In response to critics linking reclamation activities to Manila Bay's environmental decline, the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) said on Friday that the true culprit in the bay's pollution is decades of inadequate waste and sewage management. Citing findings from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) newly released Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA), the PRA underscores that the bulk of pollution comes from untreated wastewater and solid waste funneled into the bay via rivers and drainage systems.

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