Government sets up road dike in Lupang Arenda

Monday, February 20, 2012 MALACAÑANG said the government has set up a road dike in some areas of Lupang Arenda in Taytay, Rizal to minimize or prevent further liquefaction and to keep the residents safe from any disaster. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda issued the statement Monday amid reports that the entire 270-hectare Lupang Arenda in Taytay, Rizal, is unsafe for human settlement because of liquefaction. Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos. Lupang Arenda was established when former President Fidel V. Ramos issued Proclamation 704 and opened some 200 hectares of public lands in protected wetlands to accommodate the growing number of illegal settlers in Metro Manila. The settlement lies along the shorelines of Laguna de Bay and the natural lake water egress...

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