MEMBERS of a militant fishermen’s organization have staged a protest at the Navotas City Hall to demand immediate stoppage of an ongoing reclamation project at the Navotas coast of the Manila Bay, charging that the reclamation was not only causing floodings but also killing their source of livelihood.
The protesters, who belonged to the Pamalakaya Navotas group, asserted that the 650-hectare reclamation project being undertaken by San Miguel Corp. as approved by the local government unit, had caused “worsening and prolonged flooding in the city.”
“You can really feel the adverse effects of the landfills, Apart from the deprivation of income for thousands of fishermen, the people of Navotas are also suffering from persistent floodings of their communities, the group’s leader, Romel Escarial said in Filipino.
The group also criticized the government for alleged failure to prepare for the calamities brought about by the storms and heavy rainfalls.
