Senators on Tuesday castigated the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for approving 21 proposed reclamation projects on Manila Bay despite the environmental harm they may bring to Metro Manila and its neighboring localities. At the budget briefing of the DENR, Sen. Cynthia Villar, who chairs the Senate committee on environment and natural resources, scolded DENR officials who disclosed that the agency had issued environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) to 21 projects without proper consultation with stakeholders.

Gascon, M. (2022, October 12). DENR gets scolding for reclamation projects. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A4.