ORION, Bataan: About 3,000 fishermen from 11 coastal villages of this town are alarmed by the destruction of full-grown mangroves, seedlings and other species in a foreshore area adjacent to the planned dockyard here where backfill works are ongoing.

The fisherfolk decried the blatant disregard for their source of livelihood and the protection of the environment as workers refill the mangrove area. The backfilling started in June last year.

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