Town mayor refutes claims dredging endangers crab industry
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Mayor Marvin Malacon of EB Magalona, Negros Occidental denied claims that dredging activities in the town’s waterway will endanger the blue crab industry. “It is baseless,” Malacon said. He said the project, which was approved by the national government and passed on to local government units, aims to declog and desilt the mouths of major rivers in the town that caused flooding for years now.
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Yasa, D. (2021, February 13 - 14). Town mayor refutes claims dredging endangers crab industry. Daily Guardian, p. 10.
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