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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) did not expect the deluge of people when it reopened to the public the Dolomite beach in the Manila Bay during the weekend.

People spent their Saturday morning at the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach after it was reopened to the public.

Discarded plastic packagings, rubbers, and other debris continue to pile up in the coastal areas of Navotas City connected to Manila Bay despite the clean up and rehabilitation programs of the government.

Several families enjoyed the cool water of Manila Bay at the breakwater along Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City on Sunday, Oct. 3.

Various groups opposing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR’s) order to dismantle fishing structures in the Manila Bay have warned of bringing their concern before an international committee as the demolition activity, which is set Saturday, sees no sign of stopping.

About 3,600 Kawayan tinik (Bambusa blumeana) and Bayog (Dendrocalamus merrillianus) propagules have been planted in various sites and forest reserves in Central Luzon as part of Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR’s) efforts to rehabilitate denuded forests that have impacts on the Manila Bay.

Fisher’s group Pamalakaya is urging four local government units (LGUs) in the province of Cavite to stand with their constituents who are bound to lose source of livelihood against the order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to dismantle illegal fishing structures in their coastal areas.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be conducting on Saturday a “clean-up bubble” to mark the International Coastal Cleanup Day.

An official from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) clarified Wednesday, Sep. 15, that an additional budget requested by the department before lawmakers will be used for efforts to clean up the tributaries connected to Manila Bay.

Who says the dolomite beach at the Manila Bay is eroding?

Small-scale fisherfolk will benefit from the rehabilitation and dismantling of illegal fishing structures in the Manila Bay, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Usec. Benny Antiporda said Wednesday, Sept. 8.

Thousands of fisherfolk—already suffering from the COVID-19 crisis—are at risk of losing livelihood as the national government is set to demolish structures they have built for mussels and oysters farming in the Manila Bay.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 4 Office has vowed to manage and control the water hyacinths coming from the Laguna Lake as part of the agency’s action plan to lessen the overwhelming number of the aquatic plants from the Manila Bay.

Environment groups have denounced the recent pronouncement of President Duterte to impose a “Martial Law power” to rid the country of illegal reclamation of esteros or canals that became one of the factors in the pollution of the Manila Bay.

The crushed dolomite dumped on the shores of the Manila Bay is apparently not only good for the mental health but also for the waters of the famed tourist attraction.

For President Rodrigo Duterte, the illegal reclamation of esteros or canals in the country has become so bad that a “Martial Law power” would be needed to solve it.

President Duterte has defended the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’s (DENR) efforts in rehabilitating Manila Bay, specifically its use of crushed dolomite rocks along its shore line.

The decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) to dismantle fishing and aquaculture structures in Manila Bay is feared to negatively impact the livelihood of as many as 15,000 fisherfolks and coastal residents.