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MAR
02
2021

Vaccine delay, resistance to test in-person classes may birth ‘Generation Lost’

COVID’s greatest damage may have been in incarcerating millions of children and sending the educational system to the ICU, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has warned. These kids may end up as the “lost generation,” Recto said, if the return to normalcy will be “slowed
FEB
23
2021

Explanation of YES Vote: COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021

EXPLANATION OF VOTE Committee Report No. 185 Senate Bill No. 2057 COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2021 Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto 23 February 2021 Mr. President, my dear colleagues:  What is this bill? It is a cocktail of cures for the national vaccine
FEB
11
2021

On the reported arrival of 600,000 Sinovac doses on Feb. 23

We should not demonize a vaccine because of its country of origin. Let science be the guide, not superstition. If our scientists from UP and the FDA will say after thorough evaluation that it is good, then who are we to doubt their findings? Science is the light that will lead us
JAN
31
2021

Use vaccine wait to stockpile syringes, freezers because ‘we mustn’t wait for the horse to build the cart’

While the government’s global hunt for COVID vaccines has not yet led to deliveries to the hardest-hit country in the Western Pacific, it should, in the meantime, stock up on vaccination supplies such as syringes, which are available in the market. The call was made by Senate
OCT
24
2020

No time for amateur hour, Palace must name ‘vaccine czar’ who can hurdle ‘importation-to-injection’ obstacles

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has urged Malacañang to appoint a “vaccine czar” who can solve the “importation to injection” challenges of getting the COVID-19 vaccine to 110 million Filipinos in a world where rich countries bankrolling their development will get them