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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAround 15,000 fisherfolks and coast residents in the Manila Bay have their livelihoods threatened as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issue a demolition order on structures that have been built for mussels and oysters farmers in the Manila Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The municipalities of Noveleta, Kawit and cities of Cavite and Bacoor, Cavite notified the people about the demolition of alleged illegal fishing structures in the Manila Bay by installing billboards in the aforementioned cities a few weeks ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fishers\u2019 group PAMALAKAYA (Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ang Pilipinas) staged a protest at the DENR headquarters last September 6, Monday, to oppose the order to raze the the cages of fishes, mussels, and oysters as well as the fish pens that are installed in the four coastal cities and province of Cavite. The \u201cbogus\u201d rehabilitation program only targets the fishing aquaculture livelihood and urban poor population in the Manila Bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRehabilitating Manila Bay should be to restore its marine resources for the benefit of small fisherfolk. But the DENR\u2019s thrust says otherwise,\u201d PAMALAKAYA chairperson Fernando Hicap stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hicap believes that fishing structures made out of bamboo in the Manila Bay do not contribute to any pollution or danger in biodiversity compared to the reclamation of industrial and commercial establishments, proven to discharge solid and liquid wastes into the bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fisher group slammed Sec. Roy Cimatu as the DENR\u2019s policies are \u201cunjust and anti-fisherfolks,\u201d especially that fishing and aquaculture is their only source of livelihood. They asserted its great benefits to the food security of the people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, according to PAMALAKAYA, dismantling the fishing structures is just \u201ca precursor to an enormous reclamation plan in Cavite,\u201d particularly in the Bacoor City which has a 420-hectare proposed redevelopment project plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe real targets of this Manila Bay \u2018clean up\u2019 are the poor fishing and coastal population across the bay and not the toxic emitting and pollution spawning industrial and commercial establishments. We warn of strong opposition against this destruction of our livelihood and fishing waters under the guise of a bogus clean-up drive,\u201d Hicap furthers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another protest movement was conducted in La Huerta, Paranaque on September 7, Tuesday, as 15 boats gathered at the \u201ctahungan\u201d to oppose the said demolition order. Pangisda Paranaque President Gilbert Reyes asserts fishing as their sole source of livelihood which has helped support his family for over four decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHindi man tayo pwedeng umasa sa ayuda. Magandang may ayuda, malaking bagay. Pero itong demolisyon na ito, hindi po ito kaaya-aya. Kagutuman, kahirapan ang dadanasin ng mamamayang mangingisda,\u201d Reyes stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The demolition is set to begin on September 7, Tuesday, in compliance with the DENR directives supposedly in regulation of fishing structures in the Manila Bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Featured image courtesy of George Calvelo \/ ABS-CBN News.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Around 15,000 fisherfolks and coast residents in the Manila Bay have their livelihoods threatened as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issue a demolition order on structures that have been built for mussels and oysters farmers in the Manila Bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,11],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[122],"class_list":["post-2028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sinag-web-banner-2-1-1.png","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1199,"url":"https:\/\/sinag.press\/news\/2021\/05\/14\/arboretum-residents-block-up-admins-ocular-census-demolition-plans\/","url_meta":{"origin":2028,"position":0},"title":"Arboretum residents block UP admin’s ocular, census, demolition plans","author":"emdeborja","date":"14 May 2021","format":"image","excerpt":"For the residents and organizers, it is clear that the UP-PGH project is a sign of a more dire future for UP Arboretum. 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