MANILA, Philippines —The government will benefit from planned reclamation projects in Manila Bay, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo told reporters at a press conference on Thursday. “When you clean up Manila Bay, certainly all of us benefit.”The government kicked off its cleanup efforts on January 27. In fact, Secretary [Eduardo] Año is personally opposed to reclamation projects,” he said. Over concerns that families would be displaced,Panelo said that those involved in the reclamation projects would have to take responsibility over resettlement. NEDA and the Philippine Reclamation Authority have signed a joint memorandum circular strengthening the regulation of reclamation activities.

Source: Philippine Star January 31, 2019 06:50 UTC