Where P300M went

José Santino: The social distancing violators give a bad reputation to the Manila Bay operation.

Alex Joshua: A lot of people became “experts” on the Manila Bay rehabilitation in the last two weeks. Where were you for the last two years when so much was being done to improve Manila Bay?

You say nothing was done to fix the “underlying” problems, but how come you don’t talk about these things: Eto po ang P300+ million… Pero hindi pa lahat.

— Regular cleaning and garbage collection by government agencies and private citizens. — Construction of new sewage treatment plants. — Mangrove and tree planting.

— Regular water testing by DENR, MMDA and even student groups.

— Installation of garbage traps along many waterways for easier collection and removal of garbage.

— Use of boats for collecting garbage floating in open water.

— Installation of netting to prevent garbage mixing between rocks.

— Anti-littering enforcement teams with penalty tickets assigned to Manila Bay.

— Anti-littering educational campaigns involving posters, tarps, door-to-door knocking and distribution of freebies.

— Making bokashi balls and adding them to waterways for natural cleaning.

— Cleaning, desilting and dredging of esteros leading to Manila Bay.

— Relocation of informal settlers along the waterways and demolition of their old homes.

— Custom tools manufactured to remove hard to reach garbage.

— Free transport and tools for volunteer groups wanting to join cleanup operations.

— Demolition of commercial properties occupying setback of waterways.

— Social program to encourage local residents to be responsible with their trash and to join cleanup operations.

— Commercial properties issued penalties for improper waste disposal and forced to install sewage treatment facilities.

Sam U Raii: This time, it’s better if they all get infected. That way the halfwits are to be cut off from the surface of the earth.