“It’s really a very good gesture of MVP [Manuel V. Pangilinan]. He allocated 1,500 doses for the PBA,” Vargas told BusinessMirror on Monday, noting even the league employees’ families and dependents will be included in the vaccine program.
“It’s two vaccines for one person, so two for 750 persons,” Vargas added.
Vargas added Pangilinan expects a total of 1.2 million doses from Moderna, AstraZeneca and Monovax.
“MVP ordered a total of 1.2 million doses for us [MVP Group of Companies]. With 1.2 million, you can inoculate around 600,000 individuals,” said Vargas without revealing how employees are working under the MVP group that includes PLDT, Smart, Meralco, Maynilad, among others.
“We have so many employees,” he said.
PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial thanked Pangilinan for his commitment.
“We are very thankful to MVP even though vaccines are not yet here. It’s a big help not only to the players but also to their families,” said Marcial, adding the league has also discussed with the Philippine Red Cross on AstraZeneca vaccines.