Urban poor families fear eviction due to Manila Bay white sand project – Manila Bulletin

With the ongoing artificial rehabilitation of Manila Bay, over 200,000 informal settler families have become apprehensive that they will be evicted from their homes.

“The fear of eviction among Baseco families has always haunted us every time that the government does cosmetic rehabilitation in the Manila Bay,” Tenolete said. The DENR is not stopping the project despite calls to suspend it due to health and environmental issues. The project cost is estimated at P389 million.Tenolete said they hoped the eviction would not take place during the health crisis.

Kabalikat asserted the urban poor families have been doing their part to help clean and rehabilitate the Manila Bay by planting 1,000 mangrove trees in Baseco since 2010.

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