The United States has expressed concerns over ongoing reclamation projects in Manila Bay, bordering its embassy, and the involvement of a Chinese construction firm blacklisted by Washington.
Embassy spokesperson Kanishka Gangopadhyay said their diplomats in Manila are in regular discussions with the Philippine government regarding ongoing China-backed reclamation projects in Manila Bay.
The company has also been cited by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for engaging in fraudulent business practices. The embassy said it will continue to engage with the appropriate authorities on the matter, Gangopadhyay said. "I think what’s important is reclamation has a certain value, obviously in terms of the economy. However, we need to do the cost benefit analysis in terms of the impact to the ecology and the longer term impact in terms of possibly what could result from climate change," Loyzaga said.
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