MANILA, Philippines — A fisherfolk federation has filed an official complaint with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources against three reclamation projects in Manila Bay. "We see it as the start of the 420-hectare Bacoor Reclamation and Development Project being pushed by Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla and in contradiction with the DENR’s Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program," the formal complaint said. Under the directive of the Duterte administration, the DENR has been in full swing in its initiative to fast-track the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. Some 300,000 families are targeted for relocation as a result of the rehabilitation projects. The administration’s vigor towards the reclamation of Manila Bay came as a result of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Administrative Order No.

Source: Philippine Star November 10, 2019 04:15 UTC