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'NCR reclamation projects to spur devt'

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that the major reclamation projects in the National Capital Region (NCR) could 'spur economic development.'

DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones referred to the nine reclamation projects amounting to P330.6 billion that include the 287-hectare Parañaque Reclamation Project with an estimated project cost of P76.7 billion; the 260-hectare Pasay City Reclamation Project worth P72 billion; and the Navotas Coastal Bay Reclamation Project worth P58 billion.