Borinquen Made2026-08-01 · Economy and politics
Metro Puerto Rico: the coalition denounces Esencia's approval without hearings and with more than 800 letters ignored
On August 1, 2026, Metro Puerto Rico reports that the Coalición ¡Defiende a Cabo Rojo! denounces the approval of the Esencia project location consultation without public hearings. The outlet dates the denunciation that Friday. It is not the July 16 note that demanded hearings: it is the claim after the approval, with a letter count Metro Puerto Rico puts on the page.
According to that coverage, the OGPe approved Consulta 2026-693109-CUB-013470 without public hearings. The coalition holds that more than 800 letters from residents were ignored. Those figures —the consultation number and the 800 letters— are Metro Puerto Rico's via the organization, not a recount by this magazine.
The coalition, the outlet adds, called a press conference on August 3 at 11:00 a.m. at Cabo Rojo City Hall. NotiCel covered the same day, at another URL, the claim of a rushed process. This note does not use that dispatch as a source. What remains is August 1 in Metro Puerto Rico: no hearings, more than 800 letters, and a call at City Hall.
On July 31, NotiCel covered the approval itself. On August 8, El Nuevo Día covered the ultra-luxury flags. Those are other dates. Here the fact is the civic claim Metro Puerto Rico published on the 1st: the consultation went out without hearings. This is not original reporting.
On July 16, NotiCel covered those who demanded hearings before the approval. That is another date and another note. On August 1, Metro Puerto Rico covers the claim after the consultation was already approved. The 16th is not rewritten. Nor is NotiCel's dispatch of the same August 1 used as a source. What remains is Metro Puerto Rico: no hearings, more than 800 letters, conference on the 3rd at City Hall. A reader who wants the statement has the URL at the foot.
Source: Metro Puerto Rico. https://www.metro.pr/noticias/2026/08/01/coalicion-denuncia-aprobacion-de-consulta-de-ubicacion-del-proyecto-esencia-sin-vistas-publicas