Puerto Galera cruise port project opposed

A group of resort and restaurant owners have joined the municipal government of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro in opposing the multi-million cruise ship port project due to possible adverse effects on livelihood and the environment.

- By JERRY ALCAYDE

In a position paper, the White Beach Business Owners Association (WBBOA) claimed that the P704.5-million port project of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is a big threat to the daily sustenance of some 2,000 fisherfolk living in the project site in Sitio Hondura, Barangay Poblacion, Puerto Galera.

WBBOA said that aside from food security concern, the project will subject important coral reefs and other marine resources in the area to extreme environmental stress and destruction.