DATE 09-22-19
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m in tiNT MEM Strategic Communication and Initiative Service 6...ah 1-,111A1EGIC UPPER PAGe I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON ( I NIKON I CA l'ION Jv STORY STORY ...-.--4, 'Nil IAEIVI.S MS110.•••••"'“ PAGE LOWER 'LI IL VICE 41-02-tel iLlas13W-14.1-inigiel.11.1.1 2 2 TIRT 4,1,6 PAGE I/ DATE WO° itin- 2-Au/tiii- 20,000 join Manila Bay cleanup Cimatu said yesterday's event, By RHODINA VILLANUEVA dubbed the "Battle for Trash-Free Manila Bay," aims to sustain the mo- At least 20,000 people partici- mentum of restoring Manila Bay to pated in the cleanup of Manila its former glory. Bay yesterday as part of the ob- DENR cleanup sites were in Baran- servance of International Coastal gay 649 in Baseco, Manila, the coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day 2019. areas of Navotas Centennial Park, and the river systems of Tullahan- "More and more are now tak- linajeros and Marikina River, which ing part in the cleanup following drain into Manila Bay. the campaign we launched on Ma- Other cleanup sites were the nila Bay. Many have realized how Navotas Tanza Marine Tree Park; Las important it is to take care of our Pirias-Parariaque Critical Habitat and natural resources, that is why the Ecotourism Area; By the Bay Central huge number of participants," said Park in SM Mall of Asia and Gloria Undersecretary Benny Arttiporda of Mans at the Cultural Center of the the Department of Environment and Philippines complex, both in Pasay Natural Resources (DENR). City; and Polytechnic University of Apart from employees of gov- the Philippines in Sta. Mesa, Manila. ernment agencies concerned in the Cimatu said the DENR aims tore- cleanup, the participants included duce the fecal coliform level in Manila members of the academe and envi- Bay to 100 most probable number per ronmental and civic groups. 100 milliliters to make its waters fit DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said for swimming. simultaneous cleanup activities took The cleanup is in line with the place yesterday within the Manila 2008 Supreme Court ruling ordering Bay region and in river systems that the DENR and 12 other government drain into the bay. agencies to "clean up, rehabilitate He cited that last Jan. 27, over and preserve Manila Bay for the 10,000 people took part in the launch enjoyment of the present and future of the rehabilitation program dubbed , generations." the "Battle for Manila Bay." Since Established in 1986 by the Wash- then, activities have been held to ington-based environmental group clean up canals and bodies of water I Ocean Conservancy, the ICC is recog- that drain into the bay. • nized as the world's largest volunteer i! effort for the ocean's health. STRATEGIC UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON IMMIJNICATION STORY STORY Nun All 'ES moromos"°•" I GE LOWER umpao"oos Nmussour SERVILE. 09-22- 19 TITLE Aerniet plat ;in it!IL PAGE I/ DATE
Ousan s o he p ean e coastline of M nila Bay in Baseco anila yesterday , o mark the 34th in matIonal Coast I Cleanup Day. Inse owe two sT R I.T.MC Aroutrii or r • -1 rniurrint r•fioGRIss SNIPE JP PE BANNER EDITORIAL ( ARMOR COMMUNICATION I PSATORE:G STORY INrriATINTS PAGE LOWER InapOlimms SERVICE MANILAt lULLETIN mi.001•111 THE NATION'S LEADING NEWSPA PER 09-22-19