Published February 3, 2021, 6:42 PM
The chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development has sought a congressional inquiry into the alleged questionable grant of water rights to a private firm over Wawa river in Rodriguez, Rizal.
Manila Rep. Manuel Luis T. Lopez warned that this could impede the development of Wawa dam as an alternative water source for Metro Manila.
Wawa dam, together with the Laguna Lake, is among the possible sources of potable water that government will tap in case water shortage hits Metro Manila.
With a private firm reportedly benefitting from the grant of rights over the water supply in Wawa, there is a strong likelihood that Metro Manila will face a bigger problem sourcing water in the future.
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City mayors to meet nat’l execs to discuss vaccine procurement as more local governments seal contract with AstraZeneca
CITY mayors are set to meet with national officials online on January 12 to discuss the procurement of vaccines as several local government units (LGUs), mostly cities and some provinces, have already signed contracts with pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca Plc. Several other LGUs have also allocated funds from their budgets for the purchase of vaccines against the coronavirus. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), said national officials in charge of the country’s vaccination program will attend the meeting. “Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. has confirmed his attendance to the meeting and will present the national government’s roadmap to coordinate and assist LGUs in securing vaccines,” Mr. Leonardia said in a statement. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Roland
By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published January 1, 2021 12:23pm Government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) remitted a total of P160.62 billion to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) as of December 15, 2020, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). In a statement, the DOF said the GOCCs’ remittances will help fund the government’s continuing efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provide economic relief to pandemic-hit businesses and individuals. Of the P160.62-billion remitted to the Treasury, P133.50 billion represents the cash dividends from 55 GOCCs as mandated under Republic Act (RA) No. 7656 or the Dividends Law. The RA 7656 requires GOCCs to remit at least 50% of their net earnings to the National Government (NG).
COVID-19 fails to dampen Manila Bay rehabilitation efforts texasguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from texasguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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In the Baywalk, fecal coliform is now down to 2,211,833 most probable number per 100 milliliters (MPN/100ml), compared to 5,666,213 MPN/100ml in 2019, the DENR reported.
The coliform level in Estero de San Antonio Abad also went down from 43,881,048 MPN/100ml to 19,066,767 MPN/100ml, and Baseco Beach from 1,700,000 MPN/100ml in 2019 to 341,225 MPN/100ml, it said.
There is still a long way to go as the standard coliform level for coastal waters which is safe for swimming and other similar recreational activities is at 100 MPN/100ml.
Despite the pandemic, government efforts to clean up Manila Bay still showed sizeable gains, according to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, who chairs the Manila Bay Task Force that is in charge of restoring the historic water body.