International marine conservation group Oceana criticized the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) after the agency claimed that reclamation projects could help ease flooding, calling the claim “reprehensible” and unsupported by science. Oceana Vice President Von Hernandez said the PRA’s position ignores both scientific data and natural processes. “Oceana is alarmed by the reprehensible claims of the Philippine Reclamation Authority that reclamation will help ease flooding which reflects its continuing stance of ignoring science,” Hernandez said.

Santos, J. (2025, November 24). Oceana hits PRA for science-defying claim that reclamation curbs floods. Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 9.