President Duterte has endorsed the establishment of a “green lane” to hasten the processing of permits for companies planning to manufacture vaccines in the country.
Duterte made the statement after Trade and Industry Ramon Lopez reported that four companies have expressed interest in setting up vaccine manufacturing sites in the country. The pharmaceutical companies, including United Laboratories and Glovax Biologics, have requested the setting up of a green lane for the fast processing of required permits, Lopez said.
The President directed concerned agencies to cooperate and “give the meaning of every word in that sentence,” referring to the need to improve the ease of doing business in the country. He lamented that the country has become one of the “laggards” due to the sluggish processing of government documents.
In the presentation of Lopez to the President and other Cabinet members Thursday, Lopez mentioned that Unilab and Glovax were interested in manufacturing coronavirus vaccines in the country.