The Philippine government should not allow itself to be pressured by the United States over the ongoing reclamation project in Manila Bay. “Una, walang pakialam ang America sa ating bansa. Porke ba blinaklist nila iba-black list na rin natin automatic? May ganung treaty ba tayo sa America (First,...
Reclamation projects at Manila Bay should consider the possibility of a major earthquake, described as the “Big One,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday, Aug. 2. DENR Secretary Antonia Yulo Loyzaga (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office)...
The US Embassy in Manila has expressed concern on the reclamation activities in Manila Bay as the projects may have ties to a Chinese communications company reportedly involved in the creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea, and cited to be engaged in fraudulent activities. Kanishka...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is undertaking a cumulative impact assessment on the reclamation projects in Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Yummie Dingding) Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said in a...
While the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has taken note of the “significant ecological and social costs” of reclamation, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the formation of an experts’ forum to craft policy recommendations to rationalize the...
Manila Bay is not dead. A fisherfolk group confirmed that the marine resources of Manila bay are “at risk” and threatened by reclamation projects, but it also stressed that a significant number of fishermen primarily from Cavite, Metro Manila, Bulacan, and Bataan still depend on its fishing...
China said Thursday it will not occupy nor reclaim the uninhabited islands and reefs of the Spratly Islands as it maintains that it "always abides" by a declaration it agreed on with Southeast Asian countries. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, said in a press conference that...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called out China for its supposedly continuous reclamation activities in the unoccupied features in the South China Sea as they violate the existing agreement on the contested water. DFA issued on Tuesday night a statement following the release of a...
In time for the observance of World Fisheries Day, a Filipino fisherfolk group denounced the “continued reclamation projects” in the Philippines. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday, Nov. 21, held a kinetic protest at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
Members of fisherfolk group "Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas" (PAMALAKAYA) staged a protest in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office in Quezon City on Friday, August 5, challenging DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga to “take a stand...
The Philippine Reclamation Authority has issued a final Notice to Proceed for a 100-hectare reclamation project where Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) plans to develop a P20 billion business park. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CLI said the reclamation project is being proposed by the...
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) have signed a deal for a 15.62-hectares reclamation project that would be part of the development and rehabilitation of Navotas Fish Port Complex (NFPC), the largest fish port in Southeast Asia. (Unsplash)...
