United, we can survive pandemic — Go

As he thanked local government units for showing initiative in working with the national government and securing vaccines for their constituents, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go urged vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. over the weekend to formulate a process which will expedite the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines by local government units (LGU).

‘A nation that is united has a higher chance of surviving the pandemic’, says Bong Go as he asks NTF to formulate process to expedite vaccine procurement by LGU.

Aside from LGU, Go also thanked the private sector for its collaboration and initiatives to secure vaccines for the country.

He cited the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Philippine government, local government units, private sector donors, and drug firm AstraZeneca for the procurement of 17 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines under the “A Dose of Hope” project.

“Your efforts are most welcome, and I thank the private sector because despite government’s own tireless efforts, government cannot do this alone, sa totoo lang po. We need a whole-of-nation approach to uplift the lives of all Filipinos amid these challenges,” he added.

The Senator, then, emphasized that the path towards recovery requires the effort of the entire country, including the cooperation and bayanihan of the Filipino public.

“Let me emphasize, we are all part of the solution to this public health issue. Therefore, we must (all) share the responsibility if we want to recover from this pandemic. Wala pong pinipili ang pandemyang ito,” Go said.