The rehabilitation of Manila Bay will be in three phases in the next seven years, which means this will go beyond the term of President Duterte who vowed to make the bay as clean as the world-famous Boracay island. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the Manila Bay rehab will involve cleanup and water quality improvement, rehabilitation and resettlement, and education and sustainment. Under Phase 1, the concerned agencies will clean up designated waterways (esteros), reduce fecal coliform level and toxic charges from houses and establishments, and require sewage traetment plants for government, commercial, industrial and educational establishments; inspect and repair leaks in old sewer lines; provide temporary sanitation facilities to informal settlers residing along esteros and shorelines pending relocation; implement solid waste management; and plan the relocation of informal settlers.

De Vera-Ruiz, E. (2019, January 29). Battle of Manila Bay to be won in 7 years. Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 3.