Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike: A 36.7 Billion Peso Project of the Govt.

            The government has a plan to build a mega dike in Laguna. President Benigno S. Aquino III boasted it during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 28. They called their project as Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike Project. This will start from the coastal area of Laguna de Bay up to Taguig in Metro Manila. P-Noy believed that this is the answer to the flooding problem of the people from Laguna and in some part of Metro. Not only that, it will also help to lessen the traffic situation when they completed the construction of this mega expressway dike. This project would cost around 36.7 billion peso. The government made an agreement with the Public Private Partnership to do this big project. The public has different reactions with this issue, Some of them are happy, but there are also individuals doesn’t agree with this plan.

                 

            The problem in this mega expressway dike, the Filipino people already heard this project since 2012, but until now it is still just a plan. Although the intention of P-Noy is good, other people believed that this is not a long term solution to the flooding problems in Laguna and Southern Metro. I think, they should study first the roots of the problem before they make any decision. Why not they don’t make dredging rather than to build a huge dike? This is too much expensive, but in dredging it is cheaper compare to their plan. Beside that it is too long before they finish the construction of that expressway dike. Based on their study, it can be completed in 2021. So, it is not practical to wait a long period of time. What the people needs is a quick response to their problem.

            For sure, not all people are happy with the plan of the government. Because there are sectors that would be affected if when they already execute their plan, especially the residences nearby Laguna de Bay. Does the government already consulted them? I hope so... P-Noy has only two years in his position. Maybe this is the reason, why he is making big decisions. Is this his way to leave a tangible legacy? But what if the next president of this country is not interested in his unaccomplished projects?