Duterte: PH won’t pay ‘reservation fee’ for COVID-19 vaccines
President Duterte will not spend a single peso to pay a “reservation fee” to pharmaceutical companies that have yet to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, saying it is against the country’s procurement laws.
“In other countries, they want cash advance bago tayo deliver-an ng vaccine. Eh kung ganun, patay tayong lahat . Every Filipino will die I can assure you,” he said. He said these companies must be “crazy” if they think the Philippines will just pay for something that is not certain. President Duterte said such companies are not welcome in the Philippines because they are just looking for someone who will finance their research and development activities.
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