A total of 5 land-reclamation projects in Manila Bay within the territorial waters of the Province of Cavite are in the pipeline. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has set the virtual public hearings via Zoom Meeting for the land-reclamation projects as part of the permitting process for the offshore construction that would require land reclamation, also called dump-and-fill. Documents revealed that based on the project description submitted by the proponent, the project’s Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) application being applied for involves only the horizontal phase. The plan is to raise the elevation of the seabed for the sole purpose of creating new land intended for various functional purposes. The proposed source is of dumping or filling materials is the San Nicolas Shoal, also in Cavite Province.

Mayuga, J. L. (2021, August 10). 5 land-reclamation projects in Manila Bay in the pipeline