{"id":196955,"date":"2019-01-08T21:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T02:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=196955"},"modified":"2019-01-08T21:01:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T02:01:13","slug":"put-up-water-treatment-facilities-prrd-tells-manila-bay-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/01\/08\/put-up-water-treatment-facilities-prrd-tells-manila-bay-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"Put up water treatment facilities: PRRD tells Manila Bay hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the thanksgiving dinner and 48th birthday celebration of Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, expresses his gratitude to the Former Foreign Affairs Secretary for his efforts in advancing the country’s interest in the international community and helping Filipinos overseas. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday asked hotels operating near Manila Bay to ensure that there are enough water treatment facilities established in the area or else risk getting a closure.<\/p>\n

Duterte made this statement during the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.<\/p>\n

\u201cLagyan ninyo ng<\/em>\u00a0water treatment\u00a0yung<\/em>\u00a0hotel\u00a0ninyo kung hindi, sirain ko \u2018yan. Wag mo nga akong hamunin<\/em>\u00a0(Place water treatment facilities in your hotels, if not, I will demolish them. Don\u2019t try me),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou do something about your waste there or otherwise I will close it.\u00a0Sigurado \u2018yan<\/em>\u00a0(That\u2019s for sure),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte made this remark a day after Monday\u2019s Cabinet meeting where the proposal to use road user\u2019s tax to finance the clean-up of Manila Bay was raised.<\/p>\n

He said he had already asked Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o to spearhead the clean-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSabi ko kay<\/em>\u00a0Roy Cimatu,\u00a0pati si<\/em>\u00a0Gen. A\u00f1o, (I told Roy Cimatu and even Gen. A\u00f1o) you start cleaning the Manila Bay. They will start to clean it whether they like it or not,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

In a Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that the President is likely to issue an executive order for the Manila Bay clean-up.<\/p>\n

Panelo also said hotels which violated regulations, particularly on the absence or lack of water treatment facilities, may also face closure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe policy of the government is if you violate certain regulations \u2013 then you have to pay for that.\u00a0Kung ano iyong ginawa natin sa<\/em>Boracay, iyon din ang gagawin natin sa lahat<\/em>\u00a0(What we did in Boracay, that\u2019s what we\u2019ll do everywhere),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

He said according to Cimatu, the goal was to finish the clean-up of Manila Bay by end of the President\u2019s term.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng<\/em>\u00a0timeline\u00a0ni<\/em>\u00a0Secretary Roy\u2014dahil ang laki ng<\/em>\u00a0Manila Bay\u00a0eh, ang daming<\/em>\u00a0rivers\u00a0na lilinisin, ang daming esteros. Parang<\/em>\u00a0hopefully\u00a0sabi niya<\/em>, at the end of your term\u00a0matatapos \u2018to<\/em>\u00a0(The timeline of Secretary Roy–because the Manila Bay is large, there are too many rivers to clean, many canals. Hopefully, at the end of the term it will be finished),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will take some time, but what is important\u00a0is uumpisahan<\/em>\u00a0(we get it started),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

However, he said the clean-up may continue even with the succeeding administrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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