Swim at Your Own Risk: Manila Bay

By Ignacio R. Bunye

Feature Photo "Sunset @ Manila Bay" Nemie Abarquez Mahinay

"The Supreme Court wanted Manila Bay to be once again, “swimmable” and fit for other aquatic activities.  The Supreme Court also set a deadline, long since past, for the authorities to get their acts together.

It does not take a rocket engineer to figure out what needs to be done to stop further degradation of Manila Bay.  Already, there is an alphabet soup of studies and operational plans which are in place. (Eg., OPMBCS under ESWMA).

These plan revolve around three buzz words: education, engineering and enforcement. Other plans identify three issues that need to be addressed, namely: solid waste management, and informal settlers.

All these are well and good. So what else is lacking?

You have guessed it correctly – political will.

Unless somebody really steps up, all these plans of the authorities will just be PPP –

Puro Power Presentation."

Read in full the article of Ignacio R. Bunye at Pilipinas Ngayon Na Business and Lifestyle Magazine.  June 2018 Issue.  Volume XII.