According to Atienza, they have been trying their best to protect Manila Bay — even when he was a Manila official and DENR head under former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s administration — as they tried to ban all forms of reclamation in the area.
“Our commitment to protect Manila Bay has always taken precedence. In 1995, during my term as Vice Mayor of Manila, we passed Ordinance No. 7777 banning all forms of reclamation in Manila Bay. We continued this during our three terms as Mayor of Manila, and even developed the promenade into what became known as the Baywalk,” he said.
“This afforded people with an unimpeded view of the spectacular Manila Bay sunset. But this ordinance, tragically, was repealed by the succeeding administration. This opened the floodgates that allowed reclamation projects in the Bay,” he added. Marcos announced that the projects were suspended after the United States Embassy to the Philippines raised concerns about the reclamation going at the Manila Bay.
The Embassy also noted that the contractor for the project has been linked to the China Communications Construction Company — the same construction firm that built air and naval bases on West Philippine Sea islands.
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