Philippines: Leyte Lake Fishing Community Block Mining Barges - Fear Threat To Fisheries Livelihood

Philippines: Leyte Lake Fishing Community Block Mining Barges - Fear Threat To Fisheries Livelihood   Hundreds of fishers from Lake Bito, in Villa Imelda village, decided to block the entry of three mining barges which aim to dredge and clean-up the silt making the lake shallow.   In an emergency community assembly called by the village officials last night, the community vehemently expressed its opposition to the entry of the mining barges fearing that the disturbance which will be...

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