BY ANALOU DE VERA
The private sector is eyeing to provide assistance to the government for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines once already available, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said.
“The private sector is looking to donate vaccines to the government. The vaccines will be coming from a leading pharmaceutical company who has a no profit program within the pandemic,” said Concepcion in a statement.
Concepcion said that he is already coordinating with the country’s vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and the president of the “aforementioned pharmaceutical company.”
He said that the idea came from BDO Chairman Tessie Sy-Coson “who was already in discussion with the pharmaceutical company.”
“A portion of this donation will be allotted to the frontliners and vulnerable workers in the business sector following the guidelines set on the priority sector by the government,” said Concepcion.
Concepcion stressed that it is important that the Philippines will not be left behind when it comes to vaccine supply, which is expected to become available by next year.
“This is very important as it gives hope to our Filipino people, especially our MSMEs (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise), to hang on and that government and the private sector is working together to make it happen,” said Concepcion. (Analou de Vera)
