The planned dredging of rivers in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental is pushing through this month despite objections from local environmentalists. Mayor Marvin Malacon repudiated the claims of the Green Alert Environmental Network (GAEN) that the capitol-backed dredging will negatively impact the local blue swimming crab industry. He accused them of “propagating false information.” According to Malacon, the national government approved the project which aims to mitigate flooding.

Bañaga, D. G. (2021, February 13 - 14). River dredging 'still a go' despite criticisms. Panay News, pp. 1, 14.