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By Rio N. Araja Cimatu added that due to its hi remove the excess fluid in her lungs. level of conform bacteria, the Man Ia "Bathing in Manila Bay can expose HREE days from now, the Manila Baywalk will be Bay IS unsafe for bathing. people to high levels of fecal coliform closed for any swimming activity, at least for the The DENR chief said that thou bacteria, which could increase their next six months. the fecal conform count in the swi chances of developing illnesses. Gov- T ming area of Manila Bay has iinprov ernment has not yet given the all-clear from 330 million most probable nu signal fcir swimming," Cimatu said. ber (mpn) per 100 milliliters to only In 2008, the Supreme Court issued This is because the Department of wall of the Manila Baywalk—the sea- million inpn/100m1, the levels are st I1 a writ of continuing mandamus or- Environment and Natural Resources side public walkway overlooking Ma- far from being safe for swimming. plans to put up a perimeter fence along dering the Department of Environ- nila Bay along Rocas Boulevard. The standard conform level the beachfront to prevent people from ment and Natural Resources and 12 The fence will cover the area starting coastal waters which is safe for swi - swimming in the polluted waters while other agencies to restore the waters of from the Manila Yacht Club to the US Ming and other similar recreational a - rehabilitation is ongoing. Manila Bay "as :Safe for regular use Embassy. The DENR said the construc- tivities is at only 100 mpn/100m1. by the public for activities." "We are about to close the swimming tion of the fence will start in the next The Department of Health earli r The DENR chief had vowed an area. We did not anticipate thc influx of three days, while the Baywalk beach- made the same warning to the public b - "across-the-board" crackdown against people. We are closing the beach front," front may be closed for six months, cause the arca is still unsafe and pollut Manila Bay polluters. said DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, who Cimatu, however said that people can • An 11-year-old girl, a grade six pu il led the inspection of the bay and ordered "No establishment that is polluting still view the Manila Bay sunset. from Adriatic°, Manila, is now in cri t- Manila Bay will be spared from the to block the shoreline from the United "Ang iko-close tang suffiyung tubig tiut eal condition at the Ospital ng Ma u States Embassy. up to the Manila Yacht crackdown. We will make sure all es- Baywalk will still be open." nib's intensive care unit after nea y tablishments will go through inspec- Club with orange plastic barriers, which "Hindi tang puwede pasukin ',Yung drowning while swimming with h r will be replaced by a four-foot fence. tion and the violators will have to pay tubig kasi paano ka ozaglilinis kung friends at the Manila Bay last Tuesda the price for polluting the environ- The fence will be built along the sea- may mga nagsi-swimming?" he said. Attending physicians continued o ment," he said.

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NO SWIMMING A notice warns the public from swimming in Manila Bay. PHOTO BY RUS ELL PALMA Manila's Baywalk closed to t urists,

THE government has shut down Benny Antiporda said he entire promenade that overlooks Manila swimmers the Baywalk along Roxas Boule- stretch of Baywalk fr m the US Bay, and additional warning sigics vard to prevent the surge of sightse- Embassy near Rizal P rk to the against swimming were also put 4. ers and swimmers as the rehabilita- Cultural Center of the P ilippines, The Manila Public informatidn tion of Manila Bay continues. just past the 'Manila itch Club, office said they would put up more The move was done as an 11-year- was fenced off. warning signages to warn the public old girl lies in critical condition after "It will be renovated o become not to swim in bay at the moment. almost drowning and swallowing a world-class," Antipordflj said. The parents of the young girl who large amount of water front the bay. Orange plastic baffle were used almost drowned sought financiPI Environment Undersecretary to seal off the two-kilom ter seaside help as she remained at the intensive

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4, Care Unit of a hospital. Tho f.andsolgovernment work- The victim went for a swim at ers an volunteers collected tons the bay on Monday. of garb ge during the launch of its Her mother, Marivic Madillas, said rehabi tation last month. she and her child went to the Manila Anti olo City Mayor Cashniro bay on Sunday, but she was unaware "Jun' ares 3rd ordered the en- that her child went back on Monday. vi ron it and city disaster offices The bay's cleanup, which experts to cleat creeks, canals and rivers said could take years, is estimated that le to the Manila Bay to cost P47 billion. FRANCIS EARL CUETO UPPER PAGE I BANOS, EDITORIAL CARTOON SPORT MORE gala Daily PAGE LOWER 0 7 FEB 2013 Department Of Environment and NEMO Ell Resources Tiri Iton ne STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INMAIIVES SERVICE %miaow-Da ilyTlr ibunces tam

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A fourtoot-high fence will take the place Of range barriers placed by authorities along Manila Bay's shoreline to stop ,people froth swithrning hilts polluted waters.. "*- • ; . The orange barriers sealed off the Streteh of shoreline from the41.18 Embassy to the Manila Yacht Club,, an areeWhere the sunset lures hundreds of tourists daily. : • ' Ppm sunset and the sea will still be visible because the fence 'is kw," said Cimatu In a 8t4ement. : • • " li. I ) / "We don't have any intention to prevent people fram Oil there,'We just Wish that they Will not pia the fence driercause it•t6' 1, fill We Can't have people swimniing there twhile the clean-up is ongoine" he said. - !I He explained the fencetonstrubtion arid' repair of drainage in the are& will take Mi. months. . Miguel Paolo Togori I DANNER EDITORIAL STORY STORY k '

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"Kap humihingi po Icami ng e have not yet gotten rid `No swim tulong sa DENR (That's why we of p i Ilutants, such as those from are asking assistance from the wit e ate d wastewater being zone' strictly DENR) and local government dia arged into the bay, so we to implement peace and order s• gly advise the public, espe- enforced in at paglalagay ng (to put) barrier c al y children, to refrain from around the bay," Denao said. s ming in the bay for now," he I Manila Bay. The Manila Bay Inter-Agency re' rated. imprnaim Task Force has declared Manila s for the water sampling Bay as a no-swim zone to pave the in tie other stations along Bay- way for its rehabilitation. the fecal coliform count in High levels of fecal coliform Members of the Manila Police Dis- mp t 100 mL is as follows: Station 1 "Bathing in Manila Bay can bes e the United States Embassy, trict (MID) were deployed yesterday expose people to high levels of fe- to prevent people from swimming in 3 1 ; Station 3 in front of Diamond cal coliform bacteria, which could Ho l, 7,900; StAtion 4 at Carpel Manila Bay which authorities increase their chances of develop- declared as unsafe due to high r 17 Sh Expert and Museum, 2,400; ing illnesses. Government has not Sta ion 6 in front of Metrobank levels of fecal coliform. yet given the all-clear signal for ire Grand Hotel, 2,400; Station Manila Police District chief swimming," DENR Secretary Roy 7 nt of Admiral Hotel, 3,300; Vicente Danao Jr. said that 15 to Cimatu said. ahl Station 8 across the Quirin0 20 members of the Manila Police Fecal coliform are bacteria An' ue stoplight, 13,000. District were assigned around the associated with fecal material he Department of Health from humans and other animals. ha earlier also warned that it is vicinity of the Manila Bay to make [ sure that no one would go beyond They enter bodies of water from no afe to swim in Manila Bay, the barricade and attempt to swim sources, such as direct defecation chi g health issues. or sewage overflow. in the bay. I II iseases and illnesses that But despite the presence of Cimatu issued the warning ea be contracted in water with after photos and videos of people, hi fecal coliform counts in- the policemen there, an 11-year- [ old girl was reported to now be in including children, bathing in the c e typhoid fever, hepatitis, critical condition after she nearly waters along Roses Boulevard in A roenteritis, dysentery and drowned while swimming with ea infections. Manila circulated online. friends at the Manila Bay on Tues- ' ore than conducting clean- After the clean-up drive last day morning. She was rescued by up ctivities, Cimatu said the Jan. 27, photos of a visibly cleaner" the Metro Manila Development re challenge was in addressing Authority (MMDA) personnel. Manila Bay went viral. so rces of water pollution, such Cimatu said the clean up Police identified the girl as a ewage or untreated waste- activity, while laudable, had only Rhianne Janiel Soriano, a Grade 6 w er being discharged either addressed surface trash. student and a resident of Adriatic° dir ctly into the bay or via its The DENR chief cited that Street, Manila. t6 iutaries. as of Jan. The victim's mother, Marivic 28, water monitoring I ENR had previously re- I Mathias, said her daughter is stations set up along the bay area po ted that the coliform level have regis tererl fecal coliform now recuperating at the pediatric 'n anila Bay had reached as levels measuring as much as 35 intensive care unit of the Ospital m eh as 330 million mpn/100 ng Maynila. million most pkobable number eh is 3.3 million percent over She was rushed by the MMDA (mpn) per 100 milliliters (mL), th I standard. to the hospital after she was res- specifically taken from the Rajah Soliman outfall cued from drowning. iStation 5). DENR's Environmental Man- The girl's mother said that she agement Bureau (E1V113) has set only learned of the incident when up eight water quality monitoring her daughter's friend informed stations along Roxas Boulevard, her that her daughter was already in the hospital. between the United States Em- bassy and the Mania Yacht Club. "Naengganyo kasi siya mag- Another sampling station set swimming kasi akala niya na up at the Padre Faura drainage malinis na ang Manila Bay," (She outfall (Station 2) registered a went swimming because she fecal coliform count of 7.9 million thought that the water in Manila mpn/100 mL. Bay was clean), she said. The standard coliform level Meanwhile, the Manila Police for coastal waters that is safe for said that they have asked for as- swimming and other similar rec- sistance from the Department reational activities is at only 100 of Environment and Natural Re- _ sources (DENR) to put barriers mpn/100 mL. around the area. STRATECIC Eni CONIAINNICAllON PAGE I B NER EINTORIAl CARTOON STORY s eabrotaNSIANS INhlIAIIVKS PAGE "swan CRSS r If -I. r 7nij rar

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4/1 lo-swim zone s rictly enforced in Man la Bay By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ at pinagsasabihan lang namin 'yung all-cl ar signal for swimming," DENR ERMA EDERA mga tao na hindi pa susceptible ang Sea ry Roy Cimatu said. tubig sa area," said Danao. Fe I coliform are bacteria associ- Policemen were deployed yester- "Kaya humihingi po kami ng tulong ated ith fecal material from humans day to prevent people from swim- sa DENR (Department of Environ- and hher animals. They enter bodies ming in Manila Bay Which authorities ment and Natural Resources) at local of water from sources, such as direct declared remains unsafe due to high government to implement peace and defe ttion or sewage overflow. levels of fecal coliform. order at paglalagay ng barrier around Ci atu issued the warning after Manila Police District chief Vicente the bay," he added. phot and videos of people, includ- Danao Jr. said that 15 to 20 mem- The Manila Bay Inter-Agency Task ing , ildren, bathing in the waters bers of the Manila Police District Force has declared Manila Bay as a akin Roxas Boulevard in Manila were assigned around the vicinity of no-swim zone to pave the way for its circu sted online. the Manila Bay to make sure that no rehabilitation. A r the clean up drive lastJan. 27, one would go beyond the barricade "Bathing in Manila Bay can expose phot s of a "visibly cleaner" Manila and attempt to swim in the bay. people to high levels of fecal Conform Bay ent viral. "Walang violation at penalty po bacteria, which could incr ase their Ci atu said the clean up activity, kasing pinapataw kapag nagswim- chances of developing illnesses. whil laudable, had only addressed ming sa Manila Bay kaya pinapaalala Government has not yet given the surfa e trash.

