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BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
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BACOLOD City – An environmental group is questioning the shipbuilding/ship repair facility a Japanese company plans to build in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental.
Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. on Oct. 26 in Japan.
Green Alert Network (GAN) doubts the legality of the deal.
According to the GAN, they asked for a blueprint or any relevant document pertaining to the project but Marañon told them the company was still conceptualizing the project.
The group is now “seeking clarifications” because “there is no transparency” in the project, the GAN said in a press release.
“How can the governor sign the MOU without the people’s endorsement and an environmental impact assessment,” it asked.
The project may destroy “full-grown mangroves,” said the GAN.
“The GAN would not want laws and policies circumvented [and] plans reneged to accommodate dubious projects,” it said.
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. is one of the leading medium-sized shipbuilders in the world.
Constituting its main business are shipbuilding, ship repair and outfitting manufacturing for vessels.
The company ships out medium-sized vessels to different parts of the world from its base in Balamban, Cebu./PN
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