Despite a Supreme Court petition from environmental groups citing damage to coral reefs, DPWH-Davao confirms the P23-billion ...

On the Davao side, the bridge runs through the village of Hizon, a designated marine protected area with known coral communities, and will connect to Samal in the village of Limao, cutting across the ...

including tiered table corals (Acropora hyacinthus), are found near the popular Paradise Beach Resort, a landmark on Samal Island, a key tourist haven in the Davao region. “These colonies of ...

One such island happens to be Samal Island in Davao Del Norte ... Discovery Samal serves as a beautiful gateway to this island paradise, where guests can visit various nature-based developments ...

A Petition for a Writ of Kalikasan was filed on Monday before the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the construction of the Samal Island–Davao City Connector ...

citing in particular Paradise Reef in Samal Island and Hizon Marine Protected Area in Davao City. The petitioners, represented by environmental lawyer Tony La Viña, include Carmela Marie Santos ...

Petitioners said that the P23.52 billion bridge can damage coral reef ecosystems in Paradise Reef, Samal Island, and Hizon Marine Protected Area. Sustainable Davao Movement, a network of ...

Castillo, Davao City and Barangay Limao ... damage on the coral reefs in the 15,000 square meter Paradise Reef in Samal Island and in Hizon Marine Protected Area, in Davao City, They claimed ...

which is damaging the Paradise Reef in Samal Island and the Hizon Marine Protected Area near Davao City. “The bridge is already being constructed, it is destroying coastal and marine biodiversity and ...

DAVAO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has reached another key milestone in the construction of the 4.76-kilometer Samal Island–Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project with ...