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JO LISING-ABELGAS • Editor METRO N G AYO N Manila Bay binak ran Binakuran na ng De- Any ikakabit na tubo partment of Environment any magiging daluyan Nina DORIS FIANCHE and Natural Resources umano ng tubig sa pag- at ANGIE DELACRUZ •• any 1.5 kilometre na kaha- lilinis nila ng mga basura Ibinunyag din nito na baan ng Manila Bay bilang sa baybayin. 65 establisimyento pa sa PEBRERO 7, 20:9 bahagi ng rehabilitasyon Bukod sa mga inaanod paligid ng Manila Bay any at panimula sa paglalagay na basura, inaasahang ma- posibleng maipasara nila ng tubo para sa maayos kapal na burak umano any dahil sa paglabag sa mga na sewerage system na mahahakot mula sa ilalim batas pangkapaligiran na pipigil sa polusyon sa tubig ng dagat, dahilan upang pangunahin aniyang dahi- ng baybayin. mabansagan ito bilang Ian ng polusyon. no ,DENR Ayon kay DENR Sec- "Burakay." Kasabay nito'y tiniyak retary Roy Cimatu, ipi- Sa idinaos na media to- naman ni DENR Under- ' nuwesto ang harang na rum sa Kapihan sa Manila secretary Benny Antiporda bakal simula sa US Em- Bay kahapon, sinabi ng na hindi paaalisin sa kani- bassy hanggang Manila kalihim na layon din ng lang mga tirahan any mga t Yacht Club na sumasa- ilalagay nilang harang na residente ng Baseco sa kop sa mga estero ng mapigilan ang mga taong Maynila habang isinasa- Padre Faura, Remedios lumangoy sa baybayin gawa any rehabilitasyon sat De Abad na aniya ay habang hindi pa nila ito ng Manila Bay. kabilang sa mga nag- idinideklarang lubusang Magtatayo aniya sila ng paparumi sa tubig ng malinis at ligtris na yawing temporary communal septic Manila Bay. public swimming pool. tank sa Matt ibang bahagi — — •

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COLIFORM LEVELS DOWN ANILA BAY REHAB BUT SWIMMING STILL BANNED By Jhesset 0. Enano mains confined at the intensive VhessetEnanoINCI care unit of the pediatrics ward. According to Rose, the girl's The government's crackdown on older sister, the victim left their establishments polluting Manila house in Malate before 8 a.m. Bay has already yielded positive She said they had yet to find results, with fecal conform levels out what happened to her sister. dropping in some areas, the De- "Her friends just went to our partment of Environment and house to inform our mother that Natural Resources (DENR) said my sister nearly drowned," Rose on Wednesday. told the Inquirer. BAY WATCHERS Po .1cemen warn promenaders about the Despite the improvement, According to Dr. Jilliane Par- dangers of swimmin n Manila Bay after a girl nearly drowned however, the DENR discouraged do of the hospital's pediatrics on Tuesday. —RICHARD .RETES people from going for a swim, ward, if the girl's condition con- warning that the bay's waters tinues to improve, they will re- were still unsafe. move the tube sucking water out Environment Secretary Roy of her lungs either on Wednes- Cimatu said in a press briefing day night or Thursday morning. that the cleanup activities, which officially began around two Fence eyed to deter bathers weeks ago, had only addressed Still in line with the massive surface trash. rehabilitation project, Cimatu "We have not yet gotten rid said that the DENR would fence of pollutants such as those from off a portion of the shoreline in untreated wastewater being dis- the next few days—from the US charged into the bay, so we Embassy to Manila Yacht strongly advise the public, espe- Club—to make way for the in- cially children, to refrain from stallation of a diversion drainage. swimming in the bay for now," The proposed 4-foot-high he told reporters. fence, Cimatu added, was also On Tuesday morning, an expected to deter swimmers. year-old girl nearly drowned af- While bathing was prohibited, ter she went for a swim with her there was no ban on viewing the friends. bay's famous sunset, he said. The victim was rushed to the —WITH A REFPORT FROM AIR SALAD. Ospital ng Maynila where she re- TASSEE INQ PAG .1 "°" Daily roet (017111 invoni~ epertnieni Of Environment null Nairn pl Resources Tribune liAlEGIC COMMUNICMION 1,1111AIIVES SERVICE innnnactiailyTributte_com Manila Bay still a cesspool Coliform count falling but remains high

closed for a six-mo rehabilitation. toxas Boulevard tests show millions of bacteria compared to 13oracay's When Boracay led in October after the den- 100mpn/100m1 when the latter-was ordered closed by President Duterte up, its waters les ed t Smt n/100m1, well within the 100mptV100m1 fe bel." ly Kuhihi Drilla Camila warning of Cimatir and the Department of Health In all, the DENR Environmental Management that people risk contracting diseases from getting Bureau (EMB) set u leight water quality monitoring The numbers are out and, while they are In contact with the bay's polluted waters.. stations along 1tor Boulevard, between the United ncouraging, they affirmed the warning of the Before the clean-up was started on 21 January, the States Embassy n I he Manila Yacht Club. lepartment of Environment and Natural Resources DERR announced conform level of about 330 million DENR) that Manila Bay's waters are still unsafe for mon (most probable number) per 100 milliliter (m1), 3.3 DENR, LLDA co Inue,to shut down wimming due to high conform bacteria count. ' million percent over the 'safe for swimming" standard. polluters. *Bathing In Manila Bay can expose people to . Tests on 28 January registered colIform levels I igh levels of fecal coliform bacteria which could measuHng as much as 36 million mon/100m1 at the The latest s es bore substantial drops in adrease their chances of developing illnesses. Rajah Solitnan °Wall or Station 6. bacterial count but le still too high for any contact lovernment has not yet given the all-clear signal In comparison, Boraaw Island's Waters tested at NO with humans. I w swimming,' DERR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said. timit/100nd in April 2018 when it was called by President The test result v. 11 asfollows:Padre Num (Station The DERR yesterday started putting signage Rodrigo Duterte a 2), 7.0 million M 100mit'Rtation I beside the US long the bay's shoreline echoing the 'cesspool' and Embassy, 3, ed 'Station 3 In front of Diamond Hotel, 7,80W tatioi( 4 at Carpel Shell Export and Mu ed n, 2,400; Station 6 in front of Metroba 111 rir °Sam] Hotel, 2,400; Station 7 In Iron &tura/ Hotel, 3,300, and Station 8 across Hie' virtue Avenue stoplight, 13,000. I I I With &lidos I °'t.n'to be -ON

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IT'LL TAKE LONG• TO CLEAN UP MANIA BAY IN his excellent article about -the heed to clean i7p the oceans, including Manila Bay, Norwegian A - bassador to the Philippines Bjorn Jahnsen wondots if he will be able to swim- in the bay before: ilks tenure ends here in foul years' time ,("Saving r Oceans," 2/3(19); [H Obviously he'S being diplomatic about such a wish, as reekon it'll take much longer than tha o clean up our bay; once famouS for ,its sunset's:Out now notorious for having become "a toilet tilt hasn't been flushed in Pars." It's been just under so yeari (Specifically 4/1) w en an Australian diplomat and' Ws daughter h,d ve from the Marcos yacht into Mknila Bay, to swiin as well as water' ski with then Pregident Marcos. In i is 1997 book "Abiding Interests," the late Austral an Prime Minister Gough Whidam wrote that it was is assistant, Peter Wilensld, who happened to be in Manila for an Asian Development. Bank meeting nd Was invited by the Marcoses for a day on'their p not just to swim but dande With Imelda while o bands played on board. . Today, anyone On a yacht in the bay would nee to sail out a few dozen miles, with br Without banda 14y- ing, to be able to even think orgetting into the watnil

