(Eagle News) — After the successful rehabilitation of Boracay Island, President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered announced a major clean-up, this time of the Manila Bay, warning hotels in the area to refrain from dumping their waste into the sea or else they will face closure. Speaking at the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order on Tuesday, January 8, President Duterte said he had ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior and Local Government Secretary […]
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Mga establisyimentong nagtatapon ng basura sa Manila Bay binantaang ipasasara ni Pangulong Duterte
(Eagle News) — Inatasan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sina Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año at Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu na simulan na ang paglilinis sa Manila Bay sa lalong madaling panahon. Sinabi ng Pangulo na sa ayaw at sa gusto ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno at ng publiko, kailangan nang isailalim sa rehabilitasyon ang Manila Bay. Kasabay nito ay binalaan ng Pangulo ang mga establisyimento na […]
Bagong tanawin ng Manila Bay masisilayan sa susunod na taon
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ni Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu isang bagong tanawin ang masisilayan sa Manila Bay susunod na taon. Ito’y matapos tanggapin ni cimatu ang hamon na pagsasagawa ng rehabilitasyon sa Manila Bay. Ayon kay Cimatu, nagsimula na siyang makipagpulong sa mga kinauukulang ahensya para masimulan na ang rehabilitasyon sa unang buwan ng bagong taon. Aniya gagawin nila ang lahat upang maibaba ang coliform level sa Manila Bay […]
DENR to start Manila Bay rehab in January 2019
(Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay in the second week of January next year. “I am determined to start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay immediately, possibly to start [in the] second week of January,” Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Monday, December 16. The official also said that the agency will use the same scheme adopted in Boracay to rehabilitate and restore the […]
Wastewater treatment at sewerage system sa Metro Manila, nais paimbestigahan ng Senado
(Eagle News) — Nais pa-imbestigahan ni Senador Cynthia Villar ang wastewater treatment at sewerage system sa Metro Manila na tinukoy niyang pangunahing dahilan kung bakit patuloy na nasisira ang kalidad ng tubig sa Manila Bay. Kaugnay nito, inihain ni Senador Villar ang Senate Resolution Number 747 na nag-aatas ng nasabing imbestigasyon. Ayon kay Villar, mahaba-haba pa ang guguguling panahon para muling maibalik sa maayos na kondisyon ang Manila Bay. Pero nakakalungkot aniya na sa kabila […]
DILG: Manila Bay “no-sail zone” from Nov. 5 to 16
(Eagle News) — All types of sea vessels will not be allowed to pass by parts of Manila Bay from November 5 to 16. In a statement, Interior and Local Government officer in charge Catalino Cuy said no vessel will be allowed to pass by the waters of H2O Hotel, Manila to OKADA Hotel, New Seaside Drive in Parañaque City during that period. “Maximum maritime security is part of our safety preparations to ensure that the […]
Big Western brands polluting oceans with cheap plastic in Philippines: Greenpeace
Western consumer giants are polluting oceans by selling products packaged in cheap, disposable plastic to Filipinos, Greenpeace said, naming Nestle, Unilever and Procter & Gamble among the worst offenders. The environmental group ranked the Philippines as the “third-worst polluter into the world’s oceans” after China and Indonesia in a report released on Friday. Single-use plastics from products sold by conglomerates, such as bags, bottle labels, and straws, stood out during a week-long Greenpeace clean-up campaign held […]
‘No sail zone’ ipinatutupad sa Manila Bay para sa ASEAN 50th anniversary
(Eagle News) — Ipinatupad na ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang no-sail zone sa paligid ng Manila Bay para sa pagdaraos ng ASEAN 50. Ayon kay PCG Spokesman Commander Armand Balilo, simula ngayong araw, Agosto 7, ay bawal na ang pagdaong at paglalayag simula sa himpilan ng PCG sa South Harbor hanggang sa bahagi ng Okada Hotel. Tatagal ang no-sail zone sa Manila Bay hanggang bukas, huling araw ng ASEAN. Samantala, idineploy na ng PCG […]
Coastal clean up drive sa Manila Bay, matagumpay na naisagawa
METRO MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng coastal clean up drive kamakailan ang dalawang grupo ng NGO sa tabi ng US Embassy. Layunin ng grupo na mapangalagaan ang Manila Bay. Maaga pa lang ay nagtipun-tipon na ang mga kasapi ng Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) at Motorcycle Riders Againts Crimes (MRAC) para pagtulungang linisin ang tabing dagat ng Roxas Boulevard. Makikita ang kahandaan ng mga dumalo dahil nagsuot sila ng bota at hands glove, may dala rin […]
Fishkill in Manila Bay and Pangasinan
The Philippine Coast Guard reported that there have been a series of fishkill with mullet fish floating in Manila Bay breakwater early dawn Monday. Bureau of Fisheries and Acquatic Resources (BFAR) said that “Dissolved oxygen levels from three sampling stations were at 1.2, “way below the normal oxygen level of five (and above)… to be able to sustain marine life.” This oxygen depletion in the water may have been the cause of the fish kills. […]
Butanding, napadpad sa Manila Bay
Isang whale shark o “butanding” ay napadpad sa Manila Bay na nasasakupan ng Cavite.





