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  • Oil spill detected in Manila Bay
    Santos, Pat C. (Concept & Information Group, Inc., 2021-04-27)
    The Manila Department of Public Services (MDPS) called the attention of authorities regarding an oil spill in Manila Bay last Saturday. Kenneth Amurao, MDPS chief, reported to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso over the weekend the findings of Team Mandaragat, the unit tasked to clean the bay. In the report, Amurao said while they were cleaning the bay area last Saturday, 24 April, they observed the presence of oil in the water and noticed a yellow stain on the seawall near the Manila Yacht Club.
  • No toxic chemicals in dolomite sand Manila Bay, test results show
    De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2020-10-01)
    The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has not found toxic chemicals on the dolomite sand from the Manila Bay beach nourishment project, based on the test results released by its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). EMB and MGB released on Wednesday evening the test results of the analyses conducted on the dolomite sand samples taken from the beach nourishment project on Sept. 18 to determine if they contain heavy metals that are harmful to health and marine life. Both bureaus conducted testing on the presence of iron, nickel, lead, and mercury