Fishermen ask SC to protect environment in three areas in West Philippine Sea 0 SHARES Share it! It said the “respondents have failed to perform their duties as mandated by various environmental laws and regulations.”“Chinese fishermen harvested, endangered and threatened species, and used cyanide and explosives in their fishing…. The marine environment and resources in the abovementioned areas were damaged severely and extensively in spite of adequate Philippine laws to protect them. Clearly, the damage is brought upon by lack of enforcement of Philippine environmental laws by respondents,” the petition stated. Thus, it pointed out that since the three areas in the WPS are part of the country’s EEZ, these should be covered by environmental laws of the country such as the Philippine Fisheries Code.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 16, 2019 09:56 UTC