Saving Manila Bay
Excerpt
In last week’s Kapihan sa Manila Bay, we continued our focused discussions on the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. We have invited Manila City Administrator Atty. Erickson “Jojo” Alcovendaz, Jennifer Rufo of Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Jeric Sevilla of Manila Water Co. Inc. whose respective offices are among the members of the newly created Manila Bay Rehabilitation Task Force. Created under Administrative Order (AO) No. 16 that President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Feb. 19, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) headed by Secretary Roy Cimatu was designated as its lead agency. President Duterte also designated Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat as vice-chairpersons of the Task Force.
Citation
Villanueva, M. A. (2019, February 25). Saving Manila Bay. The Philippine Star, p. 11.
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Environmental restoration; Environmental protection; Bays; Sewage treatment; Water pollution; Coliforms; Water quality; Environmental legislation; Jurisdiction; Waste water; Effluents; Maynilad Water Services Inc.; Manila Water Co. Inc.; Manila Bay Rehabilitation Task Force; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); Department of Tourism (DOT); Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS); Alcovendaz, Erickson “Jojo”; Rufo, Jennifer; Sevilla, Jeric; Duterte, Rodrigo; Cimatu, Roy; Año, Eduardo; Romulo-Puyat, Bernadette
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