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SHELVE KALIWA DAM PROJECT WHILE ISSUES ARE UNRESOLVED, SAYS RIZAL SOLON

No-go until all issues are resolved. This is what Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for issuing a notice to proceed (NTP) to the Chinese contractor of the Kaliwa Dam project despite it having to comply yet with environmental guidelines […]

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DENR TO STRICTLY MONITOR MWSS ON KALIWA DAM PROJECT ECC COMPLIANCE – CIMATU

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has reminded the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to ensure that appropriate environmental and social safeguards are met in the implementation of the Kaliwa Dam project, which has been recently granted a Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) by the environment department. Cimatu said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)—through […]

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PROBE QUESTIONABLE KALIWA DAM PROJECT — REP. NOGRALES

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged solons to conduct an investigation in aid of legislation on the controversial and allegedly anomalous awarding of the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS-KDP) to a Chinese firm that has inadequate requirements, saying that government should ensure that the critical water supply project is awarded to a […]

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DOF POSTING LOAN DEALS ON WEBSITE IS A GOOD DECISION – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian lauded the move of the Department of Finance (DOF) to post on its website, for greater transparency, the loan agreements for flagship infrastructure projects signed under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. “In the spirit of transparency, mabuti na napagpasyahan ng Department of Finance na maglaan ng espasyo sa kanilang website para […]