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It is inters g that one bay reclamation project has POSTSCRIPT been awarded to Dennis Uy, a fast-rising star from Davao City de cnbed as a crony of the President. His FEDERICO D. PASCUAL Jr. 265-hectare p nject, called Pasay Harbor City, is esti- mated to cost 2 billion. U s project portedly had seen some delay in the Na- tional Economi and Development Authority. But under Pushing Manila Bay E0-74, reclarna on ventures will no longer need NEDA approval butO y its opinion as to their being "consistent to its final sunset with national , d regional development planning and programming,nd government national priorities. CONIC Manila Bay is being Malacafian explained that EO-74 will "increase smothered and pushed away to competitiverie , promote ease of doing business, and Iits final sunset, another victim rationalize and treamline functions of agencies to facili- not only of pollution, but also of tate efficient de wery of government services." inordinate commercial reclamation The PRA is' w required to get the opinion — not ap- masked as progress. proval — of the' epartment of Environment and Natural With numerous reclamation Resources as ib project's sustairiability and compliance projects being rushed by influen- with enviror ntal laws, and of the Department of tial businessmen and their patrons Finance as to it economic and fiscal viability. in government, the bay loved by Although 'D terte had many times voiced vigorous generations of Filipinos and foreigners will soon recede dislike for pub] c bidding, this time his EO-74 requires farther away from historic Roxas Blvd. as it is buried reclamation 'pitt jects to undergo competitive public . piecemeal by land developers. bidding. Mala clang did not explain what or who Go and get one last glimpse of the endangered bay changed his Vi before it is taken away literally for interment. Meanwhile e DENR and the Department of Health There is no doubt that the bay, which is the virtual warn that Marti Bay is heavily polluted, especially with septic tank of some 13 million people packed into the fecal coliforrro t beach crowds have taken to the filthy 16 cities and one town of Metro Manila, is in bad need water in the W1 e of media releases that the administra- of quick rehabilitation. But it also cries for protection tion has cleane Manila Bay like it did Boracay beach. from operators poised to make billions by filling up the Manila offiei s are excited over big-ticket reclamation, bay's choice sections. including the 41 hectare Horizon Manila Project carrying With the metropolis already heavily built up and a P100-billion ta In Bulacan, reclamation is also part of the almost choking to death, we submit that development San Miguel Co . plan to build a P735.63-billion airport- planning be redirected to the countryside to decongest city on a 2,500-b ctare bayside site in Bulakan town. and make the national capital more livable, while shar- Recla ation bad for coastal villages ing progress and opportunities with the regions. PAMALA •'YA fishermen said through their na- -There are numerous bays elsewhere suitable for tional chair Fe artdo Hicap that while they supported reclamation and development into mixed-use urban the cleanup Of e stinking bay, they opposed reclama- communities, freeport zones, sports-tourism sites and tion that destro s the marine ecosystem and displaces logistics hubs. But it seems that politicians and their coastal villages. business partners see in Manila Bay a golden opportu- 'This E0-74 '11 hasten not only the approval of recla- nity to make quick millions. mation ?trojeeta Manila Bay and throughout the archi- 'Pamalalcaya, a group of fishermen, said that 43 recla- pelag,o, but alSO e destruction of themarine environment mation projects of sorts will cover more than 32,000 and the displa ent of 'fishing communities," he said. hectares of the 194,400-hectare bay whose waters wash a Hicap cited e Las Pinas-Paratiaque Critical Habi- 190-kilometer coast running through Cavite, Paranaque, tat and Eccitti ism Area, the first critical habitat to be Pasay, Manila, Malabon, Navotas, Bulacan, Pampanga declared in the ouritry, as among- those threatened by and Bataan. haphazard red Officials who control the review and approval of .Aside front' orizonati n.Manila Project (419 hectares), a . commercial reclamation should — to borrow the words of P100-billion p osal backed by Mayor Joseph 'trap" then Socio-economic Secretary Rom ul o Neri — "moder- Estrada, vano types of reclamation on Manila Bay ate their greed" and not rush to pocket payoffs in their listed by proje ironment groups include: waning days in power or in their fund-raising for the Manila Sol ' City (148 ha), New Manila Bay Inter- May election. national Corri nity (407.42 ha), Expansion of Manila We wonder if the meter would tick faster for gigantic North .HarbOU Center (50 ha) in Tondo, Manila Bay. bay projects now that authority for their approval has Integrated FlOb Control, Coastal Defense and Express- been funneled to one man — President Duterte — acting way project (18 a), Navotas City Coastal Bay (6513 ha), through a revamped Philippine Reclamation Authority Baseco Rehab'l ation & Dev't Inc. reclamation (50 ha), placed under his direct control. . City of Pearl Baseco (407 ha), PRA Baseco (40 ha), , President Duterte's Executive Order No. 74, whose Waterfront M a Bay (318 ha), SMC's "Aerotropolis" in content was released Monday after news of its issuance Bulalcan, Bula (1,168 ha), Las Pinas-Parana ue Coastal broke out, provides: Bay (635 ha), SM e Holdings (300 ha and 60 a), Bacoor "The PEA shall be under the control and supervision City (944 ha), in Cavite Coast on Sangley Point (2,700 ha). of the 01', while the power of the President to approve 'teclamatiOn projects elsewhere in the country in- all reclamation projects shall be delegated to the PRA clude: Batangas • ort, Mactan north (400 ha), Coron Bay Governing Board•: Such delegation, however, shall wit (50 ha), Mabim l .50 ha), Bacolod City (125.55 ha), Aklan be construed as diminishing the President's author- (2.60 ha), and C rdova Bay (1,500 ha). ity to modify, amend or nullify the action of the PRA * * * Governing Board." . _ _ ADVISOR 'Postscripts are archived at manilamail. corn. Author is Twitter as @FDPasaial. Email feedback to fdp333@yrirh corn /1 1-- O eik Inn.5,,/ 0 wasamowif "••••••••••• 0 7 FEB z ig lepiuloncla of Eirdrurimen1 mid Nnhoml ReSulliCe5 IRAIEGIC COMMUNICATION II/MAUVES SERVICE I I MAKINIG po tayo sa mga tagubllin ng mge awtorldad ukol se Ma- nila Bay...4 , Ang%tagubign: be- wal mallgo, kahft mag- lakad-lakad at mag- tamplsaw se lawa. ENNY ANTIPORD Lalong bawal ang magmumog at umlnom sa tublg-lawa. UMRVAS SA SAKIT, I Sobra-sobra kasi ang lason ng lawa mu- DISGRASYA SA LAWA 1 le sa mga ebak ng tao, sa Manila Bay mula sa ligo, pagmumog, pa a- kemikal ng mga pabri- Metro Manila, Cavite, Bu- masyal rig nakapal at ka, dumi mule sa mga lacen, Pampanga at Ba- may sugat at Oa pal restoran at bubog mga taan. KAILANGANGI bote, bakal at late. Iniluluwe ng mga Ito PISIKAL • Disgrasya at sakIt ang lahat ng un ng basu- 'Di nalin baste . si- ang aabutin natin dito. re mula ebak rig tao hang- larewen ang ugEill 'ng MUNTIK MAY gang sa mga kemikal at marami se atin sa I a- MAMATAY bulok na bagay gallng •sa rap rig mga pagba'a- .Nasa Ospitel ng May- mga restoran, hayupan at wal. I nila pa ang Isang ba- iba pa. Siguro dahil na a- .tang babae na hind' . Kaya gayun na lamang gisnan na rutting kri , a- nakInig sa tagubilin. ang dumi o lason o po- yaan sa lahat ,ng ba ey Surname siya sa lusyon sa lawa. at welang bawal-ba al., mga neliligo at siya ang Se pangkalahatan, ,Sa nakaraang I, gEi tinamean ng disgrasya. mga Bro, triple ang dumi eraw na lang, pulis,na Muntik siyang nalu- ng Manila Bay sa dumi mIsmo ang nagsaba- nod at nakainom ng tu- noon rig Boracay. way se mga naillig at Kung tInawag noon n1 namamasyal pero I i a- big-lawa. .walang sumu u- Ngayon ay Inoob- Pangulong Rodrigo 'DI- los serbahan pa ang kan- gong' Duterte ang Bora- nod. cay na Isang poso negro, . 'Aing lba.nga, n ki- yang kalagayan meka- klpagpatintero pd sa raang bombilln siya Sa tatlong bases na masa- hot ang Manila Bay. . mga pulls. .. nainom nlyang tublg. Makereang rml 'Sa disgrasyang Ito, ANG SUKAT i Sa conform o bakteria lagpas ang mga rlis hIndi lang muntlk nlyang Isang lugar, ball! ngan pagkalunod ang prob- na galing sa dumi lang rig seang mga matitigas tao at mga hayop, tatlong ulo se tublg. lema. IT Inilyakan ngayonng bases na rites mararnl sa IWO nalsipan n rig kanyang mga'rnagu- Manila Bay kaysa Bora- mga awtorldad ni a- lang ang kakapusan cay. . kuran ang lawa. kaugnay ng mga gas- Ang Boracay noon, BA1COD i tos sa gamot, doktor at may libo-libb hanggang NA PLASTIK1 pagpapaospital. • milyones na conform be' Mga plastlk ring, a- MagIng leksyon sa- go Ito isinara. yo'y bakod ng lawa ulb na Ito sa lahat. • Dapat na nasa 100 sa US Embassy f( hg- NAKITANG LASON. lang pababa kada mIIIIII- gang se Manila Y bht Lumusong ang mga ter ang coliform•sa tubig Cluh. maninisId ng Metro Ma- pare•Ilgtad na pagtanr- At nakakabit dito ng nge Development Au- pisawan, paglanguyan at mga paalaala na lA- thority;sa lawa, lelo na pagmumugan. WAL ANG LUMUSONG sa Ilang delampasIgen Eh sa Manila Bay, ti- SA LAWA, MA G T tindig ang 'yang balahibo BA P& sa,kahabaan ng lawa. Li! flito nakita.ang niga ,kapag malemen mo kung Sane namen, hit nakabaon pang mga gaano karumlito. man lang se Bey, alk basure. Moron gong 330 mll- nakIkIta ang mge' ba- Sabi ng MMDA, ka- yon most probable num- kod, walang magp lin- peg may galaw ang.ka- ber kada 100 milliliter. ter° at mag-swim lng Haw, lab o na ang Hato pa ang manna name!, sa 'bang lu ar. mga elon, kakalkalin Ang Balut River, may Malawak ang ihay nit° ang ilatim ng lawe collform na 1.9 'bilyon, matindIng lason s 'la- at ilalabas nit° ang San Antonio da Abed,1.313 ws at dapat na ala ha- mga basurang nakala- at ang Vitas, 745 milyon. nIn Ito. tag ,se sahig. Paano ang ibe pa Sepat na san ng Mga plastlk, mga gaya ng Marllao-Mey- pagmasdan lang tJIina nakabalot na 'di natIn cauayanlObando River ang karagatan, la! Ing- alam ang mga !amen at na sobra ang baho at na- hap ng hangln na an- maraming lba pa. ngangahulugan rut sobra wa at mamasyal s pa- Kakalkalln dln nit° ang dumi nIto7 lIgld. ang,mga burak na ki- NAGBAWAS No DaratIng din I ng nalimbekan ng ibat POLUSYON mga araw na ma nis bang dumi. • . , • Makaraang mallnIs sa lason at basura:'eng !big seblhin rig lahat sa solidong basura ang mahal !tilting kar ga- ng Ito na bagame't ma-.„ Mang bahagl rig dalempa- tang ito. linis sa ngayon ang ibe- sIgen at mapasara ang At doon na tay pu- baw at tablng dagat, liang restoran, hotel, pa- pwedeng megta pi-. nadriyan ang dumi, la- gawaan, Manila Zoo at lba saw at ipagdiwang ng son o polusyon na hin- pa na nagtatapon ng be- kalayaan nating aki- di nakIkIta ng sting mga sure se lima,. lumlit na pag-ulayaw sa laW . mata nang kauntl ang conform o0o GRABENG LASON, level. Anomang reak yon POLUSYON . Pero napakataas pa o reklamo ay maa ring Napakeraming Bog, rin ang polusyon dlto. 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Libreng swimming sa Manila Bay:i TAN NA NGA, MAY NALUN011i A! GAYA ng pinangangam- Mabuti'l may mga taong ple. We are dosing 1 beach bonen, may isa nang be- naroroon na sumagip sa bata front,' ang sat)] ni Inviron- tang nalunod se paling° at islnugod siya sa ospital: mail Secretary Rmt pimatu sa Manila Bey sa kablla ng SInasabing Inaya ang sa Kapihah sa Ma Ila Bay pagsuway ng mga Mon- biktima ng mga kalblgan na news forum. dad na bawal pang meg- mag-swimming sa Manila Ang bakod ay h arang swimming ea baybayln. Bay nang hindi nagpapaalam sa beach front mul .1Va Ma- Mabutil nasaglp at hufing sa kanyang magulang. • nria Yacht Club han •ang sa iniulat na nasa kritlkal sa Os- Kaugnay nito, sinabl ng US Embassy at tata al ito ng pital ng Maynila ang nalunod Department of Environment anlm na buwan. na 11-anyos na sl and Natural Resources 'Ang iko-close I flung grade 5 student, kamakala- (DENR) na maglalagay sila tubig but Baywalk ill still wa ng•umaga. ng perimeter fence sa kaha- be open, ang sabli i Cima- Ayon kay SPO2 Mark baan ng beachfront ng Ma- tu. I Xrus Santos ng MPD-Ermita nria Bay upang mapigil ang °Makiki pa fin na an ang Police Station 5, nitong na- mga tao sa paliligo Ito at view ng Manila Ba 1 sunset karaang Pebrero 5, bandang mabigyang-daan na nn ang sa Baywalk. Hindi tang pu- 10:15 ng umaga nang magka- rehabilitation MM. • wade pasukin 'yung big last roon ng komosyon sa Ma- 'We are about to close the paano ka maglili is ng may nila Bay dahll nakitang nalu- swimming area. We did not mga nagsi-swimmi k?" ani: lunod ang bate ' anticipate the influx of peo- ya. • RENE CRIS STOMO

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Kisalukuyanginoobserbaitansa Bong karagatan,' ayon'Jcay Benny mynal atig iSang Grade 6 student an Antiporda, Undersecret y for Solid muntik nangmalunod sa Manila Bay, Waste Managementnd. Locali sa Malate, Maynila, kamakalawa. Government Units C ceinS ng • Nakaratay .sa intensive care DENR. , . . . unit (ICU) rig °spinal ng Maynila ' FECAL COL1FORM C NTENT, si Rhianne Janie] Soriano, Ii, taga- BUMABA NA. • Malate, makaraangmakainom ng Imnahayag ng IDE na malaki mtrraming tubig habang naliligo sa na ang ipinagbago ng a! dad ng Manila Bay, no malapit lamang sa tubig sa Manila Bay, d 1 ;la tin sa kanilapg taharian. , pagbaba rig antas ng I conform I Sa ulat ng Manila Police District content nito.. • I (MPD), naganap ang insidente sa So pulon balitaan Maynila,): bahaging Manila Bay, na matatagpuan inamin ni Environment tory Roy sa Roses Boulevard, sa Cimatuna rnarumi pa rin tu igsa bandang 5:00 ng hapon. Manila Bay, r$unit ipind malaki na . Nagkayayaan umanoang biktima malaki na.ang inilinis nitci ngayon. aticanyang mga kaibigatt na maligo Aniya, bago an isr awang kaya nagtungo roon nans hindi clean-up drive, umpabot million nagpapaalam sá kanyang inang 'si Most Probable, Number N) ang Manvic. fecal coliforrn content ahagi rig Gayuipnan,inuntiknangmalunod Padre Faura sa ang bildima clang makainom rig tubig Cayunman, base mend sa at agad na iniahonng ilan& concerned t pinalialiuling labora tor analysis citinm at isinugodsa osprtal. " sa waste.water sampl a dito ay • Dahil dile, nagdesisyon na ang natuklasang burnaba -n ito sa 7.9 lokal na pamehaltran ng Maynila million MPN. r. at ang,Department of Environment • So kabila nito, brni and :Natural Resources (DENR) no n& DENA na mahigp 1st ring balcdran,angpaligid ng Manila Bay. , ipma0abawal angpatili SaMrmila nMpglalagay,tayo ng bakod na Bay. . temporary habang nire-rehabilitate ' Mary Ana nbago r I= I I I PE BANNER EDITORIAL CARI0014 SIORY LOWER 0 7 FEB 7019 Department of Environment and Natural Resources I. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE ils,9:OrcatiCIL*AW :'*-017$ , ACM/ Ili

