Authorities violated several laws when they dumped crushed dolomite on a 500-meter stretch of the Manila Bay's naturally gray shoreline in Manila to make it appear like white sand, environmental group Oceana Philippines said Sunday. Oceana Philippines vice president Gloria Estenzo-Ramos said among the laws that were flouted were the Fisheries Code and the National Cultural Heritage Protection Act. The so-called “beach nourishment project, which costs around P349 million, also did not undergo environmental impact assessment, Ramos said.

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