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MAYORS in Metro Manila have agreed to help the government relocate at least 220,000 squatter families living along Manila Bay. In a meeting held at the Metro Manila Development Authority main office in Makati City, the local chief executives expressed support for the simultaneous cleanup operations and promised to co- ordinate with the National Housing Au- thority and the Department of Interior and Local Government on the relocation. In attendance during the meeting were Mayors Edwin Olivarez, Parailaque City; John ReynaId Tiangco, Navotas City; Rexlon Gatchalian, Valenzuela City; Imelda Aguilar, Las Pitlas City; Robert Eusebio, Pasig City; and Miguel Ponce LB, Pateros. The local government units also agreed to extend support to the long- term plan to clean the bay. Apart from actually cleaning the fore- shore areas of Manila, the campaign seeks to educate the public on the need to properly manage their garbage and avoid these from reaching Manila Bay. . Authorities attributed the heavy pol- lution to residents and squatters living along and near Manila Bay. MMDA chairman Danilo Lim said there is a need to change the habit of people, particularly squatters living near esteros, of disposing their waste into the bay. Lim said an integrated effort is need- ed for Manila Bay's restoration and "lo- cal government units have big roles in the success of this undertaking?' Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu had also sought the backing of the may- ors when his agency issues cease and deSist orders to business establishments found violating environmental laws. Cimatu said LGUs have the authority to issue suspension or cancellation of business permits of commercial estab- lishments polluting the bay. "We have to show that we are one in this effort;' said Cimatu. Moreover, compliance of factories and other business establishments with environmental laws will also be re- viewed. He also appealed to the mayors to or- der barangay paptaios tp conduct regu- lar cleanup activities on esteros and riv- ers connected to the bay.

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TO THE POINT EMIL P. JURADO

The rehabilitation of Manila Bay should be done in a holistic manner. The reason it became what it is now is a confluence of events, First, there are so many establish- ments around the Bay that are con- tributing to the pollution. They must be stopped. Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is already doing that by issuing cease and desist or- ders. Second, and this is the most dif- ficult of all, relocate all the squatters living around the bay. Still, this is not enough since the waterways and tributaries that flow into Manila Bay are also full of squat- ters. Local government units along the Pasig River have been incompe- tent and negligent. And then, there is the Bulacan Riv- er. Surveys show it is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Indeed strong will is needed to re- habilitate both the Pasig and Bulacan Rivers. The problem is the incompetence of local officials. Rehabilitating Boracay, compared to this, was easy. * * *

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Some noise was generated by the The "premier" city of Manila and "cease and desist" order for Gloria So' even Pasay are serviced by an MWSS Mans at the CCP complex and the icon- sewerage system, much of it built even SEE ic Aristocrat in Roxas Boulevard. In the as far back as the I 9thcentury, expand- ed during the 20thby colonial masters. case of the latter, it was discovered that LITO they were actually releasing wastewater Through the years, there have been to the M.H.del Pilar sewerage pipe of BANAYO patchwork improvements, mostly for Maynilad, because that was where the flood control purposes, built in Manila, pipes were located, since at the time the Pasay, the reclamation areas, even Mal- BELIEVE it or not: When I was a pre- Aristocrat was constructed, no pipelines abon and Navotas. schooler and until I entered primary were embedded underneath the Roxas But all these, it is clear, are not school, we could go for a swim in the enough to clean the bay which boasts side, which sits on reclaimed land. clear waters of Manila Bay, at the spot of a magnificent sunset, especially in (since reclaimed) where the road to the the months of December until February domestic airport intersects then Dewey when the orange orb of a dying sun is Boulevard. at full glory before it buries itself into Later, we could still swim at the the horizon to welcome the envelope of Malibu Beach resort in Pargiaque, See what political will before Las Pifias. And in high school dark. That is another direct effect of popu- days, Noveleta in Cavite was yet a can do? lation gone haywire due to uncontrolled popular destination for week-end swim- births and unmitigated migration from men. Now the sand has turned to mud poor provinces to what used to be "rich" (burak). mega-Manila. Farther off in college, Tanza was still Rep. Lito Atienza, a three-term may- good enough for swimming (and all- or of Manila from 1998 till 2007, asks night drinking). Now, even Matabung- the now-private water concessionaires, But beyond apprehending certain kay in Batangas is no longer the pristine Manila Water and Maynilad, why they establishments in the bay area, the white sand and pink coral beach it once have not yet constructed new sewerage task of cleaning Manila Bay is a much, was. systems complete with state-of-the-art much bigger project, and we ought to What has happened since? wastewater treatment systems for the thank President Duterte for ordering the Into Manila Bay empties Pasig Riv- metropolis. Instead, Maynilad Wa- cleanup. That restoration project will er, which is connected to several esteros ter for instance offers free septic tank not be finished within his term which or canals which in the 19thcentury was sludge extraction should household ends in 2022, but he and his officials still used as a river transport system for customers request the same. Oh, those must proceed without let-up, and pro- produce coming from the nearby prov- small mercies. duce tangible results that will make it inces of Bulacan and Pampanga in the But first, how many know about this an irreversible program, no matter who north as well as Rizal and Laguna in service which is not widely dissemi- succeeds Duterte. the south. Even Pres. Cory Aquino's This brings to mind what Mayor grandfather, a Chinese rice merchant in Bayani Fernando, and then his wife Malolos, Bulacan, used to sendcascos nated? Second, where does the water Marides, did for Marilcina. The renewal laden with rice using the Malolos River, concessionaire throw the sludge? and re-development efforts were so tan- towards Manila Bay, and into theestero Weeks back, the DENR announced gible and beneficial for Marikina resi- beside what is now the Divisoria mar- that it would start the Herculean task dents that even if the couple are no lon- ket. of cleaning up Manila Bay, until it be- ger at the city's helm, successors could The .esteros no longer serve any comes "swimmable" once again. And not but pursue the program. transport purpose, except to ferry pas- after a week of removing tons and tons The Manila Bay restoration and re- sengers through man-made and rope- of garbage floating in the nearby sec- habilitation project is a lot more difficult hauled barges from one side of the tions of Manila Bay, residents "discov- because it would require the relocation smelly waterway to the other side, as in ered" that there was a beachfront after of thousands of informal settler families Binondo and Divisoria. Why, even the all in some portions beside the Roxas living in the banks of esteros and rivers, President of the Republic has to suffer Boulevard bayvvalk. as well as the communities in the Ma- the stench of the Pasig while being fer- True to form, many Manilenos start- nila Bay shoreline, from Navotas in the ried by a motor launch between his of- ed flocking to the newly discovered north to Cavite City in the south. fice in Malacafiang Palace to his official "beach" to bathe just before the Lunar . Secretaries Cimatu and Ano should residence inside Malacafiang Park. New Year, even if the same is yet pro- implement the President's directive At certain times of the year, even hibited. Tigas talaga ng mga ulo! without let-up and compel the mayors the garbage thrown by mindless resi- And in their wake, left garbage and of the towns and cities that contribute dents into the streams and tributaries of plastic bags behind. See how difficult to the mega-cesspool that is Manila Cavite and Batangas are carried by cur- the job is for DENR and other govern- Bay to do their part. The same goes for rents into Manila Bay, like some kind ment agencies involved in the massive Laguna Lake Development Authority of a water closet flush bringing detritus clean-up and rehabilitation effort? CEO Joey Medina, the former mayor of into a septic tank. Pateros. It is one lasting legacy that future ge erations will be grateful for, if sus- tained. See what political will can do? * * * Elf, ,IPAGE I RANGER 0110111 cARIO0 StORY STORY e G '

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New Battle of Manila Bay 180,000 hectares, and the land area of the watershed catchment area is 1,700,000 VIRTUAL hectares--equivalent to 24 Singapores REALITY iiThis effort is now the and 1,700 Boracays." TONY If Duterte succeeds in rehabilitating be-all and end-all of Manila Bay, it will enshrine him as the LOPEZ best president we ever had. Forget about Duterte's presidency a the thousands killed in the name of ille- gal drugs, forget about the slowing econ- ONE of the best policy decisions Rodrigo omy, forget about the failure of TRAIN, Duterte has made in the first 31 months forget about Congress becoming more of his six-year presidency is his order to a cesspool. rapacious and less transparent during his Manila Bay is also a cesspool-1,700 clean and rehabilitate Manila Bay. watch, forget about the failure to contain About P47 billion has been allotted times worse than Boracay. the Muslim separatists and the commu- In my TV interview Monday night, for the job over the next 12 months. The nist New People's Army, forget about environmental planner and architect Jun huge amount shows you how serious bad jokes about the Catholic Church Palafox described the enormity of the Duterte is about cleaning up Manila Bay. and its beliefs, bishops and priests, for- The rehab of Manila Bay comes a few Manila Bay rehab job: get about his questionable China pivot. "The coastline from Cavite to Bataan months after the successful cleanup of llin ft, AS is 190 kilometers, the surface water is Boracay which Duterte had described as

