Fishers not opposed to new airport
Excerpt
Fishermen here expressed no opposition to the proposed P700-billion Aerotropolis project being pushed by beverage giant San Miguel Corp., saying they could learn new livelihood skills should they be displaced. Polluted waters due to rain and river runoffs from Bulacan towns that drain toward the Manila Bay had discouraged fishing here, according to Rico Liwanag, chair of the Bulakan Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council. The investment coordination committee of the National Economic and Development Authority had approved the development of the airport, spanning 1,168 hectares (ha) and a city complex to be built on a 2,500-ha property here.
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Reyes-Estrope, C. (2018, April 8). Fishers not opposed to new airport. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A11.
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Fishers; Livelihoods; Water pollution; Reclamation; Airports; Exclusive economic zone; Fishing communities; Fishing; Fishing grounds; San Miguel Corp.; Bulakan Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council; National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya); Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Council; National Solid Waste Management Commission; Municipal Agriculture and Fisheries Council; Ildefonso, Eliseo; Roque, Nicolas; Canquin, Ildefonso; Liwanag, Rico
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