DEVELOPER EYES MORE GREEN

SPACE IN DAVAO PORT PROJECT

ABUEL CHINAYOG GO JUANICO WONG
GROUP5

R 3 9 -B I L L I O N DAVAO C OA S T L I N E A N D P O RT
D E V E LO P M E N T P R O J E C T

The architectural
planning and
interior design firm
behind the R39billion Davao
Coastline and Port
Development
Project, vowed to
adhere to
environment
policies by

R 3 9 -B I L L I O N DAVAO C OA S T L I N E A N D P O RT
D E V E LO P M E N T P R O J E C T

Four artificial islands will be

developed for mixed-use, business
and residential purposes along the
coastline
It will be a multi-complex Smart
City similar to BGC, that will rise in
Davao City, the Philippines major
southern backdoor and gateway to
our Southeast Asian neighbors
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, all to
the credit of newly installed Duterte
administration.
The gigantic enterprise will be

DAVAO GULF

Mega Harbour will adhere

to all environmental
policies and will not add
to the pollution problem
of the Gulf

MANGROVES

Coastal improvement can

be done by planting
bakawan (mangrove) trees
in the area,

TERMS
200-hectare joint
venture project
between Mega
Harbour and the
Davao City
government covers
the areas from the
Sta. Ana Port to
Bucana.
assured Davaoeos of
no displacement when

TERMS
The joint venture agreement was
signed by the city government and
Mega Harbour Port and
Development Inc. last month.
The approval of the deal was among
the last official functions of Mr.
Duterte as mayor of Davao City.
Some 3,500 families live along the
coastline between Barangay Bucana
in Sta. Ana District and the adjoining
Agdao District. Instead of being
uprooted, Mega Harbour will even
rehabilitate the pathways to their

DPWH

area is also subject to

another project which is
coastal road development
under the Department of
Public Works and Highways
(DPWH).
The coastal road is not Mega
Harbours project
road widening which DPWH
will undertake which may
involve relocation of
communities

ISLA VERDE

environment group Interface

Development Interventions
questioned the project earlier
because of the lack of consultation
with the residents, especially
those who will be affected at Isla
Verde.
Isla Verde, consisting of 12.3
hectares with an estimated 13,000
resident, is covered by a
presidential proclamation signed
by then President Joseph Ejercito
Estrada, which declared the area

FOUR-ISLAND PROJECT
Will include an international port, industrial and
commercial components, residential complex,
and a government center.
First island => 75 hectares stretching from
Agdao to Sta. Ana, will include a 5-hectare
government center and a port;
Second island => 39.24 ha. for the central
business district and shopping center
Third island => 59.47 ha. for tourist centers
and residential resorts
Fourth island => 40.89 ha., for township
development.

FOUR PILLARS OF SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

1. SOUND/VIABLE ECONOMY

2. RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE

3. SOCIAL COHESION

4. ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY