SC Mandamus on Manila Bay
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On Dec. 18, 2008, the Supreme Court issued SC Mandamus on Manila Bay (G.R. 171947-48) directing 13 government agencies to clean up, rehabilitate, and preserve Manila Bay, and restore and maintain its waters to SB level to make them fit for swimming, skin-diving, and other forms of contact recreation.
DENR Administrative Order No. 34 of 1990 defines coastal and marines waters under Class SB classification as areas regularly used by the public for bathing, swimming and skin diving, etc., and as spawning areas for Chanos chanos or bangus abd similar species.
The 13 Mandamus agencies are as follows:
DENR
DILG
DepEd
DOH
DA
DPWH
DBM
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
Philippine National Police-Maritime Group (PNP-MG)
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)
Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)
For the DENR, the SC ordered the agency to:
Fully implement its Operational Plan for the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy (OPMBCS) that are within its mandate pursuant to Executive Order No. 192, s. 1987;
Regularly coordinate with mandamus agencies and other concerned agencies involved in management of Manila Bay on effective implementation of OPMBCS;
Pursuant to Sec. 19 of RA 9275, manage water quality of Manila Bay thru standards setting, regular monitoring and determination of Water Quality Management Areas (WQMA).
The Mandamus likewise orders the dismantling and removal of illegal structures along the following waterways:
