Hontiveros to DOH: Waive NDAs, disclose COVID-19 vaccine cost

Senator Risa Hontiveros has pressed the Department of Health to step out of the “unnecessary secrecy” surrounding the still-unanswered question about the real cost of government-procured COVID-19 vaccines. | BPinlacINQ

“There is too much unnecessary secrecy surrounding this,” Hontiveros said. “Hindi naman dapat ituring na state secret ang presyo ng bakuna dahil pera ng bayan ang ginamit para ipambili nito. Pinipilay lang ng mga NDA na ito ang mandato ng Commission on Audit na usisain kung nakasulit ba tayo sa bilyun-bilyong pisong inilabas natin noong panahon ng pandemya.”

“There is no reason for this to be done behind closed doors. We deserve to know how every centavo was spent, lalo na ngayong panahon ng resesyon. Managot ang dapat managot, at huwag magtago sa likod ng NDA,” the senator stressed.

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