with the MWSS, Philippine National ral harbors in the world, Manila Bay has New... Police, Philippine Coast Guard, Philip- been our country's premier gateway to pine Ports Authority, and BEAR. the west and to neighboring countries in From A4 In ten years, these departments Asia. It holds much significance in our history, and it has played a vital role in Manila Bay is now the be-all and and agencies failed to comply with the Supreme Court mandamus. And shaping our nation and our identity as end-all of Duterte's presidency. it has witnessed countless momentous The President has invested his enor- so Manila Bay deteriorated. The pol- lution, dirt, and sewage at the bay is events dated as far back as 9th cen- mous political will to succeed with tury A.D. such as the commencement Manila Bay. He has harnessed the full three times that is allowed for humans to live. So it is a wonder why humans of trade with China, the arrival of the force of the Armed Forces of the Phil- Spaniards, the Galleon Trade, and the ippines and the skill, experience and who bathe and live there remain alive. The high court mandamus of 2008 Battle of Manila, among others." command structure of retired military "In spite of its economic and cul- men to get the job done. At the top of stemmed from its affirming an RTC and Court of Appeals rulings on the tural endowment, Manila Bay's envi- this structure is retired general Roy Ci- ronment has been deteriorating at an matu, the secretary of the Department original case filed by environmentalists on Jan. 29, 1999 before the Cavite Re- alarming rate. It is severely polluted of Environment and Natural Resources. with marine, domestic, industrial, and gional Trial Court. Cimatu plans to employ ground troops commercial waste—threatening ma- and ground commanders to carry out That case sought an order to the de- fendant government agencies "to clean rine life and the livelihoods primar- , the DENR rehab plan. Literally thus, ily dependent on the Bay's resources. , we have a new Battle of Manila Bay. up, rehabilitate, and preserve Manila Bay, and restore and maintain its wa- According to the most recent water To be sure, it is not that Duterte has samples and laboratory tests conducted suddenly become pro-environment. ters to SB level (Class B sea waters ification Tables under by the DENR, Manila Bay's colifonn The President is actually imple- p level is 330-million MPN—exception- menting an order of the Supreme Court DENR Administrative Order No. 34 ally way beyond the acceptable level of dating back to Dec. 18,2008 to 14 gov- [1990]) to make them fit for swim- less than 100 MPN! emment agencies to clean and restore ming, skin-diving, and other forms of This wide-scale project presents Manila Bay, including eight cabinet- contact recreation." The RTC issued a mandamus in numerous opportunities for waterfront level departments and agencies—the development from which we can all DENR, Metro Manila Development September 2002 which was upheld by reap long-term benefits." Authority, and the departments of the CA and later by the SC. Palafox ex- Education, Public Works, Agriculture, plains why Manila Bay matters: "Considered as one of the best natu- biznewsasia®gmail.com Budget, and Local Governments, along STITATIETTIC Li 1=1 = Lii CORINIIINIT 'A I 111/9 p AGE I 6/011/ER EtTITORIAt cAnt0011 STORY TRIll IAJIVIFS SORRY SEITS'IrIT.

06 FEB ?OW PAGE rtnir GOTCHA JARIUS BONDOC 1970s the goyerrtment poured billions of pesos for landfill and dikes — all for Manila Bay island-building naught. Today more areas of the city are flooded than before. to sink inland homes - expert Storm surges would lash the coastal communities. uge obstacles deter President Excerpts from my column of Mar. Typhoons are becoming stronger than Rody Duterte's Great Manila 13, 2017: ever due to climate change. Most at risk HBay Rehab. Thirty-eight rec- Four of 38 reclamations are about to from storm surges and giant waves are lamations totaling 26,234 hectares are commence: two in Manila, one in Pasay, coastal plains that slope up very gradu- planned along almost the entire coast- and one in Cavite. The new real estate ally, like the Manila Bay area. History line. Environment lawyer Tony Oposa would bring mega-profits to the propo- has shown evidence of typhoon destruc- prefers calling the near-shore schemes nents. But wait, warns the Philippine tion. Ships have been unchained from "tambak" or landfilling. For, those are government's "Balik-Scientist" Kelvin anchors and crashed against each other virtually island constructions for even- Rodolfo. Millions of residents in Metro or onto Roxas Boulevard due to strong tual high-rises. "The Bay is a nearly en- Manila, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, and waves. Reclamations artificially would closed water body," he says. "If islands Cavite would be left in misery. change the coastal contour, making them are piled all over, then water flow all the Three disasters loom: prone to storm surges and destructive more would be blocked, and waste and Seawater will flood coastal com- waves. stink kept bayside." munities. Liquefaction would sink coastal ar- The island-building contradicts the Due to sea temperature warming, eas into the water in case of earthquake. Supreme Court order to clean up the sea levels are rising, especially near the Liquefaction is when loose, saturated Bay, that Oposa and 14 youths fought equator. In the Philippines the rate of rise soil and sediments lose cohesion and for starting 1999— for future generations. is as much as 14.7 mm a year, or above temporarily behave like liquid. That's Obstructed too is the Executive's order an adult's ankle in ten years. At the what happened when buildings in for 178 cities and municipalities, and same time, the Bay area is fast sinking. downtown Dagupan City, beside Lin- 5,714 barangays along the Bay and its Unbridled extraction of groundwater is gayen Gulf, sank as deep as one meter inland tributaries in Metro Manila, Cala- causing the surface to subside. The rate from the 1990 Luzon earthquake. Yet the barzon, and Central Luzon to join in. of subsidence in Greater Manila is about epicenter was one hundred kilometers It defies science. About this time two 19.2 trim a year, or deeper than an adult's to the east, near Cabanatuan. In case the years ago I wrote about the damage mid-leg in ten years. (Rodolfo likens that Big One strikes when Greater Manila's that Manila Bay reclamations would subsidence to the sinking of California's West Valley Fault moves, reclaimed ar- wreak. Not only coastal communities San Joaquin Valley by eight meters, or a eas could suffer liquefaction. Structures would be prone to storm surges. Those three story house, due to groundwater , could collapse. many kilometers inland also could be overuse in the 1920s to 1970s.) Rodolfo warns against the reclama- flooded. Liquefaction can sink the ar- Manila Bay coastal plains slope up tion of Sangley Point in Cavite, at the tificial islands during earthquakes. All inland very gently. Ten to 20 km of land southern tip of Manila Bay, for a new air- those were from Dr. Kelvin S. Rodolfo's from the shore are only one meter above port. Such earth-filling could sink large 2015 study "On Geological Hazards sea level. The combination of rising sea parts of the heavily populated urban- that Threaten Existing and Proposed levels and land subsidence would make ized province due to hastened seawater Reclamations of Manila Bay." Rodolfo seawaters advance inland. Large swaths , rise, land subsidence, storm surges and is professor emeritus of Earth and of the Bay area perpetually would be in waves, and earthquake liquefaction. Environmental Sciences, University of knee-deep seawater in ten years. Rodolfo cites Japan's engineering fiasco Illinois at Chicago. The following year Reclamations, being soft earth, would at Kansai Airport, built on a reclaimed he presented a visual abridged version, be susceptible to the combination of island off the bay coast of Osaka. More "Dangerous Aspects of Reclamations rising sea levels and subsidence. They than $20 billion — 40-percent over- along Manila Bay," before the National would even hasten and deepen the budget — was spent to reclaim land from Academy of Science and Technology. flooding in other parts of the Bay area, the sea, pave two runways, build the Both articles are online. as natural outflows of rivers and high terminals — and trying to outpace the . .* ., tides would be clogged. Rodolfo cites sinking. Still it sunk, by 11.9 meters, or the experience of Dag at-Dag atan in a four-story building. Ten percent of the Navotas, Metro Manila. Starting in the cbst went to waterproofing alone to save basements. The island continues to sink to this day.

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Groups hit Palace order empowering Duterte to OK land-reclamation deals

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ILITANTgroups on Tuesdaycriticized Malaca- 1 nang's move to take over the Philippine Rec- Mlamation Authority's (PRA) newly restored powers to approve land-reclamation projects. Sought for reaction on the recent issuance of an execu- tive order signed by President Duterte recently, the Ka- lilcasan-People'sNetworkfortheEnvironment(Kalilcasan- PNE) said the move reveals Duterte's hand in promoting what it described as a destructive coastal activity. Duterte has signed Executive Order 74 transferring the power of the National Economic and Development .,/ Authority (Neda) to approve reclamation projects back to the PRA and placing the latter from the supervi- sion of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to the Office of the President. During a news conference prior to the launching of Battle for Manila Bay onJanuary 27, Environment Sec- retary Roy A. Cimatu said part of the rehabilitation of Manila Bay is the reforestation of mangroves andbeach forests, and a review of all'approved land-reclamation projects along the 190-kilometer coastline from Cavite to Bataan. Many of the PRA-approved development projects requested by local government units through the Public-Private Partnership program involve land reclamation, also called dump-and-fill. Landreclamationcausesenormousdamagetocoastal ecosystems and the death of habitat-forming species like mangroves, seagrasses and corals, the group said. "This is alarming knowing full well that there are many oligarchs close to Duterte who have interests in reclamation. Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy and San Miguel magnate Ramon Ang, known friends of Duterte and campaign finance contributors, have multibillion-peso reclamation deals across the bay," Leon Dulce, national coordinator of Kalikasan-PNE, told the BUSINESSMIRROR. The group noted that no new regulation was intro- duced in the executive order, indicating that Duterte "intends to wield the PRAin its business-as-usual mode of indiscriminately promoting reclamation projects?' "This puts the so-called Battle for Manila Bay rehab program under question. How can you achieve the Su- preme Court-mandated objective of restoring Manila Bay's coastal ecosystems if your end game is to dump, fill, and pave them for big-ticket infrastructure and eco- nomic zones?" Dulceasked. "If the Dutertegovernment is sincere in rehabilitating this historic water body, the current reclamation projects should be canceled and a moratorium should be imposed until a rational coastal resource management policy is put in place," he added. For its part, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said Malacanang's latest move has become apparent that behind the efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay is the government's plan to privatize it in the form of an environmentally destructive reclamation.

