Lacson joins presidential race, wants incentives for fully vaccinated individuals
October 6, 2021 at 10:54 am,
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By Alwen SaliringPRESIDENTIAL candidate Panfilo Lacson has urged the government to give incentives to those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to convince Filipinos who are still hesitant to get the vaccines.
“Yung bakuna, hindi naman natin mapupuwersa ang mga kababayan natin. So daanin natin sa incentive. Yung fully vaccinated, ika nga, bigyan mo ng konting ginhawa compared sa mga ayaw magpabakuna,” he said.
Lacson, who is set to file his candidacy for presidential post today, has vowed to make vaccines accessible and available to every Filipino once elected in office.
“Matatapos na yung taon at naghahanap tayo ng herd immunity, e nasa 16 % pa lang sa maraming probinsya. Paano tayo makakaahon? Di tayo makakaalis niyan sa pandemya,” he said.
Lacson said most of the Filipinos, especially in the provinces, are willing to be vaccinated but the supply and availability of vaccines are limited.
The lawmaker said the government should stop controlling the supply of vaccines and allow local government units (LGUs) and the private sector to import.
"Lahat ngayon kinokontrol ng government. Kaya medyo o naghahabol. Sa mga probinsya lalo,” he said.
Lacson said putting the right persons to do the job and wise government spending of the allotted budget are the keys to solve the pandemic.
“Unang una, right persons on the job. Dahil kung mali na yung tao na nasa posisyon initially, puro mali na yung susunod. Pangalawa, yung tamang paggamit, kasi nga nasa pandemya tayo, nakakarinig tayo ng misuse at abuse, eh hindi maganda. Kasi maraming namamatay, maraming nagkakasakit, tapos makakarinig tayo ng di magandang paggamit ng budget para sa kalusugan? Talagang masama ang idudulot,” he added.
