These areas, namely Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao and six other provinces in Regions III and IV, he noted, also make up 60% of the country's economy. "The supply we need to sustain 500,000 jabs per day is...15 million per month," Galvez said in a presentation delivered in Filipino. "In Metro Manila, we need 3.3 [million vaccines per month]. However, the country is only set to receive some 11.5 million vaccines in May and over 10 million in June. He also said the country has received some 7.77 million vaccines, 7.14 million of which have already been deployed.

Source: Philippine Star May 18, 2021 04:30 UTC