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Debris and silt have reduced the water- Tullahan carrying capacity of the waterway. as river Leones cited several examples of waterways that are helping promote mobility, among them transport Venice's canals and Singapore's and Thailand's bays and rivers that also floated serve as floating markets. By Kuhlin Ceslie Gacula The Department of Environment and Natural The Tullahan River Resources has scheduled can be developed as an the dredging of the Tullahan River this year to remove alternative transport route once it is rehabilitated silt and trash that have as part of Manila Bay's accumulated over the years. clean-up, Environment The debris also reduces Undersecretary Jonas the water-carrying capacity of the river while affecting Leones said yesterday The river stretches 7.6 its biodiversity. miles or 15 kilometers, "If we clean up that river, there's a chance for flowing from the La Mesa speciesk Reservoir in Quezon City to eventually live through Malabon and there again," he said. Valenzuela before emptying The clean-up drive of Tullahan is part o‘t,bie into Manila Bay. Leones said the Tullahan activiyies in line with the Manila Bay rehabilitation. , River is a potential transport route for people and goods, the realization of which can ease heavy traffic on Metro Manila roads. "If we can clean up and revive Tullahan River, this waterway can serve that purpose," he said following the inspection of the river this month in preparation for its clean-up. L I UPPER PAGE 1 PINES EDITORIAL CARTOON I STORY STORY INPOtt—iiiiret 1111011-- LA PAGE LOWER vorwsiso..,•1•4. lagroosser

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By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ Protesters claimed that around. and RIA FERNANDEZ 100,000 residents will be displaced and lose their livelihood to the reclamation esidents of Baseco com- project that will cover an estimated pound in Tondo, along with 1,342 hectares of Manila Bay. fisherfolk and environmental The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Rgroups, marched to Manila Mamamalalcaya ng Pilipinas (Parnala- City Hall Monday morning to protest kaya) said the project includes the 50- the four Manila Bay reclamation proj- hectare expansion of the existing Manila ects that have allegedly been approved Harbour Centre proposed by R-11 by city hall. Builders, Inc., another 50-hectare ir9

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Baseco Rehabilitation &Developmentlnc. a sham because thousands of families (BRAN) reclamationproject, 40-hectare will be evicted under this reclamation Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) program)," said Alexander Rosales, reclamation project, and 407-hectare City spokesman of Manila Urban Poor of Pearl reclamation project proposed by Network Chinese-owned UAA Kinming Develop- "Lumalabas ngayon na parte ng ment Corporation. reklamasyon ang ginagawang rehabili- The said projects had reportedly tasyon sa Manila Bay pare lalong akitin been approved by the city govern- ang mga investor at mga negosyante ment. para mamuhunan sa itatayongproyekto "The consistent effort of the gov- na Man lamang ang makikinabang (It ernment and volunteers from grass- now appears that the rehabilitation roots sectors will be useless and futile of Manila Bay is part of the reclama- if large part of Manila Bay will be re- tion project to attract investors and claimed and giant establishments will businessmen to invest in the projects be installed afterwards," Pamalakaya that will only benefit a few people)," national chairman Fernando Hicap he added. said. The project, they said will result in "This is far from the rehabilitation severe flooding. that we have expected; displacing us Because of this, Nilad Environmen- from our community in exchange for tal Network urged the Department of big-ticket infrastructure projects that Environment and Natural Resources would inflict more damage to Manila (DENR) to declare Manila Bay a recla- Bay's marine ecosystem and biodiver- mation-free zone and urged the agency sity. The rehabilitation we have been to be transparent in its rehabilitation upholding ever since was the revival of master plan. mangrove forests and seagrasses that "We expressed alarm over the real serve as fish habitat and sanctuaries," reasons of rehabilitation of Manila Bay he added. DENR should show its seriousness in The group defended the informal restoring rich and historical life of Ma- settler families from the claim of gov- nila-Bay by issuing a suspension on all ernment that they are the main source reclamation plans that will destroy its of pollution for lack of proper sanitation biodiversity," the group said. and septic tank, saying this is only a For his part, Manila Mayor Joseph reflection of a chronic poverty that they Estrada said the governments recla- experience. mation plan will benefit the city as it "They can't even afford to have a will provide at least 500,000 jobs and decent housing, how could the govern- boost income from Real Property Tax ment expect a proper sanitation then? (RPT). Relocating them away from their source He denied claims that residents, of livelihood will never be the solution specifically in Baseco, will be relocated to uplift their lives. Most of them are as a result of the reclamation project. fisherfolk who subsist in Manila Bay "Of course not... It is already re- by fishing or catching mussel shells claimed for the housing of the poor. (tahong)," Hicap said. I will not allow (it to be taken away). "There is a whopping P43-billion It is owned by the city government," budget for the rehabilitation of Manila Estrada said. Bay It is more than enough to provide The local chief executive initially proper sanitation and solid waste man- invited the protesters for a dialogue agement to communities instead of wip- but the group declined later on since ing them out for reclamation projects," only two were allowed to discuss the he added. problem with him. Reclamation-free zone From Manila City hall, the protest- "Bogus ang kaunlaran na sinasabi ers trooped to Malacaffang to deliver a ng pamahalaan dahil sa ilalim ng recla- letter to President Duterte and mani- mation program nito, libo-libong parni- festo signed by 1,500 residents stating lya ang mapapalayas (The development their opposition to the reclamation which the government is advocating is projects in Manila Bay.

