Saving Manila Bay
Excerpt
I can just imagine how many romantic relationships blossomed on Manila Bay. I remember, when I was new here in Manila, and that was around half-a-century ago, I still didn’t have too many friends from here and had a lot of free time on my own. So on weekends, I would make it a point to spend my afternoons in Roxas Boulevard, walking from the US Embassy towards Aristocrat for my supper, enjoying the calming effect of the golden sunset on the placid waters of the bay, with the fresh sea breeze blowing from every which way. Sometimes, I would just sit on the seawall, watching some people maneuver their fishing rods, to catch what they probably would be having for supper. Of course, my mention of “fresh sea breeze” and “fishing” points to the fact that these could only have happened a very long time ago!
Citation
Zozobrado, B. (2019. February 24). Saving Manila Bay. Manila Standard, pp. D1, D2.
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Environmental protection; Environmental restoration; Bays; Water pollution; Governments; Manila Yacht Club; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); Department of Tourism (DOT); Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA); Department of Education (DepEd); Department of Agriculture (DA); Department of Health (DoH); Philippine Coast Guard (PCG); Department of Budget and Management (DBM); Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS); Philippine National Police (PNP); Philippine Ports Authority (PPA); Joseph, Bobby; Cimatu, Roy; Año, Eduardo
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