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President Duterte’s assurance during his fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (Sona) on July 27 that we will have access to an approved vaccine from China to address the Covid-19 pandemic is a welcome development. That should assuage our concerns amid the growing number of cases in the country.

I was fortunate to have been given the opportunity to serve in both government and the private sector. After starting out as an entrepreneur early in life, I ventured into politics in 1992. I built and led my own business from the ground up. I was also able to assume leadership roles in the legislative department as Speaker of the House of Representatives and as President of the Senate.

Metro Manila as one big region remains the “epicenter” of Covid-19 cases because of its dense population. A thorough examination of the cases, however, shows that only a small fraction of the National Capital Region is infected.