Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (3rd from left) poses with Suharto Buleg, chair of Barangay 647 Zone 67 of the 6th District of Manila (2nd from left). Cimatu lauded Buleg for his bravery and determination in ensuring that the estero in his jurisdiction is kept free from garbage and illegal settlers at all costs. Manila is among the cities in the Manila Bay area. Others in photo are (from left): Interior and Local Government Undersecretaries Martin Diño and EpimacoDensing III and DENR Undersecretary for Attached Agencies and Supervising Undersecretary for Manila Bay Coordinating Office Sherwin Rigor.###
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (photo on video screen) addresses more than 200 leaders of barangays within the Manila Bay Region during their meeting and dialogue on Monday in Manila. Cimatu said he is counting on them to help in the rehabilitation of Manila Bay since it is their duty to enforce environmental laws. The DENR will lead the simultaneous clean upof esteros and rivers around the bay on March 31. ###
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (5th from left) joins heads and representatives of the Manila Bay Task Force (MBTF) member agencies in a photo opportunity following their first organizational meeting held Wednesday (March 13, 2019) in Quezon City. The MBTF was created by virtue of Administrative Order No. 16, Expediting the Rehabilitation and Restoration of the Coastal and Marine Ecosystem of the Manila Bay and Creating the Manila Bay Task Force, issued by President Rodrigo RoaDuterte. Cimatu is MBTF chair while DENR Undersecretary Atty. Ernesto D. Adobo, Jr. (3rd from left), is the MBTF Secretariat chair. Others in photo are (1st row, from left): DENR Undersecretaries Benny Antiporda and Sherwin Rigor; Interior and Local Government Undersecretary EpimacoDensing III; Tourism Undersecretary Arturo Boncato, Jr.; Human Settlements and Urban Development Director Mylene Rivera; Health Director Napoleon Arevalo, M.D.; Local Water Utilities Administration Division Manager Engr. VirgilioBombeta, and DENR Assistant Secretary Corazon Davis. Also in photo are representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, Philippine National Police Maritime Group, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Ports Authority, Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. ###
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu(2nd from right) presides over the meeting of the Manila Bay Task Force (MBTF) in Quezon City on Wednesday,(March 13, 2019). Cimatu, who chairs the task force, said the rehabilitation of Manila Bay was not just an environmental issue, but also a social and economic issue. He said the rehabilitation efforts are on the right track with the signing of Administrative Order No. 16 by President Rodrigo RoaDuterte on February 19. Others in photo are (from right): DENR Undersecretary Atty. Ernesto Adobo, Jr., Tourism Undersecretary Arturo Boncato, DENR Policy and Planning Service Director Ma. Lourdes Ferrer, and representatives of the MBTF member agencies. ###
Sustainable Landscapes Specialist Randy Vinluan of USAID Philippines joins five graduate students granted thesis and dissertation funding support during the celebration of World Wildlife Day at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center in Quezon City. The grantees are (from left to right): Yñigo Luis Del Prado (University of Santo Tomas), Adrian U. Luczon (University of the Philippines – Diliman), Amelita Luna (University of the Philippines – Los Baños), Jayson Caranza(University of the Philippines – Los Baños), and Adriane Tobias (University of the Philippines – Los Baños). The USAID Philippines also implements its Protect Wildlife Project with the Biodiversity Management Bureau. ###
