PRRD not keen on Manila Bay reclamation projects
January 31, 2020 11:54 pm
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he is not ready to approve the proposed reclamation projects in Manila Bay due to its possible adverse impact on the environment.
Duterte, in an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN, said the idea of reclaiming 10,000 hectares in Manila Bay is “mind-boggling”.
“If it’s an investment to infuse more money into the Philippine economy, it seems to be okay. But the hugeness of the area you are trying to reclaim to me is almost mind-boggling because (of) that entire 10,0000 hectares. It will be surely for habitation. There might be some offices and residences,” he said in an interview by dzMM on Monday.
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