Duterte won't allow Manila Bay reclamation
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President Duterte said he will never allow any massive reclamation projects in Manila Bay, saying it will put the nation's capital at peril. In a speech in Cavity City Saturday evening, Duterte said he will only allow a reclamation if it is in connection with a government project. " Not during my time. I will only allow maybe plants of whatever reclamation if it is in connection with a government project. I will not allow massive reclamation for the private sector. Not now. Because if I... If you approve one, you approve all," he said.
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Geducos, A. C. B. (2020, February 17). Duterte won't allow Manila Bay reclamation. Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 7.
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