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CORON, PALAWAN – National scientist Angel Alcala said reclamation projects would only worsen the decline of fish catch and strain the livelihood of municipal fisher folk. “Reclamation is generally bad. When you reclaim an area, you convert…
THE Cordova municipal government will be fined P50,000 for dumping limestone in a fish pond in barangay Ibabao without an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). Engr. William Cuñado, regional director of the Environmental and Management Bureau (EMB-7) said…
The Cordova municipal government will be penalized for conducting illegal reclamation for their proposed Cordova slaughter house project located in barangay Ibabao without securing the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). Engr. William Cuñado, regional director of the Environmental…
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources wasn’t informed about the approval of the Mactan North Reclamation Development Project by the Office of the President and the Philippine Reclamation Authority. “We submitted all our documents to the…
Like his Toledo City counterpart, Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said he believes that Mactan’s tidal flats facing Cebu City are polluted and that the only way to “clean it up” is through reclamation. He spoke yesterday after…
Teams from the Department of Environment of Natural Resources (DENR) and the Biodiversity Management Bureau Coastal Resource Department recovered the Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) a year after it was deployed at the Alegria Sanctuary in Cordova,…
Lapu-Lapu, Cordova among 11 Cebu LGUs with reclamation plans At least 10 local governments in Cebu want to embark on land reclamation but so far, no permit has been issued by the Department of Environment and Natural…
For Toledo City Mayor John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña, the sea in barangay Poblacion is heavily polluted with human wastes and has no significant marine life. He said he plans to tap experts in Silliman University to study…
Mayor Sitoy hopes to complete documents in 11 months Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy yesterday said work on SM’s proposed reclamation project will not start anytime soon. But he was confident that all documentary requirements for its approval…
AN online petition had been circulated to mobilize public support against the proposed reclamation project in Cordova town. The project, pegged by environmental groups to be the “biggest” reclamation project in the country with a total reclaimed…
“With all this trouble now, we will just have to cancel the project or move it inland and avoid the coast,” said Toledo City Mayor John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña. Osmeña said this would be the “worst case…
Pre-reclamation activities for a P20 billion Mactan-North Reclamation Development Project have started along barangays Ibo, Buaya, Mactan and Punta Engaño. Hole boring to determine the terrain and what areas need backfilling is being conducted offshore. The developers…
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