President Rodrigo Duterte faced the United Nations General Assembly for the last time during his term on Tuesday, September 21 , and spoke about key issues facing his administration as he leaves office.
In a taped address, the President spoke about COVID-19 vaccines, climate change, and the West Philippine Sea, among other topics.Below, we give context to some of the key issues the President mentioned during his address.“It is a man-made drought of vaccines ravaging the poor countries. Rich countries hoard life-saving vaccines, while poor nations wade for trickles. They now talk of booster shots, where developing countries consider half doses just to get by.
“This is shocking beyond belief and must be condemned for what it is. The selfish act that can either be justified rationally or morally. The plain fact is this pandemic will not end unless the virus is defeated everywhere. Vaccines are key to achieving this. “This is why the Philippines committed $1,000,000 to the US Covax Facility. This is our modest contribution to our collective fight against COVID-19. We strongly urge our privileged partners to fully support the Covax facility and further strengthen other cooperation mechanisms. We need this to save more lives, break the cycle of variants, and help ensure global economic recovery.”on June 21 to imprison anyone who doesn’t receive a vaccine.
The Health Department has also been flagged by the Commission on Audit for their misuse of COVID-19 funds, including an
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