GRADE 6 NUNN SA MANILA BAY G INAGA MOT sa Ospital ng Maynila (OSM , ang Grade 6 pupil matapos malunod sa M an il Bay. kamakalawa ng hapon ia Roxas Blvd., Manila. Nakaratay sa intensive care unit ang bikti ng si Rhianneian iel Soriano, I I, ng Malate, Manila. Ay kay Marivic,inangdalaea,nalaman Fla lamangniyaang knapit nganak nang ipaalam ito sa kanya ng inga kaibigi nito , nalcasamaniyangnaligosaBaywalk,alas-5:00ngh pon. Hindi umano nagpaalam sa Icanyaanganak nap unta sa Baywalk na malapit lamangsa Icanilangtinitithan Naligo pa rin ang biktima at inga kaibigadj nito sa kabila ng pagbabawal ng lokal na pamahalijri ng Maynila ang paglangoy at paliligo sa Manila Bay. . Nangmasagip angbata,nagsuka umano ito at El tigas angkatawan. Ayon kay Mazivie.huwagsiyangliusgahandiip,,iJi na man niya gusto ang nangyari sa anak at pabor d n ito na lagyan ng bakod ang Manila Bay pan hindi lib ito mapaliguan ng mga balm Kasabay nito, nanawaga din si Marivic ng pinansi I na tulong para sa pa pa- pagamot ng anak. Sa- mantala, bumaba na u ano ang level ng fecal col i arm content ngtubig ng M nila Bay. Ito ang inianunsi iii Department ofEnvinjn lent and Natural Resou es (DEN R) Secretary oy Cimatu. Gayunman, sa kabi I na ma laki ang inilinis ngtt dagat sa Manila Bay, nananati I i pa rin it g mantra'. AhiCimam,majaj g naitulongngpagsasara Manila Zoo, na nad is reng dumidiretso pala a ester° ang dumi. • (MyleneAlfon o) 1

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HUWEBES / PEBRERO 7,2019 EDITOR: Elvie Alter/ TwittenTelvienhez Grade 6 nalunod sa Manila Bay INOOBSERBAHAN ngayon sa Hindi umano nagpaalam sa yang busgahan dahil hindi naman Ospital ng Maynila (OSMA) ang kanya ang anak na pupunta sa niya isto ang nangyari sa anak. isang grade 6 student matapos Baywalk na malapit lamang sa Páor din umano ang ginang malunod sa Manila Bay Icamaka- kanilang tinitirhan sa Malate, na la an ng bakod ang Manila lawa nang hapon. Maynila. Bajt ra hindi na ito mapaliguan Nakaratay sa intensive care Naligo ang biktima at ang }can- ng a bata. unit ng nasabing ospital ang yang mga kaibigan sa kabila ng K §abay nito, nananawagan 11-anyos na biktima. ipinagbabawal ng lokal na pama- din ,Marivic ng pinansiyal na Ayon kay Marivic Soriano, ma halaan ng Maynila ang pagligo sa tulonk para sa pagpapagamot sa ng biktima, nalaman na lamang Manila Bay dahil hindi pa ito ga- kany ng anak. niya ang sinapit ng anak nang nap na malinis. N glagay na kahapon ang ipaalam ito sa kanya ng mga kai- Nang masagip ang biktima ay pam alaang lokal ng Maynila ng bigan ng anak na kasamang na- nagsusuka umano ito at matigas bah* na ipinagbabawal ang ma- ligo sa Baywalk dakong alas-sing- ang katawan. ligo d lumangoy sa Manila Bay. ko nang hapon. Ayon kay Marivic, huwag si- (Jul 'et de Loza-Cudia)_ EE UPrE rAGE I DARNER EDITORIA STORY STORY LOWER

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111-anyos nasagtp sa pagkalunod sa Ma tla Bay Naagapan mula sa pag-, Kasama umano ng mga Manila Bay. kalunod ang isang 11-an- kaibigan ang biktima nan Sa kabil .ng panawa- yos na batang babae na magtungo sa baywalk at 'gan n9 mg awtoridad na kasalukuyang nasa Pedia- malrgo sa Manila Bay at hindi hindi ligtas aligo sa Ma- tric Intensive Care Unit nagpaalam sa ina. Bandang nila Bay dab sa taglay na (ICU) ng Ospital ng Maynila alas-5:00 n9 hapon nang pollution ng ubig kahit su- dahil sa paliligo sa•Manila malaman ng inang sl Marivic mailalim na h clean-up ay Bay sa Roxas Boulevard, ang nangyari sa anak. dinagsa ng hgkakasunod kamakalawa ng hapon. Kamakalawa (Martes) ay na araw ngt publiko ang Nang masagip, tumigas agad namang inaksyunan lugar para m 9-swimming. na umano ang katawan at ng Department of Environ- Partikula tang maburak nagsusuka na ng maputik na ment and Natural Resour- pa rin at ma basura na tubig-dagat ang blIctimang ces (DENR) ang pangyayari nasa sea bed na hindi na- Si Rhianne Janiel Soriano, at inutos ang pagpapa- kikita sa Ibahaw ng tubig grade 6 pupil at residente bakod at pagbabawal sa na kailangarli isailalim sa ng Malate, Maynila. pagligo sa kahabaan ng paglitinis. _ (thdy Bermudo)

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• gacodejen HUWEBES/PEBRERO 7, 2019 Duterte sa Manila Ba recdmation: HANDS OFF SA BALWARTE AMIN! ICINONTRA ng bilyonaryong si Senador Cynthia Villar ang/ isinusulong ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay. Hinala ni Villar, asawa ng isa sa pinakamayaman sa bans , at real estate tycoon na Si Manny Villar, posibleng mauwi lamang sa reclani don ang isina- sagawang paglilinis sa Manila Bay. Kapag nangyari ito, nagbabala ang senadora na lalab nan niya ang sinumang magtatangkang tabunan ang Las Pifias-Parafiaqu wetland park para ibukas sa mga negosyante bilang reclamation area. Ang Las Piiias-Paraliaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism, ea ay matatag- puan sa unang tollgate ng Cavitex Southbound na siyang pa e rin ng•pagli- linis sa Manila Bay Ani Villar, haharangin nito ang anumang reclamation iroposal at ipe- preserba nito ang kanyang parke. "Basta ako ipe-preserve ko ang Las Pifias-Parafiaque wtd an park, any desire na sirain tyun lalaban ako," ani Villar sa isang amb Sh interview sa Baseco Compound sa Tondo noong Mutes. • Dapat ding linawin ng gobyemo, ani Villar, ang mga poll ang.ibirIababa sa local government units (LGUs) nang sa gayon ay maintin ihan ang tunay na kahihinatnan ng Manila Bay T "Gusto mong linisin ang Manila Bay tapos mo a reclamtion. Eh bakit mo pa lilinisin kung tatabunan-mo lang din naman? I ca not understand, they should be clear on their policies," dagdag nito. (Anne rraine Gam!)

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SA dams ng Manila Bay Inter-agen d Task Force, tanging 35 porsiyento lamang rig 43 nainspeksiyon na mga hotel ang sum; unod sa pamantayan, samantalang piton hotel ay wala kahit isang sewerage meant nt fa- cility. . I I Mula sa 285 komersyal no establil myen- to na sinuri ng DENR; 59 lamang a 4 may planta ng sewerage treatment habd g 120 ay walang treatment facility. Kung ganito ang lumabas sa Inilang mga inspeksiyon sa mga establisi :yento, ay asahan na maglalabas ang DE4R ng mas maraming kautusan ng pagp Ipasara ng mga establisimyento sa mga sus pod na araw, ayon naman kay DENR Secre ry Roy Cimatu. - AP-

art Anti-littering enforce s ipinakalat sa Manila Bay Upang mapangalagaan ang kal nisan sa Manila Bay, nagtalaga ang MMD Ing anti- littering enforcers na siyang magba antay sa lugar sa sinumang mga taong mag:hkalat. Titiyakin ng alga enforcer na I ang ka- habaan ng baybaym ay mananai ling ma- tinis sa basura, kasunod puspu- sang paglilinis nito. Simula Enero 29 hanggang I brero 4, ang naturang ahensiya ay nakah Ii na ng kabuuang 17 litterbugs. Kasabay g babala ng mga opisyal na ang mahuhti ng mag- tatapon ay pagmumultahin ng P50 o mag- bibigay ng community service. I Ang bagong polisiya ay mi ayag ka- suited pagsusulong ng gob mo para sa rehabilitasyon ng world-fam Us sunset viewing site. I 1 )1 Kailangan sa rehabilitasyon ang relo- kasyon sa libong illegal settle na ang kanilang mga basura ay nakaka ng-ambag ng 70 porsiyento ng polusyon $ lugar, na unang inihayag ng tagapagsatit4 ng DENR na si Jonas Leones. ) Makikita sa resulta ng wate1.r mpling sa lugar na ang average fecal colifofn level sa Manila Bay ay 330 million rnot probable number (mpn); 3.3 million tim4 na mata- as sa standard na 100 mpn no jiaari para rnakapag-swimming. 11-1A 19EDITORIAI i 'Pr OttA r t 016" • sib errik I'AGE lOWER 0 FT9 ?Pia epartmeul or Envirof intent ml l Mn Wird Ilesources

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MANABAYAN UMEPAL SA MANILA BAY KAHIT Isa sa limang nagda- TinutUtulan ng Makaba- ang gobyerno ay walang gi- yan at 'be pang makakali- nawa ukol sa polusyon ng wang kampo any rehabilitas- Manila Bay. Wala ni isa sa yon ng Manila Bay dahil ma- karapatang rnabuhay ng mga ti-nang dating Pangulo any papaalis at mawawalan ng mabaybay sa tatlong rehiyo kabuhayan ang Informal set- kasama any Metro Manila. Iskwater pgunit karemihan . ..‘nagpahayag ng pagkabaha- .sa kanila tin6 paulit-ulit nang ' la sa tuluyang pagkasira ng tlers. Isang kabulastugan an Anti-poor daw ang rehab pagjiapatigll sa rehabilita nabigyan ng relokasyon at makasaysayang dagat na Ito. cash assistance pero paba- Any Ilderalo lang ni Du- program kaya iginlit nllang Itigil yon dahil kawawa name' lik-balik lang sa pag-iis- . ,erte any nagbigay-raan na o suspendihin Ito. Dapat kon- any mga iskwater na na stiltahin ang mga iskwater. dudumi rito at nangangalak kwater. marinig any boses ng ordi- Milyon-mllyong stake- naryong tao na humlling na Napakababaw at 'di ma- ng mga basura na humaha holder ang makikinabang sa sagipin ang Manila Bay mule katwiran ang kadahilanan ng pas sa seawall ng Roxa paglilinis ng Manila Bay. sa tuluyang pagkamatay nito. kanIla ng peg-alma. Kung Blvd. mayroon palang pumasok sa Sobrang darning dumi an Fake news ang sinasa- Kahlt na ang mga maii- bIng pakana ng gobyerno na frprogresibong grupo bakuran nang may bakuran, napupunta sa look na Ito g ngay Ig isulong ang reclamation tulad ng Makabayan Partylist dapat pang magpaliwanag pa line sa daan-daang establid, projects diyan. ay walang-imlk ukol sa envi- bago mapaalls iyon. myento, mga lokalidad at pa i Sa tIngin ko, umeepal lang ronmental degradation hang- Any Manila Bay ay 'di lang na mga barko na nagtatapo pasyalan na may magandang ng dumi, isang paglabag s ang ilang Oder ng Makabayan gang sa Ilunsad ang Tattle Partyllst na kumakandidato for Manila Bay" rehabilitation lanawin. lyan ay isang mala- Clean Water Act of 2004. sa darating na eleksyon. program noong isang linggo. king "economic zone" na bu- Nauunawaan natin an . •••••••••••• nom • UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON el Pm LIMN° STORY STORY P it WINN MN4110/1 Mt DIA 0 PUNIC. CORPORATION PAGE LOWER

