Galvez appeals to Nayong Pilipino to urgently approve the mega vaccination site amid environmental concerns
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 10) Time lost is lives lost, vaccine czar and National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez, Jr. said, as he called on the Nayong Pilipino Foundation to immediately sign the agreement on the construction of a mega vaccination site in the area.
In a statement on Sunday, he said the government “[does] not wish to downplay” the position of the NPF board, which has raised concerns regarding the project, including its impact to the ecosystem.
Galvez stressed, however, the “urgency” of building the facility, which is seen to help hit the target of nationwide herd immunity from COVID-19 within the year.
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The government today launched the Leyte Ecological Industrial Zone (LEIZ) Master Development Plan Project, which is hoped to develop and complete the Philippines copper industry supply chain in Leyte by 2030 and establish the country’s role in modern industries.
The launch of LEIZ Master Plan project was led by the Department of Trade and Industry, Board of Investments, political leaders of Eastern Leyte, National Development Co., and the Palafox & Associates, which is undertaking the masterplan. LEIZ is a proposed development of an estimated 1,000-hectare land in Leyte. It is anchored on the existing copper smelting operation of PASAR (Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining) Corp. located in the Leyte Industrial Development Zone in Isabel, Leyte.