DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 Nov) – Weeks after the groundbreaking of the Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector project, environmental group Ecoteneo of the Ateneo de Davao University said another…
DAVAO CITY – Weeks after the groundbreaking of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector project, environmental group Ecoteneo of the Ateneo de Davao University said another sea vessel with Chinese workers on board was spotted near the Paradise Reef off the Island Garden City of Samal on Thursday.
While the Department of Environment and Natural Resource is celebrating 2022 as the “Year of Protected Areas,” the group said the government is pursuing a project that would destroy “one of the last remaining coral reefs of Samal.” Dean Ortiz, spokesperson for DPWH-Davao, said he has “no idea” about the activities of the workers but added that he would ask.
The Ecoteneo said the City Council of Davao has not endorsed the project in its present design and that the resolution of the Protected Area Management Board in Samal excluding the affected area from protection “is illegally constituted.” “The SIDC Bridge crosses over protected areas and environmentally critical areas on both sides,” the Ecoteneo said.
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