THE Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) has expressed its support to the proposal of a presidential adviser to consider giving incentives to businesses and persons who have already been vaccinated.
This, as Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Ma. “Joey” Concepcion III, likewise asked the current administration to impose restrictions for individuals who have yet to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019.
Said proposals, according to FFCCCII, aim to counter the spread of the contagious Delta variant of the virus. They quoted Concepcion in saying the government considers applying “bold moves,” such as restricting the entrance of unvaccinated Filipinos in certain establishments, or moving around the country.
Other recommendations of Concepcion, which FFCCCII also support, include granting incentives to businesses that target full vaccination of their employees.
“Fully vaccinated individuals can also be given incentives, such as more mobility, ease of travel, and [exemption] from mandatory tests,” stated Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong, FFCCCII’s president.
The organization also recently undertook the Philippines’s first private-sector importation and roll-out of vaccines, with half-a-million Sinovac doses. Its nationwide jabbing project is now ongoing for economic frontliners comprising entrepreneurs, employees and workers. Target completion is at the end of August.
“At zero cost to the government, this civic project to vaccinate economic frontliners [seeks to help lessen the burden of government, which is our aid] to the national goal of inoculating 70 million Filipinos, or 100 percent of the country’s adult population by the end of the year,” the federation’s executive said. “Let us support the mass vaccination program for faster public health, consumer confidence and economic recovery of the Philippines this year.”