CITY OF MALOLOS—Environment officials on Friday shut down more companies in Bulacan province that were found polluting Manila Bay while they required other firms to clear their septic tanks. Bay rehab supportEstablishments covered by the orders included leather craft makers and tanneries, smelting plants, restaurants, bakeries, industrial firms, detergent manufacturers and fishponds. The crackdown was part of local officials’ cleanup drive to support the launching of the rehabilitation campaign for Manila Bay. “We’re able to siphon off 91,000 liters of septage and 6 liters of grease [from these companies’ septic tanks],” she told the Inquirer. River cleanupEnvironment Secretary Roy Cimatu and other national and local officials launched on Sunday the Manila Bay cleanup to rehabilitate the water body.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 01, 2019 21:33 UTC