Harry Roque Defends DENR’s Manila Baywalk White Sand Project
MANILA BAYWALK – Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque defends the Manila Baywalk white sand project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The DENR plans to fill Manila Bay’s shore with white sand. They said the P349 million project is part of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program.
DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said their latest project will discourage people from littering in the area. “If you will look at it, this is also a sort of awareness to all the people, na alam naman natin na ang tao kapag may kulay puti ay ayaw natin marumihan ito,” he said.
Antiporda also said the white sand they used is made of crushed dolomite from Cebu. He urged groups who criticized their project to conduct a study first before expressing opinions.
Senators have expressed mixed views on DENR’s white sand project in Manila Bay. Sen. Joel Villanueva echoed the public’s criticisms while Sen. Panfilo Lacson hoped that they conducted lots of research and consultation before pushing the program.
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In a previous article, a Youtuber slammed an environmentalist for criticizing DENR’s white sand project at the Baywalk in Manila. The Youtuber explained the project thoroughly after the blast of criticism online.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque defended the Manila Baywalk white sand project. He said it will be good for citizen’s mental health. The video of his interview was uploaded on Twitter by News5 reporter Camille Samonte.
“Sa tiningin ko naman po hindi itutuloy ang proyekto ng DENR ng walang sapat na pag-aaral at ako po mismo I’m looking forward to it dahil ako po mahilig po talaga akong mag lakad at tumakbo dyan sa Manila Bay…”
“At sa tiningin ko po yung beach na yan ay magpapatuloy pa para maging pinaka magandang lugar sa buong mundo,” he added.
Watch the video below:
Naniniwala si Sec. Harry Roque na makatutulong sa mental health ng publiko kapag natapos na ang rehabilitation na ginagawa sa Manila Bay. Mas gaganda raw kasi ito kapag nagkaroon ng white sand doon. @News5PH pic.twitter.com/UGsjmjrhdL
— Camille Samonte (@camillesmnte) September 5, 2020
Harry Roque’s statement about DENR’s project elicited mixed reactions from the netizens. Here are some of their comments from the post:
@IanLavesores: “Mas makakatulong sa mental health kapag may aksyon na ng gobyerno tulad ng pagbibigay na ayuda, pagbibigay ng trabaho”
@MrBenedicto: “Mas makakatulong sa mental health ng publiko kung makulong kayong lahat”
@Nicolzakura: “Di lang naman po white sand nagpapaganda..tsaka mas maaappreciate pag natural.”
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