MANILA, Philippines —Funds earmarked to create a “white sand beach” along Manila Bay can instead be used to finance the replacement of trees that will be uprooted to give way to the planned construction of a mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) property in Paraaque City.
This was the proposal of Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday as he backed the projected mega vaccination center in Nayong Pilipino, saying the lot on which the facility will stand “will be used for a facility that will protect millions of lives.”
Recto said the “replace-tree-you-cut” policy can apply in this situation, citing funding sources from the DENR’s Nationa…
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