Fisherfolk group has urged Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to issue an executive order (EO) that would bar reclamation and quarrying projects in Manila Bay to deter further environmental damage. “We demand an official written order from no less than President Marcos himself terminating reclamation projects across Manila Bay,” Fernando L. Hicap, chairman of the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), said in a statement. The group cited a February impact assessment study by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute, which showed that these projects would worsen flooding in Metro Manila.

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