DENR Bataan leads info campaign on Manila Bay rehab

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bataan led the information campaign on Manila Bay rehabilitation program with the barangay captains of this city.

Mila Ramirez, DENR Bataan officer and focal person of Manila Bay Rehabilitation Project in the province, said other members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) such as the provincial government, PIA, DILG, and DPWH joined in the activity held at city hall recently. DENR Bataan is the chair of the TWG.

Key officers from the Project Management Office of the provincial government also participated in the meeting. DENR Bataan and Balanga city government are working closely in implementing environment programs.

Earlier, Ramirez said that they will be accelerating this year the information and education campaign on the rehabilitation and clean-up of the Manila Bay. “The DENR Bataan is the chair of the Technical Working Group of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Project Bataan. For 2015, we will accelerate the conduct of IEC for the rehabilitation and clean-up of Manila Bay with the other mandamus agencies”, Ramirez pointed out.

In last month’s meeting of the TWG held in the DENR provincial office here, it was agreed upon to bring the forums on MANILABAYanihan Para Sa Kalikasan to all the 12 towns of the province. The forums will be attended by barangay officials, students, and concerned citizens.

The MANILABAYanihan Para Sa Kalikasan was hatched by the DENR and concerned local government units around Manila Bay aiming to rehabilitate and revitalize the bay. The DENR Bataan through the leadership of PENRO Raul Mamac is in full swing implementing its programs that include National Greening Program, Handog Titulo, and Manila Bay Rehabilitation Project, among others.