The Manila Bay projects 'manufacture new disaster risks where there were none before' by putting people and buildings in climate vulnerable coastal areas, says marine biologist Kelvin Rodolfo.
MANILA, Philippines – For decades, Philippine fishermen have laid out their catch each dawn at a seafood market on the shores of Manila Bay, their traditional system of hushed bartering giving the Bulungan market its name.
Land reclamation threatens stocks of sardines, mackerel, squid, and other fish in the Manila Bay area by destroying breeding grounds, according to a report by Oceana Philippines, an environmental group. Some of the nearly two dozen projects are already underway while others have yet to get the go ahead from planning and environmental officials.
“Where would they place the fishing sector, with ageing fisherfolk who didn’t even finish school?” said the 43-year-old. In 2021, the country’s environment department granted the project an environmental compliance certificate – a requirement for any land development proposal – despiteSeveral groups asked the Supreme Court in 2020 to issue a writ against the construction of the airport on environmental grounds, but the Court rejected it.
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