Sara noted: “Manila Bay area covers 8 provinces and 178 local governments in the National Capital Region (NCR), Central Luzon, and CALABARZON. Rufo cited Maynilad’s latest investment – the construction of a P1.2 billion STP in Paranaque City that was inaugurated last month. Moreover 200,000 informal settler families (ISF) residing along esteros and riverbanks discharge human waste at the waterways, which eventually ends up at the Manila Bay. Microscopic beings are eaten up by thousands of plants and sea animals: fish, shellfish, crustacean, mollusk and mammals (whales, seals, etc.) They yank off marine plants and catch all sorts of fish, whether big or small, and not always edible.

Source: Philippine Star February 27, 2019 16:00 UTC