Manila Bay cleanup
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With the government now bent on cleaning up Manila Bay, perhaps the beach resorts in Cavite could be compelled to do their part in cleaning up. The owners’ cooperation could be stronger if they realize that clean waters would mean more visitors and a business boom. Because of the polluted waters of Cavite, people are prepared to take longer drives to the beaches of neighboring Batangas, where local officials and private resort operators are aware of the appeal of ecotourism. President Duterte used his usual golpe de gulat to deliver his message, threatening to shut down bayfront hotels that fail to install their own water treatment facilities. The hotel association has already expressed its members’ readiness to comply. There are bigger bay polluters, however, as indicated during typhoons, when tons of garbage wash up along Roxas Boulevard including the service road.
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Pamintuan, A. M. (2019, January 16). Manila Bay cleanup. The Philippine Star, p. 8.
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