," he said. "This exemplifies that peace is truly a shared responsibility," he added. (SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

8 suspected NPA fighters killed in Guihulngan Posted: 23 Mar 2021 10:12 PM PDT EIGHT suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government troops in Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental on Tuesday afternoon, March 23, 2021. Colonel Michael Samson, acting commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, said the troops seized firearms, ammunition and other war materiel from the suspected rebels. Those seized following the encounter were 11 high powered firearms, including six M16 rifles, two M14 rifles, one M4 rifle, one M60 and one KG9. The troops also recovered two improvised explosive devices (IED), one IED wire, six M14 magazines with ammunition, two backpacks and various documents "of high intelligence value." Samson expressed his gratitude to the community whose cooperation has been vital to his unit's success in the said engagement. He assured the people of Negros that the 303rd Infantry Brigade and all other Army units will always be on full alert to prevent the NPA Terrorists from doing hostile activities. "I urge our soldiers to relentlessly pursue the NPAs who had been threatening our people in the countryside. I also encourage the people to continue giving information on the presence of NPAs in their communities in order for us to prevent them from casting terroristic activities that could hamper the ongoing peace and development in the area," he said. (SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

DILG asks 5 mayors who jumped Covid vaccine line to explain Posted: 23 Mar 2021 07:35 PM PDT (UPDATED) The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued show cause orders against five mayors who jumped the line in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program. DILG Undesecretary Epimaco Densing III on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, said the orders were issued to Tacloban City (Leyte) Mayor Alfred Romualdez, T'boli (South Cotabato) Mayor Dibu Tuan, Sto. Niño (South Cotabato) Mayor Sulpicio Villalobos, Legazpi City (Albay) Mayor Noel Rosal and Bataraza (Palawan) Mayor Abraham Ibba. In a press conference in Tacloban City on Monday, Romualdez admitted receiving Coronavac. He said he had himself inoculated to encourage health workers to get the shot. "Never say that I did it to save myself before others. I did it to make the people see that it was okay to get the vaccine. I wanted our people to take it for protection, and so that the efforts of the national government will not be in vain," he said. Mayor Elanito Peña of Minglanilla, Cebu was also inoculated. He said he is a frontlines because he leads the local task force against Covid-19. Escalante City, Negros Occidental Mayor Melencio Yap Jr., and Lanao del Norte Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. also reportedly received Sinovac and AstraZeneca jabs, respectively. The Department of Health earlier said it will look into the vaccination of some government officials who were given Coronavac, the vaccine developed by Sinovac Life Sciences. Among them are Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, Pasay City Vice Mayor Noel Boyet Del Rosario, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chief of staff Michael Salalima and Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, who is also a doctor. Only Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Benhur Abalos, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and National Task Force against Covid-19 deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon were instructed by President Rodrigo Duterte to have themselves inoculated to build vaccine confidence. The World Health Organization (WHO) had warned that additional vaccines donated through Covax facility will be jeopardized if the government's prioritization framework is not followed. The government is expecting delivery of 979,200 additional doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Covax this week. A total of 525,600 doses arrived on March 4 and 7. Under the prioritization framework, health workers should get first priority in the vaccination program. (SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Additional 400,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive Posted: 23 Mar 2021 06:52 PM PDT THE additional 400,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine donated by China arrived Wednesday morning, March 24, 2021. The Philippine Airlines (PAL) aircraft that carried the shipment from Beijing touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 7:25 a.m., PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said. It was PAL's first airlift of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to Manila from an international hub, she said. It was the second Sinovac shipment to arrive in the Philippines, after the 600,000 doses that were also donated by China on February 28. "We are grateful for the arrival of additional donated vaccines. The arrival of these vaccines could not have occurred at a more opportune time considering the continued rise in cases, which in turn increases the need to inoculate more high-risk individuals as soon as possible," Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a statement. He said the prioritization framework will still be followed in the distribution of these additional vaccines. Healthcare workers get first priority, followed by senior citizens, persons with comorbidities, and police and military personnel. Duque said one million additional doses of Sinovac vaccine, or CoronaVac, and 979,200 more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are also expected to arrive by end-March. The AstraZeneca shots are donated through the Covax facility. Aside from Duque, China's Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, Senator Christopher Go and National Task Force against Covid-19 deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon also welcomed the second Sinovac shipment. The government aims to inoculate up to 70 million Filipinos by the end of the year. As of March 22, 408,995 individuals, mostly health workers, have received the first dose. Both the Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines are administered in two doses. (Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo / SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Philippines demands China’s withdrawal from WPS Posted: 23 Mar 2021 06:05 AM PDT THE Philippines on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, demanded that China promptly withdraw its fishing vessels and maritime assets in the vicinity and adjacent waters of the Kalayaan Group of Islands in the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines also asked that China direct its fishing vessels to desist from environmentally destructive activities. In a statement Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the Philippines has been assiduously protesting the illegal and lingering (swarming) presence of Chinese fishing vessels and maritime assets in the said areas. Julian Felipe Reef in the Kalayaan Island Group lies in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, the DFA stressed. "We reiterate that the continued deployment, lingering presence and activities of Chinese vessels in Philippine maritime zones blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction," the agency said. It added that China's "continuing infringements and tolerance thereof" despite the numerous protests lodged by the Philippines are "contrary to China's commitments under international law and the Asean-China Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea." The Philippines called on China to faithfully honor its obligations as a State Party to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). The Philippines also called on China anew to respect and abide by the final and binding July 12, 2016 award in the South China Sea arbitration. