Three activists from the Philippines called on the Export-Import Bank of Japan and a group of Japanese banks to withdraw support for a controversial dam project that the activists say will destroy the lives of riverside residents.
Officials from the Export-Import Bank said they are holding their approval of the project's final funding installment until local consent is gained.
Representatives from the bank have made numerous visits to the site, and consultation with locals on relocation and compensation is under way, said Yukihisa Hayakawa of the governmental bank's public relation's department. There is no schedule or deadline for a decision, he added.