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The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), the country’s premier recognition and advisory body on science and technology (S&T) thumbed down Thursday, July 29, the 174-hectare Dumaguete reclamation project, citing its environment and socio-economic impacts. Under...

A group of concerned Dumaguete residents are opposing a proposed artifical island-slash-reclamation project off the coast of the city due to the potential irreversible damage it could cause to the local ecology. (Photo from the NO to 174DGTE Coalition) The group, which calls themselves the “NO to...

Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC), concessionaire of Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX), along with Joint Venture (JV) partner, the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), have completed a P78 million heavy maintenance project on critical portions of the expressway. Starting this February,...

What do the new airports of Hong Kong and Singapore have in common? Both mega structures are standing on reclaimed land. What about Cotai Strip in Macau and Aseana City in Paranaque? Aside from housing luxury hotels and grand casinos, both are also reclaimed land.   Reclamation is not new in...