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The ongoing rehabilitation of Manila Bay by the national government has significantly reduced the level of coliform bacteria in the natural harbor’s water abutting the Baywalk region.

Elenida Basug, the officer-in-charge of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Climate Change Service, said on Friday that the rehabilitation’s solid waste management (SWM) strategies, geoengineering interventions, and monitoring of establishments’ regulatory compliance helped lower the coliform level and improve water quality.

“That (coliform bacteria) level fell to an average (of) 21,100 most probable number (mpn) per 100 milliliters (ml) in the third quarter of 2021 from 5.75 million mpn per 100 ml in 2019,” she said on the weekly Ang Tinig Klima show, citing Manila Bay Coordinating Office data.

During an inspection in June, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the standard fecal coliform level in Manila Bay should drop to 100 mpn/100ml for its waters to be safe to swim in.

Between January and September 2021, almost 19,000 clean-up actions related to Manila Bay’s restoration and declogging were carried out, with 50,618 cubic meters of debris retrieved from the water body’s shoreline and tributaries, according to Basug.

She said that such initiatives engaged an estimated 82,000 volunteers and “estero” rangers.

Basug said the DENR’s National Capital Region office delivered pushcarts to selected barangays in the bay area to help promote a clean environment.

She stated that the pushcarts will aid in improving and facilitating rubbish collection and transportation in the area.

“DENR reported a noticeable improvement in the quality of Manila Bay’s water and committed to keep working in accordance with the Supreme Court’s (SC) ongoing mandamus,” she said.

The Supreme Court issued an SC Mandamus on Manila Bay on December 18, 2008, ordering 13 government entities to clean up, rehabilitate, and preserve Manila Bay, as well as restore and maintain its waters suitable for swimming and other types of contact enjoyment.

The rehabilitation of Manila Bay, led by the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), began in January 2019 and involves the construction of the Dolomite beach along Baywalk.

“The Dolomite beach, according to Secretary Cimatu, intends to encourage behavior change among Filipinos by demonstrating that a beautiful and clean environment is achievable if we work hard to achieve it,” Basug added.

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