DILG takes Manila Bay clean up seriously

Some observes that the Filipinos love wallowing in filth, and some backed this claim by noting how bad the Manila Bay has become. Though the idea that the Filipinos don’t mind the dirt and waste is debatable, the observation on the current state of the Manila Bay cannot be denied. This well-known body of water in the metropolis has lost its beauty, and now only known as haven for wastes. For this reason, the government and the Supreme Court have urged officials to have a look at the current state of the Manila Bay. For President Gloria Arroyo, she wants that the members of her Cabinet should do their share in complying with the ruling of the Supreme Court to clean up the bay.

In line with this order from the office of the President, it is said that the office will ask the officials why they have failed to rehabilitate the bay. With this call from the office of the President and the ruling of the Supreme Court, the Department of Interior and Local Government headed by Secretary Puno lost no time in doing its share. The department has taken all the necessary steps in order to comply with the ruling of the SC. The department is just one of at least a dozen government agencies called upon by the SC to help clean up Manila Bay. In connection with the call of the SC and the President, the department has issued a number of memoranda that will require all the local government units along the bay to carry out programs that can contribute to the cleaning and the maintenance of the bay.

To be more specific, a number of these memoranda call for the need to establish and operate wastewater treatment facilities to be operated by companies and residents near the area. Plus the series of orders coming from the office of the secretary calls for the imposition of sanctions for violators. According to assistant secretary for public affairs, Brian Yamsuan all execs of the department have already issued the memorandum that will require all the LGUs to carry out these said programs.