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Squatter families fear eviction amid Manila Bay land-reclamation 'frenzy' All the said projects were al- that wehave expected; displacingus ROUND 45,000 squatter tion projects will be carried out ready given ago signal by the local from our community in exchange families who took residence in the coastal waters of Manila's government unit of Manila. forbig-ticketinfrastructureprojects near the compound of the thickly populated urban poor A More than 45,000 urban poor that would inflict more damage to BataanShippingandEngineeringCo. community for the expansion of and fisherfolk residents will be dis- Manila Bay's marine ecosystem and (Baseco) are facing possible eviction existing ports and for mixed use. placed if the reclamation projects biodiversity. The rehabilitation we to pave the way for the massive rec- These also include the 50-hect- push through, Pamalakaya said. have been upholding ever since was lamation projects along Manila Bay are expansion of the existing Ma- "The consistent effort of the the revival of mangrove forests and in Manila's fifth district. nila Harbour Centre proposed by RAI Builders Inc., another 50-hect-government and volunteers from sea grasses thatserve as fish habitat On Monday, members of the and sanctuaries," Hicap added. are Baseco Rehabilitation &Devel- grassroots sectors will be useless fisherfolk group Pambansang Hicap, a former Anakpawis rep- opment Inc. reclamation project, and futile if a large part of Manila Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya resentative, took the cudgels for the40-hectarePhilippineRedama- Bay will be reclaimed and giant ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), togeth- the squatter families and defended tionAuthorityreclamationProject establishments will be installed er with Anakpawis party-list, led them against the actusation of the and the biggest, the 407-hectare afterward," Fernando Hicap, na- a protest gathering at Mendiola in government that they are the main City of Pearl reclamation project tional coordinator of Pamalakaya Manila to denounce the plan. sourceofpollutionforlackingproper proposed by Chinese-owned UAA said in a news statement. According to Pamalakaya, a "Thisisfarfromtherehabilitation sanitationandhygiene..tonothanl.mayuga total of 547 hectares of reclama- Kinming Development Corp.

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negosyante para mamuhunan sa Manila Bay itatayong proyekto na iilan lamang ang maldkinabang," he added. Aside from this, they cited the reclamation program's negative impacts on the environment such as severe flooding. plan opposed And so, Nilad Environmental Network urged the Department Some residents of Baseco com- of Environment and Natural Re- pound and Tondo, along with en- sources (DENR) to declare Manila vironmental and fisherfolk groups, Bay as a reclamation-free zone and marched to Manila City Hall qn be transparent in its rehabilitation Monday morning to voice their op- master plan. position to the reclamation plan in "We expressed alarm over the Manila Bay. real reasons of rehabilitation of Protesters claimed that around Manila Bay. DENR should show its 100,000 residents are at risk of losing seriousness in restoring rich and their homes and jobs with the differ- historical life of Manila Bay by issuing ent reclamation projects which will a suspension on all reclamation plans cover an estimated 1,342 hectares that will destroy its biodiversity," the of Manila Bay. group said. "Bogus ang kaunlaran na sinasabi For his part, Manila Mayor Joseph ng pamahalaan dahil sa ilalim ng Estrada said that the government's reclamation program nito, libo-libong reclamation plan will benefit the pamilya ang mapapalayas," said capital city as it is seen to provide at so Alexander Rosales, spokesperson of least 500,000 jobs and boost income Manila Urban Poor Network, from Real Property Tax (RPT). "Lumalabas ngayon na parte ng But he denied claims that resi- reklamasyon ang ginagawang reha- dents, specifically in Baseco, will bilithsyon sa Manila Bay para !along be relocated because of it. (Ria akitin ang mga investor at mga Fernandez) ti Air

