Smart City Dumaguete | The Vaccines Were not FREE

Smart City Dumaguete | The Vaccines Were not FREE

Smart City Dumaguete

It turns out, the vaccines from China were not free. 

From an article published by Inquirer, it mentioned that a Chinese sub-contractor was set to work with Dumaguete’s grandest project, the Smart City. 

I’m not against progress. But I have two sources of disappointments from our city officials. 

First is they lack care for the environment. The massive land reclamation project will destroy marine life in the bays of Dumaguete. Though the city will receive financial profit from the project, it will also be sacrificing a heritage. It’s very clear in our experiences with the weather and the limiting supply of marine life that we need to protect what's left of our environment.

Globally, there is a movement in investing more on greener projects for the future. And Dumaguete’s Smart City is disconnected with that vision. 

Second, the Dumaguete has a lot of existing problems that need addressing first. One of which is the low supply of water.  And there’s the bad drainage system, the most famous dumpsite, and the poor working conditions of the Government Hospital.

Though I know that the Smart City and the problems I’ve mentioned are of different categories. But what I’m disappointed in is, if they have the energy to deal with these contractors in bringing destruction to our city. Why haven’t they used that energy to address the existing city problems? 

If they want profit, they could have used their collective ideas for a project that will construct a methane power plant in our Dumpsite. Or, any project that will have benefits for the people and the environment. 

And as a conclusion, I believe that the Smart City Project of Dumaguete is a result of political debt of gratitude.

As Dumagueteno, I’m sharing my disappointment with the Government officials who voted for the Smart City project. They lack sustainable visions of the future. What they only see is personal gains and ambitions in the world of politics. 

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