PRRD TO INK EO EXPEDITING LGUS’ VACCINE PROCUREMENT ‘IF NEED BE’ President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, “if need be,” will sign an executive order (EO) allowing local government units (LGUs) to purchase vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) sans going through the process of public bidding, Malacañang said on Thursday. “Kung kinakailangang po, walang problema ‘yan dahil ang posisyon ni Presidente, kung Caraga INFOCUS
By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos
kinakailangang i-issue iyan (If it’s really necessary, there will be a problem with that because the President’s stance is he will issue [an executive order] if need be),” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual presser. Roque issued the statement when quizzed if Duterte would heed the LGUs’ call for the issuance of an EO that would authorize them to skip public bidding when
buying Covid-19 vaccines. He also welcomed the lawmakers’ move to file a measure that seeks to fast-track the local governments’ procurement of Covid-19 vaccines by doing away with public bidding. The measure, he said, would help prevent the possible delay in the administration of Covid-19 vaccines in the country. February 6-12, 2021 |
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