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Baseco residents rally vs bay reclamation RESIDENTS from Ba- mga investor at mga nego- MATON) and Samahan ng seco yesterday rallied syante par mamuhunan sa raga Maralita sa Temporary in front of the Manila itatayoiag proyekto na filan Housing (SMTH). City Hall and in Men- lamang ang makikinabang,' Rosales said the project- diola to protest any Rosales said. ed reclamation poses a threat planned reclamation at Among those who joined to the safety of residents near the Manila Bay. the protest were members of the Manila Bay since water Alexander Rosales, the Ba.seco People's Alliance levels will be higher and will spokeperson of the Manila (BPA), Alyansa ng mga cause greater floods. Urban Poor Network, said Mamamayan sa Tondo (AL- Rollie G. Cabayan about 100,000 residents are going to lose their homes if the projects New Manila Bay International Commu- nity, Manila Water Front, Manila Horizon, Solar City and Harbour Centre, report- edly totalling P164.67 bil- lion, push through. 'Bogus ang kaunlaran na sinasabi ng pamahalaan dahil sa ilalim ng reclama- tion program into, libu-libong pamilya ang mapapalayas. Lumalabas na parte ng re- klamasyon ang ginagawang rehabilitasyon sa Manila Bay. par Viking akitin ang

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Mga kandidatang pro-Manila Hay reclamation pinabobaykat Lumusob sa tulay ng ng Manila Bay ang ire- na nang i-take over ng Mendiola ang mga mi- reclaim at tinatayang Presidente ang Philip- yembro ng Pamalakaya, nasa 45,000 bilang pine Reclamation Au- Kadamay at Anakpawis ng mga urban poor at thority (PM) sa pama- para suportahan ang mangingisda ang tata- magitan ng Executive laban ng mga taga- maan. Order (EO) 74. Baseco sa Maynila na Suportado ni Anak- Pinayuhan ni Casi- rumututol sa reclama- pawls Party-list Rep. lao ang mga botante tion ng Manila Bay. Ariel Casilao ang Icara- na gawing isyu ang Ma- Sinasabing umaabot ingan ng mga residente nila Bay reclamation at sa mahigit 500 helctarya na madadale kapag ini- huwag iboto ang mga ang sasakupin ng mga arya ang reklamasyon. kandidato na pabor sa reclamation project Ayon sa solon, gi- reklamasyon. sa Manila Bay at libo- nagarmt lamang ng "We urge the people libong pobreng parnilya gobyemo na palusot to oppose the machina- ang maaapelctuhan. ang rehabilitasyon ng tions, or even mass de- Ayon sa Pamalakaya Manila Bay para sa ipi- ception, for reclamation at Kadamay, nasa ka- nopormang mga rec- projects," ayon pa kay buuang 547 hektarya lamation project labo Casilao. (Aries Cana) STRATEGIC El Nadliatt° BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICA'EION UPPEN PAGE I l&S 3 I more STORY INMATIVES PAGE LOWER SERVICE ITE 1 G FEB 2019

