Manila Bay project, makakasira sa pangingisda, ipinahihinto

ni Twincle Esquierdo | October 13, 2020

Nagbabala ang mga mangingisda sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Cavite tungkol sa 420-hectare reclamation project sa Manila Bay, dahil maaari raw itong lumabag sa utos ng Supreme Court.

Sa isang panayam, nanawagan si Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) Chairperson Fernando Hicap na ihinto ang proyektong ito.

“The local execs of Cavite are at risk of violating the highest court’s order to protect and restore the fishing waters of Manila Bay if they will not cease and desist from pursuing destructive reclamation projects.

“We are demanding Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla, to heed his constituents in coastal areas to stop dump-filling the Manila Bay that will result to their displacement and destruction of fishing grounds."

Sabi pa ni Hicap, hinihimok ng grupo ang mga lokal na opisyal na tingnan ang mga inilagay na bakal sa pampang ng Manila Bay sa bahagi ng Bacoor City.

Aniya, sisirain ng proyektong ito ang 420 hectares kasama ang productive fishing grounds, mussel at oyster farms.

“Moreover, it will wipe out a large number of fishing population who subsist in Manila Bay’s fishing waters by fishing and shellfish farming,” sabi pa ni Hicap.