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Pagbibigay ng Western brands na COVID-19 vaccines sa seafarers, aprubado na ni Duterte

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Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/30/20200724-pinoy-seafarers-dfa-2-5.jpg"/><figcaption>Sa retratong inilabas ng kagawaran noong July 2020, pinoproseso ng staff ng Department of Foreign Affairs ang 101 stranded Filipino seafarer na dumating mula China. <em>Retrato mula sa DFA</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MAYNILA—Kinatigan ni Pangulang Rodrigo Duterte ang hiling ng ilang seafarer groups — at maging apela ni Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III — na bigyang prayoridad ang seafarers pagdating sa mga bakunang gawa sa US o sa UK.</p><p>Ito ay matapos ipaliwanag ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na kailangan kasi ito bilang requirement sa trabaho ng seafarers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1697483" width="100%"></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>“Dahil sa Europa, hindi sila pasasakayin, hindi sila pababalikin kung wala sila Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson &amp; Johnson o AstraZeneca, kung puwede sila puwede mapayagan na kumuha ng Western brands. Tutol po ito sa polisiya na walang pilian, pero karamihan po ng mga barko eh nagre-require ng ganitong Western brands,&quot; ani Roque.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/01/21/duterte-iginiit-na-hindi-nagsisinungaling-ang-gobyerno-sa-estado-ng-covid-19-sa-bansa">Duterte iginiit na hindi nagsisinungaling ang gobyerno sa estado ng COVID-19 sa bansa</a></li></ul><p>Payag dito ang Pangulo, sabay sabing hindi naman ito maituturing na kaso na pagbibigay ng special treatment sa mga seafarer. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/01/21/vaccine-czar-galvez-govt-eyeing-mass-vaccination-of-adults-by-august">Vaccine czar Galvez: Gov’t eyeing mass vaccination of adults by August</a></li></ul><p>“We are ready to vaccinate them with the Western brand. There is no violation of the equal protection of the law because kung sabihin mo lang iyong hindi nabakunahan ng Moderna o Pfizer, at nabakunahan ng Sinovac o Sinopharm, there is no distinction and there is no clear evidence to show that itong Pfizer, Moderna are superior to the Sinovac or Sinopharm. Eh puro bakuna iyan, it is generic,” ani Duterte.</p><p>Ipinag-utos naman ni Duterte kay vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. na ayusin ang magiging sistema kung paano makakapagpalista ang seafarers sa vaccination program ng gobyerno. </p><p>Ayon kay Roque, ang Pilipinas ang ikalawang pinakamataas na supplier ng seafarers sa buong mundo, kasunod ng China. </p><p>Sa halos 1.65 milyon na seafarers sa buong mundo, nasa higit 460,000 o 25 porsyento nito ay mga Pilipino. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/01/21/all-vaccines-are-effective-duterte-tells-filipinos-amid-brand-hesitancy">‘All vaccines are effective’, Duterte tells Filipinos amid brand hesitancy</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1696679" width="100%"></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>Ito ay matapos ipaliwanag ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na kailangan kasi ito bilang requirement sa trabaho ng seafarers.<br /> </p>

Ito ay matapos ipaliwanag ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na kailangan kasi ito bilang requirement sa trabaho ng seafarers.

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Pagbibigay ng Western brands na COVID-19 vaccines sa seafarers, aprubado na ni Duterte

Joyce Balancio,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 01, 2021 04:14 AM PHT

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Updated Jun 01, 2021 08:33 PM PHT

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Rodrigo Duterte

Silvestre Bello III

Harry Roque

Carlito Galvez Jr.

COVID-19 vaccine

seafarers

Moderna

Pfizer

AstraZeneca

Johnson and Johnson

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