Peticion upang ihinto ang proyekto ng esplanade sa Antique

Naghain ng petisyon ang mga grupong pangkapaligiran at residente sa korte upang ihinto ang konstruksyon ng esplanade at seawall sa Antique, na nagbabanta sa mga coral reef, lugar ng pangingisda, at tirahan ng endangered sea turtles. Ang proyekto, na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit P95 milyon, ay sinasabing lumalabag sa mga batas sa kapaligiran. Hinihiling nila ang writ of continuing mandamus at Temporary Environmental Protection Order upang pigilan ang karagdagang pinsala.

Noong Disyembre 10, naghain ng 20-pahinang petisyon sa Regional Trial Court ng San Jose de Buenavista ang Funda-Dalipe Fisherfolk Association (FDFA), Dihon sa ‘Raya Incorporated, at si Remy Muescan upang ihinto ang Funda-Dalipe Esplanade project. Ang proyekto, na naaprubahan ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) noong 2017 bilang Package 2 na may badyet na P95.52 milyon, ay naglalaman ng 520-metrong seawall sa Barangay Funda-Dalipe.

Sinabi ng mga petisyonaryo na ang konstruksyon ay nagdudulot ng 'imminent and irreversible' pinsala sa mga ekosistema ng dagat, kabilang ang aktibong nesting sites ng critically endangered Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Green Sea (Chelonia mydas) turtles. Ayon sa Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act, ang paglibing ng mga puwersong itlog ng pagong ay malaking paglabag. Bukod dito, ang sediment mula sa konstruksyon ay sinasabing nagdudulot ng pinsala sa kalapit na coral reefs at sa Funda-Dalipe Marine Protected Zone, na lumalabag sa Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act.

"Ang esplanade na ito ay nagpigil sa amin na mag-amarr ng mga bangka nang ligtas," sabi ni FDFA president Rowel Saldajeno. "Ang mga pagong namin ay pinipilipit, ang mga reefs ay nasusuklay, at ang mga kabuhayan namin ay nawawasak. Kami, mga mangingisdang humihingi ng katarungan bago maging libingan ang dagat ng Antique."

Dagdag pa ni Muescan, na siyang manager ng Antique Provincial Government Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative, "Ang karapatan sa [malusog na] ekolohiya ay hindi mapapahintulutan. Pinapahintulot ito ng ating Saligang Batas – at kami rin."

Ang mga petisyonaryo ay nagtaas din ng isyu sa kakulangan ng Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), na pinapalitan lamang ng Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) ng Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-VI, at walang revocable permit para sa foreshore development ayon sa Water Code. Ang proyekto ay nasa 20-metrong no-build zone, na iniuugnay sa grave abuse of discretion ng DPWH-VI at EMB-VI. Noong Hulyo 11, naglabas ng show-cause order ang DENR-VI sa DPWH tungkol sa hindi pagsunod sa permit. Noong Oktubre 29, inirekomenda ng Antique PENRO ang cease-and-desist order dahil wala pa ring permit ang konstruksyon.

Ang mga respondent ay kinabibilangan ng lokal na pamahalaan ng San Jose de Buenavista, contractor na JE Tico Construction Company Incorporated, at mga opisina ng DPWH, EMB, at DENR sa Western Visayas. Ang petisyon ay naglalahad ng mga alegasyon na walang building permit, zoning clearance, o konsultasyon sa apektadong komunidad.

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