MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:53 p.m.) — A senator is urging an investigation, in aid of legislation, into the possible environmental and health hazards of the Manila Bay nourishment project, which he also called wasteful and unnecessary. Covering a small portion of the Manila Baywalk with crushed dolomite forms part of a "beach nourishment" project which cost taxpayers P389 million and has been criticized by marine scientists as a costly and temporary effort. “There are so many other things the country should spend money on, not the white beach project in Manila Bay. Pangilinan filed Senate Resolution 565 to raise concerns over the sustainability, legality and possible environmental and public health hazards of the controversial project. The senator also pointed out that rising waves in the area have started to wash away P28-million-worth of crushed dolomite.

Source: Philippine Star November 06, 2020 04:23 UTC