'Vote for those who'll stop river dredging'

By Leander C. Domingo

May 06, 2022 12:10 am

APARRI, Cagayan: Fisherfolk here have called on the electorate to vote for candidates who oppose the Cagayan River Restoration Project that they say has sharply decreased the catch and destroyed the livelihood of 15,000 people and their families.

'Those behind the river dredging for black sand mining in Cagayan have no regard for life,' according to this town's fishermen who spoke at a virtual news conference on Tuesday.

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