PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent the bills seeking to establish an indemnity fund that will be used to compensate recipients of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in case they experience adverse side effects after vaccination.

Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., during a press briefing on Thursday, said the President has signed the certification of urgency for Senate Bill 2057 and House Bill 8648.

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