House probe sought over US' anti-Sinovac campaign

Source: The Manila times

MANILA, Philippines -- The Makabayan bloc filed a resolution urging the House of Representatives to investigate, in aid of legislation, the reported anti-Sinovac operation of the Pentagon.

Reuters, after its investigation, reported that the Pentagon had conducted the operation a few years ago amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The resolution read that "such underhanded tactics by a foreign military power sowing disinformation in the Philippines are a brazen affront to our national sovereignty and the democratic rights of Filipinos to freely access truthful information vital to public health and safety".

The bloc is composed of ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Arlene Brosas, and Kabataan Rep. Raoul Manuel.

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