Manila Bay may never be the same again if the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) plan to add ‘white-sand’ like feature on the baywalk will push through.
Netizens were amused on the idea of converting Manila bay’s baywalk into a white sand area.
Environment spokesperson Benny Antiporda said they want to turn Manila Bay into a Boracay-like area. A
Antiporda however clarified that these are not white sand but crushed dolomite rocks from Cebu.
Manila Bay has been under rehabilitation since January 27, 2019 after the DENR recorded extremely high fecal coliform levels from major Manila Bay outfalls.
“Kapag nakakita ka kasi ng puti parang ayawo dumihan kasi malinis na,” Antiporda said in a GMA News report.
However, PAMALAKAYA slammed what it called as “artificial rehabilitation focusing on aesthetic appearance rather than addressing the environmental degradation problems” of Manila Bay.
“The DENR doesn’t have any concrete plan to restore the bay that it resorts to focus on external beautification, which is actually a sham and artificial, instead of a genuine rehabilitation,” the group said in a statement.
