( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “government-approved reclamations.” The United States has expressed concerns over major land reclamation projects in Manila Bay, where its heavily secured embassy sits on one edge. [CutID: <Cuts> US-PHILIPPINES-LAND-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 24s Title: US-PHILIPPINES-LAND-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: government-approved reclamations] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The reclamations have been made mostly by real […]
Audio
Land reclamation projects in the Philippines are drawing attention from the U.S.
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “government-approved reclamations.”
The United States has expressed concerns over major land reclamation projects in Manila Bay, where its heavily secured embassy sits on one edge.
[CutID: <Cuts> US-PHILIPPINES-LAND-house-q-WEDam.mp3
Time: 24s
Title: US-PHILIPPINES-LAND-house-q-WEDam
Out-cue: government-approved reclamations]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The reclamations have been made mostly by real estate companies seeking to build islands on which to anchor upscale hotels, casinos, restaurants and entertainment enclaves in a bay long notorious for pollution.
—————————–
VERBATIM: The concern is partly due to the involvement of a Chinese company that’s been blacklisted by Washington for helping build islands in the disputed South China Sea. An American Embassy spokesperson says the U.S. is also worried about the potential environmental impact of the reclamations, which it discussed with Philippine government officials. Environmental groups have staged protests against the government-approved reclamations.