The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it will form a task force to assess the impact of reclamation activities, particularly in Manila Bay. “We’ve organized the team (of Filipino scientists), and we will be taking on some foreign expertise,” Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga told reporters on Monday on the sidelines of a reclamation forum. “We want to assemble the team by August. Many of these have actually been involved in assessing what is happening here in Manila Bay,” she said.

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