Now for some Good News!, for the Philippine environment.
Manuel Pangilinan’s Maynilad Water Services Inc. responsible for the
West zone in Metro Manila’s water has earmarked P1.1 billion over the next
three years to help rehabilitate the world famous Manila Bay.
As per the statement of Maynilad, the amount earnmarked would be used to
rehabilitate five esteros in Manila, which are part of the waterways that drain
out to Manila Bay.
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| Manila Bay through the years (photo credit to owner) |
The company implemented an Adopt an Estero initiative which will cover
Estero dela Reina, Estero de Sunog Apog, Estero de Magdalena, Estero de
Concordia and Estero de San Antonio Abad.
Maynilad will lay around 10
kilometers of sewer lines to catch wastewater flow from Maynilad customers
along creeks that cannot be served by individual sewer connections.
The collected wastewater will then be
diverted to the nearest sewer network of Maynilad. The project is expected to
benefit some 62,000 people.
“Even as we install the sewer lines that will prevent wastewater from
flowing directly to esteros, we seek the help of all local government units to
ensure that solid waste does not pollute these same esteros that we are trying
to clean. This would render our investment in the wastewater infrastructure
useless,” Maynilad president and chief executive officer Ramoncito Fernandez
said.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy
Cimatu has reported significant improvements in the water quality of the major
outfalls directly raining into Manila Bay a year after the pollution-challenged
water body started undergoing rehabilitation.
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