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'Make Manila Bay reclamation-free' localsherfolk group reiter- ated its call "The problem with this reha- for the rehabilitation bilitation drive of the government of Manila Bay under a framework is we were not consulted what are that will genuinely restore the •the components of the campaign," traditional use of the historic bay Pamalakaya national chairperson ' into a fishing ground, as well as its Fernando Hicap said. natural environment protected from He said that the Department of viaprivatization reclamation. by big business firms Environment and Natural Resources announced plans to relocate at least The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilu- 300,000 Manila Bay residents with- sang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas out consulting the latter about it. (Pamalakaya) expressed its support for House Resolution (HR) 2452 call- "We have been calling on past and ing for present administrations to e government to ensure genuinely rehabilitate the deterio- important measures such as declar- rating Manila Bay but our collective zone."ing Manila Bay as "reclamation-free clamor seems to fall on deaf ears," Hicap said, The HR also supports the holding "We are ever-ready to propose of a public consultation among mar- and initiate our own effective and ginalized stakeholders, and drafting sincerest way of rehabilitating of a genuine and democratic pro- Manila Bay as long as we are as- gram that will sincerely rehabilitate sured that no single fishing family Manila Bay without violating the or coastal settler will be demolished socio-economic rights of fisherfolk from their community," he added.. and coastal settlers. (Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz) --- —

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Department of Environment and Nato! 06 FEB 2019 BUKOD sa binaba- TRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIAT yarang buwan-buwan DATE fly mga kostumer na environment charge, .mayroon pa ba sitang babayarang iba kung magpasipsip sila ng mga poso negro? ENNY ANTIPORDA Ito ang tanong sa mga water concession- aire na Maynilad at Ma- MAYNILAIL MANILA WATER nila Water sa gitna ng akusasyong kabilang AT MCA RELOKASYON sila sa mga malalaking Marikina City si Cong- at ibabaw ng Manila dahilan kung bakit may ressman Bayani Fernan- Bay. polusyon any Manila do, walang puwang any Any Philippine Ports Bay. basura sa lungsod. Authority ay nag-aalok Sa panimulang pag- Sa napakaikling pana- ng limang ektaiya para dinig ng Kamara ukol hon sa una niyang pagka- sa nasa 2,000 pamilya. sa responsibilidad ng mayor, nagkasunod-su- Tumutulong na rin mga concessionaire nod na any parangal na any Department of En- na ito, lumalabas na 20 natamo ng kanyang lung- vironment and Natural porsyento lang ng ka- sod ukol sa kalinisan at Resources sa p'agha- nilang milyon-milyong kaayusang pangkapaligi- hanap ng relocation site kostumer any kanilang ran. sa labas ng Metro Ma- malilinisan ng poso At isa sa laying sina- nila. negro kung sabay-sa- sabi nito na libre any pag- Any mga lokal na bay na magpalinis any sipsip ng Maynilad o Ma- pama.halaan, tiniting- mga ito. nila Water sa mga poso nan any posibilidad pa- Ayon sa mga mam- negro. ra sa in city relocation." babatas, malapit nang Any dahilan, buwan- Any isang sagabal magtapos any unang buwang may binabayaran dito ay any kawalan o panahon ng konsesyon any mga kostumer para kakapusan ng pondo. subalit hanggang sa rito, any sewerage fee o Sana, magawan ito ganitong antas pa lang environment charge. ng paraan upang ma- any kakayahan ng se- Sa atin, siya ang isa sa kakilos any lanat para werage system ng da- mga kauna-unahang ma- sa pambiling lupa, ka- lawang concessionai- yor na nagdidiin sa pag- hit kaunting kapital at re. papaalala sa mga kos- pagsimulan ng mga re- Any isang kahulu- tumer ng nasabing mga locatee at pagtatayo ng gan nito, paliwanag ng concessionaire ukol sa mga bahay. mga mambabatas, ay "bayad" ng pasipsip at MATAAS NA limpak-limpak any kini- i-avail mo na lang ito. GUSALI kita ng mga conces- ANG TAMAAN Para sa ULTIMATUM, sionaire pero kulang sa 'WAG MAGALIT dapat na ikonsidera serbisyo sa mga kos- Hindi lang miminsan any pagtatayo ng mga turner. • na nakahuli ang mga aw- matataas na gusali pa- Sa ibang salita, may toridad ng mga nagta- ra sa mga relocatee. pandaraya kaya .sa tapon ng dumi mula sa Halimbawa any gu- mga kostumer? poso negro sa Manila Bay. saling may apat na pa- P1,500, TAKE IT Anak ng pitong putakte, lapag na may probis- OR LEAVE IT yon para sa mezzanine May mga nagpapa- makaraan silang mag- allowance para sa rating sa atin mula sa sipsip, diretso pala any kwarto malapit sa iba- Caloocan City na na- mga ito sa Manila Bay ba ng bawat floor. niningil any mga tau- para itapon any kanilang Any mga gawa sa han ng Maynilad ng nasipsip. Mandaluyong City na P1,500 sa sinomang Any dapat, may planta gusali any ehemplo ni- gustong magpalinis ng para sa paglilinis ng mga to. poso negro. duming ito at kapag safe Sa rami ba naman Taliwas ito sa anun- na, pupwede nang itapon ng anak ng mag-asa- syo ng Maynilad at Ma- sa dapat pagtapunan. wang Pinoy, kailangan nila Water na libre any Tanong: May mga ta- any matutulugan, bu- pasipsip. ga-Maynilad o Manila Wa- kod sa mga regular na Anak ng tokwa, take ter o mga pribadong kom- kwarto. it or leave it any peg ng panya? Kapag nagkaroon ng mga ito. Maganda kung mali- mga pabahay na bu- Problema nga lang, nawan ito at lalong ma- ngalow type lahat, napa- hindi na bumalik any ganda kung wala nang kalawak any kakaining mga ito para sana ma- gumagawa nito. lupa ng relocation. verify kung totoong Any clue rito, nagkahu- Basta hindi bababuyin taga-Maynilad nga sila lihan bago dumating ang any paggawa ng mga mga peke. administrasyon ni Pangu- gusali, matitibay any Baka katulad lang long Rodrigo Duterte. mga ito at kayang mag- sila ng mga pekeng Isang araw lang any tagal ng daang taon. wrecker ng mga sa- balita at nanahimik na ito Kung matibay ang sakyan na may karato- pagkatapos. lahat, hindi rin basta lang rehistrado o ac- Bakit kaya? masisira ng kahit mga credited sila sa Metro RELOCATION AREA lindol at kung maganda Manila Development DUMARAMI any mantinansya, mai- Authority o lokal na Nagsimula nang mag- iwasan ang mga su- pamahalaan pero hin- hanap any mga lokal na nog. di pala. pamahalaan, maging any 0 paano? Pag-aari lang pala mga pambansang ahen- o0o any mga ito ng mga sya ng mga posibleng re- Anomang reaksyon iskalawag na pulis o locationa area ng 220,000 reklarno ay maaaring protektado nila. katao na binubuo ng iparafing sa 0922840- MAYOR BF 40,000 pamilya na naka- 3333 o i-email sa banti- Noong Mayor pa ng iskwat, sa dalampasigan [email protected]. PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON STORY STORY elk PAGE LOWER 06 FEB 7012 Department of Environment and Natural Resources HATAWI STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE D 'YARVO e 1E3 AVA N P10.00 DATE t 111 iffshatentattlold.cam

