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Deal #6664 Version #76479

Philippines

Created at

2018-12-23

Last update

2021-09-21

Last full update

2023-01-18

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Limited consultation

Comment on consultation of local community

Taliptip Kagawad Roberto Bauza, committee chair of Barangay Agriculture and Fisheries stated that no consultation was made especially on the area of Taliptip were the airport will be built. (3,000 has. fishpond area)

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Rejection

Displacement of people

Yes

Comment on displacement of people

(An estimated 700 families in Barangay Taliptip in Bulakan, Bulacan, would be affected – families and sherfolk would lose their homes and livelihood in the middle of the pandemic.) Bulacan Ecumenical Forum spokesperson Fr Francis Cortez also said concerned residents still do not know where they will be relocated should the airport's construction push through.

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Eviction, Displacement

Promised or received compensation

Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

Residents are offer of P25,000 in exchange of self-demolition.

Promised benefits for local communities

Capacity building, Other

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

Relocation of homes

Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)

PAMALAKAYA Narod Eco, a researcher at the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines Diliman, also warned the airport is prone to various geohazards in the area, including rapid land subsidence, flooding, and enhanced ground shaking.