Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has opposed the plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to relocate residents of coastal communities on Siargao Island who lost their houses due to Typhoon Odette. “Coastal residents of Siargao, once victims of a natural calamity, are once again victimized by the government’s eviction order. This objectionable policy of the DENR to ban Odette evacuees from returning to their coastal communities is far worse than any typhoon that never brings permanent displacement,” the group said yesterday.

Marcelo, E. (2021, December 30). Group slams DENR relocation plan for Siargao coastal residents. The Philippine Star, p. 9.