The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ranked the Pasay City government the third most compliant city in Metro Manila in terms of implementating the Manila Bay Clean-Up Rehabilitation and Preservation (MBCRP) Program.
In a simple awarding ceremony, the DILG said Pasay successfully passed scrutiny in terms of liquid waste management, solid waste management, informal settler families as well as information, education and communication materials, and institutional arrangements.
The award was based on the assessment of LGU compliance to the MBCRP. It is done every year to monitor and ensure compliance of LGUs to the Supreme Court continuing mandamus to clean, rehabilitate and preserve Manila Bay.
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the award reflects the city’s unrelenting efforts to improve the quality of water in the bay.
“We will constantly implement and even improve our efforts in keeping Manila Bay clean,” Rubiano said.Rubiano said the city got a grade of 94.6% in liquid waste management, 97% in solid waste management, 100% in informal settler families and 90% in information, education and communication.