President Duterte is determined to prevent Metro Manila from getting
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte updates the nation on the government’s efforts in addressing the coronavirus disease at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on May 28, 2020.
“Kita mo itong land registration? Nag-away-away na sila kasi 1,000 hectares. Maala — mayayari tayo nito. Eh reclamation, marami nang away. Pera eh. Mga 1,000 reclamations, that’s billions and billions ,” he said in his public address last Friday. Back in February, the President declared he would not allow reclamation projects initiated by the private companies in Manila Bay due to its environmental impact on the metropolis. Duterte has advised potential investors to just wait for his successor.
The Philippine Reclamation Authority earlier disclosed four proposed reclamation projects in Manila, such as Navotas City Coastal Bay Reclamation Project, Pasay 360-Hectare Reclamation Project, Pasay 265-Hectare Reclamation Project, and the Horizon Manila 418-Hectare Reclamation Project.
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