Smokey Mountain

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For other uses, see Smoky Mountain.

Smokey Mountain is a large landfill in Manila. It is famous for rotting at a high enough temperature that parts of it can catch on fire, and collapsing, killing many people. Smokey Mountain was officially shut down in 1995, but there are still ill effects that continue to the present day.[1][2]

On August 15, 2007, the Supreme Court declared valid the 1993 joint venture agreement between the National Housing Authority (NHA) and R-II Builders Incorporated (RBI) to build a low-cost housing project at the former Smokey Mountain dumpsite in Manila. RBI is owned by Reghis Romero II, a businessman who was among those abducted by Abu Sayyaf bandits at the Dos Palmas resort in Palawan in May 2001.[3].


[edit] References

  1. ^ [1], news.bbc.co.uk
  2. ^ [2], www.dailyherald.com
  3. ^ [3], GMA NEWS.TV, SC upholds Smokey Mountain housing project
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