{"id":242526,"date":"2020-01-17T22:14:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T03:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=242526"},"modified":"2025-01-17T19:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:40:55","slug":"denr-vows-drastic-change-in-manila-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/17\/denr-vows-drastic-change-in-manila-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"DENR vows \u2018drastic\u2019 change in Manila Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: This family spends a simple weekend bonding activity at the Baywalk along Roxas Boulevard in Manila Bay on Sunday (Jan. 12, 2020). Another group on the left seemed enjoying their dip in the bay despite warnings by authorities that the water quality of Manila Bay is not yet safe for recreational activities like swimming and diving. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday assured the public that the Duterte government would exhaust all efforts to change the current state of heavily-polluted Manila Bay.<\/p>\n

The promise was made by Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda during the launch of the \u201cDuterte Legacy\u201d campaign at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City.<\/p>\n

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Antiporda said the public can expect a \u201cdrastic\u201d change in the present condition of Manila Bay amid the government\u2019s massive efforts to rehabilitate the garbage-littered shoreline.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the Manila Bay cleanup, the DENR will continue what it has started. What we cannot see in the eyes, we can smell. Or we can see that in this administration is to smell is to believe,\u201d he said in a speech. \u201cWe can expect and we can promise you that you will see or you will smell a drastic change in the condition of Manila Bay.<\/p>\n

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On Feb. 19, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Administrative Order (AO) 16, creating the Manila Bay Task Force to expedite the bay\u2019s rehabilitation and restoration of the coastal and marine ecosystem.<\/p>\n

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In a speech delivered on Thursday, the President blamed embattled water concessionaires Maynilad and Manila Water for the heavy pollution in Manila Bay.<\/p>\n

Antiporda said the government\u2019s efforts have gained traction on water quality improvement, solid waste management improvement, informal settlers\u2019 resettlement, and sustained information and education campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the water quality improvement, we regularly monitor water quality in bathing beaches, river mouths, and outfalls,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n

We have also set up additional water quality monitoring stations in Metro Manila, inspected commercial establishments for the quality of the effluence they discharged, resulting in the issuance of the cease and desist orders and notice of violations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Antiporda said the Department of Tourism has been monitoring establishments to ensure that they comply with environmental rules and regulations.<\/p>\n

He added that the DENR has mobilized volunteers in collecting solid waste and in the dredging activities along the Manila Bay.<\/p>\n

Antiporda noted that the DENR was able to clear the Estero de San Antonio de Abad in Malate, Manila and Estero de Magdalena Manila Bay, the two \u201cmost polluted\u201d estuaries draining to Manila Bay, following the relocation of informal settlers living there.<\/p>\n

He said \u201cestero rangers\u201d have likewise been hired to sustain the efforts to clean the two estuaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese estero rangers are designated as our environmental enforcers whose main functions are to police people from throwing their waste in esteros (estuaries) and assist in the collection of garbage in areas that are not reachable by garbage trucks,\u201d Antiporda said.<\/p>\n

He said the DENR \u201cdid well\u201d in carrying out its mandate to promote a \u201chealthy and clean environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DENR has been intensifying its information education and communication campaign to heighten awareness and solicit support from the people,\u201d Antiporda said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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