Speaking during the press conference of the “BTS sa Congress” coalition, Cayetano argued that the DCC is better suited to hold a public hearing on the COVID-19 vaccination issue than, say, the Committee on Health.
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco confirmed in a statement the same day that the Health panel would indeed hold a virtual hearing on COVID-19 vaccination, which would cover the status of the government’s vaccination plan. According to Cayetano, the DCC–his brainchild in March 2020 when he was still the Speaker–is more encompassing in scope than any single House committee. All COVID-response bills, be it economic or health-centric, used to be referred to the DCC.
“So kung sasabihin ng FDA doon tsaka ni Secretary Galvez na ang problema nila ay procurement, hindi po sakop ng Health yun ,” the ex-Speaker explained.
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