Militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas contradicted the claim of local government units that Manila Bay is already a “dead” body of water.
“Taliwas sa sinasabi ng mga LGU, sagana pa sa iba’t-ibang klaseng yamang-dagat ang Manila Bay.
Katunayan, signipikanteng bilang pa ng mangingisda mula Cavite, Metro Manila, Bulacan, at Bataan ang umaasa sa pangisdaan nito,” Fernando Hicap, national chairperson of Pamalakaya, said in statement.Coral covers have been discovered in the southern part of Manila Bay, specifically in the province of Cavite which is home to 72% of the coral reefs in Manila Bay, Hicap said, citing a report of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau.
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