Akbayan asks SC to cite DENR in contempt over dolomite dumping

The Akbayan group led by former Rep. Etta Rosales has filed a motion before the Supreme Court urging the tribunal to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt over the dumping of dolomite sand in Manila Bay.

The group is seeking the SC declaration on DENR’s act as violative of the continuing mandamus of the court in 2008 regarding the rehabilitation of Manila Bay.

They also requested the High Court to convene the Manila Bay Advisory Committee led by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta to look into the effects of the artificial white sand.

The group claimed that dolomite sand is harmful to public health and to the environment. – Report from Kenneth Paciente