The coronavirus relief initiatives of the Office of the Vice President have been suspended since February 4. Robredo's office filed with the Comelec its request for exemption from the election spending ban on January 18. PHVote WeDecide
MANILA, Philippines – Sixty-four days since the Office of the Vice President filed with the Commission on Elections a petition to exempt its pandemic response programs from the election spending ban, the poll body finally acted on the request by ruling in favor of Leni Robredo’s office.granted the petition for exception of the OVP for certain projects and programs during the 45-day period of the campaign,” Comelec Commissioner George Garcia told reporters on Viber on Wednesday, March 23.
Projects that had been halted included the free mobile antigen testing service Swab Cab, the free teleconsultation service Bayanihan E-Konsulta, and drive-through vaccination drive Vaccine Express.The OVP had tested nearly 10,000 people against COVID-19 as of end-December 2021 and funded over 35,000 extraction and detection kits for help in identifying individuals stricken with coronavirus.
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