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tang kaniyang pinasok sa Manila Bay reclamation. **mi NAGPAGAMIT NGA BA SI KENG SA GOBYERNONG DIYFERTE LABAN KAY RESSA? Sa isang tweet (o kalatas sa Twitter) ng isang -Miss Magic @MiaMagdalena" noong Pebre- ro 16,2019. ganito ang kaniyang sinabi : "Keng gets Manila Bay reclamation projects. Sabi na nga ba. Tarantacio talaga ang Lord Digong and his alipores." Maliwanag pa sa sikat ng ang ibig Sa mga katanungan, tumawag sa (02) 927 7226, 0917 984 24 68, ipalabas ni "Miss Magie @MiaMagdalena" sa tweet niyang ito. 0918 574 0193 at 0922 833 43 96. Mag-email po kayo sa Na, ginawa ng Pangulong Duterte ang pagpapakulong kay [email protected], o sumulat pa kayo sa 18 D Mahiyain Ressa na isa sa matitindi niyang kritiko mula pa noong 2016, corner Mapagkawanggawa, Teachers Village, Diliman, Quezon City. kasi nabigyan ang nagreklamo ng libelo laban sa mamamahayag. si Keng, ng malaking kontrata sa Manila Bay ng gobyemo ng Pangulo. Ibinatay ni "Miss Magic @MiaMagdalena" ang kaniy- Nagpagamit nga ba si ang akusasyon sa ulat na mababasa sa Internet link na inilagay sa tans nito. Keng laban kay Ressa? Ang tweet na ito ay inilabas mull rig isang iginagalang na kol- umnista, si G. Federico Dik Pascual Jr. noon namang Pebrero 17, INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: ang mapapala ng tao 2019, kaya naman dumadami na ang nakakabasa ng akusasyon makamtan man Wye: ang buong mundo Ming mapapariwara ni "Miss Magic @MiaMagdalena". Sa airing pananaw, upang naman ang kaniyang kaluhtwa?'... (Si Jesus, ang wing Diyos maging malinawang lahat, dapat maglabas ng Pangulong Duterte at Tagapagligtas at DiyosAnia, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, sa Mateo at ang Malacanang ng paglilinaw ukol sa kontratang pinasok ni 16:26. Biblij.u). Keng para sa reclamation sa Manila Bay. /1** *** MGA KONTRATA SA MANILA RAY RECLAMATION, MGAISYUNG LEGAL SA REICLAMASYON SA MANILA DAPAT LINAWIN: Dapat magbigay ng agarang paglilinaw sa BAY NOON PANG 2013: Magkaganunman, may mga nauna ngayon ang Pangulong Duterte at ang Office of the President sa na akong isinulat dito sa "Kakampi Mo Ang Batas" an im na kasalukuyang katayuan rig mga aprubado ng mga kontrata na taon na ang nakararaan ukol sa isyu ng pagtatambak ng lupa sa nagbigay sa hang mga pribadong negosyante ng karapatang mag- Manila Bay bilang reclamation projects. Sa ikalilinaw ng isyu, tambak ng tuna sa malaking bahagi ng Manila Bay mula Bataan minarapat kong ilabas mull ang ilan sa mga isinulat kong ito. hanggang Cavite. Basahin po natin. Main it kasi ang isyu rig mga kontratang ito sa ngayon, lath pa Noong Oktubre 16, 2013 ganito po ang isinulat ko: "May at an g isa sa mga malalaking kompanyana naiulat na nabigyan ng karapatan ba ang isang pamahalaang lokal... na magsagawa ng karapatang magtambak sa Manila Bay upang inakakuha doon ng reclamation ng... (ekta-) ektaryang lupa mula sa isang bahagi rig 1,333 hektaryang lupa ay ang Century Peak Corporation (CPC), Manila Bay, upang ibigay lamang ang na-reclaim na lupa sa isang na pag-aari naman rig Century Peak Metal Holdings Corpora- pribadong kompanya? Kung sasangguniin natin ang Section 17 tion o CPMEIC (basahin po ito sa httos://www.nhilstar.com/ ng Republic Act 710, ang Local Government Code of 1991, business/2018/07/15/1833542/centurv-Deak-vicked-undertake- lilitaw na ang sagot ay wala itong karapatan. ppo-reclamation-project-cavite). "Bakit naman wala? Kasi, sa ilalim ng Section 17 rig Code, Ang CPC at ang CPMHC ay iniulat namang parehong pag- maliwanag na ang isang (pamahalaang lokal) ay maaari larnang aari rig negosyanteng si Wilfredo Keng, ang complainant sa ka- magkaroon rig 'reclamation project' kung matutupad nito ang song libelo na naging dahilan upang makulong ang mamamahay- dalawang kondisyones: urn, ang reclamation project ay narara- ag na si Maria Ressa. May mga akusasyong naglalabasan na pat lamzuagna tumugon sa mga pangangailangan ng mgananinira- nagpagamit si Keng sa administrasyong Duterte upang sikilin han sa lungsod at, pangalawa, kailangang ito ay pondohan ng ang karapatan sa pamamahayag ni Ressa dahil sa laki ng kontra- pera lamangng siyudad..." RIPE), PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON 1 STORY STORY !Daily PAGE 101NER

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Bay yields truckloads styro, plastic By Michael Pingol different cities and municipality amphibious excavator. of BFP-NCR participated in the According to the DPWH, Three truckloads of garbage clean-up drive led by NCR Fire bathymetric or depth measurement were collected by firefighters who Director Sr. Supt. Wilberto Kwan and ocular inspection, as well as volunteered to help in the clean-up Tiu. water quality tests, were done at of Manila Bay, the Bureau of Fire Manila Bay and the Navotas Rivet Protection (BFP) said yesterday. DPWH sets ramp for DPWH's plan is to dredge Most of the trash Collected dredging excavator. garbage-laden mud based on behind the Manila Film Center last results of the bathymetric survey Sunday were made of styrofoam Meanwhile, the Department that would determine the amount and plastic, according to Fire of Public Works and Highways of material that must be removed. Officer 3 Leo Azores of the (DPWH) started preparations to The dredging will focus on the Operations department of dredge Manila Bay by setting up Navotas River, Estero de Vitas in BFP National Capital a ramp for an Tondo and the 100 meters from the Region (NCR). shoreline of Manila Bay, from the About 293 Manila Yacht Club to US Embassy. personnel from

