Echo for the ecosystem an assessment of public participation on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System in land reclamation projects. The case of the R-1 extension (Cavite Expressway) project.

Abstract

This paper assessed the Environmental Impact Statement System on the aspect of the public participation conducted on the R-1 Extension (Cavite Expressway) project in Cavite. With the use of Lenins typologies of participation, the data shows that the public participation/consultation done on the community was insufficient and portrays a control of the ruling class through the use of the EIS System as its instrument of oppression. The paper ends off with recommendations for a better EIS System, one that listens and responds to the voices of the community