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Accomplishments on Manila Bay Rehabilation Philippine Coast Guard COAST GUARD DISTRICT NCR – CENTRAL LUZON ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON MANILA BAY REHABILATION 27 January – 12 March 2019 CGSS Morong CGS BATAAN CGSS Mariveles CGSS Lamao CGSS Corregidor CGSS Tangos CGSS Navotas CGSS Vitas CGSS North Harbor CGS MANILA CGSS South Harbor CGSS CCP CGSS Parañaque CGS PASIG CGSS Delpan CGSS Pureza CGSS HDSJ CGSS Nagpayong CGS CAVITE CGS Cañacao CGSS Rosario CGSS Naic CGSS Cardona CGS LAGUNA DE BAY CGSS Alabang CGSS Talim CGSS Pililla CGSS Calamba ACTION PLAN ACTIVITY TARGET DATE To intensify the conduct of maritime patrol in the coastlines and waterbodies in the Daily monitoring and surveillance Manila Bay Region and to document any increase or decrease of informal settlements. To strictly enforce the PD Nr. 979 or the “Marine Pollution Decree” as amended, and RA Nr. 8550 or the “Philippine Fisheries Code” and other existing laws and Daily monitoring and surveillance regulations designed to prevent marine pollution in the Manila Bay. Conduct of Coastal Clean-up Atleast once a month – 5 CG Stations Conduct of Mangrove Planting Semestral Accommodate request of other mandamus agencies and render necessary Upon invitation or request assistance to support the rehabilitation Strict Inspection of vessels within Manila Bay Arrival / Departure Strict Inspection of Land-based Facilities within Manila Bay Region Semestral based on existing circulars Conduct of massive Information, Education, and Communication Campaign in the Atleast once a month – 5 CG Stations coastal communities within Manila Bay Region ACTIVITIES & OPERATION CONDUCTED Coastal Clean-up DATE ACTIVITY REMARKS PHOTOS/VIDEOS 27 January 2019 Participated in the launching of the Fourteen (14) tons of assorted “Battle for Manila Bay” for the clean- garbage collected in a stretch of up and rehabilitation of Manila Bay approximately eight hundred (800) and conducted coastal clean-up meters shoreline. operation along the shorelines of Brgy. Lucanin, Mariveles, Bataan. 02 February 2019 Conducted coastal clean-up together Approximate 3000 kg of non with NSTP-CWTS students of MOL biodegradable garbage and 1500 kg Magsaysay Maritime Academy at biodegradable garbage were Brgy. Julugan 4, Tanza, Cavite. collected. ACTIVITIES & OPERATION CONDUCTED Coastal Clean-up DATE ACTIVITY REMARKS PHOTOS/VIDEOS 27 January 2019 Participated the Launching of Manila Bay Rehabilitation and Solidarity Walk at Baywalk, Roxas Boulevard, Manila. 06 February 2019 Conducted coastal clean-up at Brgy. Collected a total of 160 sacks Baseco, Tondo, Manila. of assorted garbage. ACTIVITIES & OPERATION CONDUCTED Coastal Clean-up DATE ACTIVITY REMARKS PHOTOS/VIDEOS 08 February 2019 Conducted coastal clean-up at LAS Collected one (1) ton of assorted PIÑAS-PARAÑAQUE CRITICAL garbage HABITAT AND ECO-TOURISM AREA 24 February 2019 Conducted coastal clean-up at Collected three (3) ton of assorted Breakwater Area, Port of Lamao, garbage Limay, Bataan. ACTIVITIES & OPERATION CONDUCTED Coastal Clean-up DATE ACTIVITY REMARKS PHOTOS/VIDEOS 27 January 2019 Conducted River Clean-up at Brgy. Approximately 0.8 Tons of Malinta, Los Banos, Laguna assorted garbage were collected ACTIVITIES & OPERATION CONDUCTED Conducted Mangrove Planting at Brgy. Bucana, Ternate, Cavite last 23 Feb 2019. A total of one thousand five hundred (1500) mangrove propagules were planted. ACTIVITIES & OPERATION CONDUCTED Maritime Patrol: a total of 348 patrols were conducted by our five (5) CG Stations ACTIVITIES & OPERATION CONDUCTED Inspection of Vessels and Land-based Facilities Number of Vessels Inspected – 385 Number of Land-based Facilities Inspected - 3 .
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