The billionaire chairman and CEO of Philippine gaming giant Bloomberry Resorts denies speculation that he will take over a planned Covid-19 vaccination center to expand his Solaire mega-resort in Parañaque City.
Enrique Razon Jr. went on the defensive after complaints surfaced that the site chosen for the vaccine center, government-owned and controlled by Nayong Pilipino Foundation, Inc., part of the Department of Tourism, has not yet been cleared to administer the jabs.
“In the meantime,” griped a charitable foundation linked to Razon’s shipping company, “the country’s mass inoculation program that will save lives faces delays with the absence of a mass and efficient inoculation program along with the hope of achieving herd immunity by the end of the year.”
In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Razon said he is committed to the same goal, and facilitating more vaccinations among Filipinos. “We already have a Solaire. We are building another one in Quezon City, not here,” he said.
The vaccination facility is planned to vaccinate as many as 10,000 to 12,000 people a day, or around 300,000 a month, reported the Philippine Star.
