MANILA, Philippines–A progressive fishing group has urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to deny a mining company of its permits to dredge within the municipal waters of Cavite for a reclamation project.
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is pertaining to Silverquest Mining Resources Inc. (SMRI) as it is currently securing an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) from DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) to begin a seabed quarrying project.
It would involve the dredging of mud, silt, and sand across 2,124 hectares of seabed to supply the 318-hectare Manila Waterfront Project with quarry materia…
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