DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) – An environmental group hopes that the Supreme Court will decide in favor of a petition filed by the Rodriguez family last March 16, […]
DAVAO CITY – An environmental group hopes that the Supreme Court will decide in favor of a petition filed by the Rodriguez family last March 16, seeking a temporary restraining order against the construction of the multi-billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project.
The proposed Samal Island-Davao City Connector bridge project. Illustration from DPWH bidding document. The landing point of the SIDC project, also known as the Davao City-Samal Bridge, is situated on the coast of Costa Marina Beach Resort, which is adjacent to Paradise Island Park & Beach Resort in Barangay Caliclic, Babak District of the Island Garden City of Samal .On the Davao City side, the landing point is situated along R.
In a statement sent to the media, Atty. Ramon Edison Batacan, counsel for the Rodriguez Family, said their petition “states that the DPWH committed brazen violations of the law, to the utter prejudice of the environment and the rule of law, and without regard to the protected area status of the Samal Island Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve.”
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