REKLANIASYON NC MANILA BAY TARGET NC E074 Filipinas ang kontrol at ni GERRY BALDO pamarnahala sa PRA maging ang pagbibigay ng MABILIS na reklamasyon ng Manila 'go signal' sa reclamation projects, batay sa Exe- Bay ang tunay na pakay ng pagla- cutive Order No. 74 na nilagdaan ni Pangulong labas ng Executive Order No. 74 pan Rodrigo Duterte. sa mga kaibigang negosyanteng "There is a need to rationalize the approval Chinese ng Duterte administration. process for reclamation Ayon kay Anakpawis mga mangingisda at projects towards an eco- Rep. Ariel Casilao kasama maralitang lungsod sa nomically and environ- sa mga mapapaboran ng Cavite City kaugnay sa mentally sustainable EO 74 ay ang 265-hectare paglinis ng Manila Bay. resource development," Pearl Harbor City project Ani Casilao, higit sa rason sa EO 74. sa Pasay City na pagma- 300,000 pamilya ang Isinaad pa, "The may-an ng kaalyado ng maaapektohan ng pro- order also highlighted the pangulon_g si Dennis Uy. yektons ito. State's policy 'to increase Ang Philippine Recla- Alava ang ipinapa- competitiveness, promote mation Authority (PRA), kita ng gobyerno sa taong- ease of doing business, ang ahensiyang nanga- bayan ay dalawang kilo- and rationalize and ngasiwa dito ay may metrong dalampasigan sa streamline functions of planong 43 reclamation Malate habang itinatago agencies to facilitate projects sa Manila Bay. ang apat na kilometrong efficient delivery of Bago maglabas ng EO breakwater na isina- government services." 74 ang reclamation pro- pribado malapit sa SM Sakop ng EC) 74 ang jects ay pinanganga- Mall of Asia patungong lahat ng reclamation siwaan ng PRA at ng Okada sa Paranaque project kasama ang National Economic City. isinusulong ng mga lokal Development Authority na pamahalaan at iba (NEDA), ngayon nasa PRA ISINAILALIM pang ahensiya ng pama- ilalim na ito ng Office of SA PANGULO halaan. the President at ang lahat TINANGGAL sa Depart- Ang kautusan ay ng reclamation projects ment of Environment and inilabas ng Palasyo isang ay magkakaroon ng Natural Resources lingo matapos mana- approval ng pangulo. (DENR) ang kontrol sa wagan an Bang mamba- Ayon kay Casilao, Philippine Reclamation batas na itigil an reha- palcitans tao unaano ang Authority (PRA) at inalis bilitasyon sa Manila Bay paglilims ng Manila Bay din sa kapangyarihan ng at nag-akusa sa pama- at ang tunay na pakay ay National Economic halaan na inihahanda ang reclamation projects. Development Authority 43 reclamation projects sa Kaugnay nito kinon- (NEDA) ang pag-aproba Manila Bay na nasungkit dena ni Casilao ang sa reclamation projects. ng malalaking nego- planong demolisyon sa Inililpat sa kapang- syante. higit 100 kabahayan ng yarihan ng Pangulo ng (ROSE NOVENARIO) _ —

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Mga Chinese makikinabang sa Manila Bay reclamation Nangangamba ang isang kongresista na pa ng- hirnasukan din ng China ang mga reclamation project sa Manila Bay. Pinagdududahan kasi ni Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alerano ang pagsasailalim sa Philippine Reclama- tion Authority (PM) sa Office of the President. Aniya, nabahiran ng hindi magandang inten- syon ang mabuting hangarin para sa rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay lain na kung magbubukas na naman ito ng panibagong pagkakataon para. makapasok ang mga Chinese. "I will not be surprised if later on we will find out that Chinese investors will be the ones benefitting from the speedy approval of reclamation projects," komen- to ni Alejano. Samantala, ipinahayag naman ni Anakpawis Party-list Rep. Mel Casio na turnibay ang batayan na reklamasyon ang tunay na palmy sa rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay matapos rsalin ang pagmamando ng PRC sa Office of the President alinsunod na inilabas na Executive Order No. 74. Naniniwala ang mambabatas na sa pamamagitan ng EO 74 ay m'as mapapabilis ang mga reclamation project sa Manila Bay. Nauna nang inihayag ng MakabayAn bloc sa Kama- ra na umaabot sa 43 reclamation project ang gagawin sa Manila Bay. (Aries Casio) .4:‘ STRATEGIC Setae _ BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON UPPER PAGE I COMMUNICATION STORY STORY L INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER SERVICE OMITS Re MALUILIS SA DALITA 06 FEB 2019 DATE PAGE I/ IMF

KUWENTAS KLA S Rehabilitasyon hindi reklamasyon! gram. In fact, Secre- yang rehabilitasyon ng ang isang Memoran- Duterte na magpatu- tary Alio is personally Manila Bay, nilagdaan dum of Agreement pad ng reklamasyon? opposed to reclama- ni Pangtdong Rodrigo para sa tatlong mala- Mula sa punto de tion projects." Duterte ang Execu- king reclamation pro- bista ng mga opisyal Sa kasamaang-pa- tive Order 74. Kan- ject sa Manila Bay. Ito ng gubyerno, muma lad para kay Malaya, yang binawi sa NEDA ang 148 ektaryang antas lokal hang- tuwirang kinontra ang kapangyarihang Solar City project ng gang Malakanyang, ng Malacanang ang aprubahan ang mga Manila Gold Coast na nais samantalahin pagtatwa umano ng proyektong reklama- Development Corp. ang lcanilang posisyon DILG sa reklamasyon. syon at inilipat ito sa ng pamilya Tieng; ang upang magpayaman, Ayon kay Presidential Philippine Reclama- 360 ektaryang proyek- madaling unawain Spokesperson Salva- tion Authority na kan- to ng SM Prime Hol- kung hal& kaaldt-aldt TWITTER: wonchi dor Panelo, "positive ya namang tinanggal dings ng pamilya Sy; ang mga proyektong Marlin ang pagtanggi development" daw sa DEMI at direktang at ang 265 ektaryang reklamasyon. Sa pama- ng Department of the ang mga proyektong ipinailalim sa Office proyekto ng Pasay magitan ng reklama- Interior and Local Go- reklamasyon na na- of the President. Mali- Harbor City consor- syon, ang dagat, nagi- kahanay sa Manila naw na kagustuhan ni tium, na kinabibilan- ging lupa. Ang lupang vernment (DILG), isa sa ito, na lupang pub- mga ahensyang narnu- ' Bay. "With respect Pangulong Duterte ang gan ni Dennis Uy, ang to reclamation, even mas direktang kamay negosyante ng Davao liko, ay maaari nang muno sa inter-agency isapribado. Kapag may task force para sa re- the government will sa pag-apruba ng mga na pinakamalaking benefit from that... kontrata sa reklama- campaign donor ni pagsisipribado, kaila- habilitasyon ng Manila Pang. Duterte at lag- ngang may kontrata Bay, na may kinala- that will generate in- syon. come for the govern- Sa kagyat, may tat- ing nasa eksena kapag sa pagitan ng gobyemo man ang paglilinis ng at pribadong sektor. look sa pagsusulong ng ment and will gene- long malaking proyek- malalcing kontrata ng rate jobs." tong nakahanay. gubyerno ang na- Kapag may kontrata, reklamasyon. "Again may posibiidad ng this is clearly misin- Hindi natapos sa Noong Oktubre 2018, kasalang. Sa bisa ng formation," ani DILG pahayag ang interes nilagdaan nina Mayor E0 74 ni Duterte, kai- komisyon. ng Malacafiang sa Joseph 'Erap' Estrada langan munang du- Huwag gamitin ang spokesperson Jonathan reklamasyon. Noong ng Maynila, Mayor maan sa kanya ang rehabilitasyon ng Ma- Malaya. "There is no Pebrero 1, limang araw Antonino Calixto ng mga proyektong ito. nila Bay bilang balat- place for reclamation in matapos pormal na Pasay, at mga priba- Bakit nananabik kayo ng malawalcang the rehabilitation pro- ilunsad ang kampan- dong mamumuhunan ang administrasyong reklamasyon! UPPER EMI GRIM CAR 100 A

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DENR Usec. Benny Antipor- da na hind nila inirerekomen- PALILIGO SA MANILA da ang pingo sa Marta Bay. Bilang paunang hakbang ay magkakabit dla ng bakod BAY BAWAL PA BIN at karatula sa kahabaan ng HINDI pa rin inirerekomen- ng Manila Bay, kaya't mapa- Baywalk para mapigilan ang da sa publiko ng Depart- nganib pa rim io sa kalusugan ng mga Tao na mango roon. ment of Health ang palili- mga taong maglulunoy rite. Gilt pa ni Antiparda sa go sa Manila Bay, Icahit wala Babala pa ng DOH, ang pa- pagdinig ng House committee nang mga basura dahil sa glulunoy sa maruming tubig ng on Metro Manila development ginagawang paglilinis Manila Bay ay maaaring na mammi pa rim ang kibig sa doon ng Department of En- magdulot ng sakit sa balat, gas- Manila Bay. vironment and Natural Re- troenteritis, typhoid fever at he- Sa nabangcjit na pagrinig sources. patitis A. ay nagmosynn si BUHAY Ayon kay Health Under- Nabatid na bago ilunsad ang paryist Rep. Lito AtWnza na secretary at Spokesperson rehabtasyon sa Manila Bay, ang pagsumitehin ang dalawang Eric Domingo, hindi pa in hg- tubig nito ay may mataas na water concessionaires ng las paliguan at nananatili pa dn collform level na 330M most prob- kanilang mga nakolekta sa ang polusyon sa Manila Bay. able number per 100 milliliters, mga oansumer sa Ind) ng 21 Batay aniya sa huling gayung ang ligtas na label ay taon. pagsusuri ng DENR, napa- nasa 100 MPN per 100 MACS BORJA AT kataas pa rim rig coliforrn level Kaugnay nib, inihayag ni MELISSA MALUNTAG UPPER PAGE 1 BANNER EDTIORIAI CARTOON 2 STORY STORY war_ PAGE P ECKER' 06 FEB 701c1 vsnommisliaor vandlaisr —wor Department of Environment and Natural Resources Abeinte STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE --041C UNA SA SALITA )1110- DATE