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. earlier said he fired off another protest on March 21, after the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea confirmed that more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels were sighted in line formation at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 7. As of March 22, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said 183 vessels believed to be from the Chinese maritime militia were still anchored near the reef. The NTF-WPS said the Julian Felipe Reef is a large boomerang shaped shallow coral reef at the northeast of Pagkakaisa Banks and Reefs (Union Reefs), located approximately 175 nautical miles west of Bataraza, Palawan. It is within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf (CS), over which the country enjoys the exclusive right to exploit or conserve any resources which encompass both living resources, such as fish, and non-living resources such as oil and natural gas. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, for its part, said the Julian Felipe Reef is Niu'e Jiao, which is a part of the Nansha Qundao, referring to the Spratly Group of Islands. It said Chinese fishing vessels have been fishing in the area and taking shelter near the reef. It denied that the ships spotted there recently were manned by the Chinese maritime militia. "Niu'e Jiao is a part of China's Nansha Qundao. Chinese fishing vessels have been fishing in its adjacent waters for many years. Recently, some Chinese fishing vessels take shelter near Niu'e Jiao due to rough sea conditions," it added. (SunStar Philippines from PR) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Duterte: No indemnity for vaccines procured by private sector Posted: 23 Mar 2021 05:35 AM PDT PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said the government cannot guarantee Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers protection against the risks of indemnity claims involving their products that are procured by the private sector. "The government cannot guarantee, much less give, you an immune status na you are freed of any and all liability. Masyadong mataas... I think we cannot even do that even if we wanted to, 'yong assumption ng liability for the stocks that are bought from the private sector," Duterte said during his weekly public address on Monday, March 22, 2021. He instructed vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. to inform vaccine developers and manufacturers that the government will not allow the inclusion of an indemnity clause in tripartite vaccine supply agreements with the private sector. "Sabihin mo sa kanila hindi puwede. Because in the first place, hindi atin 'yan. Ngayon, kung nagka-leche-leche 'yan, mishandling, or for whatever reason it is not effective as advertised, then they will go after against whom?" Duterte said. "Ang gusto ng mga manufacturers na ang gobyerno -- ang private sector magbili, ang gobyerno ang mag-assume ng liability. Hindi ho puwede 'yong ganoon. I do not think that -- may ano diyan -- may malaking butas diyan, actually. Assumption of liability ng ganoon -- sovereign liability. Hindi... Cannot be. Hindi ho puwede," he added. He said it would be illegal for the government to assume the liability in case of injury caused by vaccine procured by the private sector. Only Congress can allow this, Duterte said. Congress approved on February 24, 2021 a measure establishing the vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and a P500-million indemnity fund. Duterte signed this into law, Republic Act 115251 or the Covid-19 Vaccination Program Act, on February 26, 2021. Under Section 5, private entities may procure vaccines through a multiparty agreement with the Department of Health (DOH), National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 and the supplier. "Any such vaccines, supplies or services procured by private entities shall be for the sole and exclusive use of such companies, without prejudice to the multiparty agreement. Provided that priority in the inoculation shall be given to its healthcare workers, senior citizens, economic frontlines and essential workers," the law states. The private sector has signed tripartite agreements for the procurement of 17 million doses of the AstraZeneca adenoviral-vectored vaccine and 7 million doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine. Section 8 of the same law provides that those authorized to implement the vaccination program, including private entities, are immune from suit and liability with respect to claims arising out of or related to the administration of the vaccine. Injuries arising from "willful misconduct and gross negligence" are not covered. The P500-million indemnity fund, which will be established by state-owned PhilHealth, will be used to "compensate any person inoculated through the Covid-19 vaccination program in case of death, permanent disability or hospital confinement." During his weekly public address on Monday, Duterte said the government has no control over several factors that could lead to indemnity claims. "When you assume a liability or you incur something na which is not -- which is beyond your control. In the first place, sila 'yan. Sila mag -- ang mag-transport sila, eh kung masira 'yan, apektado, mishandling o whatever. There's a host of reasons there," he said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in his virtual press briefing Tuesday, March 23, defended Duterte's statement, saying the President was merely referring to injuries caused by "willful neglect and gross negligence." He said the President made the statement in response to reported complaints that the government is not allowing the private sector to procure their own vaccine supplies. "Ang sabi ng Presidente, hindi totoo na pinagbabawal namin kasi ang reklamo po sa kanya, pinagbabawal daw ni Sec, Galvez yung pagbili ng bakuna. Hindi po totoo 'yan. Sa katunayan, ini-enganyo pa nga natin ang private sector na bumili. Kaya lang, ang realidad hindi sila makakabili without government kasi nga po, emergency use authorization, wala pong commercial registration ang kahit anong bakuna," Roque said. "Pangalawa, hindi rin talaga magbebenta ang mga kumpanya sa pribado ng walang indemnity na galing sa gobyerno na hindi sila pasasagutin do'n sa mga side effects dahil nga emergency use pa lang 'to, hindit pa natatapos ang clinical trial," he added. (Marites Villamor-Ilano / SunStar Philippines) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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