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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

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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""

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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 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

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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

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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. Malald na nga ang pinagbago ng Manila Bay ngunit kulang pa Ito pan masabing puwede ng lumangoy ulit ang mga tao dito. Napakataas pa tin ng coliform level ng tubig sa Manila Bay, na nakakabahala pa tin para sa kalusugan na gustong sumuong dito. Dapat ay pinasara muna ang Manila Bay at• saka lamang buksan 'pag mayroong clean up drive. Marami na ulit ang bumibisita ngunit hindi naman marunong dumisiplina sa sarili dahil nagtatapon pa rin sila ng basura. Mayroong nabalita na natiketan ang isang lalake dahil sa pagtatapon Ilit0 ng basura sa Manila Bay. Sana ay higpitan ang mga taong pupunta sa Manila Bay para sa tuloy-tuloy ang paglinis nito. Ariana Davidson Makati City 1111111[1 PER PAGE I RAMIE! EDITORIAT CA1110011 MORT STORY ')1 i4.... I 7 PAGE I OVV ER 1 6 FEB Z019

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anila Bay was considered cember 2019 under its 1347-bil- one of the world's greatest lion Manila Bay Action Plan. harbors as it allowed trad- Said force would consist of ing between the natives of the Philippine Coast Guard Manila and merchants from oth- (PCG),• Philippine National Po- er countries. It was a haven for lice (PNP) Maritime Group, boat enthusiasts, couples, •and Philippine Ports Authority, those who seek some rest and Development Au- recreation. It was also the back- thority (MMDA), Manila Waters drop for historic Battles of La Sewerage System, and the Local Naval de Manila and Manila Bay. Water Utilities Administration. The modernization of the In the meantime, govern- areas surrounding Manila Bay, ment employees, volunteers, PROPERTY RULES however, took its toll on its calm and stakeholders participated SARA MAE D. MAWIS and clean waters. Esquire Mag- in cleaning the bay and its con- azine earlier reported that in necting rivers and waterways. 2018, some 8o tons of garbage President Duterte meanwhile washed ashore following days directed owners of nearby ho- Department of Environment of rain. Massive amounts of tels to install water treatment and Natural Resources (DENR), wastewater infiltrated the bay, systems for proper waste dis- MMDA, PCG, PNP Maritime with fecal coliform level at 330 posal or face closure. Group, then-Department of Ed- million for every too milliliters. "If there are no tourists, ucation, Culture, and Sports, The acceptable level is ioo then so be it. We will not die," Department of Health, Depart- million for too ml for recre- said Duterte in a speech during ment of Agriculture, Depart- ational water, which is for this year's Barangay Summit on ment of Public Works and High- bathing, swimming, and fishing. Peace. "You do something about ways, Department of Budget In a statement, Environment your waste there or otherwise .I and Management, and Depart- Secretary Roy Cimatu said that will close it. That's for sure." ment of Interior and Local Gov- an interagency task force would Efforts to rehabilitate the ernment (DILG)—to clean up, be created to bring down said bay came a decade after the rehabilitate and restore the bay, coliform level to make the bay Supreme Court directed peti- and to maintain it fit for swim- suitable for swimming by De- tioners—government agencies ming, skin diving and other