Bawal pa ring mango sa Manila Bay HINDI pa rin maa- Ani Cimatu, marami aring paglanguyan ang pang burak at tambak Manila Bay dahil mata- na basura sa Manila as pa rin ang coliform Bay at nananatili pa rin level nito. sa milyon ang conform Ito ang muting ba- level nito na sobrang bala ni Environment taas sa 100 MPN na Secretary Roy Cimatu standard level, hindi pa kasabay rig panawagan rin umano nalilinis ang sa mga local govern- mga estero na konek- ment unit (LGU) par- tado dito Icaya paw- tikular sa Lungsod ng by ang pagpasok ng Manila na ipagba- maruming tubig, bukod wal muna ang paliligo pa dito ang pagsasaayos sa Manila Bay upang ng water waste facility malcaiwas sa sakit. ng mga establisimyento "Those waters aren't na nasa paligid. yet swimmable. Three Una nang nagpaala- outfalls along Bay- la ang Department of walk are still discharg- Health (DOH) sa pub- ing dirty effluent into liko na hintayin mina Manila Bay -- making ang water test result ng it dangerous to swim Manila Bay bago mag- there at present," pa- swimming sa lugar dahil hayag ni Cimatu. Icapag nakainom umano Matapos matanggal ng maruming tubig ay ang mga basura ay di- maaaring pagmttlan ng narayo na ngayon ang waterbome gastrointesti- Manila Bay kung saan nal diseases gaya ng di- may ilan ang nalalci- arrhea, cholera, typhoid, tang naliligo kasama dysentery, skin diseases ang mga bata na edad at eye infections. (Tina 2-anyos pababa. Mendoza) !PPE PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON PuLIPINO c STORY STORY tIE ifina0 NE19110.1 Sr OM DAMP CORPORA TON PAGE LOWER 06 FEB nin Department of Environment and Natural Resources IRROR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE - SALAMIN NC KATOTOHANAN - DATE Milillikia mAY `DI LIGTAS -PALIGUAN HINDI pa rin inirere- malcailan ay sinimulan ng ng Manila Bay at isantabi komenda sa publiko ng DENR ang rehabilitaspn muna ang mga intriga sa Department of Health at paglilinis sa Manila Bay isyu ng reclamation pro- (DOH) ang paling° sa sanhi upang mawala na ject. . "Walang sinumang Manila Bay, kahit wala ang mga basura roan. Simula naman nang presidente ang rnakaga- ng mga basura dahil sa ginagawang paglilinis luminis na ang Manila gawa ng ganyang loser- doon ng Department of Bay ay dumami na ang yosong proyekto pan tulu- Environment and Natu- mga thong namamasyal sa yang malinis ang Manila lugar, at may mga naliligo Bay lamdi si Pangulong ral Resources (DENR). Duterte lamang at suporta Ayon kay Health Un- na dn. ANA ROSARIO HERNANDEZ ng taumbayan, tumulong dersecretary at Spokesper- na lang sila at baka mica- son Eric Domingo, hindi SAGABAL SA REHAB, 'DI ling maisalba pa natin ang pa rin ligtas paliguan at nasa kritikal na kondisyon SASANEUHIN nananatili pa tin ang pa- TAHASANG sinabi ng Manila Bay," dagdag lusyon sa Manila Bay. Batay sa huling pag- ni DENR Undersecretary pa ni Antiporda. Kamakailan lamang susuri rig DENR, napa- Benny Antiporda na ilan kataas pa rin ng coliform pang grupong kontra sa ay naging matagumpay level rig Manila Bay, administrasyong Duterte ang Manila Bay rehabili- kayal mapanganib pa rin ang patuloy pa ring na- tation na dinaluhan ng Ii- ito sa kalusugan ng mga giging hadlang at nang bo-libong sibilyan kasama -iintriga sa umuusad na ang dial ibang ahensya taong maglulunoy rito. Babala pa ng DOH, Manila Bay rehabilitation ng gobyemo katulad ng DENR, DOT, MMDA, ang paglulunoy sa mart- program. Kasunod ito ng pag- DPWIT pan puspusang ming tubig rig Manila Bay ay maaaring magdulot sasampa ni Analcpawis maibalilc sa dating ganda ng sakit sa balat, gastro- Rep. Mel Casilao ng nito.Samantala, sinabi din enteritis, typhoid fever at House Resolution 2452 hepatitis A, at matagal na para. 'suspendihin ang gi- ni Antiporda na handa rin namang naglabas ng nagawang rehabilitasyon nilang habulin ang mga ordinansa ang lokal na sa Manila Bay bunsod establisirniyento na patu- patnahalaan ng Maynila, ng kanilang natuklasang by na lumalabag at nag- na nagbabawal sa paling° piano ng gobyemo na bibigay kontribusyon pan ; magicaroon umano ng 43 magkaroon ng polusyon . sa Manila Bay. Nabatid na bago ilun- reclamation projects sa lu- sa Manila Bay. . Aniya, wala silang sad ang retiabilitavon sa gar base na on sa kanyang 1 Manila Bay, ang tubig nito mga nakalap na impor- sasantuhing mga estabh- , ay may mataas na coli- masyon mula sa National simiyento sino man ang form level na 330 million Reclamation Authority tamaan nito 'pag mapatu- nayang may paglabag ang most probable number (NRA).Aniya, "Inas ma- o masilip nilang direktang (MIN) per 100 milliliters (ML), gayung ang ligtas buti pang lumabas sila nagtatapon ng dumi sa na lebel ay nasa 100 VIPN ng Kongreso at surnama Manila Bay tulad ng ho- sa aming kampanya na tels, restaurants at iba pa per 100Inaasahan ml. namang linisin ang Manila Bay upang kanilang mabigyan magsasagawa mull ng kaysa hadlangan ang ng cease-and-desist order water sampling upang magandang proyekto na (CDO) at notice of viola- matukoy kung bumababa lyan."Hinikayat din nito tion (NOV) pan sa tulu- na ang antas ng colifomi ang mga Icritiko na maki- yang pagIcalcasaraBENEDICT ng mga isa sa programa upang ito. level sa dagat. 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MMIM 'di sakop ang pagbabawal sa publikong maligo sa Manila Bay NILINAW ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) na hindi na sakop ng kanilang mandato ang pagbaba- wal sa publiko na maligo sa Manila Bay. Ito'y sa gitna ng isinasagawang rehabilitasyon ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) katuwang ang iba't ibang ahensya ng gobyemo kabilang na ang MMDA. Gayunman, ayon kay MMDA Traffic Manager Bong Nebrija ay nagtalaga ang kanilang ahensya ng anti-littering unit person- nels sa kahabaan ng Manila Bay na layong sitahin o hulihin ang mga bumibisitang nagkakalat sa paligid ng Manila Bay. Dagdag pa ni Nebrija, maaari naman aniyang palawigin ng mga enforcers ang kanilang oeprasyon oras na maglabas ng ordinansa ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Maynila hinggil sa naturang usapin. IT3 1-7] delA STRATEGIC Abante _ UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION 1-1 STORY STORY INITIATIVES ONITE PAGE LOWER 06 FEB nAn SERVICE Ilmssms.limmr +IC MAtrilitS S A o LITA 3111

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Maypagasa sinuportahan ang Manila Bay rehab Mg bagong-inilunsad na proyelcto sa DENR na binansagan "Battle for Manila Bay" ay tumanggap ng malakas na suporta mula sa kilusang Maypagasa, isang multi-sektoral na grupo umaako sa adbokasi- ya para sa mabuting pamamahala, malinis na ka- paligiran, at sa pag-unlad rig pamayanan (sa pama- magitan ng mabuting kalusugan ng mamamayan, mabuting elconomiya, at seguridad sa pagkain). Binanggit nito ang karnakailan-lamang na pa- hayag ni DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, binigyang- &in na "lutasin ng ahensya na maibalik ang Ma- nila Bay sa dati nitong kaayayang tanawin at mall- nis na kapaligiran". Gayundin naman ang Kilusang Maypagasa ay suportado ang Philippine Clean Air Act at iba pang environmental laws. Na kung saan ay kasama sa "core values" ng Maypagasa upang makamit ang tunay na tranpormasyon sa lahat rig aspeto ng buhay ng mga Filipino sa kasalukuyan at paghahanda sa darating pa na henerasyon. Ayon sa balita, noong nakaraan pang buwan inaprubahan ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay na minungkahi ng DENR. Aug ibang departamento rig gobyemo ay inatasan din sa programa ng paglilinis ng Manila Bay, katulad ng tourism, interior & local govern- ment, trade & industry defense, at science & tech- nology

