PamCham supports Capitol's vax plan

SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. In this February 18, 2020 photo, Governor Dennis Pineda is in a huddle with Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. officers led by President Rene Romero as they discuss issues concerning the business sector in Pampanga. With them are Board Member Jun Canlas, PamCham Vice-Chairman Jim Jimenez, directors Gil Pamandanan, Bong Mah and Robert Lo. (Chris Navarro)
SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. In this February 18, 2020 photo, Governor Dennis Pineda is in a huddle with Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. officers led by President Rene Romero as they discuss issues concerning the business sector in Pampanga. With them are Board Member Jun Canlas, PamCham Vice-Chairman Jim Jimenez, directors Gil Pamandanan, Bong Mah and Robert Lo. (Chris Navarro)

PRIME mover Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (PamCham) said the business group will mobilize its resources in support of Capitol's plan to purchase doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines for priority sectors in the province, mulled to be rolled out before the second quarter of 2021.

Last Sunday, Governor Dennis Pineda announced that the Provincial Government is raising an initial P300 million to be able to purchase doses of an approved and authorized anti-Covid-19 vaccine to immunize medical frontliners in public and private hospitals handling patients, as well as workers from the private industry to strengthen the capacity of the health system while restarting the economy.

The governor asked stakeholders, including business and local government executives, plus the legislative councils in 19 towns and three cities, to appropriate funds for the vaccination program, and support the multi-sectoral fund drive: "We need to help each other to be able to buy an effective vaccine against Covid-19. We cannot rely solely on the national government to do the vaccination program."

In response, PamCham president Rene Romero said the chamber is fully supportive of the governor on the initiative and that it will muster its resources and mobilize the general membership on the efforts to raise funds to acquire the most effective vaccine approved by appropriate health authorities and purchased in accordance with the government's procurement law.

"I and Governor Pineda have discussed the plan as well as part of the business sector to put up counterpart funding and launch other means for the purchase of doses of the most effective and approved vaccine. We are truly and fully supporting Capitol's initiative and plan so we at PamCham will extend all resources at hand to strengthen our local healthcare system, safeguard our kabalens against the virus, especially there is a threat of a new strain, and on top it, sustain and protect the economy's gains and recovery from the damages of this pandemic," Romero said.

He told SunStar Pampanga that the PamCham executive board will convene soonest to plot strategies and identify other ways on how the group could help the provincial government in the very important undertaking.

"We would also ask non-PamCham members to join us on this initiative of the governor. This is very important for all stakeholders as Kapampangans' lives and the local economy matter, moreso we are facing an added threat and we are moving towards another year in which we are optimistic about recovery and the new normal. We call on everyone to support Governor Pineda and his administration for these efforts and good, caring governance amidst the challenges of the pandemic," said Romero. (JTD)

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