Manila, July 11 -- Opposition to a proposed lighting project around Mt. Mayon is mounting, prompting Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara to ask the proponent to put the plan on hold.
Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-List president Elizaldy Co proposed the PHP500-million undertaking during an administration political rally at the Albay Astrodome here last April. He said spotlights set up around Mayon will accentuate its magnificent slopes.
The plan, according to AKB, is a milestone project that will further boost tourism in Bicol.
The party-list group further claimed that lighting up the volcano will "spark" economic activities in the region as it will attract more private investors to do business in Albay.
But netizens, scientists and environmentali...