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COA: Chinese firm got Kaliwa Dam contract through negotiated deal

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 03:58 PM

MANILA- The Commission on Audit questioned the awarding of the Kaliwa Dam project in Quezon province to China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited in what seemed like a negotiated contract under the guise of public bidding. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 9, 2019

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Posted at Aug 10 12:48 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

‘Kaliwa Dam is not right’

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 07:57 PM

In celebration of the World's Indigenous Peoples Day, the Dumagats of Quezon and Rizal hold a protest on Friday, urging the DENR not to issue an environmental compliance certificate for the dam project Read more »

Water supply from Angat Dam may last just 3 weeks if no rain, says scientist

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Updated as of Jul 01 04:18 PM

While rains brought on by the southwest monsoon and tropical depression Egay have slowed down the decline in Angat Dam's water level, Dr. Carlos Primo David said the rains were not enough and the reservoir is still way below its critical level.  Read more »

Kaliwa Dam: Ang pakikibaka ng mga Dumagat, Part 2

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Posted at Jun 15 12:44 AM

Ano kaya ang magiging kinabukasan ng mga Dumagat kapag natuloy na ang pagpapatayo ng Kaliwa Dam? Read more »

Kaliwa Dam: Ang pakikibaka ng mga Dumagat

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Posted at Jun 14 12:30 AM

Inalmahan ng mga katutubong Dumagat ang planong pagtatayo ng Kaliwa Dam sa Quezon Province dahil paaalisin sila sa kanilang lupang tinubuan. Read more »

SMC's Ang confirms plan to submit proposal for new water source

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Posted at May 21 09:30 PM

MANILA - San Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang confirmed Tuesday that they plan to submit an unsolicited proposal to the government to build a new water source.  Read more »

SC urged to stop enforcement of Chinese loan for Kaliwa Dam project

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 09:06 PM

The petitioners alleged that the loan agreement did not have prior approval by the Monetary Board and several provisions of the loan agreement violate the 1987 Constitution. Read more »

China repeating mistakes of past international creditors: civil society group

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Posted at Apr 28 06:29 PM

Nacpil said that while China offers lower interest rates for its loans compared to market rates, commercial banks would never tell borrowers what company to hire or which nationalities should work on a project. Read more »

Carpio warns PH-China deal on Kaliwa Dam also offers patrimonial assets as collateral

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 07:45 PM

ILOILO CITY- Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday warned that the loan agreement between Philippines and China for the Kaliwa Dam project also offers patrimonial assets as collateral, which he said could mean Beijing is going after gas in the Reed Bank. Read more »

Dumagat tribe rejects China-funded Kaliwa Dam

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 05:47 PM

Members of the Dumagat tribe rejected on Monday the construction of the Kaliwa Dam in the town of Infanta, Quezon, blasting its impact on the environment and their ancestral lands. Read more »

Here’s what can actually be done to help solve the water crisis

Bam Abellon
Updated as of Mar 23 08:32 PM

While endless debates about who’s to blame for the current shortage—and a more than a few conspiracy theories—abound, a former DENR secretary weighs in on what we can do about it. “Water stress is really increasing,” she points out, and time is of the essence.  Read more »

Kaliwa Dam, balak kuwestiyunin sa Korte Suprema

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Posted at Mar 23 03:01 AM

Ito'y dahil masyado umanong mataas ang interes sa utang na kailangan bayaran ng Pilipinas. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 22, 2019

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Posted at Mar 22 11:50 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

IPs say no to Kaliwa Dam project

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 06:39 PM

Representatives of indigenous peoples (IPs) from Quezon and Rizal join members of the Philippine Movement for Climate Change during a protest action outside the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System on Friday, in observance of World Water Day.  Read more »

Infanta bishop vows to oppose China-funded Kaliwa Dam

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Posted at Mar 22 06:02 PM

The bishop of the Prelature of Infanta in Quezon has vowed to oppose the construction of China-funded Kaliwa Dam, insisting that the said project will bring harm, not only to the environment but for their residents as well. Read more »

Groups opposing Kaliwa Dam press Palace to release copies of PH-China deals

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 07:57 PM

Malacanang has been urged to release the copies of official documents related to the controversial Kaliwa Dam, a project that will be financed through a loan with China. Read more »

China-funded Kaliwa Dam cheaper, more reliable: finance official

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Updated as of Mar 21 11:10 AM

The 60-meter dam is cheaper to build at an adjusted P12.2 billion total cost compared to the P21 billion 7-meter weir project proposed by the Japanese firm Global Utility Development Corporation (GUDC), Finance Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino told ANC. Read more »

China-funded Kaliwa Dam not overpriced, gov't says

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Posted at Mar 20 12:59 PM

Comparing the costs of the winning Chinese bid against a Japanese proposal without taking into account differences in terms and foreign exchange adjustments, is like measuring an eggplant against a turnip, said Finance Asec. Tony Lambino. Read more »

MWSS insists China-funded Kaliwa Dam better than Japanese proposal

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 03:07 PM

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) on Tuesday defended the government’s decision to have the controversial Kaliwa Dam constructed by Chinese contractors. Read more »