Gearing towards more environmentally sustainable land reclamation and coastal protection strategies, the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) held its first ever land reclamation and dredging summit last April 24 and 25 at Le Pavillon in Metropolitan Park, Pasay City. With the theme “Platforms for Progress and Prosperity: Building Legacy Islands on Water”, the two-day event successfully gathered local and international experts, local government officials from coastal cities, municipalities and provinces, representatives of national government agencies, academicians, private developers, and members of civil society organizations. Ambassador Marion Dercks, the Netherlands Ambassador to the Philippines, also graced the event. 

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