Duterte vaccine criticism

• Advance payment for vaccine

  19 November 2020

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  Justice Carpio explains why Philippine law does allow advance payments for COVID‑19 vaccine acquisition with presidential approval, and how misunderstanding this — plus global vaccine market realities — could delay access for Filipinos.

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