Manila, March 8 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has canceled its agreement with the developer of Masungi Georeserve due to irregularities in a government housing project.

In a press briefing at the DENR main office in Quezon City on Friday, Assistant Secretary for Legal Affairs Norlito Eneran said the decision to cancel the agreement with Blue Star Construction Development Corporation (Blue Star) was due to the lack of a bidding process in the company's housing project and its failure to deliver the units.

In its letter to Blue Star owner and Masungi Georeserve proponent Ben Dumaliang, the DENR announced the cancellation of the supplemental agreement due to th following reasons: lack of the required Preside...