Akbayan loses bid to intervene in Manila Bay dolomite case

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MANILA, Philippine — The Supreme Court has not yet found any violation of its continuing mandamus for government agencies led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to rehabilitate Manila Bay.

In a statement from its Public Information Office, the high court, during its Tuesday’s en banc (full court) session, has denied the bid of Akbayan party-list to intervene in the case and cite the DENR for dumping crushed dolomite rocks along a stretch of the water body to create an artificial white sand beach.

“The Court held that it has not yet found any violation of the continuing mandamus amidst the quarterly reports submitted by the concerned agencies and the…

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