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Cimatu: Stop politicing Manila Bay
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu stood firm on his position to push through with the Manila Bay beach nourishment project as he took a swipe at critics of the government’s initiative. “Sadly, there are those who want us ...
- September 20, 2020
Whatever it takes: Gov't claims initial victory with P1.7B spent out of P47B 7-year outlay to win ‘Battle for Manila Bay’
The Duterte administration has allotted a whopping P47-billion budget for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay that may include as well the desilting of clogged esteros and clean-up of heavily polluted river tributaries and ...
- October 3, 2020
Duterte's stand vs Manila Bay reclamation lauded
Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday praised President Duterte's assurance against the reclamation plans in the Manila Bay. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said the Duterte reiteration ...
- June 16, 2020
Unsettling justifications for 'Boracay' on Manila Bay project
The Environment department’s project to beautify Manila Bay smacks of insensitivity to the people’s difficulties in coping with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and contradicts President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to ...
- September 7, 2020
No Manila Bay reclamation yet
The government will not allow any reclamation project in Manila Bay to proceed until President Duterte issues an executive order, Secretary to the Cabinet Karlo Nograles said yesterday. “Status quo for now until (the ...
- April 8, 2020
Private sector's role in Manila Bay cleanup
Government officials are fond of saying that an important project cannot see the light of day without the full cooperation and participation of the citizens, particularly the private sector. For sure, there are important ...
- January 23, 2020
Digong on Manila Bay white sand beach: Napabilib ako
President Duterte said he was impressed by the present appearance of a portion of Manila Bay beach, saying the Filipino people are now enjoying the benefits from a determined action of government. Duterte made the statement ...
- September 23, 2020
Use papaya whitening soap on Manila Bay
The DENR gives the justification that the “white sand,” consisting of crushed dolomite rocks, is actually for a “beach nourishment” project in furtherance of efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay. DENR officials should be ...
- September 14, 2020
Duterte Beach? Google Maps tag appears amid ‘white sand’ mess
Is “Duterte Beach” a thing now? It would seem so, if Google Maps is to be believed. On Saturday, Google Maps was displaying a stretch of the Manila Bay shore as “Duterte Beach.” The pin was geotagged to the Ermita Center ...
- September 21, 2020
Inconsistencies
It is in this tale of fish kills and egrets that the role of political biases in engendering inconsistencies become more pointed, because it also afflicts the critics of the President. Duterte critics, for their part, lost ...
- September 22, 2020