CA junks petition for writ of kalikasan vs P11.2-B Iloilo megadam

By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr. - 9 years ago

ARTIST’S DRAWING of the P11.2-billion dam project in Iloilo, which, when completed, will be the biggest dam outside Luzon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

ILOILO CITY–The Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed for lack of merit the petition for a writ of kalikasan and temporary protection order against the P11.2-billion megadam project in Iloilo.
In a 23-page order promulgated on Sept. 16, the Former Fifth Division dismissed the petition filed by former Iloilo Rep. Augusto Syjuco Jr. against the National Irrigation Administration, Senate President Franklin Drilon and other respondents. Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

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