Efforts vs. Manila Bay reclamation push on
Efforts vs. Manila Bay reclamation push on
For many years, scientists and environmental advocates have cautioned the government against approving more proposals for land reclamation and coastal development projects in Manila Bay. The historic bay, they emphasize, is unsuitable for such projects because of the risks posed by floods, intensified typhoon-induced storm surges and other related consequences.
Yet 22 land reclamation projects were approved during the Duterte administration, despite continuing protests against the perils to the marine ecology and socio-economic impact.
Not long after assuming office, Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources looked into these protests and the extent of compliance by the project proponents to DENR requirements. It’s the DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau that issues the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) to the project proponents.
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