Jonvic Remulla
The Cavite provincial government canceled talks with a Chinese-Filipino consortium tapped to begin work on the P500-billion Sangley Point International Airport project. While the move eases national security worries over supposed Chinese expansionism on Philippine soil, it also puts Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla in the spotlight for making the “difficult” decision. “I don’t think this makes me very popular,” said the official who is up for reelection next year. The move followed about a year of negotiations and three extensions sought by the consortium of state-owned China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (CCCC) and taipan Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia Corp. Remulla said Tan and…
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