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Who's afraid of municipal waters?
In view of recent developments<link to this issue's coastal_alert.html#1> affecting the delineation of municipal waters in the Philippines, we are reposting this article, which discusses the issues about municipal water use, and explains the legal bases for the content and issuance of Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative Order No. 17 Series of 2001 defining the Guidelines for the Delineation and Delimitation of Municipal Waters in the Philippines, better known as DAO 17.

Related story: Chronology of Events Related to DAO 17 - History of the Struggle

VIEWPOINT
"Ibalik ang DAO 17!" -- Kilusang Mangingisda

"DAO 17 revocation calls to question the integrity of current DENR leadership"
League of Municipalities of the Philippines and the Movement for DAO 17 in a joint manifesto

"DENR has no recourse but to stop implementing DAO 17"
DENR Secretary Elisea Gozun

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