SC stops Boracay reclamation project
By Benjamin B. Pulta 06/08/2011An order by the Supreme Court (SC) has temporarily halted the reclamation project covering the 40-hectare coastline of tourist-infested Boracay Island in Aklan.
Court administrator Midas Marquez said the high court issued a temporary environmental protection order (TEPO) as sought by a petition filed by the Boracay Foundation Inc.
“Respondents are therefore ordered to cease and desist from proceeding with the implementation of the project,” he explained, referring to province of Aklan represented by Gov. Carlito Marquez, the Philippine Reclamation Authority, and the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110608nat1.html
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