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Mandaluyong sets aside P200 million for COVID-19 vaccines

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/05/19/20180730_mandaluyong-city-hall-gc-7049.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Mandaluyong City Hall.<em> ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – Mandaluyong City has allotted P200 million for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines that will be given to residents, Mayor Carmelita “Menchie” Abalos said Tuesday.</p><p>“Sisikapin po naming na mabigyan ng bakuna ang lahat ng Mandaleños sa oras na magkaroon na ng bakuna kaya’t hinihingi namin ang kooperasyon ng lahat,” Abalos said in a statement.</p><p>(We are working to give vaccines to all Mandaleños once a vaccine becomes available, that’s why we’re asking for everyone’s cooperation.)</p><p>The Mandaluyong Public Information Office said Abalos formed a committee to oversee the purchase of the vaccines.</p><p>Abalos said she directed the chairpersons of the city’s 27 barangays to collect data from residents so the local government would know how many doses it needed to procure.</p><p>The local chief executive added that the city government was working on a mobile app that would serve as a registration portal for residents who wish to get vaccinated.</p><p>Earlier, the local governments of Manila, Quezon City, San Juan, Parañaque, Makati, Pasig, Valenzuela and Navotas announced that they were allocating funds to acquire COVID-19 vaccine for their constituents.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/04/21/valenzuela-navotas-allot-funds-for-covid-19-vaccines">Valenzuela, Navotas allot funds for COVID-19 vaccines</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/04/21/pasig-allots-p300-million-for-covid-19-vaccine-vico-sotto">Pasig allots P300 million for COVID-19 vaccines: Vico Sotto</a></li></ul><p>Metro Manila, home to 12 million people, remains the epicenter of the country’s COVID-19 crisis.</p><p>As of Tuesday, the Philippines recorded a total of 478,761 confirmed COVID-19 cases.</p><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gpN-F1RwUec?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Mandaluyong City has allotted P200 million for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines that will be given to residents, Mayor Carmelita Abalos said Tuesday.</p>

Mandaluyong City has allotted P200 million for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines that will be given to residents, Mayor Carmelita Abalos said Tuesday.