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An official of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said he was optimistic about the approval of the proposed new Cebu International Container Port on Wednesday.
CPA General Manager Edmund Tan said his agency will be ready to answer questions during the deliberation since the proposed P9.13-billion project was already approved at the technical board level earlier this month.
“Some issues were raised during the earlier deliberation, but we have already complied with those,” he said during a press conference to kick off the 2016 National Maritime Week celebration in Cebu City on Monday.
The proposed project will be discussed by the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) on Wednesday at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Tan said once the ICC-CabCom approves the proposed project, it will be sent for approval to the NEDA Board, chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte.
A 12-hectare site in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion is being considered as the site for the new international container port, the construction of which is seen to decongest the existing port at the North Reclamation Area in Cebu City.