forms of contact recreation, in operations, at the expense of Likewise, the pollution of . the case of MMDA, et al. v. Con- the persons polluting the bay. the bay and dumping of ' cerned Residents of Manila Bay. Meanwhile, Article 51 of the petroleum, radioactive, and In this case, the Supreme Water Code prohibits the build- otherwise noxious substances, Court declared that the petition- ing of structures within a zone and disposal of infectious ers' respective charters and en- of three meters in urban areas, wastes from vessels violate per- abling statutes and pertinent 20 meters in agricultural areas, tinent provisions of Republic laws enjoin them to perform cer- and ito meters in forest areas. Act Nos. 9275 and 855o. tain functions relating directly Accordingly, the DILG and "The cleanup and/or or indirectly to the clean-up, re- the concerned local govern- restoration of Manila Bay is on- habilitation, protection and ment units (LGU) must likewise ly an aspect and the initial preservation of the bay. They are ensure that the non-complying stage of the long-term solution. prohibited from choosing not to industrial establishments set The preservation of the water exercise these functions. up the necessary wastewater quality of the bay after the re- Moreover, Section 17 of ttte treatment facilities and infras- habilitation process is as im- Environment Code, as amend- tructure to prevent their indus- portant as the cleaning phase," ed, states that where the quali- trial discharge, within a rea- declared the Supreme Court in ty of water has deteriorated to sonable period. Non-comply- the MMDA case. "It is impera- a degree where its state will ad- ing establishments will either tive that the wastes and con- versely affect its best usage, the be shut down or directed to taminants found in the rivers, government agencies con- transfer their operations. inland bays, and other bodies cerned shall take such mea- Furthermore, the Supreme of water be stopped from sures as may be necessary to Court observed that nearby es- reaching the Manila Bay." upgrade the quality of such wa- tablishments and informal set- Thus, the Supreme Court is- ter to meet the prescribed wa- tlers rampantly and repeatedly sued against petitioners a "con- ter quality standards. violated the Ecological Solid tinuing mandamus," in which In this regard, Section zo of Waste Management Act by lit- under extraordinary circum- the Environment Code, as tering, dumping waste matters stances, it may issue directives amended, directs DENA, in co- in roads, canals, esteros and with the end in view of ensuring ordination with other govern- other public places, operating that its decision would not be ment agencies, to facilitate con- open dumps, and openly burn- set to naught by administrative tainment, removal and clean-up ing solid waste, among others. inaction or indifference. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIM CARTOON STORY STORY eak INITIATIVES PAGE ER monosim"' SERVICE NEWS IN A FLASH , P10.00 1 6 FEB 701q PAGE I/ DATE

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s Ted Failon put it, we're clean- and results-oriented. Aing up Manila Bay now for fu- To imagine that the Manila Bay ture reclamation? re-do is but a reprise of Boracay If a survey were to be taken, how is a big mistake. Commodore Jo- many percent would approve of the seph: "Boracay is only one percent cleanup? 101 percent! How many of Manila Bay's problems. Bulacan, would want their bay reduced by Pampanga, Cavite and Laguna all reclamation? Zero or below-zero? discharge their wastes into the It's a case of serendipity that bay!" Boracay was off limits for the news of hundreds of volun- 180 days; Manila Bay needs 3,650 teers working to rescue a slice of days to be great again, funded in Manila's precious scenery was just its first year by £4.7 billion that what the nation needed to wake up DENR will source from fines and to the possibility of a further deg- penalties paid over the years. "No radation of a true icon. cash out." Bobby Joseph, Manila Yacht Club The Commodore's in his ele- commodore and the best tour- ment when he talks about the bay ism secretary we will never have, -(granting, no conversion of any trusts in the "militarization" policy of its 22,000 ha into 22 reclama- of Environment Secretary Roy Ci- tion projects) as a shelter for the matu, a man of few words, when club's marina and how it's a second he declares that there won't be home to young men who, are be- any reclaiming, at least not for ing trained to sail here and abroad, now. Militarization, in this sense, where the pay is $2,000 to $3,000. means a reprise of the Boracay re- As someone with businesses root- hab where soldiers and police took ed in tours and travel, wine, res- charge of Mission Almost Impos- taurants, even a wine museum, he sible and closed down the cesspool is at the right time and place. In in paradise for six months to re- May, Manila will host the centenary store it to its near-pristine beauty. of Manila Rotary Club, the oldest in Then Tourism secretary Wanda Asia. Rotarian Bobby expects 5,000 Teo, who blew the whistle on the members from the Seven Seas to decay of Boracay, described Gen- come, fall in love with Manila, the eral Cimatu as "matapang (fierce)_ bay and its sunset.