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SPECIAL REPORT Katas ng basura malaking hamon sa Manila Bay rehab MAKEKETA na seryoso ang gobyemo sa isang mandamus na inilabas ng sa ginagawang paglilinis ng Manila Korte Suprema noong 2008. Bay. Kung kaya't dito kakailanganin Sinusuri ng bawat ahensiya ng ng kagawaran ang tulong ng mga pamahalaan na kalahok sa adboka- opisyal ng lokal na pamahalaan na siyang ito, kaisa ang ilang pribadong kanselahin ang mga permit sa ne- sektor na nag-iingat sa kalikasan gosyo upang isara ang mga establi- ang mga hakbangin para maisalcatu- simyento. paran ang hangaring maibalik ang Mahalaga dito ang pagtutulu- sigla ng Manila Bay. ngan ng that ibang departamento ng Aug Department of Environmen- gobyemo upang maging matagum- tal and Natural Resources (DENR) pay at ganap na maisakatuparan ang ang pangunahing ahensiya ng programa. gobyemo na nakatutok dito, katu- wang ang Laguna Lake Development Hang pasaway na Authority (LLDA), Metropolitan establisimyento, Manila Development Authority ipinasara ng DENR (MMDA), mga lokal na pamahalaan at iba pang sangay ng gobyemo na Sa unang bugso ng pagkilos ng may kinalaman sa programang ito. DENR, agad na Idriastigo ang mga Mg Greenpeace Philippines ay lumabag sa batas ng kapaligiran, MGA ESTABLISIMYENTONG IPINASARA

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ang pagsasawalang ki‘o sa mga lumalapastangan sa kalikasan. Kailangan n ang kamay na bakal sa pagpa- patupad ng mga batas a nangangalaga sa kapaligiran. Txt Suportahan eng lahat 4ng pagsisikap ng gobyerno na rnalinis ang lahat ng marumi. Sa unity, may victory. - JIMIBOAI Rey Martinez, Rawis, Tdo.. Mla Mga . reporter ng bayan Naniningil ng parking ng I-text sa 09293852536 walang resibo sa Luneta PARA SA DIRECTOR NC LUNETA SANA: TANGGA- !Waging reporter ng inyong Sugar. I-text lang ang inyong mga• nakikitang 'Ilya!, katiwatian at krimen para LIN NAPOYUNPARKINGSA1MARIAOROSA.ANGYAY- makarating sa mga awtoridad. Ang inyong celfone ABANG PO YUN NAGBABANTAY NA WALA NANIAN number at seguridad ay aming pangangalagaan. - Editor SILATIKETNABIBIGAY.NAGAGALITPOSILA,AYAW PO KAMI MAC-PARKING SAKANILA. NAGYAYA- BANGPANAHAWAKSILANGTOURISTPOLICE.MAY Seryosong pakikipagkaisa TARA RAW PO SILA SA ISANGLINGGO P3,060. SANA para malinis ang Manila Bay NAMAN PO CITY HALL PARKING NALANGBANTAY. Kung nais natin maibalik ang linis ng tubigsa Manila Bay, KASIPAGNAGICAROONNGPROBLEMAIHNDISILA kailangan ang seryosong pakikipagkaisa sa sama-samang MANAGOT,KC COLORUM PO SILA PAGDATING SA pagkilos na may pagmamalasakit ang lahat ng sektor ng HAPON. - Concerned driver lipunan. lbalik natin ang pagmamahal at pag-iingat sa la- hat ng dinadaluyan ng tubig: kana I, sapa, log, lavva, batis Coron, Palawan dapat at dagat. Ang lahat ng establisimiento, gusali, paaralan, o anomang negosyo ay dapat maglagay ng wastewater treat- din i-rehab ng DENR ment para masala ang marurumingtubigbago mapunta sa Ang bayan ng Coron sa Palawan na isang tourist desti- mga bodies of water. Ang mga drainage na nakadirekta sa nation ay dapat din i-rehab. Grabe na ang nakalutang na mga kanal at Bog ay kusa nang alisin o isara. Arestuhin, basura sa dagat, nadadaanan ng mga nag-island hoping. pagmultahin at ikulong ang mga magmamatigas. Tapos na Walang aksyon ang LGU Coron. - Concerned citizen **Jr •• STRATEGIC UPPER PAGE 1 BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY grah.NITIArIvES PAGE LOWER SERVICE empo NEWS IN A FLASH 1'10.00 06 FEB ?nin

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ang tutulak sa kalat abalik ng pantalan. Ang kalat ay manggagaling pa nn a dating ugat nito — ang mga iba't ibang ilog sa Metro anila — Pasig, Paranaque, Angat, Report Bocaue, etc -- na pa ng sa Manila Bay dinideposito ang Ni ATTY. ERNEST MACEDA kanilang agos. Hindi ang Manila ay ang problema. Kung mayroon mang mga gusali at nstitusyon sa paligid na direktang nagluluwa sa Manil Bay, agad naman itong sinita ng Illuisyong linis mga tauhan ng Dep ment of Environment and Natural SABIK na sabik ang mga residente ng lungsod na maka- Resources (DENR). ng tunay na problema ay ang lahat pasyal sa natatanging beach na tila sumulpot na lamang ng duming lurnalaba mula sa ating mga tahanan at sa sa magdamag. Dagsa ang mga taga-Maynila, Pasay at mga negosyo at indu nyang gumagamit ng tubig. Sa kala- iba pang karafig lungsod sa Roxas Boulevard upang ma- hatan, tungkulin dapat ng Maynilad at Manila Water ang mabigyan tayo ng tamang sistema ng wastewater treat- silayan ang bagong anyong Manila Bay. Malaking sektor ng lipunan ang nagkapit-kamay upang ment. Sinisingil nga tayong lahat ng charges para sa linisin ang mga basurang nakasanayan nang makita sa sewerage tuwing nagbabayad tayo ng tubig. Subalit mula tubig o inaanod sa buhangin. Siyempre, malaking bagay nang naningil sila ng sewerage fees nang taong 1997— ma- na kapanahunan ngayon ng hanging amihan. Ito ang ta- higit 20 years natayong nagbabayad, 'itong 2018 ay 20% lagang tumutulak padagat sa karamihan ng mga kalat. pa lamang ng buong concession area nila ang nalalag- Kung mukhang kaaya-aya ang kundisyon ng tubig, yan nila ng maayos na tubo. walang naniniwalang perrnanente na ito. Babalik din ang Samakatuwid, ang duming galing sa ating mga dumi kapag nagpalit ang ihip ng hangin. Ang habagat (Sundan sa pahina 5) REPORT CARD... Mula pahina 4 dOro, lapabo etc. ay direk- Manila Water ang kanilang tang lumalabas sa mga pangakong wastewater ilog na wal a nanglink- treatment, hindi magiging linis. At tumutufoy lahat sa 'malinis ang Manila Bay Manila Bay. Habang hindi kahit tanggalan pa ito ng naaayos ng Maynil ad at kalat araw araw.

