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DOF assures HQ's compliance with Manila Bay rehab
Ahead of the planned rehabilitation of the Manila Bay, the Department of Finance (DOF) assured that its headquarters (HQ) on Roxas Boulevard has its own sewage treatment facility (STF) that passed the waste classification ...
- January 21, 2019
Desilting of Manila Bay begins
Amphibious excavators, dumping scows, dump trucks, debris segregator, and vacuum sewer jet cleaners were deployed in Manila Bay Tuesday, the first day of dredging operations to clean up the bay. “Sagip Manila Bay,” according ...
- March 6, 2019
Culture change needed to restore Manila Bay
Culture change among Filipinos is needed if the polluted Manila Bay is to be restored and preserved for the long-term, according to Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu. “If they ask me what is the most ...
- February 10, 2019
Cleaning the Bay
The current state of Manila Bay is disgusting and polluted and we would like to revive an asset in our history and culture. "We admire Sec. Roy Cimatu for taking the cudgels in prioritizing 'Save Manila Bay' project that ...
- January 6, 2019
DENR: From Boracay rehab success to 'Battle for Manila Bay' cleanup
Bolstered by the success of the Boracay Island rehabilitation in 2018, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) took on a bigger challenge in 2019 – to bring Manila Bay back to life. “The year 2019 was a ...
- December 26, 2019
DOT supports DENR effort to rehabilitate Manila Bay
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its support for the initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to rehabilitate Manila Bay in a bid to bring it back to its former pristine state. The tourism ...
- January 14, 2019
Yes, we can!: Cleaning up a body of water is not impossible; Pasig River proves it can be done
In the past few days, news about the successful cleanup of Manila Bay is all over the press and social media. After the government inter-agency and volunteers' cleanup last Sunday, photos of what appeared to be Manila Bay's ...
- January 31, 2019
JICA-backed Maynilad’s Parañaque wastewater treatment facility launched
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) lauded the completion of the wastewater treatment facility of the Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI) in Parañaque City, saying it will help address water pollution in ...
- January 27, 2019
Summer cruising on Manila Bay
There’s no doubt about it. The government’s renewed efforts to clean up the Manila Bay will revitalize the industries that thrive along its waters. Among these, of course, is tourism—and Manila Bay has so much to offer, ...
- May 5, 2019
100,000 Pinoys join coastal cleanup
More than 100,000 Filipino volunteers are expected to descend on beaches, coasts, waterways and underwater dive sites on Saturday to pick up marine trash and debris as the Philippines joins the rest of the world in celebrating ...
- September 21, 2013