Manila, July 9 -- A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Department of Health (DOH) to include funds for the procurement of the Covid-19 vaccine in its proposed budget for 2021.
Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said it is the DOH, and not Congress, that has the expertise to come up with estimates based on its institutional knowledge on the cost of previous vaccines and its access to manufacturers.
He noted that Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has already declared that the House of Representatives is ready to appropriate funds for the vaccine.
"I am suggesting that the DOH already incorporate in its budget proposal its estimated funding requirement for the doses the country needs to protect our people from co...