Metro mayors back Manila Bay cleanup
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Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año have met with six Metro Manila mayors who backed plans to “restore the beauty and bounty” of Manila Bay. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Danilo Lim said the two Cabinet officials attended a meeting of the Metro Manila Council on Thursday to discuss plans for the bay. At the meeting, Mayors Edwin Olivarez of Parañaque, John Reynald Tiangco of Navotas, Rexlon Gatchalian of Valenzuela, Imelda Aguilar of Las Piñas, Robert Eusebio of Pasig and Miguel Ponce III of Pateros expressed support for the plans.
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Ramos, M. S., De Vera, B. O., & Gamil, J. T. (2019, February 3). Metro mayors back Manila Bay cleanup. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A7.
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