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MMDA LAUNCHES ‘METRO BAYANIHAN: I ❤️ MM’ – ABALOS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority vowed to ramp up efforts to beautify and sanitize the metropolis amid the pandemic and before the rainy season starts as it begun a clean-up of Estero de Tripa de Gallina in Manila. Dubbed as “Metro Bayanihan: I ❤️️ MM”, the project includes intensified sidewalk clearing operations, cleaning of waterways, anti-littering […]

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MANILA BAY CLEANUP OPS CONTINUE – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to continue its cleanup operations in Manila Bay and its tributaries to help prevent flooding due to clogged waterways. “As the rehabilitation of Manila Bay pushes forward, we have not waned in our efforts to declog esteros in Metro Manila to ensure that these are […]

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DREDGING OF TULLAHAN-TINAJEROS RIVER SYSTEM BEGINS – CIMATU

The much-anticipated dredging project in the Tullahan-Tinajeros River System has begun, said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “It’s all systems go for the Tullahan-Tinajeros dredging project, which is an important part of the Manila Bay rehabilitation program,” DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said. The 36.4-kilometer river system, which starts at the La Mesa […]

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DENR MORE DETERMINED TO REHABILITATE MANILA BAY – CIMATU

Rehabilitating a heavily polluted water body is proving to be an extremely difficult task, but the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under the leadership of Secretary Roy Cimatu is more determined than ever to win the so-called “Battle for Manila Bay.” Cimatu, who chairs the Manila Bay Task Force (MBTF), said that much […]

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LESS TRASH COLLECTED IN CEMETERIES THIS YEAR – MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported collecting less trash in cemeteries from this year’s commemoration of “Undas” or All Saints’ Day and All Souls Day as compared to last year. MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago said the total volume of garbage collected by their personnel from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, 2019, reached 47.65 tons […]

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PHILIPPINE RED CROSS TO LAUNCH CLEAN-UP DRIVE VS DENGUE-CARRYING MOSQUITOS – GORDON

More than just providing interventions for the thousands of people who are sick with dengue in the wake of the Department of Health’s recent declaration of a national alert on the disease, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), headed by Senator Dick Gordon, is set to launch a clean-up campaign to stem the further spread of […]

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DENR TO LEAD CLEANUP OF PANAY ISLAND SHORELINES – CIMATU

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered his regional director in Western Visayas to take the lead in the cleanup of rivers and shorelines in Panay Island. “I’m very happy that in Metro Manila they are all interested in environmental cleanup.” “This is really the direction and I’m very happy that in Metro Manila they are all […]

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MMDA DEPLOYS 400 PERSONNEL FOR BRIGADA ESKWELA – LIM

A total of 400 personnel from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) were deployed to 20 public schools in Metro Manila for the start of Brigada Eskwela in preparation for the opening of classes in June. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said the 400 personnel were from the agency’s Metro Parkways Clearing Group (MPCG). “The 400 […]

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MANILA BAY AREA OFF BATAAN NOW FIT FOR SWIMMING – CIMATU

Efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay are beginning to bear fruit. According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu, he has received reports that swimming is already possible in some areas of the bay off Bataan province. “We’re improving in terms of cleaning up Manila Bay,” Cimatu said in Quezon City after […]

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STOP THROWING TRASH IN CREEKS, RIVERS – DENR

Residents living along major waterways in Metro Manila are being urged by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to become environment-conscious by not throwing trash in creeks and rivers to help fast-track the cleanup of Manila Bay and its tributaries. During the cleanup of the Maytunas Creek in San Juan City’s Barangay Addition […]