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Mega Harbour hopes to sit down with Sara
DAVAO City Councilor Jimmy G. Dureza said the proponent of the multi-billion Davao City Coastline Development Project, Mega Harbour, is still willing to sit down with City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio in a bid to push the implementation of the project.
Dureza said on Monday, he received a letter from Mega Harbour stating their intent to discuss possible ways on how they will be able to continue the projects.
“They have already done many things since the time that the contract was signed, they have started making feasibility studies, and in fact it has been completed,” he said.
Dureza added that they only need to submit the requirements to the Philippine Reclamation Authority; this is the last stage of the project before the actual implementation.
He said that among the requirements is the Environmental Clearance Certificate, which the developers have yet to obtain.
Dureza said there is a possibility that the proponents will seek legal remedies if the project will indeed be terminated.
“There is a provision that the termination will be a matter of a joint decision. I was given information that the project proponent does not know if they are being consulted,” he said.
“I understand that the project proponent is also considering the possible legal remedies that they want to undertake if this project is completely terminated,” Dureza added.
He said the developers already incurred a considerable amount to proceed with the project, these might be the one of the things that the project proponent may consider and what they will do if in case the project won’t really be pushed.
Dureza said the decision of the Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio to terminate the multi-billion Davao City Coastline Development Project came as a surprise to him.
“It came as a surprise that we just received information from the media, not an official, that the mayor has terminated the project. We really do not know the real reason why it was terminated but under the provision of the Joint Venture agreement any of the parties may terminate or rescind the contract for breech by anyone in one of the parties, and I really do not know if the reason is the breach of the contract,” he said.
Duterte-Carpio said the decision to terminate the JVA previously signed by his father now President Rodrigo Duterte last year is coupled with a resolve that Davao City can move forward and answer the call of economic growth by implementing highly sustainable projects, both commercially and environmentally.
Dureza said this matter should have been discussed the proponents, as it may be the reason why they say that the termination of the contract is unfair.