Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation, and
Preservation Program

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Supreme Court Decision (G.R. Nos. 171947-48)

Manila Bay Clean-up, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Program

On December 18, 2008, the Supreme Court (SC) rendered a decision (G.R. Nos. 171947-48) ordering 13 national government agencies (NGAs), including the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG, the Department) to clean-up, rehabilitate and preserve the Manila…
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" To clean-up, rehabilitate and restore the waters of
the Manila Bay to class SB level making it fit for swimming,
skin-diving and other forms of contact recreation,
and to preserve it thereafter "

" Manila Bay-reflective of God's glory is a clean, wholesome, and productive ecosystem, a center for socio-economic development, and a natural heritage nurtured by Filipino values towards a better quality of life for present and future generations "

The Supreme Court has mandated the Department to monitor all local government units (LGUs) in Regions III, IV-A and NCR that are within the Manila Bay watershed area to perform activities in service of the six (6) outcome areas of the Operational Plan for the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy (OPMBCS) of the which focuses on the compliance to having septic tanks and wastewater treatment facilities; the implementation of R.A. No. 9003, R.A. No. 9275, R.A. No. 7279, R.A, No. 8550 as amended by R.A. No. 10654; and conduct of information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns.

Outcome Areas

Liquid Waste Management

Solid Waste Management

Informal Settler Families

Biodiversity
Conservation

OPMBCS
Implementation

Mandamus Agencies

DILG

DOH

DENR

DA

DBM

DepEd

DPWH

LWUA

MMDA

MWSS

PCG

PNP-MARITINE

PPA

Partner Organization

MBCRPP DILG Central Luzon

MBCRPP DILG Calabarzon

MBCRPP DILG NCR

MBCRPP DILG Central