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sa mga imburnal na du- paglilinis sa Manila Bay. ng zoo sa lawa ang lahat madaloy hindi lamang Sa pangunguna ng ng dumi mula to. sa panahon ngayon Department of Envi- Tinatayang 330 mil- kundi sa buong taon sa ronment and Natural yon ang feca coliform pamamagitan ng mara- Resources (DENR) at sa tubig na oanganga- ming daluyan ng tubig ilang pribadong sektor, hulugang n pakarumi na dumidiretso sa dog nagkaroon pa ng ilang ng Manila Bay at hindi Pasig at papunta sa Ma- seremonya para ipakita puwedeng languyan o ang dibdibang paglilinis gawing paliguhn. nila Bay. Mas lumalala pa ito sa makasaysayang lawa. Daig pa n2 dumi sa MANILA BAY REHAB Pinagpupulot ang lawa ang Bojacay na tuwing umuulan. Subalit panahon man mga inanod na basura na dating tinawa , na 'cess- MAKARAAN ang ilang performance ngayon ni ng tag-ulan o hindi, patu- karamihan ay plastik. pool' ni Pang ilong Du- taong hindi pagkilos ng Pangulong Rodrigo Du- loy ang pagbagsak ng Kapag nalinis na terte kaya ik pasa agad inga presidente mula terte kumpara sa mga polusyon sa mga daluyan nang tuluyan ang Ma- ang anim na euwang re- kina Ferdinand Marcos, dating presidente na ti- nila Bay, puwede na raw habilitasyon d to. ng tubig. Cory Aquino, Fidel Ra- natapunan ng mga basu- Hang araw pa la- itong paliguan. Ngayong alinis na mos, Joseph Estrada, ra ang dagat at saka isa- mang mula nang ilunsad Unang ipinasara ang malinis na ang Bora, ba- Gloria Arroyo at Noynoy isang pupulutin habang ng DENR ang rehabili- Manila Zoo na sinasa- tik ang sigla rig isla. Aquino, ngayon ay nala- gumigiling ang kamera. tasyon, araw-araw nang bing isa sa mga nagpapa- Malaon rang prob- lasap na ng Manila Bay Higit isang linggo dagsa ang tao rito. rumi sa tubig. lema sa Me • o Manila ang tunay na paglilinis. na ang nakararaan, (Sundan sa pahina 14) Isinusuka raw kasi ang basura a ang dumi Malayo talaga ang umarangkada na ang

I Balewala naman daw ang ilyones na ito MANG SI SANTO... sapagkat kukunin naman ang pondo sa 'Road (Mala sa pahina 5) Users Tax": Napapakainot na laindng tuloy sa uto si NaWaWaldas lang daw ka i o hindi naga- Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda gamit sa [Sm. a.ang pera kaya hnganganib din dahil may mga nagkakalat pa riff na mabuwag ang Road Board Naging dahilnn ito upang bakuran na ng Habang isinasagMva .ang anila Bay re- alga awtoridad ang Manila Bay kasunod ng hab, dapat ding habulin at k suhan ang mga pagdami ng mga naliligo o nag-swimming sa nakaupo sa Board na dupang . yaman. katubigan. o0o Sabi nga ni Usec. Antiporda, binakuran ang Si Alex Santos ay broadc ter sa mga pro- Baywalk sa Roxas Boulevard na sasakop mula grama ng DWIZ 882 tulad Ratsada Balita - US Embassy hanggang Manila Yacht. Club tuwing alas-6 ng umaga, 14 Balita Nation- gamit ang mga orange barrier at Hang mga kar- wide Pang-umagang edisyo (7am-8am) at agdagang senyales. kasalukuyang host ng public ervice program Batay sa mga nakikitang dumi mula sa sa PTV 4, ang KILOS PRO 1 0, tuwing alas lawa, napakalayo pa ng lalakbayin ng rehabili- 4 y medya hanggang alas-5 y edya ng hapon, tation efforts ng gobyerno. .Lunes hanggang Biyernes. M panonood ninyo Nakatutuwa nga lang isipin na ilang araw rin ako sa PTV NEWS sir w-araw dakong pa lamang ang itinatakbo ng gmagawang pag- ala-6 ng gab'. Ipadala ang in ong komento at lilinis ay nagbubunga na agad ito. I reaksiyon sa lupaxsantosl @ ahoo.com o pu- Sinasabing aabot P47 bilyon ang tinata- wede ninyo akong i-follow 4 twitter account yang gagastusin sa paglilinis ng Manila Bay. @iamalexsantos. ..• .

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SPY ON THE JOB Manila Bay beach' payanig sa Pasig Riv . . Dekada 90s nang Ngunit pagdating ng mga life guard ang at tcido dahil sa iawak mga kinauukulang ideklara na patay na armga iba't ibang lugar ng habagat season o ang flog Pasig dahil sa , na panggagalingan ng panahon ng tag-ulan, ahensiya at lokal na! pamahalaan para mai-1 sobrang dumi ng tubig mga basurang napu- malalaman natin kung at wala na raw isdang mababawasan ang mga wasan ang disgrasya.I punta rito. I maaaring mabuhay. Sabi nga ng ilang basurang mapapadpad Wala rin sanang kolo- koy na magkakamaling' Bunga raw kasi Ito ng opisyal, karaniwang sa Manila Bay dahil sa mga dumiu itinatapon "malinis" ang Manila panahonito ay papasok maniningil ng entrance fee at baka gulpi an sa ilog ng mga pabrika Bay kapag panahon ng na ang alon. Huwag at mga establisimyento amihan gaya ngayon nat ng a sa han m a abutm niya. TWITTER @dspyrey Sabi ng ating kuri- sa paligid ng ilog. Idag- dahil palabas ang alon. tsong na mawawala maw na hindi maru- dag pa ang mga ebak lbig sabihin, kung may na ang mga maaanod Kung maroon man at kung ano-anong batang eebak sa batu- na tone- toneladang nong lumangoy, malat tayong good news na pinaghugasan ng mga han ng look na ito, asa- basura pero ipagdasal laman daw kung La nangyari nitong na- residenteng nakatira sa d natin na sana ay maba- lagang malinis na an karaang mga araw mga. an na map tubig ng Manila Ba3/ gilid ng ilog. palayo ng Manila Bay wasan. Hiling ng ating kuri- tsong, isa na rito ang Bago natin malaman kapag niay nakita nan sinasabing paglinis sa ang ebak. Iyan siguro pating na umaali-aligi maw, magtuloy-tuloy ang nangyayari sa mga kung madami pa ring raw sana ang rehabili- Manila pay at pagba- basura sa Manila Bay sa sa look. balik ng mga isda sa basura ngayon sa tubig. Samantala, sab , tasyon ng Manila Bay Pero siyempre, mala- panahon ng tag-ulan, at Pasig River. Alisin Pasig river. hayaan natin ang mga pa ng ating kurima Sa totoo langnaman,' king tulong pa rin ang malalaman naman da ang mga dapat alisin clean-up drive na gi- kababayan natin na . I kahit ang mga nagda- kung talagang maim at obligahin "ang mga nagawa ngayon dahil mag-enjoy sa "Manila dapat obligahin na ang mga administras- Bay beach" sa darating na ang tubig sa Pas' yon ay nagkaroon din nahahakot ang mga River kapag may n ayusin ang pagtatapon natenggang basura. na summer season ka- nila ng waste water ng mga clean-up drive Binomba pa ang mga hit sinasabing hindi pa kita na uling buway na lumalangoy sa ilo at mga dumi. Kapag sa dalawang. uri ng ka- b tuhan para maa- rinligtas ang tubig nito Sa rnga nauna kasui nga naman gumanda tubigang o. lyon lis ang raga kumapit • para paliguan. kuwento gaya ng libr na ang dalawang ka- nga lang, hindi naman Kung hind' naman na langis at putik, at ni Jose Rizal, nabangg tubigang ito, ang mga makilcita agad-agad ang tila nagkaroon ng bu- mapipigilan ang mga resulta. Gaya sa Manila .nito na may buwaya a Pinoy din naman ang hangin sa ilang bahagi kababayan natin na makikinabang. Bay na sadyang mahi- mango maglagay sana Bog Pasig. rap linisin nang bongga ng dalampas gan. 0 I Jr RATIFIER EUITORIAI CAM IT STORY

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THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources Embassy and the Manila cht Club, where the proposed (DENR) is in discussions with businessmen Ramon S. fence will go up. "How ca cce clean if there are people Ang and Lucio C. Tan, Sr. for possible cooperation in river swimming there?: Mr. Cirfiku said. clean-ups around Metro Manila to support the govern- According to Mr. Cima , the fecal coliform content ment's Manila Bay rehabilitation program. of Manila Bay has fallen si hificantly to 7.5 million most "We are still doing technical consultations in which probable•number (MPN) rSr 100 milliliters (ml) from they expressed the intention [of] cleaning up the major 330 million mpN per 100 I at the start of the cleanup, rivers," Sherwin S. Rigor, DENR Undersecretary, told though the water is still u fe for swimming. reporters in Malate on Wednesday. The fence is expected t I be built in the next three The rivers will be inspected," Mr. Rigor said. days. "For the project with Lucio Tan, we are going to Meanwhile, a sewage ratment plant ydll be built choose," Mr. Rigor said, and noted that Mr. Ang, President beside the Manila yactitt b klean the water tram • and CEO of San Miguel Corp., will be assigned to clean up three esteros in Man4bce he draining Into Manilatay, Mr. the Tullahan River. Cimatu said. The river traverses northern Quezon City, Valenzuela Mr. Cimatu added that here are no approved reclama- and Malabon, emptying into Manila Bay. . tion projects yet in the are and every project, before Mr. Rigor said duririg the Kapihan sa Manila Bay being approved, needs to ecure an Environmental forum held in Cafe Adriatico that the DENR has not yet Compliance Certificate( from the DENR. appointed contractors for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay "The process of apqlyi for reclamation projects in since the budget department has not allocated funds for• Manila Bay must go thiou the DENR for the ECC. They the project. should be compliant with invironmental laws•(such as According to Mr. Rigor, the DENR is relying on govern- the) Clean Air Act, Clein ater Act, and Solid W8te ment equipment for now to facilitate the cleanup. Management Act," Mr. Ci tu said. "We do not have any contractors yet. We are relying "As of now there is no pproval for any reclamation. on our own," Mr. Rigor said. Nothing has beenapprov ," he added. Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu Mr. Cimatu is also con ent that the rehabilitation said that the department will fence off a segment of the project will go ahead, des te calls from some legislators Manila Bay shore•to discourage the use of the swimming to postpone the program nd decide what to do with the areas and beachfront. informal settlers. "We are about to close the swimming area. We did "I can't see a good pro Ict being discontinued," Mr. not anticipate the influx of people. We are closing the Cimatu said. beachfront," Mr. Cimatu said in the same briefing. According to Mr. Cim) I, the DENR is requesting "Elaywalk will still be open," he said, referring to • a 145 billion budget toe Oct the transfer of informal the bay shoreline on Roxas Boulevard between the US. settlers. — Reicelene Joy N. Ignacio . - • — UPS PAGE 1 (TANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON elk STORY STORY r figir—r 40,151.5 SINCE PAGE EOWPR 1111111M1404...""ii 111•1104•10..... "iesmo401111114/ -7 - 0 I FIB 2[119 Department of Environment and Natural Resources MANILAVIULLETIN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE THE NATION'S LEADING NEWSPAPER DATE

