Solon seeks inquiry into Philippine COVID vaccine plan ahead of rollout

Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Representative Bienvenido Abante Jr. has filed a resolution urging the House to conduct an inquiry into the country's vaccination plan.

In House Resolution No. 1573, he said the inquiry on Philippine National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for COVID-19 Vaccines (NDVP) will ensure that 70 million Filipinos will be inoculated in 2021.

“Like many of our kababayans, I am very concerned about how this plan will be implemented, from securing the vaccine supplies up to the point that they are administered to their intended recipient,” he said.

“I am hopeful that a thorough inquiry will shed light on this,” he added.

Abante pointed out that the importance of congressional oversight saying that the implementation of the vaccination plan will affect their constituents.

In January, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 announced that the government had approved and ratified the NDVP.

The task force, its regional and local COVID-19 counterparts, as well as the regional and local COVID-19 vaccination operations centers are mandated to implement and adapt the plan.

In a memorandum dated January 26, regional covid-19 vaccination operations centers are directed to develop “macroplans” for deployment and inoculation.

Also, local COVID-19 vaccination operations centers are directed to develop “microplans” for the vaccination rollout. —LBG, GMA News