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News Monitoring 2019-02-16 DATE U FEB 201g SngIrdat, DAY E 11111111 tr.] mni TN.MAA7 S Strategic Communication and initiative Service amORIAI CARTOON epartment ci EnvITonment and NnturnlItesom ces -RATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE DA1E RESORT REMOVES STRUCTURE ON ROCK FORMATION AMID DENR CRACKDOWN By Gabriel Cardinoza trol officer of Treasures of Boli- structures. @gabrielcardinozaINQ nao Beach Resort at Barangay Patar here, said they had taken Notices of violation BOLINAO, PANGASI NAN— down the structure to comply The beach resort was one of The management of a beach re- with the notice of violation is- the 811 establishments, includ- sort here voluntarily disman- sued to them last year. ing government buildings, that tled a concrete gazebo that it il- The Department of Envi- were issued with similar notices legally built on top of a rock for- ronment and Natural Re- in May last year for building mation following a warning it sources (DENR) in the Ilocos re- structures inside foreshore ar- received from local environ- gion said the resort's gazebo eas and no-build (salvage) zones ment officials. and "floating" bridge on top of a in this town. Angelo Reyes, pollution con- rock formation were illegal Patar, a coastal village facing the West Philippine Sea, boasts some 2,090 notices of violations to the DENR a pleading justify- of a long stretch of white sand were served in different areas in ing its construction. and coral line beaches, which, the Ilocos region, with 491 is- "When the bridge was built some tourists say, are better sued in San Fabian town, 677 in zo years ago, there were no reg- than those found at Boracay in Alaminos City, and in San Juan ulations yet about building Aklan province. town in La Union and Pagudpud structures on coral rocks," Resort workers took down town in Ilocos Norte. Reyes said. • the gazebo hours before Carlito The beach resort was one of Tuballa, DENR regional direc- Deferred those that pioneered tourism in tor, and his team arrived to start But the demolition of the this town and the bridge was the dismantling. floating bridge was deferred af- once the "landmark of Bolinao DENR records showed that ter the resoft owner submitted tourism," he said. INQ 1— --7 I I/17ER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIM CARTOON i1011Y STORY I I • I OVVI7R lepal (went of Entthonment anti Nntillal Rust) cos 1 6 FEb 819• ItATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE DATE Ot:TERIV! Pltp,RAIYI MWSS URGES MASTERRAN FOR CLEANUP, REHABILITATION OF MANILA BAY cessionaires," Velasco added. The Metropolitan Waterworks wastewater treatment projects trator Reynaldo Velasco. He noted that Manila Water Local government units and and Sewerage System (MWSS) to arrest the deterioration of follows a used water master ordinary citizens have to. do has called for the crafting of a the waters of Manila Bay. plan as approved by theMWSS their share, he said. masterplan for Manila Bay not "We welcome all efforts of while Maynilad has its roadmap Maynilad has invested P23.3 only to clean up the polluted collaboration to clean up and to attain ,wo-percent sewerage billion in wastewater projects • bay but also to ensure that sew- rehabilitate Manila Bay. How- ever, I strongly recommend coverage also by 2037. since 2007. erage and wastewater problems By 2020, its sewerage cover- that a masterplan, which are addressed over the long age will increase to 26 percent. should have been done long Shared responsibility term. "The rehabilitation of Mani- On the other hand, Manila The MWSS also directed its time ago, is needed right now to la Bay waters is a shared re- Water expects its sewerage cov- two concessionaires, Manila properly address the sewerage sponsibility and does not de- erage to increase to 22 percent Water and Maynilad Water, to and waste problems in Mega pend only on the two water con- by 2022. reengineer and fast-track their Manila" said MWSS adminis- . n MG!!I nmurrn EDIWRIni CARIOC elk STORY Slop? llial•1411.40.4"" Department of ErivIroimirol mid NnItord i(1351)111CCS '..1 FEB zm .51RATEGIC COMMUNICAlION INIIIAll VE5 SERVICE 112 FRE MD Manila Water denies it's not addressing pollution By Rio N. Araja EAST zone Manila Water Co. Inc. On Friday denied allegation it was not helping to address pollution at Manila Bay. At a roundtable discussion in Que- zon City, Jeric Sevilla, Corporate Strate- gic Affairs head, said representatives of the water firm were not given the chance to speak well about its efforts to help in the rehabilitation effort to save Manila Bay during a Senate inquiry. Members of the House of Repre- sentatives, including former Manila mayor and Buhay Rep. Joselito Aticnza, hit Maynilad Water Services Inc. and the Ayala-led Manila Water for failure to deliver sewage treatment facilities that were supposed to be built and operated a long time ago. According to Sevilla, the company has "consistently intensified its cam- paign toward proper wastewater management" in its coverage area through its used water master plan. