Bay cleanup kicks off today
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority kick off what is expected to be a five-year program to rehabilitate Manila Bay starting today, with thousands of government workers and volunteers leading a multi-sectoral effort. Around 1,000 MMDA employees are set to join Sunday’s activity to revive the highly polluted waterway, which the DENR said will also be carried out simultaneously in the Central Luzon and Calabarzon provinces bordering the bay. The MMDA will also close the southbound lane of Roxas Boulevard in Manila, from Kalaw Street to President Quirino Avenue, to vehicular traffic from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., in connection with the launching of the Duterte administration’s latest environmental rescue.
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Zurbano, J. E. (2019, January 27). Bay cleanup kicks off today. Manila Standard, p. A4.
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