{"id":241272,"date":"2020-01-03T01:19:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T06:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=241272"},"modified":"2020-01-03T01:19:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T06:19:26","slug":"prrd-wont-allow-onerous-provisions-in-kaliwa-dam-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/03\/prrd-wont-allow-onerous-provisions-in-kaliwa-dam-project\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD won\u2019t allow \u2018onerous provisions\u2019 in Kaliwa Dam project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on September 17, 2019. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte will not allow any \u201conerous provisions\u201d in any deals entered into by government including the controversial Kaliwa Dam project, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this assurance following renewed calls made by the Makabayan bloc to scrap the construction of the China-funded dam as it would be \u201cdisastrous\u201d to the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure those who drafted the agreement know exactly whether or not those provisions will be disadvantageous to this government,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince\u00a0inaprubahan nila iyan, palagay ko nagkaroon na ng<\/em>\u00a0checking\u00a0diyan kung<\/em>\u00a0disadvantageous\u00a0nga o hindi<\/em>\u00a0(So, since it has been approved, I think they checked whether they were disadvantageous or not),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In May, the Makabayan bloc asked the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the implementation of the Kaliwa Dam project.<\/p>\n

Panelo rejected the party-list\u2019s claims that provisions to construct the China-funded dam were one-sided.<\/p>\n

\u201cEh kung makita ni Presidenteng one-sided, di pareho rin nung sa water. Di ba, ayaw niya ng onerous provisions (If the President sees that it is one-sided, he\u2019s going to treat it the same way he did with the water contracts. Remember, he doesn\u2019t want onerous provisions),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Duterte said the construction of the Kaliwa and Wawa dams would be \u201cthe last resort\u201d to ensure a steady supply of water in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n

He ensured that the government would relocate and pay residents who may be affected by the construction of the dams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the last resort to have water for Manila. I will order them to go ahead and we will pay the natives and we will relocate them,\u201d Duterte said in a speech in Digos City.<\/p>\n

Duterte also warned the courts against issuing temporary restraining orders (TROs) because he will ask government agencies not honor them.<\/p>\n

He blamed TROs for delays in the construction of projects, saying that losing bidders simply filed for TRO to get back at the winning bidder.<\/p>\n

\u201cItong korte<\/em>\u00a0(These courts), I\u2019m warning the judges that be sparing about issuing TRO. Otherwise, I will publicly announce that do not follow. You follow the program of government,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

In October 2019, Duterte said he is considering the use of \u201cextraordinary powers of the presidency\u201d to fast-track the construction of the Kaliwa Dam project to prevent another water crisis in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n

Despite opposition by groups, which claimed that the construction of the Kaliwa Dam would displace indigenous peoples (IPs), Duterte said he felt it would benefit more people.<\/p>\n

The Kaliwa Dam project in Infanta, Quezon is funded by Chinese loans while the consortium of Wawa Dam in Rodriguez, Rizal is a joint venture of the consortium of Enrique Razon and Oscar Violago.<\/p>\n

The two projects are expected to provide an additional 600 million liters a day (MLD) and 80 MLD, respectively, to help service Metro Manila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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