President Marcos will not interfere in the upcoming investigation on the controversial Manila Bay dolomite beach, an artificial beach project built during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Emphasizing that separation of powers between the Executive and Legislative branches,...
Manila Police District (MPD) Brigadier Gen. Chief Arnold Thomas Ibay Manila Police District (MPD) Brigadier Gen. Chief Arnold Thomas Ibay inspected Manila Bay or "Dolomite Beach" on Monday, February 26. Ibay talked to the designated guards in the area to check the situation. According to security...
Wonder why it floods so fast now in the Manila area? This is because of the three ongoing drainage systems projects in Manila, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA Acting General Manager Baltazar Melgar said the three pumping stations are the Padre Faura Drainage,...
In a little over two months, the controversial Manila dolomite beach should be fit for recreational activities, such as swimming. That's the ambitious plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR), which has timed the deadline with the end of the administration of President...
Only fully-vaccinated individuals will be allowed to enter the "dolomite beach" in Manila as its management decided to re-open the controversial man-made whote sand portion of the Manila Bay on Tuesday, Jan. 4 Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach ground commander Reuel Sorilla, concurrent head of the...
President Duterte's longtime partner, Honeylet Avanceña was spotted visiting the so-called "dolomite beach" in Manila Bay. DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (left) and Honeylet Avanceña (Photo from Benny Antiporda's Facebook) (Photo from Benny Antiporda's Facebook) Avanceña was...
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV considers Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Kalayaan sa (Freedom from) COVID” plan the solution that Filipinos have been waiting for a long time from the government. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV listens to a presentation by Vice President Leni Robredo...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will prioritize the improvement of Manila Bay's water quality before reopening the Dolomite beach. In a statement Saturday, Nov. 6, DENR Usec. Jonas Leones reiterated that the agency will focus on cleaning the waters so the public can not...
The Dolomite beach at the Manila Bay will be closed again to the public after its brief reopening, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced Wednesday, Nov. 3. This means that its five-day temporary closure, which started on Oct. 29 in observance of the All Saints' Day...
• For the past two weeks since the dolomite beach opened to the public on Oct. 16, a total of 322,718 people have already visited • The highest single-day number was recorded on Oct. 24 at a whooping 121,744 • Visitors included children not properly wearing face masks, and adults violating...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Thursday, Oct. 28, that it will not file charges against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over the breach of health protocols issue at the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach. In an interview in ANC, DILG...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay expressed his concern over the sudden relaxation of pandemic restrictions amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of its more contagious Delta variant. "Some government officials are eager to allow more people outdoors. This is...
