All 22 of the Duterte-administration-approved reclamation projects in Manila Bay are suspended, Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said on Thursday, Aug. 10. READ:
The official said that upon clarification with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who said on Wednesday that one project was allowed to push through, all current projects at Manila Bay are under review.
“As soon as the President speaks, I think that will be in effect,” she added when asked if the order is in effect since there were still reclamation projects in the bay. “Lahat po ito had been previously approved under the PRA in the previous administration,” she said.The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is currently in the process of assembling a team of scientists and experts for a cumulative assessment of the environmental impact of the reclamation activities at Manila Bay in view of the flooding that happened in Bulacan and Pampanga recently.
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