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By MINERVA BC NEWMAN work on the integration and updating of ri ers, river deltas, marshlands and the master plan of the Cebu river basins c stal areas) CEBU CITY- Cebu needs to update especially in the aspects of improving the Economic Development Plan its Central Cebu River Basin (CCRMB) sewage and solid waste, access to water, a a Institutional Linkages and Orga- Master Plan to make it more responsive sanitation and other higher generation n rational Structure foe River Basin to present conditions. developments," Rallon said. M nagement In a recent meeting, the Central He said several meetings, consulta- Rallon said this plan has a budget Cebu River Basin Management Council tions and interviews had been conducted of P36,047,622 and covers 678.7 square (CCRBMC) agreed that the plan was to improve the plan by integrating it 'I meters in the cities of Cebu, Danao, crafted in 2011 and there had since with the plans and programs of other M I ndaue and Iblisay and the towns of been major developments that must be concerned agencies. turias, Balamban, Compostela, Con- looked into. Rallon told the Manila Bulletin the sd acion,l Liloan, and Minglanilla. Maria Dianne Rallon, Senior Project following concerns must be addressed: I According to Rallon, the CCRBMC and Development Officer of the Water- Water Resources Management s multi-stakeholder organization com- shed and Environment Division of the Watershed Management Flood p ed of government mandated agencies Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD), Control/Mitigation co cerned with developing an integrated said the previous plans had a lot of data Disaster Risk Reduction and ri er basins management using the In- gaps. Hazards Management te rated Water Resource Management "There is a greater need today to Wetland Management (to include RM) principles. I I Iler nArIntel E1,I10P/A1 'IOW(

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(around P232 Million last year, with 48 percent of that or P112 million going to Re fund the agency's Riverbanks Develop- From ment and Flood Control Program). and educates people through im-. The agency also lacks police powers me4to and induction activities for vari- to penalize the commercial and indi- ous ag groupS. vidual violators of water pollution and ersion activities," said Miclat, THE Manila Bay cleanup reminds us of waste management laws, showing there other waterways that need to be reha- a brief orientation about the re- is a need to revamp its outdated charter, habklk n ion model of the PRRC and what bilitated, among them the Pasig River. Exedutive Order No. 54. The river used to be an essential the [p •lie] can do to help revive the Pasig The agency has heavy responsibili- River, Lollowed by a visit to our livelihood part of people's lives. They washed and ties. "Its river rehabilitation and man- centeir BASECO or an estero tour and bathed in it, drew drinking water from agement model," explained PRRC then C up." it for themselves and their domestic Information Officer Alyssa Miclat, e communities," she added, "peo- animals, fished in it, and sailed along "includes housing and resettlement [of ple the esteros...are oriented on their its 25-kilometer (16-mile) length from informal settlers]; riverbank, transpor- dutie§ i the maintenance of the rehabili- Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. All kinds tation and tourism development; Hood tateil butanes and linear parks as well as of goods were transported along it. And control; environmental management; hoW t do proper segregation [of waste]." during the colonial period the stately and public information and advocacy Th is still more work to do, so the homes of wealthy people were built programs." along its banks, among them Malaca- flang Palace. 111111NNII PRRC collaboration with UP Planades, The river figures in the first line of desi the Pasig River Integrated and Jose Rizal's 'El Filibusterismo': "One Strate Master Plan. Its goal is that by December morning the steamship Tabo If there are no clean 2032I e Pasig River and its surround- struggled upstream along the winding rivers, what do we go ing ?I Pasig, carrying a great nunfficr of pas- as will be resilient life-sustaining sengers to the province of La Lnguna." rollin' on?fl , edosyp ms, through restoration strategies inchidi management of Water quality In that same chapter Rig :refers to strejril ow, and catchments. the river's busy life in the late)19th cen- Per ps by then, and hopefully much tury, with "barges, boats, and. coconut rails of the natives" plying the river, sooner e Pasig River will be as clean or cI6than it was during Jose Rizal's and "laundresses and bathers on the The rehoming of informal settlers time[ river banks." we will see along its banks the is particularly important because it is fishe 1, boatmen, and bathers that he From the 1950s onward, industrial estimated that 65 percent of the waste once sa pollution, negligence, and poor waste thrown into the Pasig River comes management methods exacerbated by from their communities. Miclat said TheSo the proliferation of factories and the in- 'Proud Mary' goes "Rollin', rol- that from 1999 to 2018, the PRRC re- iv n' on the river..." If there are no flux of informal settlers took their toll located almost 20,000 informal set- clew on the river, and in 1990 it was declared ers, what do we go rollin' on? FB tler families living along the river, and tier: @,DrJenny0 biologically dead. "many of [whom] were even resid- Among the groups trying to bring ing over the estuaries and creeks and the river back to life is the govern- tons of garbage that [had] piled [up] ment's Pasig River Rehabilitation Com- underneath their, makeshift houses." mission. Today the river is horne to more than Created in 1999, the agency's mis- a hundred species of fish, birds, trees, sion (as posted on its website) is "to and water plants. "People now fish, transform Pasig River and its environs travel, and do exercise along the Pasig into a showcase of a new quality of River and its [47] tributaries," said Miclat. urban life," with the goal of restoring hi Oct. 2018, the Pasig River beat the "river water quality to Class C level." Yangtze River to be recognized by the In- Class C water quality means water ternational River Foundation as the lstA- that can sustain fishes and other aquatic sia Riverprize awardee at an international life, and support "secondary recreations "competition held in Sydney. The judges, like boating, and water for manufactur- Miclat said, "were really impressed with ing processes after treatment." the scale of the problems the Pasig River Led by its Executive Director Jose faced and the scale of the response initi- Antonio "Pepeton" Goitia, PRRC tries ated by the PRRC." its best to fulfill its duties despite a The PRRC seeks to engage public help shortage of manpower (and of its 200 for its river rehabilitation lefforts through workers only about 20 have plantilla its Puso Pam sa flog Pasig campaign. It positions) and an inadequate budget Tum to A5 I I 11 ER PAGE I RAINIER EUNORIAI CARI 011 eati STORY SIORY mrtment of Environment and einturni Resources .o 7 F zoia. 4TEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE - DAN Pig poo pouring into Bat ngas Bay

inoys and Chinoys celebrated the Chi- G cia and the cities of Lipa and Batangas." It nese New Year of the Pig two days ago is djmetimes called the "Nile of Batangas." with the porcine icon in the mind of I The team's report said that, as of 2017, the ' pmost everybody, especially the self- Ca mpang River had "significantly exceed- styled seers, soothsayers and their believers. edjEe guidelines for ammonia, biochemical So it is just as apropos to call attention to pigs b gen demand, chloride and dissolved oxy- in another context. Not the lawmakers' pork ger Coliform concentration in Calumpang barrel issue this time, but pig excrement be- h ' "greatly exceeded the DENR criteria for ing poured into waterways, not by the pigs Cläs C. This can be accounted to an increase themselves, but by businessmen who raise . in i i thropological activity around the rivers them for profit and in the process defiling w ch may lead to an increase in domestic the environment Picture rivers laden with wd tes." Anthropological, meaning human, pig and chicken shit draining into the sea.. . asa oumalists would simply write in this Much has been said about the overdue HUMAN FACE c ' . (Batanguenos' remark: Ala, e!) rehab of the "toilet bowl" that is Manila Bay MA. CERES P. DOY0 ! The report adds that Calumpang River that began last week, and the cleanup of the fal under Class C, which is supposed to be rivers and creeks that pour polluted, toxic ways in het hometown of San Jose. be eficial for (i) fishery, that is, propaga- water into that historic body of water, site I had seen for myself the efforts .she tio and growth of fish and other aquatic of battles. and source of romantic inspira- had put into her advocacy, which came out lif • (2) recreation, e.g. boating; and (3) in- tions—notwithstanding the foulness of it— in print and broadcast media. (She is chair du' trial water supply. because of the awesome sheen it lends to of Susi Foundation and, at one time, a frus- he DENR did conduct .a survey of 95 the famous Manila sunset. trated town councilor.) Her complaint had fir • s without discharge permits and, in De- Adjacent to Manila Bay is Batangas Bay, to do with Malaquing Tubig, the town's ce ber 2018, of piggery owners in Cuenca which could be just as toxically laden be- natural spring, into which pig and chicken tostrn. The dismal results are too technical to cause of the pig and chicken shit dumped manure were being dumped. inehtion here, but "commitments/agree- into the rivers that flow into it. It is not that My friend did write a stinging letter to mehts" with LGUs of Lipa, Batangas, nobody noticed and complained, there was the district revenue officer to explain why Roark) and San Jose have been made for just no tough action by the local govern- she refused to pay business tax "to a gov- th1 e LGUs to conduct monthly water quali- ment units (LGUs) for a long time. ernment that does not care about the ty onitoring and analysis. They shall also It took a Facebook page on traffic mon- health of the people." Iran her letter in this sub it the list of industries in their areas itoring in Batangas to rattle LGUs and call space. Too long to.explain here how it got an- Ltalidate their discharge permits. the attention of the Department of Envi- resolved, but suffice it to say that it was ! he Philippine Clean Water Act re- ronment and Natural Resources (DENR). one for the books! But pollution continued. qu es all firms to have a discharge permit But I am going ahead of the story. Recently, a team from the DENR re- Th 'report that I have does not describe Years ago, I wrote about a close friend sponded to the complaint on Facebook of the "pr per" and "improper" discharge. who was in trouble with the Bureau of Inter- Bantay Trapiko sa Batangas on the pollution IBatangas Bay's case should be no dif- nal Revenue because she had refused to pay of the Calumpang River caused by piggeries. fercrnt from Manila Bay's that Mother Na- her taxes for four years in a row. Batangue- The river is a "principal river joined by many turil s warriors brought before the ha farmer-environmentalist and former tributaries such as Malaquing Hog, Saban, Su ji enie Court and won. Good Shepherd sister Emma Alday worked and lbaan rivers draining (from) the munici- 1 very, very hard to clean up rivers and water- palities of San Jose, lbaan, Taysan and Padre Sen feedback to [email protected].

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486 COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS ANG ItsIY0NC GUMAGAMIT NC ILLEGAL DEEP WELLS, . HILDA C. DUG IPINASARA NC• NWRB HIGIT pang paiigtingin ng De- mga nagawa sa kanyang pi- dahilan upang isunod na . sara ng NWRB dahil sa partment of Environment and namumunuang ahensiya. gawing "big target" ng ahen- p 'gkakaroon ng illegal deep Natural Resources (DENR) Ayon kay Cimatu, maitu- siya ang Manila Bay rehabi- ells habang ang Pepsi Cola ang pagpapatupad sa mga turing na "centerpiece' para litation. %ducts Inc. ay pinagmulta environmental laws ngayong sa taong 2018 ang rehabili- Kinakailangan umanong n3 halagang P11.8 million taon upang maipagpatuloyang tasyon ng Boracay na pina- kakaiba ang mga hakbang sa d NI sa walang kaukulang nasimulang rehabilitasyon sa muan ng DENR kasama ng gagawing rehabilitasyon ng parmisong anim na deep Isla ng Boracay at iba pang iba pang ahensiya ng gob- Manila Bay dahil na rin sa wi 115 sa Muntinlupa City. mga nagawa ng ahensiya sa yemo sa ilalim ng Boracay duml ng tubig bagama't may p apPinppupriprinnani pCwimearstuaang taong 2018. Inter-Agency Task Force (91- kautusan ang Supreme Court "Sa taong 2019, umaasa ATF).- (SC) para sa paglilinis nibo D jNR, National Bureau of ako sa binitawan kong men- "With the eyes of the may isang dekada na ang In iestigations (NBI) at ng sahe sa mga nagkasala at world upon us, we set forth nakalipas. C bu City govemment dahil sa publiko na seryoso ang to do what cynics thought was "We are putting up a Ma- s pagkakaaresto sa mga ahensya sa pagpapatupad ng impossible: to transform a nila Bay command center, we n bebenta ng mahigit 100 batas, panuntunan at regu- cesspool back to being one will get the local government ki ng raw meat ng endan- lasyon sa kapaligiran" sabi of the world's best beaches units more involved, and we ge d green sea turtle. ni Secretary Roy A. Cimatu and swimming destinations, will be more aggressive in , "In our hands and on our sa ginanap na DENR New within a period of only 6 enforcing environmental sh ,ulders, lie the future of our Year Call na idinaos sa DENR months," sabi pa ng kalihim. laws, particularly against the na 4 n. In the crucial 11th hour central office sa Quezon City. Dagdag pa nito, "In Bora- discharge of untreated waste- fa ng climate change and all Ang tradisyunal na New cay, our mettle was put to water into the bay," sabi pa its hilling effects, we are at a Year's Call ay ang pagsasa- test. We not only passed that ng kalihim, ye 1 critical time to make dra- ma-sama ng kalihim at ng iba test, but also carried over the Bukod sa matagumpay ma jc changes," sabi pa ni pang opisyal at empleyado momentum to other prime na rehabilitasyon ng Boracay, Ci atu. ng DENR upang mabigyan ecotourism destinations like sinabi pa ni Cimatu na nag- ng prayoridad ang mga prog- El Nido and Coron in Pala- tagumpay nn ang DENR sa rama at proyekto na ipatutu- wan, Panglao Island in Bo- pagpapatupad ng Clean Wa- pad sa buong taon at Ito rin hol, and Puerto Calera in ter Act sa pangangasiwa ng ang pagkakataon ni Cimatu Oriental Mindoro." National Water Resources upang iprisinta ang kanyang Aniya, ang rehabilitas- Board (NWRB) noong 2018. yon ng Boracay ay maitutu- Umabot sa 486 commer- ring na tagumpay ng DENR cial establishments ang nai-

