A party-list group on Wednesday sounded the alarm over President Rodrigo Duterte’s insistence on proceeding with the controversial Kaliwa Dam project, warning that the project would be a “disaster” for the country. The loan agreements for the Kaliwa Dam and its twin deal Chico River Pump Irrigation Project are onerous and highly favors China,” he said. “(These two loan agreements) are disasters for the Philippines,” he added. No TROsZarate issued the statement after Mr. Duterte warned courts not to issue orders stopping the Kaliwa and Wawa dam projects, and ignore these if already issued. Zarate wondered why Mr. Duterte was bent on pushing the Kaliwa and Wawa dam projects, which are slated to be constructed under loan agreements with China.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 01, 2020 21:33 UTC