A fisherfolk group in Cavite is asking the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources officials for a dialogue about the dredging activities in the south of Manila Bay.
In a formal letter sent to BFAR office-in-charge Atty. Demosthenes Escoto, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas-Cavite asked for a dialogue to present their side, especially the adverse impacts of the dredging activities in Ternate, Naic, and Rosario in Cavite on biodiversity and their livelihood.The group is requesting BFAR to hold their conference on February 24, the 25th anniversary of the Fisheries Code of 1998.
“The ongoing dredging activities obstruct the fishing livelihood of small fisherfolk in Cavite… We want to get the commitment of BFAR on this particular issue that we will present to them,” Aries Soledad, Pamalakaya-Cavite provincial coordinator, said in a statement Monday.
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