(Dumaguete City FB page) In a statement, PAMALAKAYA said that the DENR should “seriously take into account” the sentiments of scientists, environmentalists, and communities who opposed the 174-hectare reclamation project. Dumaguete City-based sectors expressed opposition to the projects, citing potential devastating impacts of the reclamation project to the marine environment, coastal communities, and local fish supply. “It should be no-brainer for the DENR to reject this reclamation project by which has been lamented by scientists and communities and environmentally-destructive,” PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson Fernando Hicap said. “For starters, the DENR should issue a public statement opposing the reclamation and commit itself that no environmental permit would ever be issued to this project,” Hicap added.