MANILA, Philippines — The International Container Terminal Services Foundation defended its proposal to construct a mega vaccination site, calling the proposed site "a deserted, uninhabited and vacant area and not an urban forest as erroneously claimed." To recall, the proposal sparked tension between the group and environmental watchdogs over the potential damage to urban wildlife in the grassland. As a result, the Nayong Pilipino Foundation has yet to sign the memorandum of agreement to construct the facility. But the foundation in its statement asserted that the project had the support of the national government amid the coronavirus pandemic. The NPF for its part has said that the urban forest is home to a variety of wildlife as it serves as a bird flyway network.

Source: Philippine Star May 13, 2021 07:41 UTC