SAN ANTONIO, Zambales—Several environmental and militant groups raised the alarm again on Friday (April 9) over new reports that earth materials from dredging and mining in parts of the country, including this province, were being used in China’s West Philippine Sea reclamation and military infrastructure.
According to the Homonhon Environmental Rescuers Organization (Hero), the country’s natural resources are being depleted by “unabated” dredging, sand mining, and filling material extraction.
The group is verifying claims that these earth materials were transported to the disputed Spratly Islands, where China has continued to construct artificial islands and …
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