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San Miguel taps 3 construction firms for Bulacan Airport, says Ramon Ang
Published September 25, 2020 6:19pm
By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. is tapping the three airport construction firms involved in the development of Singapore’s Changi International for its proposed P735-billion New Manila International Airport in Bulakan, Bulacan, its president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang said Friday.
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This, after Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director Renato Solidum raised flooding and other geohazard concerns on the planned Bulacan Airport project, noting that the multi-billion airport will be sitting on soft ground and is prone to frequent flooding.
“We fully agree with Dr. Renato Solidum of Phivolcs’ observation that proper engineering intervention measures are needed to mitigate risks such as flooding, which, as was pointed out during the hearing, are present not just in Bulacan or Manila Bay, but in many coastal areas throughout the Philippine archipelago,” Ang said.
“The airport’s design fully takes this into account and we have actually started implementing sustainable measures to address flooding in Bulacan that has existed for several decades and has been made worse by clogged waterways and drainages,” he said.
San Miguel taps 3 construction firms for Bulacan Airport, says Ramon Ang
Published September 25, 2020 6:19pm
By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. is tapping the three airport construction firms involved in the development of Singapore’s Changi International for its proposed P735-billion New Manila International Airport in Bulakan, Bulacan, its president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang said Friday.
advertisement
This, after Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director Renato Solidum raised flooding and other geohazard concerns on the planned Bulacan Airport project, noting that the multi-billion airport will be sitting on soft ground and is prone to frequent flooding.
“We fully agree with Dr. Renato Solidum of Phivolcs’ observation that proper engineering intervention measures are needed to mitigate risks such as flooding, which, as was pointed out during the hearing, are present not just in Bulacan or Manila Bay, but in many coastal areas throughout the Philippine archipelago,” Ang said.
“The airport’s design fully takes this into account and we have actually started implementing sustainable measures to address flooding in Bulacan that has existed for several decades and has been made worse by clogged waterways and drainages,” he said.