Twelve cause-oriented groups representing fisherfolk, urban poor, church and health associations, environmental alliances and non-government organizations yesterday filed an urgent motion before the Supreme Court (SC) to allow them to act as petitioners in the case filed by former Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar and more than 300,000 city residents against the P14-billion Manila Bay reclamation project. The organizations opposing the project are the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) represented by Fernando Hicap and Salvador France, Anakpawis and Bayan Muna party-list led by Representatives Rafael Mariano and Teodoro Casiño, respectively, Koalisyon Kontra Kumbersyon ng Manila Bay (KKK-Manila Bay), the Bacoor-based Alyansa fisherfolk group, Pamalakaya-Bulacan chapter, Sagip Manila Bay Movement (SMBM), Save Freedom Island Movement (SFIM), the Center for Environmental Concerns (CEC-Philippines), the Kalikasan-People’s Network for the Environment, Earth Island Philippines and the Alliance for Stewardship and Authentic Progress (ASAP). Named respondents were Public Reclamation Authority (PRA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), city government of Las Piñas and Alltech Contractors Inc.

Araneta, S., & Agcaoili, L. (2012, September 6). 12 groups buck P14-B Manila Bay reclamation project. The Philippine Star, p. 13.