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rAnir MALAKING PAPEL NC LGUS SA MANILA BAY REHAB NAGPATAWAG ng pulong ang Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ni- tong Lunes sa mga alkalde ng Metro Manila at iba pang bayan at lungsod sa mga prob- insiya sa paligid ng Manila Bay, bilang ba- hagi ng kabuuang pagsisikap na malinis Ito makalipas ang mahigit 11 taong kawalang aksiyon na nauwi se kasalukuyan nitong kalagayan.• Ayon kay DILG Secretary Eduardo Afro, nasa 178 alkalde ang inimbitahan sa pag- pupulong na paunang pagsisikap ng kaga- waran upang suportahan ang rehabilitation program ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), sa pamu- muno ni Secretary Roy Cimatu. Ngunit apat sa mga alkalde no Metro Manila ang hindi dumalo, kasama ang iba pa sa 178 alkalde ng mga bayan sa paligid ng Manila Bay— sa Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, at Cavite. Sumasalamin ang kanilang pagliban sa unang pulong sa mata gal nang pagpapa- baya sa Manila Bay. Kapag nagpatuloy ang ganitong gawi ng mga alkalde, lab na ang mga na'sa Metro Manila, ang kabuuang pag- sisikap na malinis ang Manila Bay ay naha- ha rap sa pagsubok. • Mahalaga ang suporta ng mga alkalde upang mapigilan ang polusyon sa Manila Bay. Sinimulan na no DENR at iba pang na- tional government agencies ang kampan- ya sa pagpapasara sa Manila Zoo at ilang kainan at hotel sa pagdiretso ng kanilang mga dumi sa Manila Bay, ang operation of treatment na inihanda ng dalawang water utilities ng Metro Manila, at ang pagbuo ng piano na paalisin ang daan-daang pamilya mula sa kasalukuyan nilang kinatelagyan sa kahabaan ng mga Hog. Ngunit kinakallangang makiisa ng la- hat ng lungsod at bayan na nasasaklaw ng Manila Bay pan malutas ang dambuhalang problema at masunod ang utos ng Supreme Court na nagdesisyon noong 2008. Sinabi ni Cimatu na tata gal ng ',Hong taon bago matapos ang proyektc. Ki- nakailangang pag-aralan ang maraming proyekto sa /bait !bang bahagl ng pag- paplano na maaaring palitan, gaya ng 10 mungkahing reclamation projects sa look. Ngunit posibleng ang pinakamalaking papel ay gagampanan ng local govern- ment units sa pangunguna ng mga alkalde ng mga lungsod at bayan na pangunahing pinagmumulan ng polusyon na sumira sa Manila Bay. • L II [I rH -;;;3-) URPER PSATOORryt RAH /KR WHOM! CARTOON ezze STORY AGE t tat 1 6 FLB 2010 lepartment of Env!' uome.lit nml Plaitunl Ilemmo cos

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PASAWAY,ganito maihahambing ang. 95 loe-al government units (LGUs) sa mga lugar na malapitsa Manila Bay watershed area dahil ayon sa Department of the In- terior and Local Government (DILG), NI RYAN B. S1SON bigo ang mga itong sumunod sa environ- mental laws na isa sa mga dahilan kaya Para sa matagumpay na napabayaan ang nasabing lugar. resulta ng rehabihtasyon Matatandaang, noon ay • napakara- ng Manila Bay; ming basun at sobrang itim ng tubig ng Manila Bay, peen ngayon, nagkalcaroon paldldpagtulungan ng na ito ng buhatigin at natanggal na ang kailangan! mga basura.sa tulong ng mgai boluntat- nila ang kapaligiran hindi tang para sa 'yong Uhensiya, estudyante at matnama- ikagaganda ng kalilutsan kundi maging ,yan. sa ilcabubuti ng ating kalusugan, in short, Gayunman, ayon kay DILG Sectetary huwag maging makasarili! Eduardo Alio, ang naturang bilang ng Gayundin, nagbabala ang kalihim sa mga lungsod at bayan ay 53 porsiyento mga LGU na kung hindi makildpagtu- ng kabuuang 178 LG Us sa Metro Manila, lungan sa rehabilitasyon sa Manila Bay Central Luzon at Calabarzon. ay posibleng makasuhan o magkaroon , Aniya, sa pagsusuri ng DILG, 16 na ng disciplinary action mula sa pangulo. bayan at lungsod na May pinokamalalang Kayo ang panawagan natin para so probleina angprayoridad na thlungan ng lahat, bukod sa ginagampanan natin ang ahensiya para. mairesolba ang environ- ating tungkulin bilang Filipino o ringing mental problems ng mga ito. sa gobyerno para sa ikauunlad nito, mag- Samantala, kahit hindi pinangalanan bigay din tayo ng malasakit sa bayan at ang raga pasaway na LGU, biting natin kapaligiran! Ito matuto no sib at pangalagaan na sana MIORIAI CARI0011

