Despite the odds, an environment official is confident that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and its private contractor for the controversial Manila Bay Beach Nourishment Project can complete the project on time. Undersecretary Jonas R. Leones of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Monday only around 5,000 metric tons or at least one barge of crushed dolomite is needed to complete the project and overlaying once the delivery is made. It can be done in a matter of days. Leones, the DENR’s Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International Affairs and the designated spokesman of Secretary Roy A. Cimatu, expressed hopes that the issues raised by Cebu’s provincial government and Alcoy town will be addressed soon so as to finally lift the ban on dolomite mining that has been causing the project’s delay.

DENR sees dolomite project done by year-end. (2020, November 10). Business Mirror, pp. A8, A4.