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'Dangerous, risky': Experts, officials oppose new reclamation 'plans' in Manila Bay

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 02:52 PM

Environmental groups and several experts have called on the government to declare Manila Bay as a reclamation-free zone, citing risks to life and livelihood.    Read more »

No to Manila Bay reclamation project

Oceana Philippines/Handout
Posted at Mar 27 04:21 PM

Members of the Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragon Boat Federation paddle around a huge streamer ‘Save Manila Bay and Stop Reclamation’ during a protest action on Wednesday.  Read more »

Reclamation body: Walang aprubadong reclamation project sa Manila Bay

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 10:15 AM

MAYNILA - Wala pang bagong aprubadong reclamation project sa Manila Bay, ayon kay Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) General Manager and CEO Jan Rubiato.  Read more »

Gov't urged to halt reclamation in Manila Bay as new species of sardines found

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 05:06 PM

Advocacy group Oceana on Friday urged government to stop reclamation efforts in Manila Bay to protect marine life in the area after a new sardine species was discovered. Read more »

DILG exec says he'll resign if Manila Bay reclamation pushes through

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 04:24 PM

Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Sunday that he will step down from office if reclamation projects at the capital's bay push through amid the ongoing cleanup of the area.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 22, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 02:27 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Kampanya kontra reklamasyon sa Manila Bay, inilunsad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 12:45 AM

Nagsanib-puwersa ang ilang grupo para bantayan ang rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay. Read more »

Baywatch in Manila

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 12:02 AM

Members of fisherfolk, urban poor, and environmental groups hold a protest at the bay walk on Roxas Boulevard in Manila Read more »

Duterte urged: Don't let only the rich benefit from Manila Bay

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 07:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should not allow the rich to be the only ones to benefit from Manila Bay, which supposedly would be piled with soil, an environmental lawyer said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte transfers power to approve reclamation projects to his office

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 12:28 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order transferring the power to approve reclamation projects to the Office of the President. Read more »

Some malls, hotels face closure for polluting Manila Bay - DILG chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 06:44 PM

MANILA - Some malls and hotels surrounding Manila Bay may be closed soon for polluting the bay, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Friday. Read more »

DILG: Manila Bay rehab not a prelude to reclamation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:06 AM

The Department of Interior and Local Government tried to allay fears of skeptics who suspect the clean-up of Manila Bay is a prelude to more reclamation projects there. Read more »

Palace open to reclamation projects in Manila Bay

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 04:55 PM

Malacañang on Thursday said it may allow reclamation projects in Manila Bay, even as leftist lawmakers warned that building infrastructure on the historic bay would displace thousands of informal settlers. Read more »

Leftist lawmakers want assurance Manila Bay cleanup won't lead to reclamation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 10:59 AM

MANILA - An opposition lawmaker on Thursday sought government's assurance that the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay was not a prelude to reclamation for infrastructure projects as he clarified a resolution earlier filed concerning the cleanup.  Read more »

Ilang grupo nagpahayag ng agam-agam sa planong Manila Bay clean-up

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 10:37 PM

May agam-agam ang ilang grupo sa kahihinatnan ng Manila Bay clean-up lalo na't may nakaamba umanong pagtatambak ng lupa sa dagat upang gawing reclamation areas. Read more »

Should Manila Bay reclamation projects be stopped?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 06:38 AM

Philippine regulators and a global investment banker weigh in on calls to halt reclamation projects in the Manila Bay area, and it's set to go through a P47 billion rehabilitation.  Read more »

Not so fast: Manila Bay reclamation projects may be nixed over environmental impact - DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:24 AM

Proposed reclamation projects on Manila Bay may be rejected if proven that they would harm nature, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Wednesday. Read more »

Reclamation projects sa Manila Bay, tinutulan ng DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 12:07 AM

Tinutulan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources ang planong pagtatayo ng reclamation projects ng iba't ibang kompanya sa Manila Bay. Read more »

Reclamation projects may threaten Manila Bay, warns green group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 02:13 PM

MANILA - Looming reclamation projects in Manila Bay may threaten the remaining biodiversity in the heavily polluted body of water, an environmental group warned Monday. Read more »

Gov’t yet to approve 2 large-scale reclamation projects for Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 12:35 AM

The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) on Friday said the over two large-scale reclamation projects planned for Manila Bay have yet to be approved. Read more »