Local Govt chief Año, deputy oppose Manila Bay reclamation project

LOCAL Government Secretary Eduardo Año and his deputy are opposing the Manila Bay reclamation projects for they may end “killing people and destroying properties in Manila Bay.”

“Ako po sa personal, ayaw ko po ng reclamation. Wala pa po ako sa gobyerno, nilalabanan ko na ang reclamation sa Manila Bay. At bumulong si Secretary Año sa akin, ayoko rin ng reclamation (For me personally, I reject reclamation. Even before I entered the government, I was fighting against the Manila Bay reclamation. And Sec. [Eduardo] Año, [the DILG secretary], whispered to me that he’s also against the projects),” said Local and Interior Government Undersecretary Epimaco Densing Jr. in the media forum “Balitaan sa Maynila” on Sunday.