Environmental groups filed a complaint to the Philippine Reclamation Authority and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources against the reclamation operations in Manila Bay.
Environmental groups on Monday filed a complaint to the Philippine Reclamation Authority and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources against the ongoing reclamation and dredging operations in Manila Bay.
“We… bring to your attention the distress we are experiencing in the face of adverse changes in our environment and socioeconomic conditions resulting partly from the cumulative and long-term impacts of seabed quarrying and reclamation activities in Manila Bay,” they said.According to the groups, there was a significant decline in the fish population, depletion of marine resources, an increase in invasive marine species, coastal and land erosion and rising water levels.
DENR PRA Pamalakaya Kalikasan People’S Network For The Environment
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