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By Carmela Reyes-Estrope velopment project in the area. dubbed "Aerotropolis." flooding the villages affected of Barangay Bagumbaya ni re @careyestropeINQ "We will addres's all your Silvertides already acquired by the pr ject construction. said backfilling operation dur- concerns and we will be cau- about 2,000 ha of fishponds in "App lying and issuing the ing land development woffltPel- BULAKAN, BU LACAN—Offi- tious in issuing environmental this town, residents and local ECC (e ironmental compli- evate the ground that citld dais of the Department of En- clearance certificatelto the pro- officials here said. The affected ance cer 'ficate) to Silvertides lead to rising water level: vironment and Natural Re- ject proponents]," Dimaliwat areas are titled private lands might b a delayed because the around affected villages. sources (bENR) have assured told some zoo villagers during a that had been used for inland company had yet to specify its "This will further w r en residents that there would be public hearing here on Monday. fishing but are now idle. project :i this area," Dimaliwat the floods we experienc dur- no incidents of flooding when SMC officials have said that told the I, quirer. ing high tide," he said. 2372 hectares of idle fishponds Idle fishponds construction activities for the Heavy earthwork o die are developed for the construc- Silvertides Holding Corp., project, being positioned as an D ainage canals fishponds includes back Wing tion of a P7oo-billion interna- which initiated the public hear- alternative to Ninoy Aquino In- Accor ing to Philkairos Inc., and may require 205 millilnieu- tional airport here. ing, would not confirm if the ternational Airport in Pasay a group t at conducted an envi- bic meters of filling mat“Is EliSa Dimaliwat, chief of the consultation with the villagers City, will start this year. The ronment I impact assessment of Philkairos said in a report! DENA regional Environmental. was for the airport construction. project will cover coastal areas the area, e site is situated in a Fe Anastacio, 67, a resat n1 Management Bureau .(EMB) for But Inquirer sources said in this town. low grou r ii and is flood-prone. of Barangay Taliptip, sal the environmental monitoring and. Silvertides was contracted by Dimaliwat said her office The g loup has recommend- feared the project woulit Isc enforcement, said residents liv- the proponent, San Miguel would ensure that Silvertides ed bulling drainage canals displace fishpond caretakers ing in the coastal villages of Tal- Corp. (SMC), to acquire the fish- would comply with all require- during land development to and that they would not bit Iv- iptip and Bambang "have noth- ponds, from private owners to ments and heed their recom- mitigate' ooding. en a resettlement site or ItAli- ing to worry" about the land de- give way to the airport project mendations to prevent massive Gil C imon, 6o, a resident hood programs. INQ —CV> PACT MILNER EDITORIAL CAR 10011 "1--- TH1 Upotiliti--‘ PROoRktild'A STORY STORY 11100 m eak PAGE inton. IIMANNO" N1111100SMIF 0 1 FEB 7019 eportment of Environment and 11D1111181 Resources MANILAHIULLETIN 'RATEGIC COMMUNICAIION INITIATIVES SERVICE THE NATION'S LEADING NEWSPAPER

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mitt r ER PAGE I TANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON 6bc-fisii*IftlifTL 1-----L-TiNlito— 014 A STORY STORY supra -- mon - LOWER epartment of Environment and Natural Resources NAHUM/RUTIN 0 7 FEB ?pip 'RATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE THE NATION'S LEADING NEWSPAPER DATE 24 eople are fixated on animals Fi cus on wetlands especially upon the arrival Local ccording to the conservation of the Year of the Pig. They gro p, Haribon Foundation, recent look at the signs and connect disappearance bin monitoring activity also revealed Ptheir birth year to an animal, and then In our own backyard, the decline a population of waterbirds in they learn whether they were born in of fauna and marine life is alarming. Pal i Island and in Buguey wetlands the year of a tiger, a rooster, a sheep Government agencies are closely moni- in tIe gayan province compared to the or a rabbit. toring the population of the popular pre :ous year. Whether there is fortune or misfor- tawilis, a fresh-water sardine found only ne plausible reason for the de- tune in the coming year, a Jot of the 12 in Batangas. cre se in population is the habitat animal signs in the Chinese Lunar cal- According to a International Union ch ge of birds in Buguey wetlands endar are fortunate to be "alive" - the for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) du to the recent monocropping of dog, horse, snake, and of course, the pig. report, the harvest of tawilis has gone ma i groves in the area. Except for the dragon, almost all these down by as much as 49 percent in the he bird monitoring activity was animals are flourishing in numbers. On past 10 years. con ucted as part of the annual Asian the side of misfortune, unlucky stars "Fishing effort using illegal gears Wa rbird Census held by the DENR- have fallen on some animals not belong- which target this species in the lake is Co munity Environment and Natural ing in the Chinese zodiac. increasing, but at this time the rate of Re ources Office (DENR-CENRO) One of the unfortunate ones is the increase has not been quantified specifi- Ap ri, assisted by Haribon which was Spix Macaw, the blue bird made famous cally, so it is inferred that the population led y Haribon wildlife biologist David by the movie, Rio, is now officially ex- has declined by at least 50 percent," the Qu po. tinct. The blue spix is said to be part report said. he group visited Buguey wetlands of the eight species of birds that have This officially marks the tawilis as an Palaui Island in Cagayan province been deemed extinct or suspected an "endangered species." to a s unt waterbirds as part of a global extinct based on the study by Bird Life There are also quite a number of m itoring program on waterbird International, a global partnership of critically endangered birds that can po lation. organizations that strives to conserve only be found in the Philippines based cry year, thousands of migratory birds, their habitats and global biodi- on reports from the International Union s visit the Philippines. As the habi- p north freezes during the winter versity. for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Much Hie the story of Blu in the These include the 'Bleeding Heart' on, birds travel to warmer places movie, man's activity - deforestation birds (pigeons and doves) found in as the tropics to find food. The specifically - is pointed as the main Mindoro, Negros, and Sulu. Doves like ippines is part of the East Asian/ culprit for birds' extinction. the Cebu Brown Dove and Negros Fruit traliasian Flyway 'where various Last year also saw the disappear- Dove are also part of the endangered ratory bird species from China, ance of the mighty White Rhino, as list. an, Siberia and other countries take well as the vaquita, a close cousin of The Philippine Cockatoo, the Sulu co rse during the months of September dolphins which used to be found in the Hornbill and the Rufous-headed Horn- pril. As these birds fly thousands of kilo- Gulf of California. bill are also part of the endangered Before, animals would become list. m: ers to cross countries, they look for extinct naturally due to loss of genetic. Sadly, the majestic Philippine Eagle go d places to rest and eat, including variation. Today, however, animals have is still part of the endangered list as th' wetlands. begun disappearing at a very rapid pace illegal poaching continues to threaten Haribon Foundation urges the because of man's progress. Forests, the the bird population to this day. p lic to keep these wetlands in good animals' natural habitat, are destroyed Other local animals like the Min- co dition as the survival of migratory in favor of man's activity and demand doro tamaraw and Bohol's tarsier bi s depends on it. lb raise awareness in the locality while oceans get polluted because of (the world's smallest primate) are industrial fishing and oil spills, and listed under 'near threatened' while NR-CENRO Aparri and Haribon conducted a learning session choked with plastic waste. _ __ ..__ the butanding (whale shark),• famous in some of the country's tourist towns, irt three schools in Buguey wherein was considered endangered in 2016 but de school students learned about its population has since recovered. m atory birds and the importance of c serving their habitats. An extinction of different species is c sidered dangerous as it can cause imbalance of the country's natural itats. Informing Filipinos about the im- p nding disappearance if we continue th mindless progress is one way to dress this pressing concern. As information is important, may the inese New Year and the awareness animal signs become an impetus to "se the alarm on the reality that soon, er animals may be gone forever. [74 LI soots UPPER PAGE I CANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON ___oir PALtiptirawsirn STORY STORY

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By ELLALYN t:sE VERA•RUIZ 1 Part of the solution to survive the impact percent of all land-based carbon, which is 'often seen as "wastelands" but when well- of climate change may be Central Luzon's twice the amount of all the world's forests maintained, healthy wetlands absorb and Candaba wetlands. combined. Istore eiccess rainfall and store it for the dry According to Department of Environ- Rodriguez said inland Wetlands, like riv- season; which helps communities cope with ment and Natural Resources-Thodiversity ers and lakes, absorb and store water from extreme Weather events. They then function Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) Direc- excessive rains-and reduces floods, while las "kidneys" of the earth, she added. DENR-Central Luzon Conservation tor Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez, healthy coital wetlands act as protective buffer wetlands in general provide natural solu- against storm surges and tsunamis, provid- and Development Division chief Minerv6 Martinez said the-32,000-hectare Candaba tions in coping with climate change. Peat- ing shield to coastal communities. ; lands, mangroves, swamps and seagrass . This year's World Wetlands Day, cel- • swamp in Central Luzon serves as one of '•the 117 important bird areas in the Philip; beds are the world's most effective carbon ebrated last Feb. 2 under the theme "Wet- pine's. It has consistently been listed in th4 sinks. lands and Climate Change" highlights the • 'Asian Bird Map as an important wintering Joy Navarro of the DENR-BMB's Caves, importance of healthy and intact wetlands ,areS for migratory birds, regularly support- Wetlands and other Ecosystems Division to one of the most pressing ehallenges of ing between 5,000 and 10,000 birds from said peatlands cover three percent of our our times - climate change. , planet's land yet store approximately 30 The BMB chief cited that wetlands are October up to April.

