Around 200 fishermen in Talisay City, Cebu, the Philippines, conducted a protest against what they claimed as an ongoing reclamation of land, which is a part of an international container port, on Monday morning, Nov. 8, 2021.
Mananagat sa Talisay Pamo Association (Matapa) vice president for external Joksan Branzuela said they want to have a dialogue with the management of the Cebu South Harbor and Container Terminal Complex (CSHCTC) to ask the latter about its plans for the area.
“We want to reach out to the concerned local and national agencies because this is a huge threat to the livelihood of our fisherfolk, especially in our situation on the two affected barangays, San Roque and Tanke, in Talisay,” Branzuela told SunStar Cebu.
He said the construction of a 25-hectare reclaimed area seemed to “trap” them from their fishing activities.
“It also poses danger in our docking area. We were intimidated when the reclamation reached a portion of our shoreline area,” he said in Cebuano.
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