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Dredging operation sa Manila Bay sisimulan na ng DRAM Kasado na ang gagaw- sinabi ng DPWH na nag- Navotas river habang . ing dredging operation ng sagawa na sila ng "bathy- nalca-sentro naman wig Ica- Department of Public metric" o pagsusukat ng nilang unang operasyon sa Works and Highways lalim ng Manila Bay pail pagitan ng Manila Yatch (DPWH) sa Manila Bay na rins a ilog ng Navotas Club at US Embassy na bilang bahagi ng rehabili- City. bahagi rig lawa rig Mayni- tation plan dito. Ito umano ang kanilang Ia. Isang amphibious exca- magiging guide sa kung Sa mgasusunodnaaraw vator na rin ang inihahan- gaanokaialim ang dapat na ay papayagan pa rin na da ng DPWlipara sa nas- gawin sa Manila Bay. magsagawa ng paglilinis abing paghuhukay. Magsasagawa rin ng hi- sa paligid nito ang Bang Nauna rho ay nilagyan walay na dredging opera- mga volunteers nanagsim- na ng bagod ang kabuuan tions ang DPWH sa Este- ula sa kanilang lingguhang ng baywalk area para bin- ro de Vitas sa Tondo at sa gawain kamakailan. di na makapunta sa gilid ng dagat ang hang mga tao na gustong magpakuha ng litrato at mag-swimming. Sat kanilang advisory, I 71 t EDITORIAL GARTOO ea LIPPER PAGE I BANNER 4 STORY STORY PAGE LOWER

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at henerasyon ng maling pagbabasura ang dapat baguhin. Tatlo ang dapat pagtuunan ng pansin, ani environment lawyer Tony Oposa: basura, sewage, at relokasyon. Nais niyang dakilain ang mga pasimuno ng garbage segregation, composting, at recycling. Kilalanin ang mga naghihiwalay ng base at tuyong basura, at nagpapatakbo ng materials recovery facilities. Sa gan'ung paraan, tutularan sila ng madla. Samantala, madaling mabibisto at mapapa- Manila Bay rehab: rusahan ang matitigas ang ulo na salaula. tatlong pagtuunan Tungkulin ng Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System ang mga kanal. Pinangangasiwaan nito ang conces- TILA imposible ang inutos ni President Duterte na rehabili- sionaires na Manila Water at Maynilad Resources. Simula tasyon ng Manila Bay. Sinimulan ng Department of Envi- 1997 sumisingil sila ng sewerage fee, kasama ng buwanang .hcnment and Natural Resources sa ilang hotel sa harap singil sa customers. Dapat may sewage treatment plants ng dagat. Iniinspeksiyon ng Laguna Lake Development sila para malinis na tubig lang ang aagos patungong Ma- Authority ang 204 gusali sa gilid ng Pasig River. Binabalak nila Bay. Tanungin sila, ani Oposa, kung bakit lumala ang ang relokasyon ng squatters sa Estero de San Antonio bacteria level ng dagat mula isang milyon tungo sa 330 Abad, kung saan ang coliform ay 1.3 bilyon kada litro. milyon units kada cubic meter. Pero sinasabi nila na sa Disyembre 2019 ay malalangu- Sa relokasyon, daan-daang ektarya ng idle lands ang yan na ang dagat. Nakakaduda tuloy kung malawakan ang pag-aari ng gobyemo. Maaring magtayo roon ng tenement gag awing rehab. Aba'y libu-libong sewage treatment housing na may sapat na mga plaza at sewerage. Sa loob plants ang itatatag sa mga gusali at subdivisions, milyun- dapat ng lungsod para hindi mapalayo ang mga manini- milyong poso-negro ang dapat hukayin sa mga bahayan, rahan sa kanilang hanapbuhay.

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EVICTION AND REHABILITATION. Public Works and Highways workers assemble Monday the Amphibious Excavator to be used for the rehabilitation of the natural harbor Manila Bay, strategically located around the capital, while residents of Baseco In Manila's waterfront district ofTondofiarefac- ing•eeicti

