MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition challenging the establishment of a temporary mega vaccination center on Nayong Pilipino Foundation's urban forest park due to insufficiency of form and substance. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in April 2021 approved the construction of a massive COVID-19 vaccination center on the Nayong Pilipino Foundation property, amid concerns about damage on the existing ecosystem in the area. The site of the planned vaccination center serves as a bird flyway network. Nepomuceno told the SC that the establishment of the vaccination site will destroy the environment and violated environmental laws. The petition also was not supported by material evidence other than online articles on the proposed vaccination center, which are deemed hearsay evidence.

Source: Philippine Star July 22, 2021 10:07 UTC