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BY JOVEE MARIE N. DELA CRUZ W ®joveemarie Republic; 3) Report o the statusofcompletionof the construction of w stewater-treatmentfacili- MID the Duterte administration's bid to ties; and4) Totalmon spent on the construction rehabilitate Manila Bay, members of the of facilities related t astewater treatment. AHouse Committee on Metro Manila De- Atienza said repre entatives of ManilaWater velopment have agreed to conduct a thorough and Maynilad report d a measly 20-percent de- review of the contract between water conces- livery at present and estimated that it will take sionaires Manila Water and Maynilad Water them until 2037 to eliver fully. Services Inc. and the Philippine government. "You have been c llecting from all of us for During last Monday's panel hearing, Senior the past 21 years an you have even borrowed Deputy Minority Leader and Buhay Rep. Lito money in the name of the Philippine govern- Atienza affirmed that the two water conces- ment by way of soy reign guarantee—mean- sionaires—Manila Water and Maynilad Water ing if these two co anies fail to pay, it is the Services Inc.—are responsible for the continued Filipino people who ill pay for it. Now you are deterioration of the waters of Manila Bay. asking us to wait a ther 18 years for you to "We have been saying since day one that the deliver on your obli ion?'" said Atienza. continued degradation of Manila Bay is due Earlier, Atienzas. President Duterte should to the nondelivery of the two water conces- use his executive p rs to coerce compliance sionaires, Manila Water and Maynilad Water —so that both Mani Water Co. Inc. and Mayni- Services Inc., of their contractual obligation to lad Water Services1 nc.—will finally provide provide wastewater-treatment facilities. What adequate sewage-tr tment plants. is worse is they have been charging consum- ers for this nonexistent service for the past 21 Alarm years," he said in a news statement. MEANWHILE, Abe za expressed alarm over "This wastewater-treatment facility news video clips sh wing thousands of people should be treating, processing and cleaning swimming in the ba sewage from over 2 million households and "We saw thousa s of adults and their chil- commercial establishments before it is re- drenswimmingin anila Bay. The Department leased back into the bay," sad Atienza, also of Environment and atural Resources (DENR) a former mayor of Manila. has been saying tha they are cleaning the bay, According to Atienza, the bay has suffered but they have merel started removing the gar- from the lack of these facilities. Their contract bageandsolidwaste long the shores. But the wa- with the Philippine government states that they ters still pose a heal' risk and would endanger should not only be providing water service to people who make mistake of thinking that consumers, but sewage treatment, as well. it is safe to swim in. The two water concession- "They have failed to do this," the lawmaker aires should be ma to face the consequences said. of their continued f ilure," Atienza added. Upon a motion by Atienza, the committee "It is horrible to s e Manilans diving into the members unanimously agreed to compel the waters, believing t at the waters ,are already two concessionaires to submit the following clean enough to sw in. The removal of solid documents, namely: 1) A full accounting of their garbage is just the 'rst step. But to clean the collections from consumers since 1997; 2) Total water, we have to s op the continued outflow amount of loans secured from the World Bank, of untreated house old and commercial waste the Asian Development Bank, Jica and other into the bay. We n ed wastewater-treatment funding agencies in the name of the Philippine facilities to do this! he said. 1, I I 1 Orr PAGE 1 BANNER EINIORIAt CARTOON StORY STORY t•-<:, IL are

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2 water concessionaires blamed for Manila Bay's degradation HOUSE senior Deputy Metro Manila Develop- The Department of Envi- is safe to swim in," Alien- Minority Leader and ment chaired by Quezon ronment and Natural Re- /a added. Buhay Hayaang Yuma- City Rep. Winston "Win- sources has been saying Castelo and commit- bong (Buhay) party-list rile" Castelo. that they are cleaning the tee members such as Rep. Lito Atienza has Upon a motion by bay, but they have mere- Reps. Jesulito Manalo, accused the two water Atienza, the Committee ly started removing the liernadette Herrera Dy concessionaires, Manila members unanimously garbage and solid waste and Amolfo Teves, Jr. Water and Maynilad agreed to compel the two along the shores. But the unanimously agreed that Water Services Inc. of concessionaires to submit waters still pose a health a thorough review of the being behind the contin- the following documents, risk and would endanger contract between the two ued deterioration of the namely: 1. a full account- people who make the companies and the gov- Manila Bay. ing of their collections mistake of thinking that it ernment. Ryan Pacpacci "We have been saying from consumers since since day one that the con- 1997; 2. total amount of tinued degradation of loans secured from the Manila Bay is due to the World Bank, the Asian non-delivery of the two Development Bank, JICA water concessionaires of and other funding agen- their contractual obliga- cies in the name of the tion to provide waste- Philippine Republic; 3. water treatment facilities. report on the status of What is worse is they have completion of the con- been charging consumers struction of waste-water fr— this non-existent ser- treatment facilities; and 4. v pie for the past 21 years. total money spent on the Their contract with the construction of facilities government states that related to waste-water they should not only be treatment. providing water service Atienza likewise ex- to consumers, but sew- pressed alarm over news age treatment as well. videos showing thou- They have failed to do sands of people started to this," a visibly angry swim in the bay. Atienza pilintedly said "We saw thousands of during the hearing of the adults and their children House Committee on swimming in Manila Bay. UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOE STORY STORY

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NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION? Since the start of the government cleanup, people have been flocking to Manila VISIT SITE FOR MORE Bay despite a plea from authorities not to go swimming PHOTO ESSAYS because of the high level of contaminants still in the water. frame.inquirer.net —JOAN BONDOC

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PEOPLE paddle through the waters of Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard in Manila as they take advan- tage of the special non-working holiday, Chinese New Year, Tuesday. (Czar Dancel) —I I 'PAGE' IMMO, 19)110111AI cAncoo SIGH 510111,

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MAYOR John Rey Tiangco has lauded the Navotas edu- cation sector for initiating a campaign to help keep the city clean. In his speech, Tiang- co thanked the Navotas Schools Division Office for spearheading the project that encourages students and teachers to participate in a clean-up drive every first Friday of the month. "Our surroundings are an extension of our home. As we keep our homes tidy, we should also make sure that we maintain the cleanliness of our sur- roundings," he said. Tiangco noted that since 2011, the city government has implemented a twice- a-week clean-up along coastlines and riversides. The campaign, titled "Navotas Ko, Love Ko," aimed to instill in Navote- fios the values of steward- ship and care for the city. "Most of our trash go to street canals and end up in our oceans, slowly killing marine life. As we depend largely on our seas for our livelihood, it is crucial for us to practice proper waste disposal," Tiangco said. Previously, Navotas participated in a massive clean-up to help rehabili- tate and preserve the Ma- nila Bay. Some 23,036 kilograms of waste were collect- ed from the simultane- ous coastal and riverside clean-ups conducted by the 18 barangays of the city on January 27.

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EMB 7 releases findings on quality of water in Cebu rivers

By MINERVA BC NEWMAN der the 2018 Water Qua Status Report. However, the do tream portions CEBU CITY - The Environmental did not conform to the guidelines. Management Bureau (EMB) of the De- Factors consider and observed partment of Environment and Natural included presence of illegal settlers, Resources (DENR)-Central Visayas solid waste mism agement, and released its findings on the quality of unregulated dischar of untreated the water of rivers and other bodies of wastewater mostly g erated domes- water in Cebu City including the Bu- tically, the report read tuanon River, Bulacao River, Down- According to the port, the water stream of Candulawan Footbridge up quality results for alumsan River to the mouth area, Guadalupe River, and Mahiga Creek re included in Upstream of Sandayong Bridge, the proposal for offic I classification Downstream of Sandayong Bridge, Ki- of the said water bodi nalumsan River, and Mahiga Creek. Both were propose by EMB-7 for The report bared that the upstream Class D classification r downstream areas for Butuanon, Bulacao, and Gua- portion and Class C the upstream dalupe Rivers all met the water quality area. The said proposal are still pending Uidelines based on its classification un- for approval by the E Central Office. UPPER PAGET BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON 3 STORY STORY I 71 Daily PAGE LOIVER '40111004.611r Department of Environment and Natural Resources Tribune 08 FFItozoin STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE www.DailyTribune.com

Candaba swamp climate change buffer BY Elmer N. Manuel the wet season. The DENR, thr ugh its Biodiversity Management The Candaba swamp in Pampanga is not only a Bureau (DENR-B ), said that healthy wetlands, in wintering refuge for various migratory birds. It Ali general, provide na ural solutions in coping with climate is seen by the Department of environment and 'a change while peatl ds, mangroves, swamps and seagrass Natural Resources (DENR) as part of the possible beds are the world most effective carbon sinks. solution to survive the impact of climate change. Migratory birds coming from as far as China, Korea, Healthy wetland, in general, provide natural Japan, Australia and New Zealand prefer the Candaba solutions in cop' g with climate change. swamp as a feeding and breeding area from October to March to escape the cold winter. The Environm nt department explained that It is located 60 km northeast of Manila and encompasses peatlands cover t ree percent of the earth's land about 32,000 hectares of freshwater ponds, swamps and yet store approxi ately 30 percent of all land-based marshes surrounded by seasonally flooded grasslands, carbon which is t ice the number of all the world's The entire area becomes submerged underwater during forests combined.

