AG&P: Council backs Batangas LNG facility

AG&P International Pte. Ltd. said it got approval from City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (CFARMC) for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Ilijan in Batangas City.

In a special council meeting held at the Office of the City Veterinary & Agricultural Services (OCVAS), the company said CFARMC passed a binding resolution supporting the construction, commissioning and operationalizing of AG&P’S import terminal in recognition of the facility’s potential for community and livelihood development in Batangas and its neighboring municipals.

The resolution stated, “The development and industrialization along the municipal waters will greatly help in the economic growth of Batangas city. It is also necessary to address the thinning supply of natural gas which is needed by power plants in the city.”

The Philippine government had created Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Councils (FARMCS) in all barangays, municipalities and cities adjoining municipal waters to institutionalize the major participation of the local fishers and other resource users in the community-based planning and implementation of policies and programs for the management, conservation, development and protection of fisheries and aquatic resources of the municipal waters across the Philippines.

“We salute the CFARMC for this critical resolution approving of AG&P’S Philippines LNG Import Terminal, a testament to AG&P’S commitment for participatory community development in the regions in which we operate.