‘Halt notice on reclamation could shoo away investors’

Former Manila mayor, DENR chief and deputy speaker Lito Atienza assails the flurry of reclamation projects at the Kamuning Bakery Forum in Quezon City on Monday, August 21, 2023. At right, Philexport president Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., who warned that the suspension of reclamation could negate the drive to attract investors.THE head of one of the country’s big business groups on Monday said “advertising” that the Philippines is halting reclamation projects might drive away potential investors.

He noted that way back when he was vice mayor of Manila, the city council he led had enacted an ordinance banning reclamation at Manila Bay, but this was reversed by succeeding administrations. In the case of the reclamation, he noted, “to advertise that we are halting 22 projects is really damaging.”

She said 22 land reclamation projects were approved during the Duterte administration before she took the helm of the DENR, which regulates the issuance of ECCs for environmentally critical projects like land reclamation in environmentally-critical areas such as Manila Bay, an economically important water body and major fishing ground in Luzon.

She said projects found to have a negative impact on the environment or violated government regulations, will be given time to implement corrective measures.

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