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already have an ordinance for this but I think we can step up our implementation so that more families will benefit from this...This was actually started by Quezon ARLIE CALALQ City Mayor Herbert Bautista, throughtheBsekve,uit Il bt we RESILIENCY PROGRAM still want to find ways on how we can make it cheaper than VS CLIMATE CHANGE the current P450, 000 price? ENVIRONMENT Secretary The eight provinces are 'We will not offer it for Roy A. Cimatu MS urged Masbate, Sorsogon, Negros free, but we will make sure governors from climate VIA. Oriental Samar, Sarang- • that our residents will not be nerable provinces to fully im- gani, Surigao del Sur. Sudgao burdened so much by the element a government prog- del Norte and Dinagat Is- payment? ram that would help protect lands. In September 2018, the communities from climate-in- These provinces are city council passed the Com- duced disasters and spare vulnerable on their high prehensive Socialized Hous- future generations from the susceptibility to climate ha- ing Code of 2018 authored worst impacts of climate zards such as flooding, rain- by Councilor MarivIc Co-Pi- . change. fall-induced landslide, storm tar to provide affordable and 'Climate change is al- surge and drought. adequate housing for the low- ready here, and it will be The DENR chief told income sectors in the city. here for the next generations. governors that the decisions The ordinance also en- It is now, therefore, our obli- they make today will have sure access to 'employment gation to take this program lasting consequences for fu- and services within social- z for Implementation, so that ture generations. ized housing areas while the next generations will VM Joy vows strong increasing the availability of have a guide? housing ordinance cheaper and safe housing He made the appeal du- Vice Mayor units for the informal settlers. ring the planning and con- Joy Belmonte has pledged "My goal is to keep QC vergence budgeting on the to strengthen the implemen- residents within our city. I Risk Resiliency Program for tation of the ordinance pro- don't want 'them going to the eight priority climate viding more affordable and Rizal, Bulacan, or elsewhere vulnerable provinces held re- safe housing for informal set- Just to find some place to live ' cently at the Department of tler families in the city.. In. If you are from Quezon Environment and Natural "I want our city to. have City, then you should be liv. Resources Central Office in a more affordable housing Inglhere. in Quezon Ur VM.' Quezon City. project for our residents. 'We said.

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Asean transboundary protected areas: Directions

