PDu30, kursunadang bumili ng vaccine kontra Covid-19 sa Russia at China

KURSUNADA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte na bumili ng vaccine kontra  Covid-19  mula sa Russia at China.

Subalit, kailangan lamang ani Pangulong Duterte na ang vaccine na magmumula sa Russia at China ay “equally good and effective” gaya ng  ibang   vaccine  na inimbento ng ibang bansa.

“We cannot be complacent. I said by December there will be some I think trials. No, ganito ha, if the vaccine of Russia and China are equally good and effective, just like any other vaccine invented by any country, I will buy first. But then alam mo I hope that the Chinese and Russian government that when we buy, we have to go into a bidding,” ayon sa Pangulo sa kanyang public address, Lunes ng gabi.

“So the Russian and the pharmaceutical companies of China can very well join us,” dagdag na pahayag ng Pangulo.

Pinili ng Chief Executive ang dalawang nasabing bansa dahil  noong naghirap aniya ang Pilipinas  at sa tingin aniya niya ay  “there was nothing at all in sight, sa paningin natin, we were aimlessly — para tayong barko namatayan ng makina. So we were drifting in a seashore tapos dumating itong bagyo. Walang ibang bayan na tumulong sa atin.”

Ang tanging bansa aniya na nag-alok ng tulong sa Pilipinas ay ang Russia at China.

“The only country that offered to help initially and said, “Do not worry when we invent one, we’d give you” was Russia then China. China naman, the one good thing about China is you do not have to beg, you do not have to plead,” anito.

Hindi aniya kagaya ng ibang bansa  na  gusto agad ay  cash advance bago pa mag- deliver ng vaccine.

” Eh kung ganun, patay tayong lahat. Every Filipino will die I can assure you. Why? Kung wala tayong ibigay sa kanila cash advance, eh di walang vaccine. Eh walang vaccine, di maghalikan na lang tayong lahat para mas madali. That’s I said one wrong with — one thing wrong with the — itong Western companies,” anito.

Hindi naman binanggit ng Pangulo ang  mga Western companies dahil baka aniya  smagpa-pa-advertise ang mga ito.

“That’s one thing wrong about the Western countries — it’s all profit, profit, profit. There’s a pandemic and you say that, “Okay we have the — we have something for sale or something to sell to you.” And marinig mo, maligaya ka only to be — only to collapse when the next sentence is said “pero magbayad kayo ng cash advance bago kami magpadala.” litaniya ng Pangulo.

“Hindi pa nga eh. Eh nagkamali ako wala pa. Now they are asking for parang reservation fee. Wala pa sila. Sabi nila ‘pag naimbento na ito o natapos na namin ‘yung trials — but anyway it’s really — they are really on the advanced stage of the clinical trials,” aniya pa rin.

Baliw aniya ang  pharmaceutical company na wala pa ang vaccine, wala pang  finality, ay nais na nito na magpareserba na ang Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng pagdeposito ng pera.

” Bakit ako magbili ng ganung style? Because the Procurement Law of the Philippines, this country, does not allow you to buy something which is non-existence or to be produced as yet,” giit ni Pangulong Duterte.

“It’s a very exacting law and you must always reckon with, you know, prosecution and going to jail. At bakit ka naman…? So iyan ang… Bakit ka naman magbayad na wala diyan? Now talagang…”

“If the companies are here or representatives, mag-uwi na kayo sa inyo. ‘Pag hindi, sipain ko kayo kung makita ko kayo diyan sa ano. If I happened to have dinner outside and see you somewhere in the hotels, I’ll kick your ass. Bastusin ko kayo. Umuwi kayo doon sa inyo, mag-yawyaw (nag) kayo,” ayon sa Pangulo. (Daris Jose)