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PONDS, FARMS AS FOOD SOURCES MORE BIRD SPECIES SEEN IN PANGASINAN WETLANDS By Yolanda Sotelo Esteban said the number of black-winged stilts increased @yzsoteloINQ from 400 last year. BIN MALEY, PANGAS INAN — More egrets have found a More migratory birds are seek- new home at Barangay Nibaliw ing food and warm temporary in San Fabian town, she said. habitats in this town's wetlands, although local environment of- Shortage of food ficials have noted other bird While there were Boo inter- species are shying away from mediate egrets and 120 great their usual abode. egrets spotted in Biec last year, "Some birds come and go ev- the number dropped to only e,ry year, but this year other three and seven, respectively, species have arrived while some this year. old ones are gone or have yet to "Perhaps this is because arrive," said Angelica Esteban, most of the fishponds were al- ecosystem management spe- ready back-filled that (the cialist of the Community Envi- egrets] could hardly find food ronment and Natural Resources there," Esteban said. Office in Dagupan City. While migratory birds are a Climate change might have sight to behold, these dive for altered the migration schedule fish and prey on fingerlings, of these birds, which come from threatening the harvest of fish- China and Japan, Esteban said. pond operators. "While in the past years, "Some fishpond operators they start coming here in put up nets to protect their cul- September, now their migration tured fish," said Marlyn Banda starts in November. They even of the Department of Environ- invited new ipecies to the Biec ment aria Natural Resources' wetlands here," she said. Protected Areas and Wildlife She said four more bird Bureau in Pangasinan. species—black-crowned night But Esteban said the migra- heron, brown shrike, barn swal- tory birds preyed only on "weak low and little egret—were spot- fish" and pests in the fishponds. ted for the first time in the wet- Boon lands. Among these species, more For rice farmers, the migra- than 200 barn swallows were tory birds could be considered seen in the area, based on the boon as these species eat latest count of local environ- snails, especially the golden ones that damage rice plants. ment personneL Esteban said. Missing birds "While they come in Esteban said they had yet to droves, the migratory birds are see two bird species that were not hunted down for their normally spotted here. "Missing meat, because they have little this year are the plover and the flesh, which is not palatable," green shank. Last year, we Banda said. She said residents around recorded 20 plovers and 600 green shanks," she said. the wetlands avoided catching Also spotted in the Biec wet- the migratory birds for fear lands were t,000 black-winged that they could catch the bird stilts, 5 oo common terns, 25 flu virus. grey herons, to little grebes, "These migratory birds are seven great egrets and five just better enjoyed from afar," moorhen's. Banda said. INQ E=I UPPER PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL GARTOOP 2. STORY STORY eal PAGE LOWER

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Pagbuwag sa Road Board, 1 pirma na lang

Firma na lang ni Pangulong tinatawag ding road user's tax. sa bahagi ng mahigit P166-bilyon Duterte ang kulang para sa tutuyang Nakalaan ang nasabing salapi nakolektang road user's tax simula pagbuwag sa Road Board. para sa road maintenance at 2001 hanggang May 2018. Ito ay matapos pormal nang pagpapabuti ng road drainage, Una nang hiniling noong 2017 maisumite ng Presidential Legislative paglalagay ng traffic lights at road ni Pangulong Duterte sa Kongreso Liaison Office sa Malacaliang ang safety devices, kasarna rin ang air na magpasa ng baths na bubuwag sa mga dokumento na lalagdaan ng pollution control. Road Board dahil ang bilyun-bilyong Partgulo. Gayunman, sa imbesiigasyon pisong road user's tax ay napupunta Mg Road Board ang ng Commission on Audit (COA), lang umano sa bulsa ngrnga tiwaling namarnahala sa pondo mula sa Motor nakitaan na nag aroon umano ng opisyal. Vehicle User's Charge (MVUC), na maling paggamit ang Road Board Beth Camia PER PAGE I BANNER EØITORIAL CARTOON 3 STORY STORY ea% PAGE LOWER

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Editoryal Lagdaan, batas na nagbubuwag sa Road Board

XTASA mesa na umano ni Pres. Rodrigo Duterte IN ang House Bill 7436 na nag-a-abolished sa maanomalyang Road Board. Kapag hindi ito nilag- daan ng Presidente sa boob ng 30 araw, mawawalan ng saysay ang panukalang baths. Nararapat na lagdaan na ito sa lalong madaling panahon para magkabisa at tuluyan nang mabuwag ang graft-ridden Road Board. Maraming motorista ang masisiyahan kapag nalagdaan na ang baths. Malulusaw na rin sa wakas ang ahensiyang kumukolekta sa motor vehicle user's charge (MVUC) na binabayaran ng motorista taun-taon kapag nagre-renew ng sasakyan. Umali- ngasaw ang corruption sa Road Board noon pang 2017 at nalanghap ito ng Presidente kaya nakiusap sa Kongreso na buwagin ito. Nakiisa ang Senado kaya naging mabilis ang pasya para sa paglusaw sa maanomalyang ahensiya. Ayon sa report, mula 2001

