{"id":1434,"date":"2013-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/1434\/comprehensive-rehab-of-manila-bay-is-possible-necessary\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T17:05:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T09:05:13","slug":"comprehensive-rehab-of-manila-bay-is-possible-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/1434\/comprehensive-rehab-of-manila-bay-is-possible-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive rehab of Manila Bay is possible, necessary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"leader\">Manila \u2014The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, arrived today in Manila Bay amid calls for a comprehensive rehab of the country\u2019s most famous body of water. The call came as scientists from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) conducted research demonstrations meant to underscore the extent of toxic pollution in the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">The waters of Manila Bay are\u00a0the most polluted in the country,\u00a0serving as a\u00a0giant waste-dump\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0metropolis. Here, domestic sewage, toxic industrial effluents from factories and shipping operations, leachatefrom garbage\u00a0dumps, and runoff from chemical agriculture, converge into\u00a0a\u00a0hideous\u00a0cocktail.\u00a0Although a subject of a\u00a0W<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">rit of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Continuing M<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">andamus<\/span>\u00a0issued by the Supreme Court in 2008,\u00a0ordering various government agencies to help\u00a0in its clean up, the bay\u2019s condition remains largely unimproved.\u00a0Greenpeace and scientists from UP-MSI are calling on the Philippine government\u00a0to enact immediate measures to reverse the bay\u2019s shocking decline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u201cWhen you think of Manila Bay, contrasting images come to mind. First of a coastline littered with trash, and second, of a beautiful sunset,\u201d said Dr Laura David of UP-MSI. \u201cBut what is really interesting is that underneath these familiar images, Manila Bay, with all its pollution, still contains life and gives life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u201cWith strong political will, the comprehensive rehabilitation of Manila Bay\u00a0is\u00a0not impossible. Government agencies\u00a0and local government units should not lose sight of fulfilling this goal,\u201d\u00a0said Vince Cinches, Greenpeace Southeast Asia Oceans Campaigner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"embedded-image-gallery promo general-form\">\n<h1>Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay<\/h1>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"img-view galleria_container\"><input class=\"hidStartImage\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Esperanza in Manila Bay01.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"galleria_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"replaced\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Esperanza%20in%20Manila%20Bay01.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-nav\">\n<div class=\"carousel\">\n<ul class=\"img-list galleria\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/\" rel=\"The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, arrived in Manila Bay amid calls for a comprehensive rehab of the country\u2019s most famous body of water. The call came as scientists from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) conducted research demonstrations meant to underscore the extent of toxic pollution in the area.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Esperanza in Manila Bay01.jpg~^368673\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl00_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/85fa026a-85fa026a-20130723esperanza-in-manila-bay01.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay1\/\" rel=\"Scientists from University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) deploys a secchi disk to measure water transparency in the waters of Manila Bay. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration01.jpg~^368674\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl01_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/026528ea-026528ea-20130723scientific-demonstration01.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay2\/\" rel=\"Scientists from University of the Philippines (UP MSI) uses a Niskin bottle to collect water samples from Manila bay. These samples can give us an idea on the presence of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in the water. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration02.jpg~^368675\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl02_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/73ac64c6-73ac64c6-20130723scientific-demonstration02.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay3\/\" rel=\"Scientists from University of the Philippines (UP MSI) uses a Niskin bottle to collect water samples from Manila bay. These samples can give us an idea on the presence of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in the water. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration03.jpg~^368676\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl03_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/06441f58-06441f58-20130723scientific-demonstration03.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay4\/\" rel=\"Scientists from University of the Philippines (UP MSI) uses a Niskin bottle to collect water samples from Manila bay. These samples can give us an idea on the presence of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in the water. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration04.jpg~^368677\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl04_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/7c6d8702-7c6d8702-20130723scientific-demonstration04.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay5\/\" rel=\"Scientists from University of the Philippines (UP MSI) uses a Niskin bottle to collect water samples from Manila bay. These samples can give us an idea on the presence of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants in the water. