A proposed 174-hectare Smart City reclamation is threatening to alter the life of locals. In this tight-knit community, a people’s movement has emerged to oppose the joint venture between the city government and a private developer.
in September 2021 amid strong public pressure as well as coronavirus restrictions which limited physical protests, individuals and groups carried on with the discussions both in online and offline spaces.Lutong Baybay
Prompted by gut issues like hunger, the food narratives hope to be a “conversation starter” on how to develop small-scale communities, particularly when it comes to providing safety nets for fisherfolk and capacity-building for sustainable fishing.
“The people of Dumaguete must be able to experience, must be able to understand not only in their heads but in their bodies, that development can still be sustainable and doesn’t have to be destructive environmentally,” he added. She added, “Whether or not the reclamation will push through, I want it to be written in history that we did a good fight.”More than half a year into the movement, Benjamin shared that the push back on the reclamation project had been effective so far, because of the timing and the personal ties that bind – the mayor knew the key players opposing the project.
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