The problem? It was funded by the US Dept of Defense.
Luckily we have enough suspicious leftists here in the Philippines who demanded that the government stop approval. The story then disappeared from the headlines, alas, so I don't know what happened since then.
https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_HDTRA12310006_9761
website says 2 million plus was granted, but none of it used so far, so maybe it was blocked.
The Philippines love Americans, but they are weary of the CIA and especially weary of projects about health that make them the guinea pig for American or western projects, especially after the Dengue vaccine killed some kids a few years ago.