The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is conducting a “cumulative impact assessment” of all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, Environment Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga said.
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is conducting a “cumulative impact assessment” of all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, Environment Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga said on Tuesday, June 27.
To conduct the assessment, the DENR is making use of the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan – a framework that, the National Economic and Development Authority said, is “to guide decision-makers in the assessment and approval of programs, activities, projects.”So far, the department has identified at least one party with possible violations, but Loyzaga did not name the party involved nor specify the violation committed.
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