The water samples collected from the ship MV Sarangani, which was caught allegedly discharging wastewater while docked near the Manila Bay on April 25, had no presence of oil content and harmful substance based on initial laboratory results, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday, May 3....
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is going after the owner of a vessel that had been pinpointed as the source of the untreated wastewater that was dumped in Manila Bay over the weekend. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) A notice of violation will be...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now investigating the alleged illegal discharge of wastewater from a ship at the Manila Bay, In a statement, the PCG said it is now working with the Marine Environmental Protection Group (MEPGRP) to check on the yellowish liquid discharge allegedly from the MV...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) apprehended three fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing activities in Manila Bay. The apprehension, according to BFAR, took place during a joint seaborne operation by its Central Office - Fisheries...
The Manila Bay Anti-Pollution Task Force (MBAPTF) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to make examples out of four business establishments that pollute the Manila Bay on Monday, March 22. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was announced Tuesday,...
After Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources cleaned up Boracay after five months in 2018, President Duterte told him to clean up Manila Bay next. The secretary looked at the problem posed by Manila Bay, so many times bigger than Boracay, and told the President...
Manila Goldcoast Development Corporation (MGDC) said the issuance of a Notice to Proceed (NTM) by the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) as well as a Notice to Commence Actual Reclamation Works (NTCARW) has cleared the way for its 148-hectare Manila Bay reclamation project. In a statement, the...
SM By the Bay sunset view As we cautiously start to dine out again, we all want to make sure that we make the most out of our dining experience in the new normal. Let’s make our destination dining experience a fun and memorable one! Come over to “PasaYahin, BuYummYhan!” a safe,...
Because every body is a beach body Photo courtesy of Renalyn Macato/Facebook There’s still a stigma around the swimwear choices of older ladies—unfortunately. Many women spend countless hours worrying about how their bodies will look in bathing suits come summer, too. But Renalyn Macato, a...
Imagining a walk to remember along Manila Bay Photos by Noel Pabalate BEAUTY UNMATCHED Sunset at Roxas Boulevard There is no road more beautiful than Roxas Boulevard. And that’s because of all the roads in Metro Manila’s 16 cities, only Roxas Boulevard has a front and center view of the...
And the punctuation marks are convoluting the arguments Art by Ariana Maralit It is mayhem on Roxas Boulevard and, with all the blind love trying to one up the blind hate, the Exclamation Point is all over the place. “!!!” scream the detractors of the errant white sand. “!!!!” its adherents...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Before the white sand controversy, Manila Bay has undergone many changes last year as a way to rehabilitate what once was the capital’s glorious gateway. It had been stripped of its economical and historical significance when pollution deteriorated...
