MANILA, Philippines — A Dumagat leader on Thursday disputed reports that his people have approved construction of the Kaliwa Dam, a project that will affect indigenous peoples' communities in Rizal and Quezon.
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, the proponent of the project, earlier said that Dumagat communities had already given their assent for the project to push through. Marcelino Tena of the Tribal Center for Development Foundation, an NGO opposed to the dam project, said the MWSS and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples had "manipulated" members of the Dumagat communities to move the construction of the China-funded dam—touted as a solution to Metro Manila’s growing demand for water—forward. Read more:
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