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Inelbody accused of econothic sabotage for listing Tawilis as endang red species

since 1998, with harvest declining ninter check the data and infer-. By MADELAINE L MIRAFLOR by about 49 percent over the past lation? Did they conduct proper Switzerland-based Interna- 10 years. °ordination with regulatory tional Union for Conservation of The United Stakeholders of gencies and policy makers? Did Nature (IUCN) has been accused Taal Lake has denied this, saying hey use global protocols such as of economic sabotage for listing Tawilis continues to thrive in Taal social preparation, identification Sardidella Tawilis, the only fresh- Lake and is a main source of liveli- f the problem and root causes of water sardine in the world, as an hood for many communities in the he problem, definition of short- endangered species, stakeholders area. -rm and long-term objectives and Josie Mendoza, a 58-year-old threat analysis," the group asked. The tnited Stakeholders of fish vendor, said in the statement The Bureau of Fisheries and Taal Lake, which includes fisher- that Tawilis has been thriving in Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has men, vendors, restaurant owners Taal Lake since she was a child. proposed a three-month fishing and residents of communities sur- "Fishing of Tawilis is seasonal, ban on tawilis since 2013 but it rounding Taal Lake, has "strongly because they disappear from the was never implemented. Follow- condemned" the IUCN's report in surface during cold season or ing the IUCN report, BFAR has revived the proposal to impose a position paper. from December to February. This "It is not true that Tawas is an is because they go deeper in the the said ban. endangered species. It is base- lake during this time to repro- Oceana Philippines, the larg- less and it is causing economic duce," Mendoza said. est international organization sabotage and social injustice Mendoza said that during the working exclusively to protect and among -the Filipino people," the hotter months of April to August, restore the world's oceans, said that seasonal closure will con- group said. the population of Tawilis returns IUCN said in its report that to the surface, providing fisher- tribute to reviving the stock but it Tawilis, which is endemic to Taal men with abundant catch. must be supported by other fish- Lake, has become endangered "They are so plenty that prices eries management measures to ensure long-term sustainability of "due to overexploitation? pollution, become so low and we almost give and predation with introduced them away," she said. the area. fishes, resulting in continuing de- The group also asked IUCN These measures include tight clines in habitat quality and num- to disclose its methodology and control on fish pens, regular moni- ber of mature individuals:" how it conducted the research on toring of water quality prevention In the report, the international Tawilis. if invasive species, and no-non- organization noted the signifi- "Who conducted the research sense enforcement of environ- cant decline in the catch of tawilis in the first place? Did experts mental laws. PAGE 1 PANPIPE EDITOPIAl GAPFQ1 ea, fit STORY SIORY PAGE

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LACK OF MONEY LEAVES MOST PH HOUSEHOLDS UNPREPARED FOR DISASTERS

usually talk about dthaster pre- By Jhesset 0. Enano these calamities. and national levels. home," she said. "I @JhessetEnanoINQ While a majority of respon- paredness at "While national agencies dents claimed to have discussed feel worried when disaster have not been lacking in infor- now that we Despite the country being one emergency plans with family strikes, especially mation campaigns, the gap re- that we need of the world's most vulnerable' members, most ofsthem still do have several pets mains at the barangay or city to disasters, most Filipino not have "go bags," or emergen- to include in our evacuation levels," Galicha said. households reported feeling un- cy bags or even first aid kits, the plans," she added. "Local governments must be prepared for calamities and nat- report said. transparent and participatory, ural hazards because of lack of Family in Iloilo with households involved in the lessons from funds, according to a recent Main barrier But the hard crafting of their local DRAM in 2008 Harvard study. For most of the surveyed past storms—"Frank" plans," he added. in 2013—have The first of its kind that mea- households, money was consid- and "Yolanda" Galicha said Filipinos should plan for Jude sured household preparedness ered the main barrier that pre- changed the game also go beyond reactive atti- his family for disasters, the nationwide vented them to prepare for dis- Ryan Seares and tudes when it comes to disas- survey done by Harvard Human- asters. ters: itarian Initiative (HHI) Disaster- "On average, people did not when it comes to disasters. "For some, as long as they Net Philippines reached 4,368 feel that they had enough re- Equipped with o bags and are not affected, they would not households across the country sources to cover investment in first aid kits, the fa ily living in do anything. But once they lose Iloilo City now stor all impor- liveli- in 2017. disaster preparedness, which is lives, shelter, food and According to the report, only unsurprising as nearly half the tant documents in plastic en- hood, that's when they begin to 36 percent of respondents felt population did not feel able to velopes Each fa y member look into preparedness serious- fully prepared in the face of dis- meet basic needs: food, water also carries a w stle at all ly," he said. asters, while 33 percent report- and shelter," said the study pub- times. ed that they were somewhat lished in June 2018, Seares' readine after expe- Improve policies prepared when calamities Over 7o percent of respon- riencing disasters s reflected Even as Congress is consid- in the survey as• ell. Those strike. dents said they were unable to ering the creation of a new de- The remaining third claimed invest in disaster preparedness, polled in areas frequently partment on disaster resilience, that they were only slightly or mostly due to lack of funds (47.5 struck by typhoo perceived Galicha said it was more neces- not at all ready for natural haz- percent) and lack of time. (20 themselves as beik more pre- sary to review and improve on ards, including typhoons, earth- percent). pared. existing policies. quakes, floods and landslides. In the Autonomous Region "Instead of a new depart- HHI said that over 9 million in Muslim Mindanao, a stagger- Readiness in E. V ayas, Bicol ment, I think Congress should Filipinos had been affected by a ing 92 percent said insufficient More than 5o rcent of res- formally have a sunset review disaster in the past five years. funds prevented them from idents in Eastern Visayas felt of the Philippine Disaster Risk However, nearly 47 percent of preparing for disasters. very ready, aperc ption shared Reduction and Management Act the respondents said they had Production assistant Sara in the regions of icol (49 per- and look into its gaps and done nothing to prepare for Bangayan said while seminars cent) and Wester Visayas gains," he said. percent.) "We don't wan to be caught and dry runs in school and at unprepared agai " Seares, 30, work had personally prepared said. "Our readine s means sav- her, she felt that her family's ing each others' Ii es." overall rdadiness for disasters was still lacking. Ga Even though floods from Rodne Gali a, country Tropical Storm "Ondoy" swept manager for Cl' ate Reality away most of her family belong- Project Philippi es, said the ings in Marikina City in 2009, report clearly s wed the gap Bangayan said her household between house Ids and dis- still had a lot to work on in aster risk reduc on and man- terms of readiness. agement (DR plans that "As long as we know that we should be crafte at both local remain relatively safe, we don't

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UNPREPARED A Harvard study has found that most 'ilipinos are unprepared for natural disasters like typhoons, flo ds, quakes and landslides due to lack of funds, as nearly h If of the population doesn't meet basic needs like food and she ter. ray 2 6lit mon ... 11--1 I I nl PAGE I IIAIME11 WITOKIAL II STORY 11011?

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Boracay Closure M The closure and In April 2018, the government rehabilitation ordered the closure of Boracay of Boracay Island for a period of six months Island to rehabilitate it. may have Boracay reopened to the public encouraged in October 2018, and the govern- sustainable ment is now enforcing stricter and rules and regulations in the op- responsible eration and maintenance of the tourism in island in order for its tourism the country. industry to be sustainable. Major changes are the reduction of the daily tourist capacity and ac- creditation of resorts, hotels, and other lodging facilities to ensure they are environment-friendly before they operate. Pinnacle said the closure and rehabilitation of Boracay might have encouraged sustainable and responsible tourism as the government closely monitors the situation in El Nido and Coron in Palawan, Puerto Calera in Oriental Mindoro and Panglao in Bohol. WIPE PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON Malaga STORY STORY elk PAGE LOWER 06 FEB ?on Department of Environment and Natural Resources STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES SERVICE Business

Army riders out to prove won without Joven ARMY-Bicycology will try to Robinson Estevez. well from Terengga u, Matrix, Bike Xtreme; Green Planet, Pro- prove its worth without skipper "Cris Joven will be a big spot to Nn Cycling Team, orail 'ream Cris Joven when it competes in lire, Celeste Cycles, Maynilad, 3Q fill because he's our best rider and Korea, Custom Cy ling Indo- Sports, Boy Kanin, Mega World, the 1,13C Ronda Filipinas 2019 set leader of this team," said Army- nesia, Cambodia Cv PGN to start this Friday in Iloilo City Festive Walk, Seda Atria and 11.13C Bicyco logy manager Eric Buhain, Road Cycling and Sri anka Navy Foundation and in partnership Joven, 31, injured his left who has sponsored the Armymen Cycling Team. elbow in training in Cavite two with the Department of Tourism, for the second straight year. For the first time after eight Department of Environment and weeks ago, leaving the Army-men "But we Will do our best to be editions of the annti race con- minus their leader and top rider Natural Resources, Iloilo City and as competitive without him be- sidered as the big x in the the Province of Guimaras. as they race against some of the cause we will not only represent country, Ronda w be sanc- best riders not just in the country The race starts with the Army but the country as well," tioned hy the UCI will stake 197.6-kilometer Iloilo-Iloilo but in Asia and the world as well. he added. qualifying points he• 2020 Warren Bordeos will fill the Stage ion Feb. 8 and will contin- Army-Bicycology will have Tokyo Olympics. ues with the 101.8km Guimaras- spot left by Joven while South- its hands full against not just The event is pr ented by east Asian Games gold medal- Guimaras Stage 2 the next day local competition from Navy- LBC, powered by P Sports The peloton will return to ist Alfie Catalan takes over as Standard Insurance, Tarlac, Team Foundation and su ,ported by captain for a team composed Iloilo for the 179.4km Iloilo- Franzia, Bike Xtreme and 7-Elev- Versa 2-Way Radio, inn Move- Roxas City Stage 3 on Feb. 10 of Reynaldo Navarro, Marvin en Cliqq-Air21 by Roadbike Phis ment Partylist, Joel , Longares Tapic, Mark Julius Bordeos and followed by the 146.9km Roxas- but a strong foreign challenge as Foundation, Standar ; Insurance, Roxas Stage 4 on Feb. 11.