Two indigenous peoples groups were paid P80 million each by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for the Kaliwa Dam construction project.
According to Lei Alviz's Tuesday "24 Oras" report, after eight years of negotiations, the MWSS was now confident there were no longer any problems in the dam's construction as the IPs had given their consent.
The two indigenous people's organizations that received the P80 million fees were from Tanay, Rizal, and General Nakar, Quezon. "It is a recognition that they are the owners of the ancestral domain, so walang transfer of ownership doon sa area. So para ka lang umuupa. Walang inaagaw na lupa, the ownership of the IPs over the area,” said Josefina Rodriguez-Agusti, Regional Hearing Officer/Designated spokesperson on Kaliwa Dam.
A resettlement location will also be allocated in the area for 66 families that will be directly affected.
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