The Manila Bay challenge
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I know President Rodrigo Duterte is still understandably ecstatic about how he rehabilitated Boracay Island after shutting down the tourist attraction for six months last year. But rehabilitating Manila Bay, which he has declared he would do in five years starting this month, is an order of magnitude more difficult than fixing the overcrowded tourist destination off the coast of Panay Island. But rehabilitating Manila Bay, which he has declared he would do in five years starting this month, is an order of magnitude more difficult than fixing the overcrowded tourist destination off the coast of Panay island.
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Robles, J. (2019, January 11). The Manila Bay challenge, The Manila Times, pp. A1, A6.
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