Amid the flak hurled by fisherfolk groups and environmentalists against the ongoing a la Boracay make-over of Manila Bay, Malacañang has clarified that, “per the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the report that “white sand” is being used to fill the stretch of the baywalk is erroneous.”
According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR) has reported that “crushed dolomite boulders” is being used for the project.
He clarified that the said project is still part of the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay that has started before the health crisis hit.
“This forms part of the cleaning up of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program with an allocated budget, which began even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Sec. Roque added.
Report from Mela Lesmoras
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