SC sets oral arguments on ‘Kalikasan’ case in WPS 0 SHARES Share it! Early last month, the SC issued a Writ of Kalikasan and directed the government agencies named respondents to answer the petition. In their petition, the fishermen told the SC that Chinese fishermen have been harvesting and endangering marine resources in the WPS. Clearly, the damage is brought upon by lack of enforcement of Philippine environmental laws by respondents,” it said. 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 June 04, 2019 06:22 UTC