Pasay City Mayor Imelda Rubiano on Monday assured her constituents they will receive P30,000 indemnification pay if they get sick after getting vaccinated for the coronavirus.
Although confident in the efficacy of the vaccines the local government bought against COVID-19, Rubiano said she is leaving nothing to chance and has allotted an indemnification fund for residents.
Rubiano said they have long been helping and indemnifying residents who might suffer unwanted injuries arising from the city government’s various health and immunization campaigns.
“We have been doing this in our city for a long time to provide competent assistance to our residents. During the time of Mayor Toni Calixto under the Take Care, I Care program where we provide assistance to those affected,” she said.
Former mayor Calixto is the elder brother of Rubiano and the current Pasay City congressman.
Rubiano said the city government even improved the financial assistance relative to the COVID-19 vaccine campaign by raising the amount from P25,000 to P30,000.
“But I’m still hoping no one will get sick because I believe the vaccine underwent thorough examination and complied with all the requirements before getting the approval from the Food and Drug Administration,” she said.
Senator Nancy Binay recently filed a measure seeking to indemnify individuals who might suffer injury from the vaccination program of the government.
Binay said vaccine-injury compensation programs have been used in the past 50 years to ensure that individuals who were adversely affected by efforts intended to protect the whole community are adequately compensated and cared for.
Mayor Rubiano noted it is imperative the city has an indemnification program to help increase the people’s trust in the immunization campaign.
“If our people know that they are being taken care of by their local government and they will not be neglected, it will definitely increase their confidence to get vaccinated,” she said.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque earlier commended Mayor Rubiano for the city government’s success in its fight to contain and stop the spread of COVID-19 virus in the city.
Roque was with the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) team who visited Pasay City to check on the local government’s preparations for the planned nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program.