A 2009 report indicated expansion re-introduction and nonindigenous bffERNATIONAL environmental AMBASSADORS' -- of the total "no take" zone in 'three species introductions. Regular staff treaties like the World Heritage CORNER I at' corridors of the seascape. exchanges shared research and results Convention and the Convention on el sa,t ; Reserves (Malaysia and Indone- projects, complementary publica- Biological Diversity show that the 0171 AMADO S. sia) -- A very ideal buffer zone exists tions, and compatible communica- concept of national sovereignty must TOLENTINO, JR. between Indonesia and Malaysia on tion systems could be worked out too. be tempered by the recognition of an account of the fact that it is uninhab- Special consideration should be interest of the international commu- 'stands; (iv) implementation of a ited for military and security reasons. given to sustainable activities of the nity in the conservation of resources taff training program; and (iv) de- Malaysia declared the zone (Lanjak resident population, be they 'cultural found in different jurisdictions The velopment of ecotourism projects. Entimau) in Sarawak a reserve, which minorities or migrant settlers. Such fact that states voluntarily accept A joint management committee prompted Indonesia to establish an cooperation efforts could be further limitations on their sovereignty by may recommend to their respective adjoining reserve Cunung Bentuang enhanced by joint staff training agreeing to international obligations governments the enactment of such dan Karimum (Indonesian Bomeo). programs and complementary to conserve some of their natural laws as may be necessary to attain Worth mentioning as candidate public information, awareness and resources provide a basis upon which the objectives of the agreement. Asean TBPA is the Preah Vihartemple education. TBPAs would mutually bilateral agreements on border area Heart of Borneo (HoB) Initiative site between Cambodia andlhailand. benefit too from joint tourism mar- management may be developed. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Dams- Although decided by the world court keting efforts which could lead to With the emergence of the new. salam) - While most of Borneo (the in favor of Cambodia, the concept development of sites adjacent to the thought on national sovereignty, world's third largest island) is Indo: of functional sovereignty should be protected area, thereby highlighting transboundaty protected area (TBPA) nesian territory (Kalimantan), the consideied to make the area an Mean their role in regional development. management came into fore. Re- rest is covered by Malaysia's Sarawak tourism resource, a cultural heritage To address all of these types of activi- ferred to here are transborder parks, and Sabah. Brunei Darussalam is also of both Cambodia and Thailand ties, close coordination is required transnational parks, transfrontier located in the island. aside from a religious destination of the protected area authorities reserves, friendship parks — mean- Right in the middle of Borneo is in the Mean jurisdiction. In short, from both sides of the border. ing protected areas that meet across vast forested land where the headwa- the change of perception of the role What bodes well for transbound- international borders. ters of major rivers are located. The of sovereignty in relations between ary'r protected areas is the current gen- The Association of Southeast expanse is known as Heart of Romeo, states regarding their environment eral acknowledgement that the world I Asian Nations (Mean) is not want- Super rich in biodiversity, many in- should be characterized by equitable is becoming not only economically I ing in transboimdary protected digenous tribes live in the area, each but ecologically interdependent.This having a unique culture and language. utilization ultimately redounding to areas. Among them: was brought about by widespread In 2007, the three countries agreed the benefit of the Asean region. Turtle Islands Heritage Area interest in unified action to control to establish a network of protected Bilateral agreements create trans- ( and Malaysia) - In torderless environmental problems areas and sustainably managed for- border protected areas. TBPAs can . 1996, Malaysia and the Philippines only be effectively established if there like air and water pollution and en- entered into a memorandum of ests. Resource assessments, science are responsive lewd instruments and vironmental issues like biodiversity agreement for the establishment expeditions, community develop- institutional arrangements for their loss and nonindigenous species of the Turtle Islands Heritage Pro- ment and other related activities are protection/management. This is introduction which cannot be solved tected Area consisting of six islands continuously undertaken to enhance brought about by the uniqueness of unilaterally by national governments. designated by the Philippines and the management and conservation frontier areas in the sense that they This is where the potential lead role three islands designated by Ma- efforts within the HoB. presuppose two or more governments of the concept of transboundary laysia, which are habitats of the Sulu Sulawesi Marine Eco-region as well as two sets of legal bath, provid- protected areas come in. endangered green and hawksbill (Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philip- ing the necessary authority for action. In 1988, border parks proponent turtles. The agreement calls for an pines) - An area of about 900,000 Among practical management John Macleod asked, 'Why not seed integrated management program square kilometers of marine re- activities which could be the ob- the borderlines of the world with which highlights, at the minimum, sources, the area is beset by piracy ject of joint cooperative efforts are: peace parks, nature preserves and the following: (i) implementation and illegal fishing Be that as it may, law enforcement, border crossing, wilderness areas that encourage of a uniform approach to conserva- conservation initiatives in the eco- permits, customs clearances, regula- cultural and physical respect for tion that is oriented towardi wise region is being undertaken by NGOs tions, search and rescue operations, and appreciation of wildlife and management of the protected areas; led by WWF and Conservation local people/tribal communities irreplaceable landscape?" (ii) establishment of a centralized International. A network of marine concerns, wildlife disease prevention And, as Henry Thoreau wrote, marine turtles database; (iii) devel- protected areas was established ac- and contml, fireprevention and other "...in wilderness is the preserva- opment Of information awareness companied by enforcement sup- emergency procedures, and species tion of the world." programs for the inhabitants of the port in priority conservation areas. _ . II Errol FACE I TANNER EINTORIA1 CARTOON ;;;;(41111LirroritriN--- a- SIORY STORY 11100 — elk PAGE LOWER v.serr"."10

Denali:nen( of Environment nut' NnItnnt Resoluces MANILAPRULLETIN . FEB 2019 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INIITAIIVES SERVICE THE NATION'S WADING NEWSPAPER DATE

Holum heeds EMB, closes cement plant

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. , Holcim Phils. Communica- .ABINI, Batangas — tion, Manager, Don Gil Carreon The cement manu- in a statement said the company factoring company is temporarily closing its plant in in this town that compliance with EMB's order was ordered by the Environmen- "Our company is submitting tal Management Bureau (EMB) itself to the legal process on this to cease operation has complied 'matter. We will also continue with the,order. to cooperate with authorities The Environmental Man- and work with all stakehold- agement Bureau (EMB) hi ers tawards a positive and fast Calabarzon, Officer-in-Charge, resolution of this issue," the Noemi Paranada, had ordered statement read. the closure of Mabini Grinding "However, we stand by our Mill Corporation (Holcim Philip- position that our Mabitii plant pines Inc.) in Barangay Pulong should be allowed to Operate. It Balibaguhan, saying it failed adheres to relevant local and na- to abide by its Environmental tional laws and operates consis- Compliance Certificate (ECC). tently with our values of health, Paranada's wrier was served safety, integrity and sustainabil- by EMB representatives to the ity," the statement added. company' plant manager, Alex , Holcim Philippines is one of Garcia, on Wednesday. the leading building materials Paranada's order stated that companies in the country, and is the company's existing. EED a member of the Lafarge Holcim only covers the establishment of Group, the World leader in the a bulk terminal facility for stor- building materials industry.