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration05.jpg~^368678\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl05_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/e8a5ae91-e8a5ae91-20130723scientific-demonstration05.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay6\/\" rel=\"Scientists from University of the Philippines (UP MSI) uses a Niskin bottle to collect water samples from Manila bay. These samples can give us an idea on the presence of heavy metals and persistant organic pollutants in the water. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration06.jpg~^368679\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl06_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/40bc32ad-40bc32ad-20130723scientific-demonstration06.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay7\/\" rel=\"A scientist from Universty of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) uses a plankton net to collect samples from Manila bay. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration07.jpg~^368680\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl07_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/92a5a8e7-92a5a8e7-20130723scientific-demonstration07.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay8\/\" rel=\"A scientist from Universty of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) uses a plankton net to collect samples from Manila bay. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration08.jpg~^368681\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl08_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/69731922-69731922-20130723scientific-demonstration08.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay9\/\" rel=\"A scientist from Universty of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) uses a plankton net to collect samples from Manila bay. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration09.jpg~^368682\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl09_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/b80dfb42-b80dfb42-20130723scientific-demonstration09.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay10\/\" rel=\"A scientist from Universty of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) deploys an ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) a hydroacoustic current meter similar to a sonar, attempting to measure water current velocities over a depth range using the Doppler effect of sound waves scattered back from particles within the water column. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration10.jpg~^368683\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl10_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/7795e331-7795e331-20130723scientific-demonstration10.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay11\/\" rel=\"A scientist from Universty of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) deploys an ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) a hydroacoustic current meter similar to a sonar, attempting to measure water current velocities over a depth range using the Doppler effect of sound waves scattered back from particles within the water column. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration11.jpg~^368684\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl11_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/b7ecd6a8-b7ecd6a8-20130723scientific-demonstration11.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay12\/\" rel=\"A scientist from the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) views a water samples containing plankton at Manila bay. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration12.jpg~^368685\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl12_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/110da84b-110da84b-20130723scientific-demonstration12.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay13\/\" rel=\"A scientist from the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) views a water samples containing plankton at Manila bay. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration13.jpg~^368686\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl13_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/46968bd6-46968bd6-20130723scientific-demonstration13.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay14\/\" rel=\"A scientist showing the polluted water samples from Manila bay. Plenty of planktons in the bay were found but they are not as big compared to plankton in non-polluted waters. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration14.jpg~^368687\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl14_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryTiny\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific%20demonstration14.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/multimedia\/slideshows\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay\/Scientific-demonstration-in-Manila-Bay15\/\" rel=\"A scientist from UP MSI showing bigger samples of plankton collected in the non-polluted waters of the Eastern Visayas. Greenpeace together with UP MSI conducts a scientific demonstration on Manila Bay pollutants as part of the Ocean Defender tour. The Greenpeace ship, M\/Y Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201cOcean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013.\u201d The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis.~^Steve De Neef\/Greenpeace~^\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryLarge\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific demonstration15.jpg~^368688\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ctl00_cphContentArea_Property3_ctl00_ctl02_ctl00_repImages_ctl15_thumbImg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/ReSizes\/ImageGalleryTiny\/Global\/seasia\/Philippines\/oceans\/2013\/sci-demo-upmsi\/20130723Scientific%20demonstration15.