hanggang May 2018, ang total collection mula sa MVUC ay tunabot na sa P166.18 bilyon. Sa ilalim ng HE 7436, ang pondo na makukuha sa MVUC ay ire-remit sa National Treasury sa ilalim ng special account sa General Fund. Ang pondo ay ekslusibong gagamitin lamang sa pagpapagawa, pagre-repair, pag-a-upgrade at pag-rehabilitate ng mga kalsada, tulay at drainage system. Makakasama ang pondo sa taunang General Appropriations Act. Hindi nagagamit nang maayos ang pondo sa ilalim ng Road Board kaya minabuti ng Presidente na In- sawin na ito. Noon pa, mararni nang nababalita sa ahensiyang ito pero walang maglakas ng bob para halukayin ang katotohanan sa nalilikom na pondo. Maraming motorista rin ang nagtatanong kung bakit sa kabila nang taun-taon na pagbabayad ng MVUC ay sira-sira pa rin ang mga kalsada at tulay. Bukod pa rito, marami run ang walang sapat na signages o mga babala sa kalsada. Ang mga gilid ng bundok ay walang railings dahilan para maim- log ang mga pampasahero at pribadong sasakyan. Marami nang malalagim na pangyayari na ang pampasaherong bus ay nahuhulog sa bangin dahil sa kawalan ng barriers. Lagdaan na ang HB 7436 para maimplement na ang mga pagbabago at mapondohan na ang pagpa- pagawa sa mga sirang kalsada, tulay, drainage at maski ang rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay.

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(Left to right) Deputy Executive Secretary for General Administration Mdiii Bryant Fernandez, Malacariang Motorpool Director Edwin Sicat, Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration Rizalina Justol, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Michael P. Ong, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. President and CEO Mutsuhiro Oshikiri, MMPC Senior Vice President for Corporate Division Yasuki Maruyania, DENR Assistant Secretary for Administration Jesus Enrico Moises Salazar, MMPC Assistant Vice President for Legal and Government Affairs lawyer Imelda Brown, and MMPC Vice President for Corporate Public Relations Renato Lampano attend the turnover ceremony of one i-MiEV (pure electric vehicle) and one Outlander PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) to the Office of the President.

THE Department of Environment and Praising MMPC's initiatives is Assistant Philippine government in its efforts of b Natural Resources (DENR) has turned Secretary Kelvin Lester Lee from the Office promoting efficient and environment- over one i-MiEV (pure electric vehicle) of the Executive Secretary. He said the friendly vehicles." "Our partnership provides a common and one Outlander PHEV (plug-in hy- vehicles will be a great addition to their brid electric vehicle) to the Office of the motor pool and will be taken cared of. direction as we work together with policy President during the signing and turn over He also thanked DENR for making the makers in coming up with a roadmap ceremony held at the Malacafiang Palace, ceremonial turn over possible. towards quick adoption of these next-gen- with Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. Also in attendance was Executive Secre- eration vehicles in the country" he added. (MMPC) standing as winless. tary Salvador Medialdea who personally MMPC is one of the country's leading In remarks, DENR Assistant Secretary accepted the vehicles and was impressed automotive assemblers and distribu- Jesus Enrico Moises Salazar thanked with the capacity of the units. tors. It is the longest staying automotive MMPC for being at the forefront in elec- MMPC President and Chief Execu- company in the Philippines. Occupying tric vehicle development and for being tive Officer Mutsuhiro Oshikiri said a 23-hectare plant in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, one of the private sector participants to in his speech: "As an EV and PHEV MMPC's manufacturing plant has a maxi- promote the use of EVs and help the de- manufacturer, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. mum production capacity of 50,000 units. partment in its vision to sustain a clean together with Mitsubishi Motors Philip- MMPC locally manufactures the Mirage and healthy environment. pines Corp. are eager to work with the and Mirage G4. F1 PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY

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Deadline of entry ' submission for Epson's film contest bared rl EPSON, in partnership with DENR- EMB (Environmental Management 1. Bureau) and GREENducation Philippines, is extending the submission period for its 1" 5. EcoVision Short Film Competition to today (Feb. 19). I Open to all college students of any course or degree in NCR, Region Ill and IV-A, EcoVision's I first edition is looking for the best V Public Service Announcement (PSA) videos to help GREENduca- tion Philippines, a youth-led group organized by DENR-EMB, in its campaign to educate Filipinos about various eco-friendly solu- tions that Filipinos can follow and apply in their daily lives. To loin, entrants must download, fill out, and submit the accomplished submission form along with attach- ments to [email protected]. ph. With the theme 'Green Solutions for Everyday Life at Home, School, or Office," the qualified entrants may submit PSA video materials with a minimum running time of two min- utes to a maximum of five minutes until today, 11:59 p.m. ni Li app ER PAGE I CANNES EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY PAGE

