Divinity School faculty, SU Church clergy join ecumenical service opposing 174 Reclamation
Silliman University Divinity School (SUDS) faculty members and SU Church pastors joined church leaders as they came out to the streets in their clerical vestments to celebrate Creation and express their opposition to the 174 Dumaguete Reclamation Project through an ecumenical sunrise service, October 9, 2021 at the Rizal Boulevard of Dumaguete City. “Hiniusang Ampo […]
ECCs are unique to specific projects, asserts ex-DENR exec
Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECCs) granted to a project cannot be copied by similar projects in other sites because each project and its site have unique features and impacts that would require unique mitigation measures, asserted Dr. Ben Malayang III, former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) undersecretary and former Silliman University (SU) president. Malayang […]
SU Law professor explains legal flaws of proposed 174-ha reclamation project
Atty. Eduardo Sedillo, a constitutional law professor at the Silliman University College of Law, explained the legal flaws of the proposed 174-hectare “Smart City” reclamation project in Dumaguete City in a presentation during the Dumaguete City Council meeting, August 11, 2021. In his presentation titled “1 Question, 7 Lapses, and 4 Recommendations: May Nakatulog sa […]
Board of Trustees Re-Affirms Position of Silliman University on Reclamation
The Silliman University Board of Trustees reiterates the long-time adopted position of the University on the issue of reclamation in Dumaguete City. For the past 40 years and up to the present, Silliman has been a leading institution in marine conservation in the Philippines. Studies made by Silliman scientists have determined that reclamation projects, such […]
