‘Kaliwa Dam project will destroy us, our homes’ —Dumagat tribe

Indigenous People’s (IP) group in Infanta, Quezon province and in Tanay, Rizal traveled to the city to air their grievances against the construction of the controversial Kaliwa Dam project.

The Kaliwa Dam project is being eyed as a solution to the recurring problems in water supply in Metro Manila that has been triggered by the persistent El Niño.

Carrying empty pails and water gallons, the Dumagats, led by Marcelino Tena, call on the government to stop the project as it would affect thousands of lives and would destroy the serenity of the Sierra Madre mountain range.

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