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Matigurates 22nd wastewater treatment facility acessionaire Mayailad Watet Services, Inc. (Maynital) recently inaugurated its Mk halloo sewage treatment plant in Paranarme City, which ls part of the company's long-terin invest- Mont plan to ronrove the wastewater infrastructure and reduce p011niion loading in Manila Cray, Joining MarilactPresident and CEO }tempura° S Fernandez ( sixth 1 rom left) during the inatigura- Mal Of the water company's Paraikaque Water Reclamation Facility were (..-R) MMDA Spokesper- son tehne Pkilago JFE Engineering Corporation EVF Keiji Yoshida, MWSS Chief Regulator Atty. Patrick ",y, Ja,lrm Inle rnational Cooperation Agency (J1CA) Chief Representative Yoshio Wada, MSS Administrator Reynaldo Velasco, MVISS Chairman Franklin Demonteverde,Farariague City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, DERR Asst Regional Director Gwendolyn Barnbalan, DBP President and CEO Cecilia Br *come°, DMCISVP David Villaviray. and Parahaque Representati re Eric (Alvarez,

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Plastic na campaign materials bawal sa QC NANAWAGAN ang "Full compliance will maaaring kanselahin ang EcoWaste Coalition sa contribute to reducing the business permit nito. mga kandidato sa nasyon- volume of plastic cam- "While the prohibi- al at lokal na posisyon na paign litter polluting the tion is restricted to sundin ang ordinansa ng environment' ani Thony polyethylene plastic mate- Quezon City kaugnay ng Dizon; chemical safety rials, we appeal to every- paggamit ng plastik sa campaigner ng EcoWaste. one to limit their use of pangangampanya. Ang mga lalabag ay polyvinyl plastic election Sa ilalim ng Sangguni- pagmumultahin ng tarpaulins as these may ang Panglungsod 2202 ip- P3,000 hanggang P5,000 contain cadmium and inagbabawal ang at tatlong araw na com- other hazardous chemi- paggamit ng polyethylene munity service. cals that pose risks to hu- plastic advertisement at Kung kompanya ang man health and the envi- propaganda materials sa gumamit ng ipinag- ronment," dagdag pa ni lungsod. babawal na materyales ay Dizon. —Leifbilly Begas I I I I WIPER PAGE I RANGER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY PAGE LOWER

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UN drive to cut mercury use in mining HE Global Environment duced, environmentally sustain- work in often harsh conditions, Facility (GEE) will finance able gold," said Jacob Duer, head without the protection of indus- Ta $180-million program of the UN Environment Chemicals try regulations on pay, health or to help reduce the use of mercury and Health branch. safety, to sate the global hunger for in artisanal gold mining in eight "Promoting and facilitating gold, for jewelery, investment and countries worldwide, including the access to non-mercury process- consumer products. Philippines. ing techniques for artisanal and Unep said studies indicate In a statement, the United Na- small-scale miners is vital—not that mercury exposure in arti- tions Environment Program (Unep) only to reduce mercury emis- sanal and small-scale miners is said the five-year program will sions but to protect the health of a major, largely neglected global health problem. It places miners be done in coordination1 with the vulnerable communities." governments of Burkina Faso, Co- Every year, over 2,700 tones of and their communities at risk of lombia, Guyana, Indonesia, Kenya, gold is mined around the world permanent brain damage, vision Mongolia, the Philippines and Peru. and 20 percent or over 500 tones and hearing loss, and delayed Unep said the program will also annually is produced by artisanal childhood development. introduce and facilitate access to and small-scale miners. "Mercury emissions impact mercury-free extraction meth- Unep said that as many as 15 health and ecosystems, contami- ods. The prograni will also work million people work in the artisanal nating the food we eat, the water we with governments to formalize the and small-scale gold mining sec- drink and the air we breathe. This sector, promoting miners rights, tor globally, including 4.5 million is a long-term problem we need to safety and access to markets. women and over 600,000 children. confront now. Joint initiatives like "Byphasing out mercury use and These "miners operate on the edges GEE GOLD demonstrate that when connecting miners to markets for of legality in many countries," as we unite for environmental action, responsibly produced and sourced ASGM is banned or limited by leg- we can protect community health, minerals, GEE GOLD will help to islation and licensing procedures. provide livelihood to those most ensure the gold value chain both The UN agency said these min- in need and save the planet: Joyce supports miners and provides con- ers and processors, the majority Msuya, acting executive director, sumers with access to ethicallypro- of them in developing countries, UN Environment, said. CaiU.Ordlnatio