Archdiocese of Manila opposes Manila Bay reclamation project
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The Archdiocese of Manila has weighed in on the planned Manila Bay reclamation projects. “We, in the Archdiocese of Manila, are against the Manila Bay reclamation due to ecological grounds. It is against ecology,” Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said. The Makabayan bloc of the House of Representatives has filed a bill seeking to declare Manila Bay a reclamation-free zone. Under House Bill 9067, the group of progressive lawmakers seeks to prohibit all forms of reclamation activities that will affect a part of or the entire Manila Bay area.
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Aquino, L. G., & de Vera-Ruiz, E. (2019, February 25). Archdiocese of Manila opposes Manila Bay reclamation project. Manila Bulletin, p. 4.
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Reclamation; Governments; Environmental restoration; Environmental protection; Makabayan; Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA); Manila Bay Task Force; Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Department of Agriculture (DA); Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC); Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA); Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC); Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA); Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS); Philippine National Police Maritime Group; Philippine Ports Authority (PPA); Philippine Coast Guard (PCG); Pabillo, Broderick; Cimatu, Roy; Duterte, Rodrigo; Año, Eduardo; Romulo-Puyat, Bernadette; Arenas, Rose Marie
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