The dolomite beach in Manila Bay was reopened to the public on Sunday, June 12.
The decision to open the artificial beach area following the rehabilitation of the water quality in Manila Bay.
Apart from the beach, government officials also unveiled the World War II Heritage Cannon in the Remedios area fronting the Rajah Sulayman Park. This is part of the efforts to “encourage patriotism among the public and to signify that the battle to cleanup Manila Bay is now yet over.”
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Acting Environment Secretary Jim Sampulna, former Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año led the reopening of the artificial beach.
President Rodrigo Duterte was supposed to lead the reopening but he did not attend the event.
Cimatu also challenged the incoming Marcos administration to reconsider the plan to make the Manila Bay area ‘swimmable’.
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The dolomite beach will be open to the public from 6AM to 6PM. The cap for visitors is at 3,500 at any given time.
The Manila Bay rehabilitation has cost the government some P389 million and was first opened to the public in 2020. The project became controversial after environmental groups opposed the project.
