PAL Secures SinoVac Delivery Contract

15 March 2021

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced Saturday that China will give an additional 400,000 doses of CoronaVac vaccines to the Philippines. 

The donated vaccines will be transported by the country’s flag carrier Philippine Airlines using B777-300 aircraft, according to Locsin.

From March 2 to 13, PAL has transported a total of 345,610 vaccine doses from the Manila hub.

“We handle these essential goods with PAL’s trademark Buong Pusong Alaga. We are privileged to work with the government in a worthy mission that aims to protect lives,” PAL said.

China previously donated 600,000 doses of vaccines developed by Sinovac Biotech to the Philippines and delivered by a Chinese military cargo aircraft Xian Y-20 to Manila on Feb. 28, that paved the way for the vaccine rollout in the country next day.