Duterte won't stop mega dam
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Those against the construction of the Jalaur River mega-dam in Calinog, Iloilo have been making a lot of noise lately in a bid to get President Rodrigo Duterte's attention. Delegates to the recent international solidarity mission against the P11.2-billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP) Stage II identified alternatives to the mega-dam such as rehabilitating existing irrigation canals to ensure the flow of water to farmlands. But according to Drilon, Piñol assured him that JRMP would "push through"
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Ereñeta, M. G. (2016, ). Duterte won't stop mega dam. Panay News, pp. 1, 19.
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Irrigation; Dams; Environmental protection; Water reservoirs; Irrigation water; Agriculture; Financing; Governments; Mitigation; Ecotourism; Research; National Irrigation Administration (NIA); Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); Calinog Indigenous People Organization (CIPO); University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV); Jalaur Multipurpose Project Phase II (JRMP II); Piñol, Manny; Duterte, Rodrigo; Lobaton, Grace; Drilon, Franklin; Hervilla, Hope; Casinao, Renato; Lopez, Gina; Mangilog, Jude; Balani, Mar Anthony; Talledo, Tomasito
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