News of many “maraming” PSG personnel getting COVID19 — the reason cited Bong Go for Duterte cancelling national address — shows clearly the perils of opaque governance and abuse of discretion by those in powers. Let’s review the timeline.
We know that members of the Presidential Security Group were vaccinated with Sinopharm, some as early as Sept 2020 ptvnews.ph/psg-chief-psg-… (that’s a govt platform ha)
The PSG head, Durante, acknowledged it was a unilateral decision - they decided and implemented the plan without informing health authorities. He even boasted about troops vaccinating thenselves— “so easy”. rappler.com/nation/psg-chi…
Per Sec Ano of the DILG, some Cabinet officials also received the vaccine manilatimes.net/2020/12/29/new…
The soldiers framed their illegal actions as some sort of heroism and defense of national security. Duterte said he knew “Marami” had gotten the shots but he wasn’t told in advance. His aides say, “hayaan na lang natin” because the PSG need protection rappler.com/nation/malacan…
By January, after remonstrations from government health officials, the NBI nicely asks the PSG to corporate with probe. By this time, it was very clear that laws had been violated — excused as a heroic act. newsinfo.inquirer.net/1378730/vaccin…
In February, Mon Tulfo throws his weight around and decries officials supposedly blocking Sinopharm; says he also took the vaccine, says Duterte even asked for samples, and that the Chinese foreign ministry gave green light rappler.com/nation/mon-tul…
Soon after, FDA said it would probe Tulfo, who said he has applied to be a distributor of the vaccine cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/2/24…
Tulfo says he would give up “special envoy to China” status to become distributor of the vaccine newsinfo.inquirer.net/1399526/tulfo-…
Before Tulfo broke news of the interlocking circles of influence behind Illegal use of Sinopharm, FDA gives PSG “compassionate” permit to use for personnel and families .. WHILE PROBE OF POSSIBLE CRIME STILL ongoing #PadrinoOnHigh cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/2/11…
On March 1, news is that, after initially refusing to submit for EUA, Sinopharm finally applies pna.gov.ph/articles/11321… .
On March 3, FDA says Sinopharm’s EUA application lacked necessary documents cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/3/3/…
On March 18, Tulfo, wanting us to give Sinas some slack for again violating health protocol (he turned out positive), said the PNP chief may have become too overconfident after receiving vaccine in November newsinfo.inquirer.net/1408602/ramon-…
Sinas, quoted by aides, said eh di sana ako nagkacovid (then I shouldn’t have gotten infected). Which makes him a government official ignorant of the fact that no vaccine provides 100% blanket protection.
March 19... FDA says no official Sinopharm application yet as, documents still incomplete despite proddings from PH health authorities philstar.com/headlines/2021…
And now we have a President missing two scheduled public appearances. We have his favorite companion citing many PSG getting COVID19 as the reason. Everything remains opaque and vague when, clearly, THIS IS AN ISSUE OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
How will health officials trace that infection arc and what info can even be useful to public health when NOBODY has disclosed how many PSG staff got Sinopharm, how many Malacanang aides and friends and kin got it, how they got it?
The FDA was bypassed. The Bureau of Customs says no official papers of trail to the Sinopharm importation. rappler.com/nation/bureau-… IN SHORT, SMUGGLED. If they can smuggle vaccines, what else can be smuggled in?
IF smuggling coursed through diplomatic channels, it’s worse. Embassies can only import for staff use. States have to permits when they send in aid during disasters. That’s why Duterte threatened at one time to halt all aid agreements. Remember this? business.inquirer.net/279344/duterte…
Entitlement and unbridled exercise of power, and coddling among those walking the halls of power, IS corruption. When corruption actually endangers national security, not to mention public health, you have to wonder... who does Duterte serve?
*cooperate, not corporate (sorry)
*have to get permits (dropped get, sowi)
*cited by Bong Go (dropped the by, sorry)
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