“Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is restricting private companies from directly procuring COVID-19 vaccines from the manufacturers.”
Raffy Tulfo
Claim dated 25 Mar 2021.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
It is Republic Act 11525, or the COVID-19 Vaccination Program of 2021—not Duque's discretion–that prohibits the private sector from buying COVID-19 vaccines by themselves. RA 11525 was passed by both houses of Congress and signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in February.
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In short
Raffy Tulfo made this claim around 25 March 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 16 April 2021, 22 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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