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A zero-waste Philippine is possible ive years ago, Presidential Proclamation LGUs that have already been iinplement No. 760, signed by former president Be- ng zero-waste policies need strong sup nigno S. Aquino III, officially declared port from national government agencie the month of January as Zero Waste COMMENTARY and legislators. They have the power to en F FROILAN GRATE AND JED ALEGADO Month. The proclamation defined "zero able an environment that supports thes waste" as "an advocacy that promotes de- policies by enacting laws and supportin signing and managing products and process- 28 percent, and residuals (waste that can't he implementation of such laws that ca es to systematically avoid and eliminate the be reused, recycled or composted) 28 per- scale up the successes of LGUs doing th volume and toxicity of waste and materials, cent. Much of the waste (8o percent, which zero-waste approach. and to conserve and recover all resources, is organics and recyclables combined) can For instance, cities like San Fernando and not indiscriminately dispose or burn be safely returned to nature or industry Panipanga, that are trying to reduce non them." without resorting to landfills and incinera- recyclable plastic waste through local ordi Even before the issuance of the procla- tion. ances cannot implement zero waste ef mation, various nongovernmental organi- Through proper segregation, organics ectively unless there is a law at the nation zations in the Philippines have been trying can b0 composted in our homes, schools al level to mandate businesses to stop the!,.2 to mainstream zero waste as'a goal for our and offices. In a linear waste.management production of single-use disposable plastic government In fact, PP 76o traces its roots approach, organics are wasted instead of packaging. Having a national law will en to the first-ever Zero Waste Youth Conver- being turned into a resource. Under a zero- sure that materials such as disposable imu gence organized by Mother Earth Founda- waste approach, recyclables .are reused plements or throwaway sachet packaging tion, in which 5,000 youth leaders issued a and recycled and become a source of liveli- are not produced in the first place. Thus, it Zero Waste Youth statement calling for the hood for waste workers as well. erhoves the burden from LGUs to have to. celebration of a Zero Waste Month. Various cities and towns in the Philip- manage plastic waste that can neither 1)6 January was chosen as Zero Waste pines have shown leadership in imple- recycled nor composted. Month because this was the month when menting the law, hoping to transform into With strong political will and robus . Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecqlogical a zero-waste city. A good model is San Fer- policies in place, government leaders and an. Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, got nando, Pampanga, which achieved a 78- engaged citizenry can transform the Philip,t i signed. Many countries around the world percent waste diversion record (or the pines into a zero-waste country. The comr have expressed admiration for this land- amount that waS composted or recycled ng midterm elections is an opportune timg mark Philippine law, as it calls for a decen- instead of going into the landfill) in 2017, o ensure that we are on the right track. tralized waste and resource management. from 12 percent in 2012. Tacloban City was 1 system that also bans waste incinerators. also able to increase the coverage of waste Froilan Grate is the regional coordinato According to the National Solid Waste collection but managed to decrease the of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Al' Commission, waste in Philippine cities and volume of waste sent into landfills. , ernatives Asia-Pacific. Jed Alegado is municipalities is moitly composed of or- However, the work does not end at the the communications officer for Asia-Pa ganics (52 percent). Recyclables' comprise local government unit (LGU) level. Many cific of #breakfreefromplastic. - - -- UP PAGE I ITATINER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY a Daily PAGE o 7 1E9 ?OM 'apartment of Environment and Natural Resources Tribune fRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE www-Dailytribune-com GATE

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TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan - At least 12 elementary schools •" and three secondary schools will benefit from the Installation of rainwater collector systems ' in the province.of Quirino.' The Department of public Works and Highways•QuIrino District Engineering Office (DPWH-QDEO) said34 collector systems, amounting to P3.4 million; were Installed In the. different schools. District • Engineer Marifel T. Andes said the system offers an • Innovative way to maximize use of rainwater farsanitation purposes. Rainwater is collected through pipes.. connected from the roofing - of the school buildings. Accumulated rainwater Is distributed to toilet& washtooms and other facilities that need water..(Liezle Base- , Inigo) I I • I urrrn PAGr. 1 nmulEn IORIM CA 10011 STORY STORY 10Y/ER elkvaauAbib•aca' Wiaa4041"441 oTaoI•RwRTR . "ailment of EnvIromueol mid NMurn1 Resource, :0 7 FEB zoi.Q

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The politics in the air We breathe omewhere in the Sierra Madre—It's have served as their "lungs" are eithe cold and raining outside, but here, in- gone or neglected, and our air-conditione side my tent, I am dry and warm. Long malls have served as ' proxies for. puhli Shours of sleep await me, or a leisurely paces. As the jeremiads of the architec read of any of the e-books I've made sure to Paulo Alcazaren point out, it wasritt mean bring along. Together with my friends and be this way, but decades of self-interes our Bugkalot guides, I've set up camp on a nd failed governance have gotten in th mountaintop near the tripartite border of ay of strategic urban planning. Aurora, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya. It's I hope more people realize the value of:, been a long day—of crossing rivers, our forests and trees, and see them not as trekking through the mossy forest, dodging obstacles to development, but the very ird rattan thorns—but we can take comfort in (age of the development we must strive for the fact that tonight we are safe and sound. I hope that beyond superficial acts like ' I have done this countless times, but I SECOND OPINION cleaning a portion of Manila Bay, our leadr still learn something new with every hike. ers act on deeper problems, like reviving Else, I am reminded of something old yet our public parks, fixing our public trans? still relevant On this mountain, known to ort system (vehicles account for 88 per; the locals as Mt. Pamazam-pazam, my re- can worsen asthma symptoms, increase the cent of Metro Manila's air pollution), and, alization is how different the air is, how risk of respiratory infection, reduce lung finding ways for environmental protection fragrant, how refreshing to inhale—to a function and exaterbate cardiovascular "and local economies to coexist. 1-also hope point that breathing becomes a pleasure. diseases. Alarmingly, air pollution accounts they find the. political will to implement , After a recent round of cough and colds, for 45.3-deaths per icio,000 Filipinos—the -laws that already exist but are poorly im! it's as if—despite the arduous climb and third highest such rate in the world. .lemented. the chilly weather—my lungs have been "Is it really that bad?" some might ask, Ultimately, having cleaner air also en;1 renewed, my body rejuvenated. and my response will be: "Maybe not for ails making choices like pursuing renew! . Corollary to this. I realize that air quali- you." The fact that air pollution is experi- able energy, protecting our biodiversity ty is something we who dwell in cities of- enced far more acutely and profoundly by and reducing our carbon footprints. Over ten take for granted: We want clean bod- the urban poor also makes it a matter of ,300 meters above sea level and zoo kilot ies, clean clothes, clean water; clean food, (in)equity and social justice. eters away from Manila, this mountain and yet care Very little for clean air. Only ay seem distant, but should we also not when we are denied an astronomic specta- Here in the Sierra Madre, people are jecognize the inexorable links between - cle do we notice the pollution that en- not spared from illness—access to health forest and city, the indivisibility of our lifet velops the city—but even then we see it in remains a challenge—but the adults we worlds with nature, the politics in the airj aesthetic, not medical or existeritial, terms. encounter look remarkably young, induct: we breathe? Only when we find ourselves walking in ing our guides who look to years younger When I go back to Manila, surely I will Taft Avenue or caught in Edsa traffic than their actual ages. Doubtless, living so iyearn to inhale the fresh air of the mount aboard a nonaircon bus does the unclean close to the forests has been good for their tains anew. But perhaps it is not too late ni" air become a felt reality. health, an assumption backed by a wealth work for a future when we need not go thit Despite our desensitization to unclean of scholarship affirming the manifold ben1 far. air, it has dire consequences for our health efits of being surrounded by trees. and quality of life. Studies show that, like Sadly, we have a grave shortage of Follow @g ideonlasco on Twitter. Sen secondhand smoke, ambient air pollution greenery in our tides; the parks that ought feedback to [email protected]. i '

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Air polluti n and climate change: Nine out of ten people breath U011uted air every day. In 2019, air pollu- Top 10 threats• tion is conside ed by WHO as the greatest environmental risk to health: icroscopic pollutants in the air can penetrate resp ratory and circulatory systems, damag- ing the lung, art and brain, killing 7 million people to global health premattirelie ry year from diseases such as cancer, stroke, heart a •d lung disease. The primary cause of air pollution.(bur ng fossil fuels) is also a major contribu- tor to climate' c ange, which impacts people's health in in 2019 different wars,: etween 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected Co Ci use 250,000 additional deaths per year, from malnutr't on, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress. As he World Health Organization (WHO) recently an archipelago, he Philippines is highly vulnerable to the ' came out with a list of the top 10 threats to global impacts of dim te change. ' Thealth that will demand attention from WHO and its Fragile arid nerable settings: More than 1.6 billion health partners in 2019. . . people (22% Of e global population) live in places where Thee threats, that are also affecting us in the country,.. protracted crise (through a combination of challenges include the following: such as drought famine, conflict, and population displace- Vaccine hesitancy, or the reluctance or refusafto ment) and weak ealth services leave them without access vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines, threatens to basic care. Fr ile settings exist in almost all regions of to reverse progress made in tackling vaccine-preventable' ' ! the world, and t, .ese are where half of the key targets in diseases. Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective the sustainable evelopment goals, including on child and ways of avoiding disese — it maternal health remain unmet. currently prevents two to . Antbnicrribi resistance is the ability of bacteria, three million deaths a year, MEDICINE parasites, virtise and fungi to resist these medicines. Drug and a further 1.5 million could CABINET resistance is dri n by the overuse of antimicrobials in be avoided if global coverage . TEODORO B. PADILLA people, but alsoanimals, especially those used for food of vaccinations improved. production, as w II as in the environment. Vaccine hesitancy is an Ebola and ht er high-threat pathogens: In 2018, the urgent issue in the Philippines folloWing a drop in vaccine Democratic Rep blic of the Congo saw two separate Ebola confidence and coverage. ., outbreaks, both f which spread to cities of more than 1 i Dengue remains a global health threat. Dengue cases in million peoplc:1 0 has come up with a watchlist for ' the country also increased by 21% in January to October priority resear.e. and development. This includes Ebola, 2018 compared to the s aine period in 2017. The WHO ex- several other he orrhagic fevers, Zika, Nipah, Middle plains that dengue is a mOsquito-borne disease that causes East respiratorry. drome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and flu-likesymptoms. Dengue May bedethal, killing up to 20% Severe Acute Re iratory Syndrome (SARS) and disease of those who contract its 'severe form. X, which reprise. ts the need to prepare for an unknown . Meanwhile, the world will face another global influenza pathogen thatico. Id cause a serious epidemic. pandemic — the only thing we don't know is when it will hit Weak prim health care: Primary health care can and how severe it will be. WHO warns that global defenses meet the major!' " of a person's health needs of the course against this threat are only as effective as the weakest of their life. 14“l. h systems with strong primary health link in any country's health emergency preparedness and care are needeatl achieve universal health coverage. Yet response system. • many countries . not have adequate primary health care Every year, WHO recommends which strains should be facilities. This ine lect may be a lack of resources in low- or ' included in the flu vaccine to protect people from seasonal middle-incom untries, but possibly also a focus in the III I fludi a strain develops into one which could cause pandemic, past few decades n single disease programs, the WHO the WHO will aciivate mechanisms that it has put in place in concludes., partnership,With, major players. • • The HIV epidemic continues to rage with nearly a mil- References: lion people everyYear dying of HIV/AIDS. The 6,532 new https://www ho. int/emergencies/ten-threats-to- HIV infection's reported by the DoH from January to July global-health-i,- 19 , 2018 is the highest recorded so far. The average number of https://news. b.wm.ph/2018/10/24/dengue-cases-up/ Filipinos newly diagnosed with HIV per day has steadily https://wWw oh.gov.ph/node/I058 increased: 2 in 2009,7 in 2011, 13 in 2013, 22 in 2015. and 31 in 2018..„ , .c ... Noncornmulicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, TEODORO B. PADILLA i he executive director of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare cancer and heart disease, are collectively responsible for over Association of the P ii' 'nes (PHAP). Medicine Cabinet is a column that aims to 70% of al deaths worldwide. These three NCDs are among promote awareness oh • blic health and health care-related issues. PHAP and its member compani s resent the research-based pharmaceutical and health the leading cedes of death in the Philippines. The rise of care sector in the Phi ipp es. NCDs has beeq driven by five major risk factors: tobacco use, medlcInecablner®pha org.ph. physiCal MiCtivity, the harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets and air pollution. _