| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-11T08:32:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-11T08:32:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-07-18 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | The Editorial Board. (2025, July 18). Dolomite beach back in the spotlight [Editorial]. The Philippine Star, p. 6. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/16502 | |
| dc.description | From the outset, controversy had hounded the artificial beach constructed along the baywalk area in the city of Manila. In the latest controversy, the dolomite beach was recently blamed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority for exacerbating flooding in the metropolis. The MMDA, which handles flood control including the flood pumping stations in Metro Manila, said the beach clogged drainage systems. The beach made of dolomite was laid out in the previous administration ostensibly in compliance with a writ of kalikasan issued by the Supreme Court, requiring multiple executive agencies led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to clean up and rehabilitate Manila Bay. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc. | en |
| dc.relation.uri | https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2025/07/18/2458811/editorial-dolomite-beach-back-spotlight | en |
| dc.title | Dolomite beach back in the spotlight | en |
| dc.type | newspaperArticle | en |
| dc.citation.journaltitle | The Philippine Star | en |
| dc.citation.firstpage | 6 | en |
| local.subject.classification | PS20250718_6 | en |
| local.subject.corporatename | Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | dolomite | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | beaches | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | coastal zone management | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | flood control | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | climate change impacts | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | environmental restoration | en |
