Manila Bay's coliform levels drop - DENR
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The levels of fecal coliform bacteria in the major outfalls draining into Manila Bay have “drastically decreased” a year after the government started a rehabilitation drive, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported yesterday. “There is reason to celebrate because a year after we launched the ‘Battle for Manila Bay,’ we have recorded improvements in the water quality from major drainage outfalls,” said DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, who chairs the Manila Bay Task Force. Before the rehabilitation kicked off on Jan. 26 last year, the DENR recorded extremely high fecal coliform levels from major Manila Bay outfalls.
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Villanueva, R. (2020, January 25). Manila Bay's coliform levels drop - DENR. The Philippine Star, p. 10.
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