Duterte’s White Sand Lie: The ₱654-Million Environmental Disaster? They called it rehabilitation, but it became one of the most controversial projects of the Duterte administration. The ₱654-million Dolomite Beach along Manila Bay was promoted as a “symbol of hope” — yet its white sand was mined from Alcoy, Cebu, causing severe environmental damage. Coral reefs were destroyed, marine life displaced, and coastal waters polluted by mining sediment. The dolomite was shipped hundreds of kilometers t