“We don’t need to tie or foreign policy or even our national security with the discovery of the vaccine because we can source it out from other allies around the world,” political expert Julio Teehankee told CNN Philippines
— President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to let the Philippines be among the first countries to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine once it is developed.
“Let me just mention it in passing that about four days ago, I made a plea to President Xi Jinping that if they have the vaccine, can they allow us to be one of the first or if needed, if we have to buy it, that we will be granted credit so that we can normalize as fast as possible,” Duterte said during his speech at the Batasang Pambansa.that the Philippines will be prioritized once the East Asian giant develops a vaccine for the infectious disease.
“Sooner and not later, the virus that gobbled up thousands of lives will itself be laid to rest,” the chief executive said. “We don’t need to tie or foreign policy or even our national security with the discovery of the vaccine because we can source it out from other allies around the world,” Teehankee told CNN Philippines’ Rico Hizon on Monday.
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