Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya, on Monday morning, Oct. 17, trooped to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Central Office together with other progressive groups to demand the scrapping of ECCs for Manila Bay reclamation projects.
Fisherfolk group Pamalakaya, on Monday morning, Oct. 17, trooped to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Central Office together with other progressive groups to demand the scrapping of environmental compliance certificates for Manila Bay reclamation projects.
“[N]arito ang mga mangingisdang direktang apektado ng reklamasyon para paalalahanan sila sa mandato nitong protektahan ang kalikasan at karagatan laban sa anumang anyo ng mapanirang proyekto, tulad ng reklamasyon ,” said Pamalakaya National Spokesperson Ronnel Arambulo. The group has been airing its “science-based opposition” against reclamation for a long time already, stressing that these projects threaten the livelihood of Filipino fishermen and also bring harm to the “fragile” marine ecosystem and biodiversity of Manila Bay.
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