A bit of good news.
The Duterte administration’s efforts
to rehabilitate the world famous Manila Bay is slowly being felt.
As per Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu, he has received
reports that recreational activities like swimming is already possible in some
waters off Bataan province which is
among the areas along the Manila Bay.
Families who cannot afford to go out of town, enjoys the waters of Manila Bay (photo credit to owner) |
“We’re improving in terms of cleaning
up Manila Bay,” he said in the sidelines of the MOU signing between the
DENR and integrated property developer SM Prime Holdings (SMPH) Inc.
formalizing the company’s participation in the rehabilitation of Manila Bay
including the major tributaries leading to it.
The Duterte administration undertook
the rehabilitation of Manila Bay after its successful 6 month rehabilitation of
another world famous white beach island resort that is Boracay.
Cimatu said Mariveles and Orion were the first municipalities in Bataan
to report improvement in quality of water near respective shores.
“That means they were able to reduce level of coliform bacteria in water
there,” he said.
Coliforms are defined as the bacteria that are present in the
digestive tracts of animals, including humans, and are found in their wastes.
Presence of coliform bacteria indicates contamination of a body of water and as
such has potential to cause disease.
The DENR secretary laments the
possibility of traveling to the towns of Mariveles and Orion to get more information on
water quality improvement as reported by the officials of said LGUs.
DENR said Manila Bay as of last test , has over 330 million most probable number (MPN) per 100 milliliters before the rehab, and the safe coliform level is 100 MPN per only.
DENR said Manila Bay as of last test , has over 330 million most probable number (MPN) per 100 milliliters before the rehab, and the safe coliform level is 100 MPN per only.
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