President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, except for one, have been suspended.
“All reclamation activities are suspended. These are under review except for one that has already been reviewed. We saw problems in the implementation,” the President said during a situation briefing in Bulacan on Monday.
Villar earlier warned that if the reclamation project reaches Las Piñas, it may cause six to eight-meter flooding in her hometown. “There are questionable entities involved in those projects, particularly the China state-owned China Communications Construction Co. , which has historically destroyed our marine ecosystems in the West Philippine Sea. We should not be taking risks with companies like CCCC,” Hontiveros said in a statement on Wednesday.
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