Iginiit ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi libre at kailangan bilhin ng bansa ang bakuna kontra coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
This is not for free for, after all, they did not develop the vaccine without great expense and also the human effort involved. We will buy that,” ani Pangulong Duterte sa kanyang public address kagabi, Agosto 17.
Ngunit ayon sa pangulo tatanungin niya sina President Vladimir Putin at President Xi Jinping kung mayroon bang “credit line” nang sa ganoon ay mabayaran ang bakuna nang pautay-utay.
Dagdag ng pangulo, may kamahalan talaga ang presyo ng bakuna lalo’t mayroon ding mga gastos habang ito ay dine-developed.
But if it is quite expensive, then I will ask my friend, President Putin and President Xi Jinping to give us credit, like a debt. But we will pay: not in one payment but in installment,” dagdag pa ni Duterte.