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific demonstration in Manila Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"navi\">\n<div class=\"link-wrap\"><a class=\"link-prev gal-pre\" title=\"Previous\"><span class=\"prev\">Previous<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"link-next gal-next\" title=\"Next\"><span class=\"next\">Next<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"play-holder\"><span class=\"number-img\"><em><span class=\"galindex\">1<\/span>\/16<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"link-play\" title=\"Play\">Play<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p class=\"copyright\">\u00a9 Greenpeace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">Research shows that\u00a0unprocessed waste\u00a0ending up in the bay\u00a0has resulted in\u00a0high levels of fecal coliform and the presence of heavy metals, pesticides, and excess feeds in\u00a0its\u00a0waters. This, along with other factors,\u00a0have resulted\u00a0in the\u00a0degradation of Manila Bay and\u00a0its coastal areas,\u00a0resulting in\u00a0an estimated\u00a0PHP\u00a04\u00a0billion in damages yearly, mostly in fisheries, exports, and mortality costs due to waterborne diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u201cPollutants which come from both land and sea are responsible for grave effects on marine life because they\u00a0interfere\u00a0with the functions of marine ecosystem,\u201d said ENS Grace Idos, Chief of Staff of the Marine Environmental Research and Development Center (MERDC) of theMarine Environmental Protection Command (MEPCOM) of the Philippine Coast Guard, present during a press conference after the scientific demonstration. \u201cAmong the many contributors to the pollution in Manila Bay are oil spills coming from ships, vessels, and industries along waterways and land vehicles that throw their used oil in creeks, canals, and drainage every time they change engine oil.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">Partial economic valuation of selected uses of Manila Bay\u2019s resources in 2006 estimated more than PHP 8.7 billion a year earned from \u00a0aquaculture (PHP 5.1 billion), tourism (PHP 2 billion), and in ports\/harbors and offshore fisheries. Among the major economic activities in Manila Bay are mussel (tahong) and oyster (talaba) farming.\u00a0Overfishing is prevalent in the bay which is also a source of commercially important species such as\u00a0hasa-hasa, bisugo, bagaong, pusit, alimasag, and\u00a0hipon suahe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">However, because of pollution, marine species in the bay may contain heavy metals and\u00a0other persistent toxic substances.\u00a0Dr. Romeo Quijano, Professor in\u00a0the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,\u00a0UP College of Medicine,\u00a0says that once ingested, these pollutants may cause cancer, immune system disease, endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicity, congenital malformation and developmental disorders, and many other diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u201cAllowing the seas to recover benefits not only the environment but also ourselves,\u201d said Cinches. \u201cManila Bay, representative of the challenges besetting Philippine seas, is dying.\u00a0Restoring Manila Bay, as well as Philippine seas in general,\u00a0is not just\u00a0aesthetic. It brings life and livelihood to coastal communities.\u00a0Greenpeace is calling on the Philippine government to enact a Roadmap to Recovery for the Philippine Seas\u00a0that would allow\u00a0our seas to\u00a0continue to be a productive resource for future generations of Filipinos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">The Esperanza is in the Philippines for the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/ocean-defender-2013\/Ocean-Defender-Ship-Tour\/\">Ocean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia 2013<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/ocean-defender-2013\/Ocean-Defender-Ship-Tour\/\">.<\/a>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0The tour aims to tell the story of the richness and the beauty of the Philippine seas, expose destruction that causes marine degradation,\u00a0and sound the alarm to call for urgent government action to save the Philippine seas from crisis. Filipinos can join the\u00a0growing movement of people dedicated to saving the seas by signing up at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defendouroceans.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.defendouroceans.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For more information<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><em><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Vince Cinches,\u00a0Oceans Campaigner, <a href=\"mailto:vince.cinches@greenpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vince.cinches@greenpeace.org<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- document.write(dc('Eoi_1', '73_14_01_1C_5D_16_10_12_16_03_1D_16_16_01_14_33_00_16_1B_10_1D_1A_10_5D_16_10_1D_1A_05'));\/\/--><\/script>,<\/span> <a href=\"tel:09175363743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">09175363743<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><em><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><em><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Virginia Benosa-Llorin,\u00a0Media Campaigner , <a href=\"mailto:virginia.benosa-llorin@greenpeace.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virginia.benosa-llorin@greenpeace.org<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- document.write(dc('Eoi_2', '6A_0D_18_05_44_0F_09_0B_0F_1A_04_0F_0F_18_0D_2A_04_03_18_05_06_06_47_0B_19_05_04_0F_08_44_0B_03_04_03_0D_18_03_1C'));\/\/--><\/script>,<\/span> <a href=\"tel:09178228793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">09178228793<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><em><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><a name=\"140099894a9ee56f__GoBack\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Aya Carino, Researcher from UP-MSI, <a href=\"mailto:aya.carino@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aya.carino@gmail.com<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- document.write(dc('Eoi_3', '76_1B_19_15_58_1A_1F_17_1B_11_36_19_18_1F_04_17_15_58_17_0F_17'));\/\/--><\/script>,<\/span> <a href=\"tel:09994406680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">09994406680<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n\tManila \u2014The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, arrived today in Manila Bay amid calls for a comprehensive rehab of the country\u2019s most famous body of water. 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