The mega vaccination facility in Nayong Pilipino continues despite various controversies surrounding the project.
On Thursday, the government ended the dispute over the issue.
“Just the MOA to be signed and that MOA (memorandum of agreement) is forthcoming, just a few minor technical edits being done. It’s already been vetted by the Department of Tourism, been vetted by the Department of Health. It’s now going through our Government Corporate Counsel. Just a few minor edits and then it will be signed very, very soon,” said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.
Former Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) executive director Lucille Isberto and International Container Terminals Services, Inc. (ICTSI) chairman Enrique Razon are at the center of the conflict.
Nograles confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte has also accepted Isberto’s resignation.
According to Razon, it is only worth it to pay for the construction of the facility.
“I’m glad he did [accept the resignation]. She should resign, she spreads lies all over… There are no real trees there, it’s talahib… If Nayong Filipino planted one tree there, we won’t cut it, we don’t go around cutting trees,” explained Razon.
It would be recalled that Isberto raised the issue of the environmental impact of the project and its legality because a private company will allegedly operate the facility.
Construction of mega jab facility in Nayong Pilipino to push through
But even the DOT ensured that no trees would be cut down and stressed that the NPF itself chose the site for the mega vaccination facility.
Razon suspects that there is a plan that has been derailed so Isberto criticizes him.
“It’s simply crab, talangka mentality at work here… This is suspicious, we must have interrupted something,” he said.
Razon further insisted that he has no plans to claim Nayong Pilipino as some fear that he will turn it into a casino.
“I don’t plan to build something here, it’s government land, they can’t give this out without a bidding… We already have a Solaire and we will build another Solaire in QC,” he said.
The mega vaccination facility will be built on more than 10,000 square meters area. There is a drive-thru and walk-in, just like in America.
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