Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson says the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) will soon issue cease-and-desist orders stopping ongoing slope protection and flood control projects in Taguig. He links the move to findings of allegedly anomalous projects and possible unpermitted reclamation in the Taguig lakeshore area.
Lacson says DPWH and PRA have agreed that the orders will cover ongoing work, with reclaimed areas that lack the required permits subject to forfeiture in favor of the national government. One outlet reports that Lacson expects both agencies to issue the orders after discovering 32 projects he considers anomalous within Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s political bailiwick, while another focuses on DPWH’s planned halt of lakeshore-related mitigation projects. Both accounts frame the actions as a response to alleged permit violations and potential regulatory breaches, but do not detail specific project names or evidence presented publicly.