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources kicked off the P47- billion cleanup and rehabilitation of Ma- nila Bay on Jan. 27. Secretary Roy Cimatu called on the cooperation and participation of the stakeholders, including the two water concessionaires of the Metropolitan Wa- terworks and Sewerage System. Sevilla said Manila Water would invest P115 billion in capital expendi- ture for its used water master plan to ensure full sewerage .service coverage by 2037. He said they had invested P33 billion in wastewater infrastructure from 1997 to 2018. ,UPY) RAGS I °ANHUI CARIC/0/1 STORY STORY 6." TT,TVER iii4aSSalite" .-40/fr vartinent of Environment and Malmo! Resources ATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE DATE LGUs told: Clean up rivers and estuaries ENVIRONMENT Secre- tary Roy Cimatu called on the 178 city and mu- nicipal mayors to do their part in the Manila Bay rehabilitation by clean- ing op the rivers and es- tuaries leading to the heavily polluted body of water. Cimatu said these es- taros have to be cleaned up even if it takes one or • 'Iwo or three years as part of the program to bring Manila Bay to its old form. "We have to clean all 47 esteros and all the riv- .. ers that contribute to. the !la Bay Cleanup, Reha- Ecological Solid Waste pollution of •Manila Bay. bilitation and Preserva- Management Act of 2000 Walang maiiwan, i isa-isa- tion Program held in Ma- which states that LCIJs hin natio," Cimatu said nila last Monday. are primarily reSponsible during the. Local Execu- The DENR chief cited. for waste segregation and tives' Forum on the Ma- Republic Act 9003 or the disposal. Joel dela Torre As% STRATIIC IC ,,, f .65 - ..• . Nnkanlatio . 24 erne ' LJLIJJJEJ COMMUNICATION ez—tt?,••-•--- p.--....q. UPPED PACT! BANNER EDITORIAL CAHOON STORY STORY LummeeEND/ !NI I IA I IVES I /I PAGE LOWER TOLLOSSISS"" SIM VIE It NITE 1 6 ittl 2019 IME: LADE I/ DATE luhiabagsa.. erryiropmer4;al: lows riglMariil8 BINALAAN iii Pc: pennicnt Interior and • Local . • Government .(DiLG)SciC.:EdtlartioArtip - rine Inge !areal gesidniment: Units .(1.,GUs) Sitthmdi- niakikipag-eociperate ba 'kagawaran sa rehabilith- synn ng Manila hay: Ayon . .'k y- Arlo; ISasenipaban nilp•ngkasp $ Ombudsman anginga- . aikeldei1g indi:inaki, kipagthlungtin: ;ElataysatsinagaWeng• theseSdiffent .fig naea•91.:GUS-p•Sj. pai ;Cetii se '118,,L,Q0s;ang . sa, eneinatinteptal laws kutig Saanito ay'iniulaY.sit Metre: Manila, Ahgiong III, RA nahaludthsakiip Sn Manila Ba):Water- shed Areh. ":.•:'•••• Sinabi ng Icalih ird na base •sa '26 I 6•Regional." Inter-AgencyiCommit- tee table asseSSmcnts. and ortsile.ittnpeetions, • angtiiihieng mga La US.; ay hindi iuthataliina.sa: - alga nun heel naenOnni , mental 180: .E• .Pern tiniyaknainan ng: opi.0yal n t 6 :dito•.ayt - ,Mayinalalangprobieina prayoridatt para Kou.gnay .penayam :tig ;Bombe; Recta) kay,-.011-aASec.2 -Jonathan- Malaya"; kiln.; lotigtuttilungait anginga LG Lt• lalo.na- gag- mga .'kulangO•ftsouices, .r.• •Piti ag nara la ti harmn umationg .01L0 an ha-. 'mut:, lig Mani lail3ay Rc habilitation Task Force na bin u bito. Hg. ibat Meng tiSkgrOups,gaya: .ancli, •.Seesititi;;3:21aSIC rou1814'.:2-13arangaSi.: Clean-tip andEh1',ore.e,- metit,'Task"-G...t'onp; lortttalSettler'Prainilieg' IteladatiOtitigkGrOup .LqUiiSupeeelsiOn- Ind iCapeeily:Develonnienti Task Orci0P; and Ins- pection -htkl 'Permit fM- :, suapec'Task.Groilb.. , Sin* chi Malaya an mithigpit'n.;ilang E me- -monitor ang niga LUC'S, Jalona sa ..(pmpliance. Assessment tool pain !kr compliance ea 'Ecological Solid Waste Manage- ment /Set; the Ulcaii Wa- ter.Act; the • Urban. De:, l.velOMpent and housing -Act, the Water Code, and 1 otheri related ehviion- mental laws , . ET "Pr, PAGE I PAOM MIOPIAt CARIOE MAY STORY 4 f I PAGE LOWER . 16 FEB ma Department of Environment end Natural Resources Mite STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE -emit LIMA SA SAWA Yam- DAIE Editorial wei 'Di lang Manila Bay ang i-rehab Dear Abante, Sinabi na ni DENA undersecretary na kailangan na ng agarang rehabilitasyon sa Rdlahan River. Kinakailangan na ng malawakang clean-up at dredging dahil sa dami na ng basura sa ilalim ng dog. Ang IbIlahan River ay karugtong ng Manila Bay, kaya tiyak na ang basura na inaanod sa Rillahan ay siguradong babagsak sa Manila Bay. Kailangan linisin ang pinakapuno, hindi iyong nakikita lamang dahil hindi rin magtatagal ay lalabas din ang tunay nitong anyo. Sana ay matuto ring maging ang mga nama- masyal sa Manila Bay na huwag nang magkalat at huwag maliligo dito dahil hindi pa safe ang tubig ng Manila Bay pan liguan, lab o na sa mga bata. Kung hindi maiwasan ang mga ito, rnarapat na isarado muna sa publiko ang Manila Bay sa Roxas Boulevard para maiwasan ang insidente katulad ng pagkalunod ng isang bata.
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