Asked particularly about Malaysia, Pernia said the Southeast Asian country is proposing to put up the green city in Clark, Pampanga. “They are proposing to do the green city, to put institutions there and to organize it. Clark Green City is a 9,450-hectare former US military facility, was repurposed and envisioned to be the first smart, green and disaster-resilient metropolis in the country. A project of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Clark Green City was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board in 2014. Clark Green City will have some 1.12 million residents, 800,000 workers and contribute a gross output of approximately P1.57 trillion per year to the national economy or roughly 4 percent of the gross domestic product.

Source: Manila Times March 20, 2017 17:48 UTC