A YouTube video falsely credits to the Duterte administration the establishment of New Clark City to host the Southeast Asian Games this November.
The Oct. 17 video uploaded by Youtube channel Duterte Archives said:
Malapit na nga ang SEA games sa ating bansa at dahil diyan bubuksan nga ang bagong siyudad sa Pampanga, ang New Clark City na itinayo ng Duterte administration (The SEA games are nearing which is why the New Clark City established by the Duterte administration will be opened)...
New Clark City, called “Clark Green City” until 2016, is a 9,450-hectare metropolis proposed by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president and CEO Arnel Casanova in 2012.
The master development plan was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority Board in 2013 and then President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in 2014. The House of Representatives also adopted a resolution supporting the master development plan in 2014.
New Clark City is a mixed-use development with business centers, industrial zones, a university hub, mixed-income housing, integrated transport system, and national government administrative center with an athletic development village.
The claim was made in anticipation of the SEA games in November, which will use the New Clark City sports facilities. However, it was not built only to host the SEA Games.
It still carries the name “Clark,” like the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, despite being located in Tarlac.
A reverse image search of video keyframes shows that the clip used was from the Senate and House of Representatives site visit to the New Clark City Sports Facilities in Capas, Tarlac on Oct. 16. The full video is available on the Radyo Pilipinas Facebook page. (JRC)
References
ABS-CBN News. (2016, January 10). BCDA, Filinvest sign deal to develop 'Clark Green City'. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL_fb7sNjCQ
Camero, J. (2014, August 25). House adopts resolution supporting the Clark Green City Master Development Plan of BCDA. Retrieved from http://www.congress.gov.ph/press/details.php?pressid=8115
Locsin, J. (2014, May 30). PNoy, NEDA board give Clark Green City master plan the thumbs up. Retrieved from https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/363373/pnoy-neda-board-give-clark-green-city-master-plan-the-thumbs-up/story/
Casanova, A. P. (2015, June). CLARK GREEN CITY. Retrieved from https://www.asean.or.jp/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/3-Presentation-2-BCDA-06042015.pdf
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Radyo Pilipinas. (2019, October 16). Senate and House of Representatives Site Visit at the New Clark City Sports Facilities Capas, Tarlac October 16, 2019. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/radyopilipinas1/videos/senate-and-house-of-representatives-site-visit-at-the-new-clark-city-sports-faci/1266386530209968/
Resolution expressing the sense and sentiment of the House Of Representative in support of the “Clark Green City” Master Development Plan prepared by the Bases Conversion And Development Authority. (2014, March 11). House of Representatives. Retrieved from http://www.congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_16/HR00944.pdf
Saulon, V. (2016, January 11). Filinvest Land, BCDA seal JV for Clark Green City. Retrieved from http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=filinvest-land-bcda-sealjv-for-clark-green-city&id=121212
Shaping the future Today: New Clark City Project. (2018, January 25). Retrieved from http://asbaